[Federal Register: October 6, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 192)]
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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, 2009.

DATES: Effective Date: October 1, 2009, and applies to emergencies and 
major disasters declared on or after October 1, 2009.

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 $29,900. The decrease in award amount as stated above 
is for any single emergency or major disaster declared on or after 
October 1, 2009. 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 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. 97.048, Individuals and 
Households--Housing; 97.049 Individuals and Households--Disaster 
Housing Operations; 97.050, Individuals and Households--Other Needs.


W. Craig Fugate,
Administrator, Federal Emergency Management Agency.
[FR Doc. E9-24070 Filed 10-5-09; 8:45 am]

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