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handle is hein.crs/govddal0001 and id is 1 raw text is: SConr essional Research Servik Major Disaster Declarations for Snowstorms and Severe Winter Storms December 11, 2020 A presidential major disaster declaration pursuant to the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (hereinafter the Stafford Act, P.L. 93-288, as amended; 42 U.S.C. §§5121 et seq.) for a Snowstorm or a Severe Winter Storm authorizes the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to provide Public Assistance funding for snow-related activities. Snow assistance is authorized for counties based on the finding that the county has a record or near-record snowfall or is contiguous to a county that meets the criteria. Record or Near-Record Snowfall FEMA uses data from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) to identify the historical one-, two-, and three-day snowfall records for each county. FEMA also uses NOAA daily snowfall reports to evaluate snow assistance requests. For current snowfall incidents, FEMA uses snowfall measurements taken at National Weather Service (NWS) Cooperative Network Stations, but also accepts other measurements considered accurate by the NWS. Declaration Requests A request for a major disaster declaration for snow assistance must be submitted by the state or territory governor, or Chief Tribal Executive within 30 days following the snowstorm and include (1) information identifying which counties and contiguous counties need assistance, (2) the duration of the snowfall as identified or confirmed by the NWS, and (3) daily snowfall totals from NWS stations or NWS-verified sources as well as historical snowfall data from the NCEI. In addition, applicants must demonstrate that they do not have the capacity to effectively respond to the storm without federal assistance. The information FEMA uses to determine record or near-record snowfalls includes comparing current snowfall amounts with the historical record snowfall amounts for a like number of days; Congressional Research Service https://crsreports.congress. gov IN11553 CRS INS GHT Prepared for Members and Cornmttees oi Conqres3-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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