[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 200 (Wednesday, October 16, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 55323-55324]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-22471]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Federal Emergency Management Agency

[Docket ID FEMA-2019-0001]


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, 2019.

DATES: This adjustment applies to emergencies and major disasters 
declared on or after October 1, 2019.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Christopher B. Smith, 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

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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 Program (IHP). 
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 
$35,500 for housing assistance and $35,500 for other needs assistance. 
The increase in award amount is for any single emergency or major 
disaster declared on or after October 1, 2019. In addition, in 
accordance with 44 CFR 61.17(c), this increases the maximum amount of 
available coverage under any Group Flood Insurance Policy (GFIP) 
issued.
    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, 
which ended in August 2019. The Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. 
Department of Labor released the information on September 12, 2019.

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

Pete Gaynor,
Acting Administrator, Federal Emergency Management Agency.
[FR Doc. 2019-22471 Filed 10-15-19; 8:45 am]
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