[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 54 (Thursday, March 20, 1997)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 13342-13343]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-7037]


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GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

41 CFR Ch. 301

[FTR Am. 56]
RIN 3090-AG36


Federal Travel Regulation; Maximum Per Diem Rates

AGENCY: Office of Governmentwide Policy, GSA.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This final rule amends Federal Travel Regulation (FTR) 
Amendment 52, published in the Federal Register on Thursday, November 
21, 1996 (61 FR 59185) to add per diem localities in the States of 
Louisiana and Virginia, and to add the State of North Dakota with a 
clarifying footnote (number 5), explaining that all locations within 
that State are subject to the standard CONUS rate. This rule also 
corrects footnote number three and an incorrect entry listed in the 
prescribed maximum per diem rate for Gettysburg (Adams County), 
Pennsylvania.

DATES: This final rule is effective January 1, 1997, and applies for 
travel performed on or after January 1, 1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joddy P. Garner, Travel and 
Transportation Management Policy Division (MTT), Washington, DC 20405, 
telephone 202-501-1538.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The General Services Administration has 
determined that this rule is not a significant regulatory action for 
the purposes of Executive Order 12866 of September 30, 1993. This final 
rule is not required to be published in the Federal Register for notice 
and comment. Therefore, the Regulatory Flexibility Act does not apply. 
This rule also is exempt from congressional review prescribed under 5 
U.S.C. 801 since it relates solely to agency management and personnel. 
For reasons set out in the preamble, under 5 U.S.C. 5701-5709, title 
41, Chapter 301 of the Code of Federal Regulation is revised to read as 
follows:

CHAPTER 301--TRAVEL ALLOWANCES

    1. Appendix A to Chapter 301 is amended by adding and correcting 
the following per diem localities and footnote <SUP>3 to read as 
follows:

Appendix A to Chapter 301--Prescribed Maximum Per Diem Rates for CONUS

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                           Per diem locality                              Maximum                       Maximum 
------------------------------------------------------------------------  lodging       M&IE rate       per diem
                                            County and/or other defined    amount    +     (b)      =   rate \4\
               Key city \1\                        location <SUP>2,3             (a)                           (c)   
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Louisiana:                                                                                                      
    St. Francisville.....................  West Feliciana..............         85             30            115
North Dakota: (See footnote 5)                                                                                  
Pennsylvania:                                                                                                   
    Gettysburg...........................  Adams.......................  .........      .........      .........
                                           (May 1-October 31)..........         68             34            102
                                           (November 1-April 30).......         62             34             96
Virginia:                                                                                                       
    Harrisonburg.........................  Harrisonburg................         51             30            81 
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\1\ Unless otherwise specified, the per diem locality is defined as ``all locations within, or entirely         
  surrounded by, the corporate limits of the key city, including independent entities located within those      
  boundaries.''                                                                                                 
\2\ Per diem localities with county definitions shall include ``all locations within, or entirely surrounded by,
  the corporate limits of the key city as well as the boundaries of the listed counties, including independent  
  entities located within the boundaries of the key city and the listed counties.''                             
\3\ When a military installation or Government-related facility (whether or not specifically named) is located  
  partially within more than one city or county boundary, the applicable per diem rate for the entire           
  installation or facility is the higher of the two rates which apply to the cities and/or counties, even though
  part(s) of such activities may be located outside the defined per diem locality.                              
\4\ Federal agencies may submit a request to GSA for review of the costs covered by per diem in a particular    
  city or area where the standard CONUS rate applies when travel to that location is repetitive or on a         
  continuing basis and travelers' experiences indicate that the prescribed rate is inadequate. Other per diem   
  localities listed in this appendix will be reviewed on an annual basis by GSA to determine whether rates are  
  adequate. Requests for per diem rate adjustments shall be submitted by the agency headquarters office to the  
  General Services Administration, Office of Governmentwide Policy, Attn: Travel and Transportation Management  
  Policy Division (MTT), Washington, DC 20405. Agencies should designate an individual responsible for          
  reviewing, coordinating, and submitting to GSA any requests from bureaus or subagencies. Requests for rate    
  adjustments shall include a city designation, a description of the surrounding location involved (county or   
  other defined area), and a recommended rate supported by a statement explaining the circumstances that cause  
  the existing rate to be inadequate. The request also must contain an estimate of the annual number of trips to
  the location, the average duration of such trips, and the primary purpose of travel to the locations. Agencies
  should submit their requests to GSA no later than May 1 in order for a city to be included in the annual      
  review.                                                                                                       
\5\ The standard CONUS rate of $80 ($50 for lodging and $30 for M&IE) applies to all per diem localities in the 
  State of North Dakota.                                                                                        


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    Dated: January 22, 1997.
David J. Barram,
Acting Administrator of General Services.
[FR Doc. 97-7037 Filed 3-19-97; 8:45 am]
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