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 168 172 011 158 162 005, 013, 015, 023, 027, 030, 039, 099, 999 162 166 001 176 178 009, 010, 017, 019, 022, 035, 037, 100 170 172 025 COUNTRY: (BN) BENIN 120 128 999 COUNTRY: (BC) BOTSWANA 130 128 999 COUNTRY: (CA) CANADA 150 N/C 033, 036, 053, 073, 999 150 N/C 003, 025, 029, 044, 061 148 N/C 045 172 N/C 013, 037, 076, 077 156 N/C 009, 081, 091 154 N/C 069, 089
COUNTRY: (CI) CHILE 128 134 001, 004, 005, 999 COUNTRY: (CH) CHINA 138 140 005, 010 126 128 999 COUNTRY: (HR) CROATIA 132 136 999 COUNTRY: (CU) CUBA 130 128 001 COUNTRY: (EZ) CZECH REPUBLIC 140 152 001, 999 COUNTRY: (DR) DOMINICAN REPUBLIC 134 138 001, 999 COUNTRY: (EG) EGYPT None N/C 001, 002, 003, 006, 007, 999 COUNTRY: (GT) GUATEMALA 122 124 001, 999 COUNTRY: (HO) HONDURAS 110 114 001, 999 COUNTRY: (HU) HUNGARY 122 130 001, 999 COUNTRY: (KS) KOREA 110 114 007, 010, 025, 035, 050, 065 110 114 017, 045, 047, 070, 176, 177, 178, 999 116 120 015, 030 120 124 140, 175 112 116 005 COUNTRY: (MR) MAURITANIA 114 120 999
COUNTRY: (MX) MEXICO 116 118 005, 015, 455, 555, 556, 557, 558, 559, 560, 999 122 124 500 COUNTRY: (MO) MOROCCO 130 136 999 COUNTRY: (WA) NAMIBIA 124 116 999 COUNTRY: (NZ) NEW ZEALAND 156 168 003, 006, 999 COUNTRY: (NU) NICARAGUA 102 N/C 999 COUNTRY: (PA) PARAGUAY 124 N/C 003, 999 COUNTRY: (RP) PHILIPPINES 116 114 003, 005, 701 None N/C 999 COUNTRY: (PL) POLAND 122 126 001, 005, 999 COUNTRY: (RO) ROMANIA 142 148 999 COUNTRY: (RS) RUSSIA 138 140 001 128 130 999 134 136 004 COUNTRY: (SF) SOUTH AFRICA 144 132 002 152 140 005, 100 140 130 999 COUNTRY: (WZ) SWAZILAND 142 134 999
COUNTRY: (SW) SWEDEN 178 184 001, 003, 999 COUNTRY: (SZ) SWITZERLAND 228 232 001, 005, 009, 999 COUNTRY: (TW) TAIWAN 164 N/C 999 COUNTRY: (TH) THAILAND 142 138 001, 075 110 106 011 COUNTRY: (TU) TURKEY 116 114 005 118 N/C 003 112 110 007 112 110 001 106 N/C 999 COUNTRY: (TX) TURKMENISTAN 140 138 999 COUNTRY: (UP) UKRAINE 126 N/C 555, 999 COUNTRY: (UY) URUGUAY 136 N/C 003, 999
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: $1.022286 COUNTRY: (BG) BANGLADESH RATE OF EXCHANGE: $0.014164 COUNTRY: (CA) CANADA,X RATE OF EXCHANGE: $1.04526 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: $0.002116 W5/ W3/W4/ W2/ W1/ CODE O6 O5 O4 O3 O2 O1 CHILE: CI IQUIQUE 005 1145363 1145363 1145363 1145363 992919 992919 SANTIAGO 001 1748470 1748470 1748470 1481579 1149502 1149502 VINA DEL MAR 004 944891 944891 826777 824260 746707 746707 OTHER 999 810175 810175 810175 810175 727918 727918 CODE E9 E8 E7 E6 E5 E4 E3 CHILE: CI IQUIQUE 005 1145363 1145363 1145363 1145363 992919 863842 863842 SANTIAGO 001 1748470 1481579 1481579 1481579 1149502 1000069 1000069 VINA DEL MAR 004 826777 824260 824260 824260 746707 649631 649631 OTHER 999 810175 810175 810175 810175 727918 633287 633287 COUNTRY: (CH) CHINA,X RATE OF EXCHANGE: $0.153766 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: $0.058394
COUNTRY: (EG) EGYPT RATE OF EXCHANGE: $0.168566 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 001 21093 21093 21093 21093 8279 8279 BENI SUEF (INCL SAKARA AB, JIYANKLIS) 003 SAME AS OTHER ISMAILIA 006 SAME AS OTHER OTHER 999 4142 4142 4142 4142 4142 4142 CODE E9 E8 E7 E6 E5 E4 E3 EGYPT: EG ABU-HAMED 007 SAME AS OTHER ALEXANDRIA 002 SAME AS CAIRO CAIRO 001 21093 21093 21093 21093 8279 8279 8279 BENI SUEF (INCL SAKARA AB, JIYANKLIS) 003 SAME AS OTHER ISMAILIA 006 SAME AS OTHER OTHER 999 4142 4142 4142 4142 4142 3602 3602 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: $0.639795 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.
