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Appeal Brief

Disaster4337
ApplicantMiami Shores, Village of,
Appeal TypeSecond
PA ID#086-UKCBI-00
PW ID#PW 6182/GMP 618
Date Signed2024-12-20T12:00:00

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Appeal Letter

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Kevin Guthrie                                     

Director                                                          

Florida Division of Emergency Management 

2555 Shumard Oak Blvd.                               

Tallahassee, Florida 32399-2100


Esmond Scott

Village Manager

Village of Miami Shores

10500 N.E. Second Avenue

Miami Shores, Florida 33138-2382

 

Re:Second Appeal – Miami Shores, Village of, PA ID: 086-UKCBI-00, FEMA-4337-DR-FL, Project Worksheet (PW) 6182/Grants Manager Project (GMP) 6181 – Appeals

 

Dear Kevin Guthrie and Esmond Scott:

This is in response to a letter from the Florida Division of Emergency Management (Recipient) office dated November 18, 2024, which transmitted the referenced second appeal on behalf of the Village of Miami Shores (Applicant). The Applicant is appealing the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) denial of $620,570.00 in costs pertaining to debris removal.

Section 423(a) of the Stafford Act provides that any decision regarding eligibility for assistance may be appealed within 60 days after the date on which the applicant is notified of the award or denial of assistance. Implementing this provision, Title 44 of the Code of Federal Regulations, section 206.206(c) (2016), requires that applicants must file appeals within 60 days after receipt of a notice of the action that is being appealed. Recipients must then review and forward appeals within 60 days after receipt of the appeal from the applicant. 

According to the Administrative Record, the Applicant received notice of FEMA’s partial grant by way of a first appeal response dated June 26, 2023, and filed its second appeal on August 25, 2023. However, the Recipient did not transmit the appeal until November 18, 2024. This was after the 60 calendar-day timeframe required by FEMA’s regulations, making the second appeal untimely. Therefore, this appeal is denied.

This determination is the final decision on this matter pursuant to 44 C.F.R. § 206.206, Appeals. 

 

                                                                                                     Sincerely,

                                                                                                        /S/

                                                                                                    Robert M. Pesapane

                                                                                                     Director

                                                                                                    Public Assistance

 

cc: Robert D. Samaan

Regional Administrator

FEMA Region 4

 

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