82 FR 53514 - South Carolina; Amendment No. 1 to Notice of a Major Disaster Declaration

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Federal Emergency Management Agency

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 220 (November 16, 2017)

Page Range		53514-53514
FR Document		2017-24909

This notice amends the notice of a major disaster declaration for the State of South Carolina (FEMA-4346-DR), dated October 16, 2017, and related determinations.

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Federal Emergency Management Agency

[Internal Agency Docket No. FEMA-4346-DR; Docket ID FEMA-2017-0001]


South Carolina; Amendment No. 1 to Notice of a Major Disaster 
Declaration

AGENCY: Federal Emergency Management Agency, DHS.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice amends the notice of a major disaster declaration 
for the State of South Carolina (FEMA-4346-DR), dated October 16, 2017, 
and related determinations.

DATES: This amendment was issued November 1, 2017.

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: The notice of a major disaster declaration 
for the State of South Carolina is hereby amended to include the 
following areas among those areas determined to have been adversely 
affected by the event declared a major disaster by the President in his 
declaration of October 16, 2017.

    Abbeville, Newberry, and Saluda Counties for Public Assistance.
    Aiken, Calhoun, Cherokee, Chester, Chesterfield, Clarendon, 
Darlington, Dillon, Fairfield, Florence, Greenville, Greenwood, 
Horry, Kershaw, Lancaster, Laurens, Lee, Lexington, Marion, 
Marlboro, Orangeburg, Richland, Spartanburg, Sumter, Union, 
Williamsburg, and York Counties and the Catawba Indian Nation for 
emergency protective measures [Category B] under the Public 
Assistance 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.

