Public risk managers are taking issue with two aspects of the U.S. government's reissued Disaster Assistance Fact Sheet, saying these points could cause "severe financial challenges" for public entities.

The Public Risk Management Association said Fact Sheet DAP9580.3--first issued in June 2007, and reissued on May 29 of this year by the Federal Emergency Management Agency--raised concerns regarding deductible reimbursement and minimum insurance requirements of the Stafford Act.

The Stafford Act, amended in 1988, makes FEMA responsible for coordinating government-wide relief efforts.

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