(a) Except as provided in paragraph (b) of this section, your allowance is as shown in the following table:

Open Table
When travel is     Your allowance is
More than 12 but less than 24 hours 75 percent of the applicable M&IE rate for each calendar day you are in a travel status.
24 hours or more, on The day of departure 75 percent of the applicable M&IE rate.
    Full days of travel 100 percent of the applicable M&IE rate.
    The last day of travel 75 percent of the applicable M&IE rate.

(b) If you travel by ship, either commercial or Government, your agency will determine an appropriate M&IE rate within the applicable maximum rate allowable.

[FTR Amdt. 70, 63 FR 15961, Apr. 1, 1998, as amended by FTR Amdt. 2009-04, 74 FR 16329, Apr. 10, 2009]


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