THIS MESSAGE CONSTITUTES OFFICIAL NOTIFICATION OF BI-MONTHLY STATION ALLOWANCE REVIEWS EFFECTIVE 16 FEBRUARY 2010, FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTRIES: AUSTRALIA, AUSTRIA, BANGLADESH, BELGIUM, BENIN, BOSNIA- HERZEGOVINA, BOTSWANA, BRAZIL, BULGARIA, BURKINA, CAMEROON, CANADA, CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC, CHAD, CONGO, COTE D'IVOIRE, CROATIA, CYPRUS, CZECH REPUBLIC, DENMARK, EQUATORIAL GUINEA, ESTONIA, ETHIOPIA, FAEROE ISLANDS, FINLAND, FRANCE, GABON, GAMBIA, GEORGIA, GERMANY, GHANA, GREECE, GUATEMALA, HAITI, HUNGARY, ICELAND, IRELAND, ITALY, JAPAN, KENYA, KOSOVO, KUWAIT, LATVIA, LIBERIA, LITHUANIA, LUXEMBOURG, MACEDONIA, MALI, MALTA, MONTENEGRO, MOROCCO, NAMIBIA, NETHERLANDS, NICARAGUA, NIGER, NORWAY, OMAN, POLAND, PORTUGAL, PUERTO RICO, ROMANIA, RUSSIA, RWANDA, SENEGAL, SERBIA, SEYCHELLES, SIERRA LEONE, SINGAPORE, SLOVAKIA, SLOVENIA, SOUTH AFRICA, SPAIN, SUDAN, SURINAME, SWAZILAND, SWEDEN, SWITZERLAND, TAIWAN, THAILAND, TOGO, TUNISIA, URUGUAY, VENEZUELA, ZAMBIA AND ZIMBABWE 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/ LOCALITY MAY BE LISTED IN MORE THAN ONE SECTION OF THE MESSAGE. SECTION A APPENDIX J - COST-OF-LIVING INDEXES: COUNTRY: (AS) AUSTRALIA 158 148 011 152 142 005, 013, 015, 023, 027, 030, 039, 099, 999 154 144 001 164 154 009, 010, 017, 019, 022, 035, 037, 100 158 148 025 COUNTRY: (AU) AUSTRIA 158 154 005, 999 COUNTRY: (BE) BELGIUM 154 150 002, 015, 018, 055, 999 140 138 019, 030 150 148 040 COUNTRY: (BN) BENIN 124 122 999
COUNTRY: (BK) BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA 114 112 999 COUNTRY: (BC) BOTSWANA 104 N/C 999 COUNTRY: (BR) BRAZIL 132 128 001 148 142 015 144 140 005 132 128 999 COUNTRY: (BU) BULGARIA 132 128 999 COUNTRY: (UV) BURKINA 138 136 999 COUNTRY: (CM) CAMEROON 156 154 999 COUNTRY: (CA) CANADA 150 148 003, 025, 029, 044, 061 COUNTRY: (CT) CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC 160 158 999 COUNTRY: (CD) CHAD 148 146 999 COUNTRY: (CF) CONGO 150 148 999 COUNTRY: (IV) COTE D'IVOIRE 148 144 999 COUNTRY: (HR) CROATIA 140 136 999 CHANGE CODE(S): D
COUNTRY: (CY) CYPRUS 138 136 001 140 136 999 COUNTRY: (EZ) CZECH REPUBLIC 144 140 001, 999 COUNTRY: (DA) DENMARK 168 166 001, 003, 004, 025 COUNTRY: (EK) EQUATORIAL GUINEA 154 152 999 COUNTRY: (EN) ESTONIA 136 134 999 COUNTRY: (FO) FAEROE ISLANDS 188 184 999 COUNTRY: (FI) FINLAND 166 164 999 COUNTRY: (FR) FRANCE 176 172 999 182 178 004, 009, 011, 014, 015, 025, 037, 201 COUNTRY: (GB) GABON 166 162 999 CHANGE CODE(S): D, X COUNTRY: (GM) GERMANY 122 120 019, 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, 999 124 122 103, 531, 549 146 144 067, 157, 203, 221, 224, 369, 407, 415, 425, 469, 539, 573, 703, 721, 939 154 150 133, 169, 223, 501 154 150 201, 205, 816 126 124 229, 230, 231 128 126 121, 139
