Federal Register Notice

Billing Code 6718-02P


FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY

[FEMA-3157-EM]
New York; Emergency and Related Determinations

AGENCY:   Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).

ACTION:   Notice.
SUMMARY:   This is a notice of the Presidential 
declaration of an emergency for the State of New York 
(FEMA-3157-EM), dated December 4, 2000, and related 
determinations.

EFFECTIVE DATE:  December 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 December 4, 2000, the President declared an 
emergency 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 impact in certain areas 
	of the State of New York, resulting from the near 
	record snow on November 19-21, 2000, is of sufficient 
	severity and magnitude to warrant an emergency 
	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 
	an emergency exists in the State of New York.

	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 emergency protective 
	measures under the Public Assistance program to save
	lives, protect public health and safety, and property.
	Other forms of assistance under Title V of the 
	Stafford Act may be added at a later date, as you deem 
	appropriate.  You are further authorized to provide 
	this emergency assistance in the affected areas for a 
	period of 48 hours.  You may extend the period of 
	assistance, as warranted. This assistance excludes 
	regular time costs for sub-grantees regular employees.  
	Assistance under this emergency is authorized at 75 
	percent Federal funding for 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 Peter Martinasco 
of the Federal Emergency Management Agency to act as the 
Federal Coordinating Officer for this declared emergency.

I do hereby determine the following areas of the State of New
York to have been affected adversely by this declared emergency:

	The counties of Cattaraugus, Chautauqua and Erie for 
	reimbursement for emergency protective measures under 
	the Public Assistance program for a period of 48 hours. 
	
(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.