5 C.F.R. PART 591--ALLOWANCES AND DIFFERENTIALS
TITLE 5--Administrative Personnel
CHAPTER I--OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT
SUBCHAPTER B--CIVIL SERVICE REGULATIONS
PART 591--ALLOWANCES AND DIFFERENTIALS
Subpart A--UNIFORM ALLOWANCES
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| Governmentwide maximum uniform allowance rate.
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| Higher initial maximum uniform allowance rate.
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Subpart B--COST-OF-LIVING ALLOWANCE AND POST DIFFERENTIAL--NONFOREIGN AREAS
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| Why does the Government pay COLAs?
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| Why does the Government pay post differentials?
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| Who can receive COLAs and post differentials?
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| Which areas are nonforeign areas?
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| How does OPM establish COLA areas?
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| Which areas are COLA areas?
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| How does OPM establish COLA rates?
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| What are the categories of consumer expenditures?
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| How does OPM select survey items?
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| What prices does OPM collect?
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| How does OPM collect prices?
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| Where does OPM collect prices in the COLA and DC areas?
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| How does OPM combine survey data for the DC area and for COLA areas with multiple survey areas?
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| In which outlets does OPM collect prices?
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| How does OPM compute price indexes?
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| How does OPM compute shelter price indexes?
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| How does OPM calculate energy utility cost indexes?
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| How does OPM compute the consumer expenditure weights it uses to combine price indexes?
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| How does OPM use the expenditure weights to combine price indexes?
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| When does OPM conduct COLA surveys?
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| How does OPM adjust price indexes between surveys?
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| How does OPM apply the CPIs?
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| What adjustment factors does OPM add to the price indexes?
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| How does OPM convert the price index plus adjustment factor to a COLA rate?
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| How does OPM inform agencies and employees of COLA rate changes?
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| When does OPM establish post differential areas?
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| Which areas are post differential areas?
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| How does OPM establish and review post differentials?
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| Who can receive a post differential?
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| Under what circumstances may people recruited locally receive a post differential?
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| When do COLA and post differential payments begin?
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| When do COLA and post differential payments end?
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| Under what circumstances may employees on leave or travel receive a COLA and/or post differential?
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| How do agencies pay COLAs and post differentials?
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| How do agencies treat COLAs and post differentials for the purpose of overtime pay and other entitlements?
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| How are agency and employee representatives involved in the administration of the COLA and post differential programs?
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| What are the key activities of the COLA Advisory Committees?
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| What is the tenure of a COLA Advisory Committee?
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| How many members are on each COLA Advisory Committee?
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| How does OPM select COLA Advisory Committee members?
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Subpart C--ALLOWANCE BASED ON DUTY AT REMOTE WORKSITES
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| Responsibilities of agencies and the Office of Personnel Management.
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| Criteria for determining remoteness.
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| Employee eligibility for an allowance.
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| Payment of allowance rate.
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| Relationship to additional pay payable under other statutes.
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| Effective date for payment of allowances.
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| Effect of regulations in this subpart on allowances established under previous statutes.
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Subpart D--SEPARATE MAINTENANCE ALLOWANCE FOR DUTY AT JOHNSTON ISLAND
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| Purpose and applicability.
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| Responsibilities of agencies.
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