Federal Register Notice

Billing Code 6718-02P

FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY

[FEMA-1402-DR]

Kansas; Major Disaster and Related Determinations

AGENCY: Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY:  This is a notice of the Presidential declaration 
of a major disaster for the State of Kansas (FEMA-1402-DR),
dated February 6, 2002, and related determinations.

EFFECTIVE DATE:  February 6, 2002.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:  Madge Dale, Readiness, 
Response and Recovery Directorate, Federal Emergency
Management Agency, Washington, DC 20472, (202) 646-2705 
or madge.dale@fema.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:  Notice is hereby given that, 
in a letter dated February 6, 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 have determined that the damage in certain areas of the 
State of  Kansas, resulting from a severe winter ice storm 
on January 29, 2002, and continuing, 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. �� 5121-5206 (the Stafford Act).  I, therefore, 
declare that such a major disaster exists in the State of Kansas.

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 Individual Assistance and Public 
Assistance, including direct Federal 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 or 
Hazard Mitigation will be limited to 75 percent of the total eligible 
costs.  

Further, you are 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 Carlos Mitchell 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 Kansas 
  to have been affected adversely by this declared major disaster:
  
Allen, Anderson, Barber, Bourbon, Butler, Chautauqua, Cherokee, Coffey,
Comanche, Cowley, Crawford, Douglas, Elk, Franklin, Greenwood, Harper,
Jefferson, Johnson, Kingman, Kiowa, Labette, Leavenworth, Linn, Lyon, 
Miami, Montgomery, Neosho, Osage, Pratt, Sedgwick, Shawnee, Sumner, 
Wilson, Woodson, and Wyandotte Counties for Individual Assistance.

Johnson and Wyandotte Counties for Public Assistance, including 
direct Federal assistance, at 75 percent Federal funding.


  All counties within the State of Kansas 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); 83.542, Fire 
Suppression Assistance; 83.543, Individual and Family Grant (IFG) 
Program; 83.544, Public Assistance Grants; 83.545, Disaster Housing 
Program; 83.548, Hazard Mitigation Grant Program.)




_______________________________________
Joe M. Allbaugh,
Director.