Federal Register Notice

Billing Code 6718-02P

FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY

[FEMA-1410-DR]

West 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 State of West Virginia (FEMA-1410-DR), on May 5, 2002, 
and related determinations.

EFFECTIVE DATE:  May 5, 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 May 6, 2002, documenting the President�s May 5, 2002, declaration 
of 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), follows:

I have determined that the damage in certain areas of the State of West 
Virginia, resulting from severe storms, flooding, and landslides on May 2, 
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 
West 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 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 
rovided 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 requested and 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 Justo Hernandez 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 West Virginia to 
  have been affected adversely by this declared major disaster:
  
McDowell, Mercer, Mingo and Wyoming Counties for Individual Assistance.


  All counties within the State of West 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.)




_______________________________________
Joe M. Allbaugh,
Director.