[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 198 (Friday, October 10, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 60302-60303]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-24064]


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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, DHS.

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, 2008, will be increased.

DATES: Effective Date: October 1, 2008, and applies to major disasters 
declared on or after October 1, 2008.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: James A. Walke, Disaster Assistance

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Directorate, Federal Emergency Management Agency, 500 C Street, SW., 
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 $3.28 for all disasters declared on or after 
October 1, 2008.
    FEMA bases the adjustment on an increase in the Consumer Price 
Index for All Urban Consumers of 5.4 percent for the 12-month period 
ended in August 2008. The Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. 
Department of Labor released the information on September 16, 2008.

Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance No. 97.036, Public Assistance 
Grants.

R. David Paulison,
Administrator, Federal Emergency Management Agency.
 [FR Doc. E8-24064 Filed 10-9-08; 8:45 am]
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