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<br />FEMA agreed that the forms should b}4n1he Internet and is asti~eiY pursuing
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<br />implementation of this recommendation, ~c{use of the ease ofputtiftgthe documents on the
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<br />expects early implementation. __ </ /;/ /--;/
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<br />In administeditg~fhe NFIP mapping program, FEMA maintains twq~r6aJor archives: o~'\ //
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<br />for data wid mat~rJaIs that support the NFIP maps, and another for the I}1WS themselves. The,'" ,/;:/
<br />archive~f ~rt materials includes copies of hydrologic and hydraylic computations, study)>'
<br />UMI1 amd leg f I ptpcessing documentation, and floodplain work maps;/CClre archive is maintained in)lli'/
<br />DE1AJLEO ~if~~:ii11g Study Data Package (ESDP), even when the FI~based on these materials,~lS/
<br />re:tJ' -iind the materials are thus superseded. Much oftXitiformation inthe ESDP i~,-sJoj'ed in
<br />~'O Iche and in hard copy. With the proliferation o.f-~igftal data-storage technol~g~s; FEMA
<br />I suiJ1,.g~l;sstorage of this information on CD~~lV!. /'/
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<br />.. ~Zp>-H~n~edNF!pmaps currently in effe(;t';;e stored at FEMA's Ma'p~~r;ice Center
<br />( SC). Copies of superseded maps have ,nil always been maintainedftf'!I{chived, primarily .. /
<br />:g ecause of the costs of storage. FEMA nt~sently maintains three pape-r copies of superseded ,//
<br />"~g;atlMsc and, at one time, preparecVIQicrofilm-copies of1)l1ch are made available on // /'\,
<br />request. In addition, paper copies of S4'Betsea~D:!<lPS are s,tOJ'lld with flood-study backup ,<:/' \
<br />inf~rmation through the ES/?P systeny./The lack.'Of.a~sfent and reliable archive prac!,.cJf.1s of \,
<br />'ZONE l41ajor concern to the CouncIl. /i .. \ ..//
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<br />The lack of accessibility to/~perseded maps can result,~ problems wh~attempting to
<br />verify historical decisions. For e~<(mple, when local and/or stab('qfficials r~JeW permit
<br />applications for proposed develop~nt in the floodplain, their deC(Si,ons/4e/;;'ormally based on
<br />the Nf~P maps in effect at the timetlie.application was made and tli~ perinit granted or denied.
<br />Sub~~uent to suc8.l1~it activities, t~'NrIP maps may b~ re::~.d: Legal needs often arise for
<br />10)il;lor state offfbafs, property owners, fi~s,that read and ~1l~\:I'pret maps, and developers to
<br />CIolFimlt the supersec}ed.maps, Because FEMA,'Qoes not ~ain an archive of superseded NFIP
<br />4p.aps, however, t~-Iegir,va1idity of historical d~sio~~iInnot be verified if the community
<br />/Atselfhas not mj>>lrtained aIiar~ye of its maps,)\>~
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<br />In adi~ion to cost constraints~"E:E~~1fas expressed concern that maintaining historical
<br />maps in pefJ\e't\lity would place the Fedefal"Government in the position of being the arbiter of",..'
<br />legal dispute;aris.ing!rom decision,s-Y;ade based on superseded maps and has sugge.st~tI1illjb;c:c~:::~~-
<br />proper repository for1h1)~nfoITI}a5i6n may be the community, The COll!1ci.j:4lf~noJ:YieW-fEMA
<br />as an arbiter. The Councll:ooI~es that FEMA is responsibleJortItalntarrl'lng'lffej;ository of all
<br />, maps it issues so that copi1%can be provided if and wJ:,en-ti)eYclffineeued.
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<br />"..pf(jpoS'~clenabIiRg,lit~~eY:(}FS-{})'.the,U'S.A.flIly Corps of Engineers to certify that specific
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