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will have met the requirements for 

redesignation under section 107(d)(3)(E) 

of the CAA. EPA is thus proposing to 

change the legal designation of the 

Indiana portion of the ChicagoNaperville, IL-IN-WI area from 

nonattainment to attainment for the 

2008 ozone NAAQS. EPA is also 

proposing to approve, as a revision to 

the Indiana SIP, the state’s maintenance 

plan for the area. The maintenance plan 

is designed to keep the Indiana portion 

of the Chicago area in attainment of the 

2008 ozone NAAQS through 2035. EPA 

finds adequate and is proposing to 

approve the newly established 2030 and 

2035 motor vehicle emissions budgets 

for the Indiana portion of the Chicago 

area. Finally, EPA is proposing to 

approve the VOC RACT, CFVP, EMP, 

and Enhanced I/M program SIP 

revisions included in Indiana’s 

December 29, 2020, and January 18, 

2022, submittals, because they satisfy 

the Serious requirements of the CAA for 

the Indiana portion of the Chicago area. 

XII. Statutory and Executive Order 

Reviews 

Under the CAA, redesignation of an 

area to attainment and the 

accompanying approval of a 

maintenance plan under section 

107(d)(3)(E) are actions that affect the 

status of a geographical area and do not 

impose any additional regulatory 

requirements on sources beyond those 

imposed by state law. A redesignation to 

attainment does not in and of itself 

create any new requirements, but rather 

results in the applicability of 

requirements contained in the CAA for 

areas that have been redesignated to 

attainment. Moreover, the Administrator 

is required to approve a SIP submission 

that complies with the provisions of the 

CAA and applicable Federal regulations. 

42 U.S.C. 7410(k); 40 CFR 52.02(a). 

Thus, in reviewing SIP submissions, 

EPA’s role is to approve state choices, 

provided they meet the criteria of the 

CAA. Accordingly, this action merely 

approves state law as meeting Federal 

requirements and does not impose 

additional requirements beyond those 

imposed by state law. For that reason, 

this action: 

• Is not a significant regulatory action 

subject to review by the Office of 

Management and Budget under 

Executive Orders 12866 (58 FR 51735, 

October 4, 1993) and 13563 (76 FR 3821, 

January 21, 2011); 

• Does not impose an information 

collection burden under the provisions 

of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 

U.S.C. 3501 et seq.); 

• Is certified as not having a 

significant economic impact on a 

substantial number of small entities 

under the Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 

U.S.C. 601 et seq.); 

• Does not contain any unfunded 

mandate or significantly or uniquely 

affect small governments, as described 

in the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act 

of 1995 (Pub. L. 104–4); 

• Does not have federalism 

implications as specified in Executive 

Order 13132 (64 FR 43255, August 10, 

1999); 

• Is not an economically significant 

regulatory action based on health or 

safety risks subject to Executive Order 

13045 (62 FR 19885, April 23, 1997); 

• Is not a significant regulatory action 

subject to Executive Order 13211 (66 FR 

28355, May 22, 2001); 

• Is not subject to requirements of 

Section 12(d) of the National 

Technology Transfer and Advancement 

Act of 1995 (15 U.S.C. 272 note) because 

application of those requirements would 

be inconsistent with the CAA; and 

• Does not provide EPA with the 

discretionary authority to address, as 

appropriate, disproportionate human 

health or environmental effects, using 

practicable and legally permissible 

methods, under Executive Order 12898 

(59 FR 7629, February 16, 1994). 

In addition, the SIP is not approved 

to apply on any Indian reservation land 

or in any other area where EPA or an 

Indian tribe has demonstrated that a 

tribe has jurisdiction. In those areas of 

Indian country, this rule does not have 

tribal implications as specified by 

Executive Order 13175 (65 FR 67249, 

November 9, 2000), because 

redesignation is an action that affects 

the status of a geographical area and 

does not impose any new regulatory 

requirements on tribes, impact any 

existing sources of air pollution on 

tribal lands, nor impair the maintenance 

of ozone national ambient air quality 

standards in tribal lands. 

List of Subjects 

40 CFR Part 52 

Environmental protection, Air 

pollution control, Incorporation by 

reference, Intergovernmental relations, 

Oxides of nitrogen, Ozone, Volatile 

organic compounds. 

40 CFR Part 81 

Environmental protection, Air 

pollution control, National parks, 

Wilderness areas. 

Dated: February 22, 2022. 

Debra Shore, 

Regional Administrator, Region 5. 

[FR Doc. 2022–04072 Filed 3–2–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

GENERAL SERVICES 

ADMINISTRATION 

41 CFR Parts 300–3, 300–70, 301–2, 

301–10, 301–11, 301–13, 301–53, 301– 

70, 301–71, Appendix C to Chapter 301, 

304–3, and 304–5 

[FTR Case 2020–300–1; Docket No. 2022– 

0005, Sequence No. 1] 

RIN 3090–AK40 

Federal Travel Regulation (FTR); 

Common Carrier Transportation 

AGENCY: General Services 

Administration. 

ACTION: Proposed rule. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. General Services 

Administration (GSA) proposes to 

amend the Federal Travel Regulation 

(FTR) by adding definitions to the 

Glossary of Terms; adopting 

recommendations from agencies and the 

Senior Travel Official Council to 

simplify the FTR; consolidating 

duplicative regulations pertaining to the 

use of common carrier transportation 

accommodations; introducing premium 

economy airline accommodations as a 

class of service and creating 

management controls related to the use 

thereof; removing an outdated exception 

to use of a Contract City Pair fare; 

sequencing common carrier regulations 

in a more logical order; and making 

miscellaneous editorial corrections. 

DATES: Interested parties should submit 

written comments to the Regulatory 

Secretariat Division at the address 

shown below on or before May 2, 2022 

to be considered in the formation of the 

final rule. 

ADDRESSES: Submit comments in 

response to FTR case 2020–300–1 to: 

Regulations.gov: https://

www.regulations.gov. Submit comments 

via the Federal eRulemaking portal by 

searching for ‘‘FTR Case 2020–300–1’’. 

Select the link ‘‘Comment Now’’ that 

corresponds with FTR Case 2020–300– 

1. Follow the instructions provided at 

the ‘‘Comment Now’’ screen. Please 

include your name, company name (if 

any), and ‘‘FTR Case 2020–300–1’’ on 

your attached document. If your 

comment cannot be submitted using 

https://www.regulations.gov, call or 

email the points of contact in the FOR

FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of 

this document for alternate instructions. 

Instructions: Please submit comments 

only and cite FTR Case 2020–300–1, in 

all correspondence related to this case. 

Comments received generally will be 

posted without change to https://

www.regulations.gov, including any 

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information provided. To confirm 

receipt of your comment(s), please 

check https://www.regulations.gov, 

approximately two to three days after 

submission to verify posting. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

clarification of content, contact Mr. Tom 

Mueller, Director of Travel, Relocation, 

Mail, and Transportation Division, 

Office of Government-wide Policy, at 

202–208–0247 or by email at 

thomas.mueller@gsa.gov. For 

information pertaining to status or 

publication schedules, contact the 

Regulatory Secretariat Division at 202– 

501–4755 or GSARegSec@gsa.gov. 

