Federal Register Notice

Billing Code 6718-02P

FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY

[FEMA-1357-DR]

Louisiana; 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 
Louisiana (FEMA-1357-DR), dated January 12, 2001, 
and related determinations.

EFFECTIVE DATE:  January 12, 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 January 12, 2001, the President 
declared a major disaster under the authority of the 
Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency 
Assistance Act, 42 USC 5121, et seq., as amended by the 
Disaster Mitigation Act of 2000, Pub. L. No. 106-390, 
114 Stat. 1552 (2000), as follows:

	I have determined that the damage in certain 
	areas of the State of Louisiana, resulting 
	from a severe winter ice storm beginning 
	December 11, 2000, and continuing through 
	January 3, 2001, 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, et seq., as amended by the 
	Disaster Mitigation Act of 2000, Pub. L. No. 
	106-390, 114 Stat. 1552 (2000)(Stafford Act),
	I, therefore, declare that such a major 
	disaster exists in the State of Louisiana.

	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 
	and Hazard Mitigation in the designated areas 
	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 Carlos N. Mitchell 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 Louisiana to have been affected adversely by this 
declared major disaster:

	Bienville, Caddo, Claiborne, Lincoln, Union, 
	and Webster Parishes for Public Assistance.

	All parishes within the State of Louisiana 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.)


_______________________________________
James L. Witt,
Director.