SECTION A APPENDIX J - COST-OF-LIVING INDEXES:

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1 THIS MESSAGE CONSTITUTES OFFICIAL NOTIFICATION OF BI-MONTHLY STATION ALLOWANCE REVIEWS EFFECTIVE 16 FEBRUARY 2011, FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTRIES: AUSTRALIA, BANGLADESH, BARBADOS, BELIZE, BENIN, BERMUDA, BOTSWANA, CAMEROON, CANADA, CHILE, CHINA, COLOMBIA, COTE D'IVOIRE, CROATIA, CUBA, CZECH REPUBLIC, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC, EGYPT, EL SALVADOR, ESTONIA, FIJI, FRANCE, GHANA, GREECE, GUAM, GUATEMALA, GUYANA, HAITI, HONDURAS, HUNGARY, ISRAEL, ITALY, JORDAN, KOREA, MAURITANIA, MEXICO, MOROCCO, NAMIBIA, NEW ZEALAND, NICARAGUA, NIGERIA, NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS, NORWAY, PARAGUAY, PHILIPPINES, POLAND, ROMANIA, RUSSIA, RWANDA, SERBIA, SINGAPORE, SOUTH AFRICA, SUDAN, SURINAME, SWAZILAND, SWEDEN, SWITZERLAND, TAIWAN, THAILAND, TURKEY, TURKMENISTAN, UKRAINE, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES, URUGUAY, UZBEKISTAN, VENEZUELA, VIETNAM AND VIRGIN ISLANDS 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: (AS) AUSTRALIA , 013, 015, 023, 027, 030, 039, 099, , 010, 017, 019, 022, 035, 037, COUNTRY: (BN) BENIN COUNTRY: (BC) BOTSWANA COUNTRY: (CA) CANADA 150 N/C 033, 036, 053, 073, N/C 003, 025, 029, 044, N/C N/C 013, 037, 076, N/C 009, 081, N/C 069, 089

2 COUNTRY: (CI) CHILE , 004, 005, 999 COUNTRY: (CH) CHINA , COUNTRY: (HR) CROATIA COUNTRY: (CU) CUBA COUNTRY: (EZ) CZECH REPUBLIC , 999 COUNTRY: (DR) DOMINICAN REPUBLIC , 999 COUNTRY: (EG) EGYPT None N/C 001, 002, 003, 006, 007, 999 COUNTRY: (GT) GUATEMALA , 999 COUNTRY: (HO) HONDURAS , 999 COUNTRY: (HU) HUNGARY , 999 COUNTRY: (KS) KOREA , 010, 025, 035, 050, , 045, 047, 070, 176, 177, 178, , , COUNTRY: (MR) MAURITANIA

3 COUNTRY: (MX) MEXICO , 015, 455, 555, 556, 557, 558, 559, 560, COUNTRY: (MO) MOROCCO COUNTRY: (WA) NAMIBIA COUNTRY: (NZ) NEW ZEALAND , 006, 999 COUNTRY: (NU) NICARAGUA 102 N/C 999 COUNTRY: (PA) PARAGUAY 124 N/C 003, 999 COUNTRY: (RP) PHILIPPINES , 005, 701 None N/C 999 COUNTRY: (PL) POLAND , 005, 999 COUNTRY: (RO) ROMANIA COUNTRY: (RS) RUSSIA COUNTRY: (SF) SOUTH AFRICA , COUNTRY: (WZ) SWAZILAND

4 COUNTRY: (SW) SWEDEN , 003, 999 COUNTRY: (SZ) SWITZERLAND , 005, 009, 999 COUNTRY: (TW) TAIWAN 164 N/C 999 COUNTRY: (TH) THAILAND , COUNTRY: (TU) TURKEY N/C N/C 999 COUNTRY: (TX) TURKMENISTAN COUNTRY: (UP) UKRAINE 126 N/C 555, 999 COUNTRY: (UY) URUGUAY 136 N/C 003, 999

