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<p><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Good Afternoon UO Business Travelers and Delegates: <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">The General Services Administration (GSA) lodging and meal per diem rates for 2021 are posted on their website. The GSA table is set for October through September, so new rates started Oct. 1 You can view
these new rates by going to the GSA per diem website: </span><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><a href="https://www.gsa.gov/travel/plan-book/per-diem-rates">https://www.gsa.gov/travel/plan-book/per-diem-rates</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Remember that GSA rates are based on the
<strong><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">location of the traveler's business</span></strong><strong><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;font-weight:normal">, rather than the airport used or the location of the hotel.</span><o:p></o:p></strong></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Note: Portland lodging per diem allowance has dropped slightly. Starting in October it is
<b>$152/$182</b> (down from $157/$192 in 2020). Eugene lodging per diems have dropped slightly from $109 in 2020 to
<b>$108 for 2021</b>. Meal per diems remain the same. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Mileage allowance reimbursement which is administered by the IRS, has been announced as $.56 per mile starting Jan. 1, 2021 (down from $.575 for 2020).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Thank you and Happy Holidays,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Constantia",serif">Laurie Jacoby</span><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Constantia",serif"><br>
</span><span style="font-family:"Constantia",serif">Travel Manager <br>
Business Affairs Office <br>
University of Oregon <u><span style="color:blue"><br>
</span></u><a href="mailto:lajacoby@uoregon.edu">lajacoby@uoregon.edu</a> <br>
541-346-3158 <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Constantia",serif;color:black">**
</span></i><i><span style="font-family:"Constantia",serif;color:#1F497D;background:white"> <b>If your travel involves human subjects research, please do not disclose any information that is protected under UO Policy and other Regulations </b></span></i><i><u><span style="font-family:"Constantia",serif;color:#0563C1;background:white"><a href="http://rcs.uoregon.edu/content/regulations-and-uo-policy">http://rcs.uoregon.edu/content/regulations-and-uo-policy</a></span></u></i><i><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Constantia",serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Constantia",serif">Travel Office/Concur Help Desk: Phone: 6-3100 *** Email:
<a href="mailto:travel@uoregon.edu">travel@uoregon.edu</a><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Constantia",serif">TravelNews Opt In for Travel and Concur tips: <a href="https://lists-prod.uoregon.edu/mailman/listinfo/travelnews">https://lists-prod.uoregon.edu/mailman/listinfo/travelnews</a>
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