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Assistance Act, 42 U.S.C 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 emergency

conditions in certain areas of Arkansas,

resulting from a severe winter ice storm

beginning on December 12, 2000, and

continuing, is of sufficient severity and

magnitude to warrant an emergency

declaration under the Robert T. Stafford

Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance

Act, 42 U.S.C 5121, et seq., as amended by

the Disaster Mitigation Act of 2000, Pub. L.

No. 106–390, 114 Stat. 1552 (2000) (the

Stafford Act). I, therefore, declare that such

an emergency exists in the State of Arkansas.

You are authorized to coordinate all

disaster relief efforts which have the purpose

of alleviating the hardship and suffering

caused by the emergency on the local

population, and to provide appropriate

assistance for required emergency measures,

authorized under Title V of the Stafford Act

to save lives, protect property and public

health and safety, or to lessen or avert the

threat of a catastrophe in the designated

areas. You are further authorized to identify,

mobilize, and provide at your discretion,

equipment and resources necessary to

alleviate the impacts of the emergency and

such other forms of assistance under Title V

of the Stafford Act, as you may deem

appropriate. Specifically, you are authorized

to provide debris removal (Category A) and

emergency protective measures (Category B)

at 75 percent Federal funding. This

assistance excludes regular time costs for

subgrantees’ regular employees.

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.

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 Joe Bray of the Federal

Emergency Management Agency to act

as the Federal Coordinating Officer for

this declared emergency.

I do hereby determine the following

areas of the State of Arkansas to have

been affected adversely by this declared

emergency:

FEMA intends to coordinate all disaster

relief efforts which have the purpose of

alleviating the hardship and suffering caused

by the emergency on the local population,

and to provide appropriate assistance for

required emergency measures, authorized

under Title V of the Stafford Act to save

lives, protect property and public health and

safety, or to lessen or avert the threat of a

catastrophe in the designated areas.

Specifically, FEMA is authorized to identify,

mobilize, and provide at its discretion,

equipment and resources necessary to

alleviate the impacts of the emergency.

FEMA is further authorized to provide debris

removal (Category A) and emergency

protective measures (Category B) at 75

percent Federal funding.

This assistance is for the counties of

Arkansas, Benton, Bradley, Calhoun, Clark,

Cleveland, Columbia, Crawford, Crittenden,

Cross, Dallas, Desha, Drew, Faulkner,

Franklin, Garland, Grant, Hot Spring,

Howard, Hempstead, Jackson, Jefferson,

Johnson, Lafayette, Lee, Lincoln, Little River,

Logan, Lonoke, Madison, Miller, Mississippi,

Monroe, Montgomery, Nevada, Ouachita,

Perry, Pike, Polk, Poinsett, Prairie, Pulaski,

St. Francis, Saline, Scott, Sebastian, Sevier,

Washington, White, Woodruff, Union, and

Yell.

(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.

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FEDERAL EMERGENCY

MANAGEMENT AGENCY

[FEMA–1353–DR]

North Dakota; 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 North Dakota,

(FEMA–1353–DR), dated December 29,

2000, and related determinations.

EFFECTIVE DATE: December 29, 2000.

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

December 29, 2000, 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, 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 North Dakota,

resulting from severe winter storms and

tornadoes on November 1–20, 2000, 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, 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

North Dakota.

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 Steven R. Emory 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 North Dakota to

have been affected adversely by this

declared major disaster:

Benson, Bowman, Cavalier, Divide, Golden

Valley, McKenzie, Ramsey, Towner and

Williams Counties for Public Assistance.

All counties within the State of North

Dakota 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.

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