[Federal Register: June 28, 2002 (Volume 67, Number 125)]
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FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY

[FEMA-1421-DR]

 
Colorado; 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 State of Colorado (FEMA-1421-DR), dated June 19, 2002, 
and related determinations.

EFFECTIVE DATE: June 19, 2002.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rich Robuck, Readiness, Response and 
Recovery Directorate, Federal EmergencyManagement Agency, Washington, 
DC 20472, (202) 646-2705 or Rich.Robuck@fema.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is hereby given that, in a letter 
dated June 19, 2002, the President declared a major disaster under the 
authority of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency 
Assistance Act, 42 U.S.C. 5121-5206 (Stafford Act), as follows:

    I have determined that the damage in certain areas of the State 
of Colorado, resulting from wildfires beginning April 23, 2002, 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, 42 U.S.C. 5121-5206 (Stafford 
Act). I, therefore, declare that such a major disaster exists in the 
State of Colorado.
    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, and Hazard Mitigation throughout the State, and 
any other forms of assistance under the Stafford Act you may deem 
appropriate. Consistent with the requirement that Federal assistance 
be supplemental, any Federal funds provided under the Stafford Act 
for Hazard Mitigation and the Individual and Family Grant program 
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.
    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 Steven R. Emory 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 State of Colorado 
to have been affected adversely by this declared major disaster:

Adams, Alamosa, Arapahoe, Archuleta, Baca, Bent, Boulder, Broomfield 
City and County, Chaffee, Cheyenne, Clear Creek, Conejos, Costilla, 
Crowley, Custer, Delta, Denver City and County, Dolores, Douglas, 
Eagle, Elbert, El Paso, Fremont, Garfield, Gilpin, Grand, Gunnison, 
Hinsdale, Huerfano, Jefferson, Kiowa, Kit Carson, Lake, La Plata, 
Las Animas, Lincoln, Mesa, Mineral, Moffat, Montezuma, Montrose, 
Otero, Ouray, Park, Pitkin, Pueblo, Rio Blanco, Rio Grande, Routt, 
Saguache, San Juan, San Miguel, Summit, Teller, Washington, and Yuma 
Counties and the Southern Ute Reservation and Ute Mountain 
Reservation for Individual Assistance.

    All counties and Indian Reservations within the State of Colorado 
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: 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.)


Joe M. Allbaugh,
Director.
[FR Doc. 02-16327 Filed 6-27-02; 8:45 am]
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