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FEMA’s Application of Rules and Federal Regulations in Determining Debris Removal Eligibility for Livingston Parish, Louisiana (

Executive Summary

We conducted this performance audit between April 2013 and August 2013, pursuant to the Inspector General Act of 1978, as amended, and according to generally accepted government auditing standards. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain sufficient, appropriate evidence to provide a reasonable basis for our findings and conclusions based upon our audit objective. We believe that the evidence obtained provides a reasonable basis for our findings and conclusions based upon our audit objective. We conducted this audit by applying the statutes, regulations, and FEMA policies and guidelines in effect at the time of the disaster.

Report Number
OIG-14-01-D
Issue Date
Document File
DHS Agency
Oversight Area
Fiscal Year
2014