[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 44, Volume 1]
[Revised as of October 1, 2007]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 44CFR208.36]

[Page 516]
 
              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.  208.36  Reimbursement for Alert.

    (a) Allowable costs. DHS will reimburse costs incurred during an 
Alert, up to the dollar limit specified in the Alert Order, for the 
following activities:
    (1) Personnel costs, including Backfill, incurred to prepare for 
Activation.
    (2) Transportation costs relating to hiring, leasing, or renting 
vehicles and drivers.
    (3) The administrative allowance provided in Sec.  208.41 of this 
part.
    (4) Food and beverages for Task Force Members and Support 
Specialists when DHS does not provide meals during the Alert. DHS will 
limit food and beverage reimbursement to the amount of the then-current 
Federal meals daily allowance published in the Federal Register for the 
locality where such food and beverages were provided, multiplied by the 
number of personnel who received them.
    (b) Calculation of Alert Order dollar limit. The Alert Order dollar 
limit will equal:
    (1) An allowance of 10 percent of the Task Force's Daily Cost 
Estimate; and
    (2) A supplemental allowance of 1 percent of the Task Force's Daily 
Cost Estimate for each 24-hour period beyond the first 72 hours of 
Alert.
    (c) Non-allowable costs. DHS will not reimburse costs incurred or 
relating to the leasing, hiring or chartering of aircraft or the 
purchase of any equipment, aircraft, or vehicles.