In response to COVID-19, eligible emergency protective measures may include the operation of Emergency Operations Centers to manage, control, and reduce immediate threats to public health and safety. For budgeted employees performing emergency work, only overtime labor is eligible. The Recipient provided documentation establishing that force account labor overtime costs for its employees working at the EOC are associated with eligible measures in response to COVID-19, such as purchasing and distributing medical PPE and recruiting and assigning employees to work at the EOC. However, the Applicant has not demonstrated that any of its employees are unbudgeted or that the claimed straight-time costs are eligible.

FEMA finds that $218,241.27 in force account labor overtime costs is eligible for reimbursement under Public Assistance. However, the documentation submitted does not support the Recipient’s claim for straight time costs. Therefore, this appeal is partially granted.

Stafford Act §§ 403, 502. 44 C.F.R. §§ 206.206, 206.223(a), 206.225(a). PAPPG, 19, 21, 24, 57-58, 62-63, 133. City of Long Beach, FEMA-4482-DR-CA, at 3.