Please cite FTR Case 2020–300–1. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background 

Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 5707, the 

Administrator of General Services is 

authorized to prescribe regulations 

regarding reimbursement for Federal 

employees traveling on official business 

away from their official duty stations. 

The overall implementing authority is 

the FTR, codified in Title 41 of the Code 

of Federal Regulations, Chapters 300– 

304 (41 CFR chapters 300–304). 

GSA proposes amending the FTR by 

defining multiple terms, to include 

‘‘coach class’’, ‘‘other than coach class’’ 

(which includes ‘‘first class’’, ‘‘business 

class’’, and ‘‘premium economy class’’), 

‘‘contract City Pair Program’’, 

‘‘scheduled flight time’’, and ‘‘usually 

traveled route’’, along with making 

other minor editorial changes in the 

Glossary of Terms. This proposed rule 

also relocates regulations that are 

informational and not directive in 

nature, such as ‘‘What is an extra-fare 

train?’’ (FTR § 301–10.163), and more 

appropriately places them in the 

‘‘Glossary of Terms’’. 

GSA amended the FTR on October 27, 

2009 (74 FR 55145) to implement 

recommendations contained in the U.S. 

Government Accountability Office 

(GAO) report, ‘‘Premium Class Travel: 

Internal Control Weaknesses 

Governmentwide Led to Improper and 

Abusive Use of Premium Class Travel’’ 

(GAO–07–1268). The final rule replaced 

‘‘first-class’’, ‘‘business-class’’, and 

‘‘premium-class’’ with a broad term, 

‘‘other than coach-class.’’ Since that 

time, changes in the airline industry, 

such as unbundling of services and the 

creation of classes of service between 

coach and business class, has created 

uncertainty on what accommodations 

must be reported as other than coach 

class. Consequently, GSA proposes to 

define the term ‘‘other than coach class’’ 

to include ‘‘first class’’, ‘‘business 

class’’, and ‘‘premium economy class’’, 

while also clearly delineating that only 

first class and business class need to be 

reported as part of GSA’s efforts to 

ensure against improper and abusive 

Government travel costs per GAO–07– 

1268. 

Including premium economy class as 

its own class of service aligns with 

current commercial airline industry 

practice and acknowledges a potentially 

cost-saving alternative to business class 

accommodations for Federal travelers. 

During the past 10 years, business 

class airline accommodations have 

accounted for about 97% of the cost of 

all reportable other than coach class 

transportation. Of the aforementioned 

97% of business class air trips, 35% 

were authorized using the ‘‘14-hour 

rule’’ per FTR 301–10.125. As premium 

economy airline tickets tend to be less 

expensive than business class, 

particularly for flights to destinations 

outside the continental United States 

(OCONUS), GSA proposes to allow 

agencies to authorize premium economy 

accommodations when scheduled flight 

time exceeds eight hours and travel is 

to, from or between OCONUS locations, 

i.e., foreign and non-foreign areas. This 

exception for using premium economy 

is similar to travel allowances provided 

by the private sector and is aimed at 

reducing the use of first class and 

business class transportation with the 

anticipation that agencies will authorize 

premium economy where offered, 

instead of business or first class, when 

otherwise eligible. In the event a 

traveler is authorized to fly premium 

economy under the new eight-hour rule, 

eligibility for a rest period will still 

follow the 14-hour rule. 

Some agencies have expressed the 

need for a rest period in excess of 24 

hours when there is limited availability 

of scheduled departures, as travelers 

may encounter when traveling to certain 

foreign or remote locations. 

Accordingly, GSA proposes to add a 

note to section 301–11.20 informing 

agencies they may authorize a rest 

period in excess of 24 hours under the 

circumstances outlined in the proposed 

note. 

Additionally, agencies are required to 

report annual travel data on certain 

types of travel per subpart B of FTR part 

300–70. Premium class travel (formally 

known as ‘‘other than coach class’’ 

travel) is one such type of travel that 

requires annual reporting. Premium 

class travel reporting requirements are 

set forth in the FTR and do not have a 

statutorily mandated deadline for 

submission, which provides the 

Administrator of General Services 

latitude on setting reporting deadlines. 

Typically, several agencies request an 

extension to submit their premium class 

travel data. To provide agencies more 

time to review their data, GSA proposes 

to set the premium class travel reporting 

requirement as December 31 of each 

year (instead of the current 60 days after 

the end of each fiscal year). 

GSA also proposes to refer to the 

‘‘premium class’’ or ‘‘other than coach 

class’’ travel report as the ‘‘first class 

and business class’’ travel report as 

reporting will be limited to only first 

and business class accommodations. 

The renaming of this report will avoid 

confusion with the newly proposed 

definitions of ‘‘other than coach class’’ 

and ‘‘premium economy class’’. 

Agencies will not report premium 

economy class or coach class seating 

upgrades in the first class and business 

class report as costs for both are likely 

to be substantially lower than business 

and first class accommodations and 

therefore pose less risk for travel cost 

abuse. To further reduce agency 

reporting burden, GSA proposes that 

negative submissions only be required 

for CFO Act agencies and agencies that 

reported the use of first class or business 

class accommodations for the previous 

reporting cycle. All other agencies may 

provide a negative report, but would not 

be required to do so. These changes, 

along with clarifying that agencies only 

need to report first class and business 

class accommodations, will promote a 

common understanding across 

Government and improve agency 

reporting requirements. 

GSA also proposes several changes to 

the FTR based on recommendations 

from the Travel and Expense 

Management Federal Integrated 

Business Framework working group, 

established by GSA in April 2017, in 

which GSA worked with other agencies 

to develop baseline travel and expense 

management standards. For example, 

the group proposed removing an 

outdated City Pair Program exemption 

which allowed travelers to use a noncontract fare if smoking is permitted on 

the contract air carrier and the 

nonsmoking section of the contract 

aircraft is not acceptable (FTR § 301– 

10.107(e)). In 2000, smoking was 

banned on all scheduled U.S. domestic 

and international airline flights between 

the U.S. and another country (65 FR 

36771), which eventually led to smokefree policies for airlines worldwide. 

Consequently, GSA proposes to remove 

this outdated exception to Contract City 

Pair Program fare use. 

This proposed rule also eliminates the 

duplicative language in the FTR on the 

classes of accommodations for each 

mode of common carrier transportation, 

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10.160 (rail), and 301–10.182 (ship), the 

requirement to use coach class 

accommodations for each mode, i.e., 

FTR §§ 301–10.122 (air), 301–10.161 

(rail), and 301–10.183 (ship), and the 

duplicative regulations that prescribe 

exceptions to when a traveler may be 

authorized use of other than coach class 

accommodations, i.e., FTR §§ 301– 

10.123 (air), 301–10.162 (rail), and 301– 

10.183 (ship), into a single definition for 

‘‘coach class’’, one regulation on the 

requirement to use coach class, and one 

regulation governing when other than 

coach class may be authorized, 

irrespective of the mode of common 

carrier transportation. Further, this rule 

proposes to eliminate examples of 

exceptional security circumstances that 

currently accompany the exception for 

use of other than coach class, as such 

circumstances are determined by the 

agency. 

