24868 Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 99 / Tuesday, May 26, 2009 / Notices 

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 May 

15, 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. 5121–5207 (the Stafford Act), as 

follows: 

I have determined that the damage in 

certain areas of the State of Tennessee 

resulting from severe storms, tornadoes, and 

flooding on April 10, 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. 5121–5207 (the 

‘‘Stafford Act’’). Therefore, I declare that such 

a major disaster exists in the State of 

Tennessee. 

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 

Terry L. Quarles of FEMA is appointed 

to act as the Federal Coordinating 

Officer for this major disaster. 

The following areas of the State of 

Tennessee have been designated as 

adversely affected by this major disaster: 

Benton, McMinn, Rutherford, and 

Sequatchie Counties for Public Assistance. 

All counties within the State of Tennessee 

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. 

Nancy Ward, 

Acting Administrator, Federal Emergency 

Management Agency. 

[FR Doc. E9–12160 Filed 5–22–09; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Federal Emergency Management 

Agency 

[Internal Agency Docket No. FEMA–1838– 

DR; Docket ID FEMA–2008–0018] 

West Virginia; 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 West Virginia 

(FEMA–1838–DR), dated May 15, 2009, 

and related determinations. 

DATES: Effective Date: May 15, 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 May 

15, 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. 5121–5207 (the Stafford Act), as 

follows: 

I have determined that the damage in 

certain areas of the State of West Virginia 

resulting from severe storms, flooding, 

mudslides, and landslides beginning on May 

3, 2009, 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. 5121–5207 (the 

‘‘Stafford Act’’). Therefore, I declare that such 

a major disaster exists in the State of West 

Virginia. 

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 and Hazard Mitigation 

throughout the State. Consistent with the 

requirement that Federal assistance is 

supplemental, any Federal funds provided 

under the Stafford Act for Public Assistance, 

Hazard Mitigation, and Other Needs 

Assistance 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. 

The Federal Emergency Management 

Agency (FEMA) hereby gives notice that 

Edward H. Smith, of FEMA is appointed 

to act as the Federal Coordinating 

Officer for this major disaster. 

The following areas of the State of 

West Virginia have been designated as 

adversely affected by this major disaster: 

Mingo and Wyoming Counties for 

Individual Assistance and Public Assistance. 

All counties within the State of West 

Virginia 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. 

Nancy Ward, 

Acting Administrator, Federal Emergency 

Management Agency. 

[FR Doc. E9–12161 Filed 5–22–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 9111–23–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Federal Emergency Management 

Agency 

[Docket ID FEMA–2008–0018; Internal 

Agency Docket No. FEMA–1820–DR] 

Oklahoma; Amendment No. 2 to Notice 

of a Major Disaster Declaration 

AGENCY: Federal Emergency 

Management Agency, DHS. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: This notice amends the notice 

of a major disaster declaration for the 

State of Oklahoma (FEMA–1820–DR),