[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 80 (Friday, April 24, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Page 23029]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-08687]


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GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

[Notice-MA-2020-06; Docket No. 2020-0002; Sequence No.15]


Relocation Allowances--Waiver of Certain Provisions of the 
Federal Travel Regulation (FTR) (Chapter 302) for Official Relocation 
Travel of Employees During the COVID-19 Pandemic

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

ACTION: Notice of GSA Bulletin FTR 20-06.

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SUMMARY: This Federal Travel Regulation (FTR) bulletin informs agencies 
that certain provisions of the FTR governing official relocation travel 
are temporarily waived for employees relocating during the national 
emergency issued by the President on March 13, 2020 concerning the 
coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).

DATES: Applicability Date: This notice is retroactively effective for 
official relocation travel performed after March 13, 2019, one year 
prior to the date of the national emergency issued by the President 
concerning COVID-19.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For clarification of content, contact 
Mr. Rodney (Rick) Miller, Senior 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 20-06.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Background: Federal agencies authorize relocation entitlements to 
those individuals listed at FTR Sec.  302-1.1 and those assigned under 
the Government Employees Training Act (GETA) (5 U.S.C. Chapter 41). The 
FTR requires relocating employees to complete all aspects of their 
relocation within one year or meet an authorized exception. Further, 
temporary storage of employees' household goods is limited to 150 days 
maximum for continental United States (CONUS) to CONUS shipments, and 
180 days maximum for shipments with an origin/destination outside the 
continental United States (OCONUS). Employees are also limited to 10 
calendar days to complete a house hunting trip. This FTR bulletin 
permits agencies to apply GSA-approved waivers to the aforementioned 
time requirements, within the parameters set forth in the bulletin, to 
prevent personal hardship to relocating employees impacted by the 
COVID-19 pandemic. This bulletin can be viewed at https://www.gsa.gov/ftrbulletins.

Jessica Salmoiraghi,
Associate Administrator, Office of Government-wide Policy.
[FR Doc. 2020-08687 Filed 4-23-20; 8:45 am]
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