[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 29 (Friday, February 11, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 7013-7014]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-3227]


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FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY

[FEMA-1311-DR]


Georgia; 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 Georgia (FEMA-1311-DR), dated January 28, 
2000, and related determinations.

EFFECTIVE DATE: January 28, 2000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Madge Dale, Response and Recovery 
Directorate, Federal Emergency Management Agency, Washington, DC 20472, 
(202) 646-3772.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is hereby given that, in a letter 
dated January 28, 2000, 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 Georgia, resulting from a severe winter storm beginning on 
January 22, 2000, and continuing is of sufficient severity and 
magnitude to warrant a major disaster declaration under the Robert

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T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, P.L. 93-
288, as amended (``the Stafford Act''). I, therefore, declare that 
such a major disaster exists in the State of Georgia.
    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 assistance for debris removal 
(Category A) and emergency protective measures (Category B) 
including direct Federal assistance under Public Assistance, and 
Hazard Mitigation in the designated areas and any other forms of 
assistance under the Stafford Act you may deem appropriate. 
Consistent with the requirement that Federal assistance be 
supplemental, any Federal funds provided under the Stafford Act for 
Public Assistance, including direct Federal assistance, or Hazard 
Mitigation will be limited to 75 percent of the total eligible 
costs.
    Further, you are authorized to make changes to this declaration 
to the extent allowable under the Stafford Act.

    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 Theodore A. Monette, Jr. 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 Georgia 
to have been affected adversely by this declared major disaster:

    Debris removal (Category A) and emergency protective measures, 
(Category B), including direct Federal assistance, for the counties 
of Banks, Barrow, Bartow, Chattooga, Cherokee, Cobb, Dawson, DeKalb, 
Elbert, Fannin, Forsyth, Franklin, Fulton, Gilmer, Gordon, Gwinnett, 
Habersham, Hall, Hart, Lumpkin, Newton, Oconee, Paulding, Pickens, 
Rabun, Stephens, Union, Walker, White, and Wilkes.
    All counties within the State of Georgia 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: 83.537, Community 
Disaster Loans; 83.538, Cora Brown Fund Program; 83.539, Crisis 
Counseling; 83.540, Disaster Legal Services Program; 83.541, 
Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA); 83.542, Fire Suppression 
Assistance; 83.543, Individual and Family Grant (IFG) Program; 
83.544, Public Assistance Grants; 83.545, Disaster Housing Program; 
83.548, Hazard Mitigation Grant Program)

James L. Witt,
Director.
[FR Doc. 00-3227 Filed 2-10-00; 8:45 am]
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