Disaster and Related Determinations: Washington

Federal Register: February 17, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 30)

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Federal Emergency Management Agency

Internal Agency Docket No. FEMA-1817-DR; Docket ID FEMA-2008-0018

Washington; 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 Washington (FEMA-1817-DR), dated January 30, 2009, and related determinations.

DATES: Effective Date: January 30, 2009.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Peggy Miller, Disaster Assistance

Directorate, 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 January 30, 2009, 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. 5121-5207 (the Stafford

Act), as follows:

I have determined that the damage in certain areas of the State of Washington resulting from a severe winter storm, landslides, mudslides, and flooding during the period of January 6-16, 2009, 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. 5121-5207 (the Stafford Act).

Therefore, I declare that such a major disaster exists in the State of Washington.

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 Individual Assistance in the designated areas, Hazard Mitigation throughout the State, and any other forms of assistance under the Stafford Act that you deem appropriate. Consistent with the requirement that Federal assistance be supplemental, any Federal funds provided under the Stafford Act for Hazard Mitigation and Other Needs Assistance will be limited to 75 percent of the total eligible costs. If Public Assistance is later requested and warranted, Federal funds provided under that program will also be limited to 75 percent of the total eligible costs.

Further, you are authorized to make changes to this declaration to the extent allowable under the Stafford Act.

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.

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

Executive Order 12148, as amended, Willie G. Nunn, of FEMA is appointed to act as the Federal Coordinating Officer for this major disaster.

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

King, Lewis, Mason, Pacific, Pierce, Snohomish, Thurston, and

Wahkiakum Counties for Individual Assistance.

All counties within the State of Washington 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.)

Nancy Ward,

Acting Administrator, Federal Emergency Management Agency.

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