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Assistance Grants; 83.545, Disaster Housing

Program; 83.548, Hazard Mitigation Grant

Program.)

Joe M. Allbaugh,

Director.

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FEDERAL EMERGENCY

MANAGEMENT AGENCY

[FEMA–1397–DR]

Guam; 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 Territory of Guam

(FEMA–1397–DR), dated December 5,

2001, and related determinations.

EFFECTIVE DATE: December 5, 2001.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Madge Dale, Readiness, Response and

Recovery Directorate, Federal

Emergency Management Agency,

Washington, DC 20472, (202) 646–2705

or madge.dale@fema.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is

hereby given that, in a letter dated

December 5, 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. 5121–5206

(the Stafford Act), as follows:

I have determined that the damage in

certain areas of the Territory of Guam,

resulting from an earthquake on October 13,

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.

§§ 5121–5206 (the Stafford Act). I, therefore,

declare that such a major disaster exists in

the Territory of Guam.

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

Territory of Guam, 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 Louis Botta of the

Federal Emergency Management Agency

to act as the Federal Coordinating

Officer for this declared disaster.

I do hereby determine the Territory of

Guam to have been affected adversely

by this declared major disaster:

The Territory of Guam for Public

Assistance.

The Territory of Guam is 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.

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FEDERAL EMERGENCY

MANAGEMENT AGENCY

[FEMA–1398–DR]

Mississippi; 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 Mississippi

(FEMA–1398–DR), dated December 7,

2001, and related determinations.

EFFECTIVE DATE: December 7, 2001.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Madge Dale, Readiness, Response and

Recovery Directorate, Federal

EmergencyManagement Agency,

Washington, DC 20472, (202) 646–2705

or madge.dale@fema.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is

hereby given that, in a letter dated

December 7, 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. 5121–5206

(the Stafford Act), as follows:

I have determined that the damage in

certain areas of the State of Mississippi,

resulting from severe storms, tornadoes and

flooding on November 24, 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. §§ 5121–5206 (the Stafford

Act). I, therefore, declare that such a major

disaster exists in the State of Mississippi.

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 in the designated areas, Hazard

Mitigation throughout the State, 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 Hazard Mitigation

will be limited to 75 percent of the total

eligible costs. If Public Assistance is later

warranted, Federal funds provided 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 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 Gracia Szczech 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 Mississippi to have

been affected adversely by this declared

major disaster: Bolivar, DeSoto, Hinds,

Humphreys, Madison, Panola, Quitman,

Sunflower, Tate and Washington

Counties for Individual Assistance.

All counties within the State of

Mississippi 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. 01–31036 Filed 12–17–01; 8:45 am]

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