[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 194 (Tuesday, October 9, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Page 57341]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-19834]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Federal Emergency Management Agency


Notice of Maximum Amount of Assistance Under the Individuals and 
Households Program

AGENCY: Federal Emergency Management Agency, DHS.

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, 2007.

DATES: Effective Date: October 1, 2007, and applies to emergencies and 
major disasters declared on or after October 1, 2007.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Berl D. Jones, Jr., Disaster 
Assistance Directorate, 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 $28,800. The 
increase in award amount as stated above is for any single emergency or 
major disaster declared on or after October 1, 2007.
    FEMA bases the adjustment on an increase in the Consumer Price 
Index for All Urban Consumers of 2.0 percent for the 12-month period 
ended in August 2007. The Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. 
Department of Labor released the information on September 19, 2007.

(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,
Administrator, Federal Emergency Management Agency.
[FR Doc. E7-19834 Filed 10-5-07; 8:45 am]
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