Federal Register Notice

Billing Code 6718-02P

FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY

[FEMA-1406-DR]

Virginia; 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 Commonwealth 
of Virginia 

(FEMA-1406-DR), dated April 2, 2002, and related 
determinations.

EFFECTIVE DATE:   April 2, 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 April 2, 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 (Stafford Act), as follows:

I have determined that the damage in certain areas of 
the Commonwealth of Virginia, resulting from severe 
storms and flooding on March 17-20, 2002, 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 (Stafford Act).  I, therefore, declare 
that such a major disaster exists in the Commonwealth 
of Virginia.

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 in 
the designated areas and Hazard Mitigation throughout 
the Commonwealth, and any other forms of assistance 
under the Stafford Act you may deem appropriate. 
Consistent with the requirement that Federal assistance 
be supplemental, any Federal funds provided under the 
Stafford Act for Hazard Mitigation will be limited to 
75 percent of the total eligible costs.  If Public 
Assistance is later warranted, Federal funds provided 
under that program will also 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 
  Louis H. Botta 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 Commonwealth 
  of Virginia to have been affected adversely by this declared 
  major disaster:
  
Dickenson, Lee, Russell, Scott, Smyth, Tazewell, Washington 
and Wise Counties and the independent city of Norton for 
Individual Assistance.



  All counties and independent cities within the 
  Commonwealth of Virginia 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.)



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Joe M. Allbaugh,
Director.