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Personal property management offices
Federal agency National Utilization Officers
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GSA will authorize the owning agency to dispose of the property if property screened through GSA is not selected by a federal, state or local government agency, a nonprofit organization, or a member of the general public. Recycling is considered a component of abandonment/destruction and applies only to personal property that has been through the entire excess/surplus process.
In general, a federal agency can generate and retain recycling revenue. Each situation is different, depending on the type of property and the relationship between the agency and the recycler. Specifically, agencies can retain recycling revenue under these conditions:
Agencies cannot retain recycling revenue in these situations:
There is no limit on the quantity or frequency that an agency recycles.
Agencies can use recycling proceeds for “other employee as authorized by law or as deemed appropriate by the head of the federal agency,” according to Public Law 107-67. This includes employees’ child care programs. It does not, however, include construction projects.
In addition, recycling proceeds must be available until expended. Agencies should consult their General Counsel or Chief Financial Officer for more specific guidance, as stated in FMR 102-38.295.
Agencies, whenever possible, should try to recycle or reuse construction materials such as:
In general, federal agencies may retain the proceeds of recycling these building materials. However, while not mandatory, agencies should report scrap steel to GSA because it could be used by other federal agencies. If scrap steel is not used by another federal agency, and goes to a recycler, the holding agency may retain all sales proceeds according to FMR 102-38.295.
Furniture may be exchanged or sold under the Exchange/Sale authority (FMR 102.39). Proceeds must be applied on a one-for-one basis and used for replacement furniture during the fiscal year in which the property was sold or during the following fiscal year.
Furniture in very bad condition, such as a broken and torn chair, can fall into the abandonment/destruction category if the property has no commercial value or the estimated cost of its continued care and handling exceed the estimated proceeds from its sale (FMR 102-36.305). If the agency gives the furniture to a recycler after classifying it as abandonment/destruction, the agency relinquishes ownership and is no longer entitled to any proceeds of recycling.
An agency can sell surplus furniture to a recycler to be refurbished. However, the agency can keep only that portion of the sales proceeds equal to the direct costs and reasonably related indirect costs incurred in selling surplus personal property, unless the situation meets the exclusions of FMR 102-38.295.
Personal property management offices
Federal agency National Utilization Officers
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Rates for Alaska, Hawaii, and U.S. territories and possessions are set by the Department of Defense.
Rates for foreign countries are set by the Department of State.
Rates are available between 10/1/2022 and 09/30/2025.
The End Date of your trip can not occur before the Start Date.
Traveler reimbursement is based on the location of the work activities and not the accommodations, unless lodging is not available at the work activity, then the agency may authorize the rate where lodging is obtained.
Unless otherwise specified, the per diem locality is defined as "all locations within, or entirely surrounded by, the corporate limits of the key city, including independent entities located within those boundaries."
Per diem localities with county definitions shall include"all locations within, or entirely surrounded by, the corporate limits of the key city as well as the boundaries of the listed counties, including independent entities located within the boundaries of the key city and the listed counties (unless otherwise listed separately)."
When a military installation or Government - related facility(whether or not specifically named) is located partially within more than one city or county boundary, the applicable per diem rate for the entire installation or facility is the higher of the rates which apply to the cities and / or counties, even though part(s) of such activities may be located outside the defined per diem locality.