Damage Surveys

Damage Assessment

HEADNOTES

Pursuant to the PA Guide, at 55, the owner of a facility is responsible for determining the extent of damage.General surveys for damage are not eligible for PA funding. The Applicant’s damage survey is ineligible for PA funding. Pursuant to the PA Guide, at 56, when disaster-related damage is discovered during a survey or is evident from other observation, inspection of only the damaged section is eligible for PA funding. That limited cost may be included in the PW for the damages. The contractor’s report, whether it is considered a damage survey or inspection report, did not identify any damage.

CONCLUSION

: The damage survey of the electrical transmission lines, lattice towers, conductors and insulators performed by the Applicant’s contractor, as well as the cleaning of the lines and insulators are not eligible for PA funding.

AUTHORITIES

Stafford Act §§ 403, 406. 44 C.F.R. § 206.201(b). PA Guide, at 55, 56, 85. Florida Dept. of Transp., FEMA-3288-EM-FL, at 5. Florida Dept. of Transp., FEMA-1561-DR-FL, at 2.

44 C.F.R. § 206.201(b)
Damage Surveys