Historical Examples. 1  And by good luck it's orders that I'm to be one of the escort to St. Mary's.  2 I had the good luck to be standing near, said Clif, modestly. 3  His good luck took him to a cousin, a namesake of the Emperor Theophilus, and in his patrons train he went to the Peloponnese.
Most of the CONUS (approximately 2600 counties) are covered by the standard CONUS per diem rate of $129 ($83 lodging, $46 meals and incidental expenses). In fiscal year (FY) 2015, there continue to be about 400 Non-Standard Areas (NSAs) that have per diem rates higher than the standard CONUS rate.ederal 2015 Per Diem Rates Released Effective October 1, 2015 The 2015 Federal Travel per diem rates were released by the General Services Administration (GSA).
The rate for any CONUS or OCONUS locality of travel for the incidental expenses only deduction is $5 per day. For purposes of the high-low substantiation method, the per diem rates are $275 for travel to any high-cost locality and $185 for travel to any other locality within CONUS.he guidance provides the special transportation industry meal and incidental expenses (M&IE) rates, the rate for the incidental expenses only deduction, and the rates and list of high-cost localities for purposes of the high-low substantiation method.