The proposed rule also clarifies 

circumstances under which agencies 

may authorize the use of sleeping cars 

on trains. 

Lastly, due in part to the 

consolidation and elimination of 

multiple regulations, this proposed rule 

resequences the common carrier 

regulations found in FTR part 301–10. It 

also makes other miscellaneous editorial 

changes. 

II. Executive Orders 12866 and 13563 

Executive Orders (E.O.s) 12866 and 

13563 direct agencies to assess all costs 

and benefits of available regulatory 

alternatives and, if regulation is 

necessary, to select regulatory 

approaches that maximize net benefits 

(including potential economic, 

environmental, public health and safety 

effects, distributive impacts, and 

equity). E.O. 13563 emphasizes the 

importance of quantifying both costs 

and benefits, of reducing costs, of 

harmonizing rules, and of promoting 

flexibility. The Office of Management 

and Budget’s Office of Information and 

Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) anticipates 

that this will not be a significant 

regulatory action and, therefore, was not 

subject to review under Section 6(b) of 

E.O. 12866, Regulatory Planning and 

Review, dated September 30, 1993. 

III. Congressional Review Act 

Subtitle E of the Small Business 

Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act of 

1996 (codified at 5 U.S.C. 801–808), also 

known as the Congressional Review Act 

or CRA, generally provides that before a 

rule may take effect, the agency 

promulgating the rule must submit a 

rule report, which includes a copy of 

the rule, to each House of the Congress 

and to the Comptroller General of the 

United States. OIRA has determined 

that this proposed rule is not a ‘‘major 

rule’’ as defined by 5 U.S.C. 804(2). 

IV. Regulatory Flexibility Act 

GSA does not expect this proposed 

rule to have a significant economic 

impact on a substantial number of small 

entities within the meaning of the 

Regulatory Flexibility Act, 5 U.S.C. 601, 

et seq., because it applies only to 

Federal agencies and employees. 

Therefore, an Initial Regulatory 

Flexibility Analysis has not been 

performed. GSA invites comments from 

small business concerns and other 

interested parties on the expected 

impact of this rulemaking on small 

entities. 

GSA will also consider comments 

from small entities concerning the 

existing regulations in subparts affected 

by the rulemaking in accordance with 5 

U.S.C. 610. Interested parties must 

submit such comments separately and 

should cite 5 U.S.C 610 (FTR Case 

2020–300–1), in correspondence. 

V. Paperwork Reduction Act 

The Paperwork Reduction Act does 

not apply because the changes to the 

FTR do not impose recordkeeping or 

information collection requirements, or 

the collection of information from 

offerors, contractors, or members of the 

public that require the approval of the 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) under 44 U.S.C. 3501, et seq. 

List of Subjects 

41 CFR Part 300–3 

Government employees, Travel and 

transportation expenses. 

41 CFR Part 300–70 

Government employees, Reporting 

and recordkeeping requirements, Travel 

and transportation expenses. 

41 CFR Part 301–2 

Government employees, Travel and 

transportation expenses. 

41 CFR Part 301–10 

Common carriers, Government 

employees, Government property, 

Travel and transportation expenses. 

41 CFR Part 301–11 

Government employees, Travel and 

transportation expenses. 

41 CFR Part 301–13 

Government employees, Individuals 

with disabilities, Travel and 

transportation expenses. 

41 CFR Part 301–53 

Government employees, Travel and 

transportation expenses. 

41 CFR Part 301–70 

Administrative practice and 

procedure, Government employees, 

Individuals with disabilities, Travel and 

transportation expenses. 

41 CFR Part 301–71 

Accounting, Government employees, 

Travel and transportation expenses. 

41 CFR Part 304–3 and 304–5 

Government employees, Travel and 

transportation expenses. 

Krystal J. Brumfield, 

Associate Administrator, Office of 

Government-wide Policy. 

Under 5 U.S.C. 5707 and as discussed 

in the preamble, GSA proposes to 

amend 41 CFR parts 300–3, 300–70, 

301–2, 301–10, 301–11, 301–13, 301–53, 

301–70, 301–71, Appendix C to Chapter 

301, 304–3, and 304–5 as set forth 

below: 

PART 300–3—GLOSSARY OF TERMS 

■ 1. The authority citation for part 

300–3 continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 5707; 40 U.S.C. 121(c); 

49 U.S.C. 40118; 5 U.S.C. 5738; 5 U.S.C. 

5741–5742; 20 U.S.C. 905(a); 31 U.S.C. 1353; 

E.O. 11609, as amended, 3 CFR, 1971–1975 

Comp., p. 586, Office of Management and 

Budget Circular No. A–126, revised May 22, 

1992. 

■ 2. Amend § 300–3.1 by: 

■ a. Adding, in alphabetical order, 

definitions for ‘‘Coach class’’, ‘‘Coach 

class seating upgrade programs’’, and 

‘‘Contract City Pair Program’’; 

■ b. Revising the definition of 

‘‘Common carrier; 

■ c. Adding, in alphabetical order, 

definitions for ‘‘Extra-fare train’’ and 

’’Other than coach class’’; 

■ d. Revising the definition of 

‘‘Privately owned automobile’’; and 

■ e. Adding, in alphabetical order, 

definitions for ‘‘Scheduled flight time’’ 

and ‘‘Usually traveled route’’; 

The revisions and additions read as 

follows: 

§ 300–3.1 What do the following terms 

mean? 

* * * * * 

Coach class—The class of 

accommodation that is normally the 

lowest class of fare offered by common 

carriers regardless of terminology used. 

For reference purposes only, coach class 

may also be referred to as tourist class, 

economy class, steerage, or standard 

class. 

Coach class seating upgrade 

programs—Under commercial air 

transportation seating upgrade 

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preferable seat choice or increased 

amenities or services within the coach 

class seating area. These upgraded 

choices are generally available for a fee, 

as a program membership benefit (such 

as frequent flyer) or at an airport kiosk 

or gate. Coach class seating upgrade 

options are not considered a new or 

higher class of accommodation from 

coach as the seat is lower than other 

than coach class accommodations in 

terms of cost and amenities (e.g., seating 

girth and pitch, priority boarding, 

luggage allowance, expedited food/ 

drink service). 

* * * * * 

Common carrier—Private sector 

supplier of air, rail, bus, ship, or other 

transit system. 

