General

The examples in scenario 1 apply to scenario 2.

• Locality pay: The agency may make an exception to the twice-in-a-pay-period standard for reporting to the agency worksite in such a temporary situation and may keep the employee’s official worksite for locality pay purposes as the location of the agency worksite. (See 5 CFR 531.605(d)(2).) No SF-50 duty station change is required if a temporary exception is approved.
• Commuting expenses: The employee is not eligible for reimbursement of transportation expenses when required to perform work at the agency worksite. Commuting expenses, regardless of where the employee begins his or her commute, are considered personal business and not official business for the Government.
• Transit subsidy: The employee may be eligible for transit subsidy benefits to offset any covered commuting costs.
• Travel reimbursement: Transportation expenses in and around the agency worksite and alternative worksite may be reimbursed as a local travel expense in accordance with agency policy. Temporary duty (TDY) travel away from the agency worksite (i.e., more than 50 miles away) must be authorized in accordance with the FTR. Eligibility for per diem is based on FTR §301-11.1.