[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 185 (Monday, September 23, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 49774-49775]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-24307]
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FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY
[FEMA-1135-DR]
Virginia; 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 Commonwealth of Virginia (FEMA-1135-DR), dated
September 6, 1996, and related determinations.
EFFECTIVE DATE: September 6, 1996.
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 September 6, 1996, 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 the Commonwealth of
Virginia, resulting from Hurricane Fran and associated severe storm
conditions including high winds, tornadoes, wind-driven rain, and
river and flash flooding beginning on September 5, 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
Commonwealth of Virginia.
You are authorized to coordinate all Federal disaster relief
efforts which have the
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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, Federal
resources necessary to alleviate the impacts of the disaster.
Therefore, you are authorized to provide direct Federal assistance
for the first 72 hours at 100 percent Federal funding for eligible
costs. You or your designee may extend the time period for this
direct Federal assistance funding, if necessary.
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.
Individual Assistance, Public Assistance and the Hazard
Mitigation Grant programs 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
for Public Assistance and Hazard Mitigation will be limited to 75
percent of the total eligible costs, except as noted in the
paragraph above.
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 Robert J. Gunter 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 Commonwealth of
Virginia to have been affected adversely by this declared major
disaster:
The entire Commonwealth for Direct Federal Assistance for the
first 72 hours following declaration at 100 percent Federal funding
for eligible costs.
(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance No. 83.516, Disaster
Assistance)
James L. Witt,
Director.
[FR Doc. 96-24307 Filed 9-20-96; 8:45 am]
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