[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 141 (Tuesday, July 27, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 40227-40229]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-15930]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Highway Administration


Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition for 
Federal and Federally-Assisted Programs; Fixed Payment for Moving 
Expenses; Residential Moves

AGENCY: Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), Department of 
Transportation.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The purpose of this notice is to publish changes in the Fixed 
Residential Moving Cost Schedule (schedule) for the States and 
Territories of Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, California, Connecticut, 
Delaware, Florida, Guam, Hawaii, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Michigan, 
Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, New York, North Dakota, N. 
Mariana Islands, Ohio, Oklahoma, Puerto Rico, South Dakota, Virgin 
Islands, Utah, Washington, West Virginia, 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). 
The schedule amounts for the States and Territories

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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 26, 2021, or 
on such earlier date as an agency elects to begin operating under this 
schedule.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Melissa L. Corder, Office of Real 
Estate Services, (202) 366-5853, email address: [email protected]; 
David Sett, Office of the Chief Counsel, (404) 562-3676, 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

    An electronic copy of this document may be downloaded from the 
Office of the Federal Register's website at www.FederalRegister.gov and 
the Government Publishing Office's website at www.GovInfo.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: U.S. Department of 
Agriculture; U.S. Department of Commerce; U.S. Department of Defense; 
U.S. Department of Education; U.S. Department of Energy; U.S. 
Environmental Protection Agency; U.S. General Services Administration; 
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services; U.S. Department of 
Homeland Security; U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development; 
U.S. Department of Justice; U.S. Department of Labor; National 
Aeronautics and Space Administration; Tennessee Valley Authority; 
Federal Emergency Management Agency; U.S. Department of the Interior; 
and U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.
    42 U.S.C. 4622(b) 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 FHWA will 
develop, approve, maintain, and update this schedule, as appropriate.
    The purpose of this notice is to update the schedule published on 
July 24, 2015, at 80 FR 44182. The schedule is being updated to account 
for the increased costs associated with moving personal property. The 
updated amounts are based on review of the respective States' current 
moving cost market data and any proposed increases to the current 
schedule amounts as requested from all State highway agencies. This 
update increases the schedule amounts in the States and Territories of 
Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, California, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, 
Guam, Hawaii, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Michigan, Montana, Nebraska, 
Nevada, New Mexico, New York, North Dakota, N. Mariana Islands, Ohio, 
Oklahoma, Puerto Rico, South Dakota, Virgin Islands, Utah, Washington, 
West Virginia, and Wisconsin. The schedule amounts for the States and 
Territories not listed above remain unchanged. The payment amounts 
listed in the table below apply on a State-by-State basis. Two 
exceptions apply to all States and Territories as referenced in 49 CFR 
24.302. 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 volume of possessions in a single room or space 
actually exceeds 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.

Stephanie Pollack,
Acting Administrator, Federal Highway Administration.

  Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act--Residential Moving Expense and Dislocation Allowance--2021 Payment Schedule
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                                                                                                                                                  Addt'l
                                                                             2       3       4       5       6       7       8    Addt'l  1 room/  room
                              State                               1 room   rooms   rooms   rooms   rooms   rooms   rooms   rooms   room      no     no
                                                                                                                                           furn.   furn.
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1. Alabama......................................................     600     800    1000    1200    1400    1600    1800    2000     250     400     100
2. Alaska.......................................................     850    1100    1350    1625    1875    2075    2300    2500     350     600     250
3. American Samoa...............................................     282     395     508     621     706     790     875     960      85     226      28
4. Arizona......................................................     700     800     900    1000    1100    1200    1300    1400     100     395      60
5. Arkansas.....................................................     650     900    1100    1350    1600    1825    2050    2275     225     450     125
6. California...................................................     780    1000    1250    1475    1790    2065    2380    2690     285     510     100
7. Colorado.....................................................     675     895    1115    1270    1425    1580    1735    1890     155     385      55
8. Connecticut..................................................     715     930    1150    1350    1640    1920    2200    2500     175     260      70
9. Delaware.....................................................     700     900    1100    1300    1500    1700    1900    2100     150     500     100
10. District of Columbia........................................     800    1000    1200    1500    1700    1900    2100    2300     200     500     100
11. Florida.....................................................     800     975    1150    1350    1575    1750    1950    2200     325     550     175
12. Georgia.....................................................     600     975    1300    1600    1875    2125    2325    2525     200     375     100
13. Guam........................................................     850    1200    1550    1900    2200    2500    2750    3000     350     300     175
14. Hawaii......................................................     850    1200    1550    1900    2200    2500    2750    3000     350     300     175
15. Idaho.......................................................     600     800    1000    1200    1400    1600    1800    2000     200     350     100

