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GENERAL SERVICES 

ADMINISTRATION 

41 CFR Parts 301–10, 301–11, 301–50, 

301–73, and Appendix D to Chapter 

301 

[FTR Amendment 2010–05; FTR Case 2010– 

306; Docket Number 2010–0018, Sequence 

1] 

RIN 3090–AJ08 

Federal Travel Regulation (FTR); 

Lodging and Transportation 

Amendment 

AGENCY: Office of Governmentwide 

Policy, General Services Administration 

(GSA). 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: The General Services 

Administration (GSA) is amending the 

Federal Travel Regulation (FTR) by 

revising and updating its policy on 

lodging and transportation. This final 

rule also updates an acronym and 

references to such in the FTR. 

DATES: Effective Date: This final rule is 

effective November 15, 2010. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The 

Regulatory Secretariat (MVCB), Room 

4041, GS Building, Washington, DC, 

20405, (202) 501–4755, for information 

pertaining to status or publication 

schedules. For clarification of content, 

contact Ms. Cheryl D. McClain, Office of 

Governmentwide Policy (OGP), at (202) 

208–4334 or e-mail at 

cheryl.mcclain@gsa.gov. Please cite FTR 

Amendment 2010–05; FTR case 2010– 

306. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

A. Background 

GSA’s Office of Governmentwide 

Policy (OGP) is updating the Federal 

Travel Regulation (FTR) by removing 

section 301–50.8. Section 301–50.8 

contains language regarding limitations 

on travel arrangements for common 

carriers, commercial lodging, and car 

rental usage. Consequently, parts 301– 

10 and 301–11 will be revised to 

include the language pertaining to 

common carriers, commercial lodging 

and car rental accommodations. 

Specifically, OGP is revising section 

301–10.105 regarding the basic 

requirements for using common carrier 

transportation and revising section 301– 

10.450 to provide guidance to travelers 

regarding renting vehicles under the 

Defense Travel Management Office’s 

(DTMO) U.S. Government Car Rental 

Agreement. Also, section 301–11.11 is 

being revised to provide guidance to 

travelers who choose to obtain 

commercial lodging under a 

Government lodging agreement. 

This final rule also updates references 

in section 301–73.106 and Appendix D 

to Chapter 301 to change ‘‘Surface 

Deployment Distribution Command’’ 

(SDDC) to ‘‘Defense Travel Management 

Office’’ (DTMO). 

B. Executive Order 12866 

This is not a significant regulatory 

action, and therefore, was not subject to 

review under Section 6(b) of Executive 

Order 12866, Regulatory Planning and 

Review, dated September 30, 1993. This 

final rule is not a major rule under 5 

U.S.C. 804. 

C. Regulatory Flexibility Act 

This final rule will not 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 the revisions are not considered 

substantive. This final rule is also 

exempt from the Regulatory Flexibility 

Act per 5 U.S.C. 553(a)(2) because it 

applies to agency management or 

personnel. However, this final rule is 

being published to provide transparency 

in the promulgation of Federal policies. 

D. Paperwork Reduction Act 

The Paperwork Reduction Act does 

not apply because the final 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 under 

44 U.S.C. 3501, et seq. 

E. Small Business Regulatory 

Enforcement Fairness Act 

This final rule is also exempt from 

congressional review prescribed under 5 

U.S.C. 801 since it relates to agency 

management and personnel. 

List of Subjects in 41 CFR Parts 301–10, 

301–11, 301–50, 301–73, and Appendix 

D to Chapter 301 

Government employees, Lodging and 

transportation programs. 

Dated: August 25, 2010. 

Martha Johnson, 

Administrator of General Services. 

For the reasons set forth in the 

preamble, under 5 U.S.C. 5701–5709, 

GSA amends 41 CFR parts 301–10, 301– 

11, 301–50, 301–73, and Appendix D of 

Chapter 301 as set forth below: 

PART 301–10—TRANSPORTATION 

EXPENSES 

■ 1. The authority citation for 41 CFR 

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, OMB Circular No. A–126, 

revised May 22, 1992. 

