[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 40 (Tuesday, March 2, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 9424-9425]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-4221]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Federal Emergency Management Agency

[Internal Agency Docket No. FEMA-1874-DR; Docket ID FEMA-2010-0002]


Virginia; Major Disaster and Related Determinations

AGENCY: Federal Emergency Management Agency, DHS.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This is a notice of the Presidential declaration of a major 
disaster for the Commonwealth of Virginia (FEMA-1874-DR), dated 
February 16, 2010, and related determinations.

DATES: Effective Date: February 16, 2010.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Peggy Miller, Disaster Assistance 
Directorate, Federal Emergency Management Agency, 500 C Street, SW., 
Washington, DC 20472, (202) 646-3886.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is hereby given that, in a letter 
dated February 16, 2010, the President issued a major disaster 
declaration under the authority of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster 
Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, 42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq. (the 
``Stafford Act''), as follows:

    I have determined that the damage in certain areas of the 
Commonwealth of Virginia resulting from a severe winter storm and 
snowstorm during the period of December 18-20, 2009, 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 et seq. (the ``Stafford 
Act'').
    Therefore, I declare that such a major disaster exists in the 
Commonwealth of Virginia.
    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.

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    You are authorized to provide Public Assistance in the 
designated areas and Hazard Mitigation throughout the Commonwealth. 
You are further authorized to provide emergency protective measures, 
including snow assistance, under the Public Assistance program for 
any continuous 48-hour period during or proximate to the incident 
period. You may extend the period of assistance, as warranted. This 
assistance excludes regular time costs for the sub-grantees' regular 
employees.
    Consistent with the requirement that Federal assistance is 
supplemental, any Federal funds provided under the Stafford Act for 
Public Assistance and Hazard Mitigation will be limited to 75 
percent of the total eligible costs.
    Further, you are authorized to make changes to this declaration 
for the approved assistance to the extent allowable under the 
Stafford Act.

    The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) hereby gives notice 
that pursuant to the authority vested in the Administrator, under 
Executive Order 12148, as amended, Donald L. Keldsen, of FEMA is 
appointed to act as the Federal Coordinating Officer for this major 
disaster.
    The following areas of the Commonwealth of Virginia have been 
designated as adversely affected by this major disaster:

    The counties of Albemarle, Alleghany, Amherst, Arlington, 
Augusta, Bath, Bedford, Botetourt, Buchanan, Caroline, Culpeper, 
Dickenson, Fairfax, Grayson, Greene, Hanover, Highland, Lee, Louisa, 
Madison, Montgomery, Nelson, Orange, Page, Prince William, 
Rockbridge, Russell, Scott, Spotsylvania, Stafford, and Wise and the 
independent cities of Alexandria, Charlottesville, Fairfax, Falls 
Church, Manassas, Manassas Park, Norton, Staunton, and Waynesboro 
for Public Assistance.
    The counties of Albemarle, Alleghany, Amherst, Arlington, 
Augusta, Bath, Bedford, Botetourt, Caroline, Fairfax, Grayson, 
Greene, Hanover, Highland, Louisa, Madison, Montgomery, Nelson, 
Orange, Page, Prince William, Rockbridge, Spotsylvania, and Stafford 
and the independent cities of Alexandria, Charlottesville, Fairfax, 
Falls Church, Manassas, Manassas Park, Staunton, and Waynesboro for 
emergency protective measures (Category B), including snow 
assistance, under the Public Assistance program for any continuous 
48-hour period during or proximate to the incident period.
    All jurisdictions within the Commonwealth of Virginia 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: 97.030, Community 
Disaster Loans; 97.031, Cora Brown Fund; 97.032, Crisis Counseling; 
97.033, Disaster Legal Services; 97.034, Disaster Unemployment 
Assistance (DUA); 97.046, Fire Management Assistance Grant; 97.048, 
Disaster Housing Assistance to Individuals and Households In 
Presidentially Declared Disaster Areas; 97.049, Presidentially 
Declared Disaster Assistance--Disaster Housing Operations for 
Individuals and Households; 97.050, Presidentially Declared Disaster 
Assistance to Individuals and Households--Other Needs; 97.036, 
Disaster Grants--Public Assistance (Presidentially Declared 
Disasters); 97.039, Hazard Mitigation Grant.

W. Craig Fugate,
Administrator, Federal Emergency Management Agency.
[FR Doc. 2010-4221 Filed 3-1-10; 8:45 am]
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