2024-26241. Federal Travel Regulation; Removing References to Title and Narrative Format and Other Changes Addressing Relocation

Table 1 to § 300-2.3
For	The employee provisions contained in	And the agency provisions are contained in
Chapter 300	N/A	Subchapter B.
Chapter 301	Subchapters A, B, and C	Subchapter D.
Chapter 302	Subchapters A, B, C, D, E, and F	Subchapters A, B, C, D, E, and F.
Chapter 303	N/A	Part 303-70.
Chapter 304	Subchapter A	Subchapters B and C.

§ 300-2.4

How is the user addressed in the FTR?

The FTR asks questions in the first person, as the user would. It then answers the questions in the second and third person. In the employee sections, the employee is addressed in the singular, and in the agency sections, the agency is addressed in the plural. The following describes how employee and agency are addressed in both sections:

Table 1 to § 300-2.4
When you are in the	And you are looking at a	The employee is referred to using	And the agency is referred to using
Employee section	Question	I, me, or my	Agency.
	Answer	You or your	Agency.
Agency section	Question	Employee or their	We, us, or our.
	Answer	Employee or their	You or your.

PART 302-2—EMPLOYEE ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS

2. The authority citation for part 302-2 continues to read as follows:

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 5738; 20 U.S.C. 905(a).

3. Revise the heading of part 302-2 to read as set forth above.

Subpart B—Agency Responsibilities

4. Add an undesignated center heading and §§ 302-2.107 through 302-2.109 to read as follows:

Service Agreements

§ 302-2.107

Must we require employees to sign a service agreement?

Yes, you must require employees to sign a service agreement if the employee is receiving reimbursement for relocation travel expenses, except as provided in § 302-2.17 and §§ 302-3.300 (see the note to table F in § 302-3.101 of this chapter; no service agreement is required for separation or relocation where the gaining agency does not authorize relocation expenses) and 302-3.410 of this chapter.

§ 302-2.108

What information should we include in a service agreement?

The service agreement should include, but not be limited to the following:

(a) The employee's name;

(b) The employee's effective date of transfer or appointment;

(d) The name of all dependents that are authorized to travel under the TA;

(e) Detailed information regarding the employee's obligation to repay funds spent on the employee's relocation as a debt due the Government if the service agreement is violated;

(f) The employee's agreed period of time (see § 302-2.109) to remain in service; and

(g) The employee's signature accepting the terms of the agreement.

§ 302-2.109

How long must we require an employee to agree to the terms of a service agreement?

You must require an employee to agree to the terms of a service agreement:

(a) Within CONUS for a period of service of not less than 12 months following the effective date of appointment or transfer;

(b) OCONUS for an agreed upon period of service of not more than 36 months or less than 12 months following the effective date of appointment or transfer;

(c) Department of Defense Overseas Dependent School System teachers for a period of not less than one school year as determined under 20 U.S.C. chapter 25;

(d) For renewal agreement travel, a period of not less than 12 months from the date of return to the same or different overseas official station; and

(e) For assignment under the Government Employees Training Act (GETA), not less than three times the length of the training period as prescribed by the head of the agency.

§ 302-2.110

[Redesignated as § 302-2.111]

5. Redesignate § 302-2.110 as § 302-2.111.

6. Add new § 302-2.110 under the undesignated center heading “Service Agreements” to read as follows:

§ 302-2.110

May we pay relocation expenses if the employee violates their service agreement?

If an employee does not fulfill the terms of the service agreement, the employee is indebted to the Government for all relocation expenses that have been reimbursed to the employee or that have been paid directly by the Government. However, if the reasons for not fulfilling the terms of the service agreement are beyond the employee's control and acceptable to the agency, you may release the employee from the service agreement and waive any indebtedness.

PART 302-3—RELOCATION ALLOWANCE BY SPECIFIC TYPE

7. The authority citation for part 302-3 continues to read as follows:

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 5738; 20 U.S.C. 905(a).

8. Amend § 302-3.101 in table C by revising entries 5 and 6 and footnote 1 to read as follows:

302-3.101

As a transferred employee or other relocated employee what relocation allowances must my agency pay or reimburse to me?

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Table C—Transfer From OCONUS Official Station to an Official Station in CONUS
Column 1—Relocation allowances that agency must pay or reimburse	Column 2—Relocation allowances that agency has discretionary authority to pay or reimburse

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5. Extended storage of household goods only when assigned to a designated isolated official station in CONUS (part 302-8 of this chapter)	5. Househunting per diem & transportation, employee & spouse only when transfer is from an OCONUS non-foreign area (part 302-5 of this chapter).
6. Relocation income tax allowance (RITA) (part 302-17 of this chapter)	6. Property Management Services (part 302-15 of this chapter).¹
¹ Note to Column 1, Item 3, and Column 2, Item 6: Allowed when old and new official stations are located in the United States. Also allowed when instead of being returned to the former official station in the United States, an employee is transferred in the interest of the Government to a different official station in the United States than the official station from which an employee was transferred when assigned to the foreign official station.

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Document Information

Effective Date:: 12/13/2024
Published:: 11/13/2024
Department:: General Services Administration
Entry Type:: Rule
Action:: Final rule.
Document Number:: 2024-26241
Dates:: Effective date: December 13, 2024.
Pages:: 89501-89504 (4 pages)
Docket Numbers:: FTR Case 2023-01, Docket No. GSA-FTR-2024-0009, Sequence No. 1
RINs:: 3090-AK75: Federal Travel Regulation (FTR); FTR Case 2023-01, Removing References to Title and Narrative Format and Clarification
RIN Links:: https://www.federalregister.gov/regulations/3090-AK75/federal-travel-regulation-ftr-ftr-case-2023-01-removing-references-to-title-and-narrative-format-and
Topics:: Government employees, Travel and transportation expenses
PDF File:: 2024-26241.pdf
CFR: (4): 41 CFR 300; 41 CFR 302; 41 CFR 302; 41 CFR 302