TRAVEL AND TRANSPORTATION--Per Diem rate for Water Resources Division Official Travel in the U.S. Virgin Islands and San Juan, Puerto Rico

Date: Wed, 11 Aug 1999 15:13:21 -0400
From: "Catherine L. Hill" <clhill>
Reply-To: "Catherine L Hill, ACH/Program Operations, Reston, VA" <clhill>
Organization: U.S.Geological Survey

To: "A  - Division Chief and Staff"<distribution>,
        "B  - Branch Chiefs and Offices"<distribution>,
        "S  - Special Distribution for Research"<distribution>,
        "FO - State, District, Subdistrict and other Field Offices"<distribution>,
        "PO - Project Offices"<distribution>,
        "  Regional Hydrologist, SR, " <rh_sr>
CC: Suzan F Stubbs <sfstubbs>, Alice C Dilandro <dilandro>,
        Katherine M Long <kmlong>
Subject: Per Diem Rate for Official Travel in the US Virgin Islands and San 
 Puerto Rico


The following memorandum is forwarded for your information.


In Reply Refer To:
Mail Stop 441


MEMORANDUM


								August 11, 1999

To:     	Regional Hydrologist, Southeastern Region

From:   	Catherine L. Hill /signed/
        	Associate Chief Hydrologist for Program Operations

Subject:	TRAVEL AND TRANSPORTATION--Per Diem rate for Water Resources
        	Division Official Travel in the U.S. Virgin Islands and 
		San Juan, Puerto Rico

In response to your request to increase the "all other" official travel per diem
rate in the U.S. Virgin Islands and San Juan, Puerto Rico, the following allowance
is authorized:

        Per Diem Allowance

        For official travel in the U.S. Virgin Islands, the per 
        diem rate will be the average cost of lodging plus $65 not 
        to exceed the maximum rate allowable at the time of travel 
        as set forth in the appropriate Department of Defense 
        (DOD) Civilian Personnel Bulletin (CPB).  For official travel 
        in San Juan, Puerto Rico, the per diem rate will be the average
        cost of lodging plus $65 not to exceed the maximum rate 
        allowable at the time of travel as set forth in the appropriate
        DOD CPB.  Per diem for all other official travel in Puerto 
        Rico will be the average cost of lodging plus $40 not to 
        exceed the maximum rate set forth in the appropriate DOD CPB. 
        All travelers will be required to submit lodging receipts with
        vouchers, and a copy of this memorandum must accompany each
        authorization.

The allowances are established in accordance with the DOD CPB, which authorizes the
prescription of lesser rates.  By copy of the memorandum, the Chief, Office of
Financial Management (OFM) is notified.

This memorandum supersedes memorandum to you dated July 6, 1994, same subject.

Copy to:
Chief, OFM
Chief, Travel and Transportation Branch, OFM

Distribution on e-mail: A, B, S, FO, PO