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| 44:44:1.0.1.4.57.1.10.1 | 44 | Emergency Management and Assistance | I | D | 208 | PART 208—NATIONAL URBAN SEARCH AND RESCUE RESPONSE SYSTEM | A | Subpart A—General | § 208.1 Purpose and scope of this part. | FEMA | (a) Purpose. The purpose of this part is to prescribe policies and procedures pertaining to the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) National Urban Search and Rescue Response System. (b) Scope. This part applies to Sponsoring Agencies and other participants in the National Urban Search and Rescue Response System that have executed agreements governed by this part. Part 206 of this chapter does not apply to activities undertaken under this part, except as provided in §§ 208.5 and 208.10 of this part. This part does not apply to reimbursement under part 206, subpart H, of this chapter. | ||||
| 44:44:1.0.1.4.57.1.10.10 | 44 | Emergency Management and Assistance | I | D | 208 | PART 208—NATIONAL URBAN SEARCH AND RESCUE RESPONSE SYSTEM | A | Subpart A—General | § 208.10 Other regulations. | FEMA | The following provisions of title 44 CFR, Chapter I also apply to the program in this part: (a) Section 206.9, which deals with the non-liability of DHS in certain circumstances. (b) Section 206.11, which prescribes nondiscrimination in the provision of disaster assistance. (c) Section 206.14, which deals with criminal and civil penalties. (d) Section 206.15, which permits recovery of assistance by DHS. | ||||
| 44:44:1.0.1.4.57.1.10.11 | 44 | Emergency Management and Assistance | I | D | 208 | PART 208—NATIONAL URBAN SEARCH AND RESCUE RESPONSE SYSTEM | A | Subpart A—General | § 208.11 Federal status of System Members. | FEMA | The Assistant Administrator will appoint all Activated System Members as temporary excepted Federal volunteers. The Assistant Administrator may appoint a System Member who participates in Alert activities as such a Federal volunteer. The Assistant Administrator may also appoint each System Member who participates in DHS-sanctioned preparedness activities as a temporary excepted Federal volunteer. DHS intends these appointments to secure protection for such volunteers under the Federal Employees Compensation Act and the Federal Tort Claims Act and do not intend to interfere with any preexisting employment relationship between a System Member and a Sponsoring Agency, Cooperating Agency or Participating Agency. System Members whom DHS appoints as temporary excepted Federal volunteers will not receive any compensation or employee benefit directly from the United States of America for their service, but will be compensated through their Sponsoring Agency. | ||||
| 44:44:1.0.1.4.57.1.10.12 | 44 | Emergency Management and Assistance | I | D | 208 | PART 208—NATIONAL URBAN SEARCH AND RESCUE RESPONSE SYSTEM | A | Subpart A—General | § 208.12 Maximum Pay Rate Table. | FEMA | (a) Purpose. This section establishes the process for creating and updating the Maximum Pay Rate Table (Table), and the Table's use to reimburse Affiliated Personnel (Task Force Physicians, Task Force Engineers, and Canine Handlers) and Backfill for Activated System Members employed by or otherwise associated with a for-profit Participating Agency. Section 208.32 defines the “Maximum Pay Rate Table” as “the DHS-issued table that identifies the maximum pay rates for selected System positions that may be used for reimbursement of Affiliated Personnel compensation and Backfill for Activated System Members employed by or otherwise associated with a for-profit Participating Agency.” In that same section, the term “Affiliated Personnel” is defined as “individuals not normally employed by a Sponsoring Agency or Participating Agency and individuals normally affiliated with a Sponsoring Agency or Participating Agency as volunteers.” (b) Scope of this section. (1) The Maximum Pay Rate Table applies to those individuals who are not normally employed by a Sponsoring Agency or Participating Agency, or whose affiliation with a Sponsoring Agency or Participating Agency is as a volunteer; that is, an individual whom the Sponsoring Agency or Participating Agency does not normally compensate in any way, at any rate. (2) The Table also applies to Backfill for Activated System Members employed by or otherwise associated with a for-profit Participating Agency. (c) Method for determining maximum pay rates. (1) DHS uses the United States Office of Personnel Management's salary rates, computed under 5 U.S.C. 5504, as the basis for the maximum pay rate schedule. DHS considers System members' experience and sets maximum pay rates at the maximum grade, middle step for each position, which demonstrates an experience level of five years. (2) The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) publishes salary and locality pay schedules each calendar year. (i) Physicians. DHS uses the latest Special Salary Rate Table Number 0290 for Medical… | ||||
| 44:44:1.0.1.4.57.1.10.13 | 44 | Emergency Management and Assistance | I | D | 208 | PART 208—NATIONAL URBAN SEARCH AND RESCUE RESPONSE SYSTEM | A | Subpart A—General | §§ 208.13-208.20 [Reserved] | FEMA | |||||
