Federal Register Notice

Billing Code 6718-02P

FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY

[FEMA-1397-DR]

Guam; 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 Territory of Guam (FEMA-1397-DR), 
dated December 5, 2001, and related determinations.

EFFECTIVE DATE:  December 5, 2001

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:  Madge Dale, Readiness, 
Response and Recovery Directorate, Federal Emergency
Management Agency, Washington, DC 20472, (202) 646-2705 or
madge.dale@fema.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:  Notice is hereby given that, in 
a letter dated December 5, 2001, 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 (the Stafford Act), as follows:

I have determined that the damage in certain areas of the 
Territory of Guam, resulting from an earthquake on October 13, 
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 U.S.C. �� 5121-5206 (the 
Stafford Act).  I, therefore, declare that such a major disaster 
exists in the Territory of Guam.

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 Territory of Guam, 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 Louis Botta of 
  the Federal Emergency Management Agency to act as the Federal 
  Coordinating Officer for this declared disaster.
  
  I do hereby determine the Territory of Guam to have been affected 
  adversely by this declared major disaster:
  
  The Territory of Guam for Public Assistance.


  
 
The Territory of Guam is 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.)




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Joe M. Allbaugh,
Director.