SUBPART B—Cost-of-Living Allowance and Post Differential—Nonforeign Areas (§591.201 to §591.244)
- 591.201—Definitions.
- 591.202—Why does the Government pay COLAs?
- 591.203—Why does the Government pay post differentials?
- 591.204—Who can receive COLAs and post differentials?
- 591.205—Which areas are nonforeign areas?
- 591.206—How does OPM establish COLA areas?
- 591.207—Which areas are COLA areas?
- 591.208—How does OPM establish COLA rates?
- 591.209—What is a price index?
- 591.210—What are weights?
- 591.211—What are the categories of consumer expenditures?
- 591.212—How does OPM select survey items?
- 591.213—What prices does OPM collect?
- 591.214—How does OPM collect prices?
- 591.215—Where does OPM collect prices in the COLA and DC areas?
- 591.216—How does OPM combine survey data for the DC area and for COLA areas with multiple survey areas?
- 591.217—In which outlets does OPM collect prices?
- 591.218—How does OPM compute price indexes?
- 591.219—How does OPM compute shelter price indexes?
- 591.220—How does OPM calculate energy utility cost indexes?
- 591.221—How does OPM compute the consumer expenditure weights it uses to combine price indexes?
- 591.222—How does OPM use the expenditure weights to combine price indexes?
- 591.223—When does OPM conduct COLA surveys?
- 591.224—How does OPM adjust price indexes between surveys?
- 591.225—Which CPIs does OPM use?
- 591.226—How does OPM apply the CPIs?
- 591.227—What adjustment factors does OPM add to the price indexes?
- 591.228—How does OPM convert the price index plus adjustment factor to a COLA rate?
- 591.229—How does OPM inform agencies and employees of COLA rate changes?
- 591.230—When does OPM establish post differential areas?
- 591.231—Which areas are post differential areas?
- 591.232—How does OPM establish and review post differentials?
- 591.233—Who can receive a post differential?
- 591.234—Under what circumstances may people recruited locally receive a post differential?
- 591.235—When do COLA and post differential payments begin?
- 591.236—When do COLA and post differential payments end?
- 591.237—Under what circumstances may employees on leave or travel receive a COLA and/or post differential?
- 591.238—How do agencies pay COLAs and post differentials?
- 591.239—How do agencies treat COLAs and post differentials for the purpose of overtime pay and other entitlements?
- 591.240—How are agency and employee representatives involved in the administration of the COLA and post differential programs?
- 591.241—What are the key activities of the COLA Advisory Committees?
- 591.242—What is the tenure of a COLA Advisory Committee?
- 591.243—How many members are on each COLA Advisory Committee?
- 591.244—How does OPM select COLA Advisory Committee members?