FACT SHEET: QUESTIONS ABOUT YOUR DETERMINATION LETTER
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Release Date: 
September 7, 2017 

	* FEMA IHP applicants who have been found ineligible for assistance
can have FEMA revisit their cases.
	* Applicants must read their letters carefully. It should explain any
problems that could be corrected. If a mistake has been made, they
should let FEMA know right away by calling the FEMA Helpline at
800-621-3362 (TTY 800-462-7585) or visiting a Disaster Recovery
Center.
	* Everyone has the right to appeal. Appeals may relate to
eligibility, the amount or type of help provided, a late application,
a request to return money, or continuing help. All appeals must be
made in the form of a signed letter within 60 days of the date on the
determination letter.
	* Explain in writing why you think the decision about the amount or
type of assistance is not correct.
	* When submitting the letter, the applicant needs to include his or
her full name, date and place of birth and current address.
	* Sign the letter. It must be notarized and accompany a copy of a
state-issued identification card. If you cannot do that, write: “I
hereby declare under the penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true
and correct.”

Date the appeal letter and include the FEMA application number and the
disaster number (DR-4332) and mail it to:

FEMA National Processing Service Center
P. O. Box 10055
Hyattsville, MD 20782-7055
FAX: 800-827-8112; Attention: FEMA