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

This is in response to a letter from your office dated July 7, 2017, which transmitted the referenced second appeal on behalf of LSU Health Care Services Division Medical Center of Louisiana at New Orleans (Applicant). The Applicant is appealing the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) denial of a Project Worksheet request for $17,731,136.00 to construct a new facility to house a multi-place hyperbaric chamber to be relocated from Charity Hospital. As explained in the enclosed analysis, I have determined that, pursuant to 44 C.F.R. § 206.206(c), the Applicant’s appeal is untimely. Furthermore, as previously determined by the Region VI Regional Administrator, the arbitration agreement in the United States Civilian Board of Contract Appeals case CBCA 2874-FEMA bars any appeal related to Charity Hospital. Accordingly, I am denying the appeal. 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.