[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official travel and relocation and remains in effect until superseded 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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