41 CFR § 301-70.202 - Process for requesting a per diem rate review.

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title: "41 CFR § 301-70.202 - Process for requesting a per diem rate review."
title_number: 41
title_name: "Public Contracts and Property Management"
section_number: "301-70.202"
section_name: "Process for requesting a per diem rate review."
chapter_number: 301
chapter_name: "TEMPORARY DUTY (TDY) TRAVEL ALLOWANCES"
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part_number: "301-70"
part_name: "70—INTERNAL POLICY AND PROCEDURE REQUIREMENTS"
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# 301-70.202 Process for requesting a per diem rate review.

If agency travelers frequent a location where the per diem rate is insufficient to meet necessary expenses, the agency senior travel official or other employee authorized in accordance with § 301-70.200(i) may submit a request, containing pertinent cost data, asking that the location be reviewed. Depending on the location in question the review request may be submitted to:

Table 1 to § 301-70.202

| For CONUS locations | For non-foreign OCONUS area locations | For foreign area locations |
| --- | --- | --- |
| General Services Administration, Office of Government-wide Policy, | Department of Defense, Defense Travel Management Office, | Department of State, Office of Allowances, . |