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{ii!' J) "' ' ~ ~ ~ ~ ~o 0 b Federal Emergency Management Agency Washington, D.C. 20472 CERTIFIED MAIL RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED IN REPLY REFER TO: 19P-A January 21, 1997 The Honorable Loren Whittemore Chairman, EI Paso County Commissioners 27 East Vermijo Colorado Springs, Colorado 80903 Community: EI Paso County, Colorado Community No.: 080059 Panels Affected: See Attached Sheet Dear Mr. Whittemore: This is to formally notify you of the final flood elevation determination for the unincorporated areas of El Paso County, Colorado, in compliance with Title 44, Chapter I, Part 67, Section 67.11, Code of Federal Regulations (CFR). This section requires that notice of final flood elevations shall be sent to the Chief Executive Officer of the community, all individual appellants, and the State Coordinating Agency, and shall be published in the Federal Register. On June 28, 1995, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) provided your community with preliminary copies of the Flood Insurance Study (FIS) report and Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM) for EI Paso County, Colorado and Incorporated Areas for your review and comment. The updated FIRM was prepared directly from the effective FIRMs for your community and other communities in EI Paso County using a process that involves capturing data in a digital (computer-readable) format and plotting map panels using a specialized computer technology. The effective FIRMs identified the Special Flood Hazard Areas (SFHAs) in your community and other communities in El Paso County. We have incorporated all essential information from the previously effective FIRMs, including elevations of the flood having a I-percent chance of being equaled or exceeded in any given year (base flood). During the processing of the updated FIS report and FIRM, we determined that modifications to the proposed base flood elevations (BFEs) for EI Paso County were appropriate. The proposed BFEs for your community were published in the Gazette Telegraph on May 8 and May 15, 1996, and in the Federal Register, at 61 FR 40597, on August 5, 1996. The statutory 9O-day appeal period, which was initiated on the second newspaper publication date cited above, has ended. The proposed BFEs for your community were appealed during that time. All technical data submitted in support of the appeal have been evaluated and the appeal has been resolved. Therefore, the BFEs for your community are considered final. The final rule for BFEs will be published in the Federal Register as soon as possible. The FIRM for your community will become effective on March 17, 1997. Before the effective date, FEMA will send you final printed copies of the FIS and FIRM. Please note also that once the FIRM and FIS report are printed and distributed, the digital files containing the . flood hazard data for the entire county can be provided to your community for use in a computer mapping system. These files can be used in conjunction with other thematic data for floodplain management purposes, insurance purchase and rating requirements, and many other planning applications. Paper copies of the FIRM panels may be obtained by contacting our Map Service Contractor at 1-800-358-9616. Copies of the digital files may be obtained by contacting our Technical Evaluation Contractor at (703) 960-8800. In addition, your community may be eligible for additional credits under our Community Rating System if you implement your . activities using digital mapping files.