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Communities that do not currently offer
emergency medical services but are
turning to this grant program to initiate
such a service received the lowest
competitive rating. DHS does not
believe creating a nonaffiliated EMS
program is a substantial and sufficient
benefit under the program.
Specific rating criteria and priorities
for each of the grant categories are
provided below following the
descriptions of this year’s eligible
programs. The rating criteria, in
conjunction with the program
description, provide an understanding
of the evaluation standards.
(1) EMS Operations and Safety Program
There were five different activities
available for funding under this program
area: EMS training, EMS equipment,
EMS personal protective equipment,
wellness and fitness, and modifications
to facilities. Requests for equipment and
training to prepare for response to
incidents involving CBRNE were
available under the applicable
equipment and training activities.
(i) Training Activities. DHS believes
that upgrading a service that currently
meets a basic life support capacity to a
higher level of life support creates the
most benefit. Therefore, DHS gave a
higher competitive rating to
nonaffiliated EMS organizations that
seek to upgrade from first responder to
EMT–B level. Since training is a prerequisite to the effective use of EMS
equipment, organizations whose request
is more focused on training activities
received a higher competitive rating
than organizations whose request was
more focused on equipment. The second
priority was to elevate emergency
responders’ capabilities from EMT–B to
EMT–I or higher.
(ii) EMS equipment acquisition. As
noted above, training received a higher
competitive rating than equipment.
Applications seeking assistance to
purchase equipment to support the
EMT–B level of service received a
higher priority than requests seeking
assistance to purchase equipment to
support advance level EMS services.
Items that were eligible but a lower
priority include tents, shelters,
generators, lights, and heating and
cooling units.
(iii) EMS personal protective
equipment. DHS gave the same
priorities for EMS PPE as it did for Fire
Department PPE discussed above.
Acquisition of PASS devices was not
funded for EMS programs.
(iv) Wellness and Fitness Activities.
DHS believes that to have an effective
wellness/fitness program, nonaffiliated
EMS organizations must offer periodic
health screenings, entry physical
examinations, and an immunization
program similar to the programs for fire
departments discussed above.
Accordingly, applicants for grants in
this category must currently offer or
plan to offer with grant funds all three
benefits (periodic health screenings,
entry physical examinations, and an
immunization program) to receive
funding for any other initiatives in this
activity.
(v) Modification to EMS stations and
facilities. DHS believes that the
competitive rankings and priorities
applied to modification of fire stations
and facilities, discussed above, apply
equally to EMS stations and facilities.
(2) EMS Vehicle Acquisition Program
DHS gave the highest funding priority
to acquisition of ambulances and
transport vehicles due to the inherent
benefits to the community and EMS
service provider. Due to the costs
associated with obtaining and outfitting
non-transport rescue vehicles relative to
the benefits derived from such vehicles,
DHS gave non-transport rescue vehicles
a lower competitive rating than
transport vehicles. Vehicles that have a
very narrow function, such as aircraft,
boats, and all-terrain vehicles, received
the lowest competitive rating. DHS
anticipates that the EMS vehicle awards
will be very competitive due to very
limited available funding. Accordingly,
it is unlikely that DHS will fund any
vehicles that are not listed as a ‘‘Priority
One’’ in the 2006 program year. The
following chart delineates the priorities
in this program area for each type of
community.
EMS VEHICLE PRIORITIES
Priority Two
• Ambulance or transport unit to support
EMT–B needs and functions.
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Priority One
• First responder non-transport vehicles .........
• Special operations vehicles.
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•
•
•
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DHS has not differentiated priorities
in this year’s EMS vehicle program for
different types of communities.
Along with the priorities illustrated
above, DHS has accepted the fire service
recommendation that emerged from the
criteria development process that
funding applicants that own few or no
vehicles of the type sought will be more
beneficial than funding applicants that
own numerous vehicles of that same
type. DHS assessed the number of
vehicles an applicant owns by including
all vehicles of the same type. For
example, transport vehicles were
considered the same as ambulances.
DHS gave a higher competitive rating to
applicants that have an aged fleet of
emergency vehicles, and to applicants
with old, high-mileage vehicles. A
higher competitive rating was given to
applicants that respond to a significant
number of incidents relative to
applicants responding less often while
servicing similar communities.
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Panelists assessed the reasonableness
of the administrative costs requested in
each application and determined if it is
reasonable and in the best interest of the
program.
Dated: August 31, 2006.
George W. Foresman,
Under Secretary for Preparedness.
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Helicopters/planes.
Command vehicles.
Rescue boats (over 13 feet in length).
Hovercraft.
Other special access vehicles.
Federal Emergency Management
Agency
[FEMA–1658–DR]
Federal Emergency
Management Agency, Department of
Homeland Security.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: This notice amends the notice
of a major disaster declaration for the
State of Texas (FEMA–1658–DR), dated
August 15, 2006, and related
determinations.
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DATES:
Effective Date: August 28, 2006.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Magda Ruiz, Recovery Division, Federal
Emergency Management Agency,
Washington, DC 20472, (202) 646–2705.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The notice
of a major disaster declaration for the
State of Texas is hereby amended to
include the following area among those
areas determined to have been adversely
affected by the catastrophe declared a
major disaster by the President in his
declaration of August 15, 2006:
Hudspeth County for emergency protective
measures (Category B) under the Public
Assistance program.
(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, Individuals and
Households Housing; 97.049, Individuals and
Households Disaster Housing Operations;
97.050 Individuals and Households
Program—Other Needs; 97.036, Public
Assistance Grants; 97.039, Hazard Mitigation
Grant Program.)