COUNTRY: (GR) GREECE 142 140 003, 015, 017 126 124 011 None N/C 999 124 122 001, 007 COUNTRY: (GT) GUATEMALA 118 120 001, 999 COUNTRY: (HU) HUNGARY 132 126 001, 999 COUNTRY: (IC) ICELAND 132 130 999 COUNTRY: (EI) IRELAND 162 158 001, 999 COUNTRY: (IT) ITALY 128 126 028, 073, 100 134 132 035, 059 140 138 031 138 136 055 160 158 029 158 154 063 140 138 025 134 132 001 144 142 005, 007, 022, 027, 033, 054, 062, 064, 068, 070 134 132 071 140 138 067 164 162 038, 066
COUNTRY: (JA) JAPAN 140 142 045 166 N/C 003, 021 188 N/C 009, 011, 015, 022, 029, 031, 069, 072 132 134 023 134 136 027 130 N/C 007, 033, 065, 067, 073, 077, 998 132 N/C 019 140 142 041, 049 174 176 018, 052, 053 146 148 061 152 N/C 016, 057 140 N/C 035 164 166 080, 106 COUNTRY: (KE) KENYA 116 114 001, 003, 011, 999 COUNTRY: (KV) KOSOVO 106 108 999 COUNTRY: (KU) KUWAIT 132 130 999 COUNTRY: (LG) LATVIA 148 146 999 COUNTRY: (LH) LITHUANIA 138 136 999 COUNTRY: (LU) LUXEMBOURG 152 150 001 COUNTRY: (MK) MACEDONIA 120 118 999 COUNTRY: (ML) MALI 140 136 999 COUNTRY: (MT) MALTA 138 136 999 CHANGE CODE(S): D, X CHANGE CODE(S): D, X
COUNTRY: (MJ) MONTENEGRO 114 112 999 COUNTRY: (MO) MOROCCO 132 130 999 COUNTRY: (WA) NAMIBIA 108 106 999 COUNTRY: (NL) NETHERLANDS 138 136 015 168 166 009, 025, 050 148 146 001, 003, 007, 017, 021, 041, 065, 070, 999 142 140 027, 035 166 164 033 COUNTRY: (NU) NICARAGUA 104 N/C 999 COUNTRY: (NG) NIGER 126 124 999 COUNTRY: (NO) NORWAY 168 164 003, 021 178 174 001, 005, 007, 016, 025 COUNTRY: (MU) OMAN 130 128 999 COUNTRY: (PL) POLAND 128 126 001, 005, 999 COUNTRY: (PO) PORTUGAL 134 132 002 124 122 015 130 128 999 CHANGE CODE(S): D COUNTRY: (RQ) PUERTO RICO CHANGE CODE(S): D 116 N/C 001, 005, 015, 025, 030, 040, 050, 053, 055, 060, 065, 070, 085, 999 116 118 045, 075, 080
COUNTRY: (RO) ROMANIA 154 150 999 COUNTRY: (RS) RUSSIA 136 134 001 126 124 999 132 130 004 COUNTRY: (SG) SENEGAL 140 138 999 COUNTRY: (RB) SERBIA 112 108 060, 999 COUNTRY: (SE) SEYCHELLES None N/C 999 COUNTRY: (SN) SINGAPORE 154 148 001 COUNTRY: (LO) SLOVAKIA 142 140 999 COUNTRY: (SI) SLOVENIA 142 140 999 COUNTRY: (SF) SOUTH AFRICA 142 138 002 140 136 005, 100, 999 COUNTRY: (SP) SPAIN 134 132 005, 019 140 138 012, 014, 016, 018, 999 148 144 007, 008, 009, 017, 022, 023, 027, 060 None N/C 004 COUNTRY: (WZ) SWAZILAND 116 114 999 COUNTRY: (SW) SWEDEN 160 156 001, 003, 999
COUNTRY: (SZ) SWITZERLAND 212 206 001, 005, 009, 999 COUNTRY: (TW) TAIWAN 148 150 999 COUNTRY: (TH) THAILAND 108 106 011 COUNTRY: (TO) TOGO 128 126 999 COUNTRY: (TS) TUNISIA 108 N/C 999 COUNTRY: (UY) URUGUAY 138 N/C 003, 999 COUNTRY: (ZA) ZAMBIA 140 136 999 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: (AS) AUSTRALIA RATE OF EXCHANGE: $0.858811 COUNTRY: (AU) AUSTRIA COUNTRY: (BE) BELGIUM COUNTRY: (BK) BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA RATE OF EXCHANGE: $0.718184 COUNTRY: (BR) BRAZIL RATE OF EXCHANGE: $0.52521 COUNTRY: (BU) BULGARIA COUNTRY: (CM) CAMEROON RATE OF EXCHANGE: $0.002141 COUNTRY: (IV) COTE D'IVOIRE RATE OF EXCHANGE: $0.002141 COUNTRY: (HR) CROATIA COUNTRY: (EZ) CZECH REPUBLIC RATE OF EXCHANGE: $0.052113 COUNTRY: (DA) DENMARK RATE OF EXCHANGE: $0.188288 COUNTRY: (EN) ESTONIA RATE OF EXCHANGE: $0.08978 COUNTRY: (ET) ETHIOPIA RATE OF EXCHANGE: $0.075109 COUNTRY: (FI) FINLAND COUNTRY: (FR) FRANCE COUNTRY: (GG) GEORGIA