* * * * * 

Contract City Pair Program—A 

mandatory use (see § 301–10.110 for 

required users) Government program 

that provides commercially available 

scheduled air passenger transportation 

services to Government travelers on 

official business. The City Pair Program 

offers negotiated firm- fixed-price fares 

on one-way routes between airports that 

apply in either direction of travel. Fares 

may be issued using one of the 

following fare types, or others that the 

contract City Pair Program may solicit: 

(1) Capacity-controlled coach class 

contract fare (_CA). A contract City Pair 

Program coach class fare that is less 

expensive than the unrestricted coach 

class fare (YCA), but has limited 

inventory availability, meaning, once 

the flight reaches a certain capacity, 

_CA fares may no longer be available for 

booking. Unlike YCA fares, _CA fares 

are restricted by the availability of seats. 

Accordingly, early booking may 

increase the likelihood of booking a _CA 

fare. The first character of the threecharacter fare basis code varies by 

airline. 

(2) Unrestricted coach class contract 

fare (YCA). A contract City Pair Program 

coach class fare that is more expensive 

than a _CA fare, but offers last seat 

(inventory) availability (unless a flight is 

already sold out), meaning, as long as 

coach class inventory is available to sell 

on the flight, the Government traveler 

can purchase it. 

(3) Contract business fare (_CB). 

Contract fare offered by carriers in some 

domestic and international line item 

markets for business class service. The 

first character of the three-character fare 

basis code varies by airline. 

* * * * * 

Extra-fare train-A train that operates 

at an increased fare due to the extra 

performance of the train, i.e., faster 

speed or fewer stops, or both. 

* * * * * 

Other than coach class—Any class of 

accommodations above coach class. 

(1) First class. The highest class of 

accommodation offered by a common 

carrier in terms of cost and amenities. 

(2) Business class. A class of 

accommodation offered by a common 

carrier that is lower than first class but 

higher than coach and premium 

economy, in cost and amenities. 

(3) Premium economy class. A class of 

airline accommodation that is lower 

than both first class and business class, 

but higher than coach class in terms of 

cost and amenities. Airlines are 

constantly updating their offerings; 

however, for the purposes of this 

regulation, premium economy class is 

considered a separate, higher class of 

accommodation from coach class and is 

not considered a coach class seating 

upgrade. 

* * * * * 

Privately owned automobile—A car or 

light truck, including a van or a pickup 

truck, that is owned or leased for 

personal use by an individual, but not 

necessarily the traveler. 

* * * * * 

Scheduled flight time—The flight 

time between the originating departure 

point and the ultimate arrival point, as 

scheduled by the airline, including 

scheduled non-overnight time spent at 

airports during plane changes. 

Scheduled non-overnight time does not 

include time spent at the originating or 

ultimate arrival airports. 

* * * * * 

Usually traveled route—The most 

direct route between the employee’s 

official station (or invitational traveler’s 

home) and the temporary duty location, 

as defined by maps or consistent with 

established scheduled services of 

contract or other common carriers. 

PART 300–70—AGENCY REPORTING 

REQUIREMENTS 

■ 3. The authority citation for 41 CFR 

part 300–70 continues to read as 

follows: 

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 5707; 5 U.S.C. 5738; 

5 U.S.C. 5741–5742; 20 U.S.C. 905(a); 31 

U.S.C. 1353; 40 U.S.C. 121(c); 49 U.S.C. 

40118; E.O. 11609, as amended, 3 CFR, 1971– 

1975 Comp., p. 586. 

■ 4. Amend subpart B of part 300–70 by 

revising the subpart heading to read as 

follows: 

Subpart B—Requirement to Report 

Use of First Class and Business Class 

Transportation Accommodations 

■ 5. Revise the subpart B heading to 

read as follows: 

§ 300–70.100 Who must report the use of 

first class and business class 

transportation accommodations? 

* * * * * 

■ 6. Revise § 300–70.101 to read as 

follows: 

§ 300–70.101 What information must we 

report on the use of first class and business 

class transportation accommodations? 

GSA issues Bulletins that will inform 

you of the required information and 

reporting format(s) for each trip where 

you paid for at least one segment of first 

class or business class transportation 

accommodations that were more 

expensive than coach class 

accommodations for the same itinerary. 

FTR bulletins are updated as necessary 

and available at https://www.gsa.gov/ 

ftrbulletins. 

■ 7. Revise § 300–70.102 to read as 

follows: 

§ 300–70.102 When must we report on the 

use of first class and business class 

transportation accommodations? 

You must report to the U.S. General 

Services Administration, Office of 

Government-wide Policy no later than 

December 31 of each year. The reporting 

period is October 1 through September 

30. Negative submissions, i.e., no data to 

report, are required for Chief Financial 

Officers (CFO) Act agencies and 

agencies that reported the use of first 

class or business class transportation 

accommodations for the previous 

reporting cycle. All other agencies may 

provide a negative report. 

■ 8. Amend § 300–70.103 by revising 

the section heading, introductory text, 

and paragraphs (a) and (b) to read as 

follows: 

§ 300–70.103 Are there any exceptions to 

the first class and business class reporting 

requirement? 

Yes. You are not required to report 

data that is protected from public 

disclosure by statute or Executive Order. 

However, you are required to report the 

following aggregate information: 

(a) Aggregate number of authorized 

first class and business class trips that 

are protected from disclosure; 

(b) Total cost of actual first class and 

business class fares paid that exceeded 

the coach class fare; and 

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Part 301–2—GENERAL RULES 

■ 9. The authority citation for 41 CFR 

part 301–2 continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 5707; 31 U.S.C. 1353; 

49 U.S.C. 40118. 

■ 10. Revise § 301–2.1 to read as 

follows: 

§ 301–2.1 Must I have authorization to 

travel? 

Yes, generally you must have written 

authorization before incurring any travel 

expense. When it is not practicable or 

possible to obtain such authorization 

before travel begins, your agency may 

approve reimbursement for specific 

travel expenses after travel is 

completed. However, written advance 

authorization is required for items in 

§ 301–2.5(c), (i), (n), and (o) of this part. 

■ 11. Amend § 301–2.4 by adding a new 

sentence to the end of the section to 

read as follows: 

§ 301–2.4 For what travel expenses am I 

responsible? 

* * * Failure to provide sufficient 

justification to your voucher approving 

official for such accommodations or 

services will limit your reimbursement 

to the constructive cost of that which 

your agency determines to be the actual 

and necessary cost of the travel 

expense(s) to perform the official travel. 

§ 301–2.5 [Amended] 

■ 12. Amend § 301–2.5, in paragraph (b) 

by removing ‘‘foreign air carrier’’ and 

adding in its place ‘‘foreign air carrier or 

foreign ship’’. 

PART 301—TRANSPORTATION 

EXPENSES 

■ 13. The authority citation for part 

301–10 continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 5707, 40 U.S.C. 121(c); 

49 U.S.C. 40118; Office of Management and 

Budget Circular No. A–126, ‘‘Improving the 

Management and Use of Government 

Aircraft.’’ Revised May 22, 1992. 

■ 14. Add §§ 301–10.101 through 301– 

10.104 to read as follows: 

* * * * * 

301–10.101 What classes of common carrier 

accommodations are available? 

