01-21723. 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, [phone], email address: [e-mail]; or Reid Alsop, Office of the Chief Counsel, [phone], 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

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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.

Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act—Residential Moving Expenses and Dislocation allowance Payment Schedule

State	Occupant owns furniture (1) and (2)									Occupant does not own furniture (3)
	Number of rooms of funiture								Each addit'l room	1 room not furn.	Addit'l room
	1 room	2 rooms	3 rooms	4 rooms	5 rooms	6 rooms	7 rooms	8 rooms
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.