| 44:44:1.0.1.4.57.1.10.2 | 44 | Emergency Management and Assistance | I | D | 208 | PART 208—NATIONAL URBAN SEARCH AND RESCUE RESPONSE SYSTEM | A | Subpart A—General | § 208.2 Definitions of terms used in this part. | FEMA | [70 FR 9194, Feb. 24, 2005, as amended at 74 FR 15353, Apr. 3, 2009] | (a) General. Any capitalized word in this part is a defined term unless such capitalization results from the application of standard capitalization or style rules for Federal regulations. The following definitions have general applicability throughout this part: Activated or Activation means the status of a System resource placed at the direction, control and funding of DHS in response to, or in anticipation of, a presidential declaration of a major disaster or emergency under the Stafford Act. Activation Order means the DHS communication placing a System resource under the direction, control, and funding of DHS. Advisory means a DHS communication to System resources indicating that an event has occurred or DHS anticipates will occur that may require Alert or Activation of System resources. Alert means the status of a System resource's readiness when triggered by an Alert Order indicating that DHS may Activate the System resource. Alert Order means the DHS communication that places a System resource on Alert status. Assistant Administrator means the Assistant Administrator for the Disaster Operations Directorate. Assistance Officer means the DHS employee who has legal authority to bind DHS by awarding and amending Cooperative Agreements. Backfill means the personnel practice of temporarily replacing a person in his or her usual position with another person. Cooperating Agency means a State or Local Government that has executed a Cooperative Agreement to provide Technical Specialists. Cooperative Agreement means a legal instrument between DHS and a Sponsoring Agency or Cooperating Agency that provides funds to accomplish a public purpose and anticipates substantial Federal involvement during the performance of the contemplated activity. Daily Cost Estimate means a Sponsoring Agency's estimate of Task Force personnel compensation, itemized fringe benefit rates and amounts including calculations, and Backfill expenditures for a 24-hour period of Activation. Deputy Assistant Administrator … | |||
| 44:44:1.0.1.4.57.1.10.3 | 44 | Emergency Management and Assistance | I | D | 208 | PART 208—NATIONAL URBAN SEARCH AND RESCUE RESPONSE SYSTEM | A | Subpart A—General | § 208.3 Authority for the National US&R Response System. | FEMA | (a) Enabling legislation. The Federal Emergency Management Agency established and operated the System under the authority of §§ 303, 306(a), 306(b), 403(a)(3)(B) and 621(c) of the Stafford Act, 42 U.S.C. 5144, 5149(a), 5149(b), 5170b(a)(3)(B) and 5197(c), respectively. Section 503 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, 6 U.S.C. 313, transferred the functions of the Administrator of FEMA to the Secretary of Homeland Security. The President redelegated to the Secretary of Homeland Security in Executive Order 13286 those authorities of the President under the Stafford Act that had been delegated previously to the Administrator of FEMA under Executive Order 12148. (b) Implementing plan. The National Response Plan identifies DHS as the primary Federal agency with responsibility for Emergency Support Function 9, Urban Search and Rescue. | ||||
| 44:44:1.0.1.4.57.1.10.4 | 44 | Emergency Management and Assistance | I | D | 208 | PART 208—NATIONAL URBAN SEARCH AND RESCUE RESPONSE SYSTEM | A | Subpart A—General | § 208.4 Purpose for System. | FEMA | It is DHS policy to develop and provide a national system of standardized US&R resources to respond to Emergencies and Major Disasters that are beyond the capabilities of affected State and Local Governments. | ||||
| 44:44:1.0.1.4.57.1.10.5 | 44 | Emergency Management and Assistance | I | D | 208 | PART 208—NATIONAL URBAN SEARCH AND RESCUE RESPONSE SYSTEM | A | Subpart A—General | § 208.5 Authority of the Assistant Administrator for the Disaster Operations Directorate. | FEMA | (a) Participation in activities of the System. The Assistant Administrator is responsible for determining participation in the System and any activity thereof, including but not limited to whether a System resource is operationally ready for Activation. (b) Standards for and measurement of System efficiency and effectiveness. In addition to the authority provided in § 206.13 of this chapter, the Assistant Administrator may establish performance standards and assess the efficiency and effectiveness of System resources. | ||||
| 44:44:1.0.1.4.57.1.10.6 | 44 | Emergency Management and Assistance | I | D | 208 | PART 208—NATIONAL URBAN SEARCH AND RESCUE RESPONSE SYSTEM | A | Subpart A—General | § 208.6 System resource reports. | FEMA | (a) Reports to Assistant Administrator. The Assistant Administrator may request reports from any System resource relating to its activities as part of the System. (b) Reports to FEMA Regional Administrators. Any FEMA Regional Administrator may request through the Assistant Administrator reports from any System resource used within or based within the Regional Administrator's jurisdiction. (c) Audits, investigations, studies and evaluations. DHS and the General Accounting Office may conduct audits, investigations, studies, and evaluations as necessary. Sponsoring Agencies, Participating Agencies and System Members are expected to cooperate fully in such audits, investigations, studies and evaluations. | ||||
| 44:44:1.0.1.4.57.1.10.7 | 44 | Emergency Management and Assistance | I | D | 208 | PART 208—NATIONAL URBAN SEARCH AND RESCUE RESPONSE SYSTEM | A | Subpart A—General | § 208.7 Enforcement. | FEMA | [70 FR 9194, Feb. 24, 2005, as amended at 79 FR 76087, Dec. 19, 2014] | (a) Remedies for noncompliance. In accordance with the provisions of 2 CFR 200.338, 200.341, and 200.342, if a Sponsoring Agency, Participating Agency, Affiliated Personnel or other System Member materially fails to comply with a term of a Cooperative Agreement, Memorandum of Agreement, System directive or other Program Directive, the Assistant Administrator may take one or more of the actions provided in 2 CFR 200.338(a)-(f). Any such enforcement action taken by the Assistant Administrator will be subject to the hearings, appeals, and effects of suspension and termination provisions of 2 CFR 200.341 and 200.342. (b) The enforcement remedies identified in this section, including suspension and termination, do not preclude a Sponsoring Agency, Participating Agency, Affiliated Personnel or other System Member from being subject to “Debarment and Suspension” under E.O. 12549, as amended, in accordance with 2 CFR 200.338(d). (c) Other authority for sanctions. Nothing in this section limits or precludes the application of other authority to impose civil or criminal sanctions, including 42 U.S.C. 5156. | |||
