The General Services Administration has released per diem rates for 10 new nonstandard areas for Fiscal Year 2013. All other per diem rates have been frozen at 2012 levels; the 2013 rates are in effect from Oct. 1, 2012, to Sept. 30, 2013. For 2013, the 10 new NSA areas will have the following rates:
Bakersfield/Ridgecrest, Calif.: $86
Stockton, Calif.: $83
Hancock and Pearl River Counties, Miss.: $82
Sidney/Glendive, Mont.:
Oct. 1–March 31: $96
April 1–May 30: $90
June 1–Sept. 30: $96
Dickinson/Beulah, N.D.:
Oct. 1–Nov. 30: $104
Dec. 1–March 31: $118
April 1–Sept. 30: $104
Minot, N.D.:
Oct. 1–March 31: $112
April 1–June 30: $100
July 1–Sept. 30: $112
Williston, N.D.:
Oct. 1–March 31: $96
April 1–May 30: $90
June 1–Sept. 30: $96
Carlsbad, N.M.: $89
Watertown, N.Y.: $99
Pasco, Wash.: $93