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66 FR 167 pgs. 45359-45361 - Uniform Relocation and Real Property Acquisition for Federal and Federally-Assisted Programs; Fixed Payment for Moving Expenses; Residential Moves

Type: NOTICEVolume: 66Number: 167Pages: 45359 - 45361
FR document: [FR Doc. 01-21723 Filed 8-27-01; 8:45 am]
Agency: Transportation Department
Sub Agency: Federal Highway Administration
Official PDF Version:  PDF Version

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Highway Administration

Uniform Relocation and Real Property Acquisition for Federal and Federally-Assisted Programs; Fixed Payment for Moving Expenses; Residential Moves

AGENCY:

Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), DOT.

ACTION:

Notice.

SUMMARY:

The purpose of this notice is to publish changes in the residential moving expense and dislocation allowance schedule for the States and Territories of Alabama, American Samoa, California, Colorado, Florida, Guam, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, North Mariana Islands, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, West Virginia, and Wyoming as provided for by Section 202(b) of the Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970. The Uniform Act applies to all programs or projects undertaken by Federal agencies or with Federal financial assistance that cause the displacement of any person.

DATE:

The provisions of this notice are effective September 27, 2001, or on such earlier date as an agency elects to begin operating under this schedule.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Ronald E. Fannin, Office of Real Estate Services, (202) 366-2042, email address: ronald.fannin@fhwa.dot.gov; or Reid Alsop, Office of the Chief Counsel, (202) 366-2043, Federal Highway Administration, 400 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20590. Office hours are from 7:45 a.m. to 4:15 p. m., e.t., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Electronic Access

An electronic copy of this document may be downloaded by using a computer, modem and suitable communications software from the Government Printing Office's Electronic Bulletin Board Services at (202) 512-1661. Internet users may reach the Office of the Federal Register's home page at: http://www.nara.gov/fedreg and the Government Printing Office's database at: http://www.access.gpo.gov.

Background

The Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquistion Policies Act of 1970, as amended, 42 U.S.C. 4601-4655, established a program, which includes the payment of moving and related expenses, to assist persons who move because of Federal or federally assisted projects. The FHWA is the lead agency for implementing the provisions of the Uniform Act, and has issued government-wide implementing regulations at 49 CFR part 24. The government-wide regulations also apply to other agencies within the U.S. DOT that are covered by the Uniform Act.

The following 17 Federal departments and agencies have, by cross-reference, adopted the government-wide regulations:

Department of Agriculture

Department of Commerce

Department of Defense

Department of Education

Department of Energy

Environmental Protection Agency

Federal Emergency Management Agency

General Services Administration

Department of Health and Human Services

Department of Housing and Urban Development

Department of the Interior

Department of Justice

Department of Labor

Department of Veterans Affairs

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Pennsylvania Avenue Development Corporation

Tennessee Valley Authority

Section 202(b) of the Uniform Act provides that as an alternative to being paid for actual moving and related expenses, a displaced individual or family may elect payment for moving expenses on the basis of a moving expense schedule established by the head of the lead agency. The government-wide regulations at 49 CFR 24.302 provide that the FHWA will develop, approve, maintain and update this schedule, as appropriate.

The purpose of this notice is to update the schedule published on December 12, 1996 (61 FR 65425). The schedule is being updated to reflect the increased costs associated with moving personal property and is developed from data provided by State highway agencies. This update increases the schedule amounts in the States and Territories of Alabama, American Samoa, California, Colorado, Florida, Guam, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, North Mariana Islands, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, West Virginia, and Wyoming. The following exceptions and limitations apply to this schedule:

1. The expense and dislocation allowance provided to a person who is an occupant of a dormitory style room shared by two or more other unrelated persons, and whose residential move is performed by an agency at no cost to the person, is limited to $50.00. (Several States have requested that in such a case the allowance be increased to $100.00. The $50.00 limit cannot be revised or eliminated by this notice because it is established by regulation (49 CFR 24.302). However, we note that State agencies may request a waiver of the $50.00 limit on a case-by-case basis pursuant to 49 CFR 24.7.)

2. An occupant will be paid on an actual cost basis for moving his or her mobile home from the displacement site. In addition, a reasonable payment to the occupant for packing and securing property for the move may be paid at the agency's discretion.

3. An occupant who moves from a mobile home may be paid for the removal of personal property from the mobile home in accordance with the moving and dislocation allowance payment schedule.

The schedule continues to be based on the "number of rooms of furniture" owned by a displaced individual or family and was developed from data provided by State highway agencies. In the interest of fairness and accuracy, and to encourage the use of the schedule (and thereby simplify the computation and payment of moving expenses), an agency should increase the room count for the purpose of applying the schedule if the amount of possessions in a single room or space actually constitutes more than the normal contents of one room of furniture or other personal property. For example, a basement may count as two rooms if the equivalent of two rooms worth of possessions are located in the basement. In addition, an agency may elect to pay for items stored outside the dwelling unit by adding the appropriate number of rooms.

