Section 515 - Public Comments

Since the Section 515 policy was established, GSA has received 3 requests for correction of information, as shown below:

1. RE: Information Correction Request under Section 515 of Public Law 106-554, May 31, 2007

"Recently while checking the current Meals and Incidental Expense (M&IE) rates for Minnesota, I noticed that the County of Olmsted happened to be misspelled.  On the GSA website it is spelled as: Olmstead, while in corrected form it should read Olmsted." 

Eric Mattson, MN

GSA officially responded to the above request by correcting the misspelled information and contacting Mr. Mattson to let him know the change had been made.

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2.  Below is the result of a feedback form submitted on Thursday, April 14, 2005 at 13:38:28.

Inquirer's Name: Carlton L. Foster

Report/Publication Name: Federal Travel Regulations Subparagraph 301-10.302

Information to change: Automobile mileage determined by aeronautical charts should be by highway atlas, Rand-McNally.

Problem's Affect: Need authoritative basis for determining distances. Not logical as written.

Organization: NASA-MSFC

Email Address for Response: Carlton.L.Foster@nasa.gov

Phone Number for Clarification: xxxxxxxxx

GSA officially responded to the above request with the following message to the requestor:

Thank you, Mr. Foster, for your interest in the General Services Administration's (GSA) Federal Travel Regulation (FTR) (41 CFR 300-304). GSA acknowledges a publishing error at §301-10.302, a table to determine distance measurements for travel when authorized to use a privately owned vehicle. An official correction is in process, and we anticipate the FTR final rule to be published in the Federal Register in the near future. The document is pending GSA final signature and clearance by the Office of Management and Budget.

GSA amends the table, in the second column, in the first entry for privately owned automobile or privately owned motorcycle, by revising the first entry to read "As shown in paper or electronic standard highway mileage guides, or the actual miles driven as determined from odometer readings." GSA also amends the table, in the second column, in the second entry for privately owned aircraft, by revising the first sentence to read "As determined from charts issued by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)."

I trust this responds to your inquiry.

Office of Governmentwide Policy
Travel Management Policy

May 31, 2007

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Eric Mattson
3301 45th Avenue South
Minneapolis, MN 55406

Office of the Chief Information Officer
U.S. General Services Administration
Section 515
1800 F Street, NW, Room 3323
Washington, DC 20405

RE: Information Correction Request under Section 515 of Public Law 106-554

Recently while checking the current Meals and Incidental Expense (M&IE) rates for Minnesota, I noticed that the County of Olmsted happened to be misspelled. On the GSA website it is spelled as: Olmstead, while in corrected form it should read Olmsted.

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Hello, Mr. Mattson,

We have, now, received the letter you referenced in your email to GSA.

Since the spelling of Olmsted has been corrected - and you, nicely, thanked us for making the correction - I now consider this matter completed.

If you find any other corrections which need to be made on our (GSA) publicly-disseminated information, please feel free to again let us know.

Thanks, again! Brie Sansotta, Office of the Chief Information Officer, General Services Administration