Federal Register Notice

Billing Code 6718-02P

FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY

[FEMA-1424-DR]

Montana; 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 Montana (FEMA-1424-DR), 
dated July 3, 2002, and related determinations.

EFFECTIVE DATE:  July 3, 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 July 3, 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 Montana, resulting from severe storms and flooding 
    beginning on June 8, 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 Montana.

    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, 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 Public Assistance 
    and Hazard Mitigation will be limited to 75 percent of the total eligible 
    costs.  If Individual Assistance is later requested and warranted, 
    Federal funds provided under the Individual and Family Grant program 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 Michael Bolch 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 Montana to 
have been affected adversely by this declared major disaster:
	
    Glacier, Liberty, Pondera, and Toole Counties and the Blackfeet 
    Indian Reservation for Public Assistance.


All counties and Indian Reservations within the State of Montana 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.