SECTION A APPENDIX J - COST-OF-LIVING INDEXES: FROM TO LOCALITIES , 999

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1 THIS MESSAGE CONSTITUTES OFFICIAL NOTIFICATION OF BI-MONTHLY STATION ALLOWANCE REVIEWS EFFECTIVE 16 JANUARY 2012, FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTRIES: AMERICAN SAMOA, AUSTRIA, BANGLADESH, BELGIUM, BELIZE, BENIN, BOLIVIA, BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA, BOTSWANA, BRAZIL, BULGARIA, BURKINA, CAMEROON, CANADA, CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC, CHAD, CHILE, COLOMBIA, CONGO, COSTA RICA, COTE D'IVOIRE, CROATIA, CYPRUS, CZECH REPUBLIC, DENMARK, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC, EAST TIMOR, ECUADOR, EGYPT, EQUATORIAL GUINEA, ESTONIA, FAEROE ISLANDS, FINLAND, FRANCE, GABON, GEORGIA, GERMANY, GHANA, GREECE, GUATEMALA, HONG KONG, HUNGARY, ICELAND, INDIA, INDONESIA, IRELAND, ISRAEL, ITALY, JAMAICA, JAPAN, JERUSALEM, KENYA, KOREA, KOSOVO, LATVIA, LITHUANIA, LUXEMBOURG, MACEDONIA, MALI, MALTA, MEXICO, MONTENEGRO, MOROCCO, NAMIBIA, NETHERLANDS, NICARAGUA, NIGER, NORWAY, OMAN, PARAGUAY, PHILIPPINES, POLAND, PORTUGAL, PUERTO RICO, ROMANIA, RUSSIA, SENEGAL, SERBIA, SEYCHELLES, SINGAPORE, SLOVAKIA, SLOVENIA, SOUTH AFRICA, SPAIN, SRI LANKA, SWAZILAND, SWEDEN, SWITZERLAND, THAILAND, TOGO, TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, TUNISIA, TURKEY, UNITED KINGDOM AND URUGUAY THE REVIEWS ARE GROUPED BY TYPE OF ALLOWANCE (SECTION A: COST-OF- LIVING; SECTION B: OVERSEAS HOUSING ALLOWANCE; SECTION C: EXCHANGE RATES, SECTION D: NO CHANGES BASED ON REVIEW); THEREFORE, A COUNTRY/ MAY BE LISTED IN MORE THAN ONE SECTION OF THE MESSAGE. SECTION A APPENDIX J - COST-OF-LIVING INDEXES: COUNTRY: (AU) AUSTRIA , 999 COUNTRY: (BE) BELGIUM 144 N/C 002, 015, 018, 055, N/C 019, N/C 040 COUNTRY: (BN) BENIN 124 N/C 999 COUNTRY: (BL) BOLIVIA 110 N/C 001, 999 COUNTRY: (BK) BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA 114 N/C 999

2 COUNTRY: (BC) BOTSWANA COUNTRY: (BR) BRAZIL 134 N/C N/C N/C N/C 999 COUNTRY: (BU) BULGARIA COUNTRY: (UV) BURKINA 132 N/C 999 COUNTRY: (CM) CAMEROON 134 N/C 999 COUNTRY: (CA) CANADA N/C 009, 081, 091 COUNTRY: (CT) CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC COUNTRY: (CD) CHAD 134 N/C 999 CHANGE CODE(S): D COUNTRY: (CI) CHILE 124 N/C 001, 004, 005, 999 Effective 16 January 2012, CI004 is renamed to Greater Valparaiso Area (incl Vina Del Mar). All personnel in Valparaiso should be recoded appropriately. COUNTRY: (CF) CONGO 140 N/C 999 COUNTRY: (CS) COSTA RICA , 999 COUNTRY: (IV) COTE D'IVOIRE 134 N/C 999