COUNTRY: (GM) GERMANY COUNTRY: (GR) GREECE COUNTRY: (GT) GUATEMALA RATE OF EXCHANGE: $0.121748 O3E/ O2E/O1E/ LOCALITY W5/ W3/W4/ W2/ W1/ LOCALITY CODE O6 O5 O4 O3 O2 O1 GUATEMALA: GT GUATEMALA CITY 001 24641 23001 23001 22815 20585 20585 OTHER 999 10474 10474 9238 9238 9238 9238 LOCALITY E2/E1 LOCALITY CODE E9 E8 E7 E6 E5 E4 E3 GUATEMALA: GT GUATEMALA CITY 001 23001 22815 22815 22815 20585 18000 18000 OTHER 999 9238 9238 9238 9238 9238 8043 8043 COUNTRY: (HU) HUNGARY RATE OF EXCHANGE: $0.005004 COUNTRY: (IC) ICELAND RATE OF EXCHANGE: $0.007779 COUNTRY: (EI) IRELAND COUNTRY: (IT) ITALY COUNTRY: (JA) JAPAN RATE OF EXCHANGE: $0.011276 COUNTRY: (KE) KENYA RATE OF EXCHANGE: $0.012967 O3E/ O2E/O1E/ LOCALITY W5/ W3/W4/ W2/ W1/ LOCALITY CODE O6 O5 O4 O3 O2 O1 KENYA: KE KISUMU 011 59153 53983 50204 41640 35478 35478 MOMBASA 001 96167 86060 86060 82670 76892 76892 NAIROBI 003 118997 108278 91428 91428 91428 91428 OTHER 999 0 0 0 0 0 0
LOCALITY E2/E1 LOCALITY CODE E9 E8 E7 E6 E5 E4 E3 KENYA: KE KISUMU 011 50204 41640 41640 41640 35478 30860 30860 MOMBASA 001 86060 82670 82670 82670 76892 69100 69100 NAIROBI 003 91428 91428 91428 91428 91428 91428 91428 OTHER 999 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 COUNTRY: (KV) KOSOVO COUNTRY: (KU) KUWAIT RATE OF EXCHANGE: $3.437607 COUNTRY: (LG) LATVIA RATE OF EXCHANGE: $1.998801 O3E/ O2E/O1E/ LOCALITY W5/ W3/W4/ W2/ W1/ LOCALITY CODE O6 O5 O4 O3 O2 O1 LG LATVIA 999 1349 1349 1349 1205 1112 1112 LOCALITY E2/E1 LOCALITY CODE E9 E8 E7 E6 E5 E4 E3 LG LATVIA 999 1349 1205 1205 1205 1112 1003 1003 COUNTRY: (LH) LITHUANIA CHANGE CODE(S): D, X RATE OF EXCHANGE: $0.406835 O3E/ O2E/O1E/ LOCALITY W5/ W3/W4/ W2/ W1/ LOCALITY CODE O6 O5 O4 O3 O2 O1 LH LITHUANIA 999 5500 5500 5500 5500 N/C N/C LOCALITY E2/E1 LOCALITY CODE E9 E8 E7 E6 E5 E4 E3 LH LITHUANIA 999 5500 5500 5500 5500 N/C N/C N/C COUNTRY: (LU) LUXEMBOURG COUNTRY: (MK) MACEDONIA COUNTRY: (MJ) MONTENEGRO COUNTRY: (MO) MOROCCO RATE OF EXCHANGE: $0.121988
COUNTRY: (NL) NETHERLANDS COUNTRY: (NU) NICARAGUA RATE OF EXCHANGE: $0.047316 O3E/ O2E/O1E/ LOCALITY W5/ W3/W4/ W2/ W1/ LOCALITY CODE O6 O5 O4 O3 O2 O1 NU NICARAGUA 999 48609 48609 40155 40155 40155 40155 LOCALITY E2/E1 LOCALITY CODE E9 E8 E7 E6 E5 E4 E3 NU NICARAGUA 999 40155 40155 40155 40155 40155 35929 35929 COUNTRY: (NO) NORWAY RATE OF EXCHANGE: $0.166531 COUNTRY: (PL) POLAND RATE OF EXCHANGE: $0.337587 COUNTRY: (PO) PORTUGAL COUNTRY: (RO) ROMANIA COUNTRY: (RS) RUSSIA RATE OF EXCHANGE: $0.032732 COUNTRY: (SG) SENEGAL RATE OF EXCHANGE: $0.002141 COUNTRY: (RB) SERBIA RATE OF EXCHANGE: $0.014066 COUNTRY: (SN) SINGAPORE RATE OF EXCHANGE: $0.697447 COUNTRY: (LO) SLOVAKIA COUNTRY: (SI) SLOVENIA COUNTRY: (SF) SOUTH AFRICA RATE OF EXCHANGE: $0.130368 COUNTRY: (SP) SPAIN COUNTRY: (SW) SWEDEN RATE OF EXCHANGE: $0.134068 COUNTRY: (SZ) SWITZERLAND
