Federal Register Notice

Billing Code 6718-02P

FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY

[FEMA-1425-DR]

Texas; 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 
Texas (FEMA-1425-DR), dated July 4, 2002, and related 
determinations.

EFFECTIVE DATE: July 4, 2002.

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is hereby given that, 
in a letter dated July 4, 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 State of Texas, resulting from severe storms and 
    flooding beginning on June 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 (Stafford Act).  I, therefore, declare 
    that such a major disaster exists in the State of Texas

    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, Hazard Mitigation throughout the State 
    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 and the Individual 
    and Family Grant program 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 Sandra L. Coachman 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 Texas 
to have been affected adversely by this declared major disaster:

    Bexar, Blanco, Comal, Hays, Kerr and Medina Counties for 
    Individual Assistance.

All counties within the State of Texas 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.)



/s/
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Joe M. Allbaugh,
Director.