Federal Travel Regulation; Reimbursement of Higher Actual Subsistence Expenses for Official Travel to Per Diem Localities Impacted by the 1996 Atlanta, Georgia, Olympic Games

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The attached bulletin informs agencies of an addition to the special actual subsistence expense ceilings described in GSA Bulletin FTR 19 (61 FR 28211, June 4, 1996) and GSA Bulletin FTR 19, Supplement 1 (61 FR 36731, July 12, 1996) for official travel to certain localities due to the escalation of lodging rates during the 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games. The Departments of Agriculture, Commerce, Defense, Justice, and Transportation requested establishment of the increased rates to accommodate employees who performed temporary duty in either of the States of Georgia or Tennessee and who experienced a temporary but significant increase in lodging costs due to the escalation of lodging rates during the 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games. This addition is in Cartersville (Bartow County), Georgia.