1660-AA73 201804 Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions 1660 Federal Emergency Management Agency FEMA 1600 Department of Homeland Security DHS Public Assistance Cost Estimating Format for Large Projects

Under the Public Assistance Program, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) awards grants to State and local governments, Indian Tribes, and certain private nonprofit organizations to assist them in responding to and recovering from Presidentially-declared emergencies and other disasters. This rule finalizes a proposed rule regarding the implementation of the Cost Estimating Format (CEF) as the standard estimating procedure for large permanent work projects authorized under the Public Assistance Program. The CEF provides a uniform method of estimating costs for large projects. This rule also establishes reimbursement thresholds to govern situations in which the actual cost of a work project is higher or lower than the CEF estimate.

]]> Other Significant Previously Published in The Unified Agenda Final Rule Stage No No Regulatory 44 CFR 206 42 U.S.C. 5172(e)(3)(C) No NPRM 10/03/2013 78 FR 61227 NPRM Comment Period End 12/02/2013 Final Rule 12/00/2018 Docket ID FEMA-2013-0042 No No Federal Local State No No www.regulations.gov www.regulations.gov No No 1660-AA33 Previously reported as Robert Pesapane Director, Public Assistance Division Recovery Directorate 1660 Federal Emergency Management Agency FEMA 202 646-3834 fema-recovery-pa-policy@fema.dhs.gov 500 C Street SW, Washington DC 20472-3100