Federal Register Notice

Billing Code 6718-02P

FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY

[FEMA-1393-DR]

Florida; 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 
Florida (FEMA-1393-DR), dated September 28, 2001, 
and related determinations.

EFFECTIVE DATE:  September 28, 2001

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:  Madge Dale, Readiness,
Response and Recovery Directorate, Federal Emergency
Management Agency, Washington, DC 20472, (202) 646-2705 
or madge.dale@fema.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:  Notice is hereby given that,
in a letter dated September 28, 2001, the President 
declared a major disaster under the authority of the 
Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency
Assistance Act, 42 U.S.C. �� 5121-5204 (the Stafford 
Act), as follows:

	I have determined that the damage in 
	certain areas of the State of Florida,
	resulting from severe storms, tornadoes
	and flooding associated with Tropical
	Storm Gabrielle on September 13-21, 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 U.S.C. �� 5121-5206 (the Stafford Act).
	I, therefore, declare that such a major 
	disaster exists in the State of Florida.
	
	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 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 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
Charles M. Butler 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 Florida to have been affected adversely by this 
declared major disaster:

	Charlotte, DeSoto, Hardee, Manatee, 
	St. Johns, Sarasota, and Flagler Counties 
	for Public Assistance.

	All counties within the State of Florida 
	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.