St. Tammany Parish, LA

Appeal Brief

• Issue
  • One of four properties in an OIG audit report lacked flood insurance as required for HMA acquisition in the Special Flood Hazard Area; Duplication of benefits were determined; Payments exceeded the $150,000 cap under the Pilot Reconstruction program; Some costs were found to be unsupported by documentation.
  • Region VI denied the appeal against its decision to de-obligate funding.
• Reason for denial
  • The reason behind the de-obligation and the denial was the findings in the OIG Audit Report.
• Reference(s)
  • Department of Homeland Security - Office of
    Inspector General Audit Report OIG-15-136-D, St. Tammany Parish, LA