mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 30, paragraph (2) of the Act," and the phrase "Article 28 of the Act" in Article 31 is deemed to be replaced with "Article 28 of the Act as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 30, paragraph (2) of the Act." 

(Amount of Travel Expenses) 

Article 35 The amount equivalent to the amount of travel expenses as set forth in Article 9 of the Order (hereinafter referred to as the "Amount Equivalent to Travel Expenses") is the amount of travel expenses calculated by the same rule as that under the Act on Travel Expenses of National Public Officers, etc. (Act No. 114 of 1950; hereinafter referred to as the "Travel Expenses Act"). In this case, the amount of travel expenses for an official who, for the purpose of the inspection, makes a business trip to the place where the inspection is conducted is to be calculated by deeming that the official is a person who is at the fourth grade in the service of the Administrative Service (I) Salary Schedule as prescribed in Article 6, paragraph (1), item (i), (a) of the Act on Remuneration of Officials in the Regular Service (Act No. 95 of 1950). 

(Location of Office Where Official Works) 

Article 36 In the case of calculating the Amount Equivalent to Travel Expenses, the location of the office where the official works as set forth in Article 2, paragraph (1), item (vi) of the Travel Expenses Act with regard to the official who, for the purpose of the inspection, makes a business trip to the place where the inspection is conducted is 1-3-1 Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Japan. 

(Details Pertaining to Calculation of Amount of Travel Expenses) 

Article 37 (1) The preparation fee as set forth in Article 6, paragraph (1) of the Travel Expenses Act is not included in the Amount Equivalent to Travel Expenses. 

(2) The number of days during which an inspection is conducted is deemed to be three days per office or place of business pertaining to the inspection when calculating the Amount Equivalent to Travel Expenses. 

(3) The miscellaneous travel expenses as set forth in Article 6, paragraph (1) of the Travel Expenses Act are deemed to be 10,000 yen when calculating the Amount Equivalent to Travel Expenses. 

(4) When the competent minister refrains from providing the portion of travel expenses that exceeds the actual expenses or that is unnecessary pursuant to the provisions of Article 46, paragraph (1) of the Travel Expenses Act, the amount equivalent to the portion is not included in the Amount Equivalent to Travel Expenses. 

(5) When the National Institute of Technology and Evaluation (NITE) refrains 