5 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: (AS) AUSTRALIA RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ COUNTRY: (BG) BANGLADESH RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ COUNTRY: (CA) CANADA,X RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ Effective 16 February 2011, the Utility Allowance for CA029, CA045, CA053, and CA081 decreases from 647 to 604 Canadian Dollars. The Utility Allowance for all other locality codes increases from 520 to 726 Canadian Dollars. COUNTRY: (CI) CHILE RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ W5/ W3/W4/ W2/ W1/ CODE O6 O5 O4 O3 O2 O1 CHILE: CI IQUIQUE SANTIAGO VINA DEL MAR OTHER CODE E9 E8 E7 E6 E5 E4 E3 CHILE: CI IQUIQUE SANTIAGO VINA DEL MAR OTHER COUNTRY: (CH) CHINA,X RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ Effective 16 February 2011, the Utility Allowance for China increases from 2497 to 2738 Yuan. COUNTRY: (HR) CROATIA Effective 16 February 2011, the Utility Allowance for Croatia increases from 186 to 276 Euros. MIHA decreases from 296 to 27 Euros. COUNTRY: (EZ) CZECH REPUBLIC RATE OF EXCHANGE: $

6 COUNTRY: (EG) EGYPT RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ W5/ W3/W4/ W2/ W1/ CODE O6 O5 O4 O3 O2 O1 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 CODE E9 E8 E7 E6 E5 E4 E3 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: (FJ) FIJI Effective 16 February 2011, the Utility Allowance for Fiji increases from 427 to 861 Fijian Dollars. COUNTRY: (FR) FRANCE Effective 16 February 2011, the Utility Allowance for France increases from 546 to 560 Euros. MIHA increases from 406 to 758 Euros. COUNTRY: (GH) GHANA,X RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ Effective 16 February 2011, the Utility Allowance for Ghana increases from 226 to 363 Cedi. MIHA is established at 73 Cedi. COUNTRY: (GQ) GUAM Effective 16 February 2011, the Utility Allowance for Guam increases from 755 to 809 US Dollars.

7 COUNTRY: (GT) GUATEMALA RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ W5/ W3/W4/ W2/ W1/ CODE O6 O5 O4 O3 O2 O1 GUATEMALA: GT GUATEMALA CITY OTHER CODE E9 E8 E7 E6 E5 E4 E3 GUATEMALA: GT GUATEMALA CITY OTHER COUNTRY: (HU) HUNGARY RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ COUNTRY: (IS) ISRAEL Effective 16 February 2011, the Utility Allowance for Israel increases from 403 to 428 US Dollars. COUNTRY: (IT) ITALY Effective 16 February 2011, the Utility Allowance for Italy increases from 747 to 811 Euros. MIHA increases from 905 to 927 Euros. COUNTRY: (KS) KOREA RATE OF EXCHANGE: $

8 COUNTRY: (MX) MEXICO RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ W5/ W3/W4/ W2/ W1/ CODE O6 O5 O4 O3 O2 O1 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 CODE E9 E8 E7 E6 E5 E4 E3 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: (NZ) NEW ZEALAND RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ COUNTRY: (NU) NICARAGUA RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ W5/ W3/W4/ W2/ W1/ CODE O6 O5 O4 O3 O2 O1 NU NICARAGUA CODE E9 E8 E7 E6 E5 E4 E3 NU NICARAGUA

9 COUNTRY: (NI) NIGERIA Effective 16 February 2011, MIHA for Nigeria is established at 172,000 Naira. COUNTRY: (CQ) NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS Effective 16 February 2011, the Utility Allowance for Northern Mariana Islands increases from 410 to 472 US Dollars. COUNTRY: (NO) NORWAY W5/ W3/W4/ W2/ W1/ CODE O6 O5 O4 O3 O2 O1 NORWAY: NO BODO 007 SAME AS STAVANGER STAVANGER (INCL SOLA AS) N/C N/C N/C CODE E9 E8 E7 E6 E5 E4 E3 NORWAY: NO BODO 007 SAME AS STAVANGER STAVANGER (INCL SOLA AS) 021 N/C N/C N/C N/C COUNTRY: (PA) PARAGUAY RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ W5/ W3/W4/ W2/ W1/ CODE O6 O5 O4 O3 O2 O1 PARAGUAY PA ASUNCION OTHER CODE E9 E8 E7 E6 E5 E4 E3 PARAGUAY PA ASUNCION OTHER COUNTRY: (RP) PHILIPPINES RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ W5/ W3/W4/ W2/ W1/ CODE O6 O5 O4 O3 O2 O1 PHILIPPINES: RP MANILA (FOR MEMBERS WITH RENTAL ADVANCES) CODE E9 E8 E7 E6 E5 E4 E3 PHILIPPINES: RP MANILA (FOR MEMBERS WITH RENTAL ADVANCES)

