Please see the latest news from Baker Donelson below on FEMA issues. Michelle Hershel Director of Regulatory Affairs Florida Electric Cooperatives Assoc. 2916 Apalachee Parkway Tallahassee, FL 32301 Cell: (850) 510-1693 (850)877-6166, ext. 3 NOTE: This e-mail is intended solely for the use of the individual(s) to whom it is addressed. The contents of this email and any attachments are confidential. If you believe you received this e-mail in error, please notify the sender immediately, delete the e-mail from your computer and do not copy or disclose it to anyone else. If you properly received this e-mail you should maintain its contents in confidence. From: Baker Donelson <bakerdonelson@bakerdonelson.com> Sent: Tuesday, October 18, 2022 4:38 PM To: Michelle Hershel <mhershel@feca.com> Subject: Disaster Recovery Briefs - October 2022 Problem viewing? Click to view online<https://communications.bakerdonelson.com/e/c1ussnnncmw9fng/4b76457f-5575-4dca-aa30-2a3569af13f9>. [https://communications.bakerdonelson.com/107/5063/_images/bd-logo-header-new.png] October 2022 This is an advertisement DISASTER RECOVERY AND GOVERNMENT SERVICES DISASTER RECOVERY BRIEFS [Disaster Recovery and Government Services] Hurricane Ian: Declaration Updates – Applying for FEMA Public Assistance Wendy Huff Ellard<https://communications.bakerdonelson.com/e/be0olozsjerdf7a/4b76457f-5575-4dca-aa30-2a3569af13f9>, 601.969.4681, wellard@bakerdonelson.com<mailto:wellard@bakerdonelson.com> Michelle F. Zaltsberg<https://communications.bakerdonelson.com/e/rkepvtd1dzgsq/4b76457f-5575-4dca-aa30-2a3569af13f9>, 407.367.5433, mzaltsberg@bakerdonelson.com<mailto:mzaltsberg@bakerdonelson.com> It has now been two weeks since Hurricane Ian made its historic landfall on the west coast of Florida as a Category 4 hurricane, tying with several other storms as the fifth-strongest hurricane on record to make landfall in the contiguous United States. This massive storm moved across the State of Florida and ventured briefly back into the Atlantic Ocean before making a second landfall on the coast of South Carolina as a Category 1 hurricane. Emergency response efforts are continuing at this time, due in large part to the particularly difficult circumstances created for several Florida barrier islands, including the complete destruction of the causeway that previously provided access to Sanibel Island. State and federal officials continue to release information about the ongoing emergency response efforts and resources for recovery. READ MORE<https://communications.bakerdonelson.com/e/1mucsifxktiduqg/4b76457f-5575-4dca-aa30-2a3569af13f9> Filing a FEMA Public Assistance Appeal: The Real-Life Saga of Goldilocks and the Three Bears Erin J. Greten<https://communications.bakerdonelson.com/e/vskkjqutmvtawlg/4b76457f-5575-4dca-aa30-2a3569af13f9>, 202.326.5017, egreten@bakerdonelson.com<mailto:egreten@bakerdonelson.com> Wendy Huff Ellard<https://communications.bakerdonelson.com/e/be0olozsjerdf7a/4b76457f-5575-4dca-aa30-2a3569af13f9>, 601.969.4681, wellard@bakerdonelson.com<mailto:wellard@bakerdonelson.com> Many of us can recall the famous tale of "Goldilocks and the Three Bears": A girl wanders into a home and tries multiple things, rejecting them until she finds the one that is just right. Appealing an unfavorable FEMA Public Assistance determination can make an applicant feel much the same way as Goldilocks treated the porridge. An applicant may appeal any FEMA determination related to an application for, or the provision of, assistance under the Public Assistance Program, but recent appeal decisions demonstrate the importance of filing appeals just right: filing with the proper state recipient within the acceptable filing window. READ MORE<https://communications.bakerdonelson.com/e/nuyh6hzvpu8vlw/4b76457f-5575-4dca-aa30-2a3569af13f9> Are you BRIC-ready? Notice Announced of Funding Opportunity for Fiscal Year 2022 Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities Program and Competition is Steep Wendy Huff Ellard<https://communications.bakerdonelson.com/e/be0olozsjerdf7a/4b76457f-5575-4dca-aa30-2a3569af13f9>, 601.969.4681, wellard@bakerdonelson.com <mailto:wellard@bakerdonelson.com>Danielle M. Aymond<https://communications.bakerdonelson.com/e/u1k2k8wjnxiang/4b76457f-5575-4dca-aa30-2a3569af13f9>, 225.381.7039, daymond@bakerdonelson.com <mailto:daymond@bakerdonelson.com>Jaron Herd<https://communications.bakerdonelson.com/e/anesrv7l86l6jq/4b76457f-5575-4dca-aa30-2a3569af13f9>, 225.381.7035, jherd@bakerdonelson.com<mailto:jherd@bakerdonelson.com> The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has announced its fiscal year 2022 (FY2022) application period for the Hazard Mitigation Assistance (HMA) Notices of Funding Opportunities (NOFOs) for the new Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) grant program. The application period commenced on September 30, 2022. READ MORE<https://communications.bakerdonelson.com/e/f20qnydbwfet9kg/4b76457f-5575-4dca-aa30-2a3569af13f9> COVID-19 PANDEMIC: Extension of PHE and Impact to FEMA Claims Wendy Huff Ellard<https://communications.bakerdonelson.com/e/be0olozsjerdf7a/4b76457f-5575-4dca-aa30-2a3569af13f9>, 601.969.4681, wellard@bakerdonelson.com<mailto:wellard@bakerdonelson.com> <https://communications.bakerdonelson.com/e/rkepvtd1dzgsq/4b76457f-5575-4dca-aa30-2a3569af13f9> On October 13, 2022, the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Xavier Becerra, once again renewed the declaration of a Public Health Emergency (PHE) under the Public Health Service Act<https://communications.bakerdonelson.com/e/2ue2ujxu2c3vzq/4b76457f-5575-4dca-aa30-2a3569af13f9> due to the continued consequences of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. This latest extension, if allowed to remain effective the full 90 days as usual, will mean that the PHE is officially extended into the New Year. However, there are numerous indications that this may be the last such extension and the PHE for the COVID-10 pandemic, first declared on January 31, 2020, may end on January 11, 2023, nearly three years after it began. 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