Federal Register Notice

Billing Code 6718-02P

FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY

[FEMA-1367-DR]

Iowa; 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 
Iowa (FEMA-1367-DR), dated May 2, 2001, and 
related determinations.

EFFECTIVE DATE:  May 2, 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 2, 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 Iowa, resulting from 
	severe storms, tornadoes, and flooding beginning 
	on April 8, 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 Iowa.

	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 assistance for debris removal 
	(Category A) and emergency protective measures 
	(Category B) under Public Assistance, and 
	Hazard Mitigation in the designated areas 
	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.

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 Michael Bolch 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 Iowa to have been affected adversely by 
this declared major disaster:
	
	Allamakee, Buchanan, Clayton, Clinton, Des 
	Moines, Dubuque, Jackson, Lee, Louisa, Muscatine, 
	Ringgold, Scott, and Wapello Counties for 
	Individual Assistance.

	Clayton, Jackson, Lee, Louisa, Ringgold, and 
	Scott Counties for debris removal and emergency 
	protective measures (Categories A and B) under 
	the Public Assistance Program.


All counties within the State of Iowa 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.