Federal Register Notice

Billing Code 6718-02P

FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY

[FEMA-1343-DR]

Ohio; 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 
Ohio (FEMA-1343-DR), dated September 26, 2000, 
and related determinations. 

EFFECTIVE DATE:  September 26, 2000

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 September 26, 2000, 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 et seq.), as follows:

	I have determined that the damage in certain 
	areas of the State of Ohio, resulting  from severe 
	storms and a tornado on September 20, 2000, 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 et seq. (the Stafford Act). I, 
	therefore, declare that such a major disaster exists 
	in the State of Ohio.

	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 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 Hazard Mitigation will be limited to 75 percent 
	of the total eligible costs. If Public Assistance 
	is later determined to be 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 Louis Botta of the 
Federal Emergency Management Agency to act as the Federal 
Coordinating Officer for this declared disaster. 

I do hereby determine the following area of the State of Ohio 
to have been affected adversely by this declared major disaster:

		Greene County for Individual Assistance.


All counties within the State of Ohio 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.