5 CFR §591.225
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OPM uses the following CPIs:
- (a)For the Washington, DC, area—the BLS Consumer Price Index, All Urban Consumers (CPI-U);
- (b)For all COLA areas in the State of Alaska—the BLS CPI-U for Anchorage, AK;
- (c)For all COLA areas in the State of Hawaii and for Guam and the CNMI—the BLS CPI-U for Honolulu, HI; and
- (d)For Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands—the Puerto Rico CPI as produced by the Puerto Rico Department of Work and Human Resources.