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<br />This LOMR is based on minimum floodplain management criteria established under the NFIP, Your
<br />community is responsible for approving all floodplain development and for ensuring all necessary permits
<br />required by Federal or State law have been received, State, county, and community officials, based on
<br />knowledge oflocal conditions and in the interest of safety, may set higher standards for construction in the
<br />Special Flood Hazard Area, If the State, county, or community has adopted more restrictive or
<br />comprehensive floodplain management criteria, these criteria take precedence over the minimum NFIP
<br />criteria,
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<br />This determination has been made pursuant to Section 206 of the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973
<br />(Public Law 93-234) and is in accordance with the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968, as amended
<br />(Title XIII of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968, Public Law 90-448),42 U,S,c, 4001-4128,
<br />and 44 CFR Part 65, Pursuant to Section 1361 of the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968, as amended,
<br />communities participating in the NFIP are required to adopt and enforce floodplain management regulations
<br />that meet or exceed minimum NFIP criteria, These criteria are the minimum and do not supersede any State
<br />or local requirements of a more stringent nature, This includes adoption of the effective FIRM and FBFM
<br />to which the regulations apply and the modifications described in this LOMR, Our records show that your
<br />community has met this requirement.
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<br />A Consultation Coordination Officer (CCO) has been desiguated tu assist your community, The CCO will
<br />be the primary liaison between your community and FEMA, For information regarding your CCO, please
<br />contact:
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<br />Mr, Steve L. Olsen
<br />Director, Mitigation Division
<br />Federal Emergency Management Agency, Region VIII
<br />Denver Federal Center, Building 710, Box 25267
<br />Denver, Colorado 80225,0267
<br />(303) 235-4830
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<br />FEMA makes flood insurance available in participating communities; in addition, we encourage
<br />communities to develop their own loss reduction and prevention programs, Through the Project
<br />Impact: Building Disaster Resistant Communities initiative, launched by FEMA Director James Lee Witt
<br />in 1997, we seek to focus the energy of businesses, citizens, and communities in the United States on the
<br />importance of reducing their susceptibility to the impact of all natural disasters, including floods, hurricanes,
<br />severe storms, earthquakes, and wildfires, Natural hazard mitigation is most effective when it is planned for
<br />and implemented at the local level, by the entities who are most knowledgeable of local conditions and
<br />whose economic stability and safety are at stake, For your information, we are enclosing a copy of a
<br />pamphlet describing this nationwide initiative. For additional information on Project Impact, please visit
<br />our Web site at www.fema.!!Ov/impact,
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