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Final ruleTook effect July 13, 2026

Uniform Allowances

Built by the Tribune's code from the Federal Register. No AI wrote this page. Published in the Federal Register June 26, 2026. Document 2026-12976. Updated Nov. 9, 2026.

What it does

The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is confirming the effective date of its direct final rule amending 5 CFR part 591, subpart A, to increase the governmentwide maximum annual uniform allowance rate to $1,500 and make related technical and clarifying changes. OPM received no significant adverse comments during the comment period and therefore confirms the rule will become effective as scheduled.

The Personnel Management Office's summary, as published in the Federal Register.

What changed in the regulation

1 part of Title 5 of the Code of Federal Regulations:

5 CFR 591

Wording on eCFR: the day before it took effect and from the day it took effect (first part listed).

Compared with

The Personnel Management Office has published 29 final rules in 2026 so far, compared with 14 in all of 2025.

Counted by the Tribune from Federal Register records since Jan. 1, 2025.

Before this

1 earlier Federal Register document under regulation identifier 3206-AO73 since Jan. 1, 2025.

What happens next and when

The effective date of July 13, 2026, for the direct final rule published on April 14, 2026, (91 FR 19057) is confirmed.

The agency's dates, word for word.

Document number2026-12976
ActionDirect final rule; confirmation of effective date.
AgenciesPersonnel Management Office
PublishedJune 26, 2026
Effective dateJuly 13, 2026
Regulation identifier (RIN)3206-AO73
DocketOPM-2026-0068
Significant (marked in the Federal Register)Yes

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