[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 27 (Wednesday, February 10, 1999)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 6549-6550]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-3084]


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GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

41 CFR Chapter 301

[FTR Amendment 77--1998 Edition]
RIN 3090-AG90


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 the Federal Travel Regulation (FTR) to 
make certain changes to the maximum per diem rates published elsewhere 
in this issue of the Federal Register. This rule adds Great Neck as a 
new per diem locality in New York and increases the maximum lodging 
amount in Fort Worth, Texas.
    The General Services Administration (GSA), after an analysis of 
additional data, has determined that current lodging allowances for 
Great Neck (that part of Nassau County defined as the North Shore (up 
to and including Great Neck to the West and Oyster Bay to the East)), 
New York, and for Fort Worth (City limits of Fort Worth), Texas, do not 
adequately reflect the cost of lodging in those areas. To provide 
adequate per diem reimbursement for Federal employee travel to Great 
Neck, New York, the maximum lodging allowance is $190 and the meals and 
incidental expenses (M&IE) rate is $42, resulting in a maximum per diem 
rate of $232. The maximum lodging allowance for the City of Fort Worth, 
Texas, is changed to $94 and the M&IE rate remains at $38, resulting in 
a maximum per diem rate of $132.

DATES: This final rule is effective retroactive to January 1, 1999, and 
applies for travel performed on or after January 1, 1999.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jim Harte, General Services 
Administration, telephone 202-501-1538.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

A. Executive Order 12866

    GSA has determined that this final rule is not a significant 
regulatory action for the purposes of Executive Order 12866 of 
September 30, 1993.

B. Regulatory Flexibility Act

    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.

C. Paperwork Reduction Act

    The Paperwork Reduction Act does not apply because the final rule 
does not impose recordkeeping or information collection requirements, 
or the collection of information from offerors, contractors, or members 
of the public which require the approval of the Office of Management 
and Budget under 44 U.S.C. 501 et seq.

D. Small Business Regulatory Reform Act

    This final rule is also exempt from congressional review prescribed 
under 5 U.S.C. 801 since it relates solely to agency management and 
personnel.

List of Subjects in 41 CFR Chapter 301

    Government employees, Travel and transportation expenses.

    For the reasons set forth in the preamble, under 5 U.S.C. 5701-
5709, 41 CFR chapter 301 is amended as follows:

CHAPTER 301--TEMPORARY DUTY (TDY) TRAVEL ALLOWANCES

    Appendix A to chapter 301 is amended by revising, under the State 
of New York, the entry for Great Neck, and by removing, under the State 
of Texas, the corresponding lodging, M&IE, and maximum per diem rates 
for Fort Worth and inserting in their places the following:

                     Appendix A to Chapter 301.--Prescribed Maximum Per Diem Rates for CONUS
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                                                                    Maximum
                                     Per diem locality, county  lodging amount
             Key City                  and/or other defined        (includes     +   M&IE    =      Maximum per
                                             location             applicable         rate            diem rate
                                                                    taxes)
                                      ........................             (a)       (b)                     (c)
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NEW YORK
 
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Great Neck........................  That part of Nassau County             190        42                     232
                                     defined as the North
                                     Shore (up to and
                                     including Great Neck to
                                     the West and Oyster Bay
                                     to the East).

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TEXAS
 
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Fort Worth........................  City limits of Fort Worth.              94        38                     132
 
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    Dated: February 2, 1999.
David J. Barram,
Administrator of General Services.
[FR Doc. 99-3084 Filed 2-9-99; 8:45 am]
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