Document ID: FEMA-2011-0001-0189
Agency: fema
Document Type: Notice
Title: Massachusetts; Major Disaster and Related Determinations
Posted Date: 2011-07-25T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 142 (Monday, July 25, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 44346-44347]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-18642]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Federal Emergency Management Agency

[Internal Agency Docket No. FEMA-1994-DR; Docket ID FEMA-2011-0001]

Massachusetts; 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 Commonwealth of Massachusetts (FEMA-1994-DR), dated 

June 15, 2011, and related determinations.

DATES: Effective Date: June 15, 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 15, 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 

Commonwealth of Massachusetts resulting from severe storms

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and tornadoes on June 1, 2011, 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 Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

    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 and Public 

Assistance in the designated areas and Hazard Mitigation throughout 

the Commonwealth. Consistent with the requirement that Federal 

assistance is supplemental, any Federal funds provided under the 

Stafford Act for Public Assistance, 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, James N. Russo, of FEMA is appointed 

to act as the Federal Coordinating Officer for this major disaster.

    The following areas of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts have been 

designated as adversely affected by this major disaster:

    Hampden and Worcester Counties for Individual Assistance.

    Hampden County for Public Assistance.

    All counties within the Commonwealth of Massachusetts 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. 2011-18642 Filed 7-22-11; 8:45 am]

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