80 FR 51292 - Kentucky; Major Disaster and Related Determinations

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Federal Emergency Management Agency

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 163 (August 24, 2015)

This is a notice of the Presidential declaration of a major disaster for the Commonwealth of Kentucky (FEMA-4239-DR), dated August 12, 2015, and related determinations.

[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 163 (Monday, August 24, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 51292-51293]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-20889]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Federal Emergency Management Agency

[Internal Agency Docket No. FEMA-4239-DR; Docket ID FEMA-2015-0002]


Kentucky; Major Disaster and Related Determinations

AGENCY: Federal Emergency Management Agency, DHS.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This is a notice of the Presidential declaration of a major 
disaster for the Commonwealth of Kentucky (FEMA-4239-DR), dated August 
12, 2015, and related determinations.

DATES: Effective date: August 12, 2015.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dean Webster, Office of Response and 
Recovery, Federal Emergency Management Agency, 500 C Street SW., 
Washington, DC 20472, (202) 646-2833.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is hereby given that, in a letter 
dated August 12, 2015, 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 
Commonwealth of Kentucky resulting from severe storms, tornadoes, 
straight-line winds, flooding, landslides, and mudslides during the 
period of July 11-20, 2015, 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 Commonwealth of Kentucky.
    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 and Public 
Assistance in the designated areas and Hazard Mitigation throughout 
the Commonwealth. 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. Federal funds 
provided under the Stafford Act for Public Assistance also will be 
limited to 75 percent of the total eligible costs, with the 
exception of projects that meet the eligibility criteria for a 
higher Federal cost-sharing percentage under the Public Assistance 
Alternative Procedures Pilot Program for Debris Removal implemented 
pursuant to section 428 of the Stafford Act.
    Further, you are authorized to make changes to this declaration 
for the approved assistance 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, Lai Sun Yee, of FEMA is appointed to 
act as the Federal Coordinating Officer for this major disaster.
    The following areas of the Commonwealth of Kentucky have been 
designated as adversely affected by this major disaster:

    Carter, Johnson, Rowan, and Trimble Counties for Individual 
Assistance.
    Bracken, Breathitt, Carroll, Carter, Clay, Cumberland, Elliott, 
Estill, Fleming, Floyd, Henry, Jackson, Johnson, Knott, Lawrence, 
Lee, Leslie, Letcher, Lewis, Lincoln, Magoffin, Menifee, Montgomery, 
Morgan, Nicholas, Owsley, Perry, Robertson, Rockcastle, Rowan, 
Spencer, Trimble, Washington, and Wolfe Counties for Public 
Assistance.
    All areas within the Commonwealth of Kentucky are eligible 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

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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. 2015-20889 Filed 8-21-15; 8:45 am]
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