{"data":{"id":"us/44-cfr-206.32","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"44 CFR 206.32","heading":"Definitions.","body":"All definitions in the Stafford Act and in § 206.2 apply. In addition, the following definitions apply:\n(a) Appeal: A request for reconsideration of a determination on any action related to Federal assistance under the Stafford Act and these regulations. Specific procedures for appeals are contained in the relevant subparts of these regulations.\n(b) Commitment: A certification by the Governor that the State and local governments will expend a reasonable amount of funds to alleviate the effects of the major disaster or emergency, for which no Federal reimbursement will be requested.\n(c) Disaster Application Center: A center established in a centralized location within the disaster area for individuals, families, or businesses to apply for disaster aid.\n(d) FEMA-State Agreement: A formal legal document stating the understandings, commitments, and binding conditions for assistance applicable as the result of the major disaster or emergency declared by the President.\n(e) Incident: Any condition which meets the definition of major disaster or emergency as set forth in § 206.2 which causes damage or hardship that may result in a Presidential declaration of a major disaster or an emergency.\n(f) Incident period: The time interval during which the disaster-causing incident occurs. No Federal assistance under the Act shall be approved unless the damage or hardship to be alleviated resulted from the disaster-causing incident which took place during the incident period or was in anticipation of that incident. The incident period will be established by FEMA in the FEMA-State Agreement and published in the Federal Register.","path":["Title 44—Emergency Management and Assistance","CHAPTER I—FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY","SUBCHAPTER D—DISASTER ASSISTANCE","PART 206—FEDERAL DISASTER ASSISTANCE","Subpart B—The Declaration Process"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-44.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:26:15Z","sha256":"6a230a4df84f5c1dffd41064a359fbedd3be623cec2a6e9b2b65fd52a40f18ba","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/44-cfr-206.31","next":"us/44-cfr-206.33"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}