Notice2025-17160
Mississippi; Major Disaster and Related Determinations
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Published
September 8, 2025
Issuing agencies
Homeland Security DepartmentFederal Emergency Management Agency
Abstract
This is a notice of the Presidential declaration of a major disaster for the State of Mississippi (FEMA-4874-DR), dated May 21, 2025, and related determinations.
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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 171 (Monday, September 8, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 43203-43204]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-17160]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Federal Emergency Management Agency
[Internal Agency Docket No. FEMA-4874-DR; Docket ID FEMA-2025-0001]
Mississippi; Major Disaster and Related Determinations
AGENCY: Federal Emergency Management Agency, DHS.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: This is a notice of the Presidential declaration of a major
disaster for the State of Mississippi (FEMA-4874-DR), dated May 21,
2025, and related determinations.
DATES: The declaration was issued May 21, 2025.
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: Notice is hereby given that the President
issued a major disaster declaration under the authority of the Robert
T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, 42 U.S.C.
5121 et seq. (the ``Stafford Act''), as follows:
I have determined that the damage in certain areas of the State
of Mississippi resulting from severe storms, straight-line winds,
tornadoes, and flooding during the period of March 14 to March 15,
2025, is of sufficient severity and magnitude to warrant a major
disaster declaration under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief
and Emergency Assistance Act, 42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq. (the ``Stafford
Act''). Therefore, I declare that such a major disaster exists in
the State of Mississippi.
In order to provide Federal assistance, you are hereby
authorized to allocate from funds available for these purposes such
amounts as you find necessary for Federal disaster assistance and
administrative expenses.
You are authorized to provide Individual Assistance and Public
Assistance in the designated areas. Consistent with the requirement
that Federal assistance be supplemental, any Federal funds provided
under the Stafford Act for Public Assistance and Other Needs
Assistance under section 408 will be limited to 75 percent of the
total eligible costs.
Further, you are authorized to make changes to this declaration
for the approved assistance to the extent allowable under the
Stafford Act.
The time period prescribed for the implementation of section
310(a), Priority to Certain Applications for Public Facility and Public
Housing Assistance, 42 U.S.C. 5153, shall be for a period not to exceed
six months after the date of this declaration.
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) hereby gives notice
that pursuant to the authority vested in the Administrator, under
Executive Order 12148, as amended, E. Craig Levy, Sr., of FEMA is
appointed to act as the Federal Coordinating Officer for this major
disaster.
The following areas of the State of Mississippi have been
designated as adversely affected by this major disaster:
Covington, Grenada, Issaquena, Itawamba, Jefferson Davis,
Leflore, Marion, Montgomery, Pike, Smith, and Walthall Counties for
Individual Assistance.
Calhoun, Carroll, Covington, Grenada, Humphreys, Issaquena,
Itawamba, Jefferson Davis, Lee, Leflore, Marion, Pike, Prentiss,
Sharkey, Smith, Walthall, and Washington Counties for Public
Assistance.
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;
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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.
David E. Richardson,
Senior Official Performing the Duties of the Administrator, Federal
Emergency Management Agency.
[FR Doc. 2025-17160 Filed 9-5-25; 8:45 am]
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