Federal Register Notice

Billing Code 6718-02P

FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY

[FEMA-1345-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-1345-DR),
dated October 4, 2000, and related determinations.

EFFECTIVE DATE:  October 4, 2000

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 October 4, 2000, 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
et seq.), as follows:

	I have determined that the damage in certain areas
	of the State of Florida, resulting from severe 
	storms and flooding beginning on October 3, 2000, 
	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 U.S.C. � 5121 et seq.
	(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 Individual 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 Hazard Mitigation will be limited to 75 
	percent of the total eligible costs. If Public 
	Assistance is later requested and determined to 
	be 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 Justo Hernandez
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:

	Broward, Collier, Miami-Dade, and Monroe Counties for 
	Individual 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.)



_______________________________________
James L. Witt,
Director.