[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 246 (Friday, December 23, 2022)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 78874-78875]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-27729]


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GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

41 CFR Part 301-30

[Notice-MA-2022-09; Docket No. 2022-0002; Sequence No. 21]


Federal Travel Regulation (FTR); Emergency Travel

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

ACTION: Notice of GSA Bulletin FTR 23-04, Emergency Travel.

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SUMMARY: GSA Bulletin FTR 23-04 clarifies, highlights, and reminds 
agencies that they have the authority under the Federal Travel 
Regulation (FTR) to reimburse emergency travel expenses for employees 
on temporary duty travel (TDY) and en route relocation travel who are 
either incapacitated by illness or injury not due to their own 
misconduct.

DATES: Applicable: December 23, 2022.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For clarification of content, contact 
Jill Denning, Office of Government-wide Policy, Office of Asset and

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Transportation Management, at [email protected]. Please cite Notice 
of GSA Bulletin FTR 23-04.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Statutory authority at 5 U.S.C. 5702(b), as 
implemented at FTR Sec.  301-30 and Sec. Sec.  301-70.500 through 509, 
provide the requirements for emergency travel expense reimbursement, 
including under what conditions an employee may receive reimbursement 
for travel expenses in emergency situations, what travel expenses are 
allowed, and what the limitations are for payment of travel expenses. 
FTR Bulletin 23-04 reminds agencies that they may determine, consistent 
with case law, that events related to childbirth that occur while on 
TDY and en route relocation travel may be considered an 
``incapacitating illness or injury'' for the purposes of emergency 
travel expense reimbursement. As with any situation involving 
interruption of travel due to illness or injury, each situation should 
be evaluated by the agency involved based upon the information 
available and agency policy to determine eligibility for reimbursement 
of emergency travel expenses enumerated at FTR Sec.  301-30.4.
    GSA Bulletin FTR 23-04 can be viewed in its entirety at https://www.gsa.gov/ftrbulletins.

Saul Japsen,
Acting Associate Administrator, Office of Government-wide Policy.
[FR Doc. 2022-27729 Filed 12-22-22; 8:45 am]
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