44 C.F.R. § 206.225(a) authorizes emergency work that eliminates immediate threats, however, § 206.227 limits funding for snow assistance to cases of record or near-record snowfall. FEMA will not include snow removal costs when calculating costs for severe winter storm declarations, unless the county qualifies for snow assistance as a record or near record snowfall. The Applicant did not qualify for snow assistance for the severe winter storm. Damage that results from a cause other than a disaster and time spent maintaining and repairing applicant owned equipment is not eligible. Costs to operate equipment is reimbursed at an hourly rate. The cost to repair the generators was not disaster-related and the Applicant did not demonstrate it operated the generators during the disaster. For emergency protective measures, overtime and compensatory time is determined in accordance with the applicant’s predisaster policies. The Applicant has not demonstrated that its FAL were performing eligible emergency protective measures. Even where the work may have been eligible, the Applicant did not demonstrate that the overtime and compensatory time were billed in accordance with its pay policy. The PA Guide states that while the cost of operating a facility or providing a service may increase due to or after a disaster, these costs are generally not eligible, an example being feeding staff at critical facilities. The Applicant did not show that the meals, materials, and lodging are eligible.

: The City of Atlanta has not demonstrated that its force account labor (FAL) performed eligible emergency protective measures; incurred the claimed overtime and compensatory time in accordance with its pay policies; or the eligibility of its ice removal work, generator repairs, generator usage costs, material costs, meal and lodging costs, and direct administrative costs (DAC).

Stafford Act § 403. 44 C.F.R. §§ 206.201, 206.206, 206.223, 206.225, and 206.227. 2 C.F.R. § 225 att. A §§ C.1.a-b, C.1.j, E.1. RP9525.7, Labor Costs-Emergency Work; DAP 9523.15, Eligible Costs Related to Evacuation and Sheltering. PA Guide, at 29, 33, 40, 42, 48-49, 54-55, 72-73. City of Blair, FEMA-1878-DR-NE. Dept. of Transportation, FEMA-4068-DR-FL, at 5. Fla. Dept. of Transportation, FEMA-4068-DR-FL, PW 1091, at 6. Chambers County, FEMA-1791-DR-TX, at 8. City of Cedar Rapids, FEMA-1763-DR-IA, at 3. Central Bradford Progress Authority, FEMA-4030-DR-PA, at 4-5.