---identifier: "/us/cfr/t44/s361.1"source: "ecfr"legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"title: "44 CFR § 361.1 - Purpose."title_number: 44title_name: "Emergency Management and Assistance"section_number: "361.1"section_name: "Purpose."chapter_name: "FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY"subchapter_number: "F"subchapter_name: "PREPAREDNESS"part_number: "361"part_name: "NATIONAL EARTHQUAKE HAZARDS REDUCTION ASSISTANCE TO STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS"positive_law: falsecurrency: "2026-03-24"last_updated: "2026-03-24"format_version: "1.1.0"generator: "[email protected]"authority: "Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 1978, 43 FR 41943, 3 CFR, 1978 Comp., p. 329; Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act of 1977, as amended, 42 U.S.C. 7701 E.O. 12148, 44 FR 43239, 3 CFR, 1979 Comp., p. 412; and E.O. 12381, 47 FR 39795, 3 CFR, 1982 Comp., p. 207."regulatory_source: "57 FR 34869, Aug. 7, 1992, unless otherwise noted."cfr_part: "361"---
Identifier
/us/cfr/t44/s361.1
Currency
2026-03-24
Positive Law
No
Updated
2026-03-24
Chapter
Federal Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security
Authority
Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 1978, 43 FR 41943, 3 CFR, 1978 Comp., p. 329; Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act of 1977, as amended, 42 U.S.C. 7701 E.O. 12148, 44 FR 43239, 3 CFR, 1979 Comp., p. 412; and... Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 1978, 43 FR 41943, 3 CFR, 1978 Comp., p. 329; Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act of 1977, as amended, 42 U.S.C. 7701 E.O. 12148, 44 FR 43239, 3 CFR, 1979 Comp., p. 412; and E.O. 12381, 47 FR 39795, 3 CFR, 1982 Comp., p. 207.
# 361.1 Purpose.This part prescribes the policies to be followed by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and States in the administration of FEMA's earthquake hazards reduction assistance program, and establishes the criteria for cost-sharing.