[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 198 (Friday, October 10, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Page 60303]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-24066]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Federal Emergency Management Agency


Notice of Adjustment of Statewide Per Capita Impact Indicator

AGENCY: Federal Emergency Management Agency, DHS.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: FEMA gives notice that the statewide 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 
Directorate, Federal Emergency Management Agency, 500 C Street, SW., 
Washington, DC 20472, (202) 646-3834.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 44 CFR 206.48 provides that FEMA will adjust 
the statewide per capita impact indicator under the Public Assistance 
program to reflect changes in the Consumer Price Index for All Urban 
Consumers published by the Department of Labor.
    FEMA gives notice that the statewide per capita impact indicator 
will be increased to $1.31 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. E8-24066 Filed 10-9-08; 8:45 am]
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