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(a) Localities Where Per Diem Rates Equal or Exceed 0.00. Employees will
receive the maximum per diem rate for the locality (as listed in FTR Chapter 301,
Appendix A) where the employee seeks residence quarters or for the locality
where the employee obtains lodging accommodations; or
(b) Localities Where Per Diem Rates are Less Than 0.00. Employees will receive
the standard CONUS rate as listed FTR Chapter 301, Appendix A.
(2) Temporary Quarters Subsistence Expenses (TQSE). The Coast Guard may pay
expenses incurred by an employee and/or his/her immediate family while occupying
temporary quarters within reasonable proximity of the old and/or new official
stations. Employees may choose from one of the following:
(a) Fixed Amount Reimbursement. Employees and their dependents are paid a fixed
amount up to 30 days. The fixed amount for the employee will be 75 percent of
the locality rate times 30 days. The rate for dependents will be 25 percent of the
locality rate times 30 days. There will be no extensions beyond 30 days and no
receipts will be required.
(b) Actual TQSE Reimbursement. Employees are paid the actual TQSE incurred,
provided the expenses are reasonable and do not exceed the maximum allowable
amount. For the employee, the maximum allowable amount is determined by
multiplying the number of days TQSE is actually incurred by the standard
CONUS rate. For dependents the rates are as prescribed in FTR Chapter
302-5.100. When TQSE extends beyond the first 30 days, the per diem is
calculated using a reduced rate for both employee and dependents. Typically,
authorization for reimbursement of TQSE does not exceed 60 days.
(3) Use of Relocation Service Companies.
(a) The Coast Guard contracts with a private relocation company to assist Coast
Guard employees in relocating to a new official station. Services provided by the
contractor include pre-transfer counseling, homesale programs, home marketing
assistance, and home finding assistance.
(b) As part of the homesale program, employees are eligible to accept the contractor's
appraised value offer provided they have marketed the home through a real estate
broker of their own choice for at least 60 days without receiving a bona fide
outside offer that is greater than or equal to its appraised value. All real estate
listing agreements (i.e., between the employee and the realtor) must include
an exclusion clause as follows:
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