[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 175 (Monday, September 12, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 53803-53804]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-17995]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Federal Emergency Management Agency

[FEMA-1603-DR]


Louisiana; Amendment No. 1 to Notice of a Major Disaster 
Declaration

AGENCY: Federal Emergency Management Agency, Emergency Preparedness and 
Response Directorate, Department of Homeland Security.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice amends the notice of a major disaster for the 
State of Louisiana (FEMA-1603-DR), dated August 29, 2005, and related 
determinations.

EFFECTIVE DATE: September 1, 2005.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Magda Ruiz, Recovery Division, Federal 
Emergency Management Agency, Washington, DC 20472, (202) 646-2705.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is hereby given that, in a letter 
dated September 1, 2005, the President amended the cost sharing 
arrangements concerning Federal funds provided

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under the authority of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and 
Emergency Assistance Act, 42 U.S.C. 5121-5206 (Stafford Act), in a 
letter to Michael D. Brown, Under Secretary for Emergency Preparedness 
and Response, Federal Emergency Management Agency, Department of 
Homeland Security as follows:

    I have determined that the damage in certain areas of the State 
of Louisiana, resulting from Hurricane Katrina beginning on August 
29, 2005, and continuing, is of sufficient severity and magnitude 
that special conditions are warranted regarding the cost sharing 
arrangements concerning Federal funds provided under the Robert T. 
Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, 42 U.S.C. 
5121-5206 (the Stafford Act).
    Therefore, I amend my declaration of August 29, 2005, to 
authorize Federal funds for debris removal and emergency protective 
measures (Categories A and B), including direct Federal assistance, 
under the Public Assistance program at 100 percent of total eligible 
costs, for a 60-day period retroactive to the date of the major 
disaster declaration.
    This adjustment to State and local cost sharing applies only to 
Public Assistance costs and direct Federal assistance eligible for 
such adjustments under the law. The law specifically prohibits a 
similar adjustment for funds provided to States for Other Needs 
Assistance (Section 408), and the Hazard Mitigation Grant Program 
(Section 404). These funds will continue to be reimbursed at 75 
percent of total eligible costs.
    Please notify Governor Blanco and the Federal Coordinating 
Officer of this amendment to my major disaster declaration.
    This cost share is effective as of the date of the President's 
major disaster declaration.

(The following Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Numbers (CFDA) 
are to be used for reporting and drawing funds: 97.030, Community 
Disaster Loans; 97.031, Cora Brown Fund Program; 97.032, Crisis 
Counseling; 97.033, Disaster Legal Services Program; 97.034, 
Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA); 97.046, Fire Management 
Assistance; 97.048, Individuals and Households Housing; 97.049, 
Individuals and Households Disaster Housing Operations; 97.050 
Individuals and Households Program-Other Needs, 97.036, Public 
Assistance Grants; 97.039, Hazard Mitigation Grant Program.)

Michael D. Brown,
Under Secretary, Emergency Preparedness and Response, Department of 
Homeland Security.
[FR Doc. 05-17995 Filed 9-9-05; 8:45 am]
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