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

This is in response to a letter from your office dated August 29, 2018, which transmitted the referenced second appeal on behalf of the City of Joplin (Applicant). The Applicant is appealing the Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) denial of $204,203.60 in costs pertaining to the use of CCTV for the Applicant’s sewer system. As explained in the enclosed analysis, I have determined that the $1,250.00 award for costs found eligible by the FEMA Region VII Regional Administrator was proper. However, the Applicant has not demonstrated that the use of CCTV for the sewer mains nor the GARMIN cameras were tied to eligible work that was a direct result of a disaster. Accordingly, I am denying this appeal. Please inform the Applicant of my decision. This determination is the final decision on this matter pursuant to 44 C.F.R. § 206.206, Appeals.