[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 46 (Friday, March 7, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 12448-12449]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-4593]


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GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION


Federal Travel Regulation (FTR); Maximum Per Diem Rates for the 
States of Alabama, California, Illinois, Missouri, New York, and Texas

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

ACTION: Notice of Per Diem Bulletin 08-03, revised continental United 
States (CONUS) per diem rates.

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SUMMARY: The General Services Administration (GSA) has reviewed the per 
diem rates for certain locations in the States of Alabama, California, 
Illinois, Missouri, and Texas, using more current lodging industry 
data, as well as data on where Federal travelers actually stay when 
visiting these locations. The county information for St. Louis, 
Missouri has expanded to include the counties of Crawford, Franklin, 
Jefferson, Lincoln, Warren, and Washington. Queens, New York will have 
the same per diem rates as Manhattan beginning March 17, 2008.
    Finally, an analysis of the meals and incidental expenses (M&IE) 
data reveals that the maximum M&IE rates for the State of Alabama, the 
city of Mobile, including the county of Mobile; the State of 
California, the cities of Eureka, Arcata, and McKinleyville, including 
the county of Humboldt; and the State of Texas, the city of Beaumont, 
including the county of Jefferson, should be increased and adjusted to 
provide for the reimbursement of Federal employees' M&IE expenses.
    The per diem rates prescribed in Bulletin 08-03 may be found at 
http://www.gsa.gov/perdiem.

DATES: This notice is effective March 17, 2008 and applies to travel 
performed on or after March 17, 2008.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For clarification of content, contact 
Mr. Cy Greenidge, Office of Governmentwide Policy, Travel Management 
Policy, at (202) 219-2349. Please cite FTR Per Diem Bulletin 08-03.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

A. Background

    After an analysis of the per diem rates established for FY 2008 
(see the Federal Register notice at 72 FR 43642, August 6, 2007), the 
per diem rate is being changed in the following locations:

State of Alabama

 Mobile County

State of California

 Humboldt County
 Monterey County

State of Illinois

 Bond County
 Calhoun County
 Clinton County
 Jersey County
 Macoupin County
 Madison County
 Monroe County
 St. Clair County

State of Missouri

 St. Louis City
 St. Louis County
 St. Charles County
 Crawford County
 Franklin County
 Jefferson County
 Lincoln County
 Warren County
 Washington County

State of New York

 The borough of Queens

State of Texas

 Jefferson County

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

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such as this one, now constitute the only notification of revisions in 
CONUS per diem rates to agencies.

    Dated: March 3, 2008.
Russell H. Pentz,
Assistant Deputy Associate Administrator, Office of Travel, 
Transportation and Asset Management.
[FR Doc. E8-4593 Filed 3-6-08; 8:45 am]
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