301–10.102 What class of common carrier 

accommodations must I use? 

301–10.103 When may I use other than 

coach class accommodations? 

301–10.104 What must I do if I change or 

do not use a common carrier reservation? 

* * * * * 

§ 301–10.101 What classes of common 

carrier accommodations are available? 

Common carriers frequently update 

their levels of service and use various 

terminologies to distinguish those levels 

of service. For the purposes of this title, 

the classes of common carrier 

transportation are categorized as coach 

class, premium economy class, business 

class, and first class. 

Note 1 to § 301–10.101: If an airline flight 

has only two classes of accommodations 

available, i.e., two distinctly different seating 

types (such as girth and pitch) and the front 

of the aircraft is termed ‘‘premium economy 

class’’ or higher by the airline and the tickets 

are fare coded as premium economy class or 

higher, then the front of the aircraft is 

deemed to be other than coach class. 

Alternatively, if an airline flight has only two 

seating sections available but equips both 

with one type of seating, (i.e., seating girth 

and pitch are the same in both sections of the 

aircraft), and the seats in the front of the 

aircraft are fare coded as full fare economy 

class, and only restricted economy fares are 

available in the back of the aircraft, then the 

entire aircraft is to be classified as coach 

class. In this second situation, qualifying for 

other than coach class travel is not required 

to purchase an unrestricted full fare economy 

seat in the front of the aircraft as the entire 

aircraft is considered ‘‘coach class.’’ 

§ 301–10.102 What class of common 

carrier accommodations must I use? 

For all official travel you must use 

coach class accommodations, unless 

your agency authorizes or approves the 

use of other than coach class 

accommodations as provided under 

§ 301–10.103. 

§ 301–10.103 When may I use other than 

coach class accommodations? 

You are required to exercise the same 

care in incurring expenses that a 

prudent person would exercise if 

traveling on personal business when 

making official travel arrangements. 

Therefore, you are required to use the 

least expensive class of 

accommodations necessary to meet your 

needs and accomplish the agency’s 

mission. You may use the lowest other 

than coach class accommodations only 

when your agency specifically 

authorizes or approves such use as 

specified in paragraph (a), (b), or (c) of 

this section. 

(a) Your agency may authorize or 

approve reimbursement for premium 

economy class accommodations when: 

(1) Required to accommodate a 

medical disability or other special need; 

(i) A disability must be certified 

annually in a written statement by a 

competent medical authority. However, 

if the disability is a lifelong condition, 

then a one-time certification statement 

is required. Certification statements 

must include at a minimum: 

(A) A written statement by a 

competent medical authority stating that 

special accommodation is necessary; 

(B) An approximate duration of the 

special accommodation; and 

(C) A recommendation as to the 

suitable class of transportation 

accommodations based on the 

disability. 

(ii) A special need must be certified 

annually in writing according to your 

agency’s procedures. However, if the 

special need is a lifelong condition, then 

a one-time certification statement is 

required; 

(iii) If you are authorized under 

§ 301–13.3(a) of this subchapter to have 

an attendant accompany you, your 

agency may also authorize the attendant 

to use premium economy class 

accommodations if you require the 

attendant’s services en route; 

(2) Exceptional security 

circumstances, as determined by your 

agency, require premium economy class 

accommodations; 

(3) Coach class accommodations on 

an authorized foreign carrier do not 

provide adequate sanitation or health 

standards; 

(4) Regularly scheduled service 

between origin and destination points, 

including connecting points, provide 

only other than coach class 

accommodations and you certify such 

on your voucher; 

(5) Your common carrier costs are 

paid in full through agency acceptance 

of payment from a non-Federal source 

in accordance with chapter 304 of this 

title; 

(6) Your origin and/or destination are 

OCONUS and your scheduled flight 

time, including stopovers and change of 

planes, is in excess of eight hours; 

(7) The use results in an overall cost 

savings to the Government by avoiding 

additional subsistence costs, overtime, 

or lost productive time while awaiting 

coach class accommodations; 

(8) No space is available in coach 

class accommodations that allow you to 

arrive in time to accomplish the 

mission, which is urgent and cannot be 

postponed; or 

(9) Required because of agency 

mission, consistent with your agency’s 

internal procedures pursuant to § 301– 

70.102(i). 

(b) Your agency may authorize or 

approve reimbursement for business 

class accommodations under paragraphs 

(a)(1) through (5) and (a)(7) through (9) 

of this section, or when: 

(1) Your origin and/or destination are 

OCONUS; 

(2) Your scheduled flight time, 

including stopovers and change of 

planes, is more than 14 hours; 

(3) You are required to report to duty 

the following day or sooner; and 

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more advantageous than authorizing a 

rest period en route or at your 

destination pursuant to § 301–11.20. 

(c) Your agency may authorize or 

approve reimbursement for first class 

accommodations under paragraph (a)(1), 

(2), or (9) of this section, or when no 

coach class, premium economy class, or 

business class accommodations are 

reasonably available. ‘‘Reasonably 

available’’ means available on a 

common carrier that is scheduled to 

leave within 24 hours of your proposed 

departure time, or scheduled to arrive 

within 24 hours of your proposed 

arrival time. 

Note 1 to § 301–10.103: Other than coach 

class accommodations, including upgraded 

contract City Pair Program fares, may be 

obtained at a traveler’s personal expense, 

including through redemption of program 

membership benefits, such as frequent flyer. 

§ 301–10.104 What must I do if I change or 

do not use a common carrier reservation? 

If you know you will change or not 

use your reservation, you must take 

action to change or cancel it as 

prescribed by your agency. Also, you 

must report all changes of your 

reservation according to your agency’s 

procedures in an effort to prevent losses 

to the Government. Failure to do so may 

subject you to liability for any resulting 

losses. 

■ 15. Revise § 301–10.105 to read as 

follows: 

§ 301–10.105 What must I do with unused 

Government Transportation Request(s) 

(GTR(s)), ticket(s) or refund application(s)? 

You must submit any unused GTR(s), 

unused ticket coupons, unused 

e-tickets, unused e-vouchers, or refund 

applications to your agency in 

accordance with your agency’s 

procedures. 

■ 16. Remove the undesignated center 

heading ‘‘Use of Contract City-Pair 

Fares’’ that appears above § 301–10.106. 

■ 17. Revise § 301–10.106 to read as 

follows: 

§ 301–10.106 Am I authorized to receive or 

keep a refund or credit for unused 

transportation? 

No. You are not authorized to receive 

or keep a refund, credit, or any other 

negotiable document from a 

transportation service provider for 

undelivered services (except as 

provided in § 301–10.123) or any 

portion of an unused ticket issued in 

exchange for a GTR or billed to an 

agency’s centrally billed account. 

However, any charges billed directly to 

your individually billed Government 

charge card account should be credited 

to your account. You must immediately 

remit to the Government for any unused 

transportation expense(s) credited to 

your individually billed Government 

charge card account. 

§ § 301–10.107 through 109 [Removed and 

Reserved] 

■ 18. Remove and reserve §§ 301–10.107 

through 301–10.109. 

