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

This is in response to a letter from your office dated July 17, 2015, which transmitted the referenced second appeal on behalf of the Town of Halcott (Applicant). The Applicant is appealing the Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) determination that repairs to a slope failure along the southeast side of Elk Creek Road in the amount of $65,000.00 are ineligible for Public Assistance funding. As explained in the enclosed analysis, I have determined that the Applicant has not provided sufficient documentation to support its claim that the slope failure has impacted integral ground of Elk Creek Road or that work could be considered an emergency protective measure. Furthermore, the Applicant has not provided sufficient information to demonstrate that it has legal responsibility to conduct the work necessary to stabilize the slope in question on second appeal. Accordingly, 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.