[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 245 (Friday, December 20, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 77998-77999]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-32042]


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FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY

[FEMA-1441-DR]


Tennessee; 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 Tennessee (FEMA-1441-DR), dated November 13, 
2002, and related determinations.

EFFECTIVE DATE: November 13, 2002.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Magda Ruiz, 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 November 13, 2002, the President declared a major disaster under 
the authority of the Robert T. Stafford

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Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, 42 U.S.C. 5121-5206 (the 
Stafford Act), as follows:

    I determined on November 13, 2002, that the damage in certain 
areas of the State of Tennessee, resulting from severe storms, 
tornadoes and flooding on November 9-12, 2002, was 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 (the Stafford Act). I, therefore, declared that 
such a major disaster existed in the State of Tennessee.
    In order to provide Federal assistance, you were authorized to 
allocate from funds available for these purposes, such amounts as 
you find necessary for Federal disaster assistance and 
administrative expenses.
    You were authorized to provide Individual 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 Hazard Mitigation and Other Needs Assistance under Section 408 
of the Stafford Act will be limited to 75 percent of the total 
eligible costs. If Public Assistance is later requested and 
warranted, Federal funds provided under the Public Assistance 
program will also be limited to 75 percent of the total eligible 
costs.
    Further, you were 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 Gracia Szczech 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 Tennessee 
to have been affected adversely by this declared major disaster:

    Anderson, Bedford, Carroll, Coffee, Crockett, Cumberland, 
Gibson, Henderson, Madison, Marshall, Montgomery, Morgan, 
Rutherford, Scott, Sumner, and Tipton Counties for Individual 
Assistance.

    All counties within the State of Tennessee 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); 83.556, Fire Management 
Assistance; 83.558, Individual and Household Housing; 83.559, 
Individual and Household Disaster Housing Operations; 83.560 
Individual and Household Program-Other Needs, 83.544, Public 
Assistance Grants; 83.548, Hazard Mitigation Grant Program.)
Joe M. Allbaugh,
Director.
[FR Doc. 02-32042 Filed 12-19-02; 8:45 am]
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