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

GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 178 (September 13, 2018)

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.

[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 178 (Thursday, September 13, 2018)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 46413]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-19884]


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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.

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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 
[email protected]. Please cite Notice of FTR Bulletin 18-08.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Federal civilian employees of an agency as 
defined in FTR Sec.  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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