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5872 Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 25 / Monday, February 7, 2000 / Notices major disasters and emergencies. It is also an essential means of reporting to the United States Congress and the President on the degree to which States, as primary recipients of FEMA grants, are capable of performing their emergency management responsibilities. The CAR provides a mechanism to evaluate the effectiveness of FEMA programs that are designed to help States attain a high level of achievement in mitigation, preparedness response and recovery programs. It can be used by States for: (1) Developing strategic planning initiatives; (2) producing annual work plans for Federal grants based on areas requiring improvement that are identified in the CAR; (3) providing a basis for budget submissions to State legislatures; and (4) modifying CAR to establish an instrument to assess the capabilities of local jurisdictions. Affected Public: State, Local or Tribal Government. Number of Respondents: 56. Estimated Time per Respondent: 60 hours. Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 3,360 hours. Frequency of Response: Biennially. COMMENTS: Interested persons are invited to submit written comments on the proposed information collection to the Desk Officer for the Federal Emergency Management Agency, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, Washington, DC 20503 on or before March 8, 2000. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or copies of the information collection should be made to Muriel B. Anderson, FEMA Information Collections Officer, Federal Emergency Management Agency, 500 C Street, SW, Room 316, Washington, DC 20472. Telephone number (202) 646–2625. FAX number (202) 646–3524 or email muriel.anderson@fema.gov. Dated: January 28, 2000. Muriel B. Anderson, Acting Director, Program Services Division, Operations Support Directorate. [FR Doc. 00–2666 Filed 2–4–00; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6718–01–P FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY [FEMA–1310–DR] Kentucky; Amendment No. 3 to Notice of a Major Disaster Declaration AGENCY: Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: This notice amends the notice of a major disaster for the Commonwealth of Kentucky, (FEMA– 1310–DR), dated January 10, 2000, and related determinations. EFFECTIVE DATE: January 24, 2000. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Madge Dale, Response and Recovery Directorate, Federal Emergency Management Agency, Washington, DC 20472, (202) 646–3772. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The notice of a major disaster for the Commonwealth of Kentucky is hereby amended to include the following areas among those areas determined to have been adversely affected by the catastrophe declared a major disaster by the President in his declaration of January 10, 2000: Hancock and Henderson Counties for Individual Assistance. (The following Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Numbers (CFDA) are to be used for reporting and drawing funds: 83.537, Community Disaster Loans; 83.538, Cora Brown Fund Program; 83.539, Crisis Counseling; 83.540, Disaster Legal Services Program; 83.541, Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA); 83.542, Fire Suppression Assistance; 83.543, Individual and Family Grant (IFG) Program; 83.544, Public Assistance Grants; 83.545, Disaster Housing Program; 83.548, Hazard Mitigation Grant Program) Lacy E. Suiter, Executive Associate Director, Response and Recovery Directorate. [FR Doc. 00–2668 Filed 2–4–00; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6718–02–P FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY [FEMA–1248–DR] U.S. Virgin Islands; Amendment No. 4 to Notice of a Major Disaster Declaration AGENCY: Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: This notice amends the notice of a major disaster for the U.S. Virgin Islands (FEMA–1248–DR), dated September 24, 1998, and related determinations. EFFECTIVE DATE: January 20, 2000. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Madge Dale, Response and Recovery Directorate, Federal Emergency Management Agency, Washington, DC 20472, (202) 646–3772. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is hereby given that, in a letter dated January 20, 2000, the President concurred with the Director’s recommendation to adjust the cost sharing arrangements concerning Federal funds provided under the authority of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 51521 et seq.), and the Insular Areas Act (10 U.S.C. 1469a(d) in a letter to James L. Witt, Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, as follows: I have determined that the damage in the U.S. Virgin Islands, resulting from Hurricane Georges on September 19–22, 1998, is of sufficient severity and magnitude that special conditions are warranted regarding the cost sharing arrangements for Federal funds provided under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, P.L. 93–288, as amended (‘‘the Stafford Act’’). Therefore, I concur with your recommendation to amend my declaration of September 24, 1998 to authorize Federal funds for the Individual and Family Grant, Public Assistance, and Hazard Mitigation Grant Programs at 90 percent of total eligible costs. Please notify the Federal Coordinating Officer of this amendment to my major disaster declaration. (The following Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Numbers (CFDA) are to be used for reporting and drawing funds: 83.537, Community Disaster Loans; 83.538, Cora Brown Fund Program; 83.539, Crisis Counseling; 83.540, Disaster Legal Services Program; 83.541, Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA); 83.542, Fire Suppression Assistance; 83.543, Individual and Family Grant (IFG) Program; 83.544, Public Assistance Grants; 83.545, Disaster Housing Program; 83.548, Hazard Mitigation Grant Program) James L. Witt, Director. [FR Doc. 00–2667 Filed 2–4–00; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6718–02–P FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM Formations of, Acquisitions by, and Mergers of Bank Holding Companies The companies listed in this notice have applied to the Board for approval, pursuant to the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 (12 U.S.C. 1841 et seq.) (BHC Act), Regulation Y (12 CFR Part 225), and all other applicable statutes and regulations to become a bank holding company and/or to acquire the assets or the ownership of, control of, or the power to vote shares of a bank or bank holding company and all of the banks and nonbanking companies owned by the bank holding company, including the companies listed below. VerDate 27<JAN>2000 19:07 Feb 04, 2000 Jkt 190000 PO 00000 Frm 00023 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\07FEN1.SGM pfrm11 PsN: 07FEN1