Federal Register Notice

Billing Code 6718-02P

FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY

[FEMA-1352-DR]

Alabama; 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
Alabama (FEMA-1352-DR), dated December 18 , 2000,
and related determinations.

EFFECTIVE DATE:  December 18, 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 December 18, 2000, 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 Alabama, resulting from severe
	storms and tornadoes on December 16, 2000, 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, 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 Alabama.

	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,
	assistance for Categories A and B (debris removal
	and emergency protective measures) under the Public
	Assistance program, and Hazard Mitigation in the
	designated areas. 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 John
D. Hannah 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 Alabama to have been affected adversely by this
declared major disaster:

	The counties of Dale, Etowah, Geneva, Henry, Houston,
	Limestone, Macon, St. Clair, and Tuscaloosa for
	Individual Assistance.

	The counties of Dale, Etowah, Geneva, Henry, Houston,
	Limestone, Macon, St. Clair, and Tuscaloosa for debris
	removal and emergency protective measures (Categories
	A & B) under Public Assistance.



All counties within the State of Alabama 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.