February 29, 1984 FPMR 101-7

(Effective: June 1, 1984) GSA Bulletin FPMR A-40, Supp. 9

FEDERAL TRAVEL REGULATIONS

GENERAL TABLE OF CONTENTS

CHAPTER 1. TRAVEL ALLOWANCES

APPENDIX 1-A. HIGH RATE GEOGRAPHICAL AREAS (HRGA\'S) LISTING

APPENDIX 1-B. TRAVEL PURPOSE CATEGORY LISTING

CHAPTER 2. RELOCATION ALLOWANCES

CHAPTER 3. PAYMENT OF EXPENSES CONNECTED WITH THE DEATH

OF CERTAIN EMPLOYEES

CHAPTER 4. REDUCTIONS IN MEETING AND TRAINING ALLOWANCE

PAYMENTS

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FOREWORD

This handbook contains travel policies, procedures and allowances for

the Department of Housing and Urban Development. It is important that

Department authorizing officials and travelers be familiar with the

provisions of the hand book.

The handbook consists of a reprint of all four chapters of GSA\'s

Federal Travel Regulations (printed on white paper) and Departmental
travel

policy (printed on yellow paper). Departmental notices will be issued
when

a quick distribution of material is required in advance of GSA\'s
amended

regulations. The notice will be cancelled and the information
incorporated

into an amendment to this handbook upon publication of the final
regulation

by GSA.

The cooperation of all authorizing officials and travelers is needed to

assure that only essential travel is performed and at minimum cost.

Whenever possible, less costly methods, such as teleconferencing, should
be

substituted for travel. When travel is absolutely necessary, it should
be

planned well in advance to qualify for transportation and other
discounts.

Travelers should also be aware of the vulnerability of their travel to

fraud, waste and mismanagement. A section of this handbook adapts Fraud

Information Bulletin #83-2 (June 1983).

A significant port ion of the Department\'s travel budget is used for

transportation, e.g., common carrier, Government-furnished vehicle and

privately owned vehicle. Federal and Department travel policies provide

that transportation shall be by the method most advantageous to the

Government, cost and other factors considered. Particular attention
should

be given to the determinations that are required to be made in selecting

the method of transportation to be used.

Travelers are responsible for exercising the same care in incurring

travel expenses that a prudent person would exercise if traveling at

his/her own personal expense. Travelers are expected to earnestly carry

out this responsibility.

Expenses incurred by travelers which are not allowable under

applicable Federal laws, regulations and this handbook may not be paid.
If

an employee is inadvertently reimbursed for such expenses, the
Department

is responsible for collecting any overpayment, regardless of whether the

expenses were authorized.

Comments and suggestions on improved methods or changes in the

handbook should be forwarded to the Office of Administrative and
Management

Services.

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September 28, 1981 FPMR 101-7

(Effective: November 1, 1981) GSA Bulletin FPMR A-40, Supp. 1

FOREWORD

1\. General. The Federal Travel Regulations (FTR) govern (a) travel and

transportation allowances of Government employees; (b) relocation

allowances of Government employees incident to transfers and certain new

appointments; (c) payment of expenses connected with the death of
certain

Government employees; and (d) reduction in allowances when
contributions,

awards, or payments are made to Government employees incident to
training

or attendance at meetings. The travel regulations are incorporated by

reference in Part 101-7 of the Federal Property Management Regulations
(41

CFR 101-7).

2\. Authority. The Federal Travel Regulations are promulgated by the

Administrator of General Services under Executive Order 11609 (July 22,

1971\) and the Travel Expense Amendments Act of 1975 (Pub. L. 94-22, May
19,

1975).

3\. Cancellations. This revised edition of the FTR consolidates the May

1973 edition with FPMR Temporary Regulation A-11 and supplements
thereto.

As such it contains all currently effective travel provisions. Therefore

the May 1973 edition of the FTR, transmitted by GSA Bulletin FPMR A-40,
and

FPMR Temporary Regulation A-11 and all current supplements thereto are

canceled on the effective date of this revised FTR.

4\. Amendments. Future amendments to the FTR will be issued as changed

pages to this revised edition.

5\. Format and citing these regulations. The regulations are issued in

handbook format with four chapters. Each chapter is divided into parts
for

ease of general subject identification. Parts are further divided into

paragraphs and subparagraphs. Reference to a part within a chapter is by

chapter and part number; for example, part 5 of chapter 2 is written
\"2-5.\"

Likewise, reference to a paragraph is by chapter, part, and paragraph

number; for example, paragraph 3 in part 8 of chapter 2 is written
\"2-8.3.\"

Paragraphs previously amended by temporary regulation are appropriately

annotated at the end of the paragraph. Current changes to the FTR are

noted by a perpendicular line in the right-hand margin opposite the
change.

6\. Obtaining copies of the regulations. The revised FTR is available on

a subscription basis from the superintendent of Documents, U.S.
Government

Printing Office, Washington, DC, 20402. Include the stock number printed

in this document on all orders.

RAY KLINE

Acting Administrator of General Services

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