80 FR 77365 - Recovery Policy, RP 9525.7, Labor Costs-Emergency Work

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Federal Emergency Management Agency

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 239 (December 14, 2015)

This document provides notice of the availability of the final policy, Recovery Policy 9525.7, Labor Costs--Emergency Work. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) published a notice of availability and request for comment for the proposed policy on August 13, 2010 at 75 FR 49508.

[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 239 (Monday, December 14, 2015)]
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From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Federal Emergency Management Agency

[Docket ID FEMA-2010-0050]


Recovery Policy, RP 9525.7, Labor Costs--Emergency Work

AGENCY: Federal Emergency Management Agency, DHS.

ACTION: Notice of availability.

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SUMMARY: This document provides notice of the availability of the final 
policy, Recovery Policy 9525.7, Labor Costs--Emergency Work. The 
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) published a notice of 
availability and request for comment for the proposed policy on August 
13, 2010 at 75 FR 49508.

DATES: This policy is effective November 19, 2015.

ADDRESSES: This final policy is available online at http://www.regulations.gov and on FEMA's Web site at http://www.fema.gov. The 
proposed and final policy, all related Federal Register Notices, and 
all public comments received during the comment period are available at 
http://www.regulations.gov under docket ID FEMA-2010-0050. A hard copy 
of the final policy may be viewed at the Office of the Chief Counsel, 
Federal Emergency Management Agency, Room 8NE, 500 C Street SW., 
Washington, DC 20472-3100.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: William Roche, Federal Emergency 
Management Agency, 500 C Street SW., Washington, DC 20472-3100, 202-
646-3834.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This policy provides guidance on eligible 
labor costs for an applicant's permanent, temporary, and contract 
employees who perform emergency work (Category A and Category B). 
Changes to this final policy from the previous version are as follows: 
Additional authority cited in section V; the addition of a definitions 
section (section VII) to define terms used in the policy; revisions to 
the policy section (section VIII) that establish requirements for 
reimbursement based on predisaster labor policies; a clarification 
citing the authority for mutual aid agreements to which the Recipient/
Subrecipient must comply; provides flexibility for reimbursement of 
costs for personnel that preposition assets prior to an event to 
support the performance of eligible emergency work; deletes ``standby 
time'' as an ineligible cost; and addresses the issue of 24-hour work 
shifts for firefighters and other personnel performing emergency work 
when supported and determined reasonable. FEMA received one comment on 
the proposed policy.

    Authority:  42 U.S.C. 5121-5207 and implementing regulations of 
44 CFR part 206.

    Dated: December 8, 2015.
Joshua Dozor,
Acting Deputy Associate Administrator, Office of Policy and Program 
Analysis, Federal Emergency Management Agency.
[FR Doc. 2015-31381 Filed 12-11-15; 8:45 am]
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