[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 139 (Thursday, July 19, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 34133-34134]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-15398]
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GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION
[Notice-MA-2018-06; Docket No. 2018-0002, Sequence No. 15]
Federal Travel Regulation (FTR); Relocation Allowances--Waiver of
Certain Provisions of the FTR Chapter 302 for Official Relocation
Travel to Locations in the U.S. Virgin Islands and Commonwealth of
Puerto Rico Impacted by Hurricanes Irma and Maria
AGENCY: Office of Government-Wide Policy (OGP), General Services
Administration (GSA).
ACTION: Notice of Federal Travel Regulation (FTR) Bulletin 18-07,
Relocation Allowances--Waiver of certain provisions of the FTR Chapter
302 for official relocation travel to locations in the U.S. Virgin
Islands and Commonwealth of Puerto Rico impacted by Hurricanes Irma and
Maria.
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SUMMARY: The purpose of this notice is to inform Federal agencies that
certain provisions of the FTR governing official relocation travel
expenses are temporarily waived for United States (U.S.) Virgin Islands
and Commonwealth of Puerto Rico locations impacted by Hurricanes Irma
and Maria. As a result of the storm damage caused by Hurricanes Irma
and Maria, agencies should consider delaying all non-essential
relocations to the affected areas given the statutory 120-day maximum
for Temporary Quarters Subsistence Expenses (TQSE). Due to the lasting
effects of the storm damage to these affected areas, finding lodging
facilities and/or adequate meals may be difficult, and distances
involved may be great, resulting in increased costs for relocation per
diem expenses. FTR Bulletin 18-07 and all other FTR Bulletins can be
found at www.gsa.gov/ftrbulletin.
DATES: Applicable: July 19, 2018.
Applicability: The Bulletin is retroactively applicable for
official relocation travel performed on or after September 7, 2017, the
date of the Presidential Disaster Declaration DR-4335, to locations in
the U.S. Virgin Islands affected by Hurricane Irma, and September 10,
2017, the date of the Presidential Disaster Declaration DR-4336 to
locations in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico affected by Hurricane
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Irma. The FTR Bulletin expires once year from the respective applicable
dates, unless extended or rescinded by this office.
The Bulletin is also retroactively applicable for official
relocation travel performed on or after September 20, 2017, the date
Presidential Disaster Declarations DR-4339 and DR-4340 were issued, to
locations in the U.S. Virgin Islands and Commonwealth of Puerto Rico
affected by Hurricane Maria. The FTR Bulletin will expire one year from
the applicable date, unless extended or rescinded by this office.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For clarification of content, contact
Mr. Rick Miller, Program Analyst, Office of Government-Wide Policy,
Office of Asset and Transportation Management, at 202-501-3822, or by
email at [email protected]. Please cite Notice of FTR Bulletin 18-
07.
Dated: July 12, 2018.
Alexander Kurien,
Deputy Associate Administrator, Office of Asset and Transportation
Management, Office of Government-Wide Policy.
[FR Doc. 2018-15398 Filed 7-18-18; 8:45 am]
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