| 44:44:1.0.1.4.57.1.10.8 | 44 | Emergency Management and Assistance | I | D | 208 | PART 208—NATIONAL URBAN SEARCH AND RESCUE RESPONSE SYSTEM | A | Subpart A—General | § 208.8 Code of conduct. | FEMA | The Assistant Administrator will develop and implement a code of conduct for System Members acting under DHS's direction and control. Nothing in this section or the DHS code of conduct will limit the authority of a Sponsoring Agency, Participating Agency or Cooperating Agency to apply its own code of conduct to its System Members or employees. If the DHS code is more restrictive, it controls. | ||||
| 44:44:1.0.1.4.57.1.10.9 | 44 | Emergency Management and Assistance | I | D | 208 | PART 208—NATIONAL URBAN SEARCH AND RESCUE RESPONSE SYSTEM | A | Subpart A—General | § 208.9 Agreements between Sponsoring Agencies and Participating Agencies. | FEMA | Every agreement between a Sponsoring Agency and a Participating Agency regarding the System must include a provision making this part applicable to the Participating Agency and its employees who engage in System activities. | ||||
| 44:44:1.0.1.4.57.2.10.1 | 44 | Emergency Management and Assistance | I | D | 208 | PART 208—NATIONAL URBAN SEARCH AND RESCUE RESPONSE SYSTEM | B | Subpart B—Preparedness Cooperative Agreements | § 208.21 Purpose. | FEMA | Subpart B of this part provides guidance on the administration of Preparedness Cooperative Agreements. | ||||
| 44:44:1.0.1.4.57.2.10.2 | 44 | Emergency Management and Assistance | I | D | 208 | PART 208—NATIONAL URBAN SEARCH AND RESCUE RESPONSE SYSTEM | B | Subpart B—Preparedness Cooperative Agreements | § 208.22 Preparedness Cooperative Agreement process. | FEMA | (a) Application. To obtain DHS funding for an award or amendment of a Preparedness Cooperative Agreement, the Sponsoring Agency must submit an application. Standard form SF-424 “Application for Federal Assistance” generally will be used. However, the application must be in a form that the Assistance Officer specifies. (b) Award. DHS will award a Preparedness Cooperative Agreement to each Sponsoring Agency to provide Federal funding to develop and maintain System resource capabilities and operational readiness. For the purposes of the Preparedness Cooperative Agreement, the Sponsoring Agency will be considered the “recipient.” (c) Amendment —(1) Procedure. Absent special circumstances, DHS will fund and amend Preparedness Cooperative Agreements on an annual basis. Before amendment, the Assistance Officer will issue a call for Cooperative Agreement amendment applications. The Assistance Officer will specify required application forms and supporting documentation to be submitted with the application. (2) Period of performance. Absent special circumstances, the period of performance for Preparedness Cooperative Agreements will be 1 year from the date of award. The Assistance Officer may allow for an alternate period of performance with the approval of the Assistant Administrator. (3) Assistance Officer. The Assistance Officer is the only individual authorized to award or modify a Preparedness Cooperative Agreement. (d) Award amounts. The Assistant Administrator will determine award amounts on an annual basis. A Task Force is eligible for an annual award only if the Program Manager receives and approves the Task Force's current-year Daily Cost Estimate. (e) DHS priorities. The Assistant Administrator will establish overall priorities for the use of Preparedness Cooperative Agreement funds taking into consideration the results of readiness evaluations and actual Activations, overall priorities of DHS, and other factors, as appropriate. (f) Cost sharing. The Assistant Administrator may subject Pr… | ||||
| 44:44:1.0.1.4.57.2.10.3 | 44 | Emergency Management and Assistance | I | D | 208 | PART 208—NATIONAL URBAN SEARCH AND RESCUE RESPONSE SYSTEM | B | Subpart B—Preparedness Cooperative Agreements | § 208.23 Allowable costs under Preparedness Cooperative Agreements. | FEMA | [70 FR 9194, Feb. 24, 2005, as amended at 79 FR 76087, Dec. 19, 2014] | System Members may spend Federal funds that DHS provides under any Preparedness Cooperative Agreement and any required matching funds under 2 CFR part 200, subpart E—Cost Principles, and this section to pay reasonable, allowable, necessary and allocable costs that directly support System activities, including the following: (a) Administration, including: (1) Management and administration of day-to-day System activities such as personnel compensation and benefits relating to System maintenance and development, record keeping, inventory of equipment, and correspondence; (2) Travel to and from System activities, meetings, conferences, training, drills and exercises; (3) Tests and examinations, including vaccinations, immunizations and other tests that are not normally required or provided in the course of a System Member's employment, and that DHS requires to meet its standards. (b) Training: (1) Development and delivery of, and participation in, System-related training courses, exercises, and drills; (2) Construction, maintenance, lease or purchase of System-related training facilities or materials; (3) Personnel compensation expenses, including overtime and other related expenses associated with System-related training, exercises, or drills; (4) System-required evaluations and certifications other than the certifications that DHS requires System Members to possess at the time of entry into the System. For instance, DHS will not pay for a medical school degree, paramedic certification or recertification, civil engineering license, etc. (c) Equipment: (1) Procurement of equipment and supplies specifically identified on the then-current DHS-approved Equipment Cache List; (2) Maintenance and repair of equipment included on the current Equipment Cache List; (3) Maintenance and repair of equipment acquired with DHS approval through the Federal Excess Property program, except as provided in § 208.25 of this part; (4) Purchase, construction, maintenance or lease of storage facilities and associated equipment… | |||