■ 2. Remove the undesignated center 

heading ‘‘Airline’’ that appears 

immediately before § 301–10.105. 

■ 3. Revise § 301–10.105 to read as 

follows: 

§ 301–10.105 What are the basic 

requirements for using common carrier 

transportation? 

The basic requirements for using 

common carrier transportation fall into 

three categories: 

(a) Using contract carriers, when 

available, and if your agency is a 

mandatory user of GSA’s city-pair 

contracts for air passenger 

transportation services, unless you have 

an approved exception (see §§ 301– 

10.106 through 301–10.108 of this 

subpart); 

(b) Using coach-class service, unless 

other than coach-class service is 

authorized under § 301–10.123 or § 301– 

10.162, and when travelling by ship, 

using lowest first-class 

accommodations, unless other than 

lowest first-class accommodations are 

authorized under § 301–10.183 of this 

subpart; and 

(c) You must always use U.S. Flag Air 

Carrier (or ship) service for air passenger 

transportation or when travelling by 

ship, unless your travel circumstances 

meet one of the exceptions in §§ 301– 

10.135 through 301–10.138 or § 301– 

10.183 of this subpart. 

■ 4. Amend § 301–10.450 by revising 

the section heading, designating the 

existing paragraph as paragraph (a), and 

adding paragraph (b) to read as follows: 

§ 301–10.450 When and from whom may I 

rent a vehicle for official travel when 

authorized? 

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(b) When authorized to use a rental 

vehicle, you should consider renting a 

vehicle from a vendor that participates 

in the Defense Travel Management 

Office (DTMO) U.S. Government Car 

Rental Agreement to avail yourself of 

the Agreement’s benefits, including the 

insurance and damage liability 

provisions, unless you are OCONUS and 

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location. The advantages of renting a car 

through the DTMO rental car program 

are: 

(1) Rental car agreements are prenegotiated; 

(2) The agreement includes automatic 

unlimited mileage and collision damage 

insurance; and 

(3) The rates established by the car 

rental agreement cannot be exceeded by 

the vendor. 

PART 301–11—PER DIEM EXPENSES 

■ 5. The authority citation for 41 CFR 

part 301–11 continues to read as 

follows: 

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 5707. 

■ 6. Revise § 301–11.11 to read as 

follows: 

§ 301–11.11 How do I select lodging and 

make lodging reservations? 

(a) You must make your lodging 

reservations through your agency’s 

travel management service. 

(b) You should always stay in a ‘‘fire 

safe’’ facility. This is a facility that meets 

the fire safety requirements of the Hotel 

and Motel Fire Safety Act of 1990 (the 

Act), as amended (see 5 U.S.C. 5707a). 

(c) When selecting a commercial 

lodging facility, first consideration 

should be given to government lodging 

agreement programs such as FedRooms®

(http://www.fedrooms.com). The 

advantages of obtaining lodging using 

the FedRooms® program are: 

(1) Lodging rates are set at or below 

per diem rates; 

(2) There are no add-on fees; 

(3) The room cancellation deadline is 

4 p.m. (or later) on the day of arrival; 

(4) Most hotels offer last standard 

room availability rates; 

(5) There are no early departure fees; 

and 

(6) Rates are available using all 

booking channels (e.g., E-Gov Travel 

Service, Travel Management Service, 

FedRooms® Web site, and hotel 

reservation call centers). The 

FedRooms® rate code (XVU) must be 

entered to get the program benefits. 

Note to § 301–11.11: 5 U.S.C. 5707a does 

not apply to the District of Columbia 

government. 

PART 301–50—ARRANGING FOR 

TRAVEL SERVICES 

■ 7. The authority citation for 41 CFR 

part 301–50 continues to read as 

follows: 

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

§ 301–50.8 [Removed] 

■ 8. Remove § 301–50.8. 

