[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 185 (Monday, September 23, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 49773]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-24305]


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FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY

[FEMA-1134-DR]


North Carolina; 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 North Carolina (FEMA-1134-DR), dated September 6, 1996, 
and related determinations.

EFFECTIVE DATE: September 6, 1996.

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 September 6, 1996, 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 North Carolina, resulting from Hurricane Fran beginning on 
September 5, 1996, 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 (``the 
Stafford Act''). I, therefore, declare that such a major disaster 
exists in the State of North Carolina.
    You are authorized to coordinate all Federal 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, Federal resources necessary to alleviate the impacts of 
the disaster. Therefore, you are authorized to provide direct 
Federal assistance for the first 72 hours at 100 percent Federal 
funding for eligible costs. You or your designee may extend the time 
period for this direct Federal assistance funding, if necessary.
    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.
    You are further authorized to provide Disaster Housing 
assistance under the Individual Assistance program in the designated 
areas. Other assistance under Individual Assistance, and/or the 
Public Assistance and Hazard Mitigation Grant programs 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 for Public Assistance and Hazard Mitigation will be 
limited to 75 percent of the total eligible costs, except as noted 
in the paragraph above.

    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 Lacey Suiter 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 
Carolina have been affected adversely by this declared major disaster:

    The counties of Bladen, Brunswick, Columbus, Cumberland, Duplin, 
New Hanover, Onslow, Pender, Robeson, and Sampson for Disaster 
Housing under the Individual Assistance program and Direct Federal 
Assistance for the first 72 hours following declaration at 100 
percent Federal Funding for eligible costs.

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance No. 83.516, Disaster 
Assistance)
James L. Witt,
Director.
[FR Doc. 96-24305 Filed 9-20-96; 8:45 am]
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