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DOI/FWS | RIN: 1018-BA72 | Publication ID: Spring 2016 |
Title: Rights of Way Across National Wildlife Refuge System Lands; Determining Fair Market Value | |
Abstract:
This proposed rule would provide the Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) with additional flexibility to determine the fair market value (FMV) of rights of way (ROW) granted across National Wildlife Refuge System (NWRS) lands. Strictly interpreted, current regulations require FWS to obtain appraisals to determine FMV for ROW granted across NWRS lands from the Department of the Interior’s Office of Valuation Services (OVS). The OVS process is expensive and time-consuming, and may require 3-12 months or longer. Moreover, with the vast majority of ROW applications, the cost of obtaining an OVS appraisal to determine the ROW's FMV can exceed the actual FMV. This new rule would provide FWS with additional flexibility to determine the FMV of a ROW across NWRS lands, reducing the time and cost necessary to determine the FMV of many ROW and, subsequently, reducing the applicant’s time and cost to obtain these ROW. However, under the new rule, ROW grantees would retain the option of an appraisal, and FWS would use an appraisal to determine the FWV when requested by the applicant. |
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Agency: Department of the Interior(DOI) | Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant |
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda | Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule Stage |
Major: No | Unfunded Mandates: No |
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 29 | |
Legal Authority: National Wildlife Refuge System Administration Act of 1966, as amended (16 U.S.C. 668dd-668ee) |
Legal Deadline:
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No | Government Levels Affected: Federal |
Small Entities Affected: Businesses | Federalism: No |
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No | |
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No | |
Agency Contact: A. Eric Alvarez Chief, Division of Realty, Budget, Performance, and Workforce Department of the Interior United States Fish and Wildlife Service 5275 Leesburg Pike, MS: NWRS, Falls Church, VA 22041-3803 Phone:703 358-2410 Fax:703 358-2248 Email: aeric_alvarez@fws.gov |