[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: 5CFR591.206]

[Page 674]
 
                    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. 591.206  Establishment of allowance rates.

    (a) OPM uses the comparative cost indexes for each allowance area to 
determine the allowance rates for that area. The range of values within 
which the index value falls determines the appropriate allowance rate, 
expressed as a percentage of the rate of basic pay for that category of 
eligible employee.
    (b) The following table shows the comparative index range and 
corresponding allowance rate to be established for an allowance category 
under Sec. 591.207 of this part:

               Comparative Index and Allowance Rate Table
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                                                              Allowance
                        Index range                             rate
                                                              (percent)
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Less than 105.0...........................................           0
105.0 to 106.2............................................           5
106.3 to 108.7............................................           7.5
108.8 to 111.2............................................          10
111.3 to 113.7............................................          12.5
113.8 to 116.2............................................          15
116.3 to 118.7............................................          17.5
118.8 to 121.2............................................          20
121.3 to 123.7............................................          22.5
123.8 and over............................................          25
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    (c) Allowance area survey summaries, category indexes, and allowance 
rates are published as notices in the Federal Register.