[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: 03-25997]



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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Federal Emergency Management Agency


Notice of Adjustment of Countywide Per Capita Impact Indicator

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

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: FEMA gives notice that the countywide per capita impact 
indicator under the Public Assistance program for disasters declared on 
or after October 1, 2003 will be increased.

EFFECTIVE DATE: October 1, 2003.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: James Walke, Recovery Division, 
Federal Emergency Management Agency, Washington, DC 20472, (202) 646-
3834.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Response and Recovery Directorate Policy No. 
9122.1 provides that FEMA will adjust the countywide per capita impact 
indicator under the Public Assistance program to reflect annual changes 
in the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers published by the 
Department of Labor.
    FEMA gives notice of an increase in the countywide per capita 
impact indicator to $2.77 for all disasters declared on or after 
October 1, 2003.
    FEMA bases the adjustment 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. 83.516, Disaster 
Assistance.)

Michael D. Brown,
Under Secretary, Emergency Preparedness and Response, Department of 
Homeland Security.
[FR Doc. 03-25997 Filed 10-14-03; 8:45 am]
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