U.S. General Services Administration Federal Travel Regulation (FTR) Revision Project 1

U.S. General Services Administration Welcome  Thank you  Introductions  Logistics 2

U.S. General Services Administration Briefing Topics  Office of Governmentwide Policy & FTR  Regulations Process  Working Group Topics  Reasons for FTR Changes  Time line  ProjectContacts 3

U.S. General Services Administration Who Are We and What Is Our Role?  GSA/OGP/MT  Title 5, U.S.C. §5707 “Travel and Subsistence Expenses; Mileage Allowances”  FTR Chapters in 41 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) governs most non-uniformed federal employees on temporary duty travel  Annual set per diem  Personally-owned vehicle (POV) rates for travel reimbursement  Policy development is a collaborative process 4

U.S. General Services Administration Proposed Regulation Process StakeholdersGSA/OGP/LEGALOMBFederal Register 5

U.S. General Services Administration Topics of FTR  Temporary Duty Travel Expenses Allowances (301) Transportation, Per Diem, Miscellaneous, Travel of an employee with special needs, emergency travel, & threatened law enforcement/investigative employees  Arranging and Paying Travel Expenses/Reimbursement  Relocation Allowances  Payment of Expenses Connected with the death of certain employees  Payment of Non-Federal Sources of Travel Exp 6

U.S. General Services Administration Initial Working Groups Focus  Per Diem: Lodging, meals and incidental expenses  Common Carrier: Transportation TO TDY location, like air, train, ship.  Special Conveyances: Travel AT TDY location, such as public transit, taxi, rental vehicle. 7

U.S. General Services Administration Last Major FTR Revision Effort  Federal Travel Regulation (FTR) Revision  EO “Regulatory Planning and Review”  Question & Answer format  OMB involvement  Public review of regulatory documents 8

U.S. General Services Administration 2011 Reasons for FTR Revision  Sustainability EOs 13423, 13514, FAR Acquisitions  Regulatory Reviews EO13563  To streamline travel policies  Incorporate industry best practices  Increase travel efficiency, effectiveness, and accountability  Refine reporting requirements and develop performance measures  Federal Climate 9

U.S. General Services Administration Notional Timeline  Establish interagency working groups  FTR Public Meeting (now)  Working groups address and revise FTR topics  Publish FTR Revision in Federal Register (2012) 10

U.S. General Services Administration Project Contacts Project Manager: Ms. Marcerto Barr Director, Travel Policy:

U.S. General Services Administration Conclusion  Add best practices, including sustainability  Increase travel efficiency/effectiveness, & accountability  Refine reporting requirements  Develop performance measures  Eliminate redundancy and conflicting language  Clarify 12