Northern Mariana Islands; Amendment No. 1 to Notice of a Major Disaster Declaration

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title: "Northern Mariana Islands; Amendment No. 1 to Notice of a Major Disaster Declaration"
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section_name: "Northern Mariana Islands; Amendment No. 1 to Notice of a Major Disaster Declaration"
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publication_date: "2006-05-22"
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  - "Federal Emergency Management Agency"
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#  Northern Mariana Islands; Amendment No. 1 to Notice of a Major Disaster Declaration

**AGENCY:**

Federal Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security.

**ACTION:**

Notice.

**SUMMARY:**

This notice amends the notice of a major disaster for the  Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (FEMA-1611-DR), dated November 8, 2005, and related determinations.

**DATES:**

*Effective Date:* May 1, 2006.

**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:**

Magda Ruiz, Recovery Division, Federal Emergency Management Agency, Washington, DC 20472, (202) 646-2705.

**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:**

Notice is hereby given that special cost sharing arrangements are warranted regarding Federal funds provided under the authority of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, 42 U.S.C. 5121-5206 (Stafford Act). Therefore, consistent with 48 U.S.C. 1469a(d), pertaining to insular areas, and the President's declaration letter dated November 8, 2005, Federal funds for the Hazard Mitigation Grant Program are authorized at 100 percent of total eligible costs for the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. This cost share is effective as of the date of the President's major disaster declaration.

(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 Program; 97.032, Crisis Counseling; 97.033, Disaster Legal Services Program; 97.034, Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA); 97.046, Fire Management Assistance; 97.048, Individual and Household Housing; 97.049, Individual and Household Disaster Housing Operations; 97.050 Individual and Household Program-Other Needs, 97.036, Public Assistance Grants; 97.039, Hazard Mitigation Grant Program.)

R. David Paulison,

Acting Director, Federal Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security.