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List of Subjects in 33 CFR Part 165
Harbors, Marine safety, Navigation
(water), Reporting and recordkeeping
requirements, Security measures,
Waterways.
For the reasons discussed in the
preamble, the Coast Guard amends 33
CFR Part 165 as follows:
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PART 165—REGULATED NAVIGATION
AREAS AND LIMITED ACCESS AREAS
GENERAL SERVICES
ADMINISTRATION
1. The authority citation for part 165
continues to read as follows:
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Authority: 33 U.S.C. 1226, 1231; 46 U.S.C.
Chapter 701, 3306, 3703; 50 U.S.C. 191, 195;
33 CFR 1.05–1, 6.04–1, 6.04–6, and 160.5;
Pub. L. 107–295, 116 Stat. 2064; Department
of Homeland Security Delegation No. 0170.1.
2. Add temporary § 165.T11–213 to
read as follows:
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§ 165.T11–213 Safety Zone; Access
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(a) Location. The following area is a
safety zone: All waters, from surface to
bottom, within 250 feet of any point on
the U.S.S. Midway, located at
approximately 32°42′52″ N, 117°10′35″
W.
(b) Enforcement period. This section
will be enforced from 8 p.m. to 10 p.m.
on July 30, 2009. If the event concludes
prior to the scheduled termination time,
the Captain of the Port will cease
enforcement of this safety zone and will
announce that fact via Broadcast Notice
to Mariners.
(c) Definitions. The following
definition applies to this section:
Designated representative, means any
commissioned, warrant, or petty officers
of the Coast Guard on board Coast
Guard, Coast Guard Auxiliary, or local,
state, or federal law enforcement vessels
who have been authorized to act on the
behalf of the Captain of the Port.
(d) Regulations. (1) Entry into, transit
through or anchoring within this safety
zone is prohibited unless authorized by
the Captain of the Port of San Diego or
his designated on-scene representative.
(2) Mariners requesting permission to
transit through the safety zone may
request authorization to do so from the
Sector San Diego Communications
Center (COMCEN). The COMCEN may
be contacted via VHF–FM channel 16 or
(619) 278–7033.
(3) All persons and vessels shall
comply with the instructions of the
Coast Guard Captain of the Port or the
designated representative.
(4) Upon being hailed by U.S. Coast
Guard patrol personnel by siren, radio,
flashing light, or other means, the
operator of a vessel shall proceed as
directed.
(5) The Coast Guard may be assisted
by other federal, state, or local agencies.
Dated: July 6, 2009.
T.H. Farris,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the
Port San Diego.
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RIN 3090–AI93
Federal Travel Regulation (FTR); FTR
Case 2009–305; Travel Purpose
Identifier
AGENCY: Office of Governmentwide
Policy (MTT), GSA.
ACTION: Final rule.
SUMMARY: The General Services
Administration (GSA) is amending the
provisions of the Federal Travel
Regulation (FTR) that pertain to the use
of the travel purpose identifiers. This
final rule updates the list of travel
purpose identifiers and incorporates
new descriptive language for each
identifier to enhance how travel costs
are indentified by Federal agencies.
DATES: Effective Date: This final rule is
effective August 20, 2009.
Applicability Date: This final rule is
applicable to travel performed on, or
after August 20, 2009.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The
Regulatory Secretariat (VPR), Room
4041, GS Building, Washington, DC
20405, (202) 501–4744, for information
pertaining to status or publication
schedules. For clarification of content,
contact Mr. Rick Miller, Office of Travel,
Transportation and Asset Management
(MT), General Services Administration
at (202) 501–3822 or e-mail at
Rodney.Miller@gsa.gov. Please cite FTR
Amendment 2009–05; FTR Case 2009–
305.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Federal Government began using travel
purpose identifiers in the mid-1970s as
a result of Congressional interest in the
types of travel funded by the
Government. Travel purpose identifiers
categorize the various types of travel
that occur in support of an agency’s
mission and help classify associated
costs for that mission.
The travel purpose identifiers used
today and listed in Appendix C to
Chapter 301 of FTR are as follows: (1)
Site Visit, (2) Information Meeting, (3)
Training Attendance, (4) Speech or
Presentation, (5) Conference
Attendance, (6) Relocation, and (7)
Entitlement Travel. As the
Government’s missions have changed
over time, it has become questionable as
to whether or not the current identifiers
adequately capture the complexity of
modern Federal travel.
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Consequently, GSA and several other
agencies established a Travel Purpose
Identifier Focus Group to:
• Review the current identifiers;
• Recommend what, if any, changes
should be made;
• Develop one common list of
identifiers with the flexibility to
accommodate agency-specific subidentifiers; and
• Provide definitions for the new
identifiers.
