42928 Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 154 / Monday, August 11, 1997 / Rules and Regulations

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[FR Doc. 97–21144 Filed 8–8–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6560–50–F

GENERAL SERVICES

ADMINISTRATION

41 CFR Part 301–8

[FTR Amendment 66]

RIN 3090–AG41

Federal Travel Regulation;

Reimbursement of Higher Actual

Subsistence Expenses in Special or

Unusual Circumstances; Correction

AGENCY: Office of Governmentwide

Policy, GSA.

ACTION: Correcting amendments.

SUMMARY: This document contains

corrections to the final rule, which was

published in the Federal Register of

Tuesday, June 3, 1997, (62 FR 30279).

The final rule related to reimbursement

of higher actual subsistence expenses in

special or unusual circumstances.

DATES: Effective on May 1, 1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jane

E. Groat, 202–501–1538.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

The final rule that is the subject of

these corrections amended the Federal

Travel Regulation (FTR) (41 CFR

chapters 301–304) to allow an agency to

authorize or approve travel up to 300

percent of the prescribed maximum per

diem rate on an actual subsistence

expense basis under certain special or

unusual circumstances.

Need for correction

As published, the final rule contains

information, which may prove to be

misleading, and needs to be clarified.

List of Subjects in 41 CFR Part 301–8

Government employees, Travel,

Travel allowances, Travel and

transportation expenses.

Accordingly, 41 CFR Part 301–8 is

corrected by making the following

correcting amendments:

PART 301–8—REIMBURSEMENT OF

ACTUAL SUBSISTENCE EXPENSES

1. The authority citation for part 301–

8 continues to read as follows:

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 5707.

§ 301–8.3 [Corrected]

2. Section 301–8.3 is amended in

paragraphs (a)(1) and (b)(1)(i) to remove

the phrase ‘‘150 percent’’ where it

appears and to replace it with the

phrase ‘‘300 percent’’; by revising

paragraph (b)(1)(ii) to read ‘‘The amount

established by the Departments of

Defense and State for travel outside

CONUS.’’; by removing paragraph (c);

by redesignating paragraph (d) as (c); by

amending newly redesignated paragraph

(c) to remove the phrase ‘‘paragraphs (a)

through (c) of this section’’ where it

appears and to replace it with the

phrase ‘‘paragraphs (a) and (b) of this

section’’.

3. Section 301–8.3(a)(2) is revised to

read as follows:

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(a) * * *

(1) * * *

(2) Travel outside CONUS. For travel

outside CONUS, the maximum daily

rate for subsistence expenses shall not

exceed the amount prescribed by:

(i) The Department of Defense, Per

Diem, Travel and Transportation

Allowance Committee, for nonforeign

areas, as set forth in Civilian Personnel

Per Diem Bulletin No. 194; and

(ii) The Department of State, for

foreign areas, as set forth in section 925,

a per diem supplement to the U.S.

Department of State Standardized

Regulations (Government Civilians,

Foreign Areas).

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Dated: August 5, 1997.

Peggy Wood,

Acting Director, Travel and Transportation

Management Policy Division.

[FR Doc. 97–21051 Filed 8–8–97; 8:45 am]

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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS

COMMISSION

47 CFR Part 0

[DA 97–1505]

Freedom of Information Act

AGENCY: Federal Communications

Commission.

ACTION: Final rule.

SUMMARY: The Federal Communications

Commission is modifying a section of

the Commission’s rules that implements

the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)

fee schedule. This modification pertains

to the charge for recovery of the full,

allowable direct costs of searching for

and reviewing records requested under

the FOIA and the Commission’s rules,

unless such fees are restricted or

waived. The fees are being revised to

correspond to modifications in the rate

of pay approved by Congress.

EFFECTIVE DATE: September 10, 1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION: Judy Boley,

Freedom of Information Act Officer,

Office of Performance Evaluation and

Records Management, Room 234,

Federal Communications Commission,

1919 M Street, NW., Washington, DC

20554, (202) 418–0210.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FCC

is modifying § 0.467(a) of the

Commission’s rules. This rule pertains

to the charges for searching and

reviewing records requested under the

Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). The

FOIA requires federal agencies to

establish a schedule of fees for the

processing of requests for agency

records in accordance with fee

guidelines issued by the Office of

Management and Budget (OMB). In

1987, OMB issued its Uniform Freedom

of Information Act Fee Schedule and

Guidelines. However, because the FOIA

requires that each agency’s fees be based

upon its direct costs of providing FOIA

services, OMB did not provide a

unitary, government-wide schedule of

fees. The Commission based its FOIA

fee schedule on the grade level of the

employee who processes the request.

Thus, the fee schedule was computed at

a Step 5 of each grade level based on the

General Schedule effected January 1997.

The instant revisions correspond to

modifications in the rate of pay recently

approved by Congress.

Regulatory Procedures

This final rule has been reviewed

under Executive Order No. 12866 and

has been determined not to be a

‘‘significant rule’’ since it will not have

an annual effect on the economy of $100

million or more.

In addition, it has been determined

that this final rule will not have a

significant economic impact on a

substantial number of small entities.

List of Subjects in 47 CFR Part 0

Freedom of information.

Federal Communications Commission.

William F. Caton,

Acting Secretary.

Rule Changes

Part 0 of title 47 of the Code of

Federal Regulations is amended as

follows:

PART 0—COMMISSION

ORGANIZATION

1. The authority citation for part 0

continues to read as follows:

Authority: 47 U.S.C. 155, 255, unless

otherwise noted.