10 COUNTRY: (PL) POLAND RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ COUNTRY: (RO) ROMANIA Effective 16 February 2011, the Utility Allowance for Romania increases from 293 to 492 Euros. COUNTRY: (RS) RUSSIA RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ COUNTRY: (SF) SOUTH AFRICA RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ COUNTRY: (NS) SURINAME RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ W5/ W3/W4/ W2/ W1/ CODE O6 O5 O4 O3 O2 O1 NS SURINAME CODE E9 E8 E7 E6 E5 E4 E3 NS SURINAME COUNTRY: (SW) SWEDEN RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ COUNTRY: (SZ) SWITZERLAND RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ COUNTRY: (TW) TAIWAN RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ COUNTRY: (TH) THAILAND RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ W5/ W3/W4/ W2/ W1/ CODE O6 O5 O4 O3 O2 O1 THAILAND: TH BANGKOK (FOR MEMBERS WITH RENTAL ADVANCES) CODE E9 E8 E7 E6 E5 E4 E3 THAILAND: TH BANGKOK (FOR MEMBERS WITH RENTAL ADVANCES)

11 COUNTRY: (TU) TURKEY,X RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ W5/ W3/W4/ W2/ W1/ CODE O6 O5 O4 O3 O2 O1 TURKEY: TU ADANA (INCL INCIRLIK AB) 001 ANKARA ISTANBUL IZMIR OTHER CODE E9 E8 E7 E6 E5 E4 E3 TURKEY: TU ADANA (INCL INCIRLIK AB) ANKARA ISTANBUL IZMIR OTHER COUNTRY: (UP) UKRAINE,X RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ W5/ W3/W4/ W2/ W1/ CODE O6 O5 O4 O3 O2 O1 UKRAINE UP KIEV 555 SAME AS OTHER OTHER CODE E9 E8 E7 E6 E5 E4 E3 UKRAINE UP KIEV 555 SAME AS OTHER OTHER Effective 16 February 2011, the Utility Allowance for Ukraine increases from 451 to 1110 Hryvnia. COUNTRY: (TC) UNITED ARAB EMIRATES Effective 16 February 2011, the Utility Allowance for the United Arab Emirates increases from 961 to 1085 Emirati Dirham.

12 COUNTRY: (UY) URUGUAY RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ W5/ W3/W4/ W2/ W1/ CODE O6 O5 O4 O3 O2 O1 URUGUAY: UY MONTEVIDEO OTHER CODE E9 E8 E7 E6 E5 E4 E3 URUGUAY: UY MONTEVIDEO OTHER COUNTRY: (UZ) UZBEKISTAN RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ COUNTRY: (VE) VENEZUELA RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ W5/ W3/W4/ W2/ W1/ CODE O6 O5 O4 O3 O2 O1 VENEZUELA: VE CARACAS OTHER CODE E9 E8 E7 E6 E5 E4 E3 VENEZUELA: VE CARACAS OTHER

13 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 AUSTRALIA BANGLADESH BOTSWANA CANADA CHILE CHINA CROATIA (COLA) CZECH REPUBLIC EGYPT GHANA GUATEMALA HUNGARY KOREA MEXICO NAMIBIA NEW ZEALAND NICARAGUA PARAGUAY PHILIPPINES POLAND ROMANIA (COLA) RUSSIA SOUTH AFRICA SURINAME SWAZILAND SWEDEN SWITZERLAND TAIWAN THAILAND TURKEY UKRAINE URUGUAY UZBEKISTAN VENEZUELA EXCHANGE RATE (TO 1 DLR U.S.)