RATE OF EXCHANGE: $0.929195 COUNTRY: (TW) TAIWAN RATE OF EXCHANGE: $0.031461 COUNTRY: (TH) THAILAND CHANGE CODE(S): D O3E/ O2E/O1E/ LOCALITY W5/ W3/W4/ W2/ W1/ LOCALITY CODE O6 O5 O4 O3 O2 O1 THAILAND: TH BANGKOK (FOR MEMBERS WITHOUT RENTAL ADVANCES) 001 N/C N/C N/C 122222 N/C N/C BANGKOK (FOR MEMBERS WITH RENTAL ADVANCES) 075 N/C N/C 130527 124954 N/C N/C LOCALITY LOCALITY CODE E9 E8 E7 E6 E5 E4 E3 THAILAND: TH BANGKOK (FOR MEMBERS WITHOUT RENTAL ADVANCES) 001 N/C 122222 122222 122222 N/C N/C N/C BANGKOK (FOR MEMBERS WITH RENTAL ADVANCES) 075 130527 124954 124954 124954 N/C N/C N/C COUNTRY: (TS) TUNISIA RATE OF EXCHANGE: $0.719839 COUNTRY: (UY) URUGUAY RATE OF EXCHANGE: $0.051765 O3E/ O2E/O1E/ LOCALITY W5/ W3/W4/ W2/ W1/ LOCALITY CODE O6 O5 O4 O3 O2 O1 URUGUAY: UY MONTEVIDEO 003 66188 63749 61816 49648 48298 48298 OTHER 999 0 0 0 0 0 0 LOCALITY E2/E1 LOCALITY CODE E9 E8 E7 E6 E5 E4 E3 URUGUAY: UY MONTEVIDEO 003 61816 49648 49648 49648 48298 44431 44431 OTHER 999 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 COUNTRY: (VE) VENEZUELA RATE OF EXCHANGE: $0.3663 O3E/ O2E/O1E/ LOCALITY W5/ W3/W4/ W2/ W1/ LOCALITY CODE O6 O5 O4 O3 O2 O1 VENEZUELA: VE CARACAS 001 13233 13233 12243 11487 9925 9925 OTHER 999 3148 3148 3032 2429 1927 1927
LOCALITY E2/E1 LOCALITY CODE E9 E8 E7 E6 E5 E4 E3 VENEZUELA: VE CARACAS 001 12243 11487 11487 11487 9925 9925 9925 OTHER 999 3032 2429 2429 2429 1927 1674 1674
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: LOCALITY FROM TO AUSTRALIA 1.0752 1.1644 AUSTRIA 0.6938 0.7119 BELGIUM 0.6938 0.7119 BENIN 455.1 466.98 BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA 1.357 1.3924 BOTSWANA 6.8194 6.8641 BRAZIL 1.8123 1.904 BULGARIA (OHA) 0.6938 0.7119 BULGARIA (COLA) 1.357 1.3924 BURKINA 455.1 466.98 CAMEROON 455.1 466.98 CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC 455.1 466.98 CHAD 455.1 466.98 CONGO 455.1 466.98 COTE D'IVOIRE 455.1 466.98 CROATIA (OHA) 0.6938 0.7119 CROATIA (COLA) 5.1045 5.2465 CYPRUS 0.6938 0.7119 CZECH REPUBLIC 18.488 19.189 DENMARK 5.176 5.311 EQUATORIAL GUINEA 455.1 466.98 ESTONIA 10.8552 11.1384 ETHIOPIA 12.524 13.314 FAEROE ISLANDS 5.176 5.311 FINLAND 0.6938 0.7119 FRANCE 0.6938 0.7119 GABON 455.1 466.98 GEORGIA (OHA) 0.6938 0.7119 GERMANY 0.6938 0.7119 GREECE 0.6938 0.7119 GUATEMALA 8.2792 8.2137 HUNGARY 187.77 199.84 ICELAND 127.541 128.544 IRELAND 0.6938 0.7119 ITALY 0.6938 0.7119 JAPAN 90.07 88.68 KENYA 74.672 77.119 KOSOVO 0.6938 0.7119 KUWAIT 0.2851 0.2909 LATVIA 0.4876 0.5003 LITHUANIA 2.3956 2.458
