[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 139 (Thursday, July 18, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 37481-37482]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-18221]
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GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION
[GSA Bulletin FTR 21]
Federal Travel Regulation; Reimbursement of Higher Actual
Subsistence Expenses for Official Travel to the Cheyenne, Wyoming Area
AGENCY: Office of Policy, Planning and Evaluation, GSA.
ACTION: Notice of bulletin.
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SUMMARY: The attached bulletin informs agencies of the establishment of
special actual subsistence expense ceilings for official travel to
Cheyenne (Laramie County), Wyoming, Laramie (Albany County), Wyoming,
and Fort Collins (Larimer County), Colorado. The Department of the Air
Force requested establishment of the increased rates to accommodate
employees who perform temporary duty in either of the three localities
and who experience a temporary but significant increase in lodging
costs due to the escalation of lodging rates during the annual Frontier
Days special event held there.
EFFECTIVE DATES: These special rates are applicable to claims for
reimbursement covering travel to Cheyenne and Laramie, Wyoming, and to
Fort Collins, Colorado, during the period July 15 through 31, 1996.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Devoanna Reels, General Services Administration, Travel and
Transportation Management Policy Division (MTT), Washington, DC 20405,
telephone 202-501-1538.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Administrator of General Services,
pursuant to 41 CFR 301-8.3(3), has increased the maximum daily amount
of reimbursement that may be approved for actual and necessary
subsistence expenses for official travel to Cheyenne (Laramie County)
and Laramie (Albany County), Wyoming and Fort Collins (Larimer County),
Colorado, for travel during the period July 15 through 31, 1996. The
attached GSA Bulletin FTR 21 is issued to inform agencies of the
establishment of these special actual subsistence expense ceilings.
Dated: July 9, 1996.
Becky Rhodes,
Deputy Associate Administrator, Office of Transportation and Personal
Property.
Attachment
[GSA Bulletin FTR 21]
July 9, 1996.
To: Heads of Federal agencies
Subject: Reimbursement of higher actual subsistence expenses for
official travel to the Cheyenne, Wyoming area
1. Purpose. This bulletin informs agencies of the establishment
of special actual subsistence expense ceiling for official travel to
Cheyenne (Laramie County), Wyoming , Laramie (Albany County),
Wyoming, and Fort Collins (Larimer County), Colorado, due to the
escalation of lodging rates during the annual Frontier Days special
event held there. These special rates apply to claims for
reimbursement covering travel during the period July 15 through 31,
1996.
2. Background. The Federal Travel Regulation (FRT) (41 CFR
chapters 301-304 part 301-8 permits the Administrator of General
Services to establish a higher maximum daily rate for the
reimbursement of actual subsistence expenses of Federal employees on
official travel to an area within the continental United States. The
head of an agency may request establishment of such a rate when
special or unusual circumstances result in an extreme increase in
subsistence costs for a temporary period.
The Department of the Air Force requested establishment of such
rates for the Cheyenne, Wyoming area to accommodate employees who
perform temporary duty there and experience a temporary but
significant increase in lodging costs due to the escalation of
lodging rates during the annual Frontier Days special event. These
circumstances justify the need for higher subsistence expenses
reimbursement in or near Cheyenne during the designated period.
3. Maximum rates, effective dates, and locations. The
Administrator of General Services, pursuant to 41 CFR 301-8.3(c),
has increased the maximum daily amount of reimbursement that may be
approved for actual and necessary subsistence expenses for official
travel to Cheyenne (Laramie County), Wyoming, a higher actual
subsistence expense reimbursement rate not to exceed $132 maximum
for lodging with a $30 allowance for meals and incidental expenses
(M&IE), to Laramie (Albany County), Wyoming, a higher actual
subsistence expense reimbursement rate not to exceed $77 maximum for
lodging with a $26 M&IE allowance, and to Fort Collins (Larimer
County), Colorado, a higher actual subsistence expense reimbursement
rate not to exceed $103 maximum for lodging with a $26 M&IE
allowance. These special reimbursement rates apply for travel during
the period July 15 through 31, 1996.
4. Expiration date. This bulletin expires for administrative
tracking purposes on December 31, 1996.
5. For further information contact. Devoanna Reels, General
Services Administration, Travel and Transportation Management Policy
Division (MTT),
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Washington, DC 20405, telephone 202-501-1538.
[FR Doc. 96-18221 Filed 7-17-96; 8:45 am]
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