The Stafford Act and 44 C.F.R. § 206.206(c) requires that applicants file an appeal with the grantee within 60 days after receipt of notice of the action that is to be appealed, at which point the grantee must forward the appeal, along with a written recommendation, to the RA within 60 days. Failure by either the applicant or the grantee to comply with these requirements renders the appeal untimely and the Applicant’s appeal rights lapse. The Grantee submitted the Applicant’s first appeal to FEMA more than 65 months after receipt. Accordingly, the Grantee did not submit the Applicant’s first appeal within the 60-day timeframe pursuant to 44 C.F.R. § 206.206(c)(2). Due to the Grantee’s failure to comply with 44 C.F.R. § 206.206(c), the Applicant’s appeal rights lapsed.

: The Florida Division of Emergency Management (Grantee) did not submit the City of Aventura’s first appeal within the 60-day timeframe pursuant to 44 C.F.R. § 206.206(c)(2). Accordingly, the appeal is denied.

Stafford Act § 423. 44 C.F.R. § 206.206(c)(1)-(2). Palisades Med. Ctr., FEMA-4086-DR-NJ, at 4. Fla. Dep’t of Transp., FEMA-4068-DR-FL, at 3-4. City of Lake Mary, FEMA-1539-DR-FL, at 4. St. Thomas Univ. FEMA-1609-DR-FL, at 3.