[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 100 (Wednesday, May 23, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 30586-30588]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-12380]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Highway Administration
Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition for
Federal and Federally Assisted Programs; Fixed Residential Moving Cost
Schedule
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, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Delaware, Guam, Illinois,
Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota,
Mississippi, Nebraska, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, North
Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Carolina, South Dakota,
Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, West 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
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amended (Uniform Act), 42 U.S.C. 4622(b). The schedule amounts for the
States and Territories not listed above remain unchanged from the
amounts published on July 23, 2008, at 73 FR 42895. 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 June 22, 2012 or on
such earlier date as an agency elects to begin operating under this
schedule.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Carolyn Winborne James, Office of
Real Estate Services, (202) 493-0353, Carolyn.James@dot.gov, Ms. JoAnne
Robinson, Office of the Chief Counsel, (202) 366-1346,
JoAnne.Robinson@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 notice may be downloaded from Office of
the Federal Register's home page at: http://www.archives.gov/federal_register and the Government Printing Office's Web page at: 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),
establishes a program that includes the payment of moving and related
expenses to assist persons who are displaced 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 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; 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 person 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
July 23, 2008, at 73 FR 42895. 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, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Delaware, Guam, Illinois,
Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota,
Mississippi, Nebraska, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, North
Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Carolina, South Dakota,
Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, West 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 person. 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 1.48 and
24.302.
Issued on: May 10, 2012.
Victor M. Mendez,
Administrator.
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 apply:
(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.
Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, as Amended--Fixed Residential Moving Cost Schedule (2012)
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Occupant owns furniture Occupant does not own
------------------------------------------------------------------------ furniture
Number of rooms of furniture --------------------------
State ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1 room/ Addt'l
2 3 4 5 6 7 8 addt'l no room no
1 room rooms rooms rooms rooms rooms rooms rooms room furn. furn.
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Alabama.............................................. 600 750 900 1050 1200 1350 1500 1650 150 400 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........................................... 685 880 1100 1295 1570 1815 2090 2365 250 450 85
Colorado............................................. 600 800 1000 1150 1300 1450 1600 1750 150 350 50
Connecticut.......................................... 620 810 1000 1180 1425 1670 1910 2150 150 225 60
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Delaware............................................. 500 710 880 1110 1260 1410 1560 1710 160 400 60
DC................................................... 500 650 800 950 1100 1250 1400 1650 150 300 50
Florida.............................................. 550 700 875 1050 1200 1350 1500 1650 200 450 125
Georgia.............................................. 600 975 1300 1600 1875 2125 2325 2525 200 375 100
Guam................................................. 450 800 1150 1450 1750 2000 2250 2500 100 200 0
Hawaii............................................... 550 900 1250 1550 1850 2100 2350 2600 200 300 100
Idaho................................................ 500 650 800 950 1100 1200 1300 1400 100 300 50
Illinois............................................. 700 850 1000 1100 1250 1450 1600 1900 300 500 75
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............................................ 500 700 900 1100 1300 1500 1700 1900 200 375 60
Maine................................................ 650 900 1150 1400 1650 1900 2150 2400 250 400 100
Maryland............................................. 650 850 1050 1250 1450 1650 1850 2050 200 500 100
Massachusetts........................................ 700 850 1000 1150 1300 1450 1600 1750 200 400 100
Michigan............................................. 700 950 1150 1300 1450 1600 1750 1900 300 500 200
Minnesota............................................ 550 700 900 1100 1300 1500 1700 1900 250 425 100
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.............................................. 500 700 800 900 1100 1300 1500 1700 200 350 50
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........................................... 625 725 825 975 1125 1275 1375 1525 250 300 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......................................... 465 670 845 1015 1190 1330 1420 1595 175 405 60
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............................................. 600 750 900 1100 1250 1450 1650 1850 175 300 50
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.......................................... 500 700 850 950 1150 1300 1450 1600 150 425 100
Rhode Island......................................... 450 625 800 900 1000 1200 1350 1500 150 300 50
South Carolina....................................... 685 790 1075 1260 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................................................. 600 750 900 1050 1200 1350 1500 1650 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............................................. 600 800 1000 1200 1400 1600 1800 2000 200 400 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............................................ 550 700 900 1100 1300 1500 1700 1900 250 425 100
Wyoming.............................................. 480 590 750 910 1070 1180 1400 1500 160 300 50
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[FR Doc. 2012-12380 Filed 5-22-12; 8:45 am]
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