Document ID: FEMA-2005-0047-0012
Agency: fema
Document Type: Notice
Title: Louisiana; Amendment No. 12 to Notice of a Major Disaster Declaration
Posted Date: 2005-11-21T05:00Z

[Federal Register: November 21, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 223)]
[Notices]               
[Page 70086-70087]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Federal Emergency Management Agency

[FEMA-1607-DR]

 
Louisiana; Amendment No. 12 to Notice of a Major Disaster 
Declaration

AGENCY: Federal Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland 
Security.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice amends the notice of a major disaster for the 
State of Louisiana (FEMA-1607-DR), dated September 24, 2005, and 
related determinations.

DATES: Effective October 26, 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 26, 2005, the President amended the cost-sharing 
arrangements concerning Federal funds provided under the authority of 
the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, 42 
U.S.C. 5121-5206 (Stafford Act), in a letter to R. David Paulison, 
Acting Director, Federal Emergency Management Agency, Department of 
Homeland Security, as follows:

    I have determined that the damage in certain areas of the State 
of Louisiana resulting from Hurricane Rita, beginning on September 
23, 2005, and continuing, is of sufficient severity and magnitude 
that special cost-sharing arrangements are warranted regarding 
Federal funds provided under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief 
and Emergency Assistance Act, 42 U.S.C. 5121-5206 (the Stafford 
Act).
    Therefore, I amend my declaration of September 24, 2005, to 
authorize Federal

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funds for debris removal and emergency protective measures 
(Categories A and B), including direct Federal assistance, under the 
Public Assistance program at 100 percent of total eligible costs, 
through and including November 26, 2005.
    Please notify Governor Blanco and the Federal Coordinating 
Officer of this amendment to my major disaster declaration.
    This cost share is effective as of the date of the President's 
major disaster declaration.

(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 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. 05-22963 Filed 11-18-05; 8:45 am]

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