FEMA may reimburse the local government for extraordinary costs for essential employees who are called back to duty during administrative leave to perform eligible emergency work if costs are paid in accordance with a labor policy that (1) does not include a contingency clause that payment is subject to Federal funding; (2) is applied uniformly regardless of a Presidential declaration; and (3) has set non-discretionary criteria for when the Applicant activates various pay types. FEMA finds the requested costs were not incurred to pay the straight- or regular-time salaries and benefits of permanently employed personnel performing emergency work; but rather extraordinary costs for essential employees called back to duty during administrative leave to perform eligible emergency work.

PAPPG; at 25.HeadnotesFEMA may reimburse the local government for extraordinary costs for essential employees who are called back to duty during administrative leave to perform eligible emergency work if costs are paid in accordance with a labor policy that (1) does not include a contingency clause that payment is subject to Federal funding; (2) is applied uniformly regardless of a Presidential declaration; and (3) has set non-discretionary criteria for when the Applicant activates various pay types. FEMA finds the requested costs were not incurred to pay the straight- or regular-time salaries and benefits of permanently employed personnel performing emergency work; but rather extraordinary costs for essential employees called back to duty during administrative leave to perform eligible emergency work.Conclusion