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80 FR 142 pgs. 44182-44184 - Uniform Relocation and Real Property Acquisition for Federal and Federally-Assisted Programs; Fixed Payment for Moving Expenses; Residential Moves

Type: NOTICEVolume: 80Number: 142Pages: 44182 - 44184
FR document: [FR Doc. 2015-18159 Filed 7-23-15; 8:45 am]
Agency: Transportation Department
Sub Agency: Federal Highway Administration
Official PDF Version:  PDF Version
Pages: 44182, 44183, 44184

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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:


[top] The purpose of this notice is to publish changes in the Fixed Residential Moving Cost Schedule for the States and Territories of Alabama, California, Colorado, District of Columbia, Florida, Guam, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Montana, Nevada, New Jersey, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Utah, Virginia, Wisconsin, and Wyoming as provided for by section 202(b) of the Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, as amended. The schedule amounts for the States and Territories not listed above page 44183 remain unchanged. 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.

DATES:

The provisions of this notice are effective August 24, 2015, or on such earlier date as an agency elects to begin operating under this schedule.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Mary Jane Daluge, Office of Real Estate Services, (202) 366-2035, email address: Maryjane.daluge@dot.gov ; Robert Black, Office of the Chief Counsel, (202) 366-1359, email address: Robert.Black@dot.gov; Federal Highway Administration, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590. Office hours are from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., e.t., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Electronic Access

Internet users may reach the Office of the Federal Register's home page at: http://www.archives.gov/ and the Government Printing Office's database: http://www.fdsys.gov.

Background

The Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, as amended, 42 U.S.C. 4601-4655 (Uniform Act), 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 governmentwide implementing regulations at 49 CFR part 24.

The following 17 Federal departments and agencies have, by cross-reference, adopted the governmentwide regulations: Department of Agriculture; Department of Commerce; Department of Defense; Department of Education; Department of Energy; Department of Homeland Security; 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; Tennessee Valley Authority.

Section 202(b) of the Uniform Act provides that as an alternative to being paid for actual residential 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 governmentwide 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 May 23, 2012, at 77 FR 30586.

The schedule is being updated to reflect the increased costs associated with moving personal property and was developed from data provided by State highway agencies. This update increases the schedule amounts in the States and Territories of Alabama, California, Colorado, District of Columbia, Florida, Guam, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Montana, Nevada, New Jersey, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Utah, Virginia, Wisconsin, and Wyoming. The schedule amounts for the States and Territories not listed above remain unchanged. The payments listed in the table below apply on a State-by-State basis. Two exceptions and limitations apply to all States and Territories. Payment is limited to $100.00 if either of the following conditions applies:

(a) A person has minimal possessions and occupies a dormitory style room, or

(b) A person's residential move is performed by an agency at no cost to the person.

The schedule continues to be based on the "number of rooms of furniture"owned by a displaced individual or family. 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 is 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 1.85 and 24.302.

Issued on: July 17, 2015.

Gregory G. Nadeau,

Acting Administrator, Federal Highway Administration.