Authority:

42 U.S.C. 4622(b) and 4633(b); 49 CFR 1.48 and 24.302.

Issued on: August 22, 2001.

Vincent F. Schimmoller,

Deputy Executive Director.

State Occupant owns furniture (1) and (2) Number of rooms of funiture 1 room 2 rooms 3 rooms 4 rooms 5 rooms 6 rooms 7 rooms 8 rooms Each addit'l room Occupant does not own furniture (3) 1 room not furn. Addit'l room
Alabama 400 525 650 775 900 1025 1150 1275 125 300 50
Alaska 525 750 975 1200 1400 1575 1750 1925 150 350 50
American Samoa 282 395 508 621 706 790 875 960 85 226 28
Arizona 500 600 700 800 900 1000 1100 1220 100 300 50
Arkansas 250 350 450 550 625 700 775 850 75 200 25
California 575 750 925 1100 1325 1550 1775 2000 200 375 60
Colorado 400 550 700 850 1000 1150 1300 1450 150 300 50
Connecticut 250 400 550 650 750 850 950 1050 100 225 35
Delaware 250 400 550 650 750 850 950 1050 100 225 35
DC 250 400 550 650 750 850 950 1050 100 225 35
Florida 500 650 825 1000 1150 1300 1450 1600 150 400 75
Georgia 450 650 850 1000 1220 1350 1500 1600 125 250 35
Guam 282 395 508 621 706 790 875 960 85 226 28
Hawaii 550 900 1250 1550 1850 2100 2350 2600 200 300 100
Idaho 400 550 700 850 950 1050 1150 1250 100 300 50
Illinois 400 550 700 800 900 1000 1100 1220 100 325 35
Indiana 250 400 550 650 750 850 950 1050 100 225 35
Iowa 550 700 800 900 1000 1100 1220 1300 125 250 25
Kansas 300 500 700 850 900 1000 1100 1220 150 250 50
Kentucky 450 620 790 960 1130 1300 1470 1640 170 350 50
Louisiana 250 350 450 550 625 700 775 850 75 200 25
Maine 350 450 550 650 725 800 875 950 75 200 25
Maryland 350 500 650 800 925 1050 1175 1300 100 225 35
Massachusetts 250 400 550 650 750 850 950 1050 100 225 35
Michigan 425 625 825 900 1025 1150 1300 1400 200 375 100
Minnesota 400 550 700 850 1000 1150 1300 1400 100 275 50
Mississippi 400 500 600 700 800 900 1000 1100 100 300 50
Missouri 500 600 700 800 900 1000 1100 1220 100 300 50
Montana 325 450 575 725 825 900 1000 1100 100 250 35
Nebraska 345 485 620 760 865 965 1070 1175 105 275 35
Nevada 360 540 720 900 1080 1260 1440 1620 180 300 60
New Hampshire 450 600 750 900 1050 1220 1350 1500 150 200 150
New Jersey 350 500 700 850 1000 1150 1250 1400 250 225 35
New Mexico 400 650 880 1040 1220 1360 1520 1680 160 360 55
New York 400 550 700 850 1000 1150 1300 1450 150 300 100
North Carolina 350 500 650 750 850 950 1050 1150 150 250 50
North Dakota 350 500 650 775 900 1025 1100 1225 125 300 45
N. Mariana Is 282 395 508 621 706 790 875 960 85 226 28
Ohio 400 600 800 950 1100 1250 1400 1550 150 250 50
Oklahoma 450 600 750 900 1025 1150 1275 1400 100 300 50
Oregon 350 500 700 900 1075 1250 1425 1600 175 300 50
Pennsylvania 250 400 550 650 750 850 950 1050 100 225 35
Puerto Rico 250 350 450 550 625 700 775 850 75 200 25
Rhode Island 400 500 600 700 800 900 1000 1100 100 300 25
South Carolina 550 625 850 1000 1220 1350 1475 1650 150 400 50
South Dakota 350 500 650 800 900 1220 1400 1600 200 300 40
Tennessee 450 600 750 900 1050 1220 1350 1500 150 300 50
Texas 350 500 650 800 950 1050 1150 1250 100 300 50
Utah 250 350 450 550 625 700 775 850 75 200 25
Vermont 350 500 650 800 950 1050 1150 1250 100 300 50
Virgin Islands 250 350 450 550 625 700 775 850 75 200 25
Virginia 300 500 600 700 800 900 1000 1100 100 225 35
Washington 450 600 750 900 1050 1220 1350 1500 150 300 50
West Virginia 500 650 775 900 1075 1225 1350 1500 150 225 35
Wisconsin 350 500 650 750 850 950 1050 1150 125 325 60
Wyoming 300 400 500 600 700 800 900 1000 100 200 35
Exceptions: See exceptions and limitations Paragraphs 1-3 on page 4.

[FR Doc. 01-21723 Filed 8-27-01; 8:45 am]

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