[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 199 (Wednesday, October 15, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Page 59413]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-25996]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Federal Emergency Management Agency


Notice of Maximum Amount of Assistance Under the Individuals and 
Households Program, Notice of Maximum Amount of Repair Assistance, and 
Notice of Maximum Amount of Replacement Assistance

AGENCY: Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Emergency 
Preparedness and Response Directorate, Department of Homeland Security

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: FEMA gives notice of the maximum amounts for assistance under 
the Individuals and Households Program for emergencies and major 
disasters declared on or after October 1, 2003.

EFFECTIVE DATE: October 1, 2003.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Berl Jones, Recovery Division, Federal 
Emergency Management Agency, Washington, DC 20472, (202) 646-4235.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 408 of the Robert T. Stafford 
Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (the ``Act''), 42 U.S.C. 
5174, prescribes that FEMA must annually announce the maximum amounts 
for assistance provided under the Individuals and Households (IHP) 
Program. FEMA gives notice that the maximum amount of IHP financial 
assistance provided to an individual or household under section 408 of 
the Act with respect to any single emergency or major disaster is 
$25,600. The maximum amount of Repair Assistance is $5,100, and the 
maximum amount of Replacement Assistance is $10,200. The increases in 
award amounts as stated above are for any single emergency or major 
disaster declared on or after October 1, 2003.
    FEMA bases the adjustments on an increase in the Consumer Price 
Index for All Urban Consumers of 2.2 percent for the 12-month period 
ended in August 2003. The Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. 
Department of Labor released the information on September 18, 2003.

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance No. 83.558, Individual and 
Household--Housing; 83.559, Individual and Household--Disaster 
Housing Operations; 83.560, Individual and Household--Other Needs.)

Michael D. Brown,
Under Secretary, Emergency Preparedness and Response, Department of 
Homeland Security.
[FR Doc. 03-25996 Filed 10-14-03; 8:45 am]
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