| 44:44:1.0.1.4.57.2.10.4 | 44 | Emergency Management and Assistance | I | D | 208 | PART 208—NATIONAL URBAN SEARCH AND RESCUE RESPONSE SYSTEM | B | Subpart B—Preparedness Cooperative Agreements | § 208.24 Purchase and maintenance of items not listed on Equipment Cache List. | FEMA | (a) Requests for purchase or maintenance of equipment and supplies not appearing on the Equipment Cache List, or that exceed the number specified in the Equipment Cache List, must be made in writing to the Program Manager. No Federal funds provided under any Preparedness Cooperative Agreement may be expended to purchase or maintain any equipment or supply item unless: (1) The equipment and supplies directly support the Sponsoring Agency's US&R capability; (2) The Program Manager approves the expenditure and gives written notice of his or her approval to the Sponsoring Agency before the Sponsoring Agency purchases the equipment or supply item. (b) Maintenance of items approved for purchase under this section is eligible for reimbursement, except as provided in § 208.26 of this subpart. | ||||
| 44:44:1.0.1.4.57.2.10.5 | 44 | Emergency Management and Assistance | I | D | 208 | PART 208—NATIONAL URBAN SEARCH AND RESCUE RESPONSE SYSTEM | B | Subpart B—Preparedness Cooperative Agreements | § 208.25 Obsolete equipment. | FEMA | (a) The Assistant Administrator will periodically identify obsolete items on the Equipment Cache List and provide such information to Sponsoring Agencies. (b) Neither funds that DHS provides nor matching funds required under a Preparedness Cooperative Agreement may be used to maintain or repair items that DHS has identified as obsolete. | ||||
| 44:44:1.0.1.4.57.2.10.6 | 44 | Emergency Management and Assistance | I | D | 208 | PART 208—NATIONAL URBAN SEARCH AND RESCUE RESPONSE SYSTEM | B | Subpart B—Preparedness Cooperative Agreements | § 208.26 Accountability for use of funds. | FEMA | [79 FR 76087, Dec. 19, 2014] | The Sponsoring Agency is accountable for the use of funds as provided under the Preparedness Cooperative Agreement, including financial reporting and retention and access requirements according to 2 CFR 200.327 and 200.333-200.337. | |||
| 44:44:1.0.1.4.57.2.10.7 | 44 | Emergency Management and Assistance | I | D | 208 | PART 208—NATIONAL URBAN SEARCH AND RESCUE RESPONSE SYSTEM | B | Subpart B—Preparedness Cooperative Agreements | § 208.27 Title to equipment. | FEMA | [79 FR 76087, Dec. 19, 2014] | Title to equipment purchased by a Sponsoring Agency with funds provided under a DHS Preparedness Cooperative Agreement vests in the Sponsoring Agency, provided that DHS reserves the right to transfer title to the Federal Government or a third party that DHS may name, under 2 CFR 200.313(e)(3), for example, when a Sponsoring Agency indicates or demonstrates that it cannot fulfill its obligations under the Memorandum of Agreement. | |||
| 44:44:1.0.1.4.57.2.10.8 | 44 | Emergency Management and Assistance | I | D | 208 | PART 208—NATIONAL URBAN SEARCH AND RESCUE RESPONSE SYSTEM | B | Subpart B—Preparedness Cooperative Agreements | §§ 208.28-208.30 [Reserved] | FEMA | |||||
| 44:44:1.0.1.4.57.3.10.1 | 44 | Emergency Management and Assistance | I | D | 208 | PART 208—NATIONAL URBAN SEARCH AND RESCUE RESPONSE SYSTEM | C | Subpart C—Response Cooperative Agreements | § 208.31 Purpose. | FEMA | Subpart C of this part provides guidance on the administration of Response Cooperative Agreements. | ||||
| 44:44:1.0.1.4.57.3.10.10 | 44 | Emergency Management and Assistance | I | D | 208 | PART 208—NATIONAL URBAN SEARCH AND RESCUE RESPONSE SYSTEM | C | Subpart C—Response Cooperative Agreements | § 208.40 Reimbursement of fringe benefit costs during Activation. | FEMA | (a) Except as specified in § 208.40 (c) of this subpart, DHS will reimburse the Sponsoring Agency for fringe benefit costs incurred during Activation according to the following table: (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 § 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. | ||||
| 44:44:1.0.1.4.57.3.10.11 | 44 | Emergency Management and Assistance | I | D | 208 | PART 208—NATIONAL URBAN SEARCH AND RESCUE RESPONSE SYSTEM | C | Subpart C—Response Cooperative Agreements | § 208.41 Administrative allowance. | FEMA | (a) The administrative allowance is intended to defray costs of the following activities, to the extent provided in paragraph (b) of this section: (1) Collecting expenditure information from Sponsoring Agencies and Participating Agencies; (2) Compiling and summarizing cost records and reimbursement claims; (3) Duplicating cost records and reimbursement claims; and (4) Submitting reimbursement claims, including mailing, transmittal, and related costs. (b) The administrative allowance will be equal to the following: (1) If total allowable costs are less than $100,000, 3 percent of total allowable costs included in the reimbursement claim; (2) If total allowable costs are $100,000 or more but less than $1,000,000, $3,000 plus 2 percent of costs included in the reimbursement claim greater than $100,000; (3) If total allowable costs are $1,000,000 or more, $21,000 plus 1 percent of costs included in the reimbursement claim greater than $1,000,000. | ||||
