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FEMA Seeks Public Comments For Proposed Regulation To Reduce Federal Cost Share For Repetitively Damaged Facilities

Fact Sheet

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) published a proposed regulation to allow for a reduction of the federal cost share for restoration of repetitively damaged facilities that have not undergone appropriate mitigation measures. 

The proposed rule would apply only to public and eligible private nonprofit facilities that have been damaged three times by the same type of event within a ten year period.  The rule proposes to reduce the federal cost share of Public Assistance to 25 percent if a facility has not received appropriate mitigation measures prior to that third event.  Traditionally, the federal cost share for eligible repairs to disaster-damaged facilities is no less than 75 percent federal funding. 

The proposed rule may be found online at www.regulations.gov by searching for Docket ID FEMA-2008-0006.  FEMA is seeking comments from tribal, state and local officials, as well as the public, on the proposed regulation.  Comments should be submitted to Docket ID FEMA-2008-0006 at www.regulations.gov.  Comments may also be submitted to FEMA-RULES@dhs.gov or by mail to FEMA's Office of Chief Counsel, Room 835, 500 C Street, SW, Washington, DC 20472.  (Please note that comments submitted via mail typically experience a 2-week delay.)  Please reference Docket ID FEMA-2008-0006 when submitting comments.  Comments are due on or before October 13, 2009. More information regarding the proposed rule is available in the docket at www.regulations.gov

FEMA's mission is to support our citizens and first responders and to ensure that as a nation we work together to build, sustain, and improve our capability to prepare for, protect against, respond to, recover from, and mitigate all hazards.

Last Modified: Tuesday, 11-Aug-2009 16:52:56 EDT