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<br />Public notification of the proposed modified BFEs will be given in the Littleton Independent on or about
<br />May 22 and May 29,2803, A copy of this notification is enclosed. In addition, a notice of changes will be
<br />pubIished in the Federal Register. Within 90 days of the second publication in th{: Littleton Independent,
<br />any interested party may request that FEMA reconsider the determination made by this LOMR. Any
<br />request for reconsideration must be based on scientific or technical data. All interested parties are on
<br />notice that, until the 90-day period elapses, the determination to modify the BFEs made by this LOMR
<br />may itself be modified.
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<br />Because this LOMR will not be printed and distributed to primary users, such as local insurance agents ~md
<br />mortgage lenders, your community will serve as a repository for these new data. We encourage you to
<br />disseminate the information reflected by this LOMR throughout the community, so that interested persons,
<br />such as property owners, local insurance agents, and mortgage lenders, may benefit from the information,
<br />We also encourage you to prepare a related article for publication in your community's local newspaper,
<br />This article should describe the assistance that officials of your community will give to interested persons
<br />by providing these data and interpreting the NFIP maps.
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<br />We will not physically revise and republish the FIRM and FIS report for your community to reflect the
<br />modifications made by this LOMR at this time, When changes to the previously cited FIRM panel and FIS
<br />report warrant physical revision and republication in the future, we will incorporate the modifications made
<br />by this LOMR at tha,ttime.
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<br />The floodway is provided to your community as a tool to regulate floodplain de:velopment. Therefore, the
<br />floodway modifications described in this LOMR, while acceptable to FEMA, must also be acceptable to
<br />your community and adopted by appropriate community action, as specified in Paragraph 60.3(d) of the
<br />NFIP regulations.
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<br />This LOMR is based on minimum floodplain management criteria established lmder the NFIP. Your
<br />community is responsible for approving all floodplain development and for ensuring all necessary permits
<br />required by Federal or State law have been received. State, county, and community officials, based on
<br />knowledge of local conditions and in the interest of safety, may set higher standards for construction in the
<br />SFHA. If the State, county, or community has adopted more restrictive or comprehensive floodplain
<br />management criteria, these criteria take precedence over the minimum NFIP criteria.
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<br />The basis of this LOMR is, in whole or in part, a culvert project. NFIP regulations, as cited in
<br />Paragraph 60.3(b)(7), require that communities ensure that the flood-carrying capacity within the altered or
<br />relo'~ated portion of any watercourse is maintained. This provision is incorporated into your community"s
<br />existing floodplain management regulations. Consequently, the ultimate responsibility for maintenance of
<br />the l;ulvert rests with your community.
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<br />This determination has been made pursuant to Section 206 of the Flood Disast{:r 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 xm 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 minimum NFIP criteria, These criteria are the minimum and
<br />do not supersede any State or local requirements of a more stringent nature, This includes adoption of the
<br />effe,~tive FIRM to which the regulations apply and the modifications described in this LOMR. Our records
<br />show that your community has met this requirement.
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