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DHS/FEMA RIN: 1660-AA44 Publication ID: Spring 2009 
Title: Special Community Disaster Loans Program 
Abstract: FEMA would amend its regulations to implement loan cancellation provisions for Special Community Disaster Loans (Special CDLs), which were provided by FEMA to local governments in the Gulf region following Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. This proposed rule would not automatically cancel all Special CDLs, but would propose the procedures and requirements for governments who received Special CDLs to apply for cancellation of loan obligations as authorized by the U.S. Troop Readiness VeteransÂ’ Care, Katrina Recovery, and Iraq Accountability Appropriations Act, 2007 (Troop Act). With the passage of the Troop Act, FEMA has the discretionary ability to cancel Special CDLs subject to the limitations of section 417(c) of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (Stafford Act). Under section 417 of the Stafford Act, FEMA is authorized to cancel a loan if it determines that "the revenues of the local government during the full three fiscal year period following the disaster are insufficient to meet the operating budget for the local government, including additional unreimbursed disaster-related expenses for a municipal operating character." Since the cancellation provisions of section 417 of the Stafford Act already exist in the Traditional CDL Program regulations at 44 CFR 206.366, and section 417 of the Stafford Act provides the basis for cancellation of loans under both the Special CDL Program and the Traditional CDL Program, FEMA would propose to mirror the Traditional CDL cancellation provisions for Special CDLs. This rule would not affect the cancellation provisions for the Traditional CDL Program. 
Agency: Department of Homeland Security(DHS)  Priority: Economically Significant 
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule Stage 
Major: Yes  Unfunded Mandates: No 
CFR Citation: 44 CFR 206   
Legal Authority: 42 USC 5121 to 5207   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
Interim Final Rule  10/18/2005  70 FR 60443   
Interim Final Rule Effective  10/18/2005    
Interim Final Rule Comment Period End  12/19/2005    
NPRM  04/03/2009  74 FR 15228   
NPRM Comment Period End  06/02/2009    
Final Rule  12/00/2009    
Additional Information: Docket ID FEMA-2005-0051
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No  Government Levels Affected: Federal, Local, State, Tribal 
Small Entities Affected: No  Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: Yes 
RIN Information URL: www.regulations.gov   Public Comment URL: www.regulations.gov  
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No 
Agency Contact:
James A. Walke
Mitigation Directorate
Department of Homeland Security
Federal Emergency Management Agency
1800 South Bell Street,
Arlington, VA 20598-3030
Phone:202 646-2751
Fax:202 646-3074
Email: james.walke@fema.dhs.gov