FEMA PA APPEAL SHORT SUMMARY & LINKS TO FEMA PA APPEAL WEBSITE

This is in response to a letter from your office dated May 11, 2016, which transmitted the referenced second appeal on behalf of Broward County School Board of Florida (Applicant). The Applicant is appealing the Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) denial of $196,315.00 for stump removal and grinding following Hurricane Wilma. As explained in the enclosed analysis, I have determined that the Applicant’s first appeal was untimely pursuant to Stafford Act § 423 and 44 C.F.R. § 206.206(c)(1). Therefore, I am denying the appeal. In addition, Stafford Act § 705(c) is not applicable because the Applicant’s appeal rights were exhausted prior to second appeal. This determination is the final administrative decision on this matter pursuant to 44 C.F.R. § 206.206, Appeals.