| 44:44:1.0.1.4.57.3.10.12 | 44 | Emergency Management and Assistance | I | D | 208 | PART 208—NATIONAL URBAN SEARCH AND RESCUE RESPONSE SYSTEM | C | Subpart C—Response Cooperative Agreements | § 208.42 Reimbursement for other administrative costs. | FEMA | Costs incurred for conducting after-action meetings and preparing after-action reports must be billed as direct costs in accordance with DHS administrative policy. | ||||
| 44:44:1.0.1.4.57.3.10.13 | 44 | Emergency Management and Assistance | I | D | 208 | PART 208—NATIONAL URBAN SEARCH AND RESCUE RESPONSE SYSTEM | C | Subpart C—Response Cooperative Agreements | § 208.43 Rehabilitation. | FEMA | DHS will reimburse costs incurred to return System equipment and personnel to a state of readiness following Activation as provided in this section. (a) Costs for Equipment Cache List items —(1) Non-consumable items. DHS will reimburse costs incurred to repair or replace any non-consumable item on the Equipment Cache List that was lost, damaged, destroyed, or donated at DHS direction to another entity, during Activation. For each such item, the Sponsoring Agency must document, in writing, the circumstances of the loss, damage, destruction, or donation. (2) Consumable items. DHS will reimburse costs incurred to replace any consumable item on the Equipment Cache List that was consumed during Activation. (3) Personnel costs associated with equipment cache rehabilitation. DHS will reimburse costs incurred for the compensation, including benefits, payable for actual time worked by each person engaged in rehabilitating the equipment cache following Activation, in accordance with the standard pay policy of the Sponsoring Agency or Participating Agency and without regard to the provisions of § 208.39(e)(1) of this part, up to the number of hours specified in the Demobilization Order. Fringe benefits are reimbursed under the provisions of § 208.40 of this part. (b) Costs for personnel rehabilitation. DHS will reimburse costs incurred for the compensation, including benefits and Backfill, of each Activated System Member regularly scheduled to work during the rehabilitation period specified in the Demobilization Order, in accordance with the standard pay policy of the Sponsoring Agency or Participating Agency and without regard to the provisions of § 208.39(e)(1) of this part. (c) Other allowable costs —(1) Local transportation. DHS will reimburse costs incurred for transporting Task Force Members from the point of assembly to the point of departure and from the point of return to the location where they are released from duty. DHS will also reimburse transportation costs incurred for assembling and moving … | ||||
| 44:44:1.0.1.4.57.3.10.14 | 44 | Emergency Management and Assistance | I | D | 208 | PART 208—NATIONAL URBAN SEARCH AND RESCUE RESPONSE SYSTEM | C | Subpart C—Response Cooperative Agreements | § 208.44 Reimbursement for other costs. | FEMA | (a) Except as allowed under paragraph (b) of this section, DHS will not reimburse other costs incurred preceding, during or upon the conclusion of an Activation unless, before making the expenditure, the Sponsoring Agency has requested, in writing, permission for a specific expenditure and has received written permission from the Program Manager or his or her designee to make such expenditure. (b) At the discretion of the Program Manager or his or her designee, a request for approval of costs presented after the costs were incurred must be in writing and establish that: (1) The expenditure was essential to the Activation and was reasonable; (2) Advance written approval by the Program Manager was not feasible; and (3) Advance verbal approval by the Program Manager had been requested and was given. | ||||
| 44:44:1.0.1.4.57.3.10.15 | 44 | Emergency Management and Assistance | I | D | 208 | PART 208—NATIONAL URBAN SEARCH AND RESCUE RESPONSE SYSTEM | C | Subpart C—Response Cooperative Agreements | § 208.45 Advance of funds. | FEMA | At the time of Activation of a Task Force, the Task Force will develop the documentation necessary to request an advance of funds be paid to such Task Force's Sponsoring Agency. Upon approval, DHS will submit the documentation to the Assistance Officer and will request an advance of funds up to 75 percent of the estimated personnel costs for the Activation. The estimated personnel costs will include the salaries, benefits, and Backfill costs for Task Force Members and an estimate of the salaries, benefits and Backfill costs required for equipment cache rehabilitation. The advance of funds will not include any costs for equipment purchase. | ||||
| 44:44:1.0.1.4.57.3.10.16 | 44 | Emergency Management and Assistance | I | D | 208 | PART 208—NATIONAL URBAN SEARCH AND RESCUE RESPONSE SYSTEM | C | Subpart C—Response Cooperative Agreements | § 208.46 Title to equipment. | FEMA | [79 FR 76087, Dec. 19, 2014] | Title to equipment purchased by a Sponsoring Agency with funds provided under a DHS Response Cooperative Agreement vests in the Sponsoring Agency, provided that DHS reserves the right to transfer title to the Federal Government or a third party that DHS may name, under 2 CFR 200.313(e)(3), when a Sponsoring Agency indicates or demonstrates that it cannot fulfill its obligations under the Memorandum of Agreement. | |||
| 44:44:1.0.1.4.57.3.10.17 | 44 | Emergency Management and Assistance | I | D | 208 | PART 208—NATIONAL URBAN SEARCH AND RESCUE RESPONSE SYSTEM | C | Subpart C—Response Cooperative Agreements | §§ 208.47-208.50 [Reserved] | FEMA | |||||
