This is in response to a letter from your office dated August 14, 2015, which transmitted the referenced second appeal on behalf of Clarksville Gas and Water (Applicant). The Applicant is appealing the Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) denial of $265,057.00 in funding for various upgrades to the Main Lift Station to conform with Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (TDEC) Design Criteria. As explained in the enclosed analysis, I have determined that the upgrades requested by the Applicant do not apply to the type of repair as required by 44 C.F.R. § 206.226(d)(1). Further, the TDEC Design Criteria do not meet the criteria of codes and standards eligible for funding under the PA Program. As such, the upgrades performed to comply with TDEC Design Criteria are not eligible for PA reimbursement. Accordingly, I am denying this appeal. In addition, on second appeal, FEMA finds that work to install a new flow meter in a vault and to elevate the MCC and VFDs is not eligible as a code or standard requirement. FEMA Region IV should consider the potential eligibility of that work as a Hazard Mitigation Proposal. By copy of this letter, I am requesting the Regional Administrator to take appropriate action to implement this determination. This determination is the final decision on this matter pursuant to 44 C.F.R. § 206.206, Appeals.