[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 62 (Tuesday, March 31, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Page 17890]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-06666]
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GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION
[Notice-MA-2020-03; Docket No. 2020-0002, Sequence No. 10]
Premium Class Transportation Reporting Requirements
AGENCY: Office of Government-wide Policy (OGP), General Services
Administration (GSA).
ACTION: Notice of Federal Travel Regulation (FTR) Bulletin 20-05,
premium class transportation reporting requirements.
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SUMMARY: GSA is publishing the reporting requirements for the use of
other than coach class, also known as ``premium class'' transportation
by Government employees on official travel. This bulletin also
clarifies which accommodations are not considered premium class, and
are therefore not reportable. This information will be available in FTR
Bulletin 20-05, which can be found on GSA's website at https://gsa.gov/ftrbulletins.
DATES: Applicability date: March 31, 2020. This notice applies to all
official travel and relocation and remains in effect until superseded
or cancelled.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For clarification of content, please
contact Ms. Cheryl D. McClain-Barnes, Program Analyst, Office of
Government-wide Policy, Office of Asset and Transportation Management,
at 202-208-4334, or by email at [email protected]. Please cite
Notice of FTR Bulletin 20-05.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
The FTR requires Government travelers to use coach class
accommodations, unless they have an authorized exception to use the
lowest class of premium class transportation required to meet their
needs and accomplish the mission. Federal agencies must report the
authorized use and payment of premium class transportation while on
official travel when the cost is more expensive than comparable coach
class accommodations for the same itinerary. Changes in the airline
industry such as the creation of classes that are in between coach and
business classes has prompted agencies to request clarity in premium
class reporting requirements. FTR Bulletin 20-05 provides the guidance
needed to promote consistent reporting on the use of premium class
transportation used for official temporary duty and relocation travel.
Jessica Salmoiraghi,
Associate Administrator, Office of Government-wide Policy.
[FR Doc. 2020-06666 Filed 3-30-20; 8:45 am]
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