During the review, the focus group
evaluated the current identifiers and
discussed current travel processes to
include: Trends and changes that have
occurred since the travel purpose
identifiers were last updated in 1998,
how funding is appropriated, what is
still relevant, and what new processes
need to be evaluated and/or
implemented to improve the travel
purpose identification process. Two key
points seemed evident, namely that
‘‘Employee Emergency’’ and ‘‘Mission’’
travel should be addressed and each
identifier should be better defined and
categorized.
The focus group deliberations
concluded that the current travel
purpose identifiers did not adequately
define the types of travel that regularly
occur today. Thus, the group
recommended six new travel purpose
identifiers for use within the Federal
community. Adoption of the
recommended identifiers would:
information collection requirements, or
the collection of information from
offerors, contractors, or members of the
public that requires the approval of the
Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) under 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.
B. Executive Order 12866
This final rule is not a significant
regulatory action and, therefore, was not
subject to review under Section 6(b) of
Executive Order 12866, Regulatory
Planning and Review, dated September
30, 1993. This final rule is not a major
rule under 5 U.S.C. 804.
Dated: May 8, 2009.
Paul F. Prouty,
Acting Administrator.
C. Regulatory Flexibility Act
This final rule is not required to be
published in the Federal Register for
notice and comment, and therefore the
Regulatory Flexibility Act, 5 U.S.C. 601,
et seq., does not apply.
CHAPTER 301—[AMENDED]
D. Paperwork Reduction Act
The Paperwork Reduction Act does
not apply because the final changes to
the FTR do not impose recordkeeping or
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• Standardize identifiers across the
Government;
• Provide the ability to report travel
spending by purpose;
• Permit the highlighting of special
travel requirements in agency budgets
and missions;
• Allow agencies to develop missionspecific sub-identifiers; and
• Provide a greater opportunity to
develop standardized reports
Governmentwide.
The new travel purpose identifiers are
as follows: (1) Employee Emergency, (2)
Mission (Operational), (3) Special
Agency Mission, (4) Conference—Other
Than Training, (5) Training, and (6)
Relocation.
E. Small Business Regulatory
Enforcement Fairness Act
This final rule is also exempt from
congressional review prescribed under 5
U.S.C. 801 since it relates to agency
management and personnel.
List of Subjects in 41 CFR Appendix C
to Chapter 301
Standard Data Elements for Federal
Travel (Traveler Identification)
For the reasons set forth in the
preamble and pursuant to 5 U.S.C.
5701–5709, 41 CFR Appendix C to
Chapter 301 is amended to read as
follows:
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Amend Appendix C to Chapter 301, in
the table named ‘‘Traveler
Identification’’ by revising the entries
‘‘Travel Purpose Identifier’’ and
‘‘Payment Method’’ to read as follows:
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Appendix C to Chapter 301—Standard
Data Elements for Federal Travel
[Travel Identification]
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Employee Emergency
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Travel related to an unexpected occurrence/event or injury/illness that affects the employee
personally and/or directly that requires immediate action/attention. Examples: Traveler is incapacitated by illness or injury, death or serious illness of a family member (as defined in
§ 300–3.1 or § 301–30.2), or catastrophic occurrence or impending disaster that directly affects the employee’s home. Emergency travel also includes travel for medical care while
employee is TDY away from the official duty station (Part 301–30), death of an employee/
immediate family member when performing official duties away from the official duty station
or home of record (Part 303–70), medical attendant transportation (Part 301–30), assistance travel for an employee with special needs (Part 301–13), as well as travel for threatened law enforcement/investigative employees (Part 301–31).
Mission (Operational) .. Travel to a particular site in order to perform operational or managerial activities. Travel to attend a meeting to discuss general agency operations, review status reports, or discuss topics of general interest. Examples: Employee’s day-to-day operational or managerial activities, as defined by the agency, to include, but not be limited to: hearings, site visit, information meeting, inspections, audits, investigations, and examinations.
Special Agency MisTravel to carry out a special agency mission and/or perform a task outside the agency’s norsion.
mal course of day-to-day business activities that is unique or distinctive. These special missions are defined by the head of agency and are normally not programmed in the agency
annual funding authorization. Examples: These agency-defined special missions may include details, security missions, and agency emergency response/recovery such as civil,
natural disasters, evacuation, catastrophic events, technical assistance, evaluations or assessments.
