97-33971. Federal Travel Regulation; Maximum Per Diem Rates  

  • [Federal Register Volume 62, Number 250 (Wednesday, December 31, 1997)]
    [Rules and Regulations]
    [Pages 68217-68219]
    From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
    [FR Doc No: 97-33971]
    
    
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    GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION
    
    41 CFR Chapter 301
    
    [FTR Amendment 68]
    RIN 3090-AG43
    
    
    Federal Travel Regulation; Maximum Per Diem Rates
    
    AGENCY: Office of Governmentwide Policy, GSA.
    
    ACTION: Final rule; correction.
    
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    SUMMARY: This document corrects an entry listed in the prescribed 
    maximum per diem rates for locations within the continental United 
    States (CONUS) contained in a final rule appearing in the Federal 
    Register of Tuesday, December 2, 1997 (62 FR 63798). The rule 
    increased/decreased the maximum lodging amounts in certain existing per 
    diem localities, added new per diem localities, deleted a number of 
    previously designated per diem localities, and added information to 
    encourage employees to stay in a fire-safe approved accommodation.
    
    EFFECTIVE DATE: January 1, 1998.
    
    FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joddy Garner, Office of Governmentwide 
    Policy (MTT), Washington, DC 20405, telephone 202-501-1538.
    
    SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In rule document 31590 beginning on page 
    63798 in the issue of Tuesday, December 2, 1997, make the following 
    corrections:
    
    Appendix A to Chapter 301  [Corrected]
    
        1. On page 63802, under the State of Illinois, in the second line 
    from the top, revise Aurora to read Aurora/Elgin in column one and 
    revise the numbers 56, 30, and 86 to read 59, 30, and 89 in columns 
    three, four, and five, respectively.
        2. On page 63802, under the State of Illinois, in the fifth line 
    from the top, remove Elgin, King in columns one and two, and the 
    numbers 59, 30, and 89 in columns three, four and five, respectively.
        3. On page 63802, under the State of Indiana, insert as a new 
    eighteenth line from the top Madison, Jefferson in columns one and two, 
    and the numbers 52, 30, and 82 in columns three, four, and five, 
    respectively.
        4. On page 63805, under the State of New Jersey, insert as a new 
    twenty-ninth line from the top Belle Mead, Somerset in columns one and 
    two, and the numbers 69, 34, and 103 in columns three, four, and five, 
    respectively.
        5. On page 63805, under the State of New Mexico, insert as a new 
    forty-sixth line from the top Cloudcroft, Otero in columns one and two, 
    and the numbers 87, 30, and 117 in columns three, four, and five, 
    respectively.
        6. On page 63806, under the State of New York, in the tenth line 
    from the top, remove Palisades/Nyack, Rockland in columns one and two, 
    and the numbers 61, 30, and 91 in columns three, four, and five, 
    respectively.
        7. On page 63809, under the State of West Virginia, insert as a new 
    tenth line from the bottom Harpers Ferry, Jefferson in columns one and 
    two, and the numbers 66, 30, and 96 in columns three, four, and five, 
    respectively.
        8. Appendix A to Chapter 301, the following entries are corrected 
    to read as follows:
    
    Appendix A to Chapter 301--Prescribed Maximum Per Diem Rates for CONUS
    
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    [[Page 68218]]
    
    
    
                                                                                                                    
                            Per diem locality                            Maximum                                    
    ------------------------------------------------------------------   lodging                                    
                                                                          amount         M&IE rate       Maximum per
                                        County and/or other defined     (includes    +      (b)       =   diem rate 
              Key city \1\                       location               applicable                         \4\ (c)  
                                                                        taxes) (a)                                  
                                                                       ...........                               (c)
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    CALIFORNIA                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                    
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                                                            *                                                       
        Palm Springs...............  Riverside.                                                                     
            (November 1-May 31)....  ................................           81               38              119
            (June 1-October 31)....  ................................           50               38               88
                                                                                                                    
    *                  *                  *                  *                  *                  *                
                                                            *                                                       
        Yosemite Nat'l Park........  Mariposa.                                                                      
        (April 1-October 31).......  ................................           87               42              129
        (November 1-March 31)......  ................................           59               42              101
                                                                                                                    
    *                  *                  *                  *                  *                  *                
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    DELAWARE                                                                                                        
        Dover......................  Kent.                                                                          
            (May 1-September 30)...  ................................           60               34               94
            (October 1-April 30)...  ................................           54               34               88
                                                                                                                    
    *                  *                  *                  *                  *                  *                
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    FLORIDA                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                    
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                                                            *                                                       
        Stuart.....................  Martin.                                                                        
            (January 1-April 30)...  ................................           69               34              103
            (May 1-December 31)....  ................................           63               34               97
                                                                                                                    
    *                  *                  *                  *                  *                  *                
                                                            *                                                       
        Tampa/St. Petersburg.......  Hillsborough and Pinellas                                                      
            (January 1-April 30)...  ................................          103               38              141
            (May 1-December 31)....  ................................           81               38              119
                                                                                                                    
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    ILLINOIS                                                                                                        
        Aurora/Elgin...............  Kane............................           59               30               89
                                                                                                                    
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    INDIANA                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                    
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                                                            *                                                       
        Madison....................  Jefferson.......................           52               30               82
                                                                                                                    
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    MAINE                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                    
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                                                            *                                                       
        Bath.......................  Sagadahoc.                                                                     
            (June 1-September 30)..  ................................           61               30               91
            (October 1-May 31).....  ................................           52               30               82
                                                                                                                    
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    MASSACHUSETTS                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                    
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        Cambridge/Lowell...........  Middlesex.                                                                     
            (April 1-November 30)..  ................................          127               34              161
            (December 1-March 31)..  ................................          116               34              150
                                                                                                                    
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    NEW JERSEY                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                    
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                                                            *                                                       
        Belle Mead.................  Somerset........................           69               34              103
                                                                                                                    
    
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    NEW MEXICO                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                    
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        Cloudcroft.................  Otero...........................           87               30              117
                                                                                                                    
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    NEW YORK                                                                                                        
        Albany.....................  Albany..........................           68               38              106
                                                                                                                    
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    SOUTH DAKOTA                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                    
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        Sturgis....................  Mead.                                                                          
            (June 15-August 31)....  ................................           86               30              116
            (September 1-June 14)..  ................................           50               30               80
                                                                                                                    
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    TEXAS                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                    
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        Eagle Pass.................  Maverick........................           57               30               87
        El Paso....................  El Paso.........................           56               34               90
                                                                                                                    
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    VIRGINIA                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                    
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        Harrisonburg...............  ................................           54               30               84
                                                                                                                    
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    WEST VIRGINIA                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                    
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        Harpers Ferry..............  Jefferson.......................           66               30               96
                                                                                                                    
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        Dated: December 23, 1997.
    Peggy G. Wood,
    Acting Director, Travel and Transportation Management Policy Division.
    [FR Doc. 97-33971 Filed 12-30-97; 8:45 am]
    BILLING CODE 6820-34-P
    
    
    

Document Information

Effective Date:
1/1/1998
Published:
12/31/1997
Department:
General Services Administration
Entry Type:
Rule
Action:
Final rule; correction.
Document Number:
97-33971
Dates:
January 1, 1998.
Pages:
68217-68219 (3 pages)
Docket Numbers:
FTR Amendment 68
RINs:
3090-AG43: FTR Amendment (Unassigned); Maximum Per Diem Rates
RIN Links:
https://www.federalregister.gov/regulations/3090-AG43/ftr-amendment-unassigned-maximum-per-diem-rates
PDF File:
97-33971.pdf
CFR: (1)
41 CFR None