R. David Paulison,
Under Secretary for Federal Emergency
Management and Director of FEMA.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND
URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR–4630–FA–07]
Announcement of Funding Awards;
Fair Housing Initiatives Program;
Fiscal Year 2001
Office of the Assistant
Secretary for Fair Housing and Equal
Opportunity, HUD.
ACTION: Announcement of funding
awards.
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AGENCY:
SUMMARY: In accordance with section
102(a)(4)(C) of the Department of
Housing and Urban Development
Reform Act of 1989, this document
notifies the public of the fiscal year
2001 funding awards made under the
Fair Housing Initiatives Program (FHIP).
The purpose of this document is to
announce the names and addresses of
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the award winners and the amount of
the awards to be used to strengthen the
Department’s enforcement of the Fair
Housing Act and to further fair housing.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Myron Newry, Director, FHIP Support
Division, Office of Programs, 451
Seventh Street, SW., Room 5230,
Washington, DC 20410. Telephone
number (202) 708–2215 (this is not a
toll-free number). A
telecommunications device (TTY) for
hearing and speech impaired persons is
available at (800) 877–8339 (this is a
toll-free number).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title VIII
of the Civil Rights Act of 1968, as
amended, 42 U.S.C. 3601–19 (the Fair
Housing Act) charges the Secretary of
Housing and Urban Development with
responsibility to accept and investigate
complaints alleging discrimination
based on race, color, religion, sex,
handicap, familial status or national
origin in the sale, rental, or financing of
most housing. In addition, the Fair
Housing Act directs the Secretary to
coordinate with state and local agencies
administering fair housing laws and to
cooperate with and render technical
assistance to public or private entities
carrying out programs to prevent and
eliminate discriminatory housing
practices.
Section 561 of the Housing and
Community Development Act of 1987,
42 U.S.C. 3616, established the FHIP to
strengthen the Department’s
enforcement of the Fair Housing Act
and to further fair housing. This
program assists projects and activities
designed to enhance compliance with
the Fair Housing Act and substantially
equivalent state and local fair housing
laws. Implementing regulations are
found at 24 CFR part 125.
The FHIP has three active funding
categories: The Education and Outreach
Initiative (EOI), the Private Enforcement
Initiative (PEI), and the Fair Housing
Organizations Initiative (FHOI). This
Notice announces awards made,
primarily, under EOI, PEI and FHOI, as
well as award(s) under National
Programs and other special funding
categories.
The Department announced in the
Federal Register on February 26, 2001
(66 FR 11638 and 66 FR 11793), the
availability of approximately
$16,500,000, out of an appropriation of
$24,000,000, and any potential
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recapture, to be utilized for the FHIP for
projects and activities through PEI, EOI,
FHOI with the remaining approximately
$7,500,000 designated to the National
Housing Discrimination Audit 2001.
Additionally, on July 25, 2001 (66 FR
38846) the availability of approximately
$1,000,000 for a 24-month period was
announced under a separate Notice of
Funding Availability (NOFA) under the
EOI—National Program—Model Codes
Partnership Component (MCPC).
Although the MCPC was first published
in the Federal Register on February 24,
2000, no timely applications were
received.
This Notice announces the award of
approximately $16,336,127 million of
FY 2001 grant funding to 94
organizations that submitted
applications under the February 26,
2001 SuperNOFA and the award of six
contracts to four organizations for
approximately $5,498,754.10 for the
National Housing Discrimination Study
and other purposes. This Notice further
announces the award of approximately
$1,874,519.00 of FY 2000 funding to 2
organizations, which included an award
to 1 organization under the July 25,
2001, NOFA. Finally, this notice
announces the award of approximately
$1,999,712 in FY 2001 funding to two
National EOI programs plus another
$72,000 for partial funding of one FHOI/
ENOC program for applications
submitted under the March 26, 2002
SuperNOFA.
The Department reviewed, evaluated
and scored the applications received
based on the criteria in the February 26,
2001 SuperNOFA and the July 25, 2001
NOFA. As a result, HUD has funded the
applications announced in Appendix A,
and in accordance with section
102(a)(4)(C) of the Department of
Housing and Urban Development
Reform Act of 1989 (103 Stat. 1987, 42
U.S.C. 3545), the Department is hereby
publishing details concerning the
recipients of funding awards in
Appendix A of this document.
The Catalog of Federal Domestic
Assistance Number for currently funded
Initiatives under the Fair Housing
Initiatives Program is 14.408.
Dated: August 10, 2006.
Bryan Greene,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Enforcement
and Programs.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Federal Emergency Management Agency
[FEMA-1658-DR]
Texas; Amendment No. 1 to Notice of a Major Disaster Declaration
AGENCY: Federal Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland
Security.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: This notice amends the notice of a major disaster declaration
for the State of Texas (FEMA-1658-DR), dated August 15, 2006, and
related determinations.
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DATES: Effective Date: August 28, 2006.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Magda Ruiz, Recovery Division, Federal
Emergency Management Agency, Washington, DC 20472, (202) 646-2705.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The notice of a major disaster declaration
for the State of Texas is hereby amended to include the following area
among those areas determined to have been adversely affected by the
catastrophe declared a major disaster by the President in his
declaration of August 15, 2006:
Hudspeth County for emergency protective measures (Category B)
under the Public Assistance program.
(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, Individuals and Households Housing; 97.049,
Individuals and Households Disaster Housing Operations; 97.050
Individuals and Households Program--Other Needs; 97.036, Public
Assistance Grants; 97.039, Hazard Mitigation Grant Program.)
R. David Paulison,
Under Secretary for Federal Emergency Management and Director of FEMA.
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