3 COUNTRY: (HR) CROATIA COUNTRY: (CY) CYPRUS N/C 999 COUNTRY: (EZ) CZECH REPUBLIC , 999 COUNTRY: (DA) DENMARK , 003, 004, 025 COUNTRY: (DR) DOMINICAN REPUBLIC , 999 COUNTRY: (EG) EGYPT None N/C 001, 002, 003, 006, 007, 999 COUNTRY: (EK) EQUATORIAL GUINEA COUNTRY: (EN) ESTONIA 128 N/C 999 COUNTRY: (FO) FAEROE ISLANDS COUNTRY: (FI) FINLAND 156 N/C 999 COUNTRY: (FR) FRANCE 146 N/C 016, 555, N/C 004, 009, 011, 014, 015, 025, 037, 201 COUNTRY: (GB) GABON 156 N/C 999

4 COUNTRY: (GM) GERMANY CHANGE CODE(S): D, X , 027, 039, 055, 059, 061, 063, 123, 129, 137, 153, 207, 227, 228, 301, 307, 311, 313, 317, 323, 329, 355, 359, 503, 603, 655, 663, 700, 741, , 531, N/C 067, 157, 203, 221, 224, 369, 407, 415, 425, 469, 539, 573, 703, 721, , 169, 223, , 205, , 230, , 139 COUNTRY: (GR) GREECE 134 N/C 003, 015, None N/C , 007 COUNTRY: (GT) GUATEMALA 124 N/C 001, 999 COUNTRY: (HK) HONG KONG COUNTRY: (HU) HUNGARY COUNTRY: (IC) ICELAND 138 N/C 999 COUNTRY: (IN) INDIA 108 N/C 001, 555, 556, 557, N/C 050 COUNTRY: (EI) IRELAND 148 N/C 001, 999 COUNTRY: (IS) ISRAEL CHANGE CODE(S): D, X

5 COUNTRY: (IT) ITALY 130 N/C 028, 073, N/C 035, N/C N/C N/C 022, N/C N/C N/C 005, 007, 027, 033, 054, 062, 064, 068, N/C N/C 038, 066 COUNTRY: (JA) JAPAN 154 N/C , , 011, 015, 022, 029, 031, 069, N/C N/C 007, 033, 065, 067, 073, 077, N/C 041, N/C 018, 052, N/C N/C 016, N/C N/C 080, 106 COUNTRY: (JS) JERUSALEM COUNTRY: (KS) KOREA 114 N/C 007, 010, 035, N/C 017, 045, 047, 070, 176, 177, 178, , , N/C COUNTRY: (KV) KOSOVO 104 N/C 999 COUNTRY: (LG) LATVIA 142 N/C 999

6 COUNTRY: (LH) LITHUANIA 138 N/C 999 COUNTRY: (LU) LUXEMBOURG 146 N/C 001 COUNTRY: (MK) MACEDONIA 114 N/C 999 COUNTRY: (ML) MALI 140 N/C 999 COUNTRY: (MT) MALTA 134 N/C 999 COUNTRY: (MX) MEXICO 106 N/C 005, 015, 455, 555, 556, 557, 558, 559, 560, COUNTRY: (MJ) MONTENEGRO 108 N/C 999 COUNTRY: (MO) MOROCCO COUNTRY: (WA) NAMIBIA COUNTRY: (NL) NETHERLANDS 132 N/C N/C 009, 025, N/C 001, 003, 007, 017, 021, 041, 046, 065, 070, N/C 027, N/C 033 COUNTRY: (NG) NIGER COUNTRY: (NO) NORWAY , , 005, 007, 016, 025

7 COUNTRY: (PA) PARAGUAY 126 N/C 003, 999 COUNTRY: (PL) POLAND , 005, 999 COUNTRY: (PO) PORTUGAL 130 N/C N/C N/C 999 COUNTRY: (RO) ROMANIA COUNTRY: (SG) SENEGAL 130 N/C 999 COUNTRY: (RB) SERBIA 104 None 060, 999 COUNTRY: (SE) SEYCHELLES None N/C 999 COUNTRY: (SN) SINGAPORE 160 N/C 001 COUNTRY: (LO) SLOVAKIA COUNTRY: (SI) SLOVENIA 132 N/C 999 COUNTRY: (SF) SOUTH AFRICA , CHANGE CODE(S): D, X

