[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 198 (Friday, October 10, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Page 60310]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-24069]


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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 amount for assistance under 
the Individuals and Households Program for emergencies and major 
disasters declared on or afterOctober 1, 2008.

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

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Berl D. Jones, Jr., Disaster 
Assistance Directorate, Federal Emergency Management Agency, 500 C 
Street, SW., Washington, DC 20472, (202) 212-1000.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 408 of the Robert T. Stafford 
Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (the Stafford 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 Stafford Act with respect to any single emergency or 
major disaster is $30,300. The increase in award amount as stated above 
is for any single emergency or major disaster declared on or after 
October 1, 2008. In addition, in accordance with 44 CFR 61.17(c), this 
adjustment includes the maximum amount of available coverage under any 
Group Flood Insurance Policy (GFIP) issued for those disasters.
    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. 97.048, 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. E8-24069 Filed 10-9-08; 8:45 am]
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