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Emergency Relief for Federally Owned Roads (ERFO)

Emergency Relief for Federally Owned Roads (ERFO). U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration December 2013. ERFO Program. What is ERFO What is Eligible How to Apply Disaster Approvals. Two Federal Disaster Relief Agencies and Programs.

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Emergency Relief for Federally Owned Roads (ERFO)

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  1. Emergency Relief for Federally Owned Roads (ERFO) U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration December 2013

  2. ERFO Program What is ERFO What is Eligible How to Apply Disaster Approvals

  3. Two Federal Disaster Relief Agencies and Programs • Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) • Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act • Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) • Emergency Relief

  4. FHWA Emergency Relief Program (ER and ERFO) • Title 23 U.S.C., Section 125 • Title 23, CFR, Part 668 – Emergency Relief Program • Subpart A - Procedures for Federal-Aid Highways (ER) • Subpart B – Procedures for Federal Agencies for Federal Roads (ERFO)

  5. Office of Federal Lands Highway (FLH) • Provides program stewardship and transportation engineering services for highways and bridges that provide access to and through federal and tribal owned lands. • Administers the ERFO Program

  6. Federal Lands Highway Division Offices Federal Lands Highway Program

  7. ERFO Program Personnel • ERFO Program Manager • Sergio Mayorga (202) 366-9491 • ERFO Coordinators • EFLHD – John Wright (571) 434-1547 • CFLHD – Lorell Duteil (720) 963-3425 • WFLHD - David Hilgendorf (360) 619-7620

  8. ERFO Program - Summary What is ERFO • Disaster Relief Program administered by • US Department of Transportation (USDOT) • Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) • Office of Federal Lands Highway (FLH) What is Eligible How to Apply Disaster Approvals

  9. What is Eligible? • Serious damage to TTP and FLTP Facilities caused by a • Natural Disaster over a wide area or • Catastrophic failure (sudden and complete) of a major element/segment • Cumulative Damage exceeds $700,000

  10. What is Eligible? • Damage which severely impairs the safety, or usefulness of a highway and is not heavy maintenance • ERFO funds will not be approved to repair or reconstruct facilities affected by long term, pre-existing conditions, or predictable developing situations

  11. ERFO Program - Summary What is ERFO What is Eligible • Serious Damage caused by Disasters that occur over a wide area • Cumulative damage to facilities on the TTP and FLTP Inventories must exceed $700,000 How to Apply Disaster Approvals

  12. How to Apply - Disaster • Tribes, states, and counties notify the BIA that damage has occurred • Provide the following to the BIA: • Dates and Cause of Damage • Document damage by TTP Route Number • Damage Description • Photographs • Repair Cost

  13. How to Apply - Disaster • BIA applies to FLH Division Offices • Letter (Notice of Intent) • Supporting Documentation • Dates and cause of damage • Damage location/communities • Severity and type of damage • Estimated repair costs • Photographs

  14. ERFO Program - Summary What is ERFO What is Eligible How to Apply • Tribes apply through the BIA • Submit supporting documentation for a Natural Disaster/Catastrophic Failure • Pictures of damaged TTP facilities Disaster Approvals

  15. Natural Disaster Approval • The approval for Natural Disasters will be based on both the extraordinary character of the natural disturbance and the wide area of impact • Over $700,000 of damage • Storms of unusual intensity occurring over a small area do not qualify

  16. Storm Severity Indicators • Unusual/Extraordinary Occurrence • TTP/FLTP damage • Wide area not small area • High density not sporadic • Multiple jurisdictions • Heavy damage not heavy maintenance • Damage to well maintained facilities • FEMA and ER Disaster Approvals

  17. Catastrophic Failure Approval • The finding for a Catastrophic Failure will be based on the cause, nature, and impact of the failure • Over $700,000 of damage • Sudden and complete failure of a major segment/element of an eligible road • Closure because of imminent danger of collapse, or failure primarily attributable to gradual and progressive deterioration does not qualify

  18. Examples of bad applications • Little or no effort to document severity of natural disaster and area of impact • Storms over a small area • Extensive damage to poorly maintained, pre-disaster deficient facilities • Dates of damage is uncertain • No pictures • Cost estimates include heavy maintenance and betterments

  19. Examples of good applications • Significant storm intensity • Serious damage in several communities • Dates of damage is certain • Pictures that show eligible damage • Cost estimates based on restoring to pre-disaster conditions

  20. ERFO Program - Summary What is ERFO What is Eligible How to Apply Disaster Approvals • Unusual/Extraordinary Event over a wide area • Catastrophic Failure of critical facility • More than $700,000 of damage to TTP and FLTP Facilities

  21. When Disaster Strikes When Disaster Strikes • Initiate Emergency Repairs • Take pictures prior to making repairs • Call BIA Regional Office • Thareth Yin (907) 271-2141

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