Federal Travel Regulation (FTR); Rescinding FTR Bulletins
The U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) is rescinding 36 bulletins due to being outdated, expired, or no longer in effect due to recent executive action.
Office of Government-wide Policy (OGP), General Services Administration (GSA).
ACTION:
Notification to rescind FTR Bulletins.
SUMMARY:
The U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) is rescinding 36 bulletins due to being outdated, expired, or no longer in effect due to recent executive action.
DATES:
Applicability date:
May 22, 2025.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Mr. Alexander Kurien, Office of Government-wide Policy, Office of Asset and Transportation Management, at 202-495-9628 or by email at
travelpolicy@gsa.gov.
Please cite notification to rescind FTR bulletins.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
Due to issuance of the Executive Order (E.O.) 14148,
Initial Recissions of Harmful Executive Orders and Actions,
dated January 20, 2025, GSA is rescinding 36 Federal Travel Regulation (FTR) Bulletins.
The following bulletins are rescinded because the content is outdated and/or authorities authorizing the bulletin(s) have been rescinded:
1. FTR Travel/Per Diem Bulletin 05-08: New requirements for the issuance and management of the Governmentwide travel charge card—Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Circular A-123 (revised) (70 FR 73747, Dec. 13, 2005)
2. FTR Bulletin 10-06: Guidance for Sustainable Temporary Duty (TDY) Travel Policies and Practices (75 FR 63184, Oct. 14, 2010)
29. FTR Bulletin 24-01: Fiscal Year 2024 Continental United States (CONUS) Per Diem Reimbursement Rates (88 FR 56629, Aug. 18, 2023)
30. FTR Bulletin 24-02: Sustainable Transportation for Official Temporary Duty (TDY) Travel (88 FR 87363, Dec. 18, 2023)
31. FTR Bulletin 24-03: Calendar Year (CY) 2024 Privately Owned Vehicle (POV) Mileage Reimbursement Rates and Standard Mileage Rate for Moving Purposes (Relocation Allowances) (88 FR 89452, Dec. 27, 2023)
The following bulletins are expired and are therefore rescinded:
1. FTR Bulletin 18-07: Relocation Allowances, Waiver of certain provisions of the FTR Chapter 302 for official relocation travel of employees to locations in the United States (U.S.) Virgin Islands and Commonwealth of Puerto Rico impacted by Hurricanes Irma and Maria (83 FR 34133, July 19, 2018)
2. FTR Bulletin 22-02: Hurricane Ida—FTR Waiver for Relocation TQSE & HHT Per Diem Rates (86 FR 51357, Sept. 15, 2021)
3. FTR Bulletin 22-07: Relocation Allowances—Extended waiver of certain Federal Travel Regulation (FTR) provisions during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic (87 FR 41126, July 11, 2022)
4. FTR Bulletin 23-03: Relocation Allowances—Waiver of Certain Provisions of the FTR Chapter 302 for Official Relocation Travel to Locations in Florida, South Carolina, North Carolina, and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico impacted by Hurricanes Ian and Fiona (87 FR 62312, Oct. 14, 2022)
5. FTR Bulletin 23-08: Waiver of certain FTR provisions for official relocation travel to locations impacted by Hurricane Idalia (88 FR 63532, Sept. 15, 2023)