FEMA PA APPEAL SHORT SUMMARY & LINKS TO FEMA PA APPEAL WEBSITE

This is in response to a letter from your office, dated July 3, 2014, which transmitted the referenced second appeal on behalf of the Public Health Trust of Miami-Dade County (Applicant). The Applicant is appealing the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) deobligation of $763,741.49 in Public Assistance (PA) funding. As explained in the enclosed analysis, I have determined that the Applicant’s second appeal is time barred by the Stafford Act § 423 and 44 C.F.R. § 206.206. Timeliness aside, the activities conducted by the Applicant following Tropical Storm Rita and addressed in PW 102 are ineligible for PA funding because they are increased operating expenses. Therefore, I am denying the appeal. Please inform the Applicant of my decision. This determination is the final decision on this matter pursuant to 44 C.F.R. § 206.206, Appeals.