[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 33 (Friday, February 16, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 10692-10693]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-3933]


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FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY

[FEMA-1356-DR]


Texas; 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 Texas (FEMA-1356-DR), dated January 8, 2001, 
and related determinations.

EFFECTIVE DATE: January 8, 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 January 8, 2001, the President declared a major disaster under 
the authority of 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), as 
follows:

    I have determined that the damage in certain areas of the State 
of Texas, resulting from a severe winter ice storm beginning on 
December 12, 2000, and continuing is of

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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 Texas.
    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, Hazard 
Mitigation and assistance for debris removal (Category A) and 
emergency protective measures (Category B) under the Public 
Assistance program in the designated areas and any other forms of 
assistance under the Stafford Act you may deem appropriate subject 
to completion of Preliminary Damage Assessments (PDAs). Consistent 
with the requirement that Federal assistance be supplemental, any 
Federal funds provided under the Stafford Act for Public 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.
    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 A. D. Rodham 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 Texas to 
have been affected adversely by this declared major disaster:

    Bowie, Cass, and Red River Counties for Individual Assistance 
and debris removal and emergency protective measures (Categories A 
and B), including direct Federal assistance under Public Assistance.

    All counties within the State of Texas 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. 01-3933 Filed 2-15-01; 8:45 am]
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