[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 199 (Wednesday, October 15, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 53637]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-27255]


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FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY


Notice of Adjustment of Disaster Grant Amounts

AGENCY: Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) gives notice 
that the maximum amounts for Individual and Family Grants and grants to 
State and local governments and private nonprofit facilities are 
adjusted for disasters declared on or after October 1, 1997.

EFFECTIVE DATE: October 1, 1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Madge Dale, Response and Recovery 
Directorate, Federal Emergency Management Agency, Washington, DC 20472, 
(202) 646-3630.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and 
Emergency Assistance Act, Public Law 93-288, as amended, prescribes 
that grants made under Section 411, Individual and Family Grant 
Program, and grants made under Section 422, Simplified Procedure, 
relating to the Public Assistance program, shall be adjusted annually 
to reflect changes in the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers 
published by the Department of Labor.
    Notice is hereby given that the maximum amount of any grant made to 
an individual or family for disaster-related serious needs and 
necessary expenses under Sec. 411 of the Act, with respect to any 
single disaster, is increased to $13,400 for all disasters declared on 
or after October 1, 1997.
    Notice is also hereby given that the amount of any grant made to 
the State, local government, or to the owner or operator of an eligible 
private nonprofit facility, under Sec. 422 of the Act, is increased to 
$47,100 for all disasters declared on or after October 1, 1997.
    The increase is based on a rise in the Consumer Price Index for All 
Urban Consumers of 2.2 percent for the prior 12-month period. The 
information was published by the Department of Labor during September 
1997. (Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance No. 83.516, Disaster 
Assistance.)
James L. Witt,
Director.
[FR Doc. 97-27255 Filed 10-14-97; 8:45 am]
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