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travelnews: New Per Diem Rates



Following you will find a brief summary of the new travel reimbursement
rates policy which will become effective November 1, 2002.  These rates
apply to travel that occurs November 1, 2002 or after.  This new policy
sets OUS travel rates equal to the federal rates using certain specified
federal schedules.  Under this policy future OUS rate changes will be made
to equal federal government rate changes.  The effective date of OUS
changes will be the same as the federal effective date which is usually
October 1st, although the federal government may announce changes at other
times during the year as well.  For example...the mileage rate will change
will change again on January 1, 2003.  If you have any questions call
Carolyn Wooley at 6-3158 or e-mail at cwooley@oregon.uoregon.edu.

INSTATE

	All Oregon Cities.....$34.00   meals
			      $90.00   lodging


OUT-OF-STATE

	Low Cities............$35.00   meals
			      $90.00   lodging

	High Cities...........$45.00   meals
		             $159.00   lodging

	The high city list will updated on the web as of Nov 1.

PLEASE NOTE...When staying at a conference hotel or meeting hotel, you can
claim the high city meal per diem even if it is a low cost city.  We will
pay actual on lodging but receipts are required if you exceed the lodging
per diem stated above.  This covers in-state, out-of-state, and foreign
travel.  You must also attach documentation that shows it was the
conference hotel and what the lodging rate was for the conference.

NON-COMMERCIAL LODGING per diem is $25.00 for in-state, out-of-state and
foreign travel.

MILEAGE rate is 36.5 cents per mile Nov 1, 2002 thru Dec 31, 2002.
Effective Jan 1, 2003 the mileage rate will reduce to 36 cents per mile.

FOREIGN  The foreign per diem rates can be accessed on the Business
Affairs web page at http://baowww.uoregon.edu/Travel/per_diem_foreign.htm.
The Alaska, Hawaii and US Territories is at
http://baowww.uoregon.edu/Travel/per_diem_us.htm.

All of this information will be posted on the BAO web site as of Nov 1.
http://baowww.uoregon.edu/traveladministration.htm.



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