Justice Dept. said April 18 is new release date for amended feder...
Justice Dept. said April 18 is new release date for amended federal appraisal guide, document that has come under fire from industry for containing provision purportedly enabling government appraisers to increase rights-of-way (ROW) fees for fiber and other utility…
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infrastructure deployment. Edison Energy Institute last week (CD April 13 p1) criticized Justice-led interagency task force for revising federal “desk guide,” which it said escaped congressional restriction against federal agencies’ formally changing ROW fee policies. Justice spokesman said new manual, to be published by Appraisal Institute of Chicago, wasn’t secret and was posted on DOJ’s Environment & Natural Resources Web site. Industry source said Sen. Smith (R-Ore.) sent letter to U.S. Attorney Gen. John Ashcroft inquiring about proposed changes in federal rules on ROW charges, which recently brought pressure from Sens. Burns (R-Mon.) and Craig (R-Idaho) on Bureau of Land Management and U.S. Forest Service.