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<br />will create a fiscal challenge for FEM~5i.(the years ahead that,>>,~tJ.15e intensified by the
<br />fac1 that approximately half of the 7fj'ettive NFIP maps are )fr,years old or older and ,
<br />obviously in need of updating. // /</ .< "
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<br />Reduction in Time to CO!'J'iie//;,Studies, FEMA r~Og;;izes that the time to comylt;1e'
<br />stud}rs is too long in lil}'h(ofihe:r~al-time ef~9S"that NFIP mapping has on;he~rtgage
<br />and~~uilding indu~t~~s, The need'tQ'reA~e)his time period is a top pri~J"-itY/./Sevehl!,
<br />initIatives ar~<be'jRg pursued to re-englneer the study process.,/>/'<', / ;:"
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<br />ftlod1j(:.in'Jifl,faps for Flood-prone but Unmapped Communitie~/)v1~re than 18,000 \',//
<br />~~~iUriities participate in the NFIP, Another 4,000 to, 5;~G9.6ommunities (I) participa;e/>/
<br />DETk:,"'i,'~ ~~UDy--'njne NFIP but have never had maps produced, or (2) 9o:,rrot participate in the NFIP /~/
<br />\~\ g6 not have NFIP maps. Of the communities in the~,:iroups, many have no or nJiljirfial
<br />4>' 9flood hazards. A percentage of these communiti~(however, are indeed floop..prone and
<br />, need maps to identifY flood-hazard for two r~aftons. First, some lenders w\H/rlot make
<br />/+~;W unmapped, non-participating cOfJlrllunities because of the uncer:tajrlty of risk and
<br />:~Zthbl fulftvailability of flood insurance. ,.s:~6nd, the availability of flo9<fJrazard data in the / <
<br />, wak~ of floodiilg <Hsast.ers is vilal t9'recovery and rebuilding effor(s:"FEMA is / /
<br />identifYing unmapped ti(jodcpromi\iommunities and will proftt1C{(NFIP maps quantifYing //:.
<br />=~ONE A\!ood hazards in th~se communiYtts, In addition to. reso~yj~the problems discussed /\\
<br />above, the productIOn of maps fPttheli.e. commumlIes/sljOlild also encourage many of />/ , ,
<br />them to join the program. /' -..'-, ". // ,// '.<>.
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<br />Delegation of LOMA/LOMR/f Issuing AuthoritY:<F~MA expects to receive/anJ!ip;ocess ' '
<br />more than 10,000 requests ,for LOMAs and LOMR-R~in FY 97. Proces~~inj-\VilI cost
<br />approximately $4 million 6r', roughly, ten percent oftITe:~FIP mapping'J>Udget. FEMA
<br />p,lans to actively pursue d~l~gation of the authority to issu,'e.LOM~s;ana LOMR-Fs in
<br />! certain tightly controlled ah~defined situations to licensed\~l\of~i>s{onal engineers and
<br />/ /Iand surveyors or individual'~rn!llunities. It is estimated thll,t-granting this authority to
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<br />the 10cal;t(M\1EU<i1l reduce FEMN~I"OMA and LOMR,P;mse docket by approximately
<br />50 percent. In turn, this should maRe,'!\fl additional,$r:to $2 million available for updating
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<br />the maps tht~hthe FEMA-funded s~Ciy/restuMp'rogram.
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<br />Establi#ent of Pujili~J.?o,main Base M,;P;Standard. Whenever possible, FEMA uses
<br />the 10l~ county's or comnitlJiity~s di~'base map in the creation ofDFIRMs. This has
<br />num~l{bus advantages, including~ru;:J'act that the locally produced base map is normally
<br />monl'd';~iled than that avai1aJ>l~from the USGS digital line graph. Second, by usil}gthe~
<br />community'Sbase map to co;npile and register the flood theme overla)',tHerg:WIf1,lle';'::~:::=:
<br />agreement bctwbt;~th~~6d-hazard data, which should f~cilitllt~"~lf.s~"6{iheQigital
<br />data by the commy)ltfy/for various GIS application~./L"9.91lfi5Wdl1ced digital base maps,
<br />however, are cOnlpiled and produced to vari911S,JforiSsllllrdiird specifications that
<br />frequently diffir/from those needed fOf,NflP:rr(ajJproduction. As a result, FEMA spends
<br />a substantial iqigllUtdlill1e modifyijligjllireimancing communities' base maps for NFIP
<br />use. ~o rem~;tliis-s(t;~:ll.-~>:~ls pre.se~tly pursuing the devel?pm~nt of a public
<br />domam base,map. Th\ssh61:l1dreduce or ehmmate the need for modificatIOn of base
<br />.".._"--:=maps~Ey:.ER.~-b'efo~:NI,jP..1l1ajLQroduction can begin.
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