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<br />Guidelines and Specifications for Flood Hazard Mapping Partners [April 2003] <br /> <br /> Evaluate the <br /> Effective FIS and <br /> FIRM <br /> ~ <br />Community ~ Map Needs Update ~ Community Projects Selected ~ <br />Surveys .. Support System Ranking & ... for Scoplng Project Scoping <br /> Prioritization <br /> t <br /> Existing <br /> Information <br /> Sources <br /> <br />Figure 1-3. Mapping Needs Assessment Process <br /> <br />FEMA encourages each community to assess its mapping needs on an ongoing basis and to keep <br />FEMA informed of any changes. A detailed Mapping Needs Assessment is essential to scope a <br />Flood Map Project properly. Therefore, if a detailed Mapping Needs Assessment has not been <br />completed before a 1< lood Map Project IS m1tlated, the FEMA Lead will request that the <br />assessment be done during the initial part of the Project Scoping phase of the project as discussed <br />in Section 1.3. <br /> <br />FEMA will frequently assign a Mapping Partner to conduct the Mapping Needs Assessment for a <br />particular community or a logical groliping of communities. This section provides guidance on <br />conducting a detailed Mapping Needs Assessment. Some of the methods of compiling mapping <br />needs data may not apply to every community or group of communities. <br /> <br />1.2.1 <br /> <br />Existing information Sources <br /> <br />[February 2002] <br /> <br />To conduct a thorough Mapping Needs Assessment, the Mapping Partner that performs the <br />assessment shall consider all potential existing information sources, including: <br /> <br />. FEMA archives; <br /> <br />. Community Assistance Visits (CA Vs); <br /> <br />. Community Assistance Calls (CACs); <br /> <br />. Planning reports prepared by other agencies; <br /> <br />. Community floodplain managers or administrators; <br /> <br />. Site visits, if feasible <br /> <br />. State NFIP Coordinators; and <br /> <br />1-12 <br /> <br />Section ],2 <br />