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

This is in response to a letter from your office dated June 29, 2017, which transmitted the referenced second appeal on behalf of the Town of Franklin (Applicant). The Applicant is appealing the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) denial of debris removal costs. As explained in the enclosed analysis, I have determined the Applicant has failed to demonstrate the work completed by force account labor, force account equipment, and the private contractors (North County Mulch and Mayer Tree Service), was disaster-related or the legal responsibility of the Applicant. Consequently, that work is ineligible for Public Assistance (PA). Moreover, the Applicant did not provide documentation establishing the cost associated with the work completed by Nowak Brothers Landscaping Co., was reasonable. Therefore, that cost is ineligible. Because the costs associated with the debris removal are ineligible, the requested direct administrative costs are likewise ineligible for PA. 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, Appeal