82 FR 21901 - National Hurricane Preparedness Week, 2017

Executive Office of the President

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 89 (May 10, 2017)

[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 89 (Wednesday, May 10, 2017)]
[Presidential Documents]
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From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-09632]



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Vol. 82

Wednesday,

No. 89

May 10, 2017

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The President





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Proclamation 9606--National Hurricane Preparedness Week, 2017



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Title 3--
The President

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                Proclamation 9606 of May 5, 2017

                
National Hurricane Preparedness Week, 2017

                By the President of the United States of America

                A Proclamation

                National Hurricane Preparedness Week reminds those of 
                us living in hurricane-prone areas of the need to ready 
                our homes, communities, and families for extreme 
                weather events before hurricane season arrives. 
                Preparing for weather-related disasters can 
                dramatically reduce their impact on you, your family, 
                and your community.

                The 2017 hurricane season, which begins June 1 and 
                lasts through November 30, marks the 25th anniversaries 
                of Hurricanes Andrew and Iniki. In August 1992, 
                Hurricane Andrew tore through South Florida before 
                making landfall, again, in Louisiana. It claimed 65 
                lives, destroyed 25,000 homes, and caused approximately 
                $26 billion in overall damage. A few weeks later, 
                Hurricane Iniki struck the Hawaiian Island of Kauai, 
                killing six, demolishing 1,400 homes, and causing about 
                $1.8 billion in overall damage. The tragic losses 
                caused by those terrible storms remind us of the need 
                to prepare for the destruction hurricanes can bring.

                As Hurricane Andrew demonstrated, inland areas are not 
                immune from the destruction hurricanes can bring with 
                them through flooding rains and other related weather 
                events. A National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
                Administration study of Hurricane Andrew revealed that 
                most of the damage it caused was inland from the 
                primary storm surge areas. Just last year, heavy rains 
                from Hurricane Matthew caused destructive flooding and 
                loss of life in the Carolinas, even though the 
                hurricane's eye remained mostly offshore.

                This week, through several initiatives, I am 
                encouraging Americans to take the time to prepare for 
                the upcoming hurricane season. After a major disaster, 
                you may not have immediate access to the services you 
                are accustomed to, such as clean water, grocery stores, 
                and emergency services. Hurricane preparedness 
                information provided by the National Weather Service 
                (NWS) and the Ready campaign conducted by the Federal 
                Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), both available 
                online, outline important steps you can take right now 
                to safeguard your family, pets, and property. These 
                resources will help you create evacuation and 
                communications plans and assemble a disaster kit of 
                necessary supplies. Developing and implementing these 
                plans will save lives and avoid excess damage.

                NOW, THEREFORE, I, DONALD J. TRUMP, President of the 
                United States of America, by virtue of the authority 
                vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the 
                United States, do hereby proclaim May 7 through May 13, 
                2017, as National Hurricane Preparedness Week. I call 
                upon Americans living in hurricane-prone areas to 
                observe this week by making use of the online resources 
                provided by the NWS and FEMA and by taking actions to 
                safeguard their families, homes, and businesses from 
                the dangers of hurricanes. I also call upon Federal, 
                State, local, tribal, and territorial emergency 
                management officials to help inform our communities 
                about hurricane preparedness and response, in order to 
                help prevent storm damage and save lives.

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                IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 
                fifth day of May, in the year of our Lord two thousand 
                seventeen, and of the Independence of the United States 
                of America the two hundred and forty-first.
                
                
                    (Presidential Sig.)

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