Brock Long,
Administrator, Federal Emergency Management Agency.
[FR Doc. 2017-24909 Filed 11-15-17; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 1. The Commonwealth establish a SUMMARY: This notice amends the notice
SECURITY Commonwealth grant oversight authority, of a major disaster declaration for the
supported by third-party experts, to perform State of South Carolina (FEMA–4346–
Federal Emergency Management as the grant recipient for Public Assistance
and Hazard Mitigation funding to ensure DR), dated October 16, 2017, and related
Agency determinations.
sound project management and enhanced,
[Internal Agency Docket No. FEMA–4339– centralized control and oversight over the This amendment was issued
DATES:
DR; Docket ID FEMA–2017–0001] distribution of FEMA grant funds;
2. All large project funding for Public November 1, 2017.
Puerto Rico; Amendment No. 5 to Assistance Categories C–G be obligated by FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Notice of a Major Disaster Declaration FEMA only through alternative procedures as Dean Webster, Office of Response and
FEMA shall establish under section 428 of
AGENCY: Federal Emergency the Stafford Act, including third-party Recovery, Federal Emergency
Management Agency, DHS. independent expert validation of estimates Management Agency, 500 C Street SW.,
ACTION: Notice. for projects exceeding a threshold FEMA Washington, DC 20472, (202) 646–2833.
shall establish consistent with law; and
3. Hazard Mitigation grant funding SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The notice
SUMMARY: This notice amends the notice
available under section 404 of the Stafford of a major disaster declaration for the
of a major disaster for the
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico (FEMA– Act be prioritized toward protecting Federal State of South Carolina is hereby
4339–DR), dated September 20, 2017, investments in Puerto Rico’s public amended to include the following areas
infrastructure. among those areas determined to have
and related determinations. This adjustment to Commonwealth and been adversely affected by the event
DATES: This amendment was issued local cost sharing applies only to Public
November 2, 2017. Assistance costs and direct Federal assistance
declared a major disaster by the
eligible for such adjustments under the law. President in his declaration of October
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
The Stafford Act specifically prohibits a 16, 2017.
Dean Webster, Office of Response and
similar adjustment for funds provided for Abbeville, Newberry, and Saluda Counties
Recovery, Federal Emergency
Other Needs Assistance (section 408) and the for Public Assistance.
Management Agency, 500 C Street SW., Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (section
Washington, DC 20472, (202) 646–2833. Aiken, Calhoun, Cherokee, Chester,
404). These funds will continue to be
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is reimbursed at 75 percent of total eligible Chesterfield, Clarendon, Darlington, Dillon,
hereby given that, in a letter dated costs. Fairfield, Florence, Greenville, Greenwood,
November 2, 2017, the President The following Catalog of Federal Domestic Horry, Kershaw, Lancaster, Laurens, Lee,
amended the cost-sharing arrangements Assistance Numbers (CFDA) are to be used Lexington, Marion, Marlboro, Orangeburg,
for reporting and drawing funds: 97.030, Richland, Spartanburg, Sumter, Union,
regarding Federal funds provided under
Community Disaster Loans; 97.031, Cora Williamsburg, and York Counties and the
the authority of the Robert T. Stafford Brown Fund; 97.032, Crisis Counseling; Catawba Indian Nation for emergency
Disaster Relief and Emergency 97.033, Disaster Legal Services; 97.034, protective measures [Category B] under the
Assistance Act, 42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq. Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA); Public Assistance program.
(the ‘‘Stafford Act’’), in a letter to Brock 97.046, Fire Management Assistance Grant;
Long, Administrator, Federal Emergency 97.048, Disaster Housing Assistance to The following Catalog of Federal Domestic
Management Agency, Department of Individuals and Households In Presidentially Assistance Numbers (CFDA) are to be used
Homeland Security, under Executive Declared Disaster Areas; 97.049, for reporting and drawing funds: 97.030,
Order 12148, as follows: Presidentially Declared Disaster Assistance— Community Disaster Loans; 97.031, Cora
Disaster Housing Operations for Individuals Brown Fund; 97.032, Crisis Counseling;
I have determined that the damage in and Households; 97.050 Presidentially 97.033, Disaster Legal Services; 97.034,
certain areas of the Commonwealth of Puerto Declared Disaster Assistance to Individuals Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA);
Rico resulting from Hurricane Maria and Households—Other Needs; 97.036, 97.046, Fire Management Assistance Grant;
beginning on September 17, 2017, and Disaster Grants—Public Assistance
continuing, is of sufficient severity and 97.048, Disaster Housing Assistance to
(Presidentially Declared Disasters); 97.039, Individuals and Households In Presidentially
magnitude that special cost-sharing Hazard Mitigation Grant.
arrangements are warranted regarding Declared Disaster Areas; 97.049,
Federal funds provided under the Robert T. Brock Long, Presidentially Declared Disaster Assistance—
Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Administrator, Federal Emergency Disaster Housing Operations for Individuals
Assistance Act, 42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq. (the Management Agency. and Households; 97.050 Presidentially
‘‘Stafford Act’’). [FR Doc. 2017–24908 Filed 11–15–17; 8:45 am] Declared Disaster Assistance to Individuals
Due to the extraordinary level of impact to and Households—Other Needs; 97.036,
BILLING CODE 9111–23–P
the Commonwealth’s infrastructure caused Disaster Grants—Public Assistance
by Hurricane Maria as well as a debt burden (Presidentially Declared Disasters); 97.039,
of more than $120 billion subject to court-
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND Hazard Mitigation Grant.
supervised debt restructuring, and
recognizing the Commonwealth’s election on SECURITY Brock Long,
October 30, 2017, to participate in alternative
Federal Emergency Management Administrator, Federal Emergency
procedures for all large project funding for
Public Assistance Categories C–G pursuant to Agency Management Agency.
section 428 of the Stafford Act, I amend my [FR Doc. 2017–24909 Filed 11–15–17; 8:45 am]
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declarations of September 20, 2017 and [Internal Agency Docket No. FEMA–4346– BILLING CODE 9111–23–P
September 26, 2017, to authorize Federal DR; Docket ID FEMA–2017–0001]
funds for all categories of Public Assistance
at 90 percent of total eligible costs, except for South Carolina; Amendment No. 1 to
assistance previously approved at 100 Notice of a Major Disaster Declaration
percent, subject to the following grant
conditions, which I direct you to reflect in AGENCY: Federal Emergency
the agreement between the Commonwealth Management Agency, DHS.
and the Federal Emergency Management ACTION: Notice.
Agency (FEMA):

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Collection		Federal Register
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Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Notices
Action		Notice.
Dates		This amendment was issued November 1, 2017.
Contact		Dean Webster, Office of Response and Recovery, Federal Emergency Management Agency, 500 C Street SW., Washington, DC 20472, (202) 646-2833.
FR Citation		82 FR 53514

82 FR 53514 - South Carolina; Amendment No. 1 to Notice of a Major Disaster Declaration

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITYFederal Emergency Management Agency

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 220 (November 16, 2017)

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Federal Emergency Management Agency