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HHS Chapter 4-20-OS
Travel Manual, Supplemental Guidance for Office of the Secretary
OS Transmittal 2000.02 - December 15, 2001

Subject: Miscellaneous Expenses


4-20-00 Purpose
4-20-10 Reimbursable Miscellaneous Expenses


4-20-00 PURPOSE


This chapter provides supplemental guidance for civilian employees in the Office of the Secretary on reimbursable miscellaneous expenses incurred during official travel.


TELEPHONE CALLS FOR PERSONAL REASONS WHILE IN TRAVEL STATUS - CONUS


Effective Date: Travel on or after January 1, 2001


It is Office of the Secretary policy per Article 55 of the General Agreement with NTEU, effective October 1998, that:


"An employee traveling overnight within CONUS may be reimbursed for one brief telephone call per day to her/his residence in accordance with government-wide and HHS travel rules and regulations."


Therefore, there is only a one-night minimum requirement for reimbursement (Note: this is different from the two-night requirement in the HHS Travel Manual).


All of the other provisions of the HHS Travel Manual policy pertain.