■ 19. Add an undesignated subpart 

heading before § 301–10.110 to read as 

follows: 

Use of Contract City Pair Program Fares 

* * * * * 

301–10.110 When must I use a contract City 

Pair Program fare? 

301–10.111 Are there any exceptions to the 

use of a contract City Pair Program fare? 

301–10.112 What requirements must be met 

to use a non-contract fare?301–10.104 

What must I do if I change or do not use 

a common carrier reservation? 

301–10.113 What is my liability for 

unauthorized use of a non-contract 

carrier when contract service is available 

and I do not meet one of the exceptions 

for required use? 

301–10.114 May I use contract passenger 

transportation service for personal 

travel? 

* * * * * 

■ 20. Revise §§ 301–10.110 through 

301–10.114 to read as follows: 

§ 301–10.110 When must I use a contract 

City Pair Program fare? 

If you are an employee of an agency 

as defined in § 301–1.1 of this chapter, 

you must use a contract City Pair 

Program fare for scheduled air passenger 

transportation service unless one of the 

limited exceptions in § 301–10.111 

exists. 

Note 1 to § 301–10.110: When a contract 

City Pair Program carrier offers a lower cost 

capacity-controlled coach class contract fare 

(_CA) and an unrestricted coach class 

contract fare (YCA), you must use the lower 

cost capacity-controlled fare when it is 

advantageous and meets mission needs. A 

listing of contract City Pair Program fares is 

available at https://www.gsa.gov/citypairs. 

Note 2 to § 301–10.110: Employees of the 

Government of the District of Columbia, with 

the exception of the District of Columbia 

Courts, are not eligible to use contract City 

Pair Program fares even though these 

employees otherwise may be covered by the 

FTR. 

§ 301–10.111 Are there any exceptions to 

the use of a contract City Pair Program 

fare? 

Yes, your agency may authorize use of 

a non-contract fare when: 

(a) There are no accommodations 

available on any scheduled contract City 

Pair Program flight arriving to your 

destination in time to accomplish the 

purpose of your travel or use of contract 

service would require you to incur 

unnecessary overnight lodging cost 

which would increase the total cost of 

the trip; 

(b) The contractor’s flight schedule is 

inconsistent with explicit policies of 

your Federal department or agency with 

regard to scheduling travel during 

normal working hours; 

(c) A non-contract carrier offers a 

lower fare to the general public that, if 

used, will result in a lower total trip 

cost to the Government (the combined 

costs of transportation, lodging, meals, 

and related expenses considered); or 

Note to paragraph (c): This exception does 

not apply if the contract carrier offers the 

same or lower fare and has seats available at 

that fare, or if the fare offered by the noncontract carrier is restricted to Government 

and military travelers performing official 

business and may be purchased only with a 

contractor-issued charge card, centrally 

billed account (e.g., YDG, MDG, QDG, VDG, 

and similar fares) or GTR where the two 

previous options are not available. 

(d) Cost effective rail transportation is 

available and is consistent with mission 

requirements. 

Note 2 to § 301–10.111: A group of 10 or 

more passengers traveling together on the 

same day, on the same flight, for the same 

mission, requiring group integrity and 

identified as a group by the travel 

management service upon booking is not a 

mandatory user of the Government’s contract 

City Pair Program fares. For group travel, 

agencies are expected to obtain air passenger 

transportation service that is practical and 

cost effective to the Government. 

Note 3 to § 301–10.111: Contractors are not 

authorized to use contract City Pair Program 

fares to perform travel under their contracts. 

Note 4 to § 301–10.111: Carrier preference 

is not a valid exception for using a noncontract City Pair Program fare. 

§ 301–10.112 What requirements must be 

met to use a non-contract fare? 

(a) Before purchasing a non-contract 

fare you must meet one of the exception 

requirements listed in § 301–10.111 and 

show approval on your travel 

authorization to use a non-contract fare; 

and 

(b) If the non-contract fare is nonrefundable, restricted, or has specific 

eligibility requirements, you must know 

or reasonably anticipate, based on your 

planned trip, that you will use the 

ticket; and 

(c) Your agency must determine that 

the proposed non-contract 

transportation is practical and cost 

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§ 301–10.113 What is my liability for 

unauthorized use of a non-contract carrier 

when contract service is available and I do 

not meet one of the exceptions for required 

use? 

You are responsible for any additional 

costs or penalties incurred by you 

resulting from unauthorized use of noncontract service. 

§ 301–10.114 May I use contract passenger 

transportation service for personal travel? 

No, you may not use contract 

passenger transportation service for 

personal travel. 

§ 301–10.115 through 301–10.117 

[Removed and Reserved] 

■ 21. Remove and reserve §§ 301–10.115 

through 301–10.117. 

§ 301–10.118 and 301–10.119 [Reserved] 

■ 22. Add reserved §§ 301–10.118 and 

301–10.119. 

■ 23. Add § 301–10.120 after the 

undesignated center heading ‘‘Airline 

Accommodations’’ to read as follows: 

§ 301–10.120 What must I do when 

different airlines furnish the same service at 

different fares? 

When there is no contract City Pair 

Program fare and other carriers furnish 

the same service at different fares 

between the same points for the same 

type of accommodations, you must use 

the lowest cost service unless your 

agency determines that the use of higher 

cost service is more advantageous to the 

Government. 

■ 24. Revise §§ 301–10.121 through 

301–10.124 to read as follows: 

* * * * * 

301–10.121 When may I use coach class 

seating upgrade programs? 

301–10.122 What must I do with 

compensation an airline gives me if it 

denies me a seat on a plane? 

301–10.123 May I keep compensation an 

airline gives me for voluntarily vacating 

my seat on my scheduled airline flight 

when the airline asks for volunteers? 

301–10.124 When may I use a reduced 

group or charter fare? 

* * * * * 

§ 301–10.121 When may I use coach class 

seating upgrade programs? 

Use of upgraded coach class seating 

options is generally a traveler’s personal 

choice and therefore is at the traveler’s 

personal expense. However, your 

agency approving official may approve 

reimbursement of the additional seat 

choice fee according to part 301–13 of 

this chapter or internal agency policy 

(see § 301–70.102(k)). 

§ 301–10.122 What must I do with 

compensation an airline gives me if it 

denies me a seat on a plane? 

If you are performing official travel 

and a carrier denies you a confirmed 

reserved seat on a plane, you must give 

your agency any payment you receive 

for liquidated damages. You must 

ensure the carrier shows the ‘‘Treasurer 

of the United States’’ as payee on the 

compensation check and then forward 

the payment to the appropriate agency 

official. 

§ 301–10.123 May I keep compensation an 

airline gives me for voluntarily vacating my 

seat on my scheduled airline flight when the 

airline asks for volunteers? 

(a) Yes, you may keep airline 

compensation if: 

(1) Voluntarily vacating your seat will 

not interfere with performing your 

official duties; and 

(2) Additional travel expenses, 

incurred as a result of vacating your 

seat, are borne by you and are not 

reimbursed by the Government. 