8 COUNTRY: (SP) SPAIN 126 N/C 005, N/C 012, 014, 018, N/C 007, 008, 009, 016, 017, 022, 023, 027, 060 None N/C 004 COUNTRY: (WZ) SWAZILAND COUNTRY: (SW) SWEDEN , 003, 999 COUNTRY: (SZ) SWITZERLAND , 005, 009, 999 COUNTRY: (TH) THAILAND 136 N/C 001, COUNTRY: (TO) TOGO 126 N/C 999 COUNTRY: (TS) TUNISIA 108 N/C 999 COUNTRY: (TU) TURKEY None None N/C 999 COUNTRY: (UY) URUGUAY 134 N/C 003, 999

9 SECTION B APPENDIX K, TABLE I - OVERSEAS HOUSING ALLOWANCES: NOTE: FOR MOST COUNTRIES, OHA TABLES ARE PUBLISHED IN LOCAL CURRENCY. ALL CURRENCY CHANGES ARE REPORTED IN SECTION C. COUNTRY: (AQ) AMERICAN SAMOA CHANGE CODE(S): D AQ AMERICAN SAMOA 001 N/C N/C N/C N/C AQ AMERICAN SAMOA 001 N/C N/C N/C N/C 1400 N/C N/C COUNTRY: (AU) AUSTRIA COUNTRY: (BE) BELGIUM COUNTRY: (BH) BELIZE BH OTHER CHANGE CODE(S): D BH OTHER COUNTRY: (BL) BOLIVIA RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ BOLIVIA: BL LA PAZ OTHER

10 BOLIVIA: BL LA PAZ OTHER COUNTRY: (BK) BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ COUNTRY: (BR) BRAZIL RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ COUNTRY: (BU) BULGARIA COUNTRY: (CM) CAMEROON RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ COUNTRY: (CI) CHILE RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ CHILE: CI SANTIAGO GREATER VALPARAISO (INCL VINA DEL MAR) OTHER CHILE: CI SANTIAGO GREATER VALPARAISO (INCL VINA DEL MAR) OTHER Effective 16 January 2012, CI004 is renamed to Greater Valparaiso Area (incl Vina Del Mar). All personnel in Valparaiso should be recoded appropriately. COUNTRY: (CS) COSTA RICA RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ COSTA RICA: CS SAN JOSE OTHER COSTA RICA: CS SAN JOSE OTHER

11 COUNTRY: (IV) COTE D'IVOIRE RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ COUNTRY: (HR) CROATIA COUNTRY: (EZ) CZECH REPUBLIC RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ COUNTRY: (DA) DENMARK CHANGE CODE(S): D, X RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ DENMARK: DA OTHER N/C DENMARK: DA OTHER N/C N/C N/C COUNTRY: (DR) DOMINICAN REPUBLIC RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: DR SANTO DOMINGO OTHER DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: DR SANTO DOMINGO OTHER COUNTRY: (EC) ECUADOR ECUADOR: EC QUITO 005 N/C N/C CHANGE CODE(S): D ECUADOR: EC QUITO

12 COUNTRY: (EG) EGYPT RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ EGYPT: EG ABU-HAMED 007 SAME AS OTHER ALEXANDRIA 002 SAME AS CAIRO CAIRO BENI SUEF (INCL SAKARA AB, JIYANKLIS) 003 SAME AS OTHER ISMAILIA 006 SAME AS OTHER OTHER EGYPT: EG ABU-HAMED 007 SAME AS OTHER ALEXANDRIA 002 SAME AS CAIRO CAIRO BENI SUEF (INCL SAKARA AB, JIYANKLIS) 003 SAME AS OTHER ISMAILIA 006 SAME AS OTHER OTHER COUNTRY: (EN) ESTONIA COUNTRY: (FI) FINLAND COUNTRY: (FR) FRANCE COUNTRY: (GG) GEORGIA COUNTRY: (GM) GERMANY COUNTRY: (GH) GHANA GH GHANA CHANGE CODE(S): D GH GHANA