COUNTRY: (GT) GUATEMALA RATE OF EXCHANGE: $0.128886 W5/ W3/W4/ W2/ W1/ CODE O6 O5 O4 O3 O2 O1 GUATEMALA: GT GUATEMALA CITY 001 23277 21725 21725 21549 19443 19443 OTHER 999 9894 9894 8725 8725 8725 8725 CODE E9 E8 E7 E6 E5 E4 E3 GUATEMALA: GT GUATEMALA CITY 001 21725 21549 21549 21549 19443 17002 17002 OTHER 999 8725 8725 8725 8725 8725 7596 7596 COUNTRY: (HU) HUNGARY RATE OF EXCHANGE: $0.005215 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: $0.000934
COUNTRY: (MX) MEXICO RATE OF EXCHANGE: $0.084041 W5/ W3/W4/ W2/ W1/ CODE O6 O5 O4 O3 O2 O1 MEXICO: MX CUIDAD JUAREZ 555 SAME AS OTHER GUADALAJARA 005 28555 28555 28555 28555 17754 17754 MATAMOROS 556 SAME AS OTHER MERIDA 557 SAME AS OTHER MEXICO CITY 455 39270 39270 39270 36814 34323 34323 MONTERREY 500 28555 28555 28555 28555 25704 25704 NOGALES 558 SAME AS OTHER NUEVO LAREDO 559 SAME AS OTHER TIJUANA 560 SAME AS OTHER VERACRUZ 015 SAME AS OTHER OTHER 999 13092 13092 13092 13092 12538 12538 CODE E9 E8 E7 E6 E5 E4 E3 MEXICO: MX CUIDAD JUAREZ 555 SAME AS OTHER GUADALAJARA 005 28555 28555 28555 28555 17754 15444 15444 MATAMOROS 556 SAME AS OTHER MERIDA 557 SAME AS OTHER MEXICO CITY 455 39270 36814 36814 36814 34323 29860 29860 MONTERREY 500 28555 28555 28555 28555 25704 23797 23797 NOGALES 558 SAME AS OTHER NUEVO LAREDO 559 SAME AS OTHER TIJUANA 560 SAME AS OTHER VERACRUZ 015 SAME AS OTHER OTHER 999 13092 13092 13092 13092 12538 10910 10910 COUNTRY: (NZ) NEW ZEALAND RATE OF EXCHANGE: $0.794723 COUNTRY: (NU) NICARAGUA RATE OF EXCHANGE: $0.045122 W5/ W3/W4/ W2/ W1/ CODE O6 O5 O4 O3 O2 O1 NU NICARAGUA 999 50974 50974 42109 42109 42109 42109 CODE E9 E8 E7 E6 E5 E4 E3 NU NICARAGUA 999 42109 42109 42109 42109 42109 37677 37677
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) 021 24000 24000 N/C 18000 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 18000 18000 18000 N/C N/C N/C COUNTRY: (PA) PARAGUAY RATE OF EXCHANGE: $0.00022 W5/ W3/W4/ W2/ W1/ CODE O6 O5 O4 O3 O2 O1 PARAGUAY PA ASUNCION 003 10033559 8665349 8208336 7082577 7082577 7082577 OTHER 999 0 0 0 0 0 0 CODE E9 E8 E7 E6 E5 E4 E3 PARAGUAY PA ASUNCION 003 8208336 7082577 7082577 7082577 7082577 6161845 6161845 OTHER 999 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 COUNTRY: (RP) PHILIPPINES RATE OF EXCHANGE: $0.022625 W5/ W3/W4/ W2/ W1/ CODE O6 O5 O4 O3 O2 O1 PHILIPPINES: RP MANILA (FOR MEMBERS WITH RENTAL ADVANCES) 701 150686 150686 150686 129902 124124 124124 CODE E9 E8 E7 E6 E5 E4 E3 PHILIPPINES: RP MANILA (FOR MEMBERS WITH RENTAL ADVANCES) 701 150686 129902 129902 129902 124124 107986 107986
COUNTRY: (PL) POLAND RATE OF EXCHANGE: $0.35624 COUNTRY: (RO) ROMANIA Effective 16 February 2011, the Utility Allowance for Romania increases from 293 to 492 Euros. COUNTRY: (RS) RUSSIA RATE OF EXCHANGE: $0.034771 COUNTRY: (SF) SOUTH AFRICA RATE OF EXCHANGE: $0.135483 COUNTRY: (NS) SURINAME RATE OF EXCHANGE: $0.298507 W5/ W3/W4/ W2/ W1/ CODE O6 O5 O4 O3 O2 O1 NS SURINAME 999 5326 5326 5326 5326 5326 5326 CODE E9 E8 E7 E6 E5 E4 E3 NS SURINAME 999 5326 5326 5326 5326 5326 4632 4632 COUNTRY: (SW) SWEDEN RATE OF EXCHANGE: $0.15896 COUNTRY: (SZ) SWITZERLAND RATE OF EXCHANGE: $1.06929 COUNTRY: (TW) TAIWAN RATE OF EXCHANGE: $0.034824 COUNTRY: (TH) THAILAND RATE OF EXCHANGE: $0.031909 W5/ W3/W4/ W2/ W1/ CODE O6 O5 O4 O3 O2 O1 THAILAND: TH BANGKOK (FOR MEMBERS WITH RENTAL ADVANCES) 075 131679 131679 124069 119963 113917 113917 CODE E9 E8 E7 E6 E5 E4 E3 THAILAND: TH BANGKOK (FOR MEMBERS WITH RENTAL ADVANCES) 075 124069 119963 119963 119963 113917 110069 110069
