[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 158 (Monday, August 17, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Page 49255]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-17068]
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Federal Emergency Management Agency
[Docket ID: FEMA-2013-0015]
RIN 1660-AA79
Notice of Adjustment of Legitimate Amount in Dispute for the
Dispute Resolution Pilot Program for Public Assistance Appeals
AGENCY: Federal Emergency Management Agency, DHS.
ACTION: Notice.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
SUMMARY: FEMA gives notice of an increase of the legitimate amount in
dispute for the Dispute Resolution Pilot Program for Public Assistance
Appeals for disasters declared on or after October 30, 2012.
DATES: Effective Date: August 17, 2015.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: William Roche, Public Assistance
Division Director, Recovery Directorate, Federal Emergency Management
Agency, 500 C Street SW., Washington, DC 20472-3100, Phone: (202) 646-
3834 or Email: [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Sandy Recovery Improvement Act of 2013,
Public Law 113-2, 127 Stat. 43 (Jan. 29, 2013), 42 U.S.C. 5189a note,
prescribes that the Administrator shall annually adjust the legitimate
amount in dispute under the Dispute Resolution Pilot Program to reflect
changes in the Consumer Price Index for all Urban Consumers published
by the Department of Labor. See 44 CFR 206.210(c)(1).
FEMA gives notice of an increase in the legitimate amount in
dispute under the Dispute Resolution Pilot Program for Public
Assistance Appeals to $1,031,000 for all disasters declared on or after
October 30, 2012.
FEMA bases the adjustment on an increase in the Consumer Price
Index for All Urban Consumers provided by The Bureau of Labor
Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor. The sum of the annual
average percent change from the two previous years (2013 and 2014) used
in the adjustment is 3.1 percent.
Dated: June 15, 2015.
W. Craig Fugate,
Administrator, Federal Emergency Management Agency.
[FR Doc. 2015-17068 Filed 8-14-15; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 9111-123-P