13 COUNTRY: (GR) GREECE COUNTRY: (GT) GUATEMALA RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ GUATEMALA: GT GUATEMALA CITY OTHER GUATEMALA: GT GUATEMALA CITY OTHER COUNTRY: (HK) HONG KONG RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ COUNTRY: (HU) HUNGARY RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ COUNTRY: (IC) ICELAND RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ COUNTRY: (IN) INDIA RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ COUNTRY: (ID) INDONESIA RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ INDONESIA: ID JAKARTA OTHER INDONESIA: ID JAKARTA OTHER COUNTRY: (EI) IRELAND COUNTRY: (IS) ISRAEL RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ COUNTRY: (IT) ITALY

14 COUNTRY: (JA) JAPAN RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ COUNTRY: (JS) JERUSALEM RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ JS JERUSALEM JS JERUSALEM COUNTRY: (KE) KENYA RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ KENYA: KE KISUMU MOMBASA NAIROBI OTHER KENYA: KE KISUMU MOMBASA NAIROBI OTHER COUNTRY: (KS) KOREA RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ COUNTRY: (KV) KOSOVO COUNTRY: (LG) LATVIA RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ LG LATVIA

15 LG LATVIA COUNTRY: (LH) LITHUANIA RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ COUNTRY: (LU) LUXEMBOURG COUNTRY: (MK) MACEDONIA COUNTRY: (MT) MALTA COUNTRY: (MX) MEXICO RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ MEXICO: MX CUIDAD JUAREZ 555 SAME AS OTHER GUADALAJARA MATAMOROS 556 SAME AS OTHER MERIDA 557 SAME AS OTHER MEXICO CITY MONTERREY NOGALES 558 SAME AS OTHER NUEVO LAREDO 559 SAME AS OTHER TIJUANA 560 SAME AS OTHER VERACRUZ 015 SAME AS OTHER OTHER MEXICO: MX CUIDAD JUAREZ 555 SAME AS OTHER GUADALAJARA MATAMOROS 556 SAME AS OTHER MERIDA 557 SAME AS OTHER MEXICO CITY MONTERREY NOGALES 558 SAME AS OTHER NUEVO LAREDO 559 SAME AS OTHER TIJUANA 560 SAME AS OTHER VERACRUZ 015 SAME AS OTHER OTHER COUNTRY: (MJ) MONTENEGRO

16 COUNTRY: (MO) MOROCCO RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ COUNTRY: (NL) NETHERLANDS COUNTRY: (NO) NORWAY RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ COUNTRY: (PA) PARAGUAY RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ PARAGUAY PA ASUNCION OTHER PARAGUAY PA ASUNCION OTHER COUNTRY: (RP) PHILIPPINES CHANGE CODE(S): D PHILIPPINES: RP OTHER 999 N/C N/C N/C N/C PHILIPPINES: RP OTHER 999 N/C N/C N/C N/.C COUNTRY: (PL) POLAND RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ COUNTRY: (PO) PORTUGAL

17 COUNTRY: (RQ) PUERTO RICO CHANGE CODE(S): D PUERTO RICO 1/: RQ AGUADILLA (INCL CG AS BORINQUEN) 001 SAME AS OTHER ARECIBO 005 SAME AS OTHER CAGUAS 015 SAME AS SAN JUAN CAYEY 025 SAME AS SAN JUAN GUAYAMA 040 SAME AS PONCE GUAYNABO 045 SAME AS SAN JUAN ISABELA 053 SAME AS OTHER PONCE (INCL FT ALLEN & CAMP SANTIAGO) SABANA SECA 075 SAME AS SAN JUAN SAN JUAN (INCL BAYAMON, CAROLINA, AND FORT BUCHANAN) 080 N/C N/C N/C 1900 N/C N/C VEGA BAJA 085 SAME AS SAN JUAN OTHER 999 N/C N/C N/C PUERTO RICO 1/ : RQ AGUADILLA (INCL CG AS BORINQUEN) 001 SAME AS OTHER ARECIBO 005 SAME AS OTHER CAGUAS 015 SAME AS SAN JUAN CAYEY 025 SAME AS SAN JUAN GUAYAMA 040 SAME AS PONCE GUAYNABO 045 SAME AS SAN JUAN ISABELA 053 SAME AS OTHER PONCE (INCL FT ALLEN & CAMP SANTIAGO) SABANA SECA 075 SAME AS SAN JUAN SAN JUAN (INCL BAYAMON, CAROLINA, AND FORT BUCHANAN) 080 N/C N/C N/C N/C VEGA BAJA 085 SAME AS SAN JUAN OTHER 999 N/C N/C N/C COUNTRY: (RO) ROMANIA COUNTRY: (SG) SENEGAL RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ COUNTRY: (RB) SERBIA RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ COUNTRY: (SN) SINGAPORE RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ COUNTRY: (LO) SLOVAKIA

