For Immediate Release
Office of the Press Secretary
August 7, 2002
Statement by the Press Secretary
The President declared a major disaster exists in the
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands and ordered Federal aid to
supplement Commonwealth and local recovery efforts in the area struck
by Typhoon Chata'an on July 4-5, 2002.
Federal funding is available to eligible local
governments on a cost-sharing basis for the repair or
replacement of public facilities damaged by the typhoon. Federal
funding is also available on a cost share basis for hazard mitigation
measures.
Joe M. Allbaugh, Director of the Federal Emergency
Management Agency (FEMA), named William L. Carwile, III as the
Federal Coordinating Officer for Federal recovery operations in the
affected area.
The Agency said that damage surveys are continuing in other
areas, and additional assistance and areas may be added after the
assessments are completed.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: FEMA (202) 646-4600.
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