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‍Appendix A. References and Resources

This appendix compiles the definitive regulatory registry of operational guidelines, standard operating procedures (SOPs), statutory authorities, federal financial forms, and inter-agency resource networks underpinning the Public Assistance (PA) delivery model.

I. Public Assistance Program References

  • Program Manuals & Scoping Layouts: Assistance for Governments and Private Non-Profits After a Disaster; Archived Policy Documents; Archived Publications; and the Preliminary Damage Assessment Guide.
  • Large Project Modeling & Delivery: Cost Estimating Format (CEF) for Large Projects Standard Operating Procedure (FEMA SOP 9570.8) and Strategic Funds Management (FEMA SOP 9570.24).
  • Debris Operations Fields: Debris Estimating Field Guide (FEMA 329) and Environmental and Historic Preservation (EHP) Fact Sheet for Debris Removal Activities.
  • Evacuation & Sheltering Controls: Direct Reimbursement for Host-State Evacuation and Sheltering Costs (FEMA SOP 9570.1).
  • EHP Directive Compliance: Environmental and Historic Preservation Directive (FEMA Directive 108-1) and Environmental and Historic Preservation Instruction (FEMA Instruction 108-1-1).
  • Specialized Threat Frameworks: Infectious Disease Event Fact Sheet (FP 104-009-001) and Recommended Post Earthquake Evaluation and Repair Criteria for Welded Steel Moment Frame Buildings (FEMA 352).
  • Grant Management & Closeout Controls: FEMA Recovery Policy: Public Assistance Management Costs (Interim) (FP 104-11-2); Public Assistance Management Costs Interim Policy Fact Sheet; Public Assistance Management Costs Standard Operating Procedures; Public Assistance Policy on Insurance (FP 206-086-1); Public Assistance Policy, Stafford Act Section 705, Disaster Grant Closeout Procedures (FP 205-081-2); and Public Assistance Recovery of Improper Payments Standard Operating Procedures (FEMA SOP 9570.16).
  • Procurement & Inter-Agency Staging: Field Manual (Procurement Information for FEMA Public Assistance Award Recipients and Subrecipients); Mission Assignments for ESF #10 (FEMA 9523.8); and Small Business Administration Loans.
  • Resilience & Safe Room Mandates: Recipient-Led Public Assistance Guide; Public Assistance Building Back Better Fact Sheet; and Safe Rooms for Tornadoes and Hurricanes, Guidance for Community and Residential Safe Rooms (FEMA P-361).
  • Equipment Cost Trackers: Equipment Rates.

II. Public Assistance Forms and Templates

  • FEMA Administrative Forms: Public Assistance FEMA Forms (FF).
  • Federal Grant Application Packages: Application for Federal Assistance and Assurances (SF-424).
  • Quarterly Expenditure Reports: Federal Financial Report (SF-425).

III. Statutes

  • Foundational Disaster Legislation: The Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, as Amended (Stafford Act).
  • Disability Rights Mandates: Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).

IV. Code of Federal Regulations

  • 2 C.F.R. Part 200: Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards.
  • 7 C.F.R. § 1730.25: Corrective action (Rural Utilities Service [RUS] borrowers only).
  • 15 C.F.R. Part 774: The Commerce Control List.
  • 22 C.F.R. Part 121: The United States Munitions List.
  • 40 C.F.R. Part 261: Identification and Listing of Hazardous Waste.
  • 44 C.F.R. Chapter I: Emergency Management and Assistance.
  • 44 C.F.R. Part 9: Floodplain Management and Protection of Wetlands.
  • 44 C.F.R. Part 201: Mitigation Planning.
  • 44 C.F.R. Part 204: Fire Management Assistance Grant (FMAG) Program.
  • 44 C.F.R. Part 206: Federal Disaster Assistance.
  • 48 C.F.R. Subpart 2.1: Federal Acquisition Regulation.

V. Environmental Protection Laws

  • Air Quality & Chemical Protection: Clean Air Act (CAA) and Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA).
  • Water Quality & Stream Engineering: Clean Water Act (CWA) and Wild and Scenic Rivers Act.
  • Coastal Zone Management: Coastal Barrier Resources Act (CBRA); John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System (CBRS); and Coastal Zone Management Act (CZMA).
  • Wildlife & Avian Protection: Endangered Species Act (ESA); Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act; Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act; and Migratory Bird Treaty Act.
  • Land Use & Solid Waste Management: Farmland Protection Policy Act (FPPA); National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA); and Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA).

