72520 Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 202 / Friday, October 20, 2023 / Notices 

DATES: The declaration was issued 

September 27, 2023. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Dean Webster, Office of Response and 

Recovery, Federal Emergency 

Management Agency, 500 C Street SW, 

Washington, DC 20472, (202) 646–2833. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is 

hereby given that, in a letter dated 

September 27, 2023, the President 

issued a major disaster declaration 

under the authority of the Robert T. 

Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency 

Assistance Act, 42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq. 

(the ‘‘Stafford Act’’), as follows: 

I have determined that the damage in 

certain areas of the State of Tennessee 

resulting from severe storms, straight-line 

winds, and tornado on August 7, 2023, is of 

sufficient severity and magnitude to warrant 

a major disaster declaration under the Robert 

T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency 

Assistance Act, 42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq. (the 

‘‘Stafford Act’’). Therefore, I declare that such 

a major disaster exists in the State of 

Tennessee. 

In order to provide Federal assistance, you 

are hereby authorized to allocate from funds 

available for these purposes such amounts as 

you find necessary for Federal disaster 

assistance and administrative expenses. 

You are authorized to provide Public 

Assistance in the designated areas and 

Hazard Mitigation throughout the State. 

Consistent with the requirement that Federal 

assistance be supplemental, any Federal 

funds provided under the Stafford Act for 

Public Assistance and Hazard Mitigation will 

be limited to 75 percent of the total eligible 

costs. 

Further, you are authorized to make 

changes to this declaration for the approved 

assistance to the extent allowable under the 

Stafford Act. 

The Federal Emergency Management 

Agency (FEMA) hereby gives notice that 

pursuant to the authority vested in the 

Administrator, under Executive Order 

12148, as amended, Yolanda J. Jackson, 

of FEMA is appointed to act as the 

Federal Coordinating Officer for this 

major disaster. 

The following areas of the State of 

Tennessee have been designated as 

adversely affected by this major disaster: 

Bledsoe, Coffee, Cumberland, Jefferson, 

Knox, Loudon, Meigs, Rhea, Roane, and Van 

Buren Counties for Public Assistance. 

All areas within the State of Tennessee are 

eligible for assistance under the Hazard 

Mitigation Grant Program. 

The following Catalog of Federal Domestic 

Assistance Numbers (CFDA) are to be used 

for reporting and drawing funds: 97.030, 

Community Disaster Loans; 97.031, Cora 

Brown Fund; 97.032, Crisis Counseling; 

97.033, Disaster Legal Services; 97.034, 

Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA); 

97.046, Fire Management Assistance Grant; 

97.048, Disaster Housing Assistance to 

Individuals and Households In Presidentially 

Declared Disaster Areas; 97.049, 

Presidentially Declared Disaster Assistance— 

Disaster Housing Operations for Individuals 

and Households; 97.050, Presidentially 

Declared Disaster Assistance to Individuals 

and Households—Other Needs; 97.036, 

Disaster Grants—Public Assistance 

(Presidentially Declared Disasters); 97.039, 

Hazard Mitigation Grant. 

Deanne Criswell, 

Administrator, Federal Emergency 

Management Agency. 

[FR Doc. 2023–23226 Filed 10–19–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 9111–23–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Federal Emergency Management 

Agency 

[Docket ID FEMA–2023–0001] 

Notice of Maximum Amount of 

Assistance Under the Individuals and 

Households Program 

AGENCY: Federal Emergency 

Management Agency, DHS. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: FEMA gives notice of the 

maximum amount for assistance under 

the Individuals and Households 

Program for emergencies and major 

disasters declared on or after October 1, 

2023. 

DATES: This adjustment applies to 

emergencies and major disasters 

declared on or after October 1, 2023. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Frank Matranga, Recovery Directorate, 

Federal Emergency Management 

Agency, 500 C Street SW, Washington, 

DC 20472, (202) 212–1000. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 

408 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster 

Relief and Emergency Assistance Act 

(the Stafford Act), 42 U.S.C. 5174, 

prescribes that FEMA must annually 

adjust the maximum amount for 

assistance provided under the 

Individuals and Households Program 

(IHP). FEMA gives notice that the 

maximum amount of IHP financial 

assistance provided to an individual or 

household under section 408 of the 

Stafford Act with respect to any single 

emergency or major disaster is $42,500 

for housing assistance and $42,500 for 

other needs assistance. The increase in 

award amount is for any single 

emergency or major disaster declared on 

or after October 1, 2023. In addition, in 

accordance with 44 CFR 61.17(c), this 

increases the maximum amount of 

available coverage under any Group 

Flood Insurance Policy (GFIP) issued. 

FEMA bases the adjustment on an 

increase in the Consumer Price Index 

for All Urban Consumers of 3.7 percent 

for the 12-month period, which ended 

in August 2023. The Bureau of Labor 

Statistics of the U.S. Department of 

Labor released the information on 

September 13, 2023. 

Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance No. 

97.048, Federal Disaster Assistance to 

Individuals and Households in Presidentially 

Declared Disaster Areas; 97.049, 

Presidentially Declared Disaster Assistance— 

Disaster Housing Operations for Individuals 

and Households; 97.050, Presidentially 

Declared Disaster Assistance to Individuals 

and Households—Other Needs. 

Deanne Criswell, 

Administrator, Federal Emergency 

Management Agency. 

[FR Doc. 2023–23168 Filed 10–19–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 9111–23–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Federal Emergency Management 

Agency 

[Internal Agency Docket No. FEMA–3597– 

DR; Docket ID FEMA–2023–0001] 

South Carolina; Amendment No. 1 to 

Notice of an Emergency Declaration 

AGENCY: Federal Emergency 

Management Agency, DHS. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: This notice amends the notice 

of an emergency declaration for the 

State of South Carolina (FEMA–3597– 

DR), dated August 31, 2023, and related 

determinations. 

DATES: This amendment was issued 

September 22, 2023. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Dean Webster, Office of Response and 

Recovery, Federal Emergency 

Management Agency, 500 C Street SW, 

Washington, DC 20472, (202) 646–2833. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is 

hereby given that the incident period for 

this emergency is closed effective 

September 3, 2023. 

The following Catalog of Federal Domestic 

Assistance Numbers (CFDA) are to be used 

for reporting and drawing funds: 97.030, 

Community Disaster Loans; 97.031, Cora 

Brown Fund; 97.032, Crisis Counseling; 

97.033, Disaster Legal Services; 97.034, 

Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA); 

97.046, Fire Management Assistance Grant; 

97.048, Disaster Housing Assistance to 

Individuals and Households In Presidentially 

Declared Disaster Areas; 97.049, 

Presidentially Declared Disaster Assistance— 

Disaster Housing Operations for Individuals 

and Households; 97.050, Presidentially 


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