[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 229 (Tuesday, November 30, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 66916-66917]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-31090]
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FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY
[FEMA-3152-EM]
U.S. Virgin Islands; Emergency 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 an
emergency for the U.S. Virgin Islands (FEMA-3152-EM), dated November
17, 1999, and related determinations.
EFFECTIVE DATE: November 17, 1999
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Madge Dale, Response and Recovery
Directorate, Federal Emergency Management Agency, Washington, DC 20472,
(202) 646-3772.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is hereby given that, in a letter
dated November 17, 1999, the President declared an emergency 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 emergency conditions in the U.S.
Virgin Islands, resulting from Hurricane Lenny on November 17, 1999,
and continuing, is of sufficient severity and magnitude to warrant
an emergency declaration under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster
Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, P.L. 93-288, as amended (``the
Stafford Act''). I, therefore, declare that such an emergency exists
in the U.S. Virgin Islands.
You are authorized to coordinate all disaster relief efforts
which have the purpose of alleviating the hardship and suffering
caused by the emergency on the local population, and to provide
appropriate assistance for required emergency measures, authorized
under Title V of the Stafford Act to save lives, protect property
and public health and safety, or to 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
emergency. I have further authorized direct Federal assistance, at
75 percent Federal funding. This assistance excludes regular time
costs for subgrantees regular employees. In addition, you are
authorized to provide such other forms of assistance under Title V
of the Stafford Act, as you may deem appropriate.
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.
Further, you are authorized to make changes to this declaration
to the extent allowable under the Stafford Act.
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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 Barbara T. Russell of the Federal
Emergency Management Agency to act as the Federal Coordinating Officer
for this declared emergency.
I do hereby determine the U.S. Virgin Islands to have been affected
adversely by this declared emergency:
The U.S. Virgin Islands for assistance as follows:
Appropriate assistance for required emergency measures,
authorized under Title V of the Stafford Act to save lives, protect
property and public health and safety, or to lessen 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 at 75 percent Federal funding
will be provided.
(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); 83.542, Fire Suppression
Assistance; 83.543, Individual and Family Grant (IFG) Program;
83.544, Public Assistance Grants; 83.545, Disaster Housing Program;
83.548, Hazard Mitigation Grant Program.)
James L. Witt,
Director.
[FR Doc. 99-31090 Filed 11-29-99; 8:45 am]
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