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State Occupant owns furniture Number of rooms of furniture 1 room 2 rooms 3 rooms 4 rooms 5 rooms 6 rooms 7 rooms 8 rooms Addt'l room Occupant does not own furniture 1 room/ no furn. Addt'l room no furn.
Alabama 600 800 1000 1200 1400 1600 1800 2000 200 400 50
Alaska 700 900 1125 1350 1550 1725 1900 2075 300 500 200
American Samoa 282 395 508 621 706 790 875 960 85 226 28
Arizona 700 800 900 1000 1100 1200 1300 1400 100 395 60
Arkansas 550 825 1100 1350 1600 1825 2050 2275 200 300 70
California 725 930 1165 1375 1665 1925 2215 2505 265 475 90
Colorado 675 895 1115 1270 1425 1580 1735 1890 155 385 55
Connecticut 620 810 1000 1180 1425 1670 1910 2150 150 225 60
Delaware 500 710 880 1110 1260 1410 1560 1710 160 400 60
DC 800 1000 1200 1500 1700 1900 2100 2300 200 500 100
Florida 750 900 1075 1250 1400 1550 1600 1850 300 500 150
Georgia 600 975 1300 1600 1875 2125 2325 2525 200 375 100
Guam 600 950 1300 1600 1900 2150 2400 2650 200 300 150
Hawaii 600 950 1300 1600 1900 2150 2400 2650 200 300 150
Idaho 600 800 1000 1200 1400 1600 1800 2000 200 350 100
Illinois 850 1000 1150 1250 1400 1600 1750 2050 450 650 150
Indiana 500 700 900 1100 1300 1500 1700 1900 200 400 100
Iowa 550 700 800 900 1000 1100 1225 1350 125 500 50
Kansas 400 600 800 1000 1200 1400 1600 1800 200 250 50
Kentucky 500 700 900 1100 1300 1500 1700 1900 200 350 50
Louisiana 600 800 1000 1200 1300 1550 1700 1900 300 400 70
Maine 650 900 1150 1400 1650 1900 2150 2400 250 400 100
Maryland 700 900 1100 1300 1500 1700 1900 2100 200 500 100
Massachusetts 700 850 1000 1200 1350 1500 1650 1800 250 450 150
Michigan 700 950 1150 1300 1450 1600 1750 1900 300 500 200
Minnesota 575 725 925 1125 1325 1525 1725 1925 275 450 100
Mississippi 750 850 1000 1200 1400 1550 1700 1850 300 400 100
Missouri 800 900 1000 1100 1200 1300 1400 1500 200 400 100
Montana 500 700 900 1100 1300 1500 1700 1900 200 350 100
Nebraska 390 545 700 855 970 1075 1205 1325 120 310 40
Nevada 500 700 900 1100 1300 1500 1700 1900 200 350 60
New Hampshire 500 700 900 1100 1300 1500 1700 1900 200 200 150
New Jersey 650 750 850 1000 1150 1300 1400 1600 200 200 50
New Mexico 650 850 1050 1250 1450 1650 1850 2050 200 400 60
New York 600 800 1000 1200 1400 1600 1800 2000 200 350 100
North Carolina 550 750 1050 1200 1350 1600 1700 1900 150 350 50
North Dakota 495 715 900 1080 1265 1415 1510 1695 185 430 65
N. Mariana Is. 282 395 508 621 706 790 875 960 85 226 28
Ohio 600 800 1000 1150 1300 1450 1600 1750 150 400 100
Oklahoma 700 900 1100 1300 1500 1700 1850 2000 200 350 100
Oregon 600 800 1000 1200 1400 1600 1800 2000 200 350 100
Pennsylvania 500 750 1000 1200 1400 1600 1800 2000 200 400 70
Puerto Rico 350 550 700 850 1000 1100 1200 1300 100 300 50
Rhode Island 600 850 1000 1200 1400 1600 1800 2000 150 300 100
South Carolina 700 805 1095 1285 1575 1735 1890 2075 225 500 75
South Dakota 500 650 800 950 1050 1200 1400 1600 200 300 40
Tennessee 500 750 1000 1250 1500 1750 2000 2250 250 400 100
Texas 600 800 1000 1200 1400 1600 1750 1900 150 400 50
Utah 650 800 950 1100 1250 1400 1550 1700 150 500 100
Vermont 400 550 650 850 1000 1100 1200 1300 150 300 75
Virgin Islands 500 700 850 950 1150 1300 1450 1600 150 425 100
Virginia 700 900 1100 1300 1500 1700 1900 2100 300 400 75
Washington 600 800 1000 1200 1400 1600 1800 2000 200 300 50
West Virginia 750 900 1050 1200 1350 1500 1650 1800 150 350 50
Wisconsin 550 730 935 1140 1350 1560 1765 1975 260 440 105
Wyoming 540 800 870 1020 1170 1325 1500 1670 200 370 60
Exceptions: 1. The payment to a person with minimal possession who is in occupancy of a dormitory style room or whose residential move is performed by an agency at no cost to the person is limited to $100.00.
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.


[FR Doc. 2015-18159 Filed 7-23-15; 8:45 am]

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