THIS MESSAGE CONSTITUTES OFFICIAL NOTIFICATION OF BI-MONTHLY STATION ALLOWANCE REVIEWS EFFECTIVE 16 MARCH 2011, FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTRIES: ARGENTINA, AUSTRIA, BELGIUM, BENIN, BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA, BULGARIA, BURKINA, CAMEROON, CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC, CHAD, CHILE, COLOMBIA, CONGO, COSTA RICA, COTE D'IVOIRE, CROATIA, CYPRUS, CZECH REPUBLIC, DENMARK, EGYPT, EQUATORIAL GUINEA, ESTONIA, FAEROE ISLANDS, FINLAND, FRANCE, GABON, GEORGIA, GERMANY, GREECE, GUATEMALA, HONG KONG, HUNGARY, IRELAND, ISRAEL, ITALY, JAPAN, JERUSALEM, KAZAKHSTAN, KENYA, KOREA, KOSOVO, LATVIA, LITHUANIA, LUXEMBOURG, MACEDONIA, MALAYSIA, MALI, MALTA, MAURITIUS, MONTENEGRO, MOROCCO, NAMIBIA, NETHERLANDS, NEW ZEALAND, NIGER, NORWAY, PARAGUAY, PERU, PORTUGAL, ROMANIA, RUSSIA, SENEGAL, SERBIA, SIERRA LEONE, SINGAPORE, SLOVAKIA, SLOVENIA, SOUTH AFRICA, SPAIN, SUDAN, SWAZILAND, SWEDEN, SWITZERLAND, THAILAND, TOGO, TUNISIA, TURKEY, TURKMENISTAN 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: (AR) ARGENTINA 114 N/C 012, 999 COUNTRY: (AU) AUSTRIA 152 158 005, 999 COUNTRY: (BE) BELGIUM 148 154 002, 015, 018, 055, 999 136 140 019, 030 146 150 040 COUNTRY: (BN) BENIN 128 134 999 COUNTRY: (BK) BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA 116 122 999
COUNTRY: (BU) BULGARIA 134 138 999 COUNTRY: (UV) BURKINA 134 138 999 COUNTRY: (CM) CAMEROON 138 142 999 COUNTRY: (CT) CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC 156 162 999 COUNTRY: (CD) CHAD 138 144 999 COUNTRY: (CI) CHILE 136 134 001, 004, 005, 999 COUNTRY: (CO) COLOMBIA 114 112 001, 003, 999 COUNTRY: (CF) CONGO 144 148 999 COUNTRY: (CS) COSTA RICA 128 132 001, 999 COUNTRY: (IV) COTE D'IVOIRE 142 148 999 COUNTRY: (HR) CROATIA 134 138 999 COUNTRY: (CY) CYPRUS 134 140 001 132 136 999 COUNTRY: (EZ) CZECH REPUBLIC 148 152 001, 999
COUNTRY: (DA) DENMARK 162 170 001, 003, 004, 025 COUNTRY: (EG) EGYPT None N/C 001, 002, 003, 006, 007, 999 COUNTRY: (EK) EQUATORIAL GUINEA 150 154 999 COUNTRY: (EN) ESTONIA 132 138 999 COUNTRY: (FO) FAEROE ISLANDS 180 188 999 COUNTRY: (FI) FINLAND 160 168 999 COUNTRY: (FR) FRANCE 150 158 555, 999 156 164 004, 009, 011, 014, 015, 025, 037, 201 COUNTRY: (GB) GABON 160 166 999 COUNTRY: (GM) GERMANY 124 128 019, 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, 999 128 132 103, 531, 549 142 146 067, 157, 203, 221, 224, 369, 407, 415, 425, 469, 539, 573, 703, 721, 939 146 152 133, 169, 223, 501 148 154 201, 205, 816 126 128 229, 230, 231 128 132 121, 139 COUNTRY: (GR) GREECE 138 142 003, 015, 017 126 130 011 None N/C 999 122 126 001, 007
