<P> The last portion of Title three sets forth the requirements of mitigation plans . Each plan developed by a local or tribal government must both describe actions to mitigate hazards and risks identified under the plan and it must establish a strategy to implement those actions . State plans must do four things . The first is to describe the actions to mitigate hazards and risks identified under the plan . Then it must show a way to support the development of a local mitigation plan . The plan must then show how it will provide technical assistance to its local and tribal governments for mitigation plans . Lastly, it must identify and prioritize the mitigation actions that it will support as its resources become available . The President must allow for sufficient public notice and time for public comment before implementation any new or modified policy under this Act that governs the implementation of any public assistance program or that could result in a major reduction of assistance under the public assistance program . </P> <P> The President shall appoint a Small State and Rural Advocate whose main responsibility is to ensure the fair treatment of small states and rural communities in the provision of assistance under the Act . The advocate may also help small states prepare requests for emergency declarations . </P> <P> The procedures for declaring a major disaster are to be made by the governor of the state . When a disaster occurs, the governor executes the state's emergency plan . If the Governor then decides that the disaster is of such severity that the state and affected local governments cannot possibly handle the effects of the disaster, the Governor will make a request to the President explaining the amount of resources they currently have available and commit to the cost - sharing requirements in the Stafford Act . The President can then declare a major disaster or emergency in the affected area . </P> <P> Title IV sets out the authority of the President during major disasters or emergencies . The president has many powers under this act . These powers include, but are limited to: directing any federal agency to help the affected area (including precautionary evacuations), coordinating all disaster relief assistance, providing technical and advisory assistance (issuing warnings, providing for the public health and safety, and participating in recovery activities), distributing medicine, food and other supplies, and providing accelerating federal assistance when the President deems it necessary . Lastly, the President can also provide any emergency communications or public transportation that an affected location might need . The federal share of these types of assistance is no less than 75 percent of the eligible costs . The President has the ability to contribute up to 75 percent of the cost of any state or local hazard mitigation effort that is deemed as cost - effective and substantially reducing the risk of a major disaster . </P>

Under the stafford act declaration process who requests federal assistance