Conference—Other
Travel performed in connection with a prearranged meeting, retreat, convention, seminar, or
Than Training.
symposium for consultation or exchange of information or discussion. Agencies have to
distinguish between conference and training attendance and use the appropriate identifier
(see Training below). Examples: To participate in a planned program as a speaker/panelist
or other form of presentation, host, planner, or others designated to oversee the conference or attendance with no formal role, or as an exhibitor.
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Group name
Data elements
Description
Training .......................
Travel in conjunction with educational activities to become proficient or qualified in one or
more areas of responsibility. 5 USC 4101(4) states that ‘‘ ‘training’ means the process of
providing for and making available to an employee, and placing or enrolling the employee
in a planned, prepared, and coordinated program, course, curriculum, subject, system, or
routine of instruction or education, in scientific, professional, technical, mechanical, trade,
clerical, fiscal, administrative, or other fields which will improve individual and organizational performance and assist in achieving the agency’s mission and performance goals.’’
The term ‘‘conference’’ may also apply to training activities that are considered to be conferences under 5 CFR 410.404, which states that ‘‘agencies may sponsor an employee’s
attendance at a conference as a developmental assignment under section 4110 of title 5,
United States Code, when: (a) The announced purpose of the conference is educational or
instructional; (b) More than half of the time is scheduled for a planned, organized exchange
of information between presenters and audience which meets the definition of training in
section 4101 of title 5, United States Code; (c) The content of the conference is germane
to improving individual and/or organizational performance, and (d) Development benefits
will be derived through the employee’s attendance.’’ Agencies have to distinguish between
conference and training attendance and use the appropriate identifier (see Conference—
Other Than Training above). Examples: Job required training, Internships, Intergovernmental Personnel Act, and forums.
Travel performed in connection with a transfer from one official duty station to another for
employees/immediate family members, as applicable. Examples: Permanent change of station (PCS) moves for domestic and international transferees/new appointees, tour renewal,
temporary change of station (TCS), and last move home.
Relocation ...................
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Payment Method .........
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EFT ............................. Direct deposit via electronic funds transfer.
Treasury Check ........... Payment made by Treasury check.
Imprest Fund ............... Payment made by Imprest Fund.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
Federal Emergency Management
Agency
44 CFR Part 64
[Docket ID FEMA–2008–0020; Internal
Agency Docket No. FEMA–8083]
Suspension of Community Eligibility
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AGENCY: Federal Emergency
Management Agency, DHS.
ACTION: Final rule.
SUMMARY: This rule identifies
communities, where the sale of flood
insurance has been authorized under
the National Flood Insurance Program
(NFIP), that are scheduled for
suspension on the effective dates listed
within this rule because of
noncompliance with the floodplain
management requirements of the
program. If the Federal Emergency
Management Agency (FEMA) receives
documentation that the community has
adopted the required floodplain
management measures prior to the
effective suspension date given in this
rule, the suspension will not occur and
a notice of this will be provided by
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publication in the Federal Register on a
subsequent date.
DATES: Effective Dates: The effective
date of each community’s scheduled
suspension is the third date (‘‘Susp.’’)
listed in the third column of the
following tables.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If
you want to determine whether a
particular community was suspended
on the suspension date or for further
information, contact David Stearrett,
Mitigation Directorate, Federal
Emergency Management Agency, 500 C
Street, SW., Washington, DC 20472,
(202) 646–2953.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The NFIP
enables property owners to purchase
flood insurance which is generally not
otherwise available. In return,
communities agree to adopt and
administer local floodplain management
aimed at protecting lives and new
construction from future flooding.
Section 1315 of the National Flood
Insurance Act of 1968, as amended, 42
U.S.C. 4022, prohibits flood insurance
coverage as authorized under the NFIP,
42 U.S.C. 4001 et seq.; unless an
appropriate public body adopts
adequate floodplain management
measures with effective enforcement
measures. The communities listed in
this document no longer meet that
statutory requirement for compliance
with program regulations, 44 CFR part
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59. Accordingly, the communities will
be suspended on the effective date in
the third column. As of that date, flood
insurance will no longer be available in
the community. However, some of these
communities may adopt and submit the
required documentation of legally
enforceable floodplain management
measures after this rule is published but
prior to the actual suspension date.
These communities will not be
suspended and will continue their
eligibility for the sale of insurance. A
notice withdrawing the suspension of
the communities will be published in
the Federal Register.
