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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Duration: This supplement is effective until superseded or removed.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Superseded Document(s) by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DURATION: This supplement is effective until superseded or removed.
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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DURATION: This supplement is effective until superseded or removed.
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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