PART 301–73—TRAVEL PROGRAMS 

■ 9. The authority citation for 41 CFR 

part 301–73 continues to read as 

follows: 

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

§ 301–73.106 [Amended] 

■ 10. Amend § 301–73.106, paragraph 

(a)(3) by removing ‘‘Surface Deployment 

and Distribution Command (SDDC)’’ and 

adding ‘‘Defense Travel Management 

Office (DTMO)’’ in its place. 

Appendix D to Chapter 301— 

[Amended] 

11. Amend Appendix D to Chapter 301 by 

removing the entry ‘‘SDDC: Surface 

Deployment and Distribution Command’’ and 

alphabetically adding the entry ‘‘DTMO: 

Defense Travel Management Office’’. 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

50 CFR Part 679 

[Docket No. 0910131362–0087–02] 

RIN 0648–XZ61 

Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic 

Zone Off Alaska; Pollock in Statistical 

Area 610 in the Gulf of Alaska 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Temporary rule; closure. 

SUMMARY: NMFS is prohibiting directed 

fishing for pollock in Statistical Area 

610 in the Gulf of Alaska (GOA). This 

action is necessary to prevent exceeding 

the 2010 total allowable catch (TAC) of 

pollock for Statistical Area 610 in the 

GOA. 

DATES: Effective 1200 hrs, Alaska local 

time (A.l.t.), October 9, 2010, through 

2400 hrs, A.l.t., December 31, 2010. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Josh 

Keaton, 907–586–7228. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: NMFS 

manages the groundfish fishery in the 

GOA exclusive economic zone 

according to the Fishery Management 

Plan for Groundfish of the Gulf of 

Alaska (FMP) prepared by the North 

Pacific Fishery Management Council 

under authority of the MagnusonStevens Fishery Conservation and 

Management Act. Regulations governing 

fishing by U.S. vessels in accordance 

with the FMP appear at subpart H of 50 

CFR part 600 and 50 CFR part 679. 

The 2010 TAC of pollock in Statistical 

Area 610 of the GOA is 26,256 metric 

tons (mt) as established by the final 

2010 and 2011 harvest specifications for 

groundfish of the GOA (75 FR 11749, 

March 12, 2010). 

In accordance with § 679.20(d)(1)(i), 

the Regional Administrator has 

determined that the 2010 TAC of 

pollock in Statistical Area 610 of the 

GOA will soon be reached. Therefore, 

the Regional Administrator is 

establishing a directed fishing 

allowance of 26,156 mt, and is setting 

aside the remaining 100 mt as bycatch 

to support other anticipated groundfish 

fisheries. In accordance with 

§ 679.20(d)(1)(iii), the Regional 

Administrator finds that this directed 

fishing allowance has been reached. 

Consequently, NMFS is prohibiting 

directed fishing for pollock in Statistical 

Area 610 of the GOA. 

After the effective date of this closure 

the maximum retainable amounts at 

§ 679.20(e) and (f) apply at any time 

during a trip. 

Classification 

This action responds to the best 

available information recently obtained 

from the fishery. The Assistant 

Administrator for Fisheries, NOAA 

(AA), finds good cause to waive the 

requirement to provide prior notice and 

opportunity for public comment 

pursuant to the authority set forth at 5 

U.S.C. 553(b)(B) as such requirement is 

impracticable and contrary to the public 

interest. This requirement is 

impracticable and contrary to the public 

interest as it would prevent NMFS from 

responding to the most recent fisheries 

data in a timely fashion and would 

delay the closure of pollock in 

Statistical Area 610 of the GOA. NMFS 

was unable to publish a notice 

providing time for public comment 

because the most recent, relevant data 

only became available as of October 7, 

2010. 

The AA also finds good cause to 

waive the 30-day delay in the effective 

date of this action under 5 U.S.C. 

553(d)(3). This finding is based upon 

the reasons provided above for waiver of 

prior notice and opportunity for public 

comment. 

This action is required by § 679.20 

and is exempt from review under 

Executive Order 12866. 

Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq. 


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