Travel Basics
This system is used to create and manage official travel authorizations in NPS.
What is ConcurGov?
This form must be completed if you’re attending a conference.
What is the Conference Attendance Request System (CARS)?
Flights must be booked through this method.
What is the Travel Management Center (TMC) or ConcurGov?
Travelers must keep these for lodging and any expense over $75.
What are itemized receipts?
Travel must be officially paid via this document after travel is complete.
What is a Travel Voucher (TV)?
This term refers to the place you travel to.
What is the temporary duty station (TDY)?
This person must approve your TA.
Who is the Approving Official (AO)?
The preferred airline fare used for government travel.
What is City Pair Fare?
This card must be used for all official travel expenses.
What is the Government Travel Card (GTC)?
This triggers a debt if not paid off in time.
What is a delinquent Government Travel Card balance?
This type of travel does not require a TA.
What is local travel?
This document outlines the purpose, cost, and itinerary of your trip.
What is the Travel Authorization (TA)?
This document should be presented at check-in to avoid paying state sales tax in participating states.
What is the State Tax Exemption Certificate?
Meals provided by hotels or conferences must be deducted from this.
What is the M&IE reimbursement?
If meals were provided but not deducted, this may happen.
What is an overpayment or voucher correction?
This federal regulation governs all travel in the executive branch.
What is the FTR (Federal Travel Regulation)?
Accepting free meals or lodging from an outside organization during official travel may violate this.
What is the ethics policy?
This type of lodging rate is used to avoid excess cost.
What is the GSA lodging per diem rate?
This is the correct procedure when travel dates change.
What is amending your Travel Authorization and notifying your approving?
This type of document is created when a trip was less than 12 hours and the traveler incurred no expenses.
What is a no claim TA?
The maximum distance one can travel before per diem kicks in.
What is 50 miles (from official duty station or residence)?
If lodging exceeds per diem, this documentation must be submitted.
What is an Actual Lodging Approval Request Justification form or Exceeds per diem Memo?
This must be attached to your TA for comparison when:
• Mode of transportation other than the one that is most advantageous to the Government.
• Route other than the most direct route.
• Mode of transportation other than common carrier airfare to travel to a TDY location 350 miles or farther from the residence & official duty station.
• Combined official & personal travel.
What is a cost comparison?
This document is attached to a TA when responding to an incident or emergency event.
What is a resource order?
These types of expenses are not reimbursable and must be paid personally.
What are unauthorized or personal expenses?