[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 197 (Wednesday, October 12, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Page 70433]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-24631]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Federal Emergency Management Agency

[Docket ID FEMA-2016-0001]


Notice of Adjustment of Minimum Project Worksheet Amount

AGENCY: Federal Emergency Management Agency, DHS.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: FEMA gives notice that the minimum Project Worksheet Amount 
under the Public Assistance program for disasters and emergencies 
declared on or after October 1, 2016, will be increased.

DATES: Effective Date: October 1, 2016, and applies to major disasters 
and emergencies declared on or after October 1, 2016.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Christopher Logan, Recovery 
Directorate, Federal Emergency Management Agency, 500 C Street SW., 
Washington, DC 20472, (202) 646-3834.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and 
Emergency Assistance Act 42 U.S.C. 5121-5207 and 44 CFR 206.202(d)(2) 
provide that FEMA will annually adjust the minimum Project Worksheet 
amount 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 of an increase to $3,100 for the minimum amount 
that will be approved for any Project Worksheet under the Public 
Assistance program for all major disasters and emergencies declared on 
or after October 1, 2016.
    FEMA bases the adjustment on an increase in the Consumer Price 
Index for All Urban Consumers of 1.1 percent for the 12-month period 
that ended in August 2016. This is based on information released by the 
Bureau of Labor Statistics at the U.S. Department of Labor on September 
16, 2016.

    Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance No. 97.036, Disaster 
Grants--Public Assistance (Presidentially Declared Disasters).

W. Craig Fugate,
Administrator, Federal Emergency Management Agency.
[FR Doc. 2016-24631 Filed 10-11-16; 8:45 am]
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