COUNTRY: (GT) GUATEMALA 124 N/C 001, 999 COUNTRY: (HK) HONG KONG 144 142 001 COUNTRY: (HU) HUNGARY 128 130 001, 999 COUNTRY: (EI) IRELAND 156 162 001, 999 COUNTRY: (IS) ISRAEL 146 N/C 001 COUNTRY: (IT) ITALY 126 128 028, 073, 100 128 132 035, 059 136 140 031 134 138 055 156 162 029 152 158 063 134 138 025 130 134 001 136 140 005, 007, 022, 027, 033, 054, 062, 064, 068, 070 130 134 071 136 140 067 158 166 038, 066 COUNTRY: (JS) JERUSALEM 146 N/C 999 COUNTRY: (KZ) KAZAKHSTAN 120 122 999 COUNTRY: (KE) KENYA 108 N/C 001, 003, 011, 999
COUNTRY: (KS) KOREA 114 112 007, 010, 025, 035, 050, 065 114 112 017, 045, 047, 070, 176, 177, 178, 999 120 118 015, 030 124 122 140, 175 116 114 005 COUNTRY: (KV) KOSOVO 106 110 999 COUNTRY: (LG) LATVIA 144 150 999 COUNTRY: (LH) LITHUANIA 142 148 999 COUNTRY: (LU) LUXEMBOURG 150 158 001 COUNTRY: (MK) MACEDONIA 120 N/C 999 COUNTRY: (MY) MALAYSIA 134 N/C 001, 999 COUNTRY: (ML) MALI 136 140 999 COUNTRY: (MT) MALTA 138 142 999 COUNTRY: (MP) MAURITIUS 122 124 999 COUNTRY: (MJ) MONTENEGRO 110 114 999 COUNTRY: (MO) MOROCCO 136 140 999
COUNTRY: (WA) NAMIBIA 116 120 999 COUNTRY: (NL) NETHERLANDS 134 138 015 156 162 009, 025, 050 144 148 001, 003, 007, 017, 021, 041, 065, 070, 999 138 142 027, 035 154 160 033 COUNTRY: (NZ) NEW ZEALAND 162 158 003, 006, 999 COUNTRY: (NG) NIGER 126 132 999 COUNTRY: (NO) NORWAY 172 176 003, 021 182 186 001, 005, 007, 016, 025 COUNTRY: (PA) PARAGUAY 126 128 003, 999 COUNTRY: (PE) PERU 134 136 005, 999 COUNTRY: (PO) PORTUGAL 130 134 002 120 124 015 126 130 999 COUNTRY: (RO) ROMANIA 148 152 999 COUNTRY: (RS) RUSSIA 140 144 001 130 134 999 136 140 004 COUNTRY: (SG) SENEGAL 134 138 999
COUNTRY: (RB) SERBIA 104 106 060, 999 COUNTRY: (SN) SINGAPORE 162 166 001 COUNTRY: (LO) SLOVAKIA 136 142 999 COUNTRY: (SI) SLOVENIA 138 144 999 COUNTRY: (SF) SOUTH AFRICA 134 140 002 140 146 005, 100 130 136 999 COUNTRY: (SP) SPAIN 130 134 005, 019 136 140 012, 014, 018, 999 140 146 007, 008, 009, 016, 017, 022, 023, 027, 060 None N/C 004 COUNTRY: (WZ) SWAZILAND 134 138 999 COUNTRY: (SW) SWEDEN 184 N/C 001, 003, 999 COUNTRY: (SZ) SWITZERLAND 230 236 001, 005, 009, 999 COUNTRY: (TH) THAILAND 138 140 001, 075 106 108 011 COUNTRY: (TO) TOGO 128 132 999 COUNTRY: (TS) TUNISIA 112 114 999
COUNTRY: (TU) TURKEY 114 N/C 005 118 116 003 110 N/C 007 110 N/C 001 106 N/C 999 COUNTRY: (TX) TURKMENISTAN 138 136 999 COUNTRY: (UY) URUGUAY 138 N/C 003, 999 CHANGE CODE(S): D
