[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 53 (Wednesday, March 19, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 13020]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-6922]



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FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY

[FEMA-1162-DR]


Arkansas; Amendment to Notice of a Major Disaster Declaration

AGENCY: Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice amends the notice of a major disaster for the 
State of Arkansas (FEMA-1162-DR), dated March 2, 1997, and related 
determinations.

EFFECTIVE DATE: March 5, 1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Madga 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 March 5, 1997, the President amended his previous declaration to 
authorize direct Federal assistance and amended the cost-sharing 
arrangements concerning Federal funds provided under the authority of 
the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 
U.S.C. 51521 et seq.), in a letter to James L. Witt, Director of the 
Federal Emergency Management Agency, as follows:

    I have determined that the damage in certain areas of the State 
of Arkansas, resulting from severe storms and tornadoes on March 1, 
1997, and continuing, is of sufficient severity and magnitude that 
the provision of direct Federal assistance to ensure public health 
and safety is warranted under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief 
and Emergency Assistance Act (the Stafford Act).
    Therefore, I amend my declaration of March 2, 1997 to authorize 
direct Federal assistance at 100 percent Federal funding for 
eligible debris removal costs.
    This letter will confirm my announcement of March 4, 1997.

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance No. 83.516, Disaster 
Assistance.)
James L. Witt,
Director.
[FR Doc. 97-6922 Filed 3-18-97; 8:45 am]
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