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immediately following the Presidential declaration of a disaster, The team is specifically designed to focus in on those areas where there is the greatest likelihood that the cycle of damage-reconstruction-damage can be broken. This is accomplished through the preliminary assessment of damages and by consulting with representatives of the affected communities. HOW ARE THE TEAM RECOMMENDATIONS FORMULATED AND PRESENTED? The team is charged with developing a report within fifteen days of the date of a Presidential declaration. The IS-DAY REPORT will contain all of the team's recommendations and will be distributed to all interested parties. A lead agency will be designated for each recommendation and funding possibilities and schedules will be identified, Subsequent reports at 90 days, 180 days and one year will monitor and update the implementation of the recommendations made in the IS-day report. The reports are intended to serve as a basis for a more comprehensive STATE HAZARD MITIGATION PLAN. WHAT ARE THE OBJECTIVES OF THE RECOMMENDATIONS? The primary intent of the IS-day report is to present "achievable" recommendations to Federal agencies that will result in immediate and substantial DOLLAR SAVINGS by leaving the areas affected by the hazard less vulnerable to future flood losses. WHAT KINDS OF RECOMMENDATIONS DOES THE TEAM MAKE? In light of huge and continuous expenditures for structural, large-scale, engineering approaches to flood reduction, such as channel modifications, flood-control storage reservoirs, leeves and dikes, etc., and due to the fact that flood losses continue to escalate beyond the fiscal, manpower and material resources to respond; the team has been directed to emphasize NON-STRUCTURAL approaches toward mitigation . Examples of such measures include the purchase and relocation of flood- damaged properties, flood insurance coverage, hazard warning systems and public education, elevating and floodproofing structures, the adoption and enforcement of master drainage plans, and the regulation of floodplain development. ARE THESE "RECOMMENDATIONS" IN FACT MANDATES AND WHAT ABOUT FUNDS? The team has no authority to dictate State and local actions or policies. However, the Federal recipients of the report must make every attempt to weave the recommended measures into their recovery operations. Optimum Federal, State and local cooperation in this regard is enhanced by submitting all recommendations to all affected parties for review and revision before final, group approval and publication.