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<br />FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY <br /> <br />Proposed Flood Elevation Determinations <br /> <br />AGENCY: Federal Emergency Management Agency <br /> <br />ACTION: Proposed rule. <br /> <br />SUMMARY: Technical information or comments are solicited on the proposed and proposed <br />modified base (l-percent-annual-chance) flood elevations (BFEs) shown on the preliminary <br />revised Flood Insurance Study (FIS) and Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM) for your <br />community. These BFEs and modified BFEs are the basis for the floodplain management <br />measures that your community is required to either adopt or show evidence of being already in <br />effect in order to qualify or remain qualified for participation in the National Flood Insurance <br />Program (NFIP). <br /> <br />DATES: The comment period is 90 days following the second publication of this proposed rule <br />in a newspaper of local circulation in your community. <br /> <br />ADDRESSES: The FIS and FIRM showing the proposed and proposed modified BFEs and <br />their delineations are available for inspection at the La Plata County Building Department, 1060 <br />East 2nd Avenue, Durango, Colorado. <br /> <br />Send comments to: <br /> <br />The Honorable Frank Joswick <br />Chairman, La Plata County Board of Commissioners <br />1060 East 2nd Avenue <br />Durango, Colorado 81301 <br /> <br />FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Matthew B. Miller, P.E., Chief, Hazards <br />Study Branch, Mitigation Directorate, 500 C Street SW, Washington, DC 20472, (202) 646- <br />3461, or (e-mail) matt.miller@fema.gov. <br /> <br />SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Federal Emergency Management Agency <br />(FEMA) gives notice of the proposed determinations of BFEs and modified BFEs in accordance <br />with Section 110 of the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973, 42 V.S.C. 4104, and 44 CFR <br />67.4(a). <br /> <br />These BFEs, together with the floodplain management measures required by 44 CFR 60.3, are <br />the minimum that are required. They should not be construed to mean your community must <br />change any existing ordinances that are more stringent in their floodplain management <br />requirements, Your community may, at any time, enact stricter requirements on its own, or <br />pursuant to policies established by other Federal, State, or regional entities. These proposed <br />BFEs are used to meet the floodplain management requirements of the NFIP and are also used to <br />calculate the appropriate flood insurance premium rates for new buildings built after the BFEs <br />are made final, and for the contents in these buildings. <br />