[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 238 (Monday, December 11, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 77382]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-31373]


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FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY

[FEMA-1349-DR]


Oklahoma; 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 Oklahoma (FEMA-1349-DR), dated November 27, 
2000, and related determinations.

EFFECTIVE DATE: November 27, 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 November 27, 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 Oklahoma, resulting from severe storms and flooding on October 
21-29, 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 Oklahoma.
    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 Individual Assistance, Public 
Assistance, and Hazard Mitigation in the designated areas. 
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.

    The time period prescribed for the implementation of section 
310(a), Priority to Certain Applications for Public Facility and Public 
Housing Assistance, 42 U.S.C. 5153, shall be for a period not to exceed 
six months after the date of this declaration.
    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 Joe D. Bray 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 Oklahoma 
to have been affected adversely by this declared major disaster:
    Caddo and Grady Counties for Individual Assistance and Public 
Assistance.
    Carter, Comanche, Cotton, Jefferson, Kiowa, McClain and Tillman 
Counties for Public Assistance.
    All counties within the State of Oklahoma 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. 00-31373 Filed 12-8-00; 8:45 am]
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