LOCALITY FROM TO LUXEMBOURG 0.6938 0.7119 MACEDONIA (OHA) 0.6938 0.7119 MACEDONIA (COLA) 42.7689 43.7611 MALI 455.1 466.98 MALTA 0.6938 0.7119 MONTENEGRO 0.6938 0.7119 MOROCCO 8.0299 8.1975 NAMIBIA 7.3349 7.6706 NETHERLANDS 0.6938 0.7119 NICARAGUA 20.8279 21.1343 NIGER 455.1 466.98 NORWAY 5.8043 6.0049 POLAND 2.8935 2.9622 PORTUGAL 0.6938 0.7119 ROMANIA (OHA) 0.6938 0.7119 ROMANIA (COLA) 2.9228 3.0058 RUSSIA 29.954 30.551 SENEGAL 455.1 466.98 SERBIA 67.16 71.092 SEYCHELLES 11.049 11.329 SINGAPORE 1.3746 1.4338 SLOVAKIA 0.6938 0.7119 SLOVENIA 0.6938 0.7119 SOUTH AFRICA 7.3349 7.6706 SPAIN 0.6938 0.7119 SWAZILAND 7.3349 7.6706 SWEDEN 7.2364 7.4589 SWITZERLAND 1.0456 1.0762 TAIWAN 32.219 31.785 TOGO 455.1 466.98 TUNISIA 1.3526 1.3892 URUGUAY 19.226 19.318 VENEZUELA 2.77 2.73 ZAMBIA 4406.25 4599 EXCHANGE RATE (TO 1 DLR U.S.)
SECTION D REVIEWS OF DATA LEADING TO NO CHANGE IN THE ALLOWANCE COUNTRY: (BG) BANGLADESH Effective 16 February 2010, Utility Allowance is unchanged for Bangladesh based on data COUNTRY: (CM) CAMEROON Effective 16 February 2010, Utility Allowance and MIHA miscellaneous are unchanged for Cameroon based on data COUNTRY: (IV) COTE D'IVOIRE Effective 16 February 2010, Utility Allowance and MIHA miscellaneous are unchanged for Cote d Ivoire based on data COUNTRY: (GA) GAMBIA Effective 16 February 2010, Utility Allowance and MIHA miscellaneous are unchanged for Gambia based on data COUNTRY: (GH) GHANA Effective 16 February 2010, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Ghana based on data COUNTRY: (HA) HAITI Effective 16 February 2010, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Haiti based on data COUNTRY: (KE) KENYA Effective 16 February 2010, Utility Allowance and MIHA miscellaneous are unchanged for Kenya based on data COUNTRY: (KU) KUWAIT Effective 16 February 2010, Utility Allowance and MIHA miscellaneous are unchanged for Kuwait based on data COUNTRY: (LI) LIBERIA Effective 16 February 2010, Utility Allowance and MIHA miscellaneous are unchanged for Liberia based on data COUNTRY: (MO) MOROCCO Effective 16 February 2010, Utility Allowance and MIHA miscellaneous are unchanged for Morocco based on data COUNTRY: (RW) RWANDA Effective 16 February 2010, Utility Allowance and MIHA miscellaneous are unchanged for Rwanda based on data COUNTRY: (SL) SIERRA LEONE Effective 16 February 2010, Utility Allowance and MIHA miscellaneous are unchanged for Sierra Leone based on data COUNTRY: (LO) SLOVAKIA Effective 16 February 2010, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Slovakia based on data COUNTRY: (SU) SUDAN Effective 16 February 2010, Utility Allowance, MIHA miscellaneous, and COLA index are unchanged for Sudan based on data
COUNTRY: (NS) SURINAME Effective 16 February 2010, Utility Allowance and MIHA miscellaneous are unchanged for Suriname based on data COUNTRY: (ZI) ZIMBABWE Effective 16 February 2010, Utility Allowance and MIHA miscellaneous are unchanged for Zimbabwe based on data POC FOR THIS MESSAGE IS JOSEPH O CONNOR (703) 696-7067, COMM, 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.