Federal Register Notice

Billing Code 6718-02P

FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY

[FEMA-1376-DR]

North Dakota; 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 North Dakota 
(FEMA-1376-DR), dated May 28, 2001, and related determinations.

EFFECTIVE DATE:  May 28, 2001

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:  Madge Dale, Response and 
Recovery Directorate, Federal Emergency Management Agency, 
Washington, DC 20472, (202) 646-3772.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:  Notice is hereby given that, in 
a letter dated May 28, 2001, the President declared a major 
disaster under the authority of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster 
Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, 42 USC 5121, as follows:

	I have determined that the damage in certain areas of 
	the State of North Dakota, resulting from severe storms, 
	flooding, and ground saturation beginning on March 1, 
	2001, 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 USC 5121 (Stafford Act). I, therefore, 
	declare that such a major disaster exists in the State 
	of North Dakota.

	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 Public 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 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.

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 North 
Dakota to have been affected adversely by this declared major disaster:
	
	The counties of Barnes, Benson, Bottineau, Cass, Cavalier, 
	Dickey, Eddy, Foster, Grand Forks, Griggs, Kidder, McHenry, 
	McLean, Nelson, Pembina, Pierce, Ramsey, Ransom, Richland, 
	Rolette, Sheridan, Steele, Stutsman, Towner, Traill, Walsh, 
	Wells, the Indian Reservation of the Spirit Lake Tribe, and 
	the Indian Reservation of the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa 
	for Public Assistance.

	All counties within the State of North Dakota 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.