CFR > Title 41 - Public Contracts and Property Management > SUBTITLE F—Federal Travel Regulation System > CHAPTER 303—PAYMENT OF EXPENSES CONNECTED WITH THE DEATH OF CERTAIN EMPLOYEES (parts 303-70 to 303-70) > PART 303-70—AGENCY REQUIREMENTS FOR PAYMENT OF EXPENSES CONNECTED WITH THE DEATH OF CERTAIN EMPLOYEES > SUBPART C—Allowances for Preparation and Transportation of Remains (§303-70.200 to §303-70.200) > 303-70.200—What costs must we pay for preparation and transportation of remains?

303-70.200—What costs must we pay for preparation and transportation of remains?

All actual costs including but not limited to:
(a) Preparation of remains:
(1) Embalming or cremation;
(2) Necessary clothing;
(3) A casket or container suitable for shipment to place of burial;
(4) Expenses necessary to comply with local laws at the port of entry in the United States; and
(b) Transportation of remains by common carrier (that is normally used for transportation of remains), hearse, other means, or a combination thereof, from the temporary duty station or official station outside CONUS to the employee's residence, official station, or place of burial, including but not limited to:
(1) Movement from place of death to a mortuary and/or cemetery;
(2) Shipping permits;
(3) Outside case for shipment and sealing of the case if necessary;
(4) Removal to and from the common carrier; and
(5) Ferry fares, bridge tolls, and similar charges.

Code of Federal Regulations

Note to § 303-70.200 : Costs for an outside case are not authorized for transportation by hearse. Costs for transportation by hearse or other means cannot exceed the cost of common carrier (that is normally used for transportation of remains). Transportation costs to the place of burial cannot exceed the actual cost of transportation to the employee's residence.