[Federal Register: October 11, 2002 (Volume 67, Number 198)]
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FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY

 
Notice of Adjustment of Countywide Per Capita Impact Indicator

AGENCY: Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: FEMA gives notice that we are increasing the countywide per 
capita impact indicator under the Public Assistance program for 
disasters declared on or after October 1, 2002.

EFFECTIVE DATE: October 1, 2002.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Magda Ruiz, Response and Recovery 
Directorate, Federal Emergency Management Agency, Washington, DC 20472, 
(202) 646-2705, or (email) magda.ruiz@fema.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Response and Recovery Directorate Policy No. 
9122.1 prescribes that we (FEMA) will adjust the countywide per capita 
impact indicator under the Public Assistance program to reflect annual 
changes in the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers published 
by the Department of Labor.
    We give notice that we are increasing the countywide per capita 
impact indicator to $2.71 for all disasters declared on or after 
October 1, 2002.
    We base the adjustments on an increase in the Consumer Price Index 
for All Urban Consumers of 1.8 percent for the 12-month period ended in 
August 2002. The Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of 
Labor released the information on September 18, 2002.

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance No. 83.516, Disaster 
Assistance)
Joe M. Allbaugh,
Director.
[FR Doc. 02-25967 Filed 10-10-02; 8:45 am]
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