6509.33 Page 1 of 3 FOREST SERVICE HANDBOOK OTTAWA NF (REGION 9) IRONWOOD, MI FSH 6509.33 – FEDERAL TRAVEL REGULATIONS PART 301-11 – PER DIEM EXPENSES Supplement No.: 6509.33-2015-1 Effective Date: July 3, 2015 Duration: This supplement is effective until superseded or removed. Approved: LINDA L. JACKSON Forest Supervisor Date Approved: 6/23/2015 Posting Instructions: Supplements are numbered consecutively by Handbook number and calendar year. Post by document; remove the entire document and replace it with this supplement. Retain this transmittal as the first page(s) of this document. New Document 6509.33-2015-1 3 Pages Superseded Document(s) by Issuance Number and Effective Date 6509.33-2010-1, effective July 19, 2010 3 Pages Digest: 2015 Currency Review – Reissues supplement with the following changes: Updates signature of current Forest Supervisor and Union Representative. Verifies rate is accurate based on current Conus rates contained in the Federal Travel Regulations FTR). R9 OTTAWA SUPPLEMENT EFFECTIVE DATE: July 3, 2015 DURATION: This supplement is effective until superseded or removed. 6509.33 Page 2 of 3 FSH 6509.33 – FEDERAL TRAVEL REGULATIONS PART 301-11 – PER DIEM EXPENSES SUBPART A – REDUCED PER DIEM Forests may establish special rates for their employees who subsist themselves (purchase food for cooking while away from their official station). This reduced per diem rate is frequently called the “field rate.” Typical applications of this rate are field-going crews who leave their official station on Monday, camp out while working in remote locations, and return the following Friday. Criteria for situations, which require use of the field rate, shall be determined at the forest level. The Ottawa National Forest field per diem rate of $37 is effective June 15, 2015. The first and last days of travel status, while in actual transit, shall be at 75% of the field rate. R9 OTTAWA SUPPLEMENT EFFECTIVE DATE: July 3, 2015 DURATION: This supplement is effective until superseded or removed. 6509.33 Page 3 of 3 FSH 6509.33 – FEDERAL TRAVEL REGULATIONS PART 301-11 – PER DIEM EXPENSES OTTAWA PARTNERSHIP COUNCIL AGREEMENT FIELD PER DIEM On-Forest field per diem will be paid at the rate of 80% of the general rate (CONUS) provided in the Federal Travel Regulations for Meals and Incidental Expenses, rounded to the nearest dollar (for $0.49 or less, round down; for $.50 or over, round up). At the time of the signing of this agreement, the field per diem rate in effect is $37 per day. If, for any reason, an employee has submitted a travel claim for travel performed subsequent to the effective date of a change in rates and did not claim the full amount authorized, they will be allowed to file a reclaim voucher for the difference. Preparation time for campouts will be provided as appropriate, at the discretion of the immediate supervisor in accordance with Federal Travel Regulations. This agreement shall be reviewed in conjunction with a general review of agreements done at the time of expiration of the current Master Agreement between the Forest Service and the National Federation of Federal Employees. This agreement shall remain in effect until a new agreement is reached to modify its terms or the parties mutually agree to terminate the agreement. THIS AGREEMENT ENTERED INTO THIS 15th DAY OF JUNE 2015. _________________________ LINDA L. JACKSON Forest Supervisor _______________________________ ROBIN McCARTNEY Chief Steward, Ottawa National Forest NFFE Local 2165