Uniform Allowances

Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Office of Personnel Management 5 CFR Part 591 [Docket ID: OPM-2026-0068] RIN 3206-AO73 ( printed page 38493) AGENCY: Office of Personnel Management. ACTION: Direct final rule; confirmation of effective date. SUMMARY: 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. DATES: The effective date of July 13, 2026, for the direct final rule published on April 14, 2026, ( 91 FR 19057 ) is confirmed. ADDRESSES: Please refer to the direct final rule published at 91 FR 19057 (April 14, 2026) for address information. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ed Ames, Office of Personnel Management, Workforce Policy and Innovation, (202) 606-2858, paypolicy@opm.gov . SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. Background On April 14, 2026, OPM published in the Federal Register a direct final rule titled “Uniform Allowances” ( 91 FR 19057 ), amending 5 CFR part 591, subpart A , to increase the governmentwide maximum annual uniform allowance rate under 5 U.S.C. 5901 through 5903 to $1,500 and make related technical and clarifying changes. Within the rule, OPM stated that, if no significant adverse comments were received by May 14, 2026, the direct fina…