(b) If volunteering delays your travel 

during duty hours, your agency will 

charge you with annual leave for the 

additional hours. 

§ 301–10.124 When may I use a reduced 

group or charter fare? 

You may use a reduced group or 

charter fare when your agency has 

determined, on an individual case basis 

before your travel begins, that use of 

such a fare is cost effective. Chartered 

aircraft are subject to the same rules as 

Government aircraft, and agencies in the 

executive branch of the Federal 

Government are subject to the 

requirements of Office of Management 

and Budget (OMB) Circular A–126 and 

41 CFR part 102–33 in making such cost 

effectiveness determinations. 

§ § 301–10.125 [Removed and Reserved] 

■ 25. Remove and reserve § 301–10.125. 

§ § 301–10.126 through 301–10.129 

[Reserved] 

■ 26. Add reserved §§ 301–10.126 

through 301–10.129. 

§ 301–10.130 [Reserved] 

■ 27. Add reserved § 301–10.130 after 

the undesignated center heading ‘‘Use of 

United States Flag Air Carriers’’. 

§ § 301–10.144 through 301–10.159 

[Reserved] 

■ 28. Add reserved §§ 301–10.144 

through 301–10.159. 

■ 29. Revise §§ 301–10.160 and 301– 

10.161 to read as follows: 

§ 301–10.160 When may I use extra-fare 

train service? 

You may use extra-fare train service 

whenever your agency determines it is 

more advantageous to the Government 

or is required for security reasons. Use 

of extra-fare train service must be 

authorized or approved as other than 

coach class accommodations as 

provided in §§ 301–10.103(b) and 301– 

10.103(c). 

§ 301–10.161 When may I use sleeping 

accommodations aboard train service? 

You may use the lowest class of 

sleeping accommodations aboard a train 

that meets your mission needs when 

overnight travel is required and your 

agency determines it is advantageous to 

the Government. 

§ § 301–10.162 through 301–10.164 

[Removed and Reserved] 

■ 30. Remove and reserve §§ 301–10.162 

through 301–10.164. 

§ § 301–10.165 through 301–10.179 

[Reserved] 

■ 31. Add and reserve §§ 301–10.165 

through 301–10.179. 

■ 32. Revise § 301–10.180 to read as 

follows: 

§ 301–10.180 Must I travel by a U.S. flag 

ship? 

Yes, when authorized to travel by 

ship you must use a U.S. flag ship when 

one is available unless the necessity of 

the mission requires the use of a foreign 

ship. (See 46 U.S.C. 55302). 

§ § 301–10.182 and 183 [Removed and 

Reserved] 

■ 33. Remove and reserve §§ 301–10.182 

and 301–10.183. 

§ § 301–10.184 through 301–10.189 

[Reserved] 

■ 34. Add and reserve §§ 301–10.184 

through 301–10.189. 

PART 301–11—PER DIEM EXPENSES 

■ 35. The authority citation for 41 CFR 

part 301–11 continues to read as 

follows: 

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 5707. 

■ 36. Amend § 301–11.20 by revising 

paragraph (a) and adding Note 1 to read 

as follows: 

§ 301–11.20 May my agency authorize a 

rest period for me while I am traveling? 

(a) Your agency may authorize a rest 

period not in excess of 24 hours at 

either an intermediate point or at your 

destination when: 

(1) Either your origin or destination is 

OCONUS; 

(2) Your scheduled flight time, 

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(3) Travel is by a direct or usually 

traveled route; and 

(4) Travel is by coach class or 

premium economy class. 

* * * * * 

Note 1 to § 301–11.20: Your agency may 

authorize a rest period that exceeds 24 hours 

when no scheduled transportation service 

departs within 24 hours of your arrival at an 

intermediate point. To qualify for a rest 

period exceeding 24 hours, you must be 

scheduled to board the first available 

scheduled departure. Your agency will 

determine a reasonable additional length of 

time for any rest period exceeding 24 hours. 

■ 37. Amend § 301–11.26 by revising 

the table to read as follows: in the 

second row of the second column of the 

table by removing ‘‘SP&P/Allowances 

Branch’’ and adding ‘‘Policy and 

Regulations Division’’ in its place, and 

by removing ‘‘Suite 04J325–01’’ and 

adding ‘‘Suite 04J25–01’’ in its place. 

For CONUS locations For non-foreign area locations For foreign area locations 

General Services Administration, Office of Government-wide Policy, 1800 F St. NW, Washington, DC 20405.Defense Travel Management Office, Attn: Policy and Regulations Division, 4800 Mark 

Center Drive, Suite 04J25–01, Alexandria, 

VA 22350–9000.

Director, Office of Allowances, Department of 

State, Annex 1, Suite L–314, Washington, 

DC 20522–0103. 

PART 301–13—TRAVEL OF AN 

EMPLOYEE WITH SPECIAL NEEDS 

■ 38. The authority citation for 41 CFR 

part 301–13 continues to read as 

follows: 

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 5707. 

■ 39. Amend § 301–13.3 by revising the 

introductory paragraph and paragraph 

(f) to read as follows: 

§ 301–13.3 What additional travel 

expenses may my agency pay under this 

part? 

Your agency approving official may 

pay for any expenses deemed necessary 

by your agency to accommodate your 

special need including, but not limited 

to, the following expenses: 

* * * * * 

(f) Other than coach class 

accommodations to accommodate your 

special need, under subpart B of part 

301–10 of this subchapter; and 

* * * * * 

PART 301–53—USING PROMOTIONAL 

MATERIAL AND FREQUENT 

TRAVELER PROGRAMS 

■ 40. The authority citation for part 

301–53 continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 5707; 31 U.S.C. 1353. 

§ 301–53.4 [Amended] 

■ 41. Amend § 301–53.4 by removing 

‘‘§§ 301–10.109 and 301–10.110’’ and 

adding ‘‘§§ 301–10.113 and 301–10.114’’ 

in its place. 

■ 42. Revise § 301–53.5 to read as 

follows: 

§ 301–53.5 Are there exceptions to the 

mandatory use of contract City Pair 

Program fares and an agency’s travel 

management service? 

Yes, the exceptions are in accordance 

with §§ 301–10.111 and 301–10.112 of 

this chapter for the mandatory use of a 

contract City Pair Program fare, and 

§ 301–73.103 of this chapter for the 

mandatory use of a travel management 

service. 

§ 301–53.6 [Amended] 

■ 43. Amend § 301–53.6 by removing 

‘‘§ 301–10.116’’ and ‘‘§ 301–10.117’’ and 

adding ‘‘§ 301–10.122’’ and ‘‘§ 301– 

10.123’’ in their places, respectively. 

PART 301–70—INTERNAL POLICY 

AND PROCEDURE REQUIREMENTS 

■ 44. The authority citation for part 

301–70 continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 5707; 40 U.S.C. 121(c); 

Sec. 2, Pub. L. 105–264, 112 Stat. 2350 (5 

U.S.C. 5701, note); OMB Circular No. A–126, 

revised May 22, 1992; OMB Circular No. A– 

123, Appendix B, revised January 15, 2009. 

