[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 40 (Friday, February 28, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 9667-9668]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-4726]


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FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY

[FEMA-3171-EM]


Space Shuttle Columbia; 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 Space Shuttle Columbia (FEMA-3171-EM), dated February 
1, 2003, as amended, and related determinations.

EFFECTIVE DATE: February 1, 2003.

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 memorandum 
for the Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency dated 
February 6, 2003, the President amended and restated his February 1, 
2003, declaration of an emergency under the authority of the Robert T. 
Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, 42 U.S.C. 
Sec. Sec.  5121-5206 (Stafford Act), as follows:

    I have determined that the emergency conditions in certain areas 
of the United States in connection with the events relating to the 
loss of the Space Shuttle Columbia on February 1, 2003, are of 
sufficient severity and magnitude to warrant an emergency 
declaration under section 501(b) of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster 
Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, 42 U.S.C. 5121-

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5206 (the ``Stafford Act''). The basis for my decision to make this 
declaration pursuant to section 501(b) of the Stafford Act includes 
the fact that the space shuttle and the space program are Federal 
property and Federal programs. I, therefore, declare that such an 
emergency exists for this event.
    In order to provide Federal assistance, you are hereby 
authorized to coordinate and direct other Federal agencies and fund 
activities not authorized under other Federal statutes and allocate 
from funds available for these purposes, such amounts as you find 
necessary for Federal emergency assistance and administrative 
expenses.
    Pursuant to this emergency declaration, you are authorized to 
provide emergency assistance as you deem appropriate under Title V 
of the Stafford Act at 100 percent Federal funding in the State of 
Texas.
    Pursuant to this emergency declaration, you are also authorized 
to provide only Federal Operations Support for debris removal under 
Title V of the Stafford Act, at 100 percent Federal funding, in any 
other State where you determine the need exists. FEMA will consult 
with the Governor of any affected State before providing assistance.
    This declaration does not affect the February 1, 2003, 
declaration under the Stafford Act for Louisiana as a result of the 
loss of the Space Shuttle Columbia.
    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 Alexander S. Wells 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 State of Texas to 
have been affected adversely by this declared emergency:

    Anderson, Angelina, Bell, Cherokee, Collin, Comanche, Dallas, 
Eastland, Ellis, Franklin, Freestone, Grayson, Gregg, Harrison, 
Henderson, Hunt, Jefferson, Johnson, Kaufman, Leon, McLennan, Milam, 
Montgomery, Nacogdoches, Navarro, Orange, Panola, Parker, Rusk, 
Sabine, San Augustine, Shelby, Smith, Tarrant, Upshur, Walker, 
Williamson, and Wood Counties for debris removal (Category A) and 
emergency protective measures (Category B) under the Public 
Assistance program at 100 percent Federal funding.

    Further, Federal Operations Support for debris removal (Category A) 
may be provided in any other State where I determine, at a later date, 
that the need exists.

(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. 03-4726 Filed 2-27-03; 8:45 am]
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