Attachment to Proof of Claim of Unitt.'11 States of America 

In re Pacific Gas and Electric Company Chapter 1 l Case No. 19-30088 (DM) 

FE!v!A ·s temporary employees that support major dis,L5ter declarations are hired under th,: 

authority of the Staffi.)rd A.er and can be either full-time or part-time. Full-time temporary 

ernployees are referred to as Cadre of On-Call Response Employees (CORE), and part-time 

employees are referred to as Reservists. FEM/\ may also employ local hires lliat suppon a 

specific disaster declaration. For all categories oftemporary employees, both base wages (e.g., 

40 hours per week) and overtime spent working on activities directly related to a specific major 

disaster declaration an: charged to that major disast.::r declaration and are induded in this Proof 

of Claim. 

Time and attendance for all categories of FEM.A employees is recorded in the Web Time and 

Attendance (WebTA) system administered by the U.S. Department of Agric:ulture National 

Finance Center. Payment made to employees are recorded in the Integrated Financial 

tvtanagement Jnformation System {IFiVllSJ. Due to the voluminous documentation available to 

support these costs. this Attachment includes a summary spreadsheet from the FIT Report 

H. Travel 

FEMA incurs travel expenses to ensure staff ar,e on-site ro support disaster affected 

communities al the Joint Field Office, Area Field Office. Disaster Recovery Centers, and other 

locations. These costs include tnmspor1ation. per diem (lodging and meals), and other necessary 

expenses in accordance ,vith the Federal Travel Regulations. FEMA utilizes Concur 

Govemment Edition fix all travel anangements, including the processing oftravel authorizations 

and vouchers. Payments made in support of approved travel vouchers are recorded in IFMIS. 

Due to ihe voluminous docun1en1ation available to support these costs, this Attachment includes 

a summary spreadsheet from the FIT Report. 

C. Transportation 

In order to can) out its mission, FEMA must trnm;porl commodities and equipment to 

staging areas and disaster affected locations. Transportation also includes package and 

document delivery services (e.g., FedEx, UPS. DHL, etc.). Orders fr,r transportation services are 

recorded in eCAPS. Due to the voluminous documentation available to support these costs, this 

Attachment includes a summary spreadsheet from the FIT Report 

D, Rent Communications, Utilities; Print and Reproduction; Supplies and Materials; 

Equipment; Other Services 

ln order to provide its disaster assistance directly to disaster affected cornmunitics, FEMA 

operates temporary fi:1cilities frir i.::ach major disaster declarations. Typical temporary facilities 

include the Joint Field Office, Area Field Oniccs, Disaster .Recovery Centt:rs, and other 

locations. Typical costs incurred in operating these facilities indude, but are not limited 10, rent, 

utilities. security services, and janitorial services. FEMA also incurs costs fi:ff necessary 

supplies, equipment, and printing and copy services to (}perate at these facilities and administer 

its programs. Costs associated vvith each of these expenses are recorded in eCAPS. Due lo the 

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In re Pacific Gas and Electric Company Chapter' 11 Case No. 19-30088 (DJ\11) 

volumirmus documentation availahlt: to support these costs, this Attachmcm includes a summary 

spreads,hect from tht FIT Reptirt 

E. Mission Assignments - Federal Operations Support 

ln order to carry out its mission, FErvtA may task and reimburse another Federal agency, 

under the authority of the Stafford Act. to provide Federal Operations Support for FEl\.1A. This 

may include .. but is not limited to, technical experts frnm other Federal agencies, transportation 

for FEfvl/\ assets and personnel on other Federal agency vehicles, or supplemental personnel to 

caITy out. FEMA functions. The scope of work and cost eligible for reimbursement to the other 

Fed~ral Hgency is documented in a rvlission Assignment which is recorded in the Enterprise 

Coordination & Arprovals Processing Systern (eCAPS), Due to the voluminous documentation 

available to supprirt these costs, this /\ttachmem includes a summary spreadsheet from the FIT 

Report An additional summary spreadshecl of Mission Assignment orders i:s also included. 

F. Contractor Services 

In order to carry out its mission. FEMA may also utilize the services of Federal contractors to 

pwvide teclmical and other ·,tTVices. The prirrmry contract mechanism thr1t FEMA utilizes for 

major disaster declarations are the Public Assistance Technical Assistance Contract (PA-TAC) 

and the Individual Assistance Technical Assistance Contract {IA-TAC). (There is also a Hazard 

Mitigation Technical Assistance Contract which is not included in this Proof of Claim.) Orders 

for services against these pre-existing Agency contracts Jire recorded in cCAPS. Due to the 

voluminous documentation avaibble to support these costs, this Attachment includes a summary 

spreadsheet from the FIT Report. 

G. Incident Summary 

The major disa:,:;ter declaration DR-424() included bo!.h the Vall!:'} Fire (Lake County) and 

Rutt..: Fire (Caiavcrns CPunty1. FEfvtA 's admiriislralivc costs supporied m.:tiviries Jbr both the 

Valley Fire and Buth: Fire and ccmnot be St'parnteJ. FEMA is claiming SJ% of costs based on 

the relative damage caused hy the Valley Vire versus 1h"· 0uUc Fire. FEMA calculated this 

percentage by cnrnp:ffing the arnmmt of disaster a.s5istance provided for the Butte Fire versu,;, the 

amount of disaster assistance provided for the Valley Fire. 

Supporting Documentation Index 

Uocumcnt Summarv Pa es --:~-----~,\<=:-~--· ·----l 

Financial Information Tool 12-14 

Summary Spreadsheet ofCmmtv Project \Vorkshct;.t~~----~-~----·--·-------1_5_-_1_8 ___ _ 

of State \Vorksheets 19-23 

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