Federal Register Notice

Billing Code 6718-02P

FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY

[FEMA-1421-DR]

Colorado; 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 
Colorado (FEMA-1421-DR), dated June 19, 2002, and 
related determinations.

EFFECTIVE DATE: June 19, 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 June 19, 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 Colorado, resulting from wildfires 
beginning April 23, 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 Colorado.

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 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 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 Steven R. Emory 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 Colorado to have been affected adversely 
	by this declared major disaster:
	
Adams, Alamosa, Arapahoe, Archuleta, Baca, Bent, 
Boulder, Broomfield City and County, Chaffee, Cheyenne, 
Clear Creek, Conejos, Costilla, Crowley, Custer, 
Delta, Denver City and County, Dolores, Douglas, 
Eagle, Elbert, El Paso, Fremont, Garfield, Gilpin, 
Grand, Gunnison, Hinsdale, Huerfano, Jefferson, Kiowa, 
Kit Carson, Lake, La Plata, Las Animas, Lincoln, Mesa, 
Mineral, Moffat, Montezuma, Montrose, Otero, Ouray, 
Park, Pitkin, Pueblo, Rio Blanco, Rio Grande, Routt, 
Saguache, San Juan, San Miguel, Summit, Teller, 
Washington, and Yuma Counties and the Southern Ute 
Reservation and Ute Mountain Reservation for 
Individual Assistance.  


	All counties and Indian Reservations within 
	the State of Colorado 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.