[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 80 (Thursday, April 25, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Page 20513]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-10213]



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FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY

[FEMA-1407-DR]


Commonwealth of Kentucky; 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 Commonwealth of Kentucky (FEMA-1407-DR), dated April 
4, 2002, and related determinations.

EFFECTIVE DATE: April 4, 2002.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Madge Dale, Readiness, Response and 
Recovery Directorate, Federal Emergency Management Agency, Washington, 
DC 20472, (202) 646-2705 or [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is hereby given that, in a letter 
dated April 4, 2002, the President declared a major disaster under the 
authority of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency 
Assistance Act, 42 U.S.C. 5121-5206 (the Stafford Act), as follows:

    I have determined that the damage in certain areas of the 
Commonwealth of Kentucky, resulting from severe storms and flooding 
on March 17-21, 2002, 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. 5121-5206 
(Stafford Act). I, therefore, declare that such a major disaster 
exists in the Commonwealth of Kentucky.
    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, and 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, Hazard Mitigation, and the Individual and 
Family Grant program 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 Michael Bolch 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 Commonwealth of 
Kentucky to have been affected adversely by this declared major 
disaster:

Bath, Bell, Bourbon, Boyd, Carter, Clay, Elliott, Fleming, Greenup, 
Harlan, Knox, Laurel, Lawrence, Letcher, Leslie, Lewis, McCreary, 
Menifee, Montgomery, Morgan, Nicholas, Perry, Rowan, and Whitley 
Counties for Individual Assistance.
Bath, Bell, Boyd, Breathitt, Carter, Clay, Elliott, Fleming, 
Greenup, Harlan, Johnson, Knott, Knox, Lawrence, Leslie, McCreary, 
Magoffin, Perry, Rowan, Wayne and Whitley Counties for Public 
Assistance.

    All counties within the Commonwealth of Kentucky 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. 02-10213 Filed 4-24-02; 8:45 am]
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