[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 156 (Friday, August 13, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Page 49508]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-20072]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Federal Emergency Management Agency
[Docket ID FEMA-2010-0050]
Recovery Policy, RP9525.7, Labor Costs--Emergency Work
AGENCY: Federal Emergency Management Agency, DHS.
ACTION: Notice of availability; request for comments.
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SUMMARY: The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is accepting
comments on RP9525.7, Labor Costs--Emergency Work. This is an existing
policy that is scheduled for review to ensure that Recovery Directorate
policies are up to date, incorporate lessons learned and are consistent
with current laws and regulations. The purpose of this policy is to
provide guidance on eligible labor costs for an applicant's permanent,
temporary, and contract employees who perform emergency work
(Categories A and B).
DATES: Comments must be received by September 13, 2010.
ADDRESSES: Comments must be identified by docket ID FEMA-2010-0050 and
may be submitted by one of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments. Please note that this proposed
policy is not a rulemaking and the Federal Rulemaking Portal is being
utilized only as a mechanism for receiving comments.
Mail: Rules Docket Manager, Office of Chief Counsel, Federal
Emergency Management Agency, Room 835, 500 C Street, SW., Washington,
DC 20472-3100.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Deborah Atkinson, Federal Emergency
Management Agency, 500 C Street, SW., Washington, DC 20472,
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Public Participation
Instructions: All submissions received must include the agency name
and docket ID. Regardless of the method used for submitting comments or
material, all submissions will be posted, without change, to the
Federal eRulemaking Portal at http://www.regulations.gov, and will
include any personal information you provide. Therefore, submitting
this information makes it public. You may wish to read the Privacy Act
notice, which can be viewed by clicking on the ``Privacy Notice'' link
in the footer of http://www.regulations.gov.
You may submit your comments and material by the methods specified
in the ADDRESSES section above. Please submit your comments and any
supporting material by only one means to avoid the receipt and review
of duplicate submissions.
Docket: The proposed policy is available in docket ID FEMA-2010-
0050. For access to the docket to read background documents or comments
received, go to the Federal eRulemaking Portal at http://www.regulations.gov and search for the docket ID. Submitted comments
may also be inspected at FEMA, Office of Chief Counsel, Room 835, 500 C
Street, SW., Washington, DC 20472.
II. Background
On October 14, 1993, FEMA published a regulation that made the
force account labor straight-time salary for work under Sections 403
and 407 ineligible under the Public Assistance Program. The 1993
regulation did not include emergency work accomplished under Section
502 (Federal Emergency Assistance) of The Robert T. Stafford Disaster
Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, 42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq. The
ineligibility of straight-time salaries for emergency work under
Section 502 is included as a provision of the FEMA-State Agreement.
Labor (straight-time, overtime, and fringe benefits to the extent
the benefits were being paid before the disaster) performed under
Section 406 (permanent work) of the Stafford Act remains eligible for
reimbursement.
In the draft updated policy, FEMA proposes that labor costs for
firefighters and other responders when activated and deployed to
perform eligible emergency work be eligible for reimbursement. FEMA
also proposes to provide assistance for overtime for firefighters for
up to 24 hours per day for the first two weeks after a disaster.
FEMA seeks comment on the proposed policy, which is available
online at http://www.regulations.gov in docket ID FEMA-2010-0050. Based
on the comments received, FEMA may make appropriate revisions to the
proposed policy. Although FEMA will consider any comments received in
the drafting of the final policy, FEMA will not provide a response to
comments document. When or if FEMA issues a final policy, FEMA will
publish a notice of availability in the Federal Register and make the
final policy available at http://www.regulations.gov.
Authority: 42 U.S.C. 5121-5207; 44 CFR part 206.
David J. Kaufman,
Director, Office of Policy and Program Analysis, Federal Emergency
Management Agency.
[FR Doc. 2010-20072 Filed 8-12-10; 8:45 am]
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