Federal Register Notice

Billing Code 6718-02P

FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY

[FEMA-1383-DR]

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania; 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 Commonwealth
of Pennsylvania (FEMA-1383-DR), dated June 21, 2001,
and related determinations.

EFFECTIVE DATE:  June 21, 2001

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:  Madge Dale, Readiness, 
Response and Recovery Directorate, Federal Emergency 
Management Agency, Washington, DC 20472, (202) 646-5920.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:  Notice is hereby given that, 
in a letter dated June 21, 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 Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, 
	resulting from Tropical Storm Allison on June 
	15-17, 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 USC 5121 
	(Stafford Act). I, therefore, declare that such
	a major disaster exists in the Commonwealth of
	Pennsylvania.

	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 in the designated areas, 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 Hazard Mitigation will
	be limited to 75 percent of the total eligible 
	costs.  If Public Assistance is later 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 Peter Martinasco 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 
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to have been affected 
adversely by this declared major disaster:

	Bucks and Montgomery Counties for
	Individual Assistance.

	All counties within the Commonwealth 
	of Pennsylvania 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.