| 44:44:1.0.1.4.57.3.10.2 | 44 | Emergency Management and Assistance | I | D | 208 | PART 208—NATIONAL URBAN SEARCH AND RESCUE RESPONSE SYSTEM | C | Subpart C—Response Cooperative Agreements | § 208.32 Definitions of terms used in this subpart. | FEMA | Affiliated Personnel means individuals not normally employed by a Sponsoring Agency or Participating Agency and individuals normally affiliated with a Sponsoring Agency or Participating Agency as volunteers. Demobilization Order means a DHS communication that terminates an Alert or Activation and identifies cost and time allowances for rehabilitation. Exempt means any System Member who is exempt from the requirements of the Fair Labor Standards Act, 29 U.S.C. 201 et seq., pertaining to overtime compensation and other labor standards. Maximum Pay Rate Table means the DHS-issued table that identifies the maximum pay rates for selected System positions that may be used for reimbursement of Affiliated Personnel compensation and Backfill for Activated System Members employed by or otherwise associated with a for-profit Participating Agency. The Maximum Pay Rate Table does not apply to a System member whom a Sponsoring Agency or Participating Agency employs. Mobilization means the process of assembling equipment and personnel in response to an Alert or Activation. Non-Exempt means any System Member who is covered by 29 U.S.C. 201 et seq. Rehabilitation means the process of returning personnel and equipment to a pre-incident state of readiness after DHS terminates an Activation. | ||||
| 44:44:1.0.1.4.57.3.10.3 | 44 | Emergency Management and Assistance | I | D | 208 | PART 208—NATIONAL URBAN SEARCH AND RESCUE RESPONSE SYSTEM | C | Subpart C—Response Cooperative Agreements | § 208.33 Allowable costs. | FEMA | [70 FR 9194, Feb. 24, 2005, as amended at 79 FR 76087, Dec. 19, 2014] | (a) Cost neutrality. DHS policy is that an Alert or Activation should be as cost neutral as possible to Sponsoring Agencies and Participating Agencies. To make an Alert or Activation cost-neutral, DHS will reimburse under this subpart all reasonable, allowable, necessary and allocable costs that a Sponsoring Agency or Participating Agency incurs during the Alert or Activation. (b) Actual costs. Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, DHS will not reimburse a Sponsoring Agency or Participating Agency for any costs greater than those that the Sponsoring Agency or Participating Agency actually incurs during an Alert, Activation. (c) Normal or predetermined practices. Consistent with 2 CFR parts 200 and 3002, Sponsoring Agencies and Participating Agencies must adhere to their own normal and predetermined practices and policies of general application when requesting reimbursement from DHS except as it sets out in this subpart. (d) Indirect costs. Indirect costs beyond the administrative and management costs allowance established by § 208.41 of this part are not allowable. | |||
| 44:44:1.0.1.4.57.3.10.4 | 44 | Emergency Management and Assistance | I | D | 208 | PART 208—NATIONAL URBAN SEARCH AND RESCUE RESPONSE SYSTEM | C | Subpart C—Response Cooperative Agreements | § 208.34 Agreements between Sponsoring Agencies and others. | FEMA | Sponsoring Agencies are responsible for executing such agreements with Participating Agencies and Affiliated Personnel as may be necessary to implement the Sponsoring Agency's Response Cooperative Agreement with DHS. Those agreements must identify established hourly or daily rates of pay for System Members. The hourly or daily rates of pay for Affiliated Personnel must be in accordance with, and must not exceed, the maximum pay rates contained in the then-current Maximum Pay Rate Table. | ||||
| 44:44:1.0.1.4.57.3.10.5 | 44 | Emergency Management and Assistance | I | D | 208 | PART 208—NATIONAL URBAN SEARCH AND RESCUE RESPONSE SYSTEM | C | Subpart C—Response Cooperative Agreements | § 208.35 Reimbursement for Advisory. | FEMA | DHS will not reimburse costs incurred during an Advisory. | ||||
| 44:44:1.0.1.4.57.3.10.6 | 44 | Emergency Management and Assistance | I | D | 208 | PART 208—NATIONAL URBAN SEARCH AND RESCUE RESPONSE SYSTEM | C | Subpart C—Response Cooperative Agreements | § 208.36 Reimbursement for Alert. | FEMA | (a) Allowable costs. DHS will reimburse costs incurred during an Alert, up to the dollar limit specified in the Alert Order, for the following activities: (1) Personnel costs, including Backfill, incurred to prepare for Activation. (2) Transportation costs relating to hiring, leasing, or renting vehicles and drivers. (3) The administrative allowance provided in § 208.41 of this part. (4) Food and beverages for Task Force Members and Support Specialists when DHS does not provide meals during the Alert. DHS will limit food and beverage reimbursement to the amount of the then-current Federal meals daily allowance published in the Federal Register for the locality where such food and beverages were provided, multiplied by the number of personnel who received them. (b) Calculation of Alert Order dollar limit. The Alert Order dollar limit will equal: (1) An allowance of 10 percent of the Task Force's Daily Cost Estimate; and (2) A supplemental allowance of 1 percent of the Task Force's Daily Cost Estimate for each 24-hour period beyond the first 72 hours of Alert. (c) Non-allowable costs. DHS will not reimburse costs incurred or relating to the leasing, hiring or chartering of aircraft or the purchase of any equipment, aircraft, or vehicles. | ||||
| 44:44:1.0.1.4.57.3.10.7 | 44 | Emergency Management and Assistance | I | D | 208 | PART 208—NATIONAL URBAN SEARCH AND RESCUE RESPONSE SYSTEM | C | Subpart C—Response Cooperative Agreements | § 208.37 Reimbursement for equipment and supply costs incurred during Activation. | FEMA | (a) Allowable costs. DHS will reimburse costs incurred for the emergency procurement of equipment and supplies in the number, type, and up to the cost specified in the current approved Equipment Cache List, and up to the aggregate dollar limit specified in the Activation Order. The Assistant Administrator may determine emergency procurement dollar limits, taking into account previous Activation history, available funding, the extent and nature of the incident, and the current state of Task Force readiness. (b) Non-Allowable costs. DHS will not reimburse costs incurred for items that are not listed on the Equipment Cache List; for items purchased greater than the cost or quantity identified in the Equipment Cache List; or for any purchase of non-expendable items that duplicate a previous purchase under a Preparedness or Response Cooperative Agreement. | ||||
