PRESIDENT JOSEPH R. BIDEN, JR. APPROVES EMERGENCY DECLARATION FOR THE
COMMONWEALTH OF THE NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS
[https://www.fema.gov/press-release/20231009/president-joseph-r-biden-jr-approves-emergency-declaration-commonwealth]


Release Date: 
octobre 9, 2023 

WASHINGTON ­-- FEMA announced today that federal disaster
assistance has been made available to the Commonwealth of the
Northern Mariana Islands to supplement response efforts due to
emergency conditions resulting from Tropical Storm Bolaven beginning
Oct. 9, 2023, and continuing.

The President’s action authorizes FEMA to coordinate and provide
appropriate assistance to save lives, to protect property,
public health and safety and to lessen or avert the threat of a
catastrophe. This assistance is for the islands of Agrihan, Alamagan,
Pagan, Rota, Saipan and Tinian.

Specifically, FEMA is authorized to identify, mobilize and provide, at
its discretion, equipment and resources necessary to alleviate the
impacts of the emergency. Emergency protective measures, limited to
direct federal assistance under the public assistance program, will be
provided at 75% federal funding.

Benigno B. Ruiz has been named Federal Coordinating Officer for
federal recovery operations in the affected areas.