To be eligible, costs must be directly tied to the performance of eligible work. The Applicant has not demonstrated the requested costs directly tie to the performance of eligible work. FEMA may reimburse extraordinary costs (such as hazardous duty pay) for essential employees who are called back to duty during administrative leave to perform eligible emergency work if the costs are paid in accordance with a labor policy that meets certain criteria. The claimed costs are not associated with eligible extraordinary costs for eligible emergency work. Additionally, the applicable hazard pay policy does not meet FEMA policy requirements.

FEMA finds that the Applicant has not demonstrated the claimed FAL hazard pay costs were directly tied to the performance of eligible work, provided under a labor policy that meets FEMA policy requirements, or associated with eligible overtime labor costs or eligible extraordinary costs for essential employees called back during administrative leave to perform eligible emergency work. Therefore, this appeal is denied.

Stafford Act § 403(a)(3). 44 C.F.R §§ 206.206(a), 206.225(a). PAPPG, at 19, 21, 23-25, 57-58, 65, 73, 133. O&O Policy, at 5; Work Eligible for Public Assistance Policy, at 3-5; FEMA Fact Sheet, Eligible Emergency Protective Measures at 1-2.