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GSA RIN: 3090-AI37 Publication ID: Spring 2011 
Title: Federal Travel Regulation; FTR Case 2007-304 and 2003-309, Relocation Allowances 
Abstract: This final rule is a combination of two previous proposed rules (69 FR 68111, Nov. 23, 2004, and 72 FR 43216, Aug. 3, 2007). The result is a unified, single final rule that addresses a wide range of relocation issues that came out of both a Relocation Best Practices Committee and a Chartered Government Relocation Advisory Board (GRAB). Some of the changes for relocation issues includes; (1) Adopts the IRS's 50-mile test for local vs. relocation moves, (2) Reduces total time to complete a relocation from two years with a possible two year extension to one year with a possible one year extension, (3) Requires that agencies provide counseling to all transferees and recommends counseling employees before they accept a transfer, (4) Uses the standard continental United States (CONUS) per diem for calculating actual expense per diems for house hunting trips (HHTs) and the locality rate per diem for calculating lump-sum HHT benefits, (5) Requires employees choosing a lump sum reimbursement Temporary Quarters Subsistence Expense (TQSE) reimbursement to sign a statement certifying that TQSE expenses will actually be incurred, (6) Clarifies that the definition of 18,000 pounds net weight allowance for household goods does not include packing materials for uncrated and van line, (7) Adds requirements to the conditions for shipping a Privately Owned Vehicle (POV), that the vehicle be in operating order, legally tagged, and that the distance be 600 miles or more, and (8) Many other changes as listed in the final rule. 
Agency: General Services Administration(GSA)  Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant 
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Actions 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: No 
CFR Citation: 41 CFR 300-3    41 CFR 300-70    41 CFR 302-1 to 302-7    41 CFR 302-9    41 CFR 302-11 to 12    41 CFR 302-15 to 302-16     (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations.)
Legal Authority: 5 USC 5707    40 USC 121(c)    49 USC 40118    5 USC 5738    5 USC 5741 to 5742    20 USC 905(a)    31 USC 1353    EO 11609, as amended    3 CFR 1971 to 1975 comp, p 586    OMB Circular A-126, revised May 22, 1992   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
NPRM  11/23/2004  69 FR 68111   
NPRM Comment Period End  01/24/2005    
NPRM  08/03/2007  72 FR 43216   
NPRM Comment Period End  10/02/2007    
Final Rule  04/01/2011  76 FR 18326   
Final Rule Effective  08/01/2011    
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No  Government Levels Affected: Federal 
Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No 
Related RINs: Related to 3090-AH91 
Agency Contact:
Pamela Silvis-Zelasko
Program Analyst
General Services Administration
Ctr for Travel & Transportation Mgmt Policy (MTT), 1275 First Street, NE.,
Washington, DC 20417
Phone:202 219-7749
Email: pamela.silvis-zelasko@gsa.gov