[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 240 (Thursday, December 12, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 65425-65427]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-31582]


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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 
residential moving expense and dislocation allowance schedule for the 
States of Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, California, Florida, Hawaii, Iowa, 
Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, 
Nevada, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Oregon, South 
Carolina, South Dakota, Virginia, Washington, and Wisconsin as provided 
for by section 202(b) of the Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real 
Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, as amended (Uniform Act), 42 
U.S.C. 4601-4655, implemented at 49 CFR 24.302. The Uniform Act applies 
to all programs or projects undertaken by Federal agencies or with 
Federal

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financial assistance that cause the displacement of any person.

EFFECTIVE DATE: The provisions of this notice are effective January 13, 
1997, 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; or Reid Alsop, Office of the Chief 
Counsel, (202) 366-1371, 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: The 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. (The governmentwide 
regulations also apply to other agencies within DOT that are covered by 
the Uniform Act.):

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 and dislocation allowance 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 current schedule 
published on June 14, 1991 (56 FR 27549). 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 of Alabama, Alaska, 
Arizona, California, Florida, Hawaii, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, 
Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New York, North 
Carolina, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Carolina, South Dakota, 
Virginia, Washington, and Wisconsin. The following exceptions and 
limitations apply to this schedule:
    1. The expense and dislocation allowance to a person whose 
residential move is performed by an agency at no cost to the person 
shall be limited to $50.00.
    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 personal 
property for the move may be paid at the agency's discretion.
    3. The expense and dislocation allowance to a person with minimal 
personal possessions who is in occupancy of a dormitory style room 
shared by two or more other unrelated persons shall be limited to 
$50.00.
    4. 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 purposes of applying the 
schedule if the amount of possessions in a single room or space 
actually constitute 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: December 2, 1996.
Rodney E. Slater,
Federal Highway Administrator.

     Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act, Residential Moving Expense and Dislocation Allowance Payment Schedule    
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                                                                       Occupant owns furniture (1) and (2)                             Occupant does not
                                           ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  own furniture (3)
                                                                     Number of rooms of furniture                                    -------------------
                   State                   --------------------------------------------------------------------------------   Each                Each  
                                                                                                                              add.      First     add.  
                                                1         2         3         4         5         6         7         8       room      room      room  
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Alabama...................................       250       400       550       650       750       850       950      1050       100       225        40
Alaska....................................       525       750       975      1200      1400      1575      1750      1925       150       350        50
American Samoa............................       250       350       450       550       625       700       775       850        75       200        25
Arizona...................................       500       600       700       800       900      1000      1100      1200       100       300        50
Arkansas..................................       250       350       450       550       625       700       775       850        75       200        25
California................................       500       650       800       950      1150      1350      1550      1750       175       325        50
Colorado..................................       250       400       550       650       750       850       950      1050       100       225        35
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...................................       450       600       775       950      1075      1200      1325      1450       125       300        50
Georgia...................................       450       650       850      1000      1200      1350      1500      1600       125       250        35
Guam......................................       250       350       450       550       625       700       775       850        75       200        25

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Hawaii....................................       400       550       750       900      1000      1150      1300      1400       100       300        50
Idaho.....................................       250       350       450       550       625       700       775       850        75       200        25
Illinois..................................       250       400       550       650       750       850       950      1050       100       225        35
Indiana...................................       250       400       550       650       750       850       950      1050       100       225        35
Iowa......................................       300       450       550       650       750       850       950      1050       100       250        25
Kansas....................................       250       400       550       650       750       850       950      1050       100       225        35
Kentucky..................................       400       550       700       850      1000      1150      1300      1450       150       300        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..................................       300       475       650       700       825       925      1050      1150       100       275        40
Minnesota.................................       250       400       550       650       750       850       950      1050       100       225        35
Mississippi...............................       400       500       600       700       800       900      1000      1100       100       300        50
Missouri..................................       300       400       500       600       700       800       900      1000       100       200        25
Montana...................................       325       450       575       725       825       900      1000      1100       100       250        35
Nebraska..................................       300       420       540       660       750       840       930      1020        90       240        30
Nevada....................................       360       540       720       900      1080      1260      1440      1620       180       300        60
New Hampshire.............................       250       350       450       550       625       700       775       850        75       200        25
New Jersey................................       250       400       550       650       750       850       950      1050       100       225        35
New Mexico................................       250       400       550       650       750       850       950      1050       100       225        35
New York..................................       350       500       650       750       850       950      1050      1150       100       300       100
North Carolina............................       250       400       550       650       750       850       950      1050       100       225        35
North Dakota..............................       300       425       550       650       750       850       925      1025       100       250        35
N. Mariana Is.............................       250       350       450       550       625       700       775       850        75       200        25
Ohio......................................       250       400       550       650       750       850       950      1050       100       225        35
Oklahoma..................................       350       500       650       800       925      1050      1175      1300       100       250        35
Oregon....................................       300       500       700       825       950      1075      1200      1325       125       275        40
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............................       500       575       775       900      1075      1225      1350      1500       150       350        50
South Dakota..............................       350       500       650       800       900      1000      1100      1200       100       300        40
Tennessee.................................       250       350       450       550       625       700       775       850        75       200        25
Texas.....................................       250       350       450       550       625       700       775       850        75       200        25
Utah......................................       250       350       450       550       625       700       775       850        75       200        25
Vermont...................................       250       350       450       550       625       700       775       850        75       200        25
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      1200      1350      1500       150       300        50
West Virginia.............................       250       400       550       650       750       850       950      1050       100       225        35
Wisconsin.................................       350       500       650       750       850       950      1050      1150       125       325        60
Wyoming...................................       250       350       450       550       625       700       775       850        75       200       25 
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Exceptions: See supplementary information.                                                                                                              
(1) Person whose residential move is performed by agency, $50.                                                                                          
(2) Move of a mobile home from site, actual cost; reasonable amount may be added for packing and securing personal property for the move at agency      
  discretion.                                                                                                                                           
(3) Occupant of dormitory, $50.                                                                                                                         

[FR Doc. 96-31582 Filed 12-11-96; 8:45 am]
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