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Federal basis. USACE had no active PAS studies within the Arkansas River Basin in <br /> 2015. <br /> 5. Flood Plain Management Services Program <br /> The USACE Flood Plain Management Services (FPMS) program authority stems <br /> from Section 206 of the Flood Control Act of 1960 (Public Law 86-645), as amended. <br /> The objective of the FPMS program is to support comprehensive floodplain <br /> management with technical services and planning guidance at all appropriate <br /> governmental and community levels. Services available include assistance relating to <br /> the interpretation and evaluation of basic flood-hazard data. These services are <br /> provided to state, local governments, and Indian tribes at no cost. Section 321 of <br /> WRDA 1990 requires recovering the cost of services provided to Federal agencies <br /> and to private entities. Flood reports are also authorized under the FPMS Program. <br /> Additionally, another authority for developing post flood assessment reports is the <br /> Flood Control and Coastal Emergencies (FC&CE) program. The FC&CE program is <br /> authorized by Public Law (PL) 84-99, as amended. USACE had no active FPMS <br /> projects in 2015 in the Arkansas River Basin. <br /> 6. Flood Risk Management Program <br /> USACE established the National Flood Risk Management Program (FRMP) in May <br /> 2006 to integrate and synchronize USACE activities, both internally and with <br /> counterpart activities of the Department of Homeland Security, Federal Emergency <br /> Management Agency (FEMA), other Federal agencies, state organizations, and <br /> regional and local partners and stakeholders. <br /> One component of the FRMP is the Levee Safety Program. The USACE Levee <br /> Safety Program was established by the National Levee Safety Act of 2007, which <br /> was authorized in WRDA 2007. <br /> The Inspection of Completed Works/Rehabilitation and Inspection Program <br /> (ICW/RIP) is the USACE program that provides for the inspection and rehabilitation <br /> of Federal and non-Federal flood risk management projects. In FY14, USACE <br /> conducted routine inspections of completed works (levees) in southeastern Colorado <br /> at Holly and Granada in the Arkansas River Basin. <br /> An additional component of FRMP is the Silver Jackets Program, which is part of the <br /> National Flood Risk Management Program. The Silver Jackets Program proposes <br /> establishing an interagency team in each state with a representative from FEMA, <br /> USACE, the State National Flood Insurance Program Coordination Office, and the <br /> State Hazard Mitigation Office as standing members and lead facilitators. The lead <br /> FRMP Manager for the formation of the Silver Jackets Program in Colorado and the <br /> Arkansas River Basin resides in the USACE Omaha District, and the Albuquerque <br /> District performs a support role. <br /> 6 <br />