[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 17 (Monday, January 27, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 3896]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-1887]


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FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY

[FEMA-1155-DR]


California; 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 California (FEMA-1155-DR), dated January 4, 
1997, and related determinations.

EFFECTIVE DATE: January 4, 1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Magda Ruiz, Response and Recovery 
Directorate, Federal Emergency Management Agency, Washington, DC 20472, 
(202) 646-3260.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is hereby given that, in a letter 
dated January 4, 1997, 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 California, resulting from severe storms, flooding, mud and land 
slides beginning on December 28, 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 
California.
    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 
assistance for debris removal and emergency protective measures as 
authorized under Title IV of the Stafford Act in the designated 
areas. Should snow removal assistance be necessary, you are 
authorized to provide reimbursement for the costs of equipment, 
contracts, and personnel overtime that are required to clear one 
lane in each direction along snow emergency routes (or select 
primary roads in those communities without such designated roadways) 
to hospitals, nursing homes, and other critical facilities. Other 
types of Public Assistance and the Hazard Mitigation program may be 
added at a later date, as you deem necessary. Consistent with the 
requirement that Federal assistance be supplemental, any Federal 
funds provided under the Stafford Act for Public Assistance or 
Hazard Mitigation 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 John Swanson 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 
California to have been affected adversely by this declared major 
disaster:

    Alpine, Amador, Butte, Calaveras, Colusa, Del Norte, El Dorado, 
Glenn, Humboldt, Lake, Lassen, Madera, Mendocino, Modoc, Mono, 
Monterey, Napa, Nevada, Placer, Plumas, Sacramento, San Benito, San 
Joaquin, San Mateo, Santa Cruz, Shasta, Sierra, Siskiyou, Solano, 
Sonoma, Stanislaus, Sutter, Tehama, Trinity, Tuolumne, Yolo, and 
Yuba Counties for Individual Assistance and debris removal and 
emergency protective measures under the Public Assistance program.

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance No. 83.516, Disaster 
Assistance)
James L. Witt,
Director.
[FR Doc. 97-1887 Filed 1-24-97; 8:45 am]
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