[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 236 (Friday, December 6, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 64748-64749]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-31012]


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GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION
[GSA Bulletin FTR 23]


Federal Travel Regulation; Reimbursement of Higher Actual 
Subsistence Expenses for Official Travel to Per Diem Localities 
Impacted by the Hurricane Fran Disaster in Greensboro and Wilmington, 
North Carolina

AGENCY: Office of Governmentwide Policy, GSA.

ACTION: Notice of bulletin.

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SUMMARY: The attached bulletin informs agencies of the establishment of 
a special actual subsistence expense ceiling for official travel to 
Greensboro (Guilford County) and Wilmington (New Hanover County), North 
Carolina, due to the escalation of lodging rates caused by the 
Hurricane Fran disaster. These special rates apply to claims for 
reimbursement covering travel during the period September 6 through 
October 5, 1996.

EFFECTIVE DATE: These special rates are applicable to claims for 
reimbursement covering travel to Greensboro and Wilmington during the 
period September 6 through October 5, 1996.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jane E. Groat, 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(c) and at the request of the Federal 
Emergency Managment Agency, increased the maximum daily amount of 
reimbursement that agencies may approve for actual and necessary 
subsistence expenses for official travel to certain North Carolina 
areas impacted by the recent Hurricane Fran Presidentially declared 
disaster. The attached GSA Bulletin FTR 23 is issued to inform agencies 
of the establishment of these special actual subsistence expense 
ceilings.

    Dated: November 27, 1996.
G. Martin Wagner,
Associate Administrator, Office of Governmentwide Policy.

Attachment

November 27, 1996
[GSA Bulletin FTR 23]
TO: Heads of Federal agencies
SUBJECT: Reimbursement of higher actual subsistence expenses for 
official travel to per diem localities impacted by the Hurricane Fran 
disaster in Greensboro and Wilmington, North Carolina

    1. Purpose. This bulletin informs agencies of the establishment of 
a special actual subsistence expense ceiling for official travel to 
Greensboro (Guilford County) and Wilmington (New Hanover County), North 
Carolina, due to the escalation of lodging rates caused by the 
Hurricane Fran disaster. These special rates apply to claims for 
reimbursement covering travel during the period September 6 through 
October 5, 1996.
    2. Background. The Federal Travel Regulation (FTR) (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 Federal Emergency Management Agency requested establishment 
of such a rate for areas located in the State of North Carolina 
impacted by the Hurricane Fran Presidentially declared disaster 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. These circumstances

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justify the need for higher subsistence expense reimbursement for 
Greensboro and Wilmington during the designated period.
    3. Maximum rate and effective date. 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 Greensboro 
(Guilford County) and Wilmington (New Hanover County), North Carolina, 
for travel during the period September 6 through October 5, 1996. 
Agencies may retroactively approve actual subsistence expense 
reimbursement for Federal employee travel not to exceed $153 ($123 
maximum for lodging and a $30 allowance for meals and incidental 
expenses (M&IE)) to Greensboro (Guilford County), North Carolina, and 
$157 ($127 maximum for lodging and a $30 allowance for M&IE) to 
Wilmington (New Hanover County), North Carolina, during this time 
period.
    4. Expiration date. This bulletin expires for administrative 
tracking purposes on March 31, 1997.
    5. For further information contact. Jane E. Groat, General Services 
Administration, Office of Governmentwide Policy (MTT), Washington, DC 
20405, telephone 202-501-1538.

[FR Doc. 96-31012 Filed 12-5-96; 8:45 am]
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