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16. Illinois....................................................     850    1000    1150    1250    1400    1600    1750    2050     450     650     150
17. Indiana.....................................................     500     700     900    1100    1300    1500    1700    1900     200     400     100
18. Iowa........................................................     550     700     800     900    1000    1100    1225    1350     125     500      50
19. Kansas......................................................     400     600     800    1000    1200    1400    1600    1800     200     250      50
20. Kentucky....................................................     700     900    1100    1300    1500    1700    1900    2100     200     400     100
21. Louisiana...................................................     600     800    1000    1200    1300    1550    1700    1900     300     400      70
22. Maine.......................................................     650     900    1150    1400    1650    1900    2150    2400     250     400     100
23. Maryland....................................................     700     900    1100    1300    1500    1700    1900    2100     200     500     100
24. Massachusetts...............................................     800     950    1100    1250    1400    1550    1700    1850     250     450     150
25. Michigan....................................................     750    1000    1200    1350    1500    1650    1800    1950     300     500     200
26. Minnesota...................................................     575     725     925    1125    1325    1525    1725    1925     275     450     150
27. Mississippi.................................................     750     850    1000    1200    1400    1550    1700    1850     300     400     100
28. Missouri....................................................     800     900    1000    1100    1200    1300    1400    1500     200     400     100
29. Montana.....................................................     550     750     950    1150    1350    1550    1750    1950     200     350     100
30. Nebraska....................................................     400     600     800    1000    1200    1400    1600    1800     200     350      50
31. Nevada......................................................     700     900    1100    1300    1500    1700    1900    2100     200     450     150
32. New Hampshire...............................................     500     700     900    1100    1300    1500    1700    1900     200     200     150
33. New Jersey..................................................     650     750     850    1000    1150    1300    1400    1600     200     200      50
34. New Mexico..................................................     650     850    1050    1250    1500    1650    1850    2050     200     400      60
35. New York....................................................     675     900    1125    1350    1575    1800    2025    2250     225     400     125
36. North Carolina..............................................     550     750    1050    1200    1350    1600    1700    1900     150     350      50
37. North Dakota................................................     550     750     950    1150    1350    1550    1750    1950     200     475      75
38. N. Mariana Is...............................................     350     550     700     850    1000    1100    1200    1300     100     300      70
39. Ohio........................................................     600     800    1000    1200    1400    1600    1800    2000     200     400     100
40. Oklahoma....................................................     750     950    1150    1350    1550    1750    1900    2050     200     350     100
41. Oregon......................................................     600     800    1000    1200    1400    1600    1800    2000     200     350     100
42. Pennsylvania................................................     500     750    1000    1200    1400    1600    1800    2000     200     400      70
43. Puerto Rico.................................................     525     725     900    1225    1300    1350    1400    1450     150     300      50
44. Rhode Island................................................     600     850    1000    1200    1400    1600    1800    2000     150     300     100
45. South Carolina..............................................     700     805    1095    1285    1575    1735    1890    2075     225     500      75
46. South Dakota................................................     500     650     800     950    1100    1250    1400    1600     200     300     100
47. Tennessee...................................................     500     750    1000    1250    1500    1750    2000    2250     250     400     100
48. Texas.......................................................     600     800    1000    1200    1400    1600    1750    1900     150     400      50
49. Utah........................................................     750     950    1150    1350    1550    1750    1950    2150     200     600     200
50. Vermont.....................................................     400     550     650     850    1000    1100    1200    1300     150     300      75
51. Virgin Islands..............................................     500     700     900    1050    1200    1350    1500    1700     150     450     100
52. Virginia....................................................     700     900    1100    1300    1500    1700    1900    2100     300     400      75
53. Washington..................................................     800    1100    1400    1700    2000    2300    2600    2900     300     500     100
54. West Virginia...............................................     750     900    1050    1200    1400    1600    1800    2000     200     400     100
55. Wisconsin...................................................     600     825    1050    1275    1500    1725    1950    2175     250     465     115
56. 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 possessions 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. 2021-15930 Filed 7-26-21; 8:45 am]
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