[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 17 (Monday, January 27, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 3896]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-1887]
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FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY
[FEMA-1155-DR]
California; 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 California (FEMA-1155-DR), dated January 4,
1997, and related determinations.
EFFECTIVE DATE: January 4, 1997.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Magda Ruiz, Response and Recovery
Directorate, Federal Emergency Management Agency, Washington, DC 20472,
(202) 646-3260.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is hereby given that, in a letter
dated January 4, 1997, 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 et seq.), as follows:
I have determined that the damage in certain areas of the State
of California, resulting from severe storms, flooding, mud and land
slides beginning on December 28, 1996, and continuing is of
sufficient severity and magnitude to warrant a major disaster
declaration under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and
Emergency Assistance Act (``the Stafford Act''). I, therefore,
declare that such a major disaster exists in the State of
California.
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 and
assistance for debris removal and emergency protective measures as
authorized under Title IV of the Stafford Act in the designated
areas. Should snow removal assistance be necessary, you are
authorized to provide reimbursement for the costs of equipment,
contracts, and personnel overtime that are required to clear one
lane in each direction along snow emergency routes (or select
primary roads in those communities without such designated roadways)
to hospitals, nursing homes, and other critical facilities. Other
types of Public Assistance and the Hazard Mitigation program may be
added at a later date, as you deem necessary. Consistent with the
requirement that Federal assistance be supplemental, any Federal
funds provided under the Stafford Act for Public Assistance or
Hazard Mitigation will be limited to 75 percent of the total
eligible costs.
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 John Swanson 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
California to have been affected adversely by this declared major
disaster:
Alpine, Amador, Butte, Calaveras, Colusa, Del Norte, El Dorado,
Glenn, Humboldt, Lake, Lassen, Madera, Mendocino, Modoc, Mono,
Monterey, Napa, Nevada, Placer, Plumas, Sacramento, San Benito, San
Joaquin, San Mateo, Santa Cruz, Shasta, Sierra, Siskiyou, Solano,
Sonoma, Stanislaus, Sutter, Tehama, Trinity, Tuolumne, Yolo, and
Yuba Counties for Individual Assistance and debris removal and
emergency protective measures under the Public Assistance program.
(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance No. 83.516, Disaster
Assistance)
James L. Witt,
Director.
[FR Doc. 97-1887 Filed 1-24-97; 8:45 am]
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