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<br />--- <br />I, <br /> <br />3 <br /> <br />as amended. communities participating in the NFIP are required to adopt and enforce floodplain <br />management regulations that meet or exceed NFIP criteria. These criteria are the minimum requirements <br />and do not supersede any State or local requirements of a more stringent nature, This includes adoption <br />of the effective FIRM and FIS report to which the regulations apply and the modifications described in this <br />LOMR, <br /> <br />FEMA makes flood insurance available in participating communities; in addition, we encourage <br />communities to develop their own loss reduction and prevention programs. Our Project Impact initiative, <br />developed by FEMA Director James Lee Witt. seeks to focus the energy of businesses. citizens. and <br />communities in the United States on the importance of reducing their susceptibility to the impact of all <br />natural disasters, including floods, hurricanes, severe storms. earthquakes, and wildfires. Natural hazard <br />mitigation is most effective when it is planned for and implemented at the local level, by the entities who <br />are most knowledgeable of local conditions and whose economic stability and safety are at stake. For your <br />information, we are enclosing a Project Impact Fact Sheet. For additional information on Project Impact, <br />please visit our Web site at www.fema.gov. <br /> <br />If you have any questions regarding floodplain management regulations for your community or the NFIP <br />in general, please contact the Consultation Coordination Officer (CCO) for your community, Information <br />on the CCO for your community may be obtained by contacting the Director, Mitigation Division of <br />FEMA in Denver. Colorado, at (303) 235-4830.' If you have any technical questions regarding this <br />LOMR, please contact Ms. Sally Magee of our staff in Washington, DC, either by telephone at <br />(202) 646-8242 or by facsimile at (202) 646-4596, <br /> <br />Sincerely, <br /> <br />~))JjU- <br /> <br />Sally p, Magee, Project Engineer <br />Hazards Study Branch <br />Mitigation Directorate <br /> <br />For: Matthew B. Miller, P.E., Chief <br />Hazards Study Branch <br />Mitigation Directorate <br /> <br />Enclosure(s) <br /> <br />cc: Mr, Dan Bunting <br />Floodplain Administrator <br />City of Colorado Springs <br /> <br />Mr. Chad Kuzbek, E.!. <br />J, R, Engineering, Ltd. <br />