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2016 CBA Tentati ve Agreement Page 127 of 217 travel as prescribed by the FAATP and this Agreement. Payment for local mileage is not authorized. Section 7. When an employee is authorized a POV to attend FAA Academy courses, they may elect to use common air carrier for travel to and from the Academy, and to use a rental vehicle on a flat - rate basis while at the Academy. No extra charge for miles driven will be paid. Allowable rei mbursement shall not exceed authorized mileage and per diem expenses which would have been incurred had the employee traveled by POV to and from the Academy. Rental cars shall be obtained from the GSA supply contract when practicable. The cost of common ai r carrier, plus rental car costs, may not exceed the constructive cost of POV. Section 8. The Agency has determined that an employee's efficiency and productivity will be enhanced if permitted to return to his/her home or another authorized destination du ring extended FAA Academy or out - of - Agency technical training. Therefore, an employee attending a course or consecutive courses of training for more than thirty (30) calendar days shall be allowed one (1) round trip to his/her home or to another authorized destination during that period. The travel must be accomplished during the employee's regularly scheduled off - duty time and may not be taken in conjunction with annual or sick leave. Subsequent travel will be allowed in the same manner for every additiona l thirty (30) calendar days of the same temporary duty assignment. Section 9. The Agency recognizes the need for local transportation for employees assigned to out - of - Agency training; therefore, the use of a rental car at the training site will be authori zed where appropriate. Rental cars shall be obtained from the GSA supply contract when practicable. This Section applies to employees who utilize common carrier transportation. Section 10. For purposes of this Agreement, the radius used to determine wheth er an employee performing travel is eligible for the allowance for subsistence expenses under the FAATP shall be measured from the building to which a bargaining unit employee is permanently assigned and from the residence. The Agency shall pay subsistence expenses if the employee travels to a temporary duty site more than forty (40) miles from his/her official station. Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section, an employee is not entitled to per diem at the employee's official station. Section 11. Mileage reimbursement for a Privately Owned Vehicle shall be limited to the maximum mileage allowance determined by GSA. Section 12. When an employee will be going on an extended stay travel assignment under the FAATP, lodgings plus shall be authorized fo r the first seven (7) days or until suitable lodging can be found, whichever is less. If, within the first seven (7) days, no suitable lodging can be found at the fixed rate of sixty percent (60%) of the maximum lodging rate set by GSA, and the employee ha s sought assistance from the Agency's designated travel services contract, the employee shall be granted approval for a higher rate, not to exceed the daily GSA maximum lodging rate, which will cover the lowest available lodging rate. If no kitchen facilit ies are available, the full M&IE rate will be authorized. If kitchen facilities are available, the reduced M&IE rate will still apply. Suitable lodging includes, but is not limited to, lodging which contains kitchen facilities located within the local com muting area of the TDY location. Section 13. Although proof of commercial lodging is required, employees who are reimbursed at a fixed rate established under FAATP shall not be required to submit receipts unless the fixed rate has been raised in accordanc e with the provisions of Section 12 of this Article.

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