Federal Travel Regulations - Maximum Per Diem Rates for the Continental United States; Privately Owned Vehicle Mileage Reimbursement; Per Diem Expenses (Meals and Incidental Expense Allowance) 2005; Transportation Expenses, Government-Furnished Automobiles (GFA); Maximum Per Diem Rates for California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Kansas, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia and Wisconsin; General Services Administration

November 30, 2005

ETA REGIONAL INFORMATION ALERT NO. 005-06

ORIGINATING OFFICE: Region 5

SUBJECT: Federal Travel Regulations - Maximum Per Diem Rates for the Continental United States; Privately Owned Vehicle Mileage Reimbursement; Per Diem Expenses (Meals and Incidental Expense Allowance) 2005; Transportation Expenses, Government-Furnished Automobiles (GFA); Maximum Per Diem Rates for California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Kansas, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia and Wisconsin; General Services Administration

PROGRAMS: All Programs

1. Purpose. To transmit revised maximum per diem and government-furnished automobile rates for the Continental United States (CONUS).

2. References. Federal Register, Vol. 70, No. 169, September 1, 2005, p. 52100 (Maximum CONUS Rates); No. 178, September 15, 2005, p. 54481 (Privately Owned Vehicle); No. 199, October 17, 2005, pp. 60221-60222 (Meals 2005); No. 202, October 20, 2005, pp. 61046-61047 (Government-Furnished Automobiles); No. 217, November 10, 2005, pp. 68457-68458 (State Per Diem Rates); Per Diem Bulletins 06-01 and 06-03; Executive Order 12866; 41 CFR 31-10.

3. Links. This Alert is in the Regional website Resource page at: http://www.doleta.gov/regions/reg05/regionalresources.cfm

Link to the Federal Register Attachment - (Maximum CONUS Rates) (.pdf)

Link to the Federal Register Attachment - (Privately Owned Vehicle) (.pdf)

Link to the Federal Register Attachment - (Meals 2005) (.pdf)

Link to the Federal Register Attachment - (Government-Furnished Automobiles) (.pdf)

Link to the Federal Register Attachment - (State Per Diem Rates) (.pdf)

4. Substance. The General Services Administration (GSA) reviews and revises Federal per diem rates for locations in the United States, and mileage rates for both privately owned and government furnished vehicles. The rates are used to establish maximum reimbursement rates for Federal travelers. GSA publishes the CONUS per diem rates on-line at:

http://www.gsa.gov/perdiem

Certain State and local units of government, non-profit agencies and other recipients of Federal financial assistance use the Federal reimbursement rates as the basis for setting their own travel policies.

5. Action. Program administrators are invited to share this Information Alert with appropriate staff and other agencies.

6. Contact. Questions and comments about Federal travel policy may be directed to Umeki Gray Thorne on 202.501.7636. Questions or comments about the format of this Alert mat be directed to Tom Coyne on 312.596.5435.

7. Expiration Date. Continuing

8. Attachments.

Federal Register, Vol. 70, No. 169, September 1, 2005, p. 52100 (Maximum CONUS Rates)

Federal Register, Vol. 70, No. 178, September 15, 2005, p. 54481 (Privately Owned Vehicle)

Federal Register, Vol. 70, No. 199, October 17, 2005, pp. 60221-60222 (Meals 2005)

Federal Register, Vol. 70, No. 202, October 20, 2005, pp. 61046-61047 (Government-Furnished Automobiles)

Federal Register, Vol. 70, No. 217, November 10, 2005, pp. 68457-68458 (State Per Diem Rates)