14 SECTION D REVIEWS OF DATA LEADING TO NO CHANGE IN THE ALLOWANCE: COUNTRY: (BB) BARBADOS Effective 16 February 2011, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Barbados based on data review. COUNTRY: (BH) BELIZE Effective 16 February 2011, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Belize based on data review. COUNTRY: (BD) BERMUDA Effective 16 February 2011, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Bermuda based on data review. COUNTRY: (CM) CAMEROON Effective 16 February 2011, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Cameroon based on data review. COUNTRY: (CO) COLOMBIA Effective 16 February 2011, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Colombia based on data review. COUNTRY: (IV) COTE D'IVOIRE Effective 16 February 2011, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Cote D'Ivoire based on data review. COUNTRY: (ES) EL SALVADOR Effective 16 February 2011, Utility Allowance is unchanged for El Salvador based on data review. COUNTRY: (EN) ESTONIA Effective 16 February 2011, COLA index is unchanged for Estonia based on data review. COUNTRY: (GR) GREECE Effective 16 February 2011, MIHA miscellaneous is unchanged for Greece based on data review. COUNTRY: (GY) GUYANA Effective 16 February 2011, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Guyana based on data review. COUNTRY: (HA) HAITI Effective 16 February 2011, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Haiti based on data review. COUNTRY: (JO) JORDAN Effective 16 February 2011, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Jordan based on data review. COUNTRY: (MX) MEXICO Effective 16 February 2011, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Mexico based on data review. COUNTRY: (NZ) NEW ZEALAND Effective 16 February 2011, Utility Allowance and MIHA miscellaneous are unchanged for New Zealand based on data review. COUNTRY: (NI) NIGERIA Effective 16 February 2011, Utility Allowance is unchanged for Nigeria based on data review. COUNTRY: (CQ) NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS Effective 16 February 2011, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Northern Mariana Islands based on data review. COUNTRY: (RP) PHILIPPINES Effective 16 February 2011, COLA index is unchanged for Philippines based on data review.

15 COUNTRY: (PL) POLAND Effective 16 February 2011, Utility Allowance and MIHA miscellaneous are unchanged for Poland based on data review. COUNTRY: (RO) ROMANIA Effective 16 February 2011, MIHA miscellaneous is unchanged for Romania based on data review. COUNTRY: (RS) RUSSIA Effective 16 February 2011, Utility Allowance and MIHA miscellaneous are unchanged for Russia based on data review. COUNTRY: (RW) RWANDA Effective 16 February 2011, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Rwanda based on data review. COUNTRY: (RB) SERBIA Effective 16 February 2011, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Serbia based on data review. COUNTRY: (SN) SINGAPORE Effective 16 February 2011, Utility Allowance is unchanged for Singapore based on data review. COUNTRY: (SU) SUDAN Effective 16 February 2011, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Sudan based on data review. COUNTRY: (SZ) SWITZERLAND Effective 16 February 2011, Utility Allowance and MIHA miscellaneous are unchanged for Switzerland based on data review. COUNTRY: (UP) UKRAINE Effective 16 February 2011, MIHA miscellaneous is unchanged for Ukraine based on data review. COUNTRY: (UY) URUGUAY Effective 16 February 2011, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Uruguay based on data review. COUNTRY: (VE) VENEZUELA Effective 16 February 2011, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Venezuela based on data review. COUNTRY: (VM) VIETNAM Effective 16 February 2011, Utility Allowance is unchanged for Vietnam based on data review. COUNTRY: (VQ) VIRGIN ISLANDS Effective 16 February 2011, Utility Allowance is unchanged for Virgin Islands based on data review. POC FOR THIS MESSAGE IS JOSEPH O CONNOR COMM (703) , FAX , OR joseph.oconnor@dtmo.pentagon.mil

16 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.