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: (AR) ARGENTINA RATE OF EXCHANGE: $0.246956 ARGENTINA: AR BUENOS AIRES 012 18628 18628 16509 15662 14112 14112 OTHER 999 11338 11338 11338 8099 8099 8099 CODE E9 E8 E7 E6 E5 E4 E3 ARGENTINA: AR BUENOS AIRES 012 16509 15662 15662 15662 14112 12277 12277 OTHER 999 11338 8099 8099 8099 8099 7049 7049 COUNTRY: (AU) AUSTRIA COUNTRY: (BE) BELGIUM COUNTRY: (BK) BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA RATE OF EXCHANGE: $0.741565 COUNTRY: (BU) BULGARIA COUNTRY: (CM) CAMEROON RATE OF EXCHANGE: $0.002211
COUNTRY: (CI) CHILE RATE OF EXCHANGE: $0.002126 CHILE: CI IQUIQUE 005 1139885 1139885 1139885 1139885 988170 988170 SANTIAGO 001 1740108 1740108 1740108 1474493 1144005 1144005 VINA DEL MAR 004 940372 940372 822823 820318 743136 743136 OTHER 999 823024 823024 823024 806301 724437 724437 CODE E9 E8 E7 E6 E5 E4 E3 CHILE: CI IQUIQUE 005 1139885 1139885 1139885 1139885 988170 859710 859710 SANTIAGO 001 1740108 1474493 1474493 1474493 1144005 995286 995286 VINA DEL MAR 004 822823 820318 820318 820318 743136 646524 646524 OTHER 999 823024 806301 806301 806301 724437 630259 630259 COUNTRY: (CO) COLOMBIA RATE OF EXCHANGE: $0.00052 COLOMBIA: CO BOGOTA 001 8266279 8074040 7881800 7112847 7112847 7112847 CARTAGENA 003 6655236 6151575 5797694 5790678 4283455 4283455 OTHER 999 4492565 4492565 4492565 4492565 4040911 4040911 CODE E9 E8 E7 E6 E5 E4 E3 COLOMBIA: CO BOGOTA 001 7881800 7112847 7112847 7112847 7112847 7112847 7112847 CARTAGENA 003 5797694 5790678 5790678 5790678 4283455 3726602 3726602 OTHER 999 4492565 4492565 4492565 4492565 4040911 3515595 3515595 COUNTRY: (CS) COSTA RICA RATE OF EXCHANGE: $0.002046 COSTA RICA: CS SAN JOSE 001 1466234 1466234 1368298 1368298 1368298 1368298 OTHER 999 527579 527579 527579 436959 392970 392970 CODE E9 E8 E7 E6 E5 E4 E3 COSTA RICA: CS SAN JOSE 001 1368298 1368298 1368298 1368298 1368298 1190421 1190421 OTHER 999 527579 436959 436959 436959 392970 341650 341650
COUNTRY: (IV) COTE D'IVOIRE RATE OF EXCHANGE: $0.002211 COUNTRY: (HR) CROATIA COUNTRY: (EZ) CZECH REPUBLIC RATE OF EXCHANGE: $0.058261 COUNTRY: (DA) DENMARK RATE OF EXCHANGE: $0.194405 COUNTRY: (EG) EGYPT RATE OF EXCHANGE: $0.168407 EGYPT: EG ABU-HAMED 007 SAME AS OTHER ALEXANDRIA 002 SAME AS CAIRO CAIRO 001 21113 21113 21113 21113 8287 8287 BENI SUEF (INCL SAKARA AB, JIYANKLIS) 003 SAME AS OTHER ISMAILIA 006 SAME AS OTHER OTHER 999 4146 4146 4146 4146 4146 4146 CODE E9 E8 E7 E6 E5 E4 E3 EGYPT: EG ABU-HAMED 007 SAME AS OTHER ALEXANDRIA 002 SAME AS CAIRO CAIRO 001 21113 21113 21113 21113 8287 8287 8287 BENI SUEF (INCL SAKARA AB, JIYANKLIS) 003 SAME AS OTHER ISMAILIA 006 SAME AS OTHER OTHER 999 4146 4146 4146 4146 4146 3606 3606 COUNTRY: (EN) ESTONIA COUNTRY: (FI) FINLAND COUNTRY: (FR) FRANCE COUNTRY: (GG) GEORGIA COUNTRY: (GM) GERMANY
