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.' ~,~ Federal Emergency Management Agency Washington, D.C. 20472 CERTIFIED MAIL RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED IN REPLY REFER TO: \.;J9P ..~ ;.;-,;.-" September 23, 1998 The Honorable Cheryl Olson Chairperson, Larimer County Board of Commissioners P.O. Box 1190 Fort Collins, Colorado 80522 Community: Larimer County, Colorado Community No.: 080101 Map Panels Affected: 0135 D, 0150 D, 0244 C, and 0244 Dear Ms. Olson: This is to formally notifY you of the fmal flood elevation determination for the unincorporated areas of Larimer County, Colorado, in compliance with Title 44, Chapter I, Part 67, Section 67.11, Code of Federal Regulations (CFR). This section requires that notice offmal 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 July 17, 1997, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) issued a Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM) that identified the Special Flood Hazard Areas (SFHAs) in your community. Recently, FEMA completed are-evaluation of flood hazards in your community. On January 14 and March 31,1998, FEMA provided you with copies of the Flood Insurance Study (PIS) and FIRM that identifY existing flood hazards in your community, including elevations of the flood having a I-percent chance of being equaled or exceeded in any given year (base flood). The proposed base flood elevations (BFEs) for your community were published in the Fort Collins Coloradoan, on March 31 and April 7, 1998, and in the Federal Register, at 63 FR 28326, on May 22, 1998. The statutory 90-day appeal period, which was initiated on the second newspaper publication date cited above, has ended. FEMA did not receive any appeals of the proposed BFEs during that time. Accordingly, the BFEs for your community are considered final. The final rule for BFEs will be published in the Federal Register as soon as possible. FEMA has addressed all comments received on the preliminary copies of the FIS and FIRM. Therefore, the FIS and FIRM for your commlU1ity will become effective on March 23, 1999. Before the effective date, FEMA will send you final printed copies of the FIS and FIRM. Because the FIS establishing the BFEs for your community has been completed, certain additional requirements must be met lU1der Section 1361 of the National Flood Insurance Act ofl968, as amended, within 6 months from the date of this letter. Prior to March 23, 1999, your community is required, as a condition of continued eligibility in the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP), to adopt or show evidence of adoption of floodplain management regulations that meet the standards of Section 60.3 (d) of the enclosed NFIP regulations (44 CFR 59, etc.) by the effective date of the FIRM. These standards are the minimum requirements and do not supersede any S tate or local requirements of a more stringent nature.