[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: 44CFR208.40]

[Page 518-519]
 
              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
 If the Sponsoring Agency or   Sponsoring Agency
  Participating Agency * * *   or  Participating          Example
                               Agency must * * *
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(1) Incurs a fringe benefit    Bill DHS for a     The City Fire
 cost based on the number of    pro-rata share     Department incurs a
 base hours worked by a         of the premium     premium of 3 percent
 System Member,                 based on the       for dental coverage
                                number of base     based on the number
                                hours worked       of base hours worked
                                during             in a week (53 hours).
                                Activation.        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     The City Fire
 cost based on the number of    pro-rata share     Department pays a
 hours a System Member          of the premium     premium of 12 percent
 actually worked (base hours    based on the       for retirement based
 and overtime),                 number of hours    on the number of
                                each System        hours worked by a
                                Member worked      firefighter. The City
                                during             should bill DHS an
                                Activation.        additional 12 percent
                                                   of the firefighter's
                                                   total compensation
                                                   during Activation.

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(3) Incurs a fringe benefit    Bill DHS for a     The City Fire
 cost on a yearly basis based   pro-rata share     Department pays
 on the number of people        of those fringe    workers compensation
 employed full-time during      benefit costs      premiums into the
 the year,                      based on the       City risk fund for
                                number of non-     the following year,
                                overtime hours     based on the number
                                worked during      of full-time
                                Activation by      firefighters employed
                                System Members     during the current
                                employed full      year. The City should
                                time.              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.