[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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