VI. Executive Orders

  • Floodplain & Wetland Mandates: EO 11988 (Floodplain Management) and EO 11990 (Protection of Wetlands).
  • Seismic & Executive Realignment Actions: EO 13717 (Establishing a Federal Earthquake Risk Management Standard) and EO 14148 (Initial Recissions of Harmful Executive Orders and Actions).

VII. Historic Preservation Laws and Tools

  • Consultative Oversight Bodies: Advisory Council on Historic Preservation.
  • Professional Treatment Codes: American Institute for Conservation Code of Ethics and Guidelines for Practice.
  • Cultural Institutional Partnerships: Heritage Emergency National Task Force (HENTF).
  • Statutory Heritage Protections: National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) and National Register of Historic Places.

VIII. Federal Emergency Management Agency References

  • FEMA Declarations Interface: FEMA Stafford Act Declaration Process Fact Sheet.
  • Fire Management Assistance: Fire Management Assistance Grants (FMAG) Program and FMAG Program Guide (FEMA P-954).
  • Federal Insurance and Mitigation Administration (FIMA): National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP); Hazard Mitigation Assistance (HMA) Programs; HMA Guidance; Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP); and State Hazard Mitigation Officer.
  • Individual Assistance (IA) Programs: Individuals and Households Program (IHP).
  • Strategic Recovery Integration: National Disaster Recovery Framework (NDRF) and National Response Framework (NRF).
  • Tribal Ingestion Coordinates: Tribal Affairs.

IX. Other Federal Agencies

  • Transportation & Tribal Infrastructure: Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA); Federal Highway Administration (FHWA); and FHWA Emergency Relief Program (ERP).
  • Marine & Atmospheric Resource Tracking: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS); National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI); National Weather Service (NWS); and NWS Cooperative Network Stations.
  • Watershed & Waterway Response: Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS); NRCS Emergency Watershed Protection Program (EWP); U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE); USACE Rehabilitation and Inspection Program (RIP); and U.S. Coast Guard (USCG).
  • Agricultural Assistance: U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and Farm Service Agency.
  • Public Health Response: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
  • Oversight, Audits, & Housing Blocks: U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS); DHS Office of Inspector General (OIG); U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD); Community Development Block Grant Program (CDBG); U.S. Department of Labor; U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS); and U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO).
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Curated list of valid web URLs for the primary reference materials and regulatory frameworks cited across the Public Assistance Program guidelines,

I. Public Assistance Program References

  • Per Capita Impact Indicator and Project Thresholds
  • URL: [https://www.fema.gov/assistance/public/tools-resources/per-capita-impact-indicator](https://www.fema.gov/assistance/public/tools-resources/per-capita-impact-indicator)
  • Schedule of Equipment Rates
  • URL: [https://www.fema.gov/assistance/public/tools-resources/schedule-equipment-rates](https://www.fema.gov/assistance/public/tools-resources/schedule-equipment-rates)
  • Consensus-Based Codes, Specifications, and Standards for Public Assistance
  • URL: [https://www.fema.gov/assistance/public/tools-resources/section-1235b-consensus-based-codes-and-standards](https://www.fema.gov/assistance/public/tools-resources/section-1235b-consensus-based-codes-and-standards)
  • Stafford Act Section 705, Disaster Grant Closeout Procedures (FP 205-081-2)
  • URL: [https://www.fema.gov/sites/default/files/2020-07/fema_stafford-act-section-705-policy-FP-205-081-2_3-31-2016.pdf](https://www.fema.gov/sites/default/files/2020-07/fema_stafford-act-section-705-policy-FP-205-081-2_3-31-2016.pdf)
  • Public Assistance Policy on Insurance (FP 206-086-1)
  • URL: [https://www.fema.gov/sites/default/files/documents/fema_public-assistance-program-and-policy-guide_v5_june2024.pdf](https://www.fema.gov/sites/default/files/documents/fema_public-assistance-program-and-policy-guide_v5_june2024.pdf)

II. Statutes & Federal Regulations

  • 2 C.F.R. Part 200 (Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit)
  • URL: [https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-2/part-200](https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-2/part-200)
  • 44 C.F.R. Part 9 (Floodplain Management and Protection of Wetlands)
  • URL: [https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-44/part-9](https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-44/part-9)
  • 44 C.F.R. Part 206 (Federal Disaster Assistance)
  • URL: [https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-44/part-206](https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-44/part-206)

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Appendix A. References and Resources

  1. ‌Public Assistance Program References

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  1. ‌Public Assistance Forms and Templates
  2. ‌Statutes
  3. ‌Code of Federal Regulations
  4. ‌Environmental Protection Laws
  2. ‌Executive Orders
  3. ‌Historic Preservation Laws and Tools
  4. ‌Federal Emergency Management Agency References

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  1. ‌Other Federal Agencies

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