[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 74 (Tuesday, April 17, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 19782-19783]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-9451]


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FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY

[FEMA-3165-EM]


Massachusetts; 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 Commonwealth of Massachusetts (FEMA-3165-EM), dated 
March 28, 2001, and related determinations.

EFFECTIVE DATE: March 28, 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 March 28, 2001, the President declared an emergency under the 
authority of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency 
Assistance Act, 42 U.S.C. 5121, as follows:

    I have determined that the emergency conditions in certain areas 
of Massachusetts, resulting from record/near record snow on

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March 5-7, 2001, is of sufficient severity and magnitude to warrant 
an emergency declaration under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster 
Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, 42 U.S.C. 5121 (the Stafford 
Act). I, therefore, declare that such an emergency exists in the 
Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
    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 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.
    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.
    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 David Rodham 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 Commonwealth of 
Massachusetts to have been affected adversely by this declared 
emergency:

    Berkshire, Essex, Franklin, Hampshire, Middlesex, Norfolk, and 
Worcester 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)
Joe M. Allbaugh,
Director.
[FR Doc. 01-9451 Filed 4-16-01; 8:45 am]
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