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, " 2 We will incorporate the modifications made by this LOMR into FIRM Panel 0179 D, Flood Boundary Floodway Map (FBFM) Panel 0179, and the FIS report for your community, and issue preliminary copies for review by your community. So that we may provide your community with the most up-to-date information possible, we request that your community review the effective FIRM and FBFM panels referenced above and the effective FIS report to determine if any additional changes are warranted. Examples of possible changes include updates to corporate limits, new streets within or adjacent to designated SFHAs, and revised flood way boundary delineations. To assist us in processing the revised FIRM, FBFM, and FIS report in a timely manner, we request that your community submit changes within 30 days of the date of this letter . We will review all information received during this 30-day period and incorporate it as appropriate into the preliminary copies of the revised FIRM, FBFM, and FIS report. The preliminary copies are scheduled to be delivered for review in approximately 4 months. This response to Mr . Woodward's request is based on minimum floodplain management criteria established under the NFIP . Your community is responsible for approving all floodplain development, including this request, and for ensuring that necessary permits required by Federal or State law have been received. With knowledge of local conditions and in the interest of safety, State and community officials may set higher standards for construction, or may limit development in floodplain areas. If the State of Colorado or your community has adopted more restrictive or comprehensive floodplain management criteria, these criteria take precedence. Because this LOMR will not be printed and distributed to primary users, such as local insurance agents and mortgage lenders, your community will serve as a repository for these new data. We encourage you to disseminate the information reflected by this LOMR throughout the community, so that interested persons, such as property owners, local insurance agents, and mortgage lenders, may benefit from the information. We also encourage you to prepare an article for publication in your community's local newspaper. This article should describe the changes that have been made and the assistance that officials of your community will give to interested persons by providing these data and interpreting the NFIP maps. The map panel as listed above and as revised by this letter will be used for all flood insurance policies and renewals issued for your community. This determination has been made pursuant to Section 206 of the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973 (Public Law 93-234) and is in accordance with the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968, as amended (Title XIII of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968, Public Law 90-448), 42 U.S.C. 4001-4128, and 44 CFR Part 65. Pursuant to Section 1361 of the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968, as amended, communities participating in the NFIP are required to adopt and enforce floodplain management regulations that meet or exceed minimum NFIP criteria. These criteria are the minimum and do not supersede any State or local requirements of a more stringent nature. This includes adoption of the effective FIRM and FBFM to which the regulations apply and the modifications made by this LOMR. Our records show that your community has met this requirement.