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from severe winter storms and flooding on

March 5–31, 2001, 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,(Stafford Act). I,

therefore, declare that such a major disaster

exists in the State of Maine.

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 Marianne Jackson 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 Maine to have been

affected adversely by this declared

major disaster:

Franklin, Oxford and York Counties for

Public Assistance.

All counties within the State of Maine

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.)

Joe M. Allbaugh,

Director.

[FR Doc. 01–13265 Filed 5–24–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6718–02–P

FEDERAL EMERGENCY

MANAGEMENT AGENCY

[FEMA–1370–DR]

Minnesota; 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 Minnesota

(FEMA–1370–DR), dated May 16, 2001,

and related determinations.

EFFECTIVE DATE: May 16, 2001.

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 May

16, 2001, 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, as follows:

I have determined that the damage in

certain areas of the State of Minnesota,

resulting from severe winter storms, flooding,

and tornadoes beginning on March 23, 2001,

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 (Stafford Act). I,

therefore, declare that such a major disaster

exists in the State of Minnesota.

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 and Public Assistance in the

designated areas. You are also authorized to

provide Hazard Mitigation throughout the

State. 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 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 James L. Roche 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 Minnesota to have

been affected adversely by this declared

major disaster:

Benton, Chippewa, Freeborn, Goodhue,

Houston, St. Louis, Stevens, Wabasha,

Washington, Winona, and Yellow Medicine,

and the Tribal governments of Prairie Island

and Upper Sioux for Individual Assistance.

Big Stone, Carver, Chippewa, Chisago,

Clay, Dakota, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant,

Houston, Lac qui Parle, McLeod, Meeker,

Morrison, Norman, Polk, Ramsey, Red Lake,

Redwood, Renville, St. Louis, Stevens, Swift,

Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Washington,

Wilkin, Winona, and Yellow Medicine, and

the Tribal governments of Prairie Island and

Upper Sioux for Public Assistance.

All counties within the State of

Minnesota 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.)

Joe M. Allbaugh,

Director.

[FR Doc. 01–13264 Filed 5–24–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6718–02–P

FEDERAL EMERGENCY

MANAGEMENT AGENCY

[FEMA–1373–DR]

Nebraska; 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 Nebraska

(FEMA–1373–DR), dated May 16, 2001,

and related determinations.

EFFECTIVE DATE: May 16, 2001.

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 May

16, 2001, 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, as follows:

I have determined that the damage in

certain areas of the State of Nebraska,

resulting from severe winter storms, flooding,

and tornadoes on April 10–23, 2001, is of

sufficient severity and magnitude to warrant