Federal Travel Regulation; Privately Owned Vehicle Mileage Reimbursement

GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

41 CFR Part 301-10

[FTR Amendment 73]

RIN 3090-AG75

Federal Travel Regulation; Privately Owned Vehicle Mileage

Reimbursement

AGENCY: Office of Governmentwide Policy, GSA.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This final rule increases the mileage reimbursement rates for

use of a privately owned vehicle (POV) on official travel to reflect

current costs of operation as determined in cost studies conducted by

the General Services Administration (GSA). The governing regulation is

revised to increase the mileage allowance for advantageous use of a

privately owned airplane from 85 to 88 cents per mile, the cost of

operating a privately owned automobile from 31 to 32.5 cents per mile,

and the cost of operating a privately owned motorcycle from 25 to 26

cents per mile.

EFFECTIVE DATE: This final rule is effective September 8, 1998.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Devoanna R. Reels, General Services

Administration, Travel and Transportation Management Policy Division

(MTT), Washington, DC 20405, telephone 202-501-3781.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: GSA has determined that this rule is not a

significant regulatory action for the purposes of E.O. 12866 of

September 30, 1993. This final rule is not required to be published in

the Federal Register for notice and comment; therefore, the Regulatory

Flexibility Act does not apply. The Paperwork Reduction Act does not

apply, because the proposed revisions do not impose recordkeeping or

information collection requirements, or the collection of information

from offerors, contractors, or members of the public which require the

approval of the Office of Management and Budget under 44 U.S.C. 501 et

seq. This proposed rule is also exempt from Congressional review

prescribed under 5 U.S.C. 801, since it relates solely to agency

management and personnel.

List of Subjects in 41 CFR Part 301-10

Government employees, Travel and transportation expenses.

For the reasons set out in the preamble, 41 CFR part 301-10 is

amended as follows:

PART 301-10--TRANSPORTATION EXPENSES

1. The authority citation for 41 CFR part 301-10 continues to read

as follows:

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 5707; 40 U.S.C. 486(c); 49 U.S.C. 40118.

2. Section 301-10.303 is amended by revising the entries for ``

Privately owned airplane,'' ``Privately owned automobile,'' and

``Privately owned motorcycle'' to read as follows:

Sec. 301-10.303 What am I reimbursed when use of a POV is determined

by my agency to be advantageous to the Government?

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Your

For use of a-- reimbursement

is--

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Privately owned airplane................................. \1\ 88.0

Privately owned automobile............................... \1\ 32.5

Privately owned motorcycle............................... \1\ 26.0

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\1\ Cents per mile.

Dated: September 1, 1998.

David J. Barram,

Administrator of General Services.

General Services Administration; Report to Congress on the Costs of

Operating Privately Owned Vehicles

Subparagraph (b)(1)(A) of Section 5707 of Title 5, United States

Code, requires the Administrator of General Services to periodically

investigate the cost to Government employees of operating privately

owned vehicles (airplanes, automobiles, and motorcycles) while on

official travel, to report the results of the investigations to

Congress, and to publish the report in the Federal Register. This

report is being published to comply with the requirements of the

law.

Dated: September 1, 1998.

David J. Barram,

Administrator of General Services.

Report to Congress

Subparagraph (b)(1)(A) of Section 5707 of Title 5, United States

Code, requires that the Administrator of General Services, in

consultation with the Secretary of Transportation, the Secretary of

Defense, and representatives of Government employee organizations,

conduct periodic investigations of the cost of operating privately

owned vehicles (airplanes, automobiles, and motorcycles) to Government

employees while on official travel and report the results to Congress

at least once a year. The law further requires that a determination of

the average, actual cost per mile be based on the results of the

investigation. Such figures must be reported to Congress within 5

working days after the determination has been made.

Pursuant to the requirements of subparagraph (b)(1)(A) of Section

5707 of Title 5, United States Code, the General Services

Administration (GSA) conducted an investigation of the cost of

operating privately owned automobiles, airplanes, motorcycles, and

consulted with the Secretaries of Defense, Transportation and

representatives of employee organization on the results. As required,

GSA is reporting the results of the investigation and the cost per mile

determinations. GSA's cost studies show and I have determined the per-

mile operating costs of privately owned vehicles to be 88 cents for

airplanes, 32.5 cents for automobiles, and 26 cents for motorcycles.

I will issue a regulation to increase the current 85 to 88 cents

for privately owned airplanes, 31 to 32.5 cents for privately owned

automobiles, and the current 25 to 26 cents for privately owned

motorcycles.

This report on the cost of operating privately-owned vehicles will

be published in the Federal Register.

[FR Doc. 98-24019 Filed 9-4-98; 8:45 am]

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