This directive prescribes FSIS policy on reimbursement for use of privately owned vehicles by employees on official travel. The use of privately owned vehicles in conjunction with employee relocation allowances is covered by FSIS Directive 3820.1, Employee Relocation Allowances.

PART ONE--BASIC PROVISIONS 
I.    PURPOSE    
II.    CANCELLATION
III.    (RESERVED)
IV.    REFERENCES
V.    FORMS AND ABBREVIATIONS
VI.    AUTHORITY
VII.    DEFINITIONS
PART TWO--GENERAL REQUIREMENTS FOR CLAIMING REIMBURSEMENT 
I.    AUTHORITY TO USE PRIVATELY OWNED VEHICLES
II.    EXPENSES WHICH ARE REIMBURSABLE    
A.    Mileage
B.    Other Allowable Costs
III.    COMPUTING DISTANCES TRAVELED 
A.    Automobile and Motorcycle Travel   
B.    Airplane Travel
IV.    MILEAGE ALLOWANCES
A.    Employee Whose Regular Assignment is ONLY to a
Single Duty Point 
B.    Employee Whose Regular Assignment is to 
Multiple Duty Points
C.    Call-Back Travel
D.    TDL Away From Official Duty Station With 
Lodgings Involved
E.    Transportation To and From a Carrier Terminal or To 
and From Offices in Connection With an Official Trip
ATTACHMENT 2-1--Examples Of Mileage Computations 
PART THREE--MILEAGE RATES 
I.    COMMITMENT TO USE GOVERNMENT-FURNISHED AUTOMOBILE
A.    Annual Commitment 
B.    Changes During the Commitment Period
II.    USE OF PRIVATELY OWNED CONVEYANCE ADVANTAGEOUS 
TO THE GOVERNMENT
A.    Motorcycle
B.    Automobile
C.    Airplane
III.    USE OF PRIVATELY OWNED VEHICLE INSTEAD OF 
GOVERNMENT-FURNISHED AUTOMOBILE
A.    When Government-Furnished Automobile Is Not Available   
B.    Reimbursement Based on Government Costs
C.    Partial Reimbursement When Government-Furnished Automobile is Available 

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