Katrina

[Felicia]

KETRA provides relief to those, who among other things, had a principal abode in the Hurricane Katrina disaster area. Section 2 of the Act defines Hurricane Katrina disaster area as ... "(2) which is determined by the President before such date to warrant individual assistance or individual and public assistance, from the Federal Government under such Act." The phrase "individual assistance or individual and public assistance" appears elsewhere in the Act. The Appendix to IRS Notice 2005-73 lists the counties and parishes that are eligible for Public Assistance and those that are eligible for Individual Assistance. I can find no counties or parishes are eligible for both. It appears that "individual and public assistance" is meaningless. Am I missing something? If so, please advise where that clarification appears. If not, please advise your thoughts on this, e.g., do you think there will be technical corrections changing the phrase to "individual assistance or public assistance"?