Federal Register Notice

Billing Code 6718-02P

FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY

[FEMA-1418-DR]

Indiana; 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
Indiana (FEMA-1418-DR), dated June 13, 2002, and
related determinations.

EFFECTIVE DATE: June 13, 2002.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rich Robuck, Readiness,
Response and Recovery and 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 June 13, 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 Indiana, resulting from severe storms,
    tornadoes and flooding beginning April 28, 2002, through
    June 7, 2002, 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 Indiana.

    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, 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, Hazard Mitigation, and 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.

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 Gracia Szczech 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 Indiana to
have been affected adversely by this declared major disaster:

    Dubois, Gibson, Hamilton, Marion, Martin, Pike,
    Posey, and Vigo Counties for Individual Assistance.

    Brown, Crawford, Dearborn, Dubois, Franklin, Gibson,
    Greene, Jackson, Jefferson, Johnson, Knox, Martin,
    Montgomery, Ohio, Orange, Owen, Parke, Pike, Posey,
    Putnam, Sullivan, Switzerland, Union, Vermillion,
    Vigo, and Washington Counties for Public Assistance.

All counties within the State of Indiana 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.)



/s/
_______________________________________
Joe M. Allbaugh,
Director.