Federal Register Notice

Billing Code 6718-02P

FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY

[FEMA-1398-DR]

Mississippi; 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 
Mississippi (FEMA-1398-DR), dated December 7, 2001, 
and related determinations.

EFFECTIVE DATE:  December 7, 2001

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 December 7, 2001, 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 (the Stafford Act), as follows:

I have determined that the damage in certain areas of the State 
of Mississippi, resulting from severe storms, tornadoes and 
flooding on November 24, 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 U.S.C. �� 5121-5206 (the Stafford Act).  
I, therefore, declare that such a major disaster exists in the 
State of Mississippi.

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 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 Gracia Szczech  
  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 
  Mississippi to have been affected adversely by this declared 
  major disaster:
  
Bolivar, DeSoto, Hinds, Humphreys, Madison, Panola, Quitman, 
Sunflower, Tate and Washington Counties for Individual Assistance.


  All counties within the State of Mississippi 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.