FLOOD11755

• County: Statewide
• Basin: Statewide
• Title: Guidelines and Specifications for Flood Hazard Mapping Partners - Volume 1: Flood Studies and Mapping
• Date: 4/1/2003
• Prepared By: FEMA
• Floodplain - Doc Type: Educational/Technical/Reference Information

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Guidelines and Specifications for Flood Hazard Mapping Partners [April 2003]

1.1.5

Mapping Partners

[February 2002]

As discussed in the Introduction, Section INT.9 of these Guidelines, several Mapping Partners
may be involved in a particular Flood Map Project. The Mapping Partners most frequently
include FEMA Regional Office (RO) and Headquarters (HQ) staff; communities or regional
agencies, including those participating in the FEMA Cooperating Technical Partners (CTP)
Program (hereinafter referred to as CTPs); Study Contractors (SCs) selected by FEMA or the
community to perform certain portions of the work; contractors selected by a CTP to perform
certain portions of the work; and FEMA's Flood Map Production Coordination Contractors
(MCCs). The assigmnent of project tasks to communities, CTPs, SCs, CTP contractors, and
MCCs may vary from project to project. These task assignments are made during the Project
Scoping phase to allow FEMA and the Project team to achieve a "best value" for its mapping
efforts based on the capabilities and resources of the various Mapping Partners.

The bar graphs in Figure 1-2 demonstrate the flexibility in the assignment of Flood Map Project
tasks and illustrate how the assignment of responsibilities can vary.

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Figure 1-2. Possible Distribution of T~sk Assi!~nments for Flood Map Projects

Column A depicts a map update that combines the efforts of the CTP and SC to complete the
hydrologic and hydraulic analyses, floodplain mapping, and digital FIRM production, with
support from the MCC for upfront research and PreliminarylPost-Preliminary processing. The
SC would perform independent QAlQC reviews of the CTP work.

Column B depicts a project with hydrologic and hydraulic analyses, floodplain mapping, and
digital FIRM production by the CTP and up front research, ongoing coordination, independent
QAlQC reviews, and PreliminarylPost-Preliminary processing by the MCC.

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