Higher initial maximum uniform allowance rate.

CFR · 2024-01-01 · US · Title 5

(a) The head of an agency may establish one or more initial maximum uniform allowance rates greater than the Governmentwide maximum uniform allowance rate established under § 591.103. (b) A higher initial maximum uniform allowance rate established under this section may not exceed the average total uniform cost for the minimum basic uniform for the affected employees and, except as provided in paragraph (c) of this section, applies only to the year in which the employee becomes subject to a requirement to wear the uniform. (c) An agency that establishes one or more higher initial maximum uniform allowance rates under this section may divide the cost of the minimum basic uniform and continue a higher initial maximum uniform allowance for the year following the year the employee first becomes subject to the requirement to wear the uniform, provided the agency publishes a notice of its intention to continue such payments in the (d) Before establishing a higher initial maximum uniform allowance rate under this section, an agency shall publish in the (1) A description and justification of the circumstances requiring a higher initial maximum uniform allowance rate; (2) An estimate of the number of employees affected; (3) The specific items required for the basic uniform and the average total uniform cost for the affected employees; (4) The amount of the proposed higher initial maximum uniform allowance rate to be paid during the year the employee first becomes subject to the unifor

official document · source cfr-2024 · id 5:§ 591.104