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Handbook F-15

d. Mileage. When it is advantageous to the Postal Service, you may be

authorized to depart directly from and return directly to your home.

The Postal Service may reimburse you for any mileage that exceeds

the distance between your home and your permanent duty station. If

the mileage is less than that between your home and your permanent

duty station, you may not claim a mileage reimbursement. You may

claim out-of-pocket expenses such as tolls, parking, etc.

Use the formula below to calculate the amount for which you may be

reimbursed.

______________ Mileage from home to temporary duty station

______________- Mileage from home to permanent duty station (minus)

Important: Your daily commute between your residence and your permanent duty station is not considered local travel. Getting to work is your responsibility; therefore, you may not claim that mileage.

HANDBOOKS F-15 AND F-12 REVISION

Travel and Relocation

Effective January 1, 2007, Handbook F-15, Travel and Relocation, is revised to reflect reimbursement rates for travel and relocation. These rates also apply to bargaining unit relocation benefits under Handbook F-12, Relocation Policy.

Handbook F-15, Travel and Relocation

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A Rates

A-1 Standard Mileage Rates

A-1.1 Mileage Rates

[Revise A-1.1 to read as follows:]

A-1.2 Reimbursement for Postal Service Supervisors

[Revise A-1.2 to read as follows:]

Postal Service supervisors (see 5-5.2.1.2) will be reimbursed at the rate of $6.00 per day or 48.5 cents per mile, whichever is greater, when a privately owned vehicle is used. Do not use the eTravel system when claiming the $6.00 daily rate, because the excess of the daily rate over the actual mileage is taxable as compensation to the claimant. You should claim the $6.00 daily rate by submitting PS Form 1164-A, Claim for Reimbursement for Postal Supervisors, to the Scanning and Imaging Center.

Odometer readings are not required on the respective claim forms; the integrity of the claim is the responsibility of the traveler. However, should the approving official have reason to question the claim, the claimant must provide evidence that supports the claim of distance traveled.

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Handbook F-12, Relocation Policy

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B Reimbursement Rates

I Mileage Rates

A Standard mileage rates

[Revise A to read as follows:]

B Relocation-related advance round trip and/or en route to new duty station

[Revise the first sentence of B to read as follows:]

The allowable rate is 48.5 cents per mile.

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We will incorporate these revisions into the next printed editions of Handbooks F-15 and F-12 and into the next update of the online version (Handbook F-15 only) accessible on the Postal ServiceTM PolicyNet Web site: