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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font size=2
face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'> Cress, Kim
[mailto:kim.cress@OEM.OK.GOV] <br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Tuesday, March 30, 2010 9:08
AM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> Mauck, Sheri;
sweetwater5000@aol.com<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Cc:</span></b> Moss, Debra<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> FW: Request For Public
Assistance (RPA) - FEMA-1876-DR-OK and FEMA-1883-DR-OK</span></font><font
size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 color="#1f497d" face=Calibri><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D;font-weight:bold'>This is a reminder for
the counties, Rural Water Districts, Schools, Colleges, and any PNP’s
that you might know about to submit their Request for Public Assistance for the
January Ice Storm.<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 color="#1f497d" face=Calibri><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D;font-weight:bold'>The counties that were declared
are listed below. Some have a deadline for this Saturday, April 3 and some are
due by April 20.<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 color="#1f497d" face=Calibri><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D;font-weight:bold'>Please make sure that
all of your counties have this information if they are going to participate.<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 color="#1f497d" face=Calibri><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D;font-weight:bold'>If anyone would like to
contact me to fill out a Request for Public Assistance, please call me.<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 color="#1f497d" face=Calibri><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D;font-weight:bold'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 color="#1f497d" face=Calibri><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D;font-weight:bold'>Thank you,<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 color="#1f497d" face=Calibri><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D;font-weight:bold'>Kim Cress<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><st1:State w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on"><b><font size=2
color="#1f497d" face=Calibri><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D;
font-weight:bold'>Oklahoma</span></font></b></st1:place></st1:State><b><font
color="#1f497d"><span style='color:#1F497D;font-weight:bold'> Emergency
Management/ Public Assistance<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 color="#1f497d" face=Calibri><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D;font-weight:bold'>405-521-3112<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
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style='font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D;font-weight:bold'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></b></p>
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font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold'> </span></font></b><font size=2
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Calibri><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-right:1.0in;text-align:justify'><font size=2
face=Calibri><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>1. <b><u><span
style='font-weight:bold'>FEMA-1876-DR-OK:<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-right:1.0in;text-align:justify'><font size=2
face=Calibri><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-right:1.0in;text-align:justify'><font size=2
face=Calibri><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>The deadline for submitting RPAs
for the 29 counties that were declared for FEMA-1876-DR-OK on February 25, 2010
is <b><u><span style='font-weight:bold'>Friday, March 26, 2010</span></u></b>.
Those 29 counties include:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-right:1.0in;text-align:justify'><font size=2
face=Calibri><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:1.5in;margin-bottom:
0in;margin-left:.5in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify'><b><font size=2
face=Calibri><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-weight:bold'>Canadian,
Cleveland, Comanche, Cotton, <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Craig</st1:City>,
<st1:State w:st="on">Delaware</st1:State></st1:place>, Garvin, Grady,<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:1.5in;margin-bottom:
0in;margin-left:.5in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify'><b><font size=2
face=Calibri><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-weight:bold'>Hughes, Jackson,
Jefferson, Kay, Lincoln, Love, McClain, Muskogee, Noble, Nowata, Okfuskee,
Okmulgee, Ottawa, Payne, Pontotoc, Pottawatomie, Rogers, Sequoyah, Stephens,
Tillman, and Tulsa. <o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
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0in;margin-left:.5in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify'><font size=2
face=Calibri><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-right:1.5in'><font size=2 face=Calibri><span
style='font-size:11.0pt'>The request for 25 add-on counties was approved by
FEMA yesterday, March 22, 2010. The deadline for submitting RPAs for the
add-on counties is <b><u><span style='font-weight:bold'>Tuesday, April 20, 2010</span></u></b>.
