[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 38 (Monday, February 28, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 9655-9656]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-3722]


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GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

Federal Travel Regulation (FTR)

[FTR 2005-N1]


eTravel Initiative

AGENCY: Office of Governmentwide Policy (MTT), General Services 
Administration (GSA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice provides information to Federal agencies subject 
to the Federal Travel Regulation (FTR) that did not award a task order 
to an eTravel Service (eTS) vendor by December 31, 2004. This notice 
provides guidance to assist those agencies with this FTR requirement.

DATES: This change is effective February 28, 2005 and expires when all 
agencies have fully migrated to the new eTravel service.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Tim Burke, Office of 
Governmentwide Policy (MTT), General Services Administration, 1800 F 
Street, NW, Washington, DC 20405, by phone at 703-872-8611, or by e-
mail at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Federal Travel Regulation sections 301-73.2 
and 301-73.100 require that all agencies subject to the FTR (with the 
exception of the Department of Defense (DoD) for its civilian employees 
and the Government of the District of Columbia) award a task order to 
an eTravel Service (eTS) vendor no later than December 31, 2004, and 
fully migrate to eTS agency-wide no later than September 30, 2006.
    The General Services Administration (GSA) extends its appreciation 
to all agencies that successfully met the December 31st eTS vendor 
award requirement. We are reaching out through this notice, however, 
specifically to those agencies that for a variety of reasons were 
unable to meet the requirement and offering our assistance to bring you 
into compliance with the FTR.
    Each agency that encountered a delay with its eTS acquisition and 
has not yet implemented eTS as required under the FTR must submit a 
request for an exception to the Administrator of General Services, 1800 
F Street, NW, Washington, DC 20405, for consideration of approval. The 
request must include a complete justification outlining why you need an 
extension and the date when your agency will award a task order or will 
agree to be cross-serviced by a franchise organization. Please submit 
your request and supporting information no later than March 30, 2005.
    To ensure compliance with the requirement to completely migrate to 
eTS by September 30, 2006, all agencies subject to the FTR (with the 
exception of DoD for its civilian employees and the Government of the 
District of Columbia as referenced above) should target full migration 
to eTS no later than June 30, 2006. GSA is committed to

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helping agencies achieve a smooth and successful transition to eTS by 
assisting you in effectively determining your eTS strategy, selecting 
an eTS vendor and awarding a task order, and executing your agency-wide 
migration to eTS. Working together in a collaborative partnership, we 
can ensure timely success of this very important Presidential 
initiative.

    Dated: February 17, 2005.
G. Martin Wagner,
Associate Administrator, Office of Governmentwide Policy.
[FR Doc. 05-3722 Filed 2-25-05; 8:45 am]
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