■ 45. Amend § 301–70.102 by revising 

paragraphs (b)(1) and(3), (d), (i), and (k) 

to read as follows: 

§ 301–70.102 What governing policies 

must we establish for authorization and 

payment of transportation expenses? 

* * * * * 

(b) * * * 

(1) Use of other than coach class 

transportation under § 301–10.103 of 

this chapter; 

* * * * * 

(3) Use of an extra-fare train service 

under § 301–10.160; 

* * * * * 

(d) When you consider the use of a 

POV advantageous to the Government, 

such as travel to and from common 

carrier terminals or to the TDY location. 

When determining whether the use of a 

POV to a TDY location is the most 

advantageous method of transportation, 

you must consider the total cost of using 

a POV as compared to the total cost of 

using a rental vehicle, including rental 

costs, fuel, taxes, parking (at a common 

carrier terminal—not to exceed the cost 

of taxi or transportation network 

company fare, etc.), and any other 

relevant costs; 

* * * * * 

(i) Develop and issue internal 

guidance on what specific mission 

criteria justify use of other than coach 

class transportation under § 301– 

10.103(a)(9) and the use of other than 

the least expensive compact car 

available under § 301–10.450(c). The 

justification criteria shall be noted on 

the traveler’s authorization. 

* * * * * 

(k) Develop and publish internal 

guidance regarding when coach class 

seating upgrade fees will be authorized 

as advantageous to the Government and 

reimbursed (see § 301–10.121). 

■ 46. Amend § 301–70.401 by revising 

paragraph (a) to read as follows: 

§ 301–70.401 What governing policies and 

procedures must we establish regarding 

travel of an employee with a disability or 

special need? 

* * * * * 

(a) Who will determine if an 

employee has a disability or special 

need which requires accommodation, 

including when documentation is 

necessary under §§ 301–10.103 and 

301–10.121, and when a determination 

may be based on a clearly visible and 

discernible physical condition; and 

* * * * * 

PART 301–71—AGENCY TRAVEL 

ACCOUNTABILITY REQUIREMENTS 

■ 47. The authority citation for 41 CFR 

part 301–71 continues to read as 

follows: 

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 5707; 40 U.S.C. 121(c); 

Sec. 2, Pub. L. 105–264, 112 Stat. 2350 (5 

U.S.C. 5701 note). 

■ 48. Amend § 301–71.105 by revising 

to read as follows: 

§ 301–71.105 Must we issue a written 

travel authorization in advance of travel? 

Yes, except when advance written 

authorization is not possible or practical 

and approval is in accordance with 

§§ 301–2.1, 301–2.5, or 304–3.13. 

However, the following always require 

advance written authorization: 

(a) Use of reduced fares for group or 

charter arrangements; 

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(c) Acceptance of payment from a 

non–Federal source for travel expenses 

(see chapter 304 of this title); and 

(d) Travel expenses related to 

attendance at a conference. 

Appendix C to Chapter 301 

■ 49. Amend appendix C to chapter 301 

by— 

■ a. Revising the entry for 

‘‘Transportation Method Indicator’’ in 

the table for ‘‘Commercial 

Transportation Information’’; and 

revising the entry for ‘‘Transportation 

Method Indicator’’ in the table ‘‘Travel 

Expense Information’’. The revisions 

read as follows: 

Appendix C to Chapter 301—Standard 

Data Elements for Federal Travel 

[Traveler Identification] 

* * * * * 

COMMERCIAL TRANSPORTATION INFORMATION

Group name Data elements Description 

*******

Transportation Method Indicator .... Air (other than coach class) .......... Common carrier used as transportation to TDY location.

Air (coach class).

Non-contract Air, Train, Other.

* * * * * * * 

TRAVEL EXPENSE INFORMATION

Group name Data elements Description 

*******

Transportation Method Indicator .... Air (other than coach class) .......... The amount of money the transportation actually cost the traveler, entered according to method of transportation. 

Air (coach class).

Non-contract Air, Train.

Other .............................................. Bus or other form of transportation. 

* * * * * * * 

* * * * * 

PART 304–3—EMPLOYEE 

RESPONSIBILITY 

■ 50. The authority citation for part 

304–3 continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 5707; 31 U.S.C. 1353. 

■ 51. Revise § 304–3.9 to read as 

follows: 

§ 304–3.9 May I use other than coach class 

accommodations on common carriers when 

a non-Federal source pays in full for my 

common carrier expenses to attend a 

meeting? 

Yes, you may use other than coach 

class accommodations on common 

carriers if you meet one of the criteria 

contained in § 301–10.103 of this title, 

and are authorized to do so by your 

agency in accordance with § 304–5.5 of 

this chapter. 

PART 304–5—AGENCY 

RESPONSIBILITIES 

■ 52. The authority citation for 41 CFR 

part 304–5 continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 5707; 31 U.S.C. 1353. 

■ 52. Amend § 304–5.5 by revising the 

section heading, introductory text, and 

paragraph (c) to read as follows: 

§ 304–5.5 May we authorize an employee 

to use other than coach class 

accommodations on common carriers if we 

accept payment in full from a non-Federal 

source for such transportation expenses? 

Yes, you may authorize an employee 

to use other than coach class 

accommodations on common carriers as 

long as the: 

* * * * * 

(c) Travel meets at least one of the 

conditions in § 301–10.103 of this title. 

[FR Doc. 2022–03068 Filed 3–2–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6820–14–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Fish and Wildlife Service 

50 CFR Part 17 

[Docket No. FWS–R4–ES–2021–0093; 

FF09E22000 FXES1113090FEDR 223] 

RIN 1018–BF56 

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife 

and Plants; Reclassification of the 

Relict Darter From Endangered to 

Threatened With a Section 4(d) Rule 

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Proposed rule; availability of 

draft recovery plan and request for 

public comment. 

SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and 

Wildlife Service (Service), propose to 

reclassify (downlist) the relict darter 

(Etheostoma chienense) from 

endangered to threatened under the 

Endangered Species Act of 1973, as 

amended (Act). The relict darter is a fish 

species that occupies the Bayou de 

Chien stream system in western 

Kentucky. Our evaluation of the best 

available scientific and commercial 

information indicates that the species’ 

status has improved such that it is not 

currently in danger of extinction 

throughout all or a significant portion of 

its range, but that it is still likely to 

become so in the foreseeable future. We 

also propose a rule under section 4(d) of 

the Act that provides for the 

conservation of the relict darter. In 

addition, we announce the availability 

of the draft recovery plan for the relict 

darter. The draft recovery plan includes 

specific recovery objectives and criteria 

based on the species status assessment. 

We request review of this proposal and 

of the draft recovery plan and comment 

from local, State, and Federal agencies, 

nongovernmental organizations, Tribes, 

and the public. 


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