Those 25 counties include:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-right:1.5in'><font size=2 face=Calibri><span
style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:1.5in;margin-bottom:
0in;margin-left:.5in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><b><font size=2 face=Calibri><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-weight:bold'>Alfalfa, Beckham, Bryan, Caddo,
Carter, Cherokee, Creek, Dewey, Greer, Harmon, Haskell, Kiowa, LeFlore, Logan,
Mayes, McCurtain, McIntosh, Osage, Pawnee, Pittsburg, Roger Mills, Seminole,
Wagoner, Washington, and Washita.<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
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0in;margin-left:.5in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify'><font size=2
face=Calibri><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-right:1.5in;text-align:justify'><font size=2
face=Calibri><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>2. <b><u><span
style='font-weight:bold'>FEMA-1883-DR-OK:<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-right:1.5in;text-align:justify'><font size=2
face=Calibri><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-right:1.5in;text-align:justify'><font size=2
face=Calibri><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>The deadline for submitting RPAs
for the 25 counties that were declared for FEMA-1883-DR-OK on March 5, 2010 is <b><u><span
style='font-weight:bold'>Saturday, April 3, 2010</span></u></b>. Those 25
counties include:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-right:1.5in;text-align:justify'><font size=2
face=Calibri><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:1.5in;margin-bottom:
0in;margin-left:.5in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify'><b><font size=2
face=Calibri><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-weight:bold'>Alfalfa, Caddo, <st1:City
w:st="on">Cleveland</st1:City>, Comanche, Cotton, <st1:State w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">Delaware</st1:place></st1:State>, Dewey, Ellis, Grady, Greer,
Harmon, Haskell, Hughes, Jackson, Kiowa, LeFlore, McClain, Muskogee, Okmulgee,
Pontotoc, Pottawatomie, Roger Mills, Seminole, Stephens, and Washita.<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Calibri><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-right:1.5in'><font size=2 face=Calibri><span
style='font-size:11.0pt'>The request for 24 add-on counties was approved by
FEMA yesterday, March 22, 2010. The deadline for submitting RPAs for the
add-on counties is <b><u><span style='font-weight:bold'>Tuesday, April 20, 2010</span></u></b>.
Those 24 counties include:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-right:1.5in'><font size=2 face=Calibri><span
style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:1.5in;margin-bottom:
0in;margin-left:.5in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><b><font size=2 face=Calibri><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-weight:bold'>Beaver, Beckham, Blaine, Canadian,
Cherokee, Craig, Creek, Custer, Garvin, Grant, Lincoln, Logan, Major, Mayes,
Murray, Nowata, Okfuskee, Ottawa, Pawnee, Rogers, Sequoyah, Texas, Wagoner and
Washington.<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
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0in;margin-left:.5in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><b><font size=2 face=Calibri><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-weight:bold'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-right:1.5in'><font size=2 face=Calibri><span
style='font-size:11.0pt'>3. On March 1, 2010 I personally sent a message
to the OK Department of Education about the applicant briefings that were
scheduled that week. Unfortunately, it appears that DOE did not forward
our e-mail to the school districts until about March 17, 2010 – this is
per at least three separate school officials; and, we just found about this
late Friday afternoon, 19 Mar 10. Therefore, please take some time to
notify respective <st1:place w:st="on">EMs</st1:place> that they need to
contact school officials in their jurisdictions to submit an RPA is needed by
the above deadlines for both disasters. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-right:1.5in'><font size=2 face=Calibri><span
style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-right:1.5in'><font size=2 face=Calibri><span
style='font-size:11.0pt'>4. In accordance with our ongoing coordination
we have received many of the RPAs for the original counties for both
declarations as well as from the add-on counties for both declarations.
In order to assist local leaders it is in the best interest to get all of the
outstanding RPAs to the Joint Field Office as soon as possible. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-right:1.5in'><font size=2 face=Calibri><span
style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-right:1.5in'><font size=2 face=Calibri><span
style='font-size:11.0pt'>5. If a jurisdiction in a declared county
– to include the county – does not want to participate in the FEMA
Public Assistance reimbursement program, we will need a signed copy of a Letter
of Declination from that jurisdiction. Area Coordinators are requested to
assist with this process, to include batching the letters of declination by
county and jurisdiction and then providing those letters to the State PA
Section at the JFO. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-right:1.5in'><font size=2 face=Calibri><span
style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-right:1.5in'><font size=2 face=Calibri><span
style='font-size:11.0pt'>Thank you for your assistance. Please contact me
or Kathleen Shingledecker if you have any questions or need additional
information. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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0in;margin-left:.5in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><b><font size=2 face=Calibri><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-weight:bold'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=4 color="#006600" face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";color:#006600;font-weight:
bold'>FRED W. LIEBE<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'>Deputy Director<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'>Oklahoma Department of Emergency
Management<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><st1:address w:st="on"><st1:Street w:st="on"><font size=3
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style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'> 53365</span></font></st1:address><font
size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'>, <st1:State w:st="on">OK</st1:State>
<st1:PostalCode w:st="on">73152</st1:PostalCode></span></font></st1:place><font
size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'>Phone: (405) 521-2481<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'>FAX: (405) 521-4053<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'>Cell: (405)
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