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\ I 2 The modifications are shown on the enclosed annotated copies of FIRM Panels 080060 0134 C, 0145 C, 0153 C, and 0161 C. This LOMR hereby revises these panels of the effective FIRM dated March 2, 1989. The revisions are effective as of the date of this letter; however, a review of the determination made by this LOMR and any requests to alter this determination should be made within 30 days. Any request to alter the determination must be based on scientific or technical data. Due to present funding constraints, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) must limit the number of physical map reV1S10ns processed. Consequently, we will not republish the FIRM for the City of Colorado Springs to reflect the determination of this LOMR at this time. However, when changes to FIRM Panels 080060 0134 C, 0145 C, 0153 C, and 0161 C for your community warrant a physical revision and republication in the future, the determination in this LOMR will be incorporated at that time. The basis of this LOMR is a channel-modification project. NFIP regulations, as cited in Paragraph 60.3(b)(7), require that communities assure that the flood-carrying capacity within the altered or relocated portion of any watercourse is maintained. This provision is incorporated into your community's existing floodplain management regulations. Consequently, the ultimate responsibility for maintenance of the channel modification rests with your community. Because this LOMR will not be printed and distributed to primary users, such as local insurance agents and mortgage lenders, your community will serve as a repository for the new data. We encourage you to disseminate the information reflected by this LOMR widely throughout the community, so that interested persons, such as property owners, insurance agents, and mortgage lenders, may benefit from the information. We also encourage you to give consideration to preparing an article for publication in your community's local newspaper. This article should describe the changes that have been made and the assistance your community will give in providing the data and interpreting the NFIP maps. This determination has been made pursuant to Section 206 of the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973 (P.L. 93-234) and is in accordance with the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968, as amended (Title XIII of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968, P.L. 90-448), 42 U.S.C. 4001-4128, and 44 CFR Part 65. Pursuant to Section 1361 of the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968, as amended, communities participating in the NFIP are required to adopt and enforce floodplain management regulations that meet or exceed NFIP criteria. These criteria are the minimum requirements and do not supersede any State or local requirements of a more stringent nature. This includes adoption of the effective FIRM to which the regulations apply and the modifications made by this LOMR.