[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 243 (Monday, December 18, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 79102-79103]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-32047]


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FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY

[FEMA-3157-EM]


New York; Emergency 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 an 
emergency for the State of New York (FEMA-3157-EM), dated December 4, 
2000, and related determinations.

EFFECTIVE DATE: December 4, 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 December 4, 2000, the President declared an emergency under the 
authority of The Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency 
Assistance Act, 42 USC 5121, et seq., as amended by the Disaster 
Mitigation Act of 2000, Public Law 106-390, 114 Stat. 1552 (2000), as 
follows:

    I have determined that the impact in certain areas of the State 
of New York, resulting from the near record snow on November 19-21, 
2000, is of sufficient severity and magnitude to warrant an 
emergency declaration under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief 
and Emergency Assistance Act, 42 USC 5121, et seq., as amended by 
the Disaster Mitigation Act of 2000, Public Law 106-390, 114 Stat. 
1552 (2000), (``Stafford Act''). I, therefore, declare that such an 
emergency exists in the State of New York.
    In order to provide Federal assistance, you are hereby 
authorized to allocate from funds

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available for these purposes, such amounts as you find necessary for 
Federal disaster assistance and administrative expenses.
    You are authorized to provide emergency protective measures 
under the Public Assistance program to save lives, protect public 
health and safety, and property. Other forms of assistance under 
Title V of the Stafford Act may be added at a later date, as you 
deem appropriate. You are further authorized to provide this 
emergency assistance in the affected areas for a period of 48 hours. 
You may extend the period of assistance, as warranted. This 
assistance excludes regular time costs for sub-grantees regular 
employees. Assistance under this emergency is authorized at 75 
percent Federal funding for 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 Peter Martinasco of the Federal Emergency 
Management Agency to act as the Federal Coordinating Officer for this 
declared emergency.
    I do hereby determine the following areas of the State of New York 
to have been affected adversely by this declared emergency:

    The counties of Cattaraugus, Chautauqua and Erie for 
reimbursement for emergency protective measures under the Public 
Assistance program for a period of 48 hours.

(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. 00-32047 Filed 12-15-00; 8:45 am]
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