COUNTRY: (GR) GREECE COUNTRY: (GT) GUATEMALA RATE OF EXCHANGE: $0.130161 GUATEMALA: GT GUATEMALA CITY 001 23049 21512 21512 21338 19252 19252 OTHER 999 9797 9797 8640 8640 8640 8640 CODE E9 E8 E7 E6 E5 E4 E3 GUATEMALA: GT GUATEMALA CITY 001 21512 21338 21338 21338 19252 16835 16835 OTHER 999 8640 8640 8640 8640 8640 7521 7521 COUNTRY: (HK) HONG KONG RATE OF EXCHANGE: $0.127455 COUNTRY: (HU) HUNGARY RATE OF EXCHANGE: $0.005192 COUNTRY: (EI) IRELAND COUNTRY: (IS) ISRAEL RATE OF EXCHANGE: $0.274997 COUNTRY: (IT) ITALY COUNTRY: (JS) JERUSALEM RATE OF EXCHANGE: $0.274997 COUNTRY: (JA) JAPAN CHANGE CODE(S): D Effective 16 March 2011, MIHA for JA027 Okinawa decreases from 62,716 to 45,214 Yen. MIHA for all other locality codes decreases from 68,322 to 56,232 Yen.
COUNTRY: (KE) KENYA RATE OF EXCHANGE: $0.01187 KENYA: KE KISUMU 011 64621 58974 54843 45487 38758 38758 MOMBASA 001 105055 94013 94013 90309 83996 83996 NAIROBI 003 129994 118285 99877 99877 99877 99877 OTHER 999 0 0 0 0 0 0 CODE E9 E8 E7 E6 E5 E4 E3 KENYA: KE KISUMU 011 54843 45487 45487 45487 38758 33712 33712 MOMBASA 001 94013 90309 90309 90309 83996 75485 75485 NAIROBI 003 99877 99877 99877 99877 99877 99877 99877 OTHER 999 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 COUNTRY: (KS) KOREA RATE OF EXCHANGE: $0.000923 COUNTRY: (KV) KOSOVO COUNTRY: (LG) LATVIA RATE OF EXCHANGE: $2.063558 LG LATVIA 999 1305 1305 1305 1167 1078 1078 CODE E9 E8 E7 E6 E5 E4 E3 LG LATVIA 999 1305 1167 1167 1167 1078 972 972 COUNTRY: (LH) LITHUANIA RATE OF EXCHANGE: $0.420045 COUNTRY: (LU) LUXEMBOURG COUNTRY: (MK) MACEDONIA COUNTRY: (MY) MALAYSIA RATE OF EXCHANGE: $0.331994 COUNTRY: (MJ) MONTENEGRO
COUNTRY: (MO) MOROCCO RATE OF EXCHANGE: $0.125403 COUNTRY: (NL) NETHERLANDS CHANGE CODE(S): D,X NETHERLANDS: NL EINDHOVEN (INCL BREDA) 007 SAME AS LIMBURG PROVINCE OF LIMBURG (INCL BRUNSSUM/SCHINNEN) 015 N/C 1800 1800 N/C N/C N/C ROTTERDAM 017 N/C N/C N/C N/C 2537 2537 VOLKEL 027 SAME AS LIMBURG CODE E9 E8 E7 E6 E5 E4 E3 NETHERLANDS: NL EINDHOVEN (INCL BREDA) 007 SAME AS LIMBURG PROVINCE OF LIMBURG (INCL BRUNSSUM/SCHINNEN) 015 1800 N/C N/C N/C N/C 1250 1250 ROTTERDAM 017 N/C N/C N/C N/C 