Federal Register Notice

Billing Code 6718-02P

FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY

[FEMA-1353-DR]

North Dakota; 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 
North Dakota, (FEMA-1353-DR), dated December 29, 
2000, and related determinations.

EFFECTIVE DATE:  December 29, 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 29, 2000, 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 North Dakota, resulting 
	from severe winter storms and tornadoes on 
	November 1-20, 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 North Dakota.

	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 Steven R. Emory 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 North Dakota to have been affected adversely 
by this declared major disaster:

	Benson, Bowman, Cavalier, Divide, Golden 
	Valley, McKenzie, Ramsey, Towner and Williams 
	Counties for Public Assistance.


All counties within the State of North Dakota 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.