[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 44, Volume 1]

[Revised as of October 1, 2006]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 44CFR206.32]



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              TITLE 44--EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND ASSISTANCE

 

 CHAPTER I--FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

                                SECURITY

 

PART 206_FEDERAL DISASTER ASSISTANCE FOR DISASTERS DECLARED ON OR AFTER

NOVEMBER 23, 1988--Table of Contents

 

                    Subpart B_The Declaration Process

 

Sec.  206.32  Definitions.



    All definitions in the Stafford Act and in Sec.  206.2 apply. In 

addition, the following definitions apply:

    (a) Appeal: A request for reconsideration of a determination on any 

action related to Federal assistance under the Stafford Act and these 

regulations. Specific procedures for appeals are contained in the 

relevant subparts of these regulations.

    (b) Commitment: A certification by the Governor that the State and 

local governments will expend a reasonable amount of funds to alleviate 

the effects of the major disaster or emergency, for which no Federal 

reimbursement will be requested.

    (c) Disaster Application Center: A center established in a 

centralized location within the disaster area for individuals, families, 

or businesses to apply for disaster aid.

    (d) FEMA-State Agreement: A formal legal document stating the 

understandings, commitments, and binding conditions for assistance 

applicable as the result of the major disaster or emergency declared by 

the President.

    (e) Incident: Any condition which meets the definition of major 

disaster or emergency as set forth in Sec.  206.2 which causes damage or 

hardship that may result in a Presidential declaration of a major 

disaster or an emergency.

    (f) Incident period: The time interval during which the disaster-

causing incident occurs. No Federal assistance under the Act shall be 

approved unless the damage or hardship to be alleviated



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resulted from the disaster-causing incident which took place during the 

incident period or was in anticipation of that incident. The incident 

period will be established by FEMA in the FEMA-State Agreement and 

published in the Federal Register.