What is considered local travel for DTS?

What is considered local travel for DTS? The local area is within the permanent or temporary duty station's limits and the metropolitan area around that station. The local area is within the local commuting area of the duty station, which is determined by the authorizing official or prescribed by local Service or Defense Agency directives.

What is the 50 mile rule for DOD travel regulations?

Official duty station is defined in 5 CFR 550.112(j) and 551.422(d). An agency may prescribe a mileage radius of not greater than 50 miles to determine whether an employee's travel is within or outside the limits of the employee's official duty station for determining entitlement to overtime pay for travel.

What is considered the local commuting area?

Local commuting area means the geographic area that usually constitutes one area for employment purposes. It includes any population center (or two or more neighboring ones) and the surrounding localities in which people live and can reasonably be expected to travel back and forth daily to their usual employment.

What does the government consider local travel?

The local area includes separate cities, towns, or installations adjacent to or close to each other, where the commuting public travels daily during normal business hours.

How far do you have to be away from home to get per diem?

A per diem is money that you get to spend on food and other incidentals (including tips and phone calls). If you are away on travel for more than 12 hours and more than 50 miles from home, then you are eligible for 3/4 per diem. If you are away less than 12 hours, you do not get per diem.

What is considered a local voucher in DTS?

You must file a voucher or local voucher to receive reimbursement for expenses you incurred and paid the allowances you earned while on official travel. DTS vouchers originate from an authorization, while DTS local vouchers are for official travel that has already occurred in your local area.

What is the difference between travel and commute?

Key Takeaways. Commuting expense is different from business travel; commuting happens before you start working, and business travel happens while you are working. Getting to your job—even if you work at home or if your job is more than 100 miles away—is commuting.