18 COUNTRY: (SI) SLOVENIA COUNTRY: (SF) SOUTH AFRICA RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ COUNTRY: (SP) SPAIN SPAIN: SP CADIZ 005 SAME AS ROTA ROTA 019 N/C N/C N/C 1575 N/C N/C CHANGE CODE(S): D, X SPAIN: SP CADIZ 005 SAME AS ROTA ROTA 019 N/C N/C N/C N/C COUNTRY: (SW) SWEDEN RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ COUNTRY: (SZ) SWITZERLAND RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ COUNTRY: (TH) THAILAND RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ THAILAND: TH BANGKOK (FOR MEMBERS WITH RENTAL ADVANCES) THAILAND: TH BANGKOK (FOR MEMBERS WITH RENTAL ADVANCES) COUNTRY: (TO) TOGO RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ COUNTRY: (TS) TUNISIA RATE OF EXCHANGE: $

19 COUNTRY: (TU) TURKEY RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ TURKEY: TU ADANA (INCL INCIRLIK AB) ANKARA ISTANBUL IZMIR OTHER TURKEY: TU ADANA (INCL INCIRLIK AB) ANKARA ISTANBUL IZMIR OTHER COUNTRY: (UK) UNITED KINGDOM CHANGE CODE(S): D UNITED KINGDOM: 19, 20,21/ Alconbury (E) 1/ 001 N/C N/C N/C N/C Fairford (E) 3/ 251 N/C N/C 1650 N/C N/C N/C Harrogate/Menwith Hill (E) 4/ 313 N/C N/C Lakenheath/Mildenhall (E) 6/ 352 N/C 1750 N/C N/C N/C N/C London, Central (E) 7/ 380 N/C N/C N/C N/C UNITED KINGDOM: 19, 20,21/ Alconbury (E) 1/ N/C Fairford (E) 3/ N/C N/C N/C N/C N/C N/C Harrogate/Menwith Hill (E) 4/ N/C N/C N/C 1250 N/C N/C London, Central (E) 7/ N/C

20 COUNTRY: (UY) URUGUAY RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ URUGUAY: UY MONTEVIDEO OTHER URUGUAY: UY MONTEVIDEO OTHER

21 SECTION C EXCHANGE RATE INFORMATION: CHANGES TO ALLOWANCES ARE BASED ON VALUE FLUCTUATIONS OF FOREIGN MONETARY UNITS IN RELATION TO THE U.S. DOLLAR. EXCHANGE RATES USED BY THE COMMITTEE FOLLOW: FROM TO AUSTRIA BELGIUM BENIN BOLIVIA BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA BOTSWANA BRAZIL BULGARIA (OHA) BULGARIA (COLA) BURKINA CAMEROON CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC CHAD CHILE CONGO COSTA RICA COTE D'IVOIRE CROATIA (OHA) CROATIA (COLA) CYPRUS CZECH REPUBLIC DENMARK DOMINICAN REPUBLIC EGYPT EQUATORIAL GUINEA ESTONIA FAEROE ISLANDS FINLAND FRANCE GABON GEORGIA (OHA) GERMANY GREECE GUATEMALA HONG KONG HUNGARY ICELAND INDIA INDONESIA

22 FROM TO IRELAND ISRAEL ITALY JAPAN JERUSALEM KENYA KOREA KOSOVO LATVIA LITHUANIA LUXEMBOURG MACEDONIA (OHA) MACEDONIA (COLA) MALI MALTA MEXICO MONTENEGRO MOROCCO NAMIBIA NETHERLANDS NIGER NORWAY PARAGUAY POLAND PORTUGAL ROMANIA (OHA) ROMANIA (COLA) SENEGAL SERBIA SEYCHELLES SINGAPORE SLOVAKIA SLOVENIA SOUTH AFRICA SPAIN SWAZILAND SWEDEN SWITZERLAND THAILAND TOGO TUNISIA TURKEY URUGUAY EXCHANGE RATE (TO 1 DLR U.S.)

