5366 Federal Register / Vol. 69, No. 23 / Wednesday, February 4, 2004 / Notices 

I have determined that the impact in 

certain areas of the Commonwealth of 

Massachusetts, resulting from the record/near 

record snow on December 6–7, 2003, is of 

sufficient severity and magnitude to warrant 

an emergency declaration under the Robert T. 

Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency 

Assistance Act, 42 U.S.C. 5121–5206 

(Stafford Act). I, therefore, declare that such 

an emergency exists in the Commonwealth of 

Massachusetts. 

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.

The Federal Emergency Management 

Agency (FEMA) hereby gives notice that 

pursuant to the authority vested in the 

Under Secretary for Emergency 

Preparedness and Response, Department 

of Homeland Security, under Executive 

Order 12148, as amended, James N. 

Russo, of FEMA is appointed to act as 

the Federal Coordinating Officer for this 

declared emergency. 

I do hereby determine the following 

areas of the Commonwealth of 

Massachusetts to have been affected 

adversely by this declared emergency:

Barnstable, Berkshire, Bristol, Essex, 

Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire, Middlesex, 

Norfolk, Plymouth, Suffolk, and Worcester 

Counties for emergency protective measures 

(Category B) under the Public Assistance 

program for a period of 48 hours.

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance No. 

97.036, Disaster Assistance.)

Michael D. Brown, 

Under Secretary, Emergency Preparedness 

and Response, Department of Homeland 

Security.

[FR Doc. 04–2258 Filed 2–3–04; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Federal Emergency Management 

Agency 

[FEMA–3193–EM] 

New Hampshire; Emergency and 

Related Determinations

AGENCY: Federal Emergency 

Management Agency, Emergency 

Preparedness and Response Directorate, 

Department of Homeland Security.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: This is a notice of the 

Presidential declaration of an 

emergency for the State of New 

Hampshire (FEMA–3193–EM), dated 

January 15, 2004, and related 

determinations.

EFFECTIVE DATE: January 15, 2004.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Magda Ruiz, Recovery Division, Federal 

Emergency Management Agency, 

Washington, DC 20472, (202) 646–2705.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is 

hereby given that, in a letter dated 

January 15, 2004, the President declared 

an emergency declaration under the 

authority of the Robert T. Stafford 

Disaster Relief and Emergency 

Assistance Act, 42 U.S.C. 5121–5206 

(Stafford Act), as follows:

I have determined that the impact in 

certain areas of the State of New Hampshire, 

resulting from the record/near record snow 

on December 6–7, 2003, is of sufficient 

severity and magnitude to warrant an 

emergency declaration under the Robert T. 

Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency 

Assistance Act, 42 U.S.C. 5121–5206 

(Stafford Act). I, therefore, declare that such 

an emergency exists in the State of New 

Hampshire. 

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.

The Federal Emergency Management 

Agency (FEMA) hereby gives notice that 

pursuant to the authority vested in the 

Under Secretary for Emergency 

Preparedness and Response, Department 

of Homeland Security, under Executive 

Order 12148, as amended, James N. 

Russo, of FEMA is appointed to act as 

the Federal Coordinating Officer for this 

declared emergency. 

I do hereby determine the following 

areas of the State of New Hampshire to 

have been affected adversely by this 

declared emergency:

Belknap, Carroll, Cheshire, Coos, Grafton, 

Hillsborough, Merrimack, and Sullivan 

Counties for emergency protective measures 

(Category B) under the Public Assistance 

program for a period of 48 hours.

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance No. 

97.036, Disaster Assistance.)

Michael D. Brown, 

Under Secretary, Emergency Preparedness 

and Response, Department of Homeland 

Security.

[FR Doc. 04–2260 Filed 2–3–04; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Federal Emergency Management 

Agency 

Notice of Adjustment of Statewide Per 

Capita Threshold for Recommending a 

Cost Share Adjustment

AGENCY: Federal Emergency 

Management Agency, Emergency 

Preparedness and Response Directorate, 

Department of Homeland Security.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: FEMA gives notice that we 

are increasing the statewide per capita 

threshold for recommending cost share 

adjustments for disasters declared on or 

after January 1, 2004, through December 

31, 2004.

DATES: Effective Date: February 4, 2004. 

Applicability Date: This notice applies 

to major disasters declared on or after 

January 1, 2004.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Magda Ruiz, Recovery Division, Federal 

Emergency Management Agency, 

Washington, DC 20472, (202) 646–2705.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant 

to 44 CFR 206.47, FEMA annually 

adjusts the statewide per capita 

threshold that is used to recommend an 

increase of the Federal cost share from 

75 percent (75%) to not more than 90 

percent (90%) of the eligible cost of 

permanent work under section 406 and 

emergency work under section 403 and 

section 407 of the Stafford Act. The 

adjustment to the threshold is based on 

the Consumer Price Index for All Urban