In addition, FEMA has identified the
Special Flood Hazard Areas (SFHAs) in
these communities by publishing a
Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM). The
date of the FIRM, if one has been
published, is indicated in the fourth
column of the table. No direct Federal
financial assistance (except assistance
pursuant to the Robert T. Stafford
Disaster Relief and Emergency
Assistance Act not in connection with a
flood) may legally be provided for
construction or acquisition of buildings
in identified SFHAs for communities
not participating in the NFIP and
identified for more than a year, on
FEMA’s initial flood insurance map of
the community as having flood-prone
areas (section 202(a) of the Flood
Disaster Protection Act of 1973, 42
U.S.C. 4106(a), as amended). This
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GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION
41 CFR Chapter 301
[FTR Amendment 2009-05; FTR Case 2009-305; Docket Number 2009-0001,
Sequence 5]
RIN 3090-AI93
Federal Travel Regulation (FTR); FTR Case 2009-305; Travel
Purpose Identifier
AGENCY: Office of Governmentwide Policy (MTT), GSA.
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: The General Services Administration (GSA) is amending the
provisions of the Federal Travel Regulation (FTR) that pertain to the
use of the travel purpose identifiers. This final rule updates the list
of travel purpose identifiers and incorporates new descriptive language
for each identifier to enhance how travel costs are indentified by
Federal agencies.
DATES: Effective Date: This final rule is effective August 20, 2009.
Applicability Date: This final rule is applicable to travel
performed on, or after August 20, 2009.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The Regulatory Secretariat (VPR), Room
4041, GS Building, Washington, DC 20405, (202) 501-4744, for
information pertaining to status or publication schedules. For
clarification of content, contact Mr. Rick Miller, Office of Travel,
Transportation and Asset Management (MT), General Services
Administration at (202) 501-3822 or e-mail at Rodney.Miller@gsa.gov.
Please cite FTR Amendment 2009-05; FTR Case 2009-305.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Federal Government began using travel
purpose identifiers in the mid-1970s as a result of Congressional
interest in the types of travel funded by the Government. Travel
purpose identifiers categorize the various types of travel that occur
in support of an agency's mission and help classify associated costs
for that mission.
The travel purpose identifiers used today and listed in Appendix C
to Chapter 301 of FTR are as follows: (1) Site Visit, (2) Information
Meeting, (3) Training Attendance, (4) Speech or Presentation, (5)
Conference Attendance, (6) Relocation, and (7) Entitlement Travel. As
the Government's missions have changed over time, it has become
questionable as to whether or not the current identifiers adequately
capture the complexity of modern Federal travel.
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Consequently, GSA and several other agencies established a Travel
Purpose Identifier Focus Group to:
Review the current identifiers;
Recommend what, if any, changes should be made;
Develop one common list of identifiers with the
flexibility to accommodate agency-specific sub-identifiers; and
Provide definitions for the new identifiers.
During the review, the focus group evaluated the current identifiers
and discussed current travel processes to include: Trends and changes
that have occurred since the travel purpose identifiers were last
updated in 1998, how funding is appropriated, what is still relevant,
and what new processes need to be evaluated and/or implemented to
improve the travel purpose identification process. Two key points
seemed evident, namely that ``Employee Emergency'' and ``Mission''
travel should be addressed and each identifier should be better defined
and categorized.
The focus group deliberations concluded that the current travel
purpose identifiers did not adequately define the types of travel that
regularly occur today. Thus, the group recommended six new travel
purpose identifiers for use within the Federal community. Adoption of
the recommended identifiers would:
Standardize identifiers across the Government;
Provide the ability to report travel spending by purpose;
Permit the highlighting of special travel requirements in
agency budgets and missions;
Allow agencies to develop mission-specific sub-
identifiers; and
Provide a greater opportunity to develop standardized
reports Governmentwide.
The new travel purpose identifiers are as follows: (1) Employee
Emergency, (2) Mission (Operational), (3) Special Agency Mission, (4)
Conference--Other Than Training, (5) Training, and (6) Relocation.
B. Executive Order 12866
This final rule is not a significant regulatory action and,
therefore, was not subject to review under Section 6(b) of Executive
Order 12866, Regulatory Planning and Review, dated September 30, 1993.
This final rule is not a major rule under 5 U.S.C. 804.
C. Regulatory Flexibility Act
This final rule is not required to be published in the Federal
Register for notice and comment, and therefore the Regulatory
Flexibility Act, 5 U.S.C. 601, et seq., does not apply.
D. Paperwork Reduction Act
The Paperwork Reduction Act does not apply because the final
changes to the FTR do not impose recordkeeping or information
collection requirements, or the collection of information from
offerors, contractors, or members of the public that requires the
approval of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) under 44 U.S.C.
3501 et seq.
E. Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act
This final rule is also exempt from congressional review prescribed
under 5 U.S.C. 801 since it relates to agency management and personnel.
List of Subjects in 41 CFR Appendix C to Chapter 301
Standard Data Elements for Federal Travel (Traveler Identification)
Dated: May 8, 2009.
Paul F. Prouty,
Acting Administrator.
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For the reasons set forth in the preamble and pursuant to 5 U.S.C.
5701-5709, 41 CFR Appendix C to Chapter 301 is amended to read as
follows:
CHAPTER 301--[AMENDED]
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Amend Appendix C to Chapter 301, in the table named ``Traveler
Identification'' by revising the entries ``Travel Purpose Identifier''
and ``Payment Method'' to read as follows:
Appendix C to Chapter 301--Standard Data Elements for Federal Travel
[Travel Identification]
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Travel Purpose Identifier............ Employee Emergency..... Travel related to an unexpected occurrence/event
or injury/illness that affects the employee
personally and/or directly that requires
immediate action/attention. Examples: Traveler
is incapacitated by illness or injury, death or
serious illness of a family member (as defined
in Sec. 300-3.1 or Sec. 301-30.2), or
catastrophic occurrence or impending disaster
that directly affects the employee's home.
Emergency travel also includes travel for
medical care while employee is TDY away from
the official duty station (Part 301-30), death
of an employee/immediate family member when
performing official duties away from the
official duty station or home of record (Part
303-70), medical attendant transportation (Part
301-30), assistance travel for an employee with
special needs (Part 301-13), as well as travel
for threatened law enforcement/investigative
employees (Part 301-31).
Mission (Operational).. Travel to a particular site in order to perform
operational or managerial activities. Travel to
attend a meeting to discuss general agency
operations, review status reports, or discuss
topics of general interest. Examples:
Employee's day-to-day operational or managerial
activities, as defined by the agency, to
include, but not be limited to: hearings, site
visit, information meeting, inspections,
audits, investigations, and examinations.
Special Agency Mission. Travel to carry out a special agency mission and/
or perform a task outside the agency's normal
course of day-to-day business activities that
is unique or distinctive. These special
missions are defined by the head of agency and
are normally not programmed in the agency
annual funding authorization. Examples: These
agency-defined special missions may include
details, security missions, and agency
emergency response/recovery such as civil,
natural disasters, evacuation, catastrophic
events, technical assistance, evaluations or
assessments.
Conference--Other Than Travel performed in connection with a
Training. prearranged meeting, retreat, convention,
seminar, or symposium for consultation or
exchange of information or discussion. Agencies
have to distinguish between conference and
training attendance and use the appropriate
identifier (see Training below). Examples: To
participate in a planned program as a speaker/
panelist or other form of presentation, host,
planner, or others designated to oversee the
conference or attendance with no formal role,
or as an exhibitor.
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Training............... Travel in conjunction with educational
activities to become proficient or qualified in
one or more areas of responsibility. 5 USC
4101(4) states that `` `training' means the
process of providing for and making available
to an employee, and placing or enrolling the
employee in a planned, prepared, and
coordinated program, course, curriculum,
subject, system, or routine of instruction or
education, in scientific, professional,
technical, mechanical, trade, clerical, fiscal,
administrative, or other fields which will
improve individual and organizational
performance and assist in achieving the
agency's mission and performance goals.'' The
term ``conference'' may also apply to training
activities that are considered to be
conferences under 5 CFR 410.404, which states
that ``agencies may sponsor an employee's
attendance at a conference as a developmental
assignment under section 4110 of title 5,
United States Code, when: (a) The announced
purpose of the conference is educational or
instructional; (b) More than half of the time
is scheduled for a planned, organized exchange
of information between presenters and audience
which meets the definition of training in
section 4101 of title 5, United States Code;
(c) The content of the conference is germane to
improving individual and/or organizational
performance, and (d) Development benefits will
be derived through the employee's attendance.''
Agencies have to distinguish between conference
and training attendance and use the appropriate
identifier (see Conference--Other Than Training
above). Examples: Job required training,
Internships, Intergovernmental Personnel Act,
and forums.
Relocation............. Travel performed in connection with a transfer
from one official duty station to another for
employees/immediate family members, as
applicable. Examples: Permanent change of
station (PCS) moves for domestic and
international transferees/new appointees, tour
renewal, temporary change of station (TCS), and
last move home.
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Payment Method....................... EFT.................... Direct deposit via electronic funds transfer.
Treasury Check......... Payment made by Treasury check.
Imprest Fund........... Payment made by Imprest Fund.
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