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• bell2 Federal Register / Vol. 54, No. 40 / Thursday. March x, 1889 / Rules and R _ , . .s I -i ..w., . t DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION issued on July 21.19813(53 FR 27508), certain Congressional review Office of and It not repeated here. obligations.HUD subsequently On Febrmet?27,1985.a Presidential published such an interim rule on 40 CFR Part 21 Memorandum was signed and published February 19,1988(53 FR 4904). la the Federal Register on March 8.19115 As discussed In the preamble to the [F1iM/A l7odca#Na s7-22] (50 FR 8953),naming the Department of NPRM,no comments were received that Transportation(DOT)as the agency objected to the use of the rescission and RIN 2125-AB 95 with lead responsibility for the Uniform croce-referencing actions by the various Act.This led to the publication of a Federal agencies concerned to establish Uniform Relocation Assistance and multi-agency govenmentwlde common a governsaentwide single regulation.The Real Property Acquisition Regulations rule on February 27,1988(51 FR 7000). only relevant comment objected to the for Federal and Federally Assisted The 1987 Amendments named the effective date of HUD's rescission and Programs DOT as lead agency.The Secretary of craes.refereactag action.MUD AGENCY:Federal the Department of Transportation has considered that comment but does not Highway delegated this responsibility to the believe it is feasible to change the date Administration(FHWA),DOT. Federal Highway Administration for administrative reasons,in order to ACTION:Final rule. (FHWA).The 1987 Amendments require best achieve a smooth transition to the the lead agency,in coordination with new requirements of the 1987 sunburn:This regulation establishes a other Federal agendes.to Issue roles, Amendments. govershmentwide single rule for the establish procedures end maks The objective of the February 27.1985 • implementation of statutory Interpretations to implement psovidons amendments to the Uniform Relocation of the Uniform Act Presidential memorandum,and one of Assistance and Real Property the primary goals of the 1987 Acquisition Policies Act of 1970(the Implementation Amendments,the it18was to establish Uniform Act)made by the Uniform Amendineate � uniformity so as to Relocation Act Amendments of 1987 On Tuesday.May 19;1987(52 Flt Title IV of the Surface Transportation 18788)the FHWA issued a Notice inconsistencies among Federal agencies and Uniform Relocation Assistance Act describing significant changes in the law that had plagued Federal of 1987(1987 Amendments(,Pub.I.100- and general plans to implement those Implementation of the Uniform Act sincef 17,tot slat 2411-358.The Uniform Act changes.On Tuesday.December 1.19E lb ena�ent m71.39These differences applies to all Federal or federally (52 FR 45887)the FHWA issued a Notice sand-coaalatendes had been 4 assisted activities that involve the of Regulatory Intent gtving further sauce particularly burdensome to State and j that of real property or the of the specific regulatory actions it governments that were displacement apeman,inducing and the other affected Federal wades administering a variety of Federal wades displacements caused1W by rehabilitation would take to implement the P .and also.in some cases. and demolition activities.This Amendments. resulted in differences lathe benefits regulation is intended to ensure that the A few provisions of the 1967 provided to persons in like implementation of the Uniform Act by Amendments upon which the law is circumstances. Federal agencies is.in fact.as uniform explicit and allow,for little,if any, The 1e7 Amendments dearly provide and consistent as possible.while administrative discretion or that a single Federal lead agency will encouraging State and local discretion in Interpretation.and for which a period of promulgate a governmentwide single Implementing the Uniform Act's public notice and comment would have role for the Uniform Act's provisions. been Impractical.were implemented in Implementation.Accordingly,other DAThin regulation is effective March an Interim floral rule En Part 24 Issued by Federal agencies covered by the Act no FHWA(52 FR 47994),an December 17, longer have independent statutory 2.1989.Further information concerning 1987. authority to promulgate their own agency implementation is provided below. On the same day(52 FR 481115)17 separate Uniform Act regulations and,in below. Federal Departments and agencies that Implementing the Uniform Act.must FD.FOR FURTHER Chief,IINFORMATIONINFORMATIONProgram administer the Uniform Act.and had follow the regulations published by the Luckowadopted the govemmentwide common lead agency.The Uniform Act is unique Requirements Divi ion.Office of Right- rule.published interim final rules in that it imposes requirements directly of-Way,HRW-lo,(202)388-0118;or rescinding the govern mentwide common upon a large number of Federal and Reid Alsop,Office of the Chief Counsel. rule from the codification of their Federally assisted programs,but assigns HCC-60,(202)388-1371.The address is regulations and adopting in its place a the authority for the publication of all Federal Highway Administration.400 cross-reference to the governmentwlds necessary implementing regulations to Seventh Street SW.,Washington.DC single regulation published by FHWA at one lead ages 2590. 49 CFR Pari 24.The effective date forccon(Oftinue course,such BUPPLEMEIIrARY otFoaaterioie these agency rescissions and crass developedtlnaa will the participation to be B cY with the participation of HUD gsticgrouad references varied,however all nch and other Federal agendas). actions were to take effect on or before Accordingly.because a This regulation is the final step in the April 2.1989.the date the 1987 governmentwide single regulation Is development of a governmentwide Amendments become mandatory. required by law.because of the unique single rule for implementing the An eighteenth Federal Department. nature of the Uniform Act,because no Uniform Act The background of the Department of Housing and Urban comments were received,and because this development la described in Development(HUD),was unable to join no useful purpose would be served by considerable detail in the preamble to the other Federal agencies In publishing having IA Federal ageodes take the interim final rule issued on an interim final rescission and mess additional regulatory action to formally December 17.1987(52 FR 47994),and the referencing action on December'1 ,.flip„_{ rescission and crow Notice of Proposed Rul ,(p ), because itu need to firm sa aotlnita,the Interim reutdsdchn