2537 2207 2207 VOLKEL 027 SAME AS LIMBURG COUNTRY: (NZ) NEW ZEALAND RATE OF EXCHANGE: $0.742721 COUNTRY: (NO) NORWAY RATE OF EXCHANGE: $0.183513 COUNTRY: (PA) PARAGUAY RATE OF EXCHANGE: $0.000227 PARAGUAY PA ASUNCION 003 9734258 8406862 7963482 7246765 7246765 7246765 OTHER 999 0 0 0 0 0 0 CODE E9 E8 E7 E6 E5 E4 E3 PARAGUAY PA ASUNCION 003 7963482 7246765 7246765 7246765 7246765 6304687 6304687 OTHER 999 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
COUNTRY: (PE) PERU RATE OF EXCHANGE: $0.364964 PERU: PE LIMA 005 8219 8219 8219 7166 6262 6262 OTHER 999 689 689 689 548 548 548 CODE E9 E8 E7 E6 E5 E4 E3 PERU: PE LIMA 005 8219 7166 7166 7166 6262 5426 5426 OTHER 999 689 548 548 548 548 548 548 COUNTRY: (PO) PORTUGAL COUNTRY: (RO) ROMANIA COUNTRY: (RS) RUSSIA RATE OF EXCHANGE: $0.036169 COUNTRY: (SG) SENEGAL RATE OF EXCHANGE: $0.002211 COUNTRY: (RB) SERBIA RATE OF EXCHANGE: $0.013392 COUNTRY: (SL) SIERRA LEONE RATE OF EXCHANGE: $0.000233 COUNTRY: (SN) SINGAPORE RATE OF EXCHANGE: $0.797575 COUNTRY: (LO) SLOVAKIA COUNTRY: (SI) SLOVENIA COUNTRY: (SF) SOUTH AFRICA RATE OF EXCHANGE: $0.144565 COUNTRY: (SP) SPAIN COUNTRY: (SU) SUDAN RATE OF EXCHANGE: $0.367309 COUNTRY: (SW) SWEDEN RATE OF EXCHANGE: $0.160375 COUNTRY: (SZ) SWITZERLAND RATE OF EXCHANGE: $1.090631
COUNTRY: (TH) THAILAND RATE OF EXCHANGE: $0.03262 THAILAND: TH BANGKOK (FOR MEMBERS WITH RENTAL ADVANCES) 075 133846 133692 123790 117350 111435 111435 CODE E9 E8 E7 E6 E5 E4 E3 THAILAND: TH BANGKOK (FOR MEMBERS WITH RENTAL ADVANCES) 075 123790 117350 117350 117350 111435 107671 107671 COUNTRY: (TS) TUNISIA RATE OF EXCHANGE: $0.726216 COUNTRY: (TU) TURKEY RATE OF EXCHANGE: $0.614779 TURKEY: TU ADANA (INCL INCIRLIK AB) 001 899 899 899 813 813 813 ANKARA 003 2684 2684 2440 2301 2115 2115 ISTANBUL 005 3251 3144 3144 3144 2921 2921 IZMIR 007 2711 2350 2350 2169 2077 2077 OTHER 999 830 762 762 732 705 705 CODE E9 E8 E7 E6 E5 E4 E3 TURKEY: TU ADANA (INCL INCIRLIK AB) 001 899 813 813 813 813 705 705 ANKARA 003 2440 2301 2301 2301 2115 1902 1902 ISTANBUL 005 3144 3144 3144 3144 2921 2547 2547 IZMIR 007 2350 2169 2169 2169 2077 2077 2077 OTHER 999 762 732 732 732 705 611 611
