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<br />The following table is a partial listing of existing and modified BFEs:
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<br />Location
<br />
<br />Existing BFE
<br />(feet)*
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<br />Modified BFE
<br />(feet)*
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<br />Approxirnately 6,150 feet upstream of
<br />Black Forest Road
<br />Approximately 8,350 feet upstream of
<br />Black Forest Road
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<br />7,082
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<br />7,059
<br />7,106
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<br />None
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<br />*Referenced to tbe National Geodetic Vertical Datum, rounded to the nearest whole foot
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<br />Public notification oftbe proposed modified BFEs will be given in The Gazette on or about February 16
<br />and February 23,2001. A copy of this notification is enclosed, In addition, a notice of cbanges will be
<br />published in tbe Federal Register, Within 90 days of the second publication in The Gazette, any
<br />interested party may request that FEMA reconsider the determination made by tbis LOMR, Any request
<br />for reconsideration must be based on scientific or tecbnical data. All interested parties are on notice that,
<br />until tbe 90-day period elapses, the determination to modify the BFEs made by this LOMR may itself be
<br />modified, The modifications will become effective after the 90-day appeal period has elapsed, The map
<br />panels as listed above and as modified by this letter will be used for all flood insurance policies and
<br />renewals issued for your community,
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<br />Because tbis LOMR will not be printed and distributed to primary users, such as local insurance agents
<br />and mortgage lenders, your community will serve as a repository for these new data. We encourage you
<br />to disseminate tbe information reflected by this LOMR throughout the community, so tbat interested
<br />persons, such as property owners, local insurance agents, and mortgage lenders, may benefit from the
<br />information, We also encourage you to prepare a related article for publication in your community's
<br />local newspaper, Tbis article should describe the assistance that officials of your community will give to
<br />interested persons by providing these data and interpreting the NFIP maps.
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<br />We will not physically revise and republish the FIRM and PIS report for your community to reflect the
<br />modifications made by this LOMR at this time, When changes to the previously cited FIRM panels and
<br />FIS report warrant physical revision and republication in the future, we will incorporate the
<br />modifications made by this LOMR at that time,
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<br />This LOMR is based on minimum floodplain management criteria established under the NFIP. Your
<br />community is responsible for approving all floodplain development and for ensuring all necessary
<br />permits required by Federal or State law have been received, State, county, and community officials,
<br />based on knowledge of local conditions and in the interest of safety, may set higher standards for
<br />construction in the SFHA, If the State, county, or community has adopted more restrictive or
<br />comprehensive floodplain management criteria, these criteria take precedence over tbe minimum NFIP
<br />criteria,
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<br />This determination bas been made pursuant to Section 206 of the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973
<br />(Public Law 93-234) and is in accordance with the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968, as amended
<br />(Title XIII ofthe Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968, Public Law 90-448), 42 U,S,C,
<br />4001-4128, and 44 CFR Part 65. Pursuant to Section 1361 of the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968,
<br />as amended, cornrnunities participating in the NFIP are required to adopt and enforce floodplain
<br />management regulations that meet or exceed minimum NFIP criteria. These criteria are the minimum
<br />and do not supersede any State or local requirements of a more stringent nature. Tbis includes adoption
<br />ofthe effective FIRM to which the regulations apply and the modifications described in this LOMR,
<br />Our records show that your community has met this requirement.
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