Whether time spent transporting a criminal defendant to a competency evaluation facility counts toward or is excluded from the 70-day Speedy Trial Act clock

The Speedy Trial Act provides that a criminal defendant’s trial shall commence within 70 days from the filing of the information or indictment or from the date the defendant has appeared before a judicial officer of the court in which the charge is pending. 18 U.S.C. § 3161(c)(1). Certain periods of delay are excluded from the 70-day clock. 18 U.S.C. § 3161(h). On the one hand, “delay resulting from any proceeding, including any examinations, to determine the mental competency or physical capacity of the defendant” is excluded from the 70-day clock. 18 U.S.C. § 3161(h)(1)(A). On the other hand, the lapse of more than 10 days of transportation time between the date of an order for transportation to and from a place of examination or hospitalization and the defendant’s arrival at the destination are presumed to be unreasonable. 18 U.S.C. § 3161(h)(1)(F). The question presented is: when a criminal defendant is transported to another facility to undergo a competency evaluation, does the time between the date of the order for transportation and the defendant’s arrival at the place of examination (less 10 days) count toward the 70-day speedy trial clock under 18 U. S.C. § 3161(h)(1)(F) or is this time excluded from the running of the speedy trial clock as “delay resulting from any proceeding, including any examinations, to determine the mental competency” of the defendant und er § 3161(h)(1)(A)?