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OPM RIN: 3206-AL65 Publication ID: Spring 2009 
Title: Nonforeign Area Cost-of-Living Allowances; 2007 Interim Adjustments: Puerto Rico  
Abstract: The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is publishing a final rule to change the cost-of-living allowance (COLA) rate received by certain white-collar Federal and U.S. Postal Service employees in Puerto Rico. The rate change is the result of an interim adjustment OPM calculated based on relative Consumer Price Index differences between the Puerto Rico COLA area and the Washington, DC area. The final rule would increase the rate for Puerto Rico by 1 percentage point. 
Agency: Office of Personnel Management(OPM)  Priority: Routine and Frequent 
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Actions 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: No 
CFR Citation: 5 CFR 591   
Legal Authority: 5 USC 5941   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
NPRM  08/25/2008  73 FR 50174   
NPRM Comment Period End  10/24/2008    
Final Action  02/20/2009  74 FR 7777   
Final Action Effective  03/23/2009    
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No  Government Levels Affected: None 
Small Entities Affected: No  Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No 
Agency Contact:
Stanley Austin
ES/PL/PS
Office of Personnel Management
1900 E Street NW.,
Washington, DC 20415
Phone:202 606-2838
Fax:202 606-4264
Email: cola@opm.gov