[Federal Register: May 16, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 93)]
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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, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut,
Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana,
Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana,
Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota,
Oregon, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas,
Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West 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 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 June 15, 2005, or on
such earlier date as an agency elects to begin operating under this
schedule.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kathleen H. Kendrick, Office of Real
Estate Services, (202) 366-2035, e-mail address:
Kathleen.Kendrick@fhwa.dot.gov; 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
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 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 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 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; 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 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
August 28, 2001 (66 FR 45359). 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, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut,
Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana,
Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana,
Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota,
Oregon, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas,
Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West 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 1.48 and
24.302.
Issued on: May 9, 2005.
Mary E. Peters,
Federal Highway Administrator.
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