Federal Register Notice

Billing Code 6718-02P

FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY

[FEMA-1370-DR]

Minnesota; 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 Minnesota (FEMA-1370-DR), 
dated May 16, 2001, and related determinations.

EFFECTIVE DATE:  May 16, 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 16, 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 Minnesota, resulting from severe winter 
	storms, flooding, and tornadoes beginning on March 23, 
	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 Minnesota.

	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 and 
	Public Assistance in the designated areas.  You are also 
	authorized to provide Hazard Mitigation throughout the 
	State. 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.

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 James L. Roche  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 
Minnesota to have been affected adversely by this declared major 
disaster:
	Benton, Chippewa, Freeborn, Goodhue, Houston, St. Louis, 
	Stevens, Wabasha, Washington, Winona, and Yellow Medicine, 
	and the Tribal governments of Prairie Island and Upper Sioux 
	for Individual Assistance. 

	Big Stone, Carver, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Dakota, Freeborn, 
	Goodhue, Grant, Houston, Lac qui Parle, McLeod, Meeker, 
	Morrison, Norman, Polk, Ramsey, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, 
	St. Louis, Stevens, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Washington, 
	Wilkin, Winona, and Yellow Medicine, and the Tribal governments 
	of Prairie Island and Upper Sioux for Public Assistance. 

All counties within the State of Minnesota 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.