[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 23, Volume 1]
[Revised as of April 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 23CFR668.211]

[Page 350-351]
 
                           TITLE 23--HIGHWAYS
 
 CHAPTER I--FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
 
PART 668--EMERGENCY RELIEF PROGRAM--Table of Contents
 
      Subpart B--Procedures for Federal Agencies for Federal Roads
 
Sec. 668.211  Notification, damage assessment, and finding.

    (a) Notification. During or as soon as possible after a natural 
disaster or catastrophic failure, each applicant will notify the DFDE of 
its tentative intent to apply for emergency relief and request that a 
Finding be made.
    (b) Acknowledgment. The DFDE will promptly acknowledge the 
notification and briefly describe subsequent damage assessment, Finding, 
and application procedures.
    (c) Field report. The applicant shall cooperate with the DFDE to 
promptly make a field survey of overall damage and in the preparation of 
a field report.
    (d) Finding. Using the field report and other information deemed 
appropriate, the DFDE will promptly issue a Finding and if an 
Affirmative Finding is made, establish the date after which repair or 
reconstruction will be considered for emergency relief, and note the 
dates of the extraordinary natural occurrence or catastrophic event 
responsible for the damage or destruction.
    (e) Detailed site inspections. (1) If an Affirmative Finding is 
made, the applicant shall cooperate with the DFDE to make a detailed 
inspection of each damage site.
    (2) If it appears certain an Affirmative Finding will be made, the 
DFDE may elect to make these site inspections at the time damage is 
initially assessed pursuant to paragraph (c) of this section.

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    (f) The applicant shall make available to FHWA personnel conducting 
damage survey and estimate work maps depicting designated Federal roads 
in the affected area.

[43 FR 59485, Dec. 21, 1978, as amended at 47 FR 10529, Mar. 11, 1982]