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3 The revisions are effective as of the date of this letter; however, within 90 days of the second publication in the Aurora Sentinel, a citizen may request that FEMA reconsider the determination made by this LOMR. Any request for reconsideration must be based on scientific or technical data. All interested parties are on notice that, until the 9O-day period elapses, the determination to modify the BFEs presented in this LOMR may itself be modified. We will incorporate the modifications described in this LOMR into FIRM Panel 0180 E and the PIS report as a physical map revision. Before publishing the revised panel and FIS report, we will issue copies for review by your community. To ensure that we provide your community with the most up,to,date information possible, we request that your community review the effective FIRM panel and the FIS report to determine if any additional changes are warranted. Examples of possible changes include updates to corporate limits, new streets within or adjacent to designated SFHAs, and revised f100dway boundary delineations . To assist us in processing the revised FIRM and FIS report in a timely manner, we request that your community submit changes within 30 days of the date of this letter. We will review all information received during this 3D-day period and incorporate it as appropriate into the revised FIRM and FIS report. This response to Mr. DeGroot's request is based on minimum floodplain management criteria established under the NFIP . Your community is responsible for approving all floodplain development, including this request, and for ensuring that necessary permits required by Federal or State law have been received. With knowledge of local conditions and in the interest of safety, State and community officials may set higher standards for construction, or may limit development in floodplain areas. If the State of Colorado or your community has adopted more restrictive or comprehensive floodplain management criteria, these criteria take precedence. The basis of this LOMR is, in whole or in part, a channel-modification project. NFIP regulations, as cited in Paragraph 6O.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. The map panel as listed above and as revised by this letter will be used for all flood insurance policies and renewals issued for your community. This determination has been made pursuant to Section 206 of the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973 (Public Law 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, Public Law 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 minimum NPIP criteria. These criteria are the minimum 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 described in this LOMR. Our records show that your community has met this requirement.