The Public Assistance Guide allows FEMA to fund inspections when the structure is inaccessible to determine the extent of damage, however, FEMA can only reimburse costs for the portion of damage found. The Applicant demonstrated no disaster-related damage to the sewer mains through the use of CCTV and therefore, FEMA cannot fund the CCTV costs. 44 C.F.R. § 206.223 requires that for work to be eligible for Public Assistance funding, it must be disaster related. The Applicant did not identify disaster-related damage to the sewer mains through the use of CCTV. 44 C.F.R. § 206.206 requires applicants to provide documented justification to support the arguments made and instruction on how FEMA should interpret those documents. The Applicant did not provide documented justification to show that the use of CCTV in the sewer mains or the GARMIN cameras were associated with eligible work.

The Applicant’s use of CCTV to identify uncapped lateral lines is eligible because it is tied to eligible work under PW 1018. Because the other inspections cannot be tied to eligible work, the associated costs are not eligible for reimbursement. Therefore, the Applicant’s appeal is denied.

Public Assistance Guide, FEMA 322 at 40, 55-56 (June 2007). Title 44 Code of Federal Regulations (44 C.F.R.) §§ 206.206, 206.223 (2010). The Opportunity Center¸ FEMA-1539-DR-FL, at 6 (Dec. 22, 2016). Village of Waterford, FEMA-4020-DR-NY, at 4 (Sep. 4, 2014). City of Joplin, FEMA-1980-DR-MO (Mar. 26, 2018). City of Duquesne, FEMA-1980-DR-MO (May 1, 2017).