Federal Register Notice

Billing Code 6718-02P

FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY

[FEMA-1358-DR]

Vermont; 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 
Vermont (FEMA-1358-DR), dated January 18, 2001, and 
related determinations.
		
EFFECTIVE DATE:  January 18, 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 January, 18, 2001, the President 
declared a major disaster under the authority of the
Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance
Act, 42 USC 5121, et seq., as amended by the Disaster 
Mitigation Act of 2000, Pub. L. No. 106-390, 114 Stat. 
1552 (2000), as follows:

	I have determined that the damage in certain
	areas of the State of Vermont, resulting from
	severe storms and flooding on December 16-18,
	2000, 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, et seq.,
	as amended by the Disaster Mitigation Act of
	2000, Pub. L. No. 106-390, 114 Stat. 1552
	(2000)(Stafford Act).   I, therefore, declare
	that such a major disaster exists in the State
	of Vermont.

	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 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.


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 H. Botta 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 Vermont to have been affected adversely by this
declared major disaster:

	Bennington and Rutland Counties for Public
	Assistance.

All counties within the State of Vermont are eligible
to apply for assistance under the Hazard Mitigation
Grant Program.



(The following Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance
Numbersb (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.)




_______________________________________
James L. Witt,
Director.