Major Disasters and Related Determinations:

Federal Register Volume 76, Number 200 (Monday, October 17, 2011)

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Federal Emergency Management Agency

Internal Agency Docket No. FEMA-4038-DR; Docket ID FEMA-2011-0001

Maryland; Major Disaster and Related Determinations

AGENCY: Federal Emergency Management Agency, DHS.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: This is a notice of the Presidential declaration of a major disaster for the State of Maryland (FEMA-4038-DR), dated October 5, 2011, and related determinations.

DATES: Effective Date: October 5, 2011.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Peggy Miller, Office of Response and

Recovery, Federal Emergency Management Agency, 500 C Street, SW.,

Washington, DC 20472, (202) 646-3886.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is hereby given that, in a letter dated October 5, 2011, the President issued a major disaster declaration under the authority of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster

Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, 42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq. (the

``Stafford Act''), as follows:

I have determined that the damage in certain areas of the State of Maryland resulting from the remnants of Tropical Storm Lee during the period of September 6-9, 2011, is of sufficient severity and magnitude to warrant a major disaster declaration under the Robert

T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, 42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq. (the ``Stafford Act''). Therefore, I declare that such a major disaster exists in the State of Maryland.

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 Public Assistance in the designated areas and Hazard Mitigation throughout the State.

Consistent with the requirement that Federal assistance is 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.

Further, you are authorized to make changes to this declaration for the approved assistance to the extent allowable under the

Stafford Act.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) hereby gives notice that pursuant to the authority vested in the Administrator, under

Executive Order 12148, as amended, Regis Leo Phelan, of FEMA is appointed to act as the Federal Coordinating Officer for this major disaster.

The following areas of the State of Maryland have been designated as adversely affected by this major disaster:

Anne Arundel, Cecil, Charles, and Prince George's Counties for

Public Assistance.

All counties and the Independent City of Baltimore in the State of Maryland are eligible to apply for assistance under the Hazard

Mitigation Grant Program.

(The following Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Numbers (CFDA) are to be used for reporting and drawing funds: 97.030, Community

Disaster Loans; 97.031, Cora Brown Fund; 97.032, Crisis Counseling; 97.033, Disaster Legal Services; 97.034, Disaster Unemployment

Assistance (DUA); 97.046, Fire Management Assistance Grant; 97.048,

Disaster Housing Assistance to Individuals and Households in

Presidentially Declared Disaster Areas; 97.049, Presidentially

Declared Disaster Assistance--Disaster Housing Operations for

Individuals and Households; 97.050, Presidentially Declared Disaster

Assistance to Individuals and Households--Other Needs; 97.036,

Disaster Grants--Public Assistance (Presidentially Declared

Disasters); 97.039, Hazard Mitigation Grant.)

W. Craig Fugate,

Administrator, Federal Emergency Management Agency.

[FR Doc. 2011-26714 Filed 10-14-11; 8:45 am

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