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Federal Emergency Management Agency (2) Encourage and assist communities in qualifying for participation in the Program; (3) Guide and assist county and mu- nicipal public bodies and agencies in developing, implementing, and main- taining local flood plain management regulations; (4) Provide local governments and the general public with Program infor- mation on the coordination of local ac- tivities with Federal and State require- ments for managing flood-prone areas; (5) Assist communities in disseminat- ing information on minimum elevation requirements for development within flood-prone areas; (6) Assist in the delineation of riverine and coastal flood-prone areas, whenever possible, and provide all rel- evant technical information to the Ad- ministrator; (7) Recommend priorities for Federal flood plain m..n..gement activities in relation to the needs of county and mu- nicipallocalities within the State; (8) Provide notification to the Ad- ministrator in the event of apparent ir- reconcilable differences between a com- munity's local flood plain man;o.gement program and the minimum require- ments of the Program; (9) Establish minimum State flood plain management regulatory stand- ards consistent with those established in this part and in conformance with other Federal and State environmental and water pollution standards for the prevention of pollution during periods of flooding; (10) Assure coordination and consist- ency of flood plain m..na,gement activi- ties with other State, areawide, and local p)A.nnil1g and enforcement agen- cies; (11) Assist in the identification and implementation of flood ba.za.rd mitiga- tion recommendations which are con- sistent with the minimum flood plain mA.na.gement criteria for the Program; (12) Participate in flood plain man- agement training opportunities and other flood hazard preparedness pr0- grams whenever practicable. (c) Other duties and responsibilities, which may be deemed appropriate by the State and which are to be offiCially designated as being conducted in the capacity of the State Coordinating 1;4-165 0-97--9 PI. 61 Agency for the Program, may be ear- ried out with prior notifj,::ation of the Administrator. . (d) For States which have dem- onstrated a commitment 1;0 and experi- ence in application of the minimum flood plain management criteria set forth in "60.3, 60.4, and, 60.5 as evi- denced by the establishment and im- plementation of programs which sub- stantially encompass the activities de- scribed in paragraphs (a), (b), and (c) of this section, the Administrator shall take the foregoing into !Lecount when: (1) Considering State recommenda- tions prior to implementing Program activities affecting State communities; (2) Considering State approval or cer- tifications of local flood plain m..nllge- ment regulations as ml,eting the re- quirements of this part. [51 FR 30309. Aug. 25. 1986] t 60.26 Local coordination. (a) Local flood plain, mudslide (i.e., mudflow) and flood-n,lated erosion area. lI)A.na,gement, forecasting, emer- gency preparedness, and damage abate- ment programs should be coordinated with relevant Federal, State, and re- giona.l programs; (b) A community adopting flood plain management regula.tiOIIS pursuant to these criteria should coordinate with the appropriate State agency to pro- mote publiC acceptance, and use of ef- fective flood plain, mudslide, (i.e., mudflow) and flood-related erosion reg- ulations; (c) A community shO'lud notify adja- cent communities prior to substantial commercial developml:nts and large subdivisions to be undE,rtaken in areas having special flood, mudslide (i.e., mudflow) andfor flood..related erosion hazards. PART 61-INSURANCE COVERAGE AND RATES Sec. 61.1 Purpose of part. 61.2 Definitions. 61.3 Types of coverage. 61.4 Limitations on coverage. 61.5 Special terms and conditions. 61.6 Maximum amolUlts of coverage avail- able. 61.7 Risk premium rate determinations. 249 . . . .. . . . .-.... ." . .'_. -"