[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 200 (Monday, October 16, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 61168-61169]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-26533]


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FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY

[FEMA-1344-DR]


Florida; Major Disaster and Related Determinations

AGENCY: Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This is a notice of the Presidential declaration of a major 
disaster for the State of Florida (FEMA-1344-DR), dated October 3, 
2000, and related determinations.

EFFECTIVE DATE: October 3, 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 3, 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 Tropical Storm Helene beginning on 
September 21, 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 Public Assistance and Hazard 
Mitigation in the

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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.
    The State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) will manage the 
Public Assistance operation, including project eligibility reviews, 
process control, and resource allocation. FEMA will retain 
obligation authority, the final approval of environmental and 
historic preservation reviews, and will assist SEMA to the extent 
that such assistance is necessary and is specifically requested by 
SEMA.

    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 Charles M. Butler 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:

    Bay, Calhoun, Escambia, Franklin, Gulf, Jefferson, Leon, 
Okaloosa, and Walkulla Counties for Public 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.
[FR Doc. 00-26533 Filed 10-13-00; 8:45 am]
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