44 C.F.R. 206.223(a)(1) states that an item of work must be required as the result of the emergency or disaster to be eligible for Public Assistance.The PA Guide further provides that work must be required as a direct result of the declared major disaster or emergency.The damage on East German Street Extension and the adjacent retaining wall cannot be directly tied to the declared disaster.Accordingly; all the work performed to repair the damage is ineligible for Public Assistance.The Applicant documented that the road failure was detected at some point after the disaster; outside of the incident period.However; the Applicant did not provide any documentation demonstrating that the damage; or its underlying cause; was absent prior to the disaster; or that the damage was a direct result of the disaster.Therefore; the work required to address the damage is ineligible.

PA Guide; at 29-30.Headnotes44 C.F.R. § 206.223(a)(1) states that an item of work must be required as the result of the emergency or disaster to be eligible for Public Assistance.The PA Guide further provides that work must be required as a direct result of the declared major disaster or emergency.The damage on East German Street Extension and the adjacent retaining wall cannot be directly tied to the declared disaster.Accordingly; all the work performed to repair the damage is ineligible for Public Assistance.The Applicant documented that the road failure was detected at some point after the disaster; outside of the incident period.However; the Applicant did not provide any documentation demonstrating that the damage; or its underlying cause; was absent prior to the disaster; or that the damage was a direct result of the disaster.Therefore; the work required to address the damage is ineligible.