| 44:44:1.0.1.4.57.3.10.8 | 44 | Emergency Management and Assistance | I | D | 208 | PART 208—NATIONAL URBAN SEARCH AND RESCUE RESPONSE SYSTEM | C | Subpart C—Response Cooperative Agreements | § 208.38 Reimbursement for re-supply and logistics costs incurred during Activation. | FEMA | With the exception of emergency procurement authorized in the Activation Order, and replacement of consumable items provided for in § 208.43(a)(2) of this subpart, DHS will not reimburse costs incurred for re-supply and logistical support during Activation. Re-supply and logistical support of Task Forces needed during Activation are the responsibility of the Joint Management Team. | ||||
| 44:44:1.0.1.4.57.3.10.9 | 44 | Emergency Management and Assistance | I | D | 208 | PART 208—NATIONAL URBAN SEARCH AND RESCUE RESPONSE SYSTEM | C | Subpart C—Response Cooperative Agreements | § 208.39 Reimbursement for personnel costs incurred during Activation. | FEMA | (a) Compensation. DHS will reimburse the Sponsoring Agency for costs incurred for the compensation of each Activated System Member during Activation. Reimbursement of compensation costs for Activated Support Specialists will be limited to periods of time during which they were actively supporting the Activation or traveling to or from locations at which they were actively supporting the Activation. The provisions of § 208.40 of this part govern costs incurred for providing fringe benefits to System Members. (b) Public Safety Exemption not applicable. DHS will reimburse Sponsoring Agencies for costs incurred by Non-Exempt System Members in accordance with 29 U.S.C. 207(a) of the Fair Labor Standards Act, without regard to the public safety exemption contained in 29 U.S.C. 207(k). In other words, DHS will reimburse Sponsoring Agencies on an overtime basis for any hours worked by Non-Exempt System Members greater than 40 hours during a regular workweek. (c) Tour of duty. The tour of duty for all Activated System Members will be 24 hours. DHS will reimburse the Sponsoring Agency for salary and overtime costs incurred in compensating System Members for meal periods and regularly scheduled sleep periods during Activation. Activated System Members are considered “on-duty” and must be available for immediate response at all times during Activation. (d) Regular rate. The regular rate for purposes of calculating allowable salary and overtime costs is the amount determined in accordance with § 208.39(e)(1) through (3) of this subpart. (e) Procedures for calculating compensation during Activation. A Sponsoring Agency or Participating Agency must: (1) Convert the base hourly wage of any Non-Exempt System Member regularly paid under 29 U.S.C. 207(k) to its equivalent for a 40-hour work week; (2) Convert the annual salary of any salaried Non-Exempt System Member to its hourly equivalent for a 40-hour workweek; (3) Calculate the daily compensation of Exempt System Members based on their current annual salary, ex… | ||||
| 44:44:1.0.1.4.57.4.10.1 | 44 | Emergency Management and Assistance | I | D | 208 | PART 208—NATIONAL URBAN SEARCH AND RESCUE RESPONSE SYSTEM | D | Subpart D—Reimbursement Claims and Appeals | § 208.51 General. | FEMA | (a) Purpose. This subpart identifies the procedures that Sponsoring Agencies must use to request reimbursement from DHS for costs incurred under Response Cooperative Agreements. (b) Policy. It is DHS policy to reimburse Sponsoring Agencies as expeditiously as possible consistent with Federal laws and regulations. | ||||
| 44:44:1.0.1.4.57.4.10.10 | 44 | Emergency Management and Assistance | I | D | 208 | PART 208—NATIONAL URBAN SEARCH AND RESCUE RESPONSE SYSTEM | D | Subpart D—Reimbursement Claims and Appeals | § 208.66 Reopening of claims for retrospective or retroactive adjustment of costs. | FEMA | (a) Upon written request by the Sponsoring Agency DHS will reopen the time period for submission of a request for reimbursement after the Sponsoring Agency has submitted its request for reimbursement, if: (1) The salary or wage rate applicable to the period of an Activation is retroactively changed due to the execution of a collective bargaining agreement, or due to the adoption of a generally applicable State or local law, ordinance or wage order or a cost-of-living adjustment; (2) The Sponsoring Agency or any Participating Agency incurs an additional cost because of a legally-binding determination; or (3) The Deputy Director determines that other extenuating circumstances existed that prevented the Sponsoring Agency from including the adjustment of costs in its original submission. (c) The Sponsoring Agency must notify DHS as early as practicable that it anticipates such a request. | ||||
| 44:44:1.0.1.4.57.4.10.11 | 44 | Emergency Management and Assistance | I | D | 208 | PART 208—NATIONAL URBAN SEARCH AND RESCUE RESPONSE SYSTEM | D | Subpart D—Reimbursement Claims and Appeals | §§ 208.67-208.70 [Reserved] | FEMA | |||||
| 44:44:1.0.1.4.57.4.10.2 | 44 | Emergency Management and Assistance | I | D | 208 | PART 208—NATIONAL URBAN SEARCH AND RESCUE RESPONSE SYSTEM | D | Subpart D—Reimbursement Claims and Appeals | § 208.52 Reimbursement procedures. | FEMA | (a) General. A Sponsoring Agency must present a claim for reimbursement to DHS in such manner as the Assistant Administrator specifies . (b) Time for submission. (1) Claims for reimbursement must be submitted within 90 days after the end of the Personnel Rehabilitation Period specified in the Demobilization Order. (2) The Assistant Administrator may extend and specify the time limitation in paragraph (b)(1) of this section when the Sponsoring Agency justifies and requests the extension in writing. | ||||
