Federal Register Notice

Billing Code 6718-02P

FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY

[FEMA-1366-DR]

Kansas; 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 Kansas (FEMA-1366-DR), dated April 27, 2001, 
and related determinations.

EFFECTIVE DATE:  April 27, 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 April 27, 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 Kansas, 
	resulting from severe storms, hail, 
	flooding and tornadoes beginning on 
	April 21, 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 Kansas.

	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 Carlos Mitchell 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 Kansas to have been affected adversely by this 
declared major disaster:

	Barton County for Individual Assistance 
	and Public Assistance.

	All counties within the State of Kansas
	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/
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Joe M. Allbaugh,
Director.