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Federal Travel Regulation (FTR); Relocation Allowance-Temporary Quarters Subsistence Expenses (TQSE)
The General Services Administration published this final rule in the Federal Register on May 7, 2024. It took effect on June 6, 2024.
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What the agency says
The United States (U.S.) General Services Administration (GSA) is issuing a final rule amending the Federal Travel Regulation (FTR) with respect to temporary quarters subsistence expenses (TQSE) allowances. Changes include implementing a third TQSE methodology, redefining the current TQSE methods, lowering the percentage multipliers for calculating TQSE maximum daily amounts, and prohibiting adjustments to TQSE percentage multipliers for househunting days. The final rule also exempts temporary quarters (TQ) located in Presidentially-Declared Disaster areas from the "reasonable proximity" requirement and allows agencies to authorize TQSE at the applicable locality per diem allowance or authorize actual expenses on an individual basis. This rule establishes an exception to authorizing actual expenses on an individual basis by which agencies can issue a blanket actual expense authorization for employees authorized to occupy TQ in Presidentially-Declared Disaster areas. The final rule will also update and clarify some TQSE sections and rearrange them into a more sequential order.
Key facts
- Document number
- 2024-09485
- Type
- Final rule
- Action
- Final rule
- Agency
- General Services Administration
- Published
- May 7, 2024
- Takes effect
- June 6, 2024
- Dates
- Effective June 6, 2024. Applicability Date: This rule is applicable for relocations authorized after June 30, 2024.
- Docket
- FTR Case 2022-02; Docket No. GSA-FTR-2022-0012, Sequence No. 2
- Regulation ID (RIN)
- 3090-AK63
- Code of Federal Regulations
- 41 CFR 300; 41 CFR 302; 41 CFR 302
- Topics
- Government employees; Travel and transportation expenses
- Significant
- Yes, under Executive Order 12866
- Pages
- 10
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