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<br />3 <br /> <br />altered or relocated portion of any watercourse is maintained. This provision is incorporated into your <br />community's existing floodplain management regulations. Consequently, the ultimate responsibility for <br />maintenance of the modified channel rests with your community. <br /> <br />This determination has been made pursuant to Section 206 of the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973 <br />(Public Law 93-234) and is in accordance with the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968, as amended <br />(Title XIII of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968, Public Law 90-448), 42 U.S.C. <br />4001-4128, and 44 CFR Part 65. Pursuant to Section 1361 of the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968, <br />as amended, communities participating in the NFIP are required to adopt and enforce floodplain <br />management regulations that meet or exceed NFIP criteria. These criteria are the minimum requirements <br />and do not supersede any State or local requirements of a more stringent nature. This includes adoption <br />ofthe effective FIRM, FBFM, and FIS report to which the regulations apply and the modifications <br />described in this LOMR. <br /> <br />If you have any questions regarding floodplain management regulations for your community or the NFIP <br />in general, please contact the Consultation Coordination Officer (CCO) for your community. <br />Information on the CCO for your community may be obtained by calling the Director, Mitigation <br />Division ofFEMA in Denver, Colorado, at (303) 235-4830. If you have any questions regarding this <br />LOMR, please call our Map Assistance Center, toll free, at 1-877-FEMA MAP (1-877-336-2627). <br /> <br />Sincerely, <br /> <br />K~cg&;:r <br /> <br />Hazard Study Branch ProietJ'rn <br /> <br />Federal Insurance and <br />Mitigation Administration <br /> <br />For; Michael M. Grimm, Acting Chief <br />Hazard Study Branch <br />Federal Insurance and <br />Mitigation Administration <br /> <br />Enclosures <br /> <br />cc: The Honorable John Martin <br />Chairman, Garfield County <br />Board of Commissioners <br /> <br />Mr. Jeff Simonson <br />City Engineer <br />City of Rifle <br /> <br />. . If.E. <br />Project Manager <br />High Country Engineering, Inc. <br />