[Federal Register: July 23, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 142)]
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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.
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SUMMARY: The purpose of this notice is to publish changes in the Fixed
Residential Moving Cost Schedule for the States and Territories of
Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District of
Columbia, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Maine, Maryland,
Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana,
Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North
Dakota, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South
Dakota, Utah, Virgin Islands, Virginia, and Wyoming as provided for by
section 4622(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 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 22, 2008, or
on such earlier date as an agency elects to begin operating under this
schedule.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Carolyn Winborne James, Office of Real
Estate Services, (202) 493-0353, Carolyn.James@dot.gov; Federal Highway
Administration, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., 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 notice may be downloaded from the Office
of the Federal Register's home page at: http://www.archives.gov/ and
the Government Printing Office's database at: http://
www.access.gpo.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 are displaced 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 4622(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 16, 2005 (70 FR 25875). 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, Alaska, Arizona, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District of
Columbia, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Maine, Maryland,
Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana,
Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North
Dakota, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South
Dakota, Utah, Virgin Islands, Virginia, 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 1.48 and
24.302.
Issued on: July 16, 2008.
James D. Ray,
Acting Federal Highway Administrator.
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