---
kind: "section"
citation: "41 C.F.R. § 301-72.100"
title: "41"
number: "301-72.100"
heading: "Requirements for travel accounting system related to common carrier transportation."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/41/301-72.100"
---

# §301-72.100. Requirements for travel accounting system related to common carrier transportation.


The travel accounting system must:

- (a) Authorize the methods of payment outlined in the agency's internal policy in accordance with [part 301-51](/cfr/41/part301-51.md) of this chapter;
- (b) Correlate travel data accumulated by the agency's authorization and claims accounting systems with common carrier transportation documents and data for audit purposes;
- (c) Identify unused tickets for refund;
- (d) Collect unused, partially used, or downgraded/exchanged tickets, from travelers upon completion of travel;
- (e) Track denied boarding compensation from employees;
- (f) Identify and collect refunds due from carriers for overpayments, or unused, partially used, or downgraded/exchanged tickets; and
- (g) Reconcile all centrally billed travel expenses (e.g., airline, lodging, car rentals, etc.) with travel authorizations and claims to assure that only authorized charges are paid.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 5707; 31 U.S.C. 3726; 40 U.S.C. 121(c).

### Source

Source: FTR Case 2025-05, 90 FR 56893, Dec. 8, 2025, unless otherwise noted.