[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 199 (Monday, October 16, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 53610-53611]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-25574]



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FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY
[FEMA-1069-DR]


Florida; 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 Florida (FEMA-1069-DR), dated October 4, 
1995, and related determinations.

EFFECTIVE DATE: October 4, 1995.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Pauline C. Campbell, Response and 
Recovery Directorate, Federal Emergency Management Agency, Washington, 
DC 20472, (202) 646-3606.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is hereby given that, in a letter 
dated October 4, 1995, 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 follows:

    I have determined that the damage in certain areas of the State 
of Florida resulting from Hurricane Opal on October 4, 1995, 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 

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(``the Stafford Act''). I, therefore, declare that such a disaster 
exists in the State of Florida.
    You are authorized to coordinate all disaster relief efforts 
which have the purpose of alleviating the hardship and suffering 
caused by the disaster on the local population, and to provide 
appropriate assistance for required emergency measures, authorized 
under Title IV of the Stafford Act, to save lives, protect property 
and public health and safety, and lessen or avert the threat of a 
catastrophe in the designated areas. Specifically, you are 
authorized to identify, mobilize, and provide at your discretion, 
equipment and resources necessary to alleviate the impacts of the 
disaster. I have further authorized direct Federal assistance for 
the first 72 hours at 100 percent Federal funding, if deemed 
necessary. You may extend this assistance for an additional period 
of time, if warranted.
    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 assistance and 
administrative expenses.
    Individual Assistance, Public Assistance or Hazard Mitigation 
may be added at a later date, if warranted. Consistent with the 
requirement that Federal assistance be supplemental, any Federal 
funds provided under the Stafford Act except as noted in the 
paragraph above will be limited to 75 percent of the total eligible 
costs.

    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 Bruce Baughman 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 Florida 
to have been affected adversely by this declared major disaster:

    The counties of Escambia, Santa Rosa, Okaloosa, Walton, Bay, 
Gulf, Calhoun, Wakulla, Washington, Holmes, Jackson, Gadsden, 
Liberty, Leon and Franklin for assistance as follows: FEMA is 
authorized to provide appropriate assistance for required emergency 
measures, authorized under Title IV of the Stafford Act, to save 
lives, protect property and public health and safety, and lesson 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 disaster. Direct Federal assistance for the first 
72 hours at 100 percent Federal funding.

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance No. 83.516, Disaster 
Assistance)
James L. Witt,


Director.

[FR Doc. 95-25574 Filed 10-13-95; 8:45 am]
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