[Federal Register: May 6, 2003 (Volume 68, Number 87)]
[Notices]
[Page 24013]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Federal Emergency Management Agency
[FEMA-1461-DR]
Alaska; Major Disaster and Related Determinations
AGENCY: Federal Emergency Management Agency, Emergency Preparedness and
Response Directorate, Department of Homeland Security.
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-1461-DR), dated April 26, 2003,
and related determinations.
EFFECTIVE DATE: April 26, 2003.
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 April 26, 2003, 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 (the Stafford Act), as follows:
I have determined that the damage in certain areas of the State
of Alaska, resulting from severe winter storms, including high winds
and freezing temperatures on March 6-14, 2003, 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. 5121-5206 (the 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, Public
Assistance and Hazard Mitigation in the designated areas. Consistent
with the requirement that Federal assistance be supplemental, any
Federal funds provided under the Stafford Act for Public Assistance,
Hazard Mitigation, and the Other Needs Assistance under Section 408
of the Stafford Act 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.
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) hereby gives notice
that pursuant to the authority vested in the Undersecretary for
Emergency Preparedness and Response, Department of Homeland Security,
under Executive Order 12148, as amended, William M. Lokey, of FEMA is
appointed 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:
Kenai Peninsula Borough, Matanuska-Susitna Borough and the
Municipality of Anchorage for Individual Assistance.
Kenai Peninsula Borough, Matanuska-Susitna Borough and the
Municipality of Anchorage for Public Assistance.
Kenai Peninsula Borough, Matanuska-Susitna Borough and the
Municipality of Anchorage 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.)
Michael D. Brown,
Undersecretary, Emergency Preparedness and Response.
[FR Doc. 03-11110 Filed 5-5-03; 8:45 am]
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