Appendix I › I. General Work Eligibility Considerations for Facilities

Which PAPPG rules apply to every facility, whatever its type?

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Work eligibility considerations for all facilities

Short answer

Every facility runs through the same core rules: facility and general work eligibility (Chapter 4), cost eligibility (Chapter 6), emergency work and debris rules (Chapter 7), EHP review for all work (Chapter 10), and, for permanent work, codes and standards, hazard mitigation, the 50 percent rule, relocation, floodplains and landslides (Chapter 8). Appendix I then lists facility-specific eligible and ineligible work.

What FEMA requires

Table 39 lists the PAPPG sections that apply to all facilities and when each applies (see table).
EHP review covers all work, including ground disturbance for staging areas, access roads, parking, landscaping, grading or utilities.
The 50 percent rule is an early decision on whether to repair or replace; it is not a full calculation of all eligible costs.
A policy waiver for any ineligible work in the facility tables requires approval from FEMA’s Assistant Administrator for Recovery.

<table class="pt-table"><thead><tr><th>Rule</th><th>Applies to</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Facility eligibility (Ch. 4)</td><td>All permanent work</td></tr><tr><td>General work eligibility (Ch. 4)</td><td>All work</td></tr><tr><td>Cost eligibility (Ch. 6)</td><td>All eligible work</td></tr><tr><td>Emergency work and debris removal (Ch. 7)</td><td>All Category A and B work</td></tr><tr><td>Environmental and historic preservation (Ch. 10)</td><td>All work, including staging, access roads, parking, grading and utilities</td></tr><tr><td>Codes and standards (Ch. 8)</td><td>Upgrades required by codes or standards</td></tr><tr><td>Hazard mitigation (Ch. 8, Appendix J)</td><td>Cost-effective measures that reduce future damage</td></tr><tr><td>Repair vs. replacement, the 50% rule (Ch. 8)</td><td>Early decision on repair or replace</td></tr><tr><td>Relocation (Ch. 8)</td><td>Destroyed facilities restored at a new location</td></tr><tr><td>Floodplain considerations (Ch. 8)</td><td>All permanent work in or affecting a floodplain</td></tr><tr><td>Landslides and slope stabilization (Ch. 8)</td><td>Facilities damaged by incident-triggered slope failure</td></tr><tr><td>Building code and floodplain administration (Ch. 8, Category I)</td><td>Code and NFIP administration and enforcement</td></tr><tr><td>Temporary relocation (Ch. 7)</td><td>Certain essential community service facilities</td></tr></tbody></table>

Documentation

Varies by facility type; see the facility-specific topics in this appendix.

Watch out · Govstar practitioner advice

Appendix I is a quick-reference checklist, not the rule itself. When a project turns on one of these points, go back to the chapter it cites, since that is what FEMA and appeal reviewers rely on.

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