[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 102 (Friday, May 25, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 28908]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-13264]


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FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY

[FEMA-1370-DR]


Minnesota; 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 Minnesota (FEMA-1370-DR), dated May 16, 2001, 
and related determinations.

EFFECTIVE DATE: May 16, 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 May 16, 2001, 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, as follows:

    I have determined that the damage in certain areas of the State 
of Minnesota, resulting from severe winter storms, flooding, and 
tornadoes beginning on March 23, 2001, 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, 42 U.S.C. 5121 (Stafford Act). I, 
therefore, declare that such a major disaster exists in the State of 
Minnesota.
    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 Individual Assistance and Public 
Assistance in the designated areas. You are also authorized to 
provide Hazard Mitigation throughout the State. 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.

    The time period prescribed for the implementation of section 
310(a), Priority to Certain Applications for Public Facility and Public 
Housing Assistance, 42 U.S.C. 5153, shall be for a period not to exceed 
six months after the date of this declaration.
    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 Minnesota 
to have been affected adversely by this declared major disaster:

    Benton, Chippewa, Freeborn, Goodhue, Houston, St. Louis, 
Stevens, Wabasha, Washington, Winona, and Yellow Medicine, and the 
Tribal governments of Prairie Island and Upper Sioux for Individual 
Assistance.
    Big Stone, Carver, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Dakota, Freeborn, 
Goodhue, Grant, Houston, Lac qui Parle, McLeod, Meeker, Morrison, 
Norman, Polk, Ramsey, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, St. Louis, 
Stevens, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Washington, Wilkin, Winona, 
and Yellow Medicine, and the Tribal governments of Prairie Island 
and Upper Sioux for Public Assistance.

    All counties within the State of Minnesota 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.)

Joe M. Allbaugh,
Director.
[FR Doc. 01-13264 Filed 5-24-01; 8:45 am]
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