Document ID: FEMA-2016-0022-0015
Agency: fema
Document Type: Rule
Title: Revisions to the Public Assistance Program and Policy Guide
Posted Date: 2018-01-04T05:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 3 (Thursday, January 4, 2018)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 472-473]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-00044]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Federal Emergency Management Agency

44 CFR Chapter I

[Docket ID FEMA-2016-0022]

Revisions to the Public Assistance Program and Policy Guide

AGENCY: Federal Emergency Management Agency, DHS.

ACTION: Notification of availability.

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SUMMARY: This document provides notice of the availability of the final 
policy Public Assistance Program and Policy Guide (PAPPG).

DATES: FEMA applies the revisions in this policy to incidents declared 
on or after August 23, 2017, or to any application for assistance that, 
as of January 1, 2018 is pending before

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FEMA, or to any application for assistance that has been denied, where 
a challenge to that denial is not yet finally resolved as of January 1, 
2018.

ADDRESSES: This final policy is available online at http://www.regulations.gov and on FEMA's website at http://www.fema.gov. The 
final policy and supporting documents are available at http://www.regulations.gov under docket ID FEMA-2016-0022. You may also view a 
hard copy of the final policy at the Office of Chief Counsel, Federal 
Emergency Management Agency, 8NE, 500 C Street SW, Washington, DC 
20472.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Christopher Logan, Division Director, 
Public Assistance, 202-786-0816.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This document announces the availability of 
the Third Edition of the Public Assistance Program and Policy Guide 
(PAPPG). The Third Edition revises a statutory and regulatory 
interpretation related to the eligibility of certain private nonprofit 
facilities for Public Assistance (PA) under 42 U.S.C. 5172, 42 U.S.C. 
5122(11), and 44 CFR 206.221. Specifically, Third Edition clarifies 
that private nonprofit houses of worship will not be singled out for 
disfavored treatment within the ``community centers'' subcategory of PA 
nonprofit applicants. Further discussion regarding these revisions is 
contained in the Foreword to the PAPPG.
    This final policy does not have the force or effect of law.

    Authority: 42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.

    Dated: January 2, 2018.
Brock Long,
Administrator, Federal Emergency Management Agency.
[FR Doc. 2018-00044 Filed 1-2-18; 4:45 pm]
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