Federal Register / Vol. 75, No. 175 / Friday, September 10, 2010 / Notices 55341 

Dated: August 31, 2010. 

David J. Kaufman, 

Director, Office of Policy and Program 

Analysis, Federal Emergency Management 

Agency. 

[FR Doc. 2010–22587 Filed 9–9–10; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Federal Emergency Management 

Agency 

[Docket ID FEMA–2010–0056] 

Recovery Policy RP9523.12, Debris 

Operation—Hand-Loaded Trucks and 

Trailers 

AGENCY: Federal Emergency 

Management Agency, DHS. 

ACTION: Notice of availability. 

SUMMARY: The Federal Emergency 

Management Agency (FEMA) is issuing 

Recovery Policy RP9523.12, Debris 

Operation—Hand-Loaded Trucks and 

Trailers. 

DATES: This policy is effective April 12, 

2010. 

ADDRESSES: This final policy is available 

at http://www.regulations.gov and on 

FEMA’s Web site at http:// 

www.fema.gov. You may also view a 

hard copy of the final policy at the 

Office of Chief Counsel, Federal 

Emergency Management Agency, Room 

835, 500 C Street, SW., Washington, DC 

20472–3100. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Preston Wilson, Federal Emergency 

Management Agency, 500 C Street, SW., 

Washington, DC 20472–3100, 202–646– 

1648, or via e-mail at 

Preston.Wilson@dhs.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

policy establishes procedures for 

reimbursing applicants for eligible 

debris removal accomplished with 

trucks and trailers loaded physically by 

hand, rather than with mechanical 

equipment. 

FEMA previously issued this policy 

on May 1, 2006. FEMA reviewed this 

policy according to the established 

schedule for FEMA Public Assistance 

policies. Therefore, FEMA requested 

review and comment on the draft policy 

in September 2009. FEMA did not 

receive substantive comments on the 

policy. This policy does not implement 

any major changes to the previously 

effective policy dated May 1, 2006. 

However, this policy does state that 

debris monitors should not reduce the 

capacity of each hand-loaded truck or 

trailer for debris types that mechanical 

loading methods cannot significantly 

reduce volumes. 

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 5121–5207; 44 CFR 

part 206. 

Dated: August 31, 2010. 

David J. Kaufman, 

Director, Office of Policy and Program 

Analysis, Federal Emergency Management 

Agency. 

[FR Doc. 2010–22584 Filed 9–9–10; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Federal Emergency Management 

Agency 

[Docket ID FEMA–2010–0055] 

Recovery Policy, RP 9523.6, Mutual Aid 

Agreements for Public Assistance and 

Fire Management Assistance 

AGENCY: Federal Emergency 

Management Agency, DHS. 

ACTION: Notice of availability; request 

for comments. 

SUMMARY: The Federal Emergency 

Management Agency (FEMA) is 

accepting comments on Recovery 

Policy, RP 9523.6, Mutual Aid 

Agreements for Public Assistance and 

Fire Management Assistance. This is an 

existing policy that is scheduled for 

review to ensure that Recovery 

Directorate policies are up to date, 

incorporate lessons learned and are 

consistent with current laws and 

regulations. The purpose of this 

proposed policy is to define the eligible 

costs incurred through mutual aid 

agreements and remove the unintended 

restriction on permanent work. The 

previous policy limited reimbursement 

for mutual aid costs to emergency work. 

DATES: Comments must be received by 

October 12, 2010. 

ADDRESSES: Comments must be 

identified by docket ID FEMA–2010– 

0055 and may be submitted by one of 

the following methods: 

Federal eRulmaking Portal: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

Please note that this proposed policy is 

not a rulemaking and the Federal 

Rulemaking Portal is being utilized only 

as a mechanism for receiving comments. 

Mail: Docket Manager, Office of Chief 

Counsel, Federal Emergency 

Management Agency, Room 835, 500 C 

Street, SW., Washington, DC 20472– 

3100. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Yolanda Gaston, Public Assistance 

Division, Federal Emergency 

Management Agency, 500 C Street, SW., 

Washington, DC 20472–3100, 

yolandaL.gaston@dhs.gov, (202) 646– 

4543. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION

I. Public Participation 

Instructions: All submissions received 

must include the agency name and 

docket ID. Regardless of the method 

used for submitting comments or 

material, all submissions will be posted, 

without change, to the Federal 

eRulemaking Portal at http:// 

www.regulations.gov, and will include 

any personal information you provide. 

Therefore, submitting this information 

makes it public. You may wish to read 

the Privacy Act notice, which can be 

viewed by clicking on the ‘‘Privacy 

Notice’’ link in the footer of http:// 

www.regulations.gov. 

You may submit your comments and 

material by the methods specified in the 

ADDRESESSES section above. Please 

submit your comments and any 

supporting material by only one means 

to avoid the receipt and review of 

duplicate submissions. 

Docket: The proposed policy is 

available in docket ID FEMA–2010– 

0055. For access to the docket to read 

background documents or comments 

received, go to the Federal eRulemaking 

Portal at http://www.regulations.gov and 

search for the docket ID. Submitted 

comments may also be inspected at 

FEMA, Office of Chief Counsel, Room 

835, 500 C Street, SW., Washington, DC 

20472–3100. 

II. Background 

The purpose of this policy is to 

describe the criteria the Federal 

Emergency Management Agency 

(FEMA) will use to determine eligibility 

of costs under the Public Assistance 

(PA) Program incurred through mutual 

aid agreements between applicants and 

other entities after major disasters and 

emergencies declared by the President 

pursuant to the Robert T. Stafford 

Disaster Relief and Emergency 

Assistance Act. 

This policy was previously issued on 

August 13, 2007. The previous version 

indicated that mutual aid costs for 

permanent work was not eligible for 

Public Assistance funding. The 

significant change to the proposed 

policy is the allowance of mutual aid for 

permanent work. The primary reason of 

the limitation of mutual aid costs to 

emergency work is the assumption that 

mutual aid is provided for assistance 

with emergency work only. The intent 

of the policy was not to make 

emergency power restoration through 


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