5 CFR § 591.301 - Purpose.

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title: "5 CFR § 591.301 - Purpose."
title_number: 5
title_name: "Administrative Personnel"
section_number: "591.301"
section_name: "Purpose."
chapter_name: "OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT"
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part_number: "591"
part_name: "ALLOWANCES AND DIFFERENTIALS"
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# 591.301 Purpose.

This subpart prescribes the regulations required by section 5942 of title 5, United States Code, for the payment of an allowance based on duty at remote worksites.