[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 142 (Friday, July 24, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 44182-44184]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-18159]


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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, 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

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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: [email protected] 
; Robert Black, Office of the Chief Counsel, (202) 366-1359, email 
address: [email protected]; 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.

       Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, as Amended Fixed Residential Moving Cost Schedule (2015)
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                                                                             Occupant owns furniture                                   Occupant does not
                                           ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------    own furniture
                                                                          Number of rooms of furniture                               -------------------
                   State                   ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------            Addt'l
                                                                                                                             Addt'l    1 room/  room  no
                                             1 room    2 rooms   3 rooms   4 rooms   5 rooms   6 rooms   7 rooms   8 rooms    room    no furn.    furn.
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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

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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
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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]
 BILLING CODE 4910-22-P