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

This is in response to your letter dated August 12, 2013, which transmitted the referenced second appeal on behalf of South San Luis Obispo County Sanitation District (Applicant). The Applicant is appealing the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) denial of $39,675.72 in Public Assistance (PA) funding in claimed costs associated with restoring the Oceano facility to predistaster condition. As explained in the enclosed analysis, I have determined that the Applicant has provided sufficient documentation to demonstrate that additional work in the amount of $6,740.77 was necessary to restore damaged components of the Oceano facility. Accordingly, I am partially granting this appeal. On second appeal, I also found that FEMA obligated $9,026.80 in PA funding associated with eight invoices twice. Accordingly, I am directing FEMA Region IX to deobligate $9,026.80 in funding to ensure the Applicant does not receive two reimbursements from FEMA for the same work. The net deobligation is $2,286.03. By copy of this letter, I am requesting the Regional Administrator take appropriate action to implement this determination. 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.