An eligible applicant may appeal a determination related to the provision of Federal assistance within 60 days of receiving notice of FEMA determination.FEMA made no new eligibility determinations after the projects were closed and appeal rights for the prior determinations lapsed. Therefore; the appeal claims related to the provision and repayment of PA funds are untimely.Section 705 does not apply in cases where an applicant appeal rights are exhausted; including when an applicant has not submitted a timely appeal.Because the Applicant appeal is untimely; the protections of Stafford Act section 705 do not apply.

FP 205-081-2 at 2.N. Miami Beach Med. Ctr.; FEMA-4337-DR-FL; at 3; St. Thomas Univ.; FEMA-1609-DR-FL; at 3.HeadnotesAn eligible applicant may appeal a determination related to the provision of Federal assistance within 60 days of receiving notice of FEMA’s determination.FEMA made no new eligibility determinations after the projects were closed and appeal rights for the prior determinations lapsed. Therefore; the appeal claims related to the provision and repayment of PA funds are untimely.Section 705 does not apply in cases where an applicant’s appeal rights are exhausted; including when an applicant has not submitted a timely appeal.Because the Applicant’s appeal is untimely; the protections of Stafford Act section 705 do not apply.