Laserfiche WebLink
<br />Guidelines and Specifications for Flood Hazard Mapping Partners [April 2003] <br /> <br />performing the work. The AO, CO, and/or FEMA Lead also shall arrange for an announcement <br />to be published in a prominent local newspaper advising of the plamled Flood Map Project and <br />requesting that relevant facts and technical data be submitted for consideration. <br /> <br />1.3.4 <br /> <br />Outreach and Coordination <br /> <br />[February 2002] <br /> <br />Outreach for a Flood Map Project can best be understood as a process that begins as early as <br />possible during the Project Scoping phase and continues through the Map Production and <br />PreliminarylPost-Preliminary Processing phases. This subsection addresses outreach activities <br />that are to take place until the Preliminary copies of the FIRM and FIS report are distributed. <br />Post-Preliminary outreach activities are addressed in Section 1.5. A regulatory overview of <br />required activities is followed by a description of tools that can be used in working with <br />stakeholders to keep them informed and to solicit their input. <br /> <br />The overarching goal of outreach is to create a climate of understanding and ownership of the <br />mapping process at the State and local levels. Well-planned outreach activities can reduce <br />political stress, confrontation in the media, and public controversy, which can arise from lack of <br />information, misunderstanding, or misinformation. These outreach activities also can assist <br />FEMA and other members of the Project Team in responding to congressional inquiries. <br /> <br />By proactively reaching out to all key stakeholders as early in the Flood Map Proiect as possible. <br />the maps can be used to their full potential. The likelihood of appeals also may be reduced or <br />eliminated. Specific outreach goals include: <br /> <br />. Establishing two-way communication to inform and obtain feedback from stakeholders; <br /> <br />. Ensuring compliance with due process requirements; <br /> <br />. Interacting with technical representatives to ensure production of accurate and up-to-date <br />maps; <br /> <br />. Identifying and addressing the needs of all affected stakeholders; <br /> <br />. Enhancing ownership by communities; and <br /> <br />. Tracking, monitoring, and evaluating outreach activities and adjusting efforts according <br />to ongoing feedback and evolving project needs. <br /> <br />1.3.4.1 Consultation and Coordination <br /> <br />[February 2002] <br /> <br />Outreach activities to educate stakeholders about a particular Flood Map Project and the <br />mapping process in general must be planned, tracked, monitored, and evaluated. Outreach <br />activities also must address statutory and regulatory requirements and other opportunities for <br />public involvement, including the ways in which public input will be used in developing maps. <br /> <br />Under Section 66.4 of the NFIP regulations, FEMA is required to designate a Federal employee <br />as the Consultation Coordination Officer (CCO) for each community when an analysis is <br />undertaken to establish or modify flood elevations. When FEMA appoints a CCO, that person <br /> <br />1-52 <br /> <br />Section ],3 <br />