Federal Register Notice

Billing Code 6718-02P

FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY

[FEMA-3170-EM]

New York; Emergency and Related Determinations

AGENCY: Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY:  This is a notice of the Presidential declaration 
of an emergency for the State of New York (FEMA-3170-EM), 
dated December 31, 2001, and related determinations.

EFFECTIVE DATE:  December 31, 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 31, 2001, the President declared an 
emergency 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 impact in  certain  
      areas of the State of  New York, resulting from  
      record/near record snow on  December 24-29, 2001, 
      is of sufficient severity and magnitude to warrant 
      an emergency 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 an emergency 
      exists in the State of New York.

      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 emergency protective 
      measures under the Public Assistance program to save 
      lives, protect public health and safety, and property.  
      Other forms of assistance under Title V of the Stafford 
      Act may be added at a later date, as you deem appropriate.  
      You are further authorized to provide this emergency 
      assistance in the affected areas for a period of 48 hours. 
      You may extend the period of assistance, as warranted. 
      This assistance excludes regular time costs for 
      subgrantees' regular employees. Assistance under this 
      emergency is authorized at 75 percent Federal 
      funding for 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 Peter Martinasco of the 
Federal Emergency Management Agency to act as the Federal 
Coordinating Officer for this declared emergency.

I do hereby determine the following areas of the State of New 
York to have been affected adversely by this declared emergency:
  
The counties of Erie and Niagara for emergency protective measures 
under the Public Assistance program for a period of 48 hours.  
  
(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.