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<br />interdt\l). a flood map's readability. Dispqt~ often develop over the location of~property, and
<br />propy;de~~inations af!~ct~J:e~~pliance ra~ing with_it~regulating agenc~ Further, a
<br />h;n\1eT need$~o be aW~<l(the fisk to loss of properties accepted as collateral on Icaps. _
<br />/<.-;\fthough thN~g~;-rndustry always rest:~t:Sthe?ght to require insurance in the kiNs and~G""-,,,.,:92:::7?~~
<br />/;/ amo~ts t~ough( ~ecessary to prot~~~eari~.indJ!.s~ has followed the go\,e~llt'~_t:ad'lrr-\ \
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<br />The lending i~hopes that the Council's work will res~'t in maps on which[J
<br />property's flood-zone;Stllt\ts can be determined more easily, and th~~ the maps will reflec\ln.ore.
<br />\ accurately amJ.e9flslstent1Y~ property's real potential to loss due t~ pood, Finally, the lenaing- /
<br />"\~~'" industry,w<!lltSto see a mor~'efficient and accessible means of obt,alning flood-zone status
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<br />:: / The Organizatiqn:>fhe missiori.q'fthe U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) is to provide to
<br />the nation reliable, iprfi~ial information to~describe and understand the Earth. This information
<br />is used to minimii~ross'Qf life and property 'f~o.m natural disasters. Toward this end, the USGS
<br />works coop~~f;.felY with ~anY parts ofFEMA<~~e Water Resources Division (WRD) has
<br />worked wi\I(FEMA to perf(l1;tl1, flood insurance st~4ies in the past and has produced a series of
<br />maps, c?~onl~ known as "flQ..h.~-pron.e quadrang~l\s<: i~ cooperation with FEM.A. The WRD
<br />also mamta~snver and stream ~l\ges m cooperatlOn.~lth State and local agencies throughout
<br />the United stitt~. These gauges pNvide information u$l:~ by FEMA study contractors. The
<br />National Mappi~Pivision (NMD) p~Qvides the ba~ii1a'p:~r many FEMA flood-mapping
<br />products, and assiSt~ FEMA in develdPll).g theDflRM prOd~t, which is distributed in the
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<br />Mapping ConcernS:'-Tlie-tr.S. Geological Survey representative on the Council (Kari
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<br />Craun) is a technical expert in the field of cartography and provides a..Nogrammatic link between
<br />the National Mapping Program and the NFlP. She also represents the hiterests ofthe GeolQgic, ,/ ~c
<br />Water Resources, and Biologic Resources Divisions of the USGS and a~slstsmpxo:vj~fjil'lgiflpjC
<br />from members of the Federal Geographic Data Comipjj1ee-wllqat(Qf;.mtziifr6qarfy-assign~d to
<br />the National Mapping Division, Y~9..s..~==-=::-::=:~,:~~-=c=:/-/- '<:1~\
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<br />12096, "Coordinating Geographic Data Acquisition and Access: The National Spatial'':"
<br />Data Infrastructure" (published in the April 13, 1994, edition of the Federal Register, " \,
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