Policy
Travel Privately Owned Vehicle Reimbursement Rates (POV)

The following lists the 2004 Privately Owned Vehicle (POV) reimbursement rates for automobiles, motorcycles, and airplanes.

The Federal Travel Regulation Amendment 2003-6, FTR Case 2003-308, was published in the Federal Register on December 15, 2003. This amendment has changed the mileage reimbursement rates for use of Privately Owned Vehicles (POV) on official government travel.

The rates for the use of these modes of transportation, effective January 1, 2004, are as follows:

Privately Owned Vehicle Reimbursement Rates:

- Airplane .......... 99.5 cents per mile

- Automobile Rates:

  • 37.5 cents per mile (if no Government Owned Vehicle available)
  • 27.0 cents per mile (if Government Owned Vehicle available)
  • 10.5 cents per mile (if committed to use Government Owned Vehicle)

- Motorcycle POV Rate ..... 28.5 cents per mile

Past year's automobile rates are as follows:


Effective Date Rate
January 1, 1995 $0.30
June 7, 1996 $0.31
September 8, 1998 $0.325
April 1, 1999 $0.31
January 14, 2000 $0.325
January 22, 2001 $0.345
January 21, 2002 $0.365
January 1, 2003 $0.360
January 1, 2004 $0.375
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Last Modified 9/13/2004