COUNTRY: (UY) URUGUAY RATE OF EXCHANGE: $0.051843 URUGUAY: UY MONTEVIDEO 003 66090 63653 61722 49574 48223 48223 OTHER 999 0 0 0 0 0 0 CODE E9 E8 E7 E6 E5 E4 E3 URUGUAY: UY MONTEVIDEO 003 61722 49574 49574 49574 48223 44364 44364 OTHER 999 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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 ARGENTINA 4.0517 4.0493 AUSTRIA 0.7279 0.6895 BELGIUM 0.7279 0.6895 BENIN 477.47 452.28 BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA 1.4236 1.3485 BULGARIA (OHA) 0.7279 0.6895 BULGARIA (COLA) 1.4236 1.3485 BURKINA 477.47 452.28 CAMEROON 477.47 452.28 CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC 477.47 452.28 CHAD 477.47 452.28 CHILE 462.43 470.29 COLOMBIA 1911.92 1921.54 CONGO 477.47 452.28 COSTA RICA 510.33 488.77 COTE D'IVOIRE 477.47 452.28 CROATIA (OHA) 0.7279 0.6895 CROATIA (COLA) 5.4029 5.1982 CYPRUS 0.7279 0.6895 CZECH REPUBLIC 17.689 17.164 DENMARK 5.4304 5.1439 EGYPT 5.9251 5.938 EQUATORIAL GUINEA 477.47 452.28 ESTONIA 0.7279 0.6895 FAEROE ISLANDS 5.4304 5.1439 FINLAND 0.7279 0.6895 FRANCE 0.7279 0.6895 GABON 477.47 452.28 GEORGIA (OHA) 0.7279 0.6895 GERMANY 0.7279 0.6895 GREECE 0.7279 0.6895 GUATEMALA 7.6867 7.6828 HONG KONG 7.75 7.8459 HUNGARY 196.01 192.61 IRELAND 0.7279 0.6895 ISRAEL 3.6534 3.6364 ITALY 0.7279 0.6895 JERUSALEM 3.6534 3.6364
FROM TO KAZAKHSTAN 150.3333 145.85 KENYA 82.382 84.246 KOREA 1071.67 1082.94 KOSOVO 0.7279 0.6895 LATVIA 0.5116 0.4846 LITHUANIA 2.5133 2.3807 LUXEMBOURG 0.7279 0.6895 MACEDONIA (OHA) 0.7279 0.6895 MACEDONIA (COLA) 43.0782 42.8712 MALAYSIA 3.0172 3.0121 MALI 477.47 452.28 MALTA 0.7279 0.6895 MAURITIUS 29.44 28.5167 MONTENEGRO 0.7279 0.6895 MOROCCO 8.3662 7.9743 NAMIBIA 7.338 6.9173 NETHERLANDS 0.7279 0.6895 NEW ZEALAND 1.3026 1.3464 NIGER 477.47 452.28 NORWAY 5.6244 5.4492 PARAGUAY 4500.58 4412.76 PERU 2.8216 2.74 PORTUGAL 0.7279 0.6895 ROMANIA (OHA) 0.7279 0.6895 ROMANIA (COLA) 3.0889 2.9671 RUSSIA 28.657 27.648 SENEGAL 477.47 452.28 SERBIA 77.81 74.6733 SIERRA LEONE 4146 4286.5 SINGAPORE 1.2904 1.2538 SLOVAKIA 0.7279 0.6895 SLOVENIA 0.7279 0.6895 SOUTH AFRICA 7.338 6.9173 SPAIN 0.7279 0.6895 SUDAN 2.6145 2.7225 SWAZILAND 7.338 6.9173 SWEDEN 6.3106 6.2354 SWITZERLAND 0.95 0.9169 THAILAND 30.9251 30.6562 TOGO 477.47 452.28 TUNISIA 1.4083 1.377 TURKEY 1.6075 1.6266 URUGUAY 19.298 19.289 EXCHANGE RATE (TO 1 DLR U.S.)
SECTION D REVIEWS OF DATA LEADING TO NO CHANGE IN THE ALLOWANCE: COUNTRY: (SN) SINGAPORE CHANGE CODE(S): N Effective 16 March 2011, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Singapore based on data review. POC FOR THIS MESSAGE IS JOSEPH O CONNOR COMM (703) 696-7108, FAX 703-696-7890, OR E-MAIL: joseph.oconnor@dtmo.pentagon.mil
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 (http://www.defensetravel.dod.mil/pdc-archive/msgs/); 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.