[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 178 (Thursday, September 13, 2018)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 46413]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-19884]


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GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

41 CFR Part 301-1

[Notice-MA-2018-08; Docket No. 2018-0002, Sequence No. 20]


Federal Travel Regulation: Contract City-Pair Business-Class Air 
Accommodations

AGENCY: Office of Government-wide Policy (OGP), General Services 
Administration (GSA).

ACTION: Notification of Federal Travel Regulation (FTR) Bulletin 18-08, 
Contract City-Pair Business-Class Air Accommodations.

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SUMMARY: GSA is notifying agencies that Federal civilian employees of 
an agency as defined in its regulations, if authorized to travel via 
business-class air accommodations, must use the business-class city-
pair fare (coded as ``--CB'') where awarded for the route(s) listed on 
the travel authorization. The information outlined in an FTR bulletin 
will provide clarity and promote consistency across the Government.

DATES: FTR Bulletin 18-08 is available September 13, 2018.

ADDRESSES: The bulletin is located at www.gsa.gov/ftr under the ``FTR & 
Related Files'' tab.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For clarification of content, please 
contact Mr. Cy Greenidge, Office of Government-wide Policy, Office of 
Asset and Transportation Management, at 202-219-2349, or by email at 
[email protected]. Please cite Notice of FTR Bulletin 18-08.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Federal civilian employees of an agency as 
defined in FTR Sec.  301-1.1, if authorized to travel via business-
class air accommodations, must use the business-class city-pair fare 
(coded as ``--CB'') where awarded for the route(s) listed on the travel 
authorization. The Federal traveler must use this fare or have an 
authorized exception to mandatory use of a contract city-pair fare per 
the FTR. The information outlined in FTR Bulletin 18-08 will provide 
clarity and promote consistency across the Government. This bulletin is 
located at www.gsa.gov/ftr under the ``FTR & Related Files'' tab.

    Dated: September 6, 2018.
Jessica Salmoiraghi,
Associate Administrator, Office of Government-wide Policy.
[FR Doc. 2018-19884 Filed 9-12-18; 8:45 am]
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