[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 14 (Monday, January 23, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 3518-3519]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 06-613]


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GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

Federal Travel Regulation (FTR)


Maximum Per Diem Rates for the District of Columbia and the 
states of Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Illinois, Maine, 
Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Tennessee, 
and Texas

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

ACTION: Notice of Per Diem Bulletin 06-04, revised continental United 
States (CONUS) per diem rates.

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SUMMARY: The General Services Administration (GSA) has reviewed the 
lodging rates for the District of Columbia, as well as certain non-
standard locations in the States of Arizona, California, Colorado, 
Florida, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, 
Nevada, New Mexico, Tennessee, and Texas using more current lodging 
industry data, as well as data on where Federal travelers actually stay 
when visiting these locations. Also, GSA has reviewed the meals and 
incidental expenses (M&IE) rate of certain non-standard locations in 
the States of Illinois, Michigan, Montana, and New Mexico. Finally, GSA 
is combining Stateline, Nevada with Carson City, Nevada (currently a 
standard continental United States (CONUS) location), so Carson City's 
per diem rate will be the same rate that Stateline currently has. The 
per diems prescribed in Bulletin 06-04 may be found at http://www.gsa.gov/perdiem.

DATES: This notice is effective February 1, 2006 and applies to travel 
performed on or after February 1, 2006.

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 06-04.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

A. Background

    After an analysis of the per diem rates established for FY 2006 
(see the Federal Register notices at 70 FR 52100, September 1, 2005, 70 
FR 59349, October 12, 2005, and 70 FR 68457,

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November 10, 2005), the per diem rates are being changed in the 
following locations:
    District of Columbia
     Washington, District of Columbia; Arlington, Fairfax and 
Loudoun counties in the State of Virginia; Montgomery and Prince 
Georges counties in the State of Maryland.
    State of Arizona
     Coconino County (except the city of Sedona)
     Pima County
    State of California
     Los Angeles, Orange, and Ventura Counties, Edwards Air 
Force Base
     Santa Barbara County
    State of Colorado
     Denver, Adams, Arapahoe, Jefferson and Douglas Counties
    State of Florida
     Escambia County
    State of Illinois
    Will County
    State of Maine
     York County
    State of Maryland
     Frederick County
    State of Michigan
     Wayne County
    State of Minnesota
     Dakota County
    State of Montana
     Lewis and Clark County
    State of Nevada
     Douglas and Carson City Counties
    State of New Mexico
     Taos County
    State of Tennessee
     Anderson County
    State of Texas
     El Paso County

B. Procedures

    Per diem rates are published on the Internet at www.gsa.gov/perdiemas FTR Per Diem Bulletins, notice of which is 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: January 17, 2006.
Becky Rhodes,
Deputy Associate Administrator.Office of Transportation and Personal 
Property.
[FR Doc. 06-613 Filed 1-20-06; 8:45 am]
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