Section 301-73.2 - [Effective 10/21/2024] What are our responsibilities as participants in the Federal travel management program?As a participant in the Federal travel management program, you must-
(a) Designate an authorized representative to administer the program;(b) Ensure that you have internal policies and procedures in place to govern use of the program;(c) Require employees in your agency to use ETS in lieu of TMS (unless an exception has been granted in accordance with § 301-50.4 of this chapter or § 301-73.102 or § 301-73.104); and(d) Ensure that any agency-contracted TMS complements and supports ETS and data exchange in an efficient and cost effective manner.FTR Amdt. 2003-07, 68 FR 71030, Dec. 22, 2003, as amended by FTR Amdt. 2007-05, 72 FR 61540, Oct. 31, 2007 Note 1 to § 301-73.2: Your agency is responsible for providing the funds and personnel resources required to support ETS transition and data exchange, and for establishing interfaces between the ETS standard data output and applicable business systems (e.g., financial, human resources, etc.)