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OPM RIN: 3206-AL72 Publication ID: Fall 2010 
Title: Nonforeign Area Cost-Of-Living Allowances; Hawaii and Guam 
Abstract: The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) proposed to change the cost-of-living allowance (COLA) rates received by certain white-collar Federal and U.S. Postal Service employees in the Pacific and Alaska COLA areas. The proposed rate changes were the result of adjustments OPM calculated in 2008 based on relative Consumer Price Index differences. The proposed regulations would have reduced the COLA rates for the Pacific areas and Anchorage, Fairbanks, and Juneau, Alaska, by 1 percentage point. Because the Nonforeign Area Retirement Equity Assurance Act passed and was signed into law in October 2009 thereby freezing COLA rates then in effect, OPM will withdraw the proposed rule. 
Agency: Office of Personnel Management(OPM)  Priority: Other Significant 
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  12/09/2008  73 FR 74858   
NPRM Comment Period End  02/09/2009    
Withdrawn  08/13/2010    
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:
Robbins Byrne
ES/PL/PS
Office of Personnel Management
1900 E Street NW.,
Washington, DC 20415-8200
Phone:202 606-1317
Fax:202 606-1317
Email: pay-leave-policy@opm.gov