[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 130 (Monday, July 8, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 45114-45115]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-16932]


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FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY

[FEMA-1423-DR]


Alaska; 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 Alaska (FEMA-1423-DR), dated June 26, 2002, 
and related determinations.

EFFECTIVE DATE: June 26, 2002.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rich Robuck, 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 June 26, 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 (Stafford Act), as follows:

    I have determined that the damage in certain areas of the State 
of Alaska, resulting from flooding beginning on April 27, 2002, 
through May 30, 2002, is of sufficient severity and magnitude to 
warrant a major

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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 State of 
Alaska.
    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, and any other forms of assistance under the Stafford Act 
you may deem appropriate. 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 William Lokey 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 Alaska to 
have been affected adversely by this declared major disaster:

    Fairbanks North Star Borough, McGrath and Lime Villages in the 
Iditarod Regional Education Attendance Areas (REAA), Aniak, Crooked 
Creek, Red Devil and Sleetmute in the Kuspuk REAA, Kwethluck in the 
Lower Kuskokwim REAA and Ekwok and New Stuyahok in the Southwest 
Region REAA for Individual Assistance.
    Matanuska-Susitna Borough for Public Assistance.

    All areas within the State of Alaska 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. 02-16932 Filed 7-5-02; 8:45 am]
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