53286 Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 199 / Friday, October 16, 2009 / Notices 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Federal Emergency Management 

Agency 

[Internal Agency Docket No. FEMA–1860– 

DR; Docket ID FEMA–2008–0018] 

Kansas; Major Disaster and Related 

Determinations 

AGENCY: Federal Emergency 

Management Agency, DHS. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: This is a notice of the 

Presidential declaration of a major 

disaster for the State of Kansas (FEMA– 

1860–DR), dated September 30, 2009, 

and related determinations. 

DATES: Effective Date: September 30, 

2009. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Peggy Miller, Disaster Assistance 

Directorate, Federal Emergency 

Management Agency, 500 C Street, SW., 

Washington, DC 20472, (202) 646–3886. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is 

hereby given that, in a letter dated 

September 30, 2009, the President 

issued a major disaster declaration 

under the authority of the Robert T. 

Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency 

Assistance Act, 42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq. 

(the ‘‘Stafford Act’’), as follows: 

I have determined that the damage in 

certain areas of the State of Kansas resulting 

from severe storms and flooding during the 

period of July 8–14, 2009, 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’’). Therefore, I declare that such 

a major disaster exists in the State of Kansas. 

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 that you deem appropriate. Consistent 

with the requirement that Federal assistance 

is supplemental, any Federal funds provided 

under the Stafford Act for Public Assistance 

and Hazard Mitigation will be limited to 75 

percent of the total eligible costs. If Other 

Needs Assistance under Section 408 of the 

Stafford Act is later requested and warranted, 

Federal funding 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 Federal Emergency Management 

Agency (FEMA) hereby gives notice that 

pursuant to the authority vested in the 

Administrator, under Executive Order 

12148, as amended, Michael R. Scott, of 

FEMA is appointed to act as the Federal 

Coordinating Officer for this major 

disaster. 

The following areas of the State of 

Kansas have been designated as 

adversely affected by this major disaster: 

Anderson, Bourbon, Franklin, Linn, and 

Sedgwick Counties for Public Assistance. 

All counties within the State of Kansas 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: 97.030, 

Community Disaster Loans; 97.031, Cora 

Brown Fund; 97.032, Crisis Counseling; 

97.033, Disaster Legal Services; 97.034, 

Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA); 

97.046, Fire Management Assistance Grant; 

97.048, Disaster Housing Assistance to 

Individuals and Households In Presidentially 

Declared Disaster Areas; 97.049, 

Presidentially Declared Disaster Assistance— 

Disaster Housing Operations for Individuals 

and Households; 97.050, Presidentially 

Declared Disaster Assistance to Individuals 

and Households—Other Needs; 97.036, 

Disaster Grants—Public Assistance 

(Presidentially Declared Disasters); 97.039, 

Hazard Mitigation Grant.) 

W. Craig Fugate, 

Administrator, Federal Emergency 

Management Agency. 

[FR Doc. E9–24907 Filed 10–15–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 9111–23–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Federal Emergency Management 

Agency 

[Docket ID FEMA–2008–0017] 

Voluntary Private Sector Accreditation 

and Certification Preparedness 

Program 

AGENCY: Federal Emergency 

Management Agency, DHS. 

ACTION: Notice of availability; request 

for comments. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Homeland 

Security (DHS) announces its intent to 

select standards for adoption in the 

Voluntary Private Sector Accreditation 

and Certification Preparedness Program 

(‘‘PS-Prep’’). This notice (1) finalizes the 

criteria to be used in selecting standards 

for the PS-Prep Program; (2) discusses 

the prospective adoption of the three 

identified standards, including (a) the 

approach for collaboration with the 

Critical Infrastructure and Key 

Resources (CIKR) sectors and (b) 

considerations for small business in the 

adoption of the three identified 

standards; and (3) poses specific 

questions for which comment is sought. 

Although DHS intends to select only the 

three identified preparedness standards 

at this time, DHS may select additional 

standards in the future. 

Instructions: DHS will accept 

comments on PS-Prep and these 

standards at any time, and comments 

will be considered as they are received. 

Within 30 days after publication of this 

notice, DHS requests comments 

regarding the adoption of the standard 

selections or any other similar standard 

that satisfies the Target Criteria 

presented in the December 24, 2008 

notice (73 FR 79140). Those interested 

may submit comments, identified by 

Docket ID FEMA–2008–0017, by one of 

the following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

(Note: This process applies to all 

government requests for comments— 

even though as in the case of PS-Prep, 

they may not be for regulatory 

purposes.) 

• E-mail: FEMA-POLICY@dhs.gov. 

Include Docket ID FEMA–2008–0017 in 

the subject line of the message. 

• Fax: 703–483–2999. 

• Mail/Hand Delivery/Courier: Office 

of Chief Counsel, Federal Emergency 

Management Agency, 500 C Street, SW., 

Room 840, Washington, DC 20472– 

3100. 

All submissions received must 

include the agency name and Docket ID 

FEMA–2008–0017. All submissions will 

be posted, without change, to the 

Federal eRulemaking Portal at http:// 

www.regulations.gov, and will include 

any personal information you provide. 

Because comments are made available 

to the public, submitters should take 

caution to not include any sensitive, 

personal information, trade secret, or 

any commercial or financial information 

which is obtained from any person and 

which is deemed privileged or 

confidential. Submitters may wish to 

read the Privacy Act Notice available on 

the Privacy and Use Notice link on the 

Administration Navigation Bar of http:// 

www.regulations.gov. 

Docket: For access to the docket to 

read background documents or 

comments received, go to the Federal 

eRulemaking Portal at http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Submitted 

comments may also be inspected at 

FEMA, Office of Chief Counsel, 500 C 

Street, SW., Room 840, Washington, DC 

20472. 

Availability of the Identified 

Standards: The three identified 

standards are available in two ways in 


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