[Federal Register: October 6, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 192)]
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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, 2009, will be decreased.
    DATE: Effective Date: October 1, 2009, and applies to major 
disasters declared on or after October 1, 2009.

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 decreased to $1.29 for all disasters declared on or after 
October 1, 2009.
    FEMA bases the adjustment on a decrease in the Consumer Price Index 
for All Urban Consumers of 1.5 percent for the 12-month period ended in 
August 2009. The Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of 
Labor released the information on September 16, 2009.

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

W. Craig Fugate,
Administrator, Federal Emergency Management Agency.
[FR Doc. E9-24068 Filed 10-5-09; 8:45 am]

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