Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 213 / Friday, November 4, 2005 / Notices 67187 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Federal Emergency Management 

Agency 

[FEMA–1609–DR] 

Florida; Major Disaster and Related 

Determinations 

AGENCY: Federal Emergency 

Management Agency, Department of 

Homeland Security. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: This is a notice of the 

Presidential declaration of a major 

disaster for the State of Florida (FEMA–

1609-DR), dated October 24, 2005, and 

related determinations. 

DATES: Effective October 24, 2005. 

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 

October 24, 2005, the President declared 

a major disaster under the authority of 

the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief 

and Emergency Assistance Act, 42 

U.S.C. 5121–5206 (the Stafford Act), as 

follows: 

I have determined that the damage in 

certain areas of the State of Florida, resulting 

from Hurricane Wilma beginning on October 

23, 2005, 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. 5121–5206 (the 

Stafford Act). Therefore, I 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 Individual 

Assistance and assistance for debris removal 

and emergency protective measures 

(Categories A and B) under the Public 

Assistance program in the designated areas, 

Hazard Mitigation throughout the State, and 

any other forms of assistance under the 

Stafford Act you may deem appropriate 

subject to completion of Preliminary Damage 

Assessments (PDAs), unless you determine 

the incident is of such unusual severity and 

magnitude that PDAs are not required to 

determine the need for supplemental Federal 

assistance pursuant to 44 CFR 206.33(d). 

Direct Federal assistance is authorized. 

Consistent with the requirement that 

Federal assistance be supplemental, any 

Federal funds provided under the Stafford 

Act for Public Assistance and Hazard 

Mitigation, and the Other Needs Assistance 

under the Stafford Act will be limited to 75 

percent of the total eligible costs. For a 

period of up to 72 hours, you are authorized 

to fund assistance for debris removal and 

emergency protective measures, including 

direct Federal assistance, at 100 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. 

The Federal Emergency Management 

Agency (FEMA) hereby gives notice that 

pursuant to the authority vested in the 

Acting Director, under Executive Order 

12148, as amended, Justin DeMello, of 

FEMA is appointed 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: 

Collier, Lee, and Monroe Counties for 

Individual Assistance. 

Brevard, Broward, Charlotte, Collier, 

DeSoto, Glades, Hardee, Hendry, Highlands, 

Indian River, Lee, Martin, Miami-Dade, 

Monroe, Okeechobee, Osceola, Palm Beach, 

Polk, St. Lucie, and Sarasota Counties for 

debris removal and emergency protective 

measures, including direct Federal 

assistance, at 75 percent Federal funding. For 

a period of up to 72 hours, assistance for 

debris removal and emergency protective 

measures, including direct Federal 

assistance, will be provided at 100 percent of 

the total eligible costs. 

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: 97.030, 

Community Disaster Loans; 97.031, Cora 

Brown Fund Program; 97.032, Crisis 

Counseling; 97.033, Disaster Legal Services 

Program; 97.034, Disaster Unemployment 

Assistance (DUA); 97.046, Fire Management 

Assistance; 97.048, Individual and 

Household Housing; 97.049, Individual and 

Household Disaster Housing Operations; 

97.050 Individual and Household Program—

Other Needs, 97.036, Public Assistance 

Grants; 97.039, Hazard Mitigation Grant 

Program.) 

R. David Paulison, 

Acting Director, Federal Emergency 

Management Agency. 

[FR Doc. 05–22004 Filed 11–3–05; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Federal Emergency Management 

Agency 

[FEMA–1609–DR] 

Florida; Amendment No. 1 to Notice of 

a Major Disaster Declaration 

AGENCY: Federal Emergency 

Management Agency, Department of 

Homeland Security. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: This notice amends the notice 

of a major disaster declaration for the 

State of Florida (FEMA–1609–DR), 

dated October 24, 2005, and related 

determinations. 

DATES: Effective: October 25, 2005. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Magda Ruiz, Recovery Division, Federal 

Emergency Management Agency, 

Washington, DC 20472, (202) 646–2705. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The notice 

of a major disaster declaration for the 

State of Florida is hereby amended to 

include the following areas among those 

areas determined to have been adversely 

affected by the catastrophe declared a 

major disaster by the President in his 

declaration of October 24, 2005: 

Broward, Miami-Dade, and Palm Beach 

Counties for Individual Assistance (already 

designated for debris removal and emergency 

protective measures [Categories A and B] 

under the Public Assistance program, 

including direct Federal assistance.) 

(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 Program; 97.032, Crisis 

Counseling; 97.033, Disaster Legal Services 

Program; 97.034, Disaster Unemployment 

Assistance (DUA); 97.046, Fire Management 

Assistance; 97.048, Individuals and 

Households Housing; 97.049, Individuals and 

Households Disaster Housing Operations; 

97.050 Individuals and Households ProgramOther Needs, 97.036, Public Assistance 

Grants; 97.039, Hazard Mitigation Grant 

Program.) 

R. David Paulison, 

Acting Director, Federal Emergency 

Management Agency. 

[FR Doc. 05–22005 Filed 11–3–05; 8:45 am] 

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