Proposed Rule2024-21556
Update of FEMA's Public Assistance Regulations; Reopening of Comment Period
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Published
September 24, 2024
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Homeland Security DepartmentFederal Emergency Management Agency
Abstract
This notice reopens the comment period for the proposed rule published on July 2, 2024, entitled "Update of FEMA's Public Assistance Regulations." The comment period for the proposed rule closed September 3, 2024; it is now reopened and extended from September 4, 2024, to October 18, 2024.
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 185 (Tuesday, September 24, 2024)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 77786-77787]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-21556]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Federal Emergency Management Agency
44 CFR Part 206
[Docket ID FEMA-2023-0005]
RIN 1660-AB09
Update of FEMA's Public Assistance Regulations; Reopening of
Comment Period
AGENCY: Federal Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland
Security.
ACTION: Proposed rulemaking; reopening and extending the public comment
period.
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SUMMARY: This notice reopens the comment period for the proposed rule
published on July 2, 2024, entitled ``Update of FEMA's Public
Assistance Regulations.'' The comment period for the proposed rule
closed September 3, 2024; it is now reopened and extended from
September 4, 2024, to October 18, 2024.
DATES: The comment period for the proposed rule published on July 2,
2024 (89 FR 54966) is reopened.
Comments must be submitted by October 18, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to participate in this
rulemaking by submitting comments and related materials. FEMA will
consider all comments and material received during the comment period.
If you submit a comment, include the Docket ID FEMA-2023-0005,
indicate the specific section of this document to which each comment
applies, and give the reason for each comment. All submissions may be
posted, without change, to the Federal eRulemaking Portal at
<a href="http://www.regulations.gov">www.regulations.gov</a>, and will include any personal information you
provide. Therefore, submitting this information makes it public. You
may wish to read the Privacy and Security Notice that is available via
a link on the homepage of <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">www.regulations.gov</a>. For access to the docket
to read background documents or comments received, go to the Federal
eRulemaking Portal at <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">www.regulations.gov</a>.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tod Wells, Deputy Director, Public
Assistance Division. Phone: (202) 646-3834. Email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#d3b5b6beb2fea1b6b0bca5b6a1aafea3b2fea3bcbfbab0aa93b5b6beb2fdb7bba0fdb4bca5"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="eb8d8e868ac6998e88849d8e9992c69b8ac69b8487828892ab8d8e868ac58f8398c58c849d">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On July 2, 2024, FEMA published a notice of
proposed rulemaking with request for comments in the Federal Register
at 89 FR 54966. The proposed rule, entitled ``Update of FEMA's Public
Assistance Regulations,'' would amend the Public Assistance program
regulations at Title 44, part 206, of the Code of Federal Regulations
(CFR) to reflect current statutory authorities, clarify the
requirements for program eligibility, and improve program
administration.
FEMA is responsible for administering and coordinating the Federal
Government response to Presidentially declared disasters pursuant to
the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, as
amended (Stafford Act), Public Law 93-288, 42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq. When
a catastrophe occurs in a State or affects the members of a Tribal
community, the State's Governor or Tribal Chief Executive may request a
Presidential declaration of a major disaster pursuant to Section 401 of
the
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Stafford Act. 42 U.S.C. 5170(a), (b); 44 CFR 206.36(a).
The Public Assistance program is one of the programs that may be
authorized by a declaration, which provides a broad range of assistance
to State, Tribal, Territorial and local governments. It provides
assistance for emergency protective measures, such as emergency
evacuation, sheltering, and debris removal, as well as financial
assistance for the permanent restoration of facilities. In addition,
the Stafford Act authorizes Community Disaster Loans for any local or
Tribal government that has suffered a substantial loss of tax and other
revenues as a result of a major disaster, and that demonstrates a need
for financial assistance to perform its governmental functions. 42
U.S.C. 5184.
In ``Update of FEMA's Public Assistance Regulations,'' FEMA
proposes to amend its Public Assistance and Community Disaster Loan
program regulations to both improve program administration and
incorporate statutory changes relating to Public Assistance and
Community Disaster Loans. These include the Post Katrina Emergency
Management Reform Act of 2006 (PKEMRA), Public Law 109-295, 120 Stat.
1394, the Security and Accountability for Every Port Act of 2006 (SAFE
Port Act), Public Law 109- 347, 120 Stat. 1884, the Pets Evacuation and
Transportation Standards Act of 2006 (PETS Act), Public Law 109-308,
120 Stat. 1725, the Sandy Recovery Improvement Act of 2013 (SRIA),
Public Law 113-2, 127 Stat. 39, the Emergency Information Improvement
Act of 2015, Public Law 114-111, 129 Stat. 2240, the Bipartisan Budget
Act of 2018, Public Law 115-123, 132 Stat. 64, and the FAA
Reauthorization Act of 2018, Division D, Disaster Recovery Reform Act
of 2018 (DRRA), Public Law 115-254, 132 Stat. 3438.
On September 3, 2024, FEMA received a request to reopen and extend
the public comment period in Docket ID FEMA-2023-0005. FEMA-2023-0005-
0119; FEMA-2023-0005-0138. To provide additional time for interested
parties to consider and comment on any implications of the ``Update of
FEMA's Public Assistance Regulations,'' FEMA reopens and extends the
comment period from September 4, 2024, to October 18, 2024.
FEMA will consider comments received from July 2, 2024 to October
18, 2024. Please visit <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">www.regulations.gov</a> to view the proposed rule,
comments received, and all supporting documents.
Deanne Criswell,
Administrator, Federal Emergency Management Agency.
[FR Doc. 2024-21556 Filed 9-23-24; 8:45 am]
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