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

This is in response to a letter from your office dated January 26, 2015, which transmitted the referenced second appeal on behalf of Clarksville Gas and Water (Applicant). The Applicant is appealing the Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) denial of $817,895.15 in Public Assistance (PA) funding for the repair and restoration of sixteen wastewater lift stations initially determined to be located in United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) flowage easement boundaries. As explained in the enclosed analysis, I have determined that the Applicant has provided documentation from the USACE confirming that the wastewater lift stations are located above USACE flowage easement boundaries. As such, the FEMA policy used in the initial determination is not applicable and PA funding will not be denied based on it. As the work outlined in these PWs is otherwise eligible, the appeal is granted and an additional $88,458.14 is eligible for PA reimbursement, contingent upon verification of documentation by Region IV. By copy of this letter, I am requesting the Regional Administrator to take appropriate action to implement this determination. Please inform the Applicant of my decision. This determination is the final Agency decision on this matter pursuant to 44 C.F.R. § 206.206, Appeals.