44 C.F.R. 206.223(a)(1) provides that; to be eligible; work must be required as a direct result of the disaster.The Applicant has not established that any debris in the two lakes is a direct result of Hurricane Katrina. Therefore; the proposed work to identify; remove; and dispose of any debris in the two lakes is ineligible. According to 44 C.F.R. 206.224(a); if debris removal is in the public interest; the RA may provide assistance for the removal of debris and wreckage from publicly and privately owned lands and waters. Debris removal is considered to be in the public interest when it is necessary to eliminate immediate threats to life; public health; and safety; or eliminate immediate threats of significant damage to improved public or private property.More than nine years after the declared disaster; the Applicant has not demonstrated that any debris in the lakes poses an immediate threat. Thus; the requested debris removal is ineligible.

Headnotes44 C.F.R. § 206.223(a)(1) provides that; to be eligible; work must be required as a direct result of the disaster.The Applicant has not established that any debris in the two lakes is a direct result of Hurricane Katrina. Therefore; the proposed work to identify; remove; and dispose of any debris in the two lakes is ineligible. According to 44 C.F.R. § 206.224(a); if debris removal is in the public interest; the RA may provide assistance for the removal of debris and wreckage from publicly and privately owned lands and waters. Debris removal is considered to be in the public interest when it is necessary to eliminate immediate threats to life; public health; and safety; or eliminate immediate threats of significant damage to improved public or private property.More than nine years after the declared disaster; the Applicant has not demonstrated that any debris in the lakes poses an immediate threat. Thus; the requested debris removal is ineligible.