[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 195 (Tuesday, October 9, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 61425-61426]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-24675]


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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 after October 1, 2012.

DATES:  Effective Date: October 1, 2012, and applies to emergencies and 
major disasters declared on or after October 1, 2012.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael Grimm, Recovery 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 
amount 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 $31,900. The increase in award amount as stated above 
is for any single emergency or major disaster declared on or after 
October 1, 2012. 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 1.7 percent for the 12-month period 
ended in August 2012. The Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. 
Department of Labor released the information on September 14, 2012.

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance No. 97.048, Federal Disaster 
Assistance to Individuals and Households in Presidentially Declared 
Disaster Areas; 97.049, Presidentially Declared Disaster 
Assistance--Disaster Housing Operations for Individuals and 
Households; 97.050, Presidentially

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Declared Disaster Assistance to Individuals and Households--Other 
Needs.)

W. Craig Fugate,
Administrator, Federal Emergency Management Agency.
[FR Doc. 2012-24675 Filed 10-5-12; 8:45 am]
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