FOREIGN TRAVEL

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FOREIGN TRAVEL COUNTRY CLEARANCE CABLES

Carol Kinsey-ONealTravel Managers
MeetingApril 14, 2003

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QUESTIONNAIRE

• Input from sites
• Analysis of data
• Findings

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FOREIGN TRAVEL

• Processes between Labs
• FTMS entry
• Site OPOC duties
• Non-Sensitive Countries vs.
• Sensitive Countries

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ANL
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Communication/Approval Problems (BNL)

• Program Office?
• Office of Efficiency Renewable Energy?

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Give Oversight to local SSO
office (Sandia)

• All foreign travel approvals
• Non-DOE (WFO) funded travel

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FTMS Close-Outs

• Trip Report timing
• Timing 20 to 30 days
• Action taken if not submitted (BNL)

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Affects of World Events

• Steps being taken at individual sites?
• War in Iraq
• SARS health hazard

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Country Clearance Cables

• Who does country clearance cables?
• Cables sent for all foreign trips?

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Office of Science

• Sensitive countries only
• Sent by Office of Science
• - Notification of approval to site office?

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FINDINGS

• Foreign Travel procedures similar
• Closing out trips in FTMS
• Affects of current world events
• Office of Science compliance on cables