[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 139 (Thursday, July 18, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 37481-37482]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-18221]


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GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

[GSA Bulletin FTR 21]


Federal Travel Regulation; Reimbursement of Higher Actual 
Subsistence Expenses for Official Travel to the Cheyenne, Wyoming Area

AGENCY: Office of Policy, Planning and Evaluation, GSA.

ACTION: Notice of bulletin.

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SUMMARY: The attached bulletin informs agencies of the establishment of 
special actual subsistence expense ceilings for official travel to 
Cheyenne (Laramie County), Wyoming, Laramie (Albany County), Wyoming, 
and Fort Collins (Larimer County), Colorado. The Department of the Air 
Force requested establishment of the increased rates to accommodate 
employees who perform temporary duty in either of the three localities 
and who experience a temporary but significant increase in lodging 
costs due to the escalation of lodging rates during the annual Frontier 
Days special event held there.

EFFECTIVE DATES: These special rates are applicable to claims for 
reimbursement covering travel to Cheyenne and Laramie, Wyoming, and to 
Fort Collins, Colorado, during the period July 15 through 31, 1996.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Devoanna Reels, General Services Administration, Travel and 
Transportation Management Policy Division (MTT), Washington, DC 20405, 
telephone 202-501-1538.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Administrator of General Services, 
pursuant to 41 CFR 301-8.3(3), has increased the maximum daily amount 
of reimbursement that may be approved for actual and necessary 
subsistence expenses for official travel to Cheyenne (Laramie County) 
and Laramie (Albany County), Wyoming and Fort Collins (Larimer County), 
Colorado, for travel during the period July 15 through 31, 1996. The 
attached GSA Bulletin FTR 21 is issued to inform agencies of the 
establishment of these special actual subsistence expense ceilings.

    Dated: July 9, 1996.
Becky Rhodes,
Deputy Associate Administrator, Office of Transportation and Personal 
Property.

Attachment

[GSA Bulletin FTR 21]

July 9, 1996.
To: Heads of Federal agencies
Subject: Reimbursement of higher actual subsistence expenses for 
official travel to the Cheyenne, Wyoming area
    1. Purpose. This bulletin informs agencies of the establishment 
of special actual subsistence expense ceiling for official travel to 
Cheyenne (Laramie County), Wyoming , Laramie (Albany County), 
Wyoming, and Fort Collins (Larimer County), Colorado, due to the 
escalation of lodging rates during the annual Frontier Days special 
event held there. These special rates apply to claims for 
reimbursement covering travel during the period July 15 through 31, 
1996.
    2. Background. The Federal Travel Regulation (FRT) (41 CFR 
chapters 301-304 part 301-8 permits the Administrator of General 
Services to establish a higher maximum daily rate for the 
reimbursement of actual subsistence expenses of Federal employees on 
official travel to an area within the continental United States. The 
head of an agency may request establishment of such a rate when 
special or unusual circumstances result in an extreme increase in 
subsistence costs for a temporary period.
    The Department of the Air Force requested establishment of such 
rates for the Cheyenne, Wyoming area to accommodate employees who 
perform temporary duty there and experience a temporary but 
significant increase in lodging costs due to the escalation of 
lodging rates during the annual Frontier Days special event. These 
circumstances justify the need for higher subsistence expenses 
reimbursement in or near Cheyenne during the designated period.
    3. Maximum rates, effective dates, and locations. The 
Administrator of General Services, pursuant to 41 CFR 301-8.3(c), 
has increased the maximum daily amount of reimbursement that may be 
approved for actual and necessary subsistence expenses for official 
travel to Cheyenne (Laramie County), Wyoming, a higher actual 
subsistence expense reimbursement rate not to exceed $132 maximum 
for lodging with a $30 allowance for meals and incidental expenses 
(M&IE), to Laramie (Albany County), Wyoming, a higher actual 
subsistence expense reimbursement rate not to exceed $77 maximum for 
lodging with a $26 M&IE allowance, and to Fort Collins (Larimer 
County), Colorado, a higher actual subsistence expense reimbursement 
rate not to exceed $103 maximum for lodging with a $26 M&IE 
allowance. These special reimbursement rates apply for travel during 
the period July 15 through 31, 1996.
    4. Expiration date. This bulletin expires for administrative 
tracking purposes on December 31, 1996.
    5. For further information contact. Devoanna Reels, General 
Services Administration, Travel and Transportation Management Policy 
Division (MTT),

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Washington, DC 20405, telephone 202-501-1538.

[FR Doc. 96-18221 Filed 7-17-96; 8:45 am]
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