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Notice of Adjustment of Statewide Per Capita Impact Indicator
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Federal Emergency Management Agency
[Docket ID FEMA-2026-0001]
Notice of Adjustment of Statewide Per Capita Impact Indicator
AGENCY:
Federal Emergency Management Agency, DHS.
ACTION:
Notice.
SUMMARY:
FEMA gives notice that the statewide per capita impact indicator under the Public Assistance program for disasters with an incident start date on or after October 1, 2026, will be increased.
DATES:
This adjustment applies to major disasters with an incident start date on or after October 1, 2026.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Robert M. Pesapane, Recovery Directorate, Federal Emergency Management Agency, 500 C Street SW, Washington, DC 20472, (202) 646-3834.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
FEMA regulations at 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 increased to $2.01 for all disasters with an incident start date on or after October 1, 2026.
FEMA bases the adjustment on an increase in the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers of 3.4 percent for the 12-month period that ended in August 2026. The Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor released the information on September 11, 2026.
(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance No. 97.036, Disaster Grants-Public Assistance (Presidentially Declared Disasters).
Cameron Hamilton,
Administrator, Federal Emergency Management Agency.
[FR Doc. 2026-22694 Filed 11-5-26; 8:45 am]
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