[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 29 (Friday, February 11, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 7015-7016]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-3232]


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FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY

[FEMA-1313-DR]


South 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 the State of South Carolina (FEMA-1313-DR), dated January 
31, 2000, and related determinations.

EFFECTIVE DATE: January 31, 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 31, 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 South Carolina, 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 
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 South Carolina.
    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) 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 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 James L. Roche 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 South 
Carolina to

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have been affected adversely by this declared major disaster:

    Debris removal (Category A) and emergency protective measures, 
(Category B) for the counties of Abbeville, Berkley, Calhoun, 
Charleston, Collenton, Cherokee, Chester, Chesterfield, Darlington, 
Dillon, Edgefield, Fairfield, Florence, Greenwood, Kershaw, 
Lancaster, Laurens, Marion, Marlboro, Newberry, Orangeburg, 
Richland, Saluda, Spartanburg, Sumter, Union, and York.

    All counties within the State of South Carolina 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. 00-3232 Filed 2-10-00; 8:45 am]
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