4) Per Diem Rate Change

After conducting an analysis of the per diem rates established for FY 2005, the General Services Administration (GSA) has determined that current lodging, meals, and incidental expenses (M&IE) allowances for certain localities do not adequately reflect the cost of lodging in those areas.

GSA has reviewed the lodging rates of certain non-standard locations in the states of California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Kansas, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, and Wisconsin, and determined that the current lodging rates are inadequate. Also, GSA has reviewed the M&IE rate of some non-standard locations and come to the same conclusion.

Basically, FY 2006 lodging per diem rates are changing nationally and M&IE rates in the state of Illinois, including the city of Chicago, and Cook and Lake Counties effective November 10, 2005.

For clarification of content, contact Lois Mandell, Office of Government wide Policy, Travel Management Policy, at 202/501-2824.

Per diem rates are published on the Internet at www.gsa.gov/perdiem as an FTR Per Diem Bulletin and notices of rate changes are published in the Federal Register on a periodic basis. To see the most recent changes constituted by the Bulletin, please click HERE.