23 SECTION D REVIEWS OF DATA LEADING TO NO CHANGE IN THE ALLOWANCE: COUNTRY: (BG) BANGLADESH Effective 16 January 2012, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Bangladesh based on data review. COUNTRY: (BR) BRAZIL Effective 16 January 2012, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Brazil based on data review. COUNTRY: (CI) CHILE Effective 16 January 2012, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Chile based on data review. COUNTRY: (CO) COLOMBIA Effective 16 January 2012, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Colombia based on data review. COUNTRY: (TT) EAST TIMOR Effective 16 January 2012, Rental Allowances are unchanged for East Timor based on data review. COUNTRY: (IT) ITALY Effective 16 January 2012, COLA index is unchanged for Italy based on data review. COUNTRY: (JM) JAMAICA Effective 16 January 2012, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Jamaica based on data review. COUNTRY: (JS) JERUSALEM Effective 16 January 2012, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Jerusalem based on data review. COUNTRY: (NU) NICARAGUA Effective 16 January 2012, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Nicaragua based on data review. COUNTRY: (MU) OMAN Effective 16 January 2012, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Oman based on data review. COUNTRY: (RO) ROMANIA Effective 16 January 2012, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Romania based on data review. COUNTRY: (RS) RUSSIA Effective 16 January 2012, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Russia based on data review. COUNTRY: (CE) SRI LANKA Effective 16 January 2012, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Sri Lanka based on data review. COUNTRY: (TD) TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO Effective 16 January 2012, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Trinidad and Tobago based on data review. POC FOR THIS MESSAGE IS JOSEPH O CONNOR COMM (571) , OR joseph.oconnor@dtmo.pentagon.mil

24 ADDITIONAL NOTES: 1. ALLOWANCE CHANGES ARE ALSO AVAILABLE FROM THREE OTHER SOURCES: THE NORMAL TRANSACTION FILE, DISPATCHED TO ALL DFAS FINANCE CENTERS VIA DEFENSE MANPOWER DATA CENTER (DMDC); THE PER DIEM COMMITTEE'S FTP SERVER ( AND THE WEB. THOSE OFFICES AND ORGANIZATIONS NOT ABLE TO RECEIVE ALLOWANCE CHANGES VIA ANY OF THE THREE MODES MENTIONED ABOVE SHOULD ACCESS THE DATA THROUGH THEIR NORMAL FINANCE CENTER ORGANIZATION OR PARENT AGENCY. 2. WHERE PRACTICAL, ONLY LOCALITIES WHICH WERE REVIEWED ARE LISTED. LOCALITIES NOT LISTED REMAIN UNCHANGED. NO LISTING IS DELETED UNLESS SPECIFICALLY STATED. 3. COST-OF-LIVING AND OVERSEAS HOUSING ALLOWANCE (OHA) CHANGE CODE SYMBOLS ARE: 'D' (CHANGES BASED ON NEW COST DATA), N (NO CHANGES BASED ON NEW COST DATA) AND 'X' (CHANGES BASED ON A FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATE ADJUSTMENT) 4. DATA CHANGES TO COST-OF-LIVING ALLOWANCES ARE BASED ON REVIEW OF RETAIL PRICE SCHEDULES RECEIVED FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE OR FROM COMMANDS. 5. DATA CHANGES TO OHA RENTAL ALLOWANCES ARE BASED ON REVIEW OF DFAS FINANCE CENTER DATA AND/OR SUPPLEMENTAL DATA FROM COMMANDS; CHANGES TO UTILITY/RECURRING MAINTENANCE, AND TO MOVE-IN HOUSING (MIHA)/MISCELLANEOUS ALLOWANCES ARE BASED ON REVIEW OF HOUSING SURVEYS SUBMITTED BY PERSONNEL.