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<br />Guidelines and Specifications for Flood Hazard Mapping Partners [April 2003] <br /> <br />. Reviewing and approving technical and cost proposals; <br /> <br />. Overseeing fmancial reporting requirements; <br /> <br />· Dispersing payments to Mapping Partners; and <br /> <br />. Monitoring financial administration requirements. <br /> <br />Each Flood Map Project performed following the procedures described in this Volume will have <br />a FEMA Lead assigned to manage the Project through its lifecycle, from the completion of the <br />Mapping Needs Assessment (when necessary) through distribution of the printed FIRM and FIS <br />report. The FEMA Lead, which will typically be an Engineer from FEMA HQ or the appropriate <br />RO, will oversee the project's scope, schedule, and budget on a day-to-day basis as well as <br />coordinate the activities of the various Mapping Partners. In particular, the FEMA Lead's <br />responsibilities include making final decisions regarding the scope of a Flood Map Project and <br />assigning roles to the Mapping Partners involved in it. <br /> <br />In general, the FEMA Lead will provide direction to all Mapping Partners in the performance of <br />the Flood Map Project. For Flood Map Projects that involve developing new or updated flood <br />data, the FEMA Lead will typically be a FEMA Regional Engineer. For Flood Map Projects that <br />involve digital conversions with no development of new or updated flood data, the FEMA Lead <br />-will either beaFEMA Regional Engineer or a Pro]ecCEngineer fro1IlF1Th1':A.-If<r-WireIrthc; <br />FEMA Lead is not the RPO or PO for the Mapping Partner, the FEMA Lead will coordinate with <br />the RPO, PO, or his/her designee, as necessary, on matters related to the project's scope, <br />schedule, budget, or technical issues. <br /> <br />All issues affecting cost or performance period will ne:cessitate a modification of task orders, <br />SOWs, MASs, or Cooperative Agreements and will be c:oordinated by the FEMA Lead with the <br />appropriate AO or CO. <br /> <br />1.1.7 <br /> <br />Monitoring Information on Contracted Studies <br /> <br />[April 2003] <br /> <br />The MICS system is a project management tool developed by FEMA to record and track the <br />progress of Flood Map Projects through their lifecycle. All Mapping Partners shall enter data on <br />tasks scheduled and completed for Flood Map Projects, as well as their associated costs, into the <br />MICS system. An online, interactive tutorial component is available to provide guidance to <br />Mapping Partners as they become familiar with the system. <br /> <br />Generally, CTPs, SCs, and MCCs shall populate the MICS system in accordance with their roles <br />and responsibilities for a given Flood Map Project, assigned during the Project Scoping Meeting. <br />The FEMA Lead shall also designate a MICS Lead, either at the Scoping Meeting or <br />independently if no Scoping Meeting is held. The MICS Lead shall initiate the Project in the <br />system and maintain basic Project data. However, FEMA ROs and HQ staff are ultimately <br />responsible for the timely and accurate population of the MICS system by all the Mapping <br />Partners involved in the Flood Map Project. <br /> <br />The MICS Lead shall record such information as the assigned Mapping Partners, affected <br />flooding sources, affected FISs and FIRMs, and scheduling information from the initial Scoping <br /> <br />1-9 <br /> <br />Section 1.1 <br />