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<br />5 <br /> <br />Proposed and New Levees <br /> <br />Requests to rIA for guidance on levee construction should be addressed by <br />referencing the minimum requirements discussed above and the Corps of Engineers' <br />manual on the .Design and Construction of Levees. EM 1110-2-1913 for basic <br />principles to be applied. FIA approval of design plans and as-built <br />certifications will be handled on a case by case basis. All future requests for <br />map revisions or letters of map amendment, on the basis of newly constructed <br />levees, will require FIA's review of as-built specifications according to the <br />minimum standards outlined above, and the principles outlined in the Corps' <br />manual. Levees proposed for construction in an identified floodway must also be <br />approved through the exception process outlined in Part 60.6 of the Program <br />regulations. <br /> <br />Contractors performing study, review and map revision functions shall be <br />notified of this policy as soon as possible. <br />