FEMA Did Not Properly Review the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey's Public Assistance Funds Request
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) did not properly review the Port of Authority of New York and New Jersey’s (Port Authority) request for Public Assistance funds for damages the Holland Tunnel sustained from Hurricane Sandy, says a new DHS Inspector General Report.
According to the report, FEMA did not follow Federal regulations or its own guidelines for reviewing cost estimates and documenting its determinations. FEMA Region II personnel could not provide documentation to justify changes made to the cost estimates or prove they reviewed the cost estimates adequately, resulting in a lack of assurance the costs obligated are accurate and reasonable.