5 CFR § 591.309 - Effective date for payment of allowances.

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title: "5 CFR § 591.309 - Effective date for payment of allowances."
title_number: 5
title_name: "Administrative Personnel"
section_number: "591.309"
section_name: "Effective date for payment of allowances."
chapter_name: "OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT"
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subchapter_name: "CIVIL SERVICE REGULATIONS"
part_number: "591"
part_name: "ALLOWANCES AND DIFFERENTIALS"
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# 591.309 Effective date for payment of allowances.

When an allowance is authorized for a remote duty post, the authorization shall specify the effective date that an agency shall begin paying the allowance to its employees, except that a date earlier than January 8, 1971, may not be specified.