Document ID: FEMA-2011-0001-0186
Agency: fema
Document Type: Notice
Title: Illinois; Major Disaster and Related Determinations
Posted Date: 2011-07-25T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 142 (Monday, July 25, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 44348]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-18624]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Federal Emergency Management Agency

[Internal Agency Docket No. FEMA-1991-DR; Docket ID FEMA-2011-0001]

Illinois; Major Disaster and Related Determinations

AGENCY: Federal Emergency Management Agency, DHS.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This is a notice of the Presidential declaration of a major 

disaster for the State of Illinois (FEMA-1991-DR), dated June 7, 2011, 

and related determinations.

DATES: Effective Date: June 7, 2011.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Peggy Miller, Office of Response and 

Recovery, 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 June 7, 2011, 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 et seq. (the ``Stafford 

Act''), as follows:

    I have determined that the damage in certain areas of the State 

of Illinois resulting from severe storms occurring on April 19, 

2011, and April 22 to May 2, 2011, and flooding resulting from those 

storms beginning on April 19, 2011, 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 et seq. (the ``Stafford Act''). Therefore, I declare 

that such a major disaster exists in the State of Illinois.

    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 and Hazard Mitigation throughout the State. 

Consistent with the requirement that Federal assistance is 

supplemental, any Federal funds provided under the Stafford Act for 

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 

for the approved assistance 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 pursuant to the authority vested in the Administrator, under 

Executive Order 12148, as amended, Gregory W. Eaton, of FEMA is 

appointed to act as the Federal Coordinating Officer for this major 

disaster.

    The following areas of the State of Illinois have been designated 

as adversely affected by this major disaster:

    Alexander, Franklin, Gallatin, Hardin, Jackson, Lawrence, 

Massac, Perry, Pope, Pulaski, Randolph, Saline, White, and 

Williamson Counties for Individual Assistance.

    All counties within the State of Illinois 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.

W. Craig Fugate,

Administrator,

    Federal Emergency Management Agency.

[FR Doc. 2011-18624 Filed 7-22-11; 8:45 am]

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