Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition for Federal and Federally-Assisted Programs; Fixed Payment for Moving Expenses; Residential Moves |
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Stephanie Pollack
Federal Highway Administration
27 July 2021
[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: melissa.corder@dot.gov;
David Sett, Office of the Chief Counsel, (404) 562-3676, email address:
david.Sett@dot.gov; 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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