When to use a carrier's estimate

(9.) Id.; see In re Stevens Transp. Co., No. 98010520, 1998 DOHA LEXIS 252 (May 13, 1998).

(10). MOU, supra note 1, para. II(A).

(11.) See id.

(12.) Id. para. III(B)(2).

(13.) Id. paras. III(B)(2)-(3).

(14.) Id. para. IV(A).

(15.) Stevens Worldwide Van Lines, No. 97110307, 1997 DOHA LEXIS 878, at *5 (Dec. 4, 1997).

(16.) Id. at *6-7.

(17.) Id. at *7.

(18.) MOU, supra note 1, paras. III(B)(2)-(3).

(19.) Id. para. III(B)(1).

(20.) Id. para. III(B)(2).

(21.) Id. para. III(B)(1).

(22.) Id. para. III(B)(2).

(23.) See id. para. II(A).

(24.) Id. para. III(B)(2).

(25.) Id. para. III(B)(3).

(26.) Id. para. III(B)(3).

(27.) See id. paras. III(B), IV(A).

(28.) Id. para. III(B)(2)-(3).

(29.) Id. para. III(B)(3).

(30.) For details, see VISA USA, Visa Government Detailed Benefits, at http://www.usa.visa.com/business/cards/visa_government.html#a (last visited Dec. 16, 2002) [hereinafter VISA Web Site]. VISA does not offer this coverage in Jamaica, Israel, or Ireland.

(31.) Id. To file a claim or for more information about the program, call 1-800-VISA-911 (1-800-847-2911). Practitioners outside the United States may call collect, at 1-410-902-8011. Ensure that you receive a VISA claim number from the VISA Claims Department. Id.

(32.) VISA Web Site, supra note 30.

(33.) Telephone Interview with Leator Smith, VISA Program Manager with Bank of America, Arlington, Virginia (Dec. 18, 2002). Besides rental car insurance, VISA provides government travelers with emergency cash services, message relay services, medical and legal referrals, transportation and ticket replacement assistance, lost luggage locator, translation services, and prescription medication services. Id.

(34.) U.S. Dep't of Defense, Military Traffic Management Command, U.S. Government Car Rental Agreement Number 3 (1 Oct. 2002), at http://www.mtmc.army.mil/ CONTENT/6603/CAR3.pdf [hereinafter MTMC Agreement]. This newest version of the MTMC Agreement replaced Agreement Number 2 and its six amendments. See id. The current list of participating companies outside the United States may be found at the MTMC web site. U.S. Dep't of Defense, Military Traffic Management Command, U.S. Government Car Rental Program, International Rates (Aug. 30, 2002), at http://www.mtmc.army.mil/frontDoor/0,1383,OID=3--215-219-514-516,00.html. Travelers may also call the MTMC Passenger Programs Division at (703) 681-9442.

(35.) MTMC Agreement, supra note 34, para. 8. As of 12 October 2001, Advantage Rent-A-Car, Allstate Rent-A-Car, Gateway Rent A Car Systems, Inc., Leesville Motors, Inc., and Southwest Car Rentals did not extend the Agreement coverage to NATO members in the United States. Allstate and Leesville Motors, Inc., do not extend benefits to contractors. Telephone interview with Christine Braswell, Passenger Programs Office, MTMC (Oct. 12, 2001).

(36.) MTMC Agreement, supra note 34, para. 9a.

(37.) Id. para. 9a.

(38.) Id. para. 9b.

(39.) Id. amend. 5, para. 9b.

(40.) Id. amend. 6, para. 9a.