The PAPPG states that increased costs of operating a facility or providing a service are generally ineligible, even when directly related to the incident. The Applicant’s utilized its FAL as “customer service representatives,” the job description for which does not match eligible tasks necessary to repair the Facility. The PAPPG states that FEMA may fund limited clearance of disaster-related debris from its ROW to enable access to a facility, but further clearance of debris in the ROW is ineligible. The Applicant’s FAL costs for clearing the ROW are ineligible as the work was not limited to clearance necessary to access the facility. The PAPPG states that FEMA provides Public Assistance funding for the use of Applicant-owned equipment (i.e., FAE) based on hourly rates, but because the rates include maintenance costs, a mechanic’s labor costs to maintain FAE are not eligible. The Applicant’s FAL costs for its mechanics are ineligible because those costs are included within FEMA’s FAE reimbursement rates.

The Applicant has not demonstrated that its FAL and FAE costs are directly tied to the performance of eligible work. Therefore, the appeal is denied.

Stafford Act § 406. 44 C.F.R. § 206.223(a). PAPPG, at 19, 21, 26-27, 42, 123, 133.