Federal Travel Regulation; Maximum Per Diem Rates for the States of Florida and Georgia

Resumen

To improve the ability of the per diem rates to meet the lodging demands of Federal travelers to high cost travel locations, the General Services Administration (GSA) has integrated the contracting mechanism of the new Federal Premier Lodging Program (FPLP) into the per diem rate-setting process. An analysis of FPLP contracting actions and the lodging rate survey data reveal that the maximum per diem rate for the State of Florida, city of Miami including Dade and Palm Beach Counties, cities of Tampa/St. Petersburg including Pinellas and Hillsborough Counties, and the State of Georgia, city of Atlanta including Fulton, Clayton, Cobb, DeKalb and Gwinnett Counties should be changed. A new entry for Gwinnett County is added. This final rule changes the maximum lodging amounts in the prescribed areas.