Part 591 - Allowances and Differentials  


Subpart A - Uniform Allowances
§ 591.101 - Purpose.
§ 591.102 - Definitions.
§ 591.103 - Governmentwide maximum uniform allowance rate.
§ 591.104 - Higher initial maximum uniform allowance rate.
Subpart B - Cost-of-Living Allowance and Post Differential - Nonforeign Areas
§ 591.201 - Definitions.
Program Administration
§ 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?
Cost-of-Living Allowances and Post Differentials
§ 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?
Post Differentials
§ 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?
Cost-of-Living Allowances
§ 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?
Appendix A of Subpart B - Places and Rates at Which Allowances Shall Be Paid
Appendix B of Subpart B - Places and Rates At Which Differentials Shall Be Paid
Appendix A to Subpart B of Part 591 - Places and Rates at Which Allowances Are Paid
Appendix B to Subpart B of Part 591 - Places and Rates At Which Differentials Are Paid
Appendix A to Subpart B to Part 591 - Places and Rates at Which Allowances Are Paid
Appendix B to Subpart B to Part 591 - Places and Rates At Which Differentials Are Paid
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.
Appendix A of Subpart C - Daily Transportation Allowance Schedule, Commuting Over Land by Private Motor Vehicle to Remote Duty Posts
Appendix B of Subpart C - Daily Inconvenience or Hardship Allowance Schedule, Commuting Over Land by Motor Vehicle to Remote Duty Posts
Appendix A to Subpart C of Part 591 - Daily Transportation Allowance Schedule, Commuting Over Land by Private Motor Vehicle to Remote Duty Posts
Appendix B to Subpart C of Part 591 - Daily Inconvenience or Hardship Allowance Schedule, Commuting Over Land by Motor Vehicle to Remote Duty Posts
Appendix A to Subpart C to Part 591 - Daily Transportation Allowance Schedule, Commuting Over Land by Private Motor Vehicle to Remote Duty Posts
Appendix B to Subpart C to Part 591 - Daily Inconvenience or Hardship Allowance Schedule, Commuting Over Land by Motor Vehicle to Remote Duty Posts
Subpart D - Separate Maintenance Allowance for Duty at Johnston Island
§ 591.401 - Purpose and applicability.
§ 591.402 - Definitions.
§ 591.403 - Amount of payment.
§ 591.404 - Method of payment.
§ 591.405 - Responsibilities of agencies.
§ 591.406 - Records and reports.