[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 29 (Wednesday, February 12, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8457-8458]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-02981]


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GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

[Notice-FTR 2014-02; Docket No. 2014-0004; Sequence 3; GSA Bulletin FTR 
14-05]


Rental Car (Passenger Vehicle) Requirements

AGENCY: Office of Government-wide Policy, General Services 
Administration (GSA).

ACTION: Notice of Federal Travel Regulation (FTR) Bulletin 14-05, 
Calendar Year (CY) 2014 Rental Car (Passenger Vehicle) Requirements.

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SUMMARY: Federal agencies are committed to identifying potential 
savings in employee rental of passenger vehicles. This notice announces 
FTR Bulletin 14-05 which emphasizes the requirements for federal 
employee rental of passenger vehicles while on official government 
travel. FTR Bulletin 14-05 and all other FTR bulletins are located at 
gsa.gov/ftrbulletins.

DATES: This notice is effective February 12, 2014.

ADDRESSES: General Services Administration, 1800 F Street NW., 
Washington, DC 20405.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Marcerto Barr, Office of 
Government-wide Policy, Office of Asset and Transportation Management, 
at 202-208-7654, or by email at [email protected]. Please cite 
Notice of FTR Bulletin 14-05.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: FTR Bulletin 14-05 encourages agencies to 
ensure their internal travel policies are consistent with the FTR 
requirements that all rental passenger vehicles must be authorized only 
when in the best interest of the Government (FTR 301-10.450(a)). Use of 
a rental car requires specific authorization (FTR 301-2.5(g)). FTR 
Bulletin 14-05 also ensures travelers are familiar with the Defense 
Travel Management Office (DTMO) U.S. Rental Car Agreement, which 
encourages travelers to rent vehicles from vendors that participate in 
the program. Refer to: (http://www.defensetravel.dod.mil/site/rental.cfm). FTR Bulletin 14-05 ensures travelers to book their 
passenger vehicle reservations through their agency's Electronic Travel 
System (ETS) where

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available. When ETS is not available, travelers should arrange 
passenger vehicle rentals only through their agency's Travel Management 
Center (TMC). Use of an agency's ETS and TMC are the only two approved 
methods of booking passenger rental vehicles allowed by the FTR (FTR 
301-50.3). Agencies should also educate their travelers to decline 
additional insurance, such as collision damage waiver (CDW) or theft 
insurance (FTR 301-10.451(a)). These types of insurance are personal 
expenses, so travelers generally may not be reimbursed for them.

    Dated: February 4, 2014.
Carolyn Austin-Diggs,
Acting Deputy Associate Administrator, Office of Asset and 
Transportation Management, Office of Government-wide Policy.
[FR Doc. 2014-02981 Filed 2-11-14; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6820-14-P