83_FR_53484
Page Range | 53280-53280 | |
FR Document | 2018-22889 |
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 204 (Monday, October 22, 2018)] [Notices] [Page 53280] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2018-22889] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY Federal Emergency Management Agency [Docket ID FEMA-2018-0001] Notice of Adjustment of Minimum Project Worksheet Amount AGENCY: Federal Emergency Management Agency, DHS. ACTION: Notice. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, 2018, will be increased. DATES: This adjustment applies to major disasters and emergencies declared on or after October 1, 2018. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jonathan Hoyes, 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 $3,200 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, 2018. FEMA bases the adjustment on an increase in the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers of 2.7 percent for the 12-month period that ended in August 2018. This is based on information released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics at the U.S. Department of Labor on September 13, 2018. (Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance No. 97.036, Disaster Grants--Public Assistance (Presidentially Declared Disasters) Brock Long, Administrator, Federal Emergency Management Agency. [FR Doc. 2018-22889 Filed 10-19-18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 9111-11-P
Category | Regulatory Information | |
Collection | Federal Register | |
sudoc Class | AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106: | |
Publisher | Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration | |
Section | Notices | |
Action | Notice. | |
Dates | This adjustment applies to major disasters and emergencies declared on or after October 1, 2018. | |
Contact | Jonathan Hoyes, Recovery Directorate, Federal Emergency Management Agency, 500 C Street SW, Washington, DC 20472, (202) 646-3834. | |
FR Citation | 83 FR 53280 |