[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: 44CFR208.40]



[Page 534-535]

 

              TITLE 44--EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND ASSISTANCE

 

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

                                SECURITY

 

PART 208_NATIONAL URBAN SEARCH AND RESCUE RESPONSE SYSTEM--

Table of Contents

 

                Subpart C_Response Cooperative Agreements

 

Sec.  208.40  Reimbursement of fringe benefit costs during Activation.



    (a) Except as specified in Sec.  208.40 (c) of this subpart, DHS 

will reimburse the Sponsoring Agency for fringe benefit costs incurred 

during Activation according to the following table:



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                                 Then the Sponsoring

  If the Sponsoring Agency or         Agency or

  Participating  Agency * * *       Participating           Example

                                  Agency must * * *

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(1) Incurs a fringe benefit      Bill DHS for a pro-  The City Fire

 cost based on the number of      rata share of the    Department incurs

 base hours worked by a System    premium based on     a premium of 3

 Member,                          the number of base   percent for

                                  hours worked         dental coverage

                                  during Activation.   based on the

                                                       number of base

                                                       hours worked in a

                                                       week (53 hours).

                                                       The City should

                                                       bill DHS an

                                                       additional 3

                                                       percent of the

                                                       firefighter's

                                                       converted

                                                       compensation for

                                                       the first 40

                                                       hours Activation.

(2) Incurs a fringe benefit      Bill DHS for a pro-  The City Fire

 cost based on the number of      rata share of the    Department pays a

 hours a System Member actually   premium based on     premium of 12

 worked (base hours and           the number of        percent for

 overtime),                       hours each System    retirement based

                                  Member worked        on the number of

                                  during Activation.   hours worked by a

                                                       firefighter. The

                                                       City should bill

                                                       DHS an additional

                                                       12 percent of the

                                                       firefighter's

                                                       total

                                                       compensation

                                                       during

                                                       Activation.

(3) Incurs a fringe benefit      Bill DHS for a pro-  The City Fire

 cost on a yearly basis based     rata share of        Department pays

 on the number of people          those fringe         workers

 employed full-time during the    benefit costs        compensation

 year,                            based on the         premiums into the

                                  number of non-       City risk fund

                                  overtime hours       for the following

                                  worked during        year, based on

                                  Activation by        the number of

                                  System Members       full-time

                                  employed full time.  firefighters

                                                       employed during

                                                       the current year.

                                                       The City should

                                                       bill DHS for

                                                       workers

                                                       compensation

                                                       premium costs by

                                                       multiplying the

                                                       hourly fringe

                                                       benefit rate or

                                                       amount by the

                                                       number of non-

                                                       overtime hours

                                                       worked during

                                                       Activation by

                                                       full time

                                                       firefighters who

                                                       are System

                                                       Members.

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    (b) Differential pay. DHS will reimburse the Sponsoring Agency for 

direct costs incurred because of any separate differential compensation 

paid for work performed during an Activation including, but not limited 

to, differentials paid for holidays, night work, hazardous duty, or 

other paid fringe benefits, provided such differentials are not 

otherwise reimbursed under paragraph (a) of this section. A detailed 

explanation of the differential payment for which the Sponsoring Agency 

seeks reimbursement must accompany any request for reimbursement under 

this section together with identification of every fringe benefit sought 

under Sec.  208.40(a) of this part and the method used to calculate each 

such payment and the reimbursement sought from DHS.

    (c) DHS will not reimburse the Sponsoring Agency for fringe benefit 

costs for Affiliated Personnel.