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HURRICANE FLOYD

Ready to Use Forms Available for Download from the Federal Emergency Management Agency

A Federal Emergency Declaration (FEMA 3143-EM-FL) was issued on September 14, 1999 for 12 counties. The counties are Brevard, Broward, Dade, Duval, Flagler, Indian River, Martin, Nassau, Palm Beach, St. Johns, St. Lucie and Volusia. The Federal Emergency Management Agency will provide debris removal (Category A) and emergency protective measures (Category B) including direct Federal assistance at 75% Federal funding.

Download the Federal Emergency Management Agency Declaration: (WordPerfect, MS Word or Adobe Acrobat PDF format)
and Presidential letter: (WordPerfect, MS Word or Adobe Acrobat PDF format).

FEMA - STATE AGREEMENT

Basic Eligibility Issues for Federal/State Reimbursement to Grant Applicants

Incident Period: September 14 - 16, 1999

Eligible Labor Costs for Emergency Response Activities:

Regular time labor for full-time, permanent personnel is not eligible. Overtime and Compensatory Time is eligible if pay policies were in effect prior to the Disaster.

Overtime for maintaining essential government services (i.e.: backfill, etc.) that is a result of personnel being assigned to emergency response duty is also eligible.

All labor costs are eligible for State OPS, part-time, temporary, and contract personnel.

Associated Fringe Benefit Costs for the emergency labor are also eligible. However, Fringe Benefit Costs are normally limited to FICA/MICA (7.65%), Retirement, Workers Compensation and Unemployment Costs. State Agencies may use the State Fringe Benefit Default Rates (Call Charles Bartel, (850) 414-7566 for particulars).

Eligible Applicant-owned Equipment Costs for Emergency Response Activities:

State Agencies with established Equipment Rates for hourly or mileage use should use their own rates. Otherwise, they should use the Equipment Rate Schedule which can be found on the Federal Emergency Management Agency website at:
http://www.fema.gov/r-n-r/pa/appfrm1.htm

Other Applicants should use their own equipment rates, if established, if lower than the Federal Rates. Otherwise, the Federal Rates may be used.

Only operating costs should be charged for use of Federally-owned equipment on loan.

Rates for Aircraft usage should be determined by the Federal Emergency Management Agency Rate Determination Formula (Call Charles Bartel, (850) 414-7566 for particulars).

Note: Routine maintenance, breakdowns, and fuel costs are considered to be components of the equipment rate allowances. However, repairs for extra-ordinary damages to equipment as a result of emergency operations may be charged as material and/or contract costs if the damages unique to the emergency operations were unavoidable and to the extent not covered by insurance. Justification will be necessary for any equipment repairs claimed as extra-ordinary damages. Fuel costs are eligible if the fuel was used for equipment other than Applicant-owned equipment for which equipment rates allowances were given.

Eligible Material Costs for Emergency Response Activities:

Costs for purchased materials consumed in the emergency response are eligible. Also, purchased value, or current value, of inventory stock is also eligible at the quantity used times the unit prices.

Eligible Contract Costs for Emergency Response Activities:

Costs for contract services, and rental equipment, are also eligible.

Eligible Travel Costs for Emergency Response Activities:

Costs for Employee Travel Reimbursements directly paid lodging, and directly paid meals are eligible.

On September 22, 1999, President Clinton determined that the damage in certain areas of the State of Florida, resulting from Hurricane Floyd on September 13, 1999, and continuing is of sufficient severity and magnitude to warrant a major disaster declaration under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, P.L. 93-288, as amended. (FEMA-1300-DR-FL)

Download the Federal Emergency Management Agency Declaration: (WordPerfect, MS Word or Adobe Acrobat PDF format)
and Presidential letter: (WordPerfect, MS Word or Adobe Acrobat PDF format).

Incident Period: September 22-25, 1999.

Designations and Types of Assistance:

Individual Assistance - Assistance to families and individuals.

Public Assistance - Assistance to State and local governments for the repair or replacement of disaster-damaged public facilities:
Counties affected: Brevard, Duval, Flagler, Indian River, Martin, Nassau, St. Johns, St. Lucie, and Volusia.

Hazard Mitigation Grant Program - Assistance to State and local governments for actions taken to prevent or reduce long term risk to life and property from natural or technological hazards.
All counties in the State of Florida are eligible to apply for assistance under the HMGP.

Additional designations may be made at a later date after further evaluation.

Ready to Use Forms Available for Download from the Federal Emergency Management Agency
County or Municipal staff needing assistance with the forms
or have questions about the process, call

Jim Zimmerman, Public Assistance Planning Manager (850) 487- 3079
or
Wael Alsiro, Engineer Supervisor (850) 487-2857 or
Charles Bartel, (850) 414-7566

Hazard Mitigation Grant Program Assistance: Kathleen Marshall, (850) 922-5944

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