| 44:44:1.0.1.4.57.4.10.3 | 44 | Emergency Management and Assistance | I | D | 208 | PART 208—NATIONAL URBAN SEARCH AND RESCUE RESPONSE SYSTEM | D | Subpart D—Reimbursement Claims and Appeals | §§ 208.53-208.59 [Reserved] | FEMA | |||||
| 44:44:1.0.1.4.57.4.10.4 | 44 | Emergency Management and Assistance | I | D | 208 | PART 208—NATIONAL URBAN SEARCH AND RESCUE RESPONSE SYSTEM | D | Subpart D—Reimbursement Claims and Appeals | § 208.60 Determination of claims. | FEMA | When DHS receives a reviewable claim for reimbursement, DHS will review the claim to determine whether and to what extent reimbursement is allowable. Except as provided in § 208.63 of this part, DHS will complete its review and give written notice to the Sponsoring Agency of its determination within 90 days after the date DHS receives the claim. If DHS determines that any item of cost is not eligible for reimbursement, its notice of determination will specify the grounds on which DHS disallowed reimbursement. | ||||
| 44:44:1.0.1.4.57.4.10.5 | 44 | Emergency Management and Assistance | I | D | 208 | PART 208—NATIONAL URBAN SEARCH AND RESCUE RESPONSE SYSTEM | D | Subpart D—Reimbursement Claims and Appeals | § 208.61 Payment of claims. | FEMA | DHS will reimburse all allowable costs for which a Sponsoring Agency requests reimbursement within 30 days after DHS determines that reimbursement is allowable, in whole or in part, at any stage of the reimbursement and appeal processes identified in this subpart. | ||||
| 44:44:1.0.1.4.57.4.10.6 | 44 | Emergency Management and Assistance | I | D | 208 | PART 208—NATIONAL URBAN SEARCH AND RESCUE RESPONSE SYSTEM | D | Subpart D—Reimbursement Claims and Appeals | § 208.62 Appeals. | FEMA | (a) Initial appeal. The Sponsoring Agency may appeal to the Program Manager any determination made under § 208.60 of this part to disallow reimbursement of an item of cost: (1) The appeal must be in writing and submitted within 60 days after receipt of DHS's written notice of disallowance under § 208.60 of this part. (2) The appeal must contain legal and factual justification for the Sponsoring Agency's contention that the cost is allowable. (3) Within 90 days after DHS receives an appeal, the Program Manager will review the information submitted, make such additional investigations as necessary, make a determination on the appeal, and submit written notice of the determination of the appeal to the Sponsoring Agency. (b) Final appeal. (1) If the Program Manager denies the initial appeal, in whole or in part, the Sponsoring Agency may submit a final appeal to the Deputy Assistant Administrator. The appeal must be made in writing and must be submitted not later than 60 days after receipt of written notice of DHS's determination of the initial appeal. (2) Within 90 days following the receipt of a final appeal, the Deputy Assistant Administrator will render a determination and notify the Sponsoring Agency, in writing, of the final disposition of the appeal. (c) Failure to file timely appeal. If the Sponsoring Agency does not file an appeal within the time periods specified in this section, DHS will deem that the Sponsoring Agency has waived its right to appeal any decision that could have been the subject of an appeal. | ||||
| 44:44:1.0.1.4.57.4.10.7 | 44 | Emergency Management and Assistance | I | D | 208 | PART 208—NATIONAL URBAN SEARCH AND RESCUE RESPONSE SYSTEM | D | Subpart D—Reimbursement Claims and Appeals | § 208.63 Request by DHS for supplemental information. | FEMA | (a) At any stage of the reimbursement and appeal processes identified in this subpart, DHS may request the Sponsoring Agency to provide supplemental information that DHS considers necessary to determine either a claim for reimbursement or an appeal. The Sponsoring Agency must exercise its best efforts to provide the supplemental information and must submit to DHS a written response that includes such supplemental information as the Sponsoring Agency is able to provide within 30 days after receiving DHS's request. (b) If DHS makes a request for supplemental information at any stage of the reimbursement and appeal processes, the applicable time within which its determination of the claim or appeal is to be made will be extended by 30 days. However, without the consent of the Sponsoring Agency, no more than one such time extension will be allowed for any stage of the reimbursement and appeal processes. | ||||
| 44:44:1.0.1.4.57.4.10.8 | 44 | Emergency Management and Assistance | I | D | 208 | PART 208—NATIONAL URBAN SEARCH AND RESCUE RESPONSE SYSTEM | D | Subpart D—Reimbursement Claims and Appeals | § 208.64 Administrative and audit requirements. | FEMA | (a) Non-Federal audit. For Sponsoring Agencies and States, requirements for non-Federal audit are contained in 44 CFR 13.26, in accordance with OMB Circular A-133, Audits of States, Local Governments, and Non-Profit Organizations. (b) Federal audit. DHS or the Government Accountability Office may elect to conduct a Federal audit of any payment made to a Sponsoring Agency or State. | ||||
| 44:44:1.0.1.4.57.4.10.9 | 44 | Emergency Management and Assistance | I | D | 208 | PART 208—NATIONAL URBAN SEARCH AND RESCUE RESPONSE SYSTEM | D | Subpart D—Reimbursement Claims and Appeals | § 208.65 Mode of transmission. | FEMA | When sending all submissions, determinations, and requests for supplemental information under this subpart, all parties must use a means of delivery that permits both the sender and addressee to verify the dates of delivery. |
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