[Federal Register: December 20, 2002 (Volume 67, Number 245)]
[Notices]
[Page 77996]
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FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY
[FEMA-1442-DR]
Alabama; Major Disaster and Related Determinations
AGENCY: Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: This is a notice of the Presidential declaration of a major
disaster for the State of Alabama (FEMA-1442-DR), dated November 14,
2002, and related determinations.
EFFECTIVE DATE: November 14, 2002.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Magda Ruiz, Response and Recovery
Directorate, Federal Emergency Management Agency, Washington, DC 20472,
(202) 646-2705 or Magda.Ruiz@fema.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is hereby given that, in a letter
dated November 14, 2002, the President declared a major disaster under
the authority of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency
Assistance Act, 42 U.S.C. 5121-5206 (the Stafford Act), as follows:
I determined on November 14, 2002, that the damage in certain
areas of the State of Alabama, resulting from severe storms and
tornadoes on November 5-12, 2002, was 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.
5121-5206 (the Stafford Act). I, therefore, declared that such a
major disaster existed in the State of Alabama.
In order to provide Federal assistance, you were authorized to
allocate from funds available for these purposes, such amounts as
you find necessary for Federal disaster assistance and
administrative expenses.
You were authorized to provide Individual Assistance and 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, Hazard Mitigation, and the Other Needs
Assistance under Section 408 of the Stafford Act will be limited to
75 percent of the total eligible costs.
Further, you were authorized to make changes to this declaration
to the extent allowable under the Stafford Act.
The time period prescribed for the implementation of section
310(a), Priority to Certain Applications for Public Facility and Public
Housing Assistance, 42 U.S.C. 5153, shall be for a period not to exceed
six months after the date of this declaration.
Notice is hereby given that pursuant to the authority vested in the
Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency under Executive
Order 12148, I hereby appoint C. Michel Butler of the Federal Emergency
Management Agency to act as the Federal Coordinating Officer for this
declared disaster.
I do hereby determine the following areas of the State of Alabama
to have been affected adversely by this declared major disaster:
Barbour, Bibb, Blount, Calhoun, Cherokee, Cleburne, Cullman,
Dale, DeKalb, Etowah, Fayette, Franklin, Greene, Hale, Henry,
Houston, Jefferson, Lamar, Lawrence, Marion, Marshall, Morgan,
Pickens, Shelby, St. Clair, Talladega, Tuscaloosa, Walker and
Winston Counties for Individual Assistance.
Cullman, Cherokee, Fayette, and Walker Counties for Public
Assistance.
All counties within the State of Alabama are eligible to apply 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: 83.537, Community
Disaster Loans; 83.538, Cora Brown Fund Program; 83.539, Crisis
Counseling; 83.540, Disaster Legal Services Program; 83.541,
Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA); 83.556, Fire Management
Assistance; 83.558, Individual and Household Housing; 83.559,
Individual and Household Disaster Housing Operations; 83.560
Individual and Household Program-Other Needs, 83.544, Public
Assistance Grants; 83.548, Hazard Mitigation Grant Program.)
Joe M. Allbaugh,
Director.
[FR Doc. 02-32041 Filed 12-19-02; 8:45 am]
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