[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 23 (Friday, February 2, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 8794]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-2827]


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FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY

[FEMA-3163-EM]


Wisconsin; 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 Wisconsin (FEMA-3163-EM), dated January 24, 
2001, and related determinations.

EFFECTIVE DATE: January 24, 2001.

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 24, 2001, 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, Pub. L. No. 106-390, 114 Stat. 1552 (2000), as 
follows:

    I have determined that the emergency conditions in certain areas 
of the State of Wisconsin, resulting from record/near record snow on 
December 11-31, 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, Pub. L. No. 106-
390, 114 Stat. 1552 (2000) (the Stafford Act). I, therefore, declare 
that such an emergency exists in the State of Wisconsin.
    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 emergency protective measures 
(Category B) 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 may 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 subgrantees' 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 James Roche 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 Wisconsin 
to have been affected adversely by this declared emergency:

    Dane, Door, Green, Kenosha, Kewaunee, Manitowoc, Milwaukee, 
Racine, Rock, Sheboygan, and Walworth Counties for emergency 
protective measures (Category B) 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.)

John W. Magaw,
Acting Director.
[FR Doc. 01-2827 Filed 2-1-01; 8:45 am]
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