This is in response to a letter from your office dated March 29, 2016, which transmitted the referenced second appeal on behalf of the City and County of San Francisco (Applicant). The Applicant is appealing the Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) denial of funding in the amount of $38,147.93 for damage survey costs and costs for cleaning ash deposits from insulators. As explained in the enclosed analysis, I have determined that, pursuant to FEMA policy, damage surveys are not eligible for funding under the Public Assistance (PA) Program. Further, the Applicant has not demonstrated that the presence of the ash material created an immediate threat to life, public health or safety. Nor has the Applicant demonstrated how the ash caused damage by altering or impairing the functionality of the electrical transmission lines or insulators. As such, the costs to clean the insulators are also ineligible. Accordingly, I am denying the appeal. This determination is the final decision on this matter pursuant to 44 C.F.R. § 206.206, Appeals.