[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 199 (Monday, October 16, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 53610-53611]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-25574]
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FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY
[FEMA-1069-DR]
Florida; 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 Florida (FEMA-1069-DR), dated October 4,
1995, and related determinations.
EFFECTIVE DATE: October 4, 1995.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Pauline C. Campbell, Response and
Recovery Directorate, Federal Emergency Management Agency, Washington,
DC 20472, (202) 646-3606.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is hereby given that, in a letter
dated October 4, 1995, 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 Florida resulting from Hurricane Opal on October 4, 1995, 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
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(``the Stafford Act''). I, therefore, declare that such a disaster
exists in the State of Florida.
You are authorized to coordinate all disaster relief efforts
which have the purpose of alleviating the hardship and suffering
caused by the disaster on the local population, and to provide
appropriate assistance for required emergency measures, authorized
under Title IV of the Stafford Act, to save lives, protect property
and public health and safety, and lessen or avert the threat of a
catastrophe in the designated areas. Specifically, you are
authorized to identify, mobilize, and provide at your discretion,
equipment and resources necessary to alleviate the impacts of the
disaster. I have further authorized direct Federal assistance for
the first 72 hours at 100 percent Federal funding, if deemed
necessary. You may extend this assistance for an additional period
of time, if warranted.
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 assistance and
administrative expenses.
Individual Assistance, Public Assistance or Hazard Mitigation
may be added at a later date, if warranted. Consistent with the
requirement that Federal assistance be supplemental, any Federal
funds provided under the Stafford Act except as noted in the
paragraph above 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 Bruce Baughman 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 Florida
to have been affected adversely by this declared major disaster:
The counties of Escambia, Santa Rosa, Okaloosa, Walton, Bay,
Gulf, Calhoun, Wakulla, Washington, Holmes, Jackson, Gadsden,
Liberty, Leon and Franklin for assistance as follows: FEMA is
authorized to provide appropriate assistance for required emergency
measures, authorized under Title IV of the Stafford Act, to save
lives, protect property and public health and safety, and lesson or
avert the threat of a catastrophe in the designated areas.
Specifically, FEMA is authorized to identify, mobilize, and provide
at its discretion, equipment and resources necessary to alleviate
the impacts of the disaster. Direct Federal assistance for the first
72 hours at 100 percent Federal funding.
(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance No. 83.516, Disaster
Assistance)
James L. Witt,
Director.
[FR Doc. 95-25574 Filed 10-13-95; 8:45 am]
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