Notice2021-28044
Relocation Allowances-Extended Waiver of Certain Federal Travel Regulation (FTR) Provisions During the COVID-19 Pandemic
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Published
December 27, 2021
Effective
March 13, 2019
Issuing agencies
General Services Administration
Abstract
This GSA Bulletin FTR 22-04 informs agencies that certain provisions of the FTR governing official relocation travel and renewal agreement travel (RAT) may continue to be temporarily waived for the period of time stated in the bulletin. This bulletin also rescinds an expiring GSA bulletin pertaining to relocation allowances during the pandemic and re-establishes information therein via this new bulletin.
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 245 (Monday, December 27, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 73279-73280]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-28044]
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GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION
[Notice-MA-2021-08; Docket No. 2021-0002; Sequence No. 33]
Relocation Allowances--Extended Waiver of Certain Federal Travel
Regulation (FTR) Provisions During the COVID-19 Pandemic
AGENCY: Office of Government-wide Policy (OGP), General Services
Administration (GSA).
ACTION: Notice of GSA Bulletin FTR 22-04, extended waiver of certain
federal travel regulation (FTR) provisions during the Coronavirus
disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic.
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SUMMARY: This GSA Bulletin FTR 22-04 informs agencies that certain
provisions of the FTR governing official relocation travel and renewal
agreement travel (RAT) may continue to be temporarily waived for the
period of time stated in the bulletin. This bulletin also rescinds an
expiring GSA bulletin pertaining to relocation allowances during the
pandemic and re-establishes information therein via this new bulletin.
DATES: Applicability Date: This notice is retroactively effective for
official relocation travel performed after March 13, 2019, one year
prior to the date of the Presidential national emergency proclamation
concerning COVID-19.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Rick Miller, Senior Policy
Analyst, Office of Government-wide Policy, Office of Asset and
Transportation Management, at 202-501-3822, or <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#3e4a4c5f485b524e5152575d477e594d5f10595148"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="c0b4b2a1b6a5acb0afaca9a3b980a7b3a1eea7afb6">[email protected]</span></a>.
Please cite Notice of GSA Bulletin FTR 22-04.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background: Federal agencies authorize relocation entitlements to
those individuals listed at FTR Sec. 302-1.1 and those assigned under
the Government Employees Training Act (GETA) (5 U.S.C. chapter 41).
Since the Presidential national emergency proclamation issued March 13,
2020 concerning COVID-19, the pandemic has resulted in various travel-
related disruptions to relocating employees. Accordingly, GSA issued
Bulletin FTR 21-04 (86 FR 14326 March 15, 2021)(which rescinded and
replaced related GSA Bulletins FTR 20-06 (85 FR 23029 April 24, 2020)
and FTR 21-02 (85 FR 59311 September 21, 2020)), to allow agencies to
determine whether to implement waivers of time limits established by
the FTR for completion of all aspects of relocation, temporary storage
of household goods (HHG) shipments, house hunting trips (HHT),
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and time remaining in a second tour of duty upon return from renewal
agreement travel (RAT). GSA Bulletin FTR 21-04 and the waiver
provisions therein is set to expire on December 31, 2021.
As COVID-19 has continued to produce uncertainty and create
difficulties for relocating individuals, GSA is extending certain FTR
waivers by rescinding GSA Bulletin FTR 21-04 and re-establishing the
information therein by issuance of this new GSA Bulletin FTR 22-04 with
a later expiration date. GSA Bulletins FTR 20-06 and FTR 21-02 remain
rescinded. The new GSA Bulletin FTR 22-04 can be viewed at <a href="https://www.gsa.gov/ftrbulletins">https://www.gsa.gov/ftrbulletins</a>.
Dated: December 21, 2021.
Krystal J. Brumfield,
Associate Administrator, Office of Government-wide Policy.
[FR Doc. 2021-28044 Filed 12-23-21; 8:45 am]
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