[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 5, Volume 1]
[Revised as of January 1, 2002]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 5CFR591.204]

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                    TITLE 5--ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL
 
                CHAPTER I--OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT
 
PART 591--ALLOWANCES AND DIFFERENTIALS--Table of Contents
 
 Subpart B--Cost-of-Living Allowance and Post Differential--Nonforeign 
                                  Areas
 
Sec. 591.204  Establishment of allowance areas.

    (a) The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) designates within 
nonforeign areas allowance areas where employees are eligible to receive 
a cost-of-living allowance by virtue of living costs that are 
substantially higher than those in the Washington, DC, area. In 
establishing the limits of allowance areas, OPM considers:
    (1) The existence of a well defined economic community;
    (2) The availability of consumer goods and services;
    (3) The concentration of Federal employees covered by this supart; 
and
    (4) Unique circumstances related to a specific location.
    (b) The following allowance areas have been established where an 
allowance is authorized to be paid:
    (1) State of Hawaii. (i) City and County of Honolulu.
    (ii) County of Kauai.
    (iii) County of Maui (including Kalawao County).
    (iv) County of Hawaii.
    (2) State of Alaska. (i) City of Anchorage and 80-kilometer (50-
mile) radius by road.
    (ii) City of Fairbanks and 80-kilometer (50-mile) radius by road.
    (iii) City of Juneau and 80-kilometer (50-mile) radius by road.

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    (3) Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. The entire Commonwealth.
    (4) The U.S. Virgin Islands.
    (5) Territory of Guam and Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana 
Islands.
    (c) The head of a department or agency will submit requests in 
writing to OPM for the establishment or revision of allowance areas.

[55 FR 1373, Jan. 16, 1990, as amended at 57 FR 58124, Dec. 9, 1992; 58 
FR 32278, June 9, 1993; 59 FR 53725, Oct. 26, 1994]