Various Sections – Reformatted to new policy format and completed five-year update for the reorganized chapter layout.
Section 0701 Overview – Updated to include key topics for leadership organizational change.
Section 0703 Definitions – Added Commuting Cost definition. Updated definitions and removed definitions not under Section 0705 for general policy update.
Section 0704Â Roles and Responsibilities – Updated to reflect revised policy adding Approving Officials and Employee Travelers for general policy update.
Section 0705 Policies – Consolidated duplicate policy guidance under this section. Re-organized sub-sections. Added FTR references. General policy update.
Section 070501 – Clarified treatment of transit benefits in determining excess cost of daily commute for general policy update.
Section 070502 – Changed the VACO local defined area to a 50 mile radius. Clarified either a defined local area, or a 50 mile radius from an employee’s residence is local travel. General policy update.
Section 070504 – Updated travel claim is the reimbursement method for mass transportation, tokens, and metro cards for local travel. VA Forms 3079 and 4530 are obsolete.
Section 070505 – Modified to require the Assistant Secretary for HRA to concur the training is a bona-fide GETA training event per leadership request.
Section 070506 – Clarified reimbursable meal expenses for general update.
Section 070507 – Clarified reimbursable meal expenses for general update.
Section 070508 – Added FSC will cancel claims not approved within 45 days of the travel end date, requiring approval to re-establish claim. Clarified acceptable evidence for POV ground mileage is required to be attached to the travel claim. Revised receipt requirement for a local meal if more than $75. Leadership request and general update.
Section 0706Â Authorities and References – Updated list for general policy update.
Section 0707 Rescissions – Rescinded Vol XIV Ch. 7, Local Travel, August 2017 for general policy update.
Section 0708 Questions – Updated contact information for general policy update.
Appendix A – Replaced previous Appendix A with Revision History to improve readability.
Appendix B – Removed VA Form 3079, Replaced with previous Appendix A Local Travel Examples. VA Form is obsolete and organizational change.
Appendix C – Removed VA Form 4530, replaced with previous Appendix D; modified to require the Assistant Secretary for Human Resources and Administration to concur the training is a bona-fide GETA training event; and added table of costs due to VA Form is obsolete, Leadership request and organizational change.
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