Part 591 — Allowances and Differentials
Subpart A — Uniform Allowances
Subpart B — Cost-of-Living Allowance and Post Differential—Nonforeign Areas
- § 591.201— Definitions.
- § 591.202— Why does the Government pay COLAs?
- § 591.203— Why does the Government pay post differentials?
- § 591.204— Who can receive COLAs and post differentials?
- § 591.205— Which areas are nonforeign areas?
- § 591.206— How does OPM establish COLA areas?
- § 591.207— Which areas are COLA areas?
- § 591.208— How does OPM establish COLA rates?
- § 591.209— What is a price index?
- § 591.210— What are weights?
- § 591.211— What are the categories of consumer expenditures?
- § 591.212— How does OPM select survey items?
- § 591.213— What prices does OPM collect?
- § 591.214— How does OPM collect prices?
- § 591.215— Where does OPM collect prices in the COLA and DC areas?
- § 591.216— How does OPM combine survey data for the DC area and for COLA areas with multiple survey areas?
- § 591.217— In which outlets does OPM collect prices?
- § 591.218— How does OPM compute price indexes?
- § 591.219— How does OPM compute shelter price indexes?
- § 591.220— How does OPM calculate energy utility cost indexes?
- § 591.221— How does OPM compute the consumer expenditure weights it uses to combine price indexes?
- § 591.222— How does OPM use the expenditure weights to combine price indexes?
- § 591.223— When does OPM conduct COLA surveys?
- § 591.224— How does OPM adjust price indexes between surveys?
- § 591.225— Which CPIs does OPM use?
- § 591.226— How does OPM apply the CPIs?
- § 591.227— What adjustment factors does OPM add to the price indexes?
- § 591.228— How does OPM convert the price index plus adjustment factor to a COLA rate?
- § 591.229— How does OPM inform agencies and employees of COLA rate changes?
- § 591.230— When does OPM establish post differential areas?
- § 591.231— Which areas are post differential areas?
- § 591.232— How does OPM establish and review post differentials?
- § 591.233— Who can receive a post differential?
- § 591.234— Under what circumstances may people recruited locally receive a post differential?
- § 591.235— When do COLA and post differential payments begin?
- § 591.236— When do COLA and post differential payments end?
- § 591.237— Under what circumstances may employees on leave or travel receive a COLA and/or post differential?
- § 591.238— How do agencies pay COLAs and post differentials?
- § 591.239— How do agencies treat COLAs and post differentials for the purpose of overtime pay and other entitlements?
- § 591.240— How are agency and employee representatives involved in the administration of the COLA and post differential programs?
- § 591.241— What are the key activities of the COLA Advisory Committees?
- § 591.242— What is the tenure of a COLA Advisory Committee?
- § 591.243— How many members are on each COLA Advisory Committee?
- § 591.244— How does OPM select COLA Advisory Committee members?
Subpart C — Allowance Based on Duty at Remote Worksites
- § 591.301— Purpose.
- § 591.302— Coverage.
- § 591.303— Responsibilities of agencies and the Office of Personnel Management.
- § 591.304— Criteria for determining remoteness.
- § 591.305— Allowance rates.
- § 591.306— Employee eligibility for an allowance.
- § 591.307— Payment of allowance rate.
- § 591.308— Relationship to additional pay payable under other statutes.
- § 591.309— Effective date for payment of allowances.
- § 591.310— Effect of regulations in this subpart on allowances established under previous statutes.