---identifier: "/us/cfr/t44/s206.39"source: "ecfr"legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"title: "44 CFR § 206.39 - Notification."title_number: 44title_name: "Emergency Management and Assistance"section_number: "206.39"section_name: "Notification."chapter_name: "FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY"subchapter_number: "D"subchapter_name: "DISASTER ASSISTANCE"part_number: "206"part_name: "FEDERAL DISASTER ASSISTANCE"positive_law: falsecurrency: "2026-03-24"last_updated: "2026-03-24"format_version: "1.1.0"generator: "[email protected]"authority: "Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, 42 U.S.C. 5121 through 5207; Homeland Security Act of 2002, 6 U.S.C. 101 Department of Homeland Security Delegation 9001.1; sec. 1105, Pub. L. 113-2, 127 Stat. 43 (42 U.S.C. 5189a note)."regulatory_source: "54 FR 11615, Mar. 21, 1989, unless otherwise noted."cfr_part: "206"---
Identifier
/us/cfr/t44/s206.39
Currency
2026-03-24
Positive Law
No
Updated
2026-03-24
Chapter
Federal Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security
Authority
Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, 42 U.S.C. 5121 through 5207; Homeland Security Act of 2002, 6 U.S.C. 101 Department of Homeland Security Delegation 9001.1; sec. 1105,... Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, 42 U.S.C. 5121 through 5207; Homeland Security Act of 2002, 6 U.S.C. 101 Department of Homeland Security Delegation 9001.1; sec. 1105, Pub. L. 113-2, 127 Stat. 43 (42 U.S.C. 5189a note).
# 206.39 Notification.(a) The Governor will be promptly notified by the Administrator or his/her designee of a declaration by the President that an emergency or a major disaster exists. FEMA also will notify other Federal agencies and other interested parties.(b) The Governor will be promptly notified by the Administrator or his/her designee of a determination that the Governor's request does not justify the use of the authorities of the Stafford Act.(c) Following a major disaster or emergency declaration, the Regional Administrator or the Assistant Administrator for the Disaster Assistance Directorate will promptly notify the Governor of the designations of assistance and areas eligible for such assistance.