Federal Register / Vol. 69, No. 201 / Tuesday, October 19, 2004 / Notices 61515

Program; 97.034, Disaster Unemployment 

Assistance (DUA); 97.046, Fire Management 

Assistance; 97.048, Individual and 

Household Housing; 97.049, Individual and 

Household Disaster Housing Operations; 

97.050, Individual and Household Program—

Other Needs; 97.036, Public Assistance 

Grants; 97.039, Hazard Mitigation Grant 

Program)

Michael D. Brown, 

Under Secretary, Emergency Preparedness 

and Response, Department of Homeland 

Security.

[FR Doc. 04–23309 Filed 10–18–04; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Federal Emergency Management 

Agency 

Notice of Adjustment of Disaster Grant 

Amounts

AGENCY: Federal Emergency 

Management Agency, Emergency 

Preparedness and Response Directorate, 

Department of Homeland Security.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: FEMA gives notice of an 

increase of the maximum amount for 

Small Project Grants to State and local 

governments and private nonprofit 

facilities for disasters declared on or 

after October 1, 2004.

DATES: Effective October 1, 2004 and 

applies to major disasters declared on or 

after October 1, 2004.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

James A. Walke, Recovery Division, 

Federal Emergency Management 

Agency, Washington, DC 20472, (202) 

646–3834.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and 

Emergency Assistance Act, 42 U.S.C. 

5121–5206 (the Stafford Act) prescribes 

that FEMA must annually adjust the 

maximum grant amount made under 

section 422, Small Project Grants, 

Simplified Procedure, relating to 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 of 

the maximum amount of any Small 

Project Grant made to the State, local 

government, or to the owner or operator 

of an eligible private nonprofit facility, 

under section 422 of the Stafford Act, to 

$55,500 for all disasters declared on or 

after October 1, 2004. 

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 ended in 

August 2004. The Bureau of Labor 

Statistics of the U.S. Department of 

Labor released the information on 

September 16, 2004.

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance No. 

97.036, Public Assistance Grants)

Michael D. Brown, 

Under Secretary, Emergency Preparedness 

and Response, Department of Homeland 

Security.

[FR Doc. 04–23319 Filed 10–18–04; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Federal Emergency Management 

Agency 

Notice of Maximum Amount of 

Assistance Under the Individuals and 

Households Program, Notice of 

Maximum Amount of Repair 

Assistance, and Notice of Maximum 

Amount of Replacement Assistance

AGENCY: Federal Emergency 

Management Agency, Emergency 

Preparedness and Response Directorate, 

Department of Homeland Security.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: FEMA gives notice of the 

maximum amounts for assistance under 

the Individuals and Households 

Program for emergencies and major 

disasters declared on or after October 1, 

2004.

DATES: Effective October 1, 2004 and 

applies to major disasters declared on or 

after October 1, 2004.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Berl 

Jones, Recovery Division, Federal 

Emergency Management Agency, 

Washington, DC 20472, (202) 646–4235.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 

408 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster 

Relief and Emergency Assistance Act 

(the ‘‘Act’’), 42 U.S.C. 5174, prescribes 

that FEMA must annually announce the 

maximum amounts for assistance 

provided under the Individuals and 

Households (IHP) Program. FEMA gives 

notice that the maximum amount of IHP 

financial assistance provided to an 

individual or household under section 

408 of the Act with respect to any single 

emergency or major disaster is $26,200. 

The maximum amount of Repair 

Assistance is $5,200, and the maximum 

amount of Replacement Assistance is 

$10,500. The increases in award 

amounts as stated above are for any 

single emergency or major disaster 

declared on or after October 1, 2004. 

FEMA bases the adjustments on an 

increase in the Consumer Price Index 

for All Urban Consumers of 2.7 percent 

for the 12-month period ended in 

August 2004. The Bureau of Labor 

Statistics of the U.S. Department of 

Labor released the information on 

September 16, 2004.

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance No. 

97.048, Individuals and Households—

Housing; 97.049 Individuals and 

Households—Disaster Housing Operations; 

97.050, Individuals and Households—Other 

Needs) 

Michael D. Brown, 

Under Secretary, Emergency Preparedness 

and Response, Department of Homeland 

Security.

[FR Doc. 04–23321 Filed 10–18–04; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Federal Emergency Management 

Agency 

Notice of Adjustment of Statewide Per 

Capita Impact Indicator

AGENCY: Federal Emergency 

Management Agency, Emergency 

Preparedness and Response Directorate, 

Department of Homeland Security.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: FEMA gives notice that the 

statewide per capita impact indicator 

under the Public Assistance program for 

disasters declared on or after October 1, 

2004 will be increased.

DATES: Effective October 1, 2004 and 

applies to major disasters declared on or 

after October 1, 2004.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

James A. Walke, Recovery Division, 

Federal Emergency Management 

Agency, Washington, DC 20472, and 

(202) 646–3834.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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 $1.14 for all disasters 

declared on or after October 1, 2004. 

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 ended in 

August 2004. The Bureau of Labor 

Statistics of the U.S. Department of 

Labor released the information on 

September 16, 2004.

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(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance No. 

97.036, Public Assistance Grants)

Michael D. Brown, 

Under Secretary, Emergency Preparedness 

and Response, Department of Homeland 

Security.

[FR Doc. 04–23318 Filed 10–18–04; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

National Communications System 

National Security Telecommunications 

Advisory Committee

AGENCY: National Communications 

System (NCS).

ACTION: Notice of open meeting.

