Notice of Adjustment of Countywide Per Capita Impact Indicator

Issuing agencies

Abstract

FEMA gives notice that the countywide 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.

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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 214 (Friday, November 6, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 70093-70094]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-22691]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Federal Emergency Management Agency

[Docket ID FEMA-2026-0001]


Notice of Adjustment of Countywide Per Capita Impact Indicator

AGENCY: Federal Emergency Management Agency, DHS.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: FEMA gives notice that the countywide 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: In assessing damages for area designations 
under 44 CFR 206.40(b), FEMA uses a countywide per capita indicator to 
evaluate the impact of the disaster at the county level. FEMA will 
adjust the countywide per capita impact indicator under the Public 
Assistance program to reflect annual changes in the Consumer

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Price Index for All Urban Consumers published by the Department of 
Labor.
    FEMA gives notice of an increase in the countywide per capita 
impact indicator to $5.03 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. 2026-22691 Filed 11-5-26; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 9111-23-P


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