COUNTRY: (TU) TURKEY,X RATE OF EXCHANGE: $0.62081 W5/ W3/W4/ W2/ W1/ CODE O6 O5 O4 O3 O2 O1 TURKEY: TU ADANA (INCL 890 890 890 805 805 805 INCIRLIK AB) 001 ANKARA 003 2657 2657 2416 2279 2094 2094 ISTANBUL 005 3220 3113 3113 3113 2893 2893 IZMIR 007 2685 2327 2327 2148 2057 2057 OTHER 999 822 755 755 724 698 698 CODE E9 E8 E7 E6 E5 E4 E3 TURKEY: TU ADANA (INCL INCIRLIK AB) 001 890 805 805 805 805 698 698 ANKARA 003 2416 2279 2279 2279 2094 1884 1884 ISTANBUL 005 3113 3113 3113 3113 2893 2522 2522 IZMIR 007 2327 2148 2148 2148 2057 2057 2057 OTHER 999 755 724 724 724 698 605 605 COUNTRY: (UP) UKRAINE,X RATE OF EXCHANGE: $0.124254 W5/ W3/W4/ W2/ W1/ CODE O6 O5 O4 O3 O2 O1 UKRAINE UP KIEV 555 SAME AS OTHER OTHER 999 44265 44265 44265 36217 32190 32190 CODE E9 E8 E7 E6 E5 E4 E3 UKRAINE UP KIEV 555 SAME AS OTHER OTHER 999 44265 36217 36217 36217 32190 28169 28169 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.
COUNTRY: (UY) URUGUAY RATE OF EXCHANGE: $0.051316 W5/ W3/W4/ W2/ W1/ CODE O6 O5 O4 O3 O2 O1 URUGUAY: UY MONTEVIDEO 003 66769 64307 62356 50083 48719 48719 OTHER 999 0 0 0 0 0 0 CODE E9 E8 E7 E6 E5 E4 E3 URUGUAY: UY MONTEVIDEO 003 62356 50083 50083 50083 48719 44820 44820 OTHER 999 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 COUNTRY: (UZ) UZBEKISTAN RATE OF EXCHANGE: $0.000601 COUNTRY: (VE) VENEZUELA RATE OF EXCHANGE: $0.220624 W5/ W3/W4/ W2/ W1/ CODE O6 O5 O4 O3 O2 O1 VENEZUELA: VE CARACAS 001 21971 21971 20326 19071 16478 16478 OTHER 999 5227 5227 5035 4032 3199 3199 CODE E9 E8 E7 E6 E5 E4 E3 VENEZUELA: VE CARACAS 001 20326 19071 19071 19071 16478 16478 16478 OTHER 999 5035 4032 4032 4032 3199 2779 2779
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 1.0003 0.9782 BANGLADESH 68 70.6 BOTSWANA 6.7079 6.8172 CANADA 0.9561 0.9567 CHILE 497.75 472.55 CHINA 6.6363 6.5034 CROATIA (COLA) 5.5681 5.2896 CZECH REPUBLIC 19.088 17.125 EGYPT 5.8642 5.9324 GHANA 1.5013 1.563 GUATEMALA 7.8923 7.7588 HUNGARY 211.95 191.75 KOREA 1137.72 1071.02 MEXICO 12.217 11.899 NAMIBIA 6.6192 7.381 NEW ZEALAND 1.3629 1.2583 NICARAGUA 22.143 22.1623 PARAGUAY 4544.5 4548.44 PHILIPPINES 43.621 44.198 POLAND 2.9912 2.8071 ROMANIA (COLA) 3.2728 3.064 RUSSIA 29.244 28.76 SOUTH AFRICA 6.6192 7.381 SURINAME 3.075 3.35 SWAZILAND 6.6192 7.381 SWEDEN 6.5122 6.2909 SWITZERLAND 0.9557 0.9352 TAIWAN 28.674 28.716 THAILAND 29.852 31.339 TURKEY 1.5837 1.6108 UKRAINE 8.071 8.048 URUGUAY 19.832 19.487 UZBEKISTAN 1609.8 1663.8 VENEZUELA 4.6119 4.5326 EXCHANGE RATE (TO 1 DLR U.S.)
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.
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) 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.