The Uniform Standards for Federal Land Acquisition
The Uniform Standards for Federal Land Acquisition (UASFLA),[1] also known as the "Yellow Book", are the US federal Standards for Appraisals performed in connection to most Federal land acquisitions, exchanges, and/or dispensations. The standards are jointly published by the Appraisal Institute[2] and the US Department of Justice (DOJ).[3] The UASFLA provides the following details regarding its production and publication:
"The Interagency Land Acquisition Conference has developed, promulgated, and adopted the Uniform Appraisal Standards for Federal Land Acquisitions and is solely responsible for their content. The Appraisal Institute’s contribution to the Uniform Standards consisted of editorial and production assistance unrelated to the substance of the Uniform Standards, and the Appraisal Institute assumes no responsibility for the content of the Uniform Standards. The Appraisal Institute has published the Uniform Standards for the Interagency Land Acquisition Conference to help make them available in hard copy form to interested parties."
The latest version of the UASFLA was released in December 2000.