83 FR 178 pg. 46413 - Federal Travel Regulation: Contract City-Pair Business-Class Air Accommodations

Type: RULEVolume: 83Number: 178Page: 46413
Docket number: [Notice-MA-2018-08; Docket No. 2018-0002, Sequence No. 20]
FR document: [FR Doc. 2018-19884 Filed 9-12-18; 8:45 am]
Agency: General Services Administration
Official PDF Version:  PDF Version
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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.

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 travelpolicy@gsa.gov. Please cite Notice of FTR Bulletin 18-08.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Federal civilian employees of an agency as defined in FTR §?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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