[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 217 (Thursday, November 10, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 68457-68458]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-22470]


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GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION


Federal Travel Regulation (FTR), Maximum Per Diem Rates for 
California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Kansas, 
Missouri, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, 
Tennessee, Texas, Virginia and Wisconsin

AGENCY: Office of Governmentwide Policy, General Services 
Administration (GSA).

ACTION: Notice of Per Diem Bulletin 06-03, revised continental United 
States (CONUS) per diem rates.

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SUMMARY: The General Services Administration (GSA) has reviewed the 
lodging rates of certain locations in the States of California, 
Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Kansas, Missouri, New Jersey, New 
York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia 
and Wisconsin and determined that they are inadequate. Also, GSA is 
changing the FY 2006 meals and incidental expenses rate in Illinois, 
city of Chicago, including Cook and Lake Counties, to provide for the 
reimbursement of Federal employees' meals and incidental expenses 
covered by the per diem. The per diems prescribed in Bulletin 06-03 may 
be found at http://www.gsa.gov/perdiem.

DATES: This notice is effective November 10, 2005 and applies to travel 
performed on or after November 21, 2005.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For clarification of content, contact 
Patrick McConnell, Office of Governmentwide Policy, Travel Management 
Policy, at (202) 501-2362. Please cite FTR Per Diem Bulletin 06-03.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

A. Background

    After an analysis of the per diem rates established for FY 2005 
(see the Federal Register notices at 70 FR 52100, September 1, 2005, 
and 70 FR 59349, October 12, 2005), the per diem rate is being changed 
in the following locations:
    State of California
     Butte County
    State of Colorado
     El Paso County
     Summitt County
    State of Florida
     Broward County
    State of Georgia
     Glynn County
    State of Idaho
     Twin Falls County
    State of Illinois
     Cook and Lake Counties
    State of Kansas
     Wyandotte and Johnson Counties
    State of Missouri
     Jackson, Clay, Cass and Platte Counties
    State of New Jersey
     Atlantic and Cape May Counties
    State of New York
     Erie County
    State of Ohio
     Franklin County
     Greene, Darke, and Montgomery Counties
    State of Pennsylvania
     Dauphin County
     City of Hershey
    State of South Carolina
     Charleston, Berkeley and Dorchester Counties
    State of Tennessee
     Shelby County
    State of Texas
     Bexar County
    State of Virginia
     Albemarle County
    State of Wisconsin
     Milwaukee County

B. Procedures

    Per diem rates are published on the Internet at www.gsa.gov/perdiem 
as an

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FTR Per Diem Bulletin and published in the Federal Register on a 
periodic basis. This process ensures timely increases or decreases in 
per diem rates established by GSA for Federal employees on official 
travel within CONUS. Notices published periodically in the Federal 
Register, such as this one, now constitute the only notification of 
revisions in CONUS per diem rates to agencies.

    Dated: November 3, 2005.
Becky Rhodes,
Deputy Associate Administrator, Office of Transportation and Personal 
Property.
[FR Doc. 05-22470 Filed 11-9-05; 8:45 am]
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