Federal Register Notice

Billing Code 6718-02P

FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY

[FEMA-1369-DR]

Wisconsin; 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 Wisconsin (FEMA-1369-DR), 
dated May 11, 2001, and related determinations.

EFFECTIVE DATE:  May 11, 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 May 11, 2001, the President declared a major 
disaster under the authority of the Robert T. Stafford 
Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, 42 USC 5121, 
as follows:

	I have determined that the damage in certain areas of 
	the State of Wisconsin, resulting from flooding and 
	severe storms on April 10, 2001 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 (Stafford Act). I, therefore, declare that such 
	a major disaster exists in the State of Wisconsin.

	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, 
	Public Assistance, 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 Thomas P. Davies 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 Wisconsin 
to have been affected adversely by this declared major disaster:

	Buffalo, Burnett, Crawford, Douglas, Grant, La Crosse, Pepin, 
	Pierce, St. Croix, Trempealeau, and Vernon Counties for 
	Individual Assistance.

	Ashland, Barron, Bayfield, Buffalo, Burnett, Crawford, Douglas, 
	Grant, Iron, La Crosse, Pepin, Pierce, Polk, St. Croix, 
	Trempealeau, Vernon, and Washburn Counties for Public Assistance.

All counties within the State of Wisconsin 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.)



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Joe M. Allbaugh,
Director.