[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 195 (Tuesday, October 10, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Page 59514]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-16658]


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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, 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, 2006.

DATES: Effective Date: October 1, 2006, and applies to emergencies and 
major disasters declared on or after October 1, 2006.

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 adjust 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 $28,200. The 
maximum amount of Repair Assistance is $5,600, and the maximum amount 
of Replacement Assistance is $11,300. The increases in award amounts as 
stated above are for any single emergency or major disaster declared on 
or after October 1, 2006.
    FEMA bases the adjustments on an increase in the Consumer Price 
Index for All Urban Consumers of 3.8 percent for the 12-month period 
ended in August 2006. The Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. 
Department of Labor released the information on September 15, 2006.

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance No. 97.048, Individuals and 
Households--Housing; 97.049 Individuals and Households--Disaster 
Housing Operations; 97.050, Individuals and Households--Other Needs)

R. David Paulison,
Under Secretary for Federal Emergency Management and Director of FEMA.
[FR Doc. E6-16658 Filed 10-6-06; 8:45 am]
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