Title 5, Part 591 — Allowances and Differentials
64 sections
Section 591.101
Purpose.
Section 591.102
Definitions.
Section 591.103
Governmentwide maximum uniform allowance rate.
Section 591.104
Higher initial maximum uniform allowance rate.
Section 591.201
Definitions.
Section 591.202
Why does the Government pay COLAs?
Section 591.203
Why does the Government pay post differentials?
Section 591.204
Who can receive COLAs and post differentials?
Section 591.205
Which areas are nonforeign areas?
Section 591.206
How does OPM establish COLA areas?
Section 591.207
Which areas are COLA areas?
Section 591.208
How does OPM establish COLA rates?
Section 591.209
What is a price index?
Section 591.210
What are weights?
Section 591.211
What are the categories of consumer expenditures?
Section 591.212
How does OPM select survey items?
Section 591.213
What prices does OPM collect?
Section 591.214
How does OPM collect prices?
Section 591.215
Where does OPM collect prices in the COLA and DC areas?
Section 591.216
How does OPM combine survey data for the DC area and for COLA areas with multiple survey areas?
Section 591.217
In which outlets does OPM collect prices?
Section 591.218
How does OPM compute price indexes?
Section 591.219
How does OPM compute shelter price indexes?
Section 591.220
How does OPM calculate energy utility cost indexes?
Section 591.221
How does OPM compute the consumer expenditure weights it uses to combine price indexes?
Section 591.222
How does OPM use the expenditure weights to combine price indexes?
Section 591.223
When does OPM conduct COLA surveys?
Section 591.224
How does OPM adjust price indexes between surveys?
Section 591.225
Which CPIs does OPM use?
Section 591.226
How does OPM apply the CPIs?
Section 591.227
What adjustment factors does OPM add to the price indexes?
Section 591.228
How does OPM convert the price index plus adjustment factor to a COLA rate?
Section 591.229
How does OPM inform agencies and employees of COLA rate changes?
Section 591.230
When does OPM establish post differential areas?
Section 591.231
Which areas are post differential areas?
Section 591.232
How does OPM establish and review post differentials?
Section 591.233
Who can receive a post differential?
Section 591.234
Under what circumstances may people recruited locally receive a post differential?
Section 591.235
When do COLA and post differential payments begin?
Section 591.236
When do COLA and post differential payments end?
Section 591.237
Under what circumstances may employees on leave or travel receive a COLA and/or post differential?
Section 591.238
How do agencies pay COLAs and post differentials?
Section 591.239
How do agencies treat COLAs and post differentials for the purpose of overtime pay and other entitlements?
Section 591.240
How are agency and employee representatives involved in the administration of the COLA and post differential programs?
Section 591.241
What are the key activities of the COLA Advisory Committees?
Section 591.242
What is the tenure of a COLA Advisory Committee?
Section 591.243
How many members are on each COLA Advisory Committee?
Section 591.244
How does OPM select COLA Advisory Committee members?
Section 591.301
Purpose.
Section 591.302
Coverage.
Section 591.303
Responsibilities of agencies and the Office of Personnel Management.
Section 591.304
Criteria for determining remoteness.
Section 591.305
Allowance rates.
Section 591.306
Employee eligibility for an allowance.
Section 591.307
Payment of allowance rate.
Section 591.308
Relationship to additional pay payable under other statutes.
Section 591.309
Effective date for payment of allowances.
Section 591.310
Effect of regulations in this subpart on allowances established under previous statutes.
Section 591.401
Purpose and applicability.
Section 591.402
Definitions.
Section 591.403
Amount of payment.
Section 591.404
Method of payment.
Section 591.405
Responsibilities of agencies.
Section 591.406
Records and reports.