SUMMARY: A meeting of the President’s 

National Security Telecommunications 

Advisory Committee (NSTAC) will be 

held via conference call on Thursday, 

October 21, 2004, from 3 p.m. to 4 p.m. 

The NSTAC is subject to the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act (FACA), Pub. 

L. 92–463, as amended (5 U.S.C. App. 

II). The conference call will be opened 

to the public. The purpose of the 

meeting is to receive a briefing on: 

• Homeland Security Presidential 

Directive 7 (HSPD7). While the call is 

opened to the public, the public and 

other non-NSTAC members will be 

placed on listen only (muted) lines. For 

access to the conference bridge and 

meeting materials, please register with 

Ms. Daniela Christopherson at (703) 

607–6217 or by e-mail at 

Christod@ncs.gov by 5 p.m., 

Wednesday, October 20, 2004.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Call 

Ms. Kiesha Gebreyes, Chief, Industry 

Operations Branch at (703) 607–6134, or 

write the Manager, National 

Communications System, P.O. Box 

4502, Arlington, Virginia 22204–4502.

Peter M. Fonash, 

Federal Register Certifying Officer, National 

Communications System.

[FR Doc. 04–23424 Filed 10–15–04; 10:42 

am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Transportation Security Administration 

RIN 1652–ZA01

Security Requirements for Aircraft 

Operators Certificated Pursuant to 14 

CFR Part 125

AGENCY: Transportation Security 

Administration (TSA), DHS.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: TSA is providing notice that, 

pursuant to its authority under 49 Code 

of Federal Regulation (CFR) part 1550, 

we are requiring aircraft operators using 

aircraft with a maximum certificated 

takeoff weight (MTOW) over 12,500 

pounds, that are certificated by the 

Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) 

under 14 CFR part 125 and that are not 

currently operating under a TSA 

security program, to meet the 

requirements of 49 CFR 1544.101(e) or 

(f) as specified in this notice. TSA has 

issued this requirement to respond to 

vulnerabilities in aviation security.

DATES: Effective November 18, 2004.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

David Bernier, TSA–7, Director of Air 

Carrier Inspections, Aviation Regulation 

and Inspection Division, Office of 

Aviation Operations, Transportation 

Security Administration HQ, 11th Floor, 

East Building, 601 South 12th Street, 

Arlington, VA 22202–4220; telephone 

(571) 227–2200; facsimile (703) 603–

0414; e-mail 

aircarrierinspection@tsa.dot.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: All 

aircraft operators that are not otherwise 

regulated under title 49 CFR and that 

are certificated by the FAA under 14 

CFR part 125 must comply with the 

security requirements contained in 

§ 1544.101 (e) or (f) of title 49 as 

explained below. TSA is issuing this 

notice pursuant to 49 CFR 1550.7 in 

response to vulnerabilities in civil 

aviation security. 

The U.S. Intelligence Community 

continues to receive and evaluate a high 

volume of reporting indicating possible 

threats against U.S. interests. This 

reporting, combined with recent 

terrorist attacks, has created an 

atmosphere of concern. While the 

ability to conduct multiple, near 

simultaneous attacks against several 

targets is not new for such terrorist 

groups as al-Qa’ida, aircraft that are not 

required to comply with TSA’s security 

regulations provide an attractive target 

for terrorist organizations attempting to 

evade aviation security measures 

currently in place. The Department of 

Homeland Security remains concerned 

about al-Qa’ida’s continued interest in 

aviation to carry out attacks on 

transportation and supporting 

infrastructure. In recognition of the 

current threat environment, TSA has 

made a determination that these 

circumstances require immediate action 

to ensure safety in air transportation. 

Under 49 CFR 1550.7, each aircraft 

operation that is certificated by the FAA 

under part 125 and does not currently 

comply with a security program under 

49 CFR part 1544 in an aircraft with a 

MTOW of more than 12,500 pounds, 

must conduct a search of the aircraft 

before departure and screen passengers, 

crew members and other persons, and 

all accessible property before boarding 

in accordance with security standards 

and procedures approved by TSA. TSA 

will require that for all-cargo operations 

conducted in an aircraft with a MTOW 

of more than 12,500 pounds and 

passenger operations conducted in an 

aircraft with a MTOW of more than 

12,500 pounds and up to and including 

45,500 kg (100,309.3 pounds), which are 

not currently operating under a TSA 

security program, such procedures and 

requirements as contained in 49 CFR 

1544.101(e) and related security 

directives must be implemented. The 

requirements include, without 

limitation, a security program that 

provides for the security of persons and 

property traveling on flights, 

designation of an Aircraft Operator 

Security Coordinator, verification of the 

identity of flight crew members, security 

training, and procedures to respond to 

certain threats. 

TSA will require that for all passenger 

operations with a MTOW greater than 

45,500 kg (100,309.3 pounds) or with a 

passenger seating configuration of 61 or 

more, the security procedures must 

include the requirements listed in 49 

CFR 1544.101(f) and related security 

directives. In addition to the 

requirements listed above, these 

operations must also screen individuals 

and their accessible property and 

provide for the use of metal detection 

devices and x-ray systems. 

The size of the aircraft operating 

under part 125 certification, the number 

of passengers traveling on such aircraft, 

and the amount of cargo transported 

pose a significant threat to aviation 

security and require the application of 

security measures to these operations. 

Of particular concern to aviation 

security are part 125 operators that are 

functioning as private travel clubs. Such 

clubs, which are advertised on the 

Internet, solicit members who, after 

payment of initiation and membership 

fees, are able to purchase tour packages.