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<br />3 <br /> <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 the minimum NFIP <br />criteria, <br /> <br />This determination has 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 of the 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, communities 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. This includes adoption <br />of the 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. <br /> <br />A Consultation Coordination Officer (CCO) has been designated to assist your community. The CCO <br />will be the primary liaison between your community and FEMA. For information regarding your CCO, <br />please contact: <br /> <br />Mr. Steve L. Olsen <br />Director, Mitigation Division <br />Federal Emergency Management Agency, Region VIII <br />Denver Federal Center, Building 710, Box 25267 <br />Denver, CO 80225-0267 <br />(303) 235-4830 <br /> <br />FEMA makes flood insurance available in participating communities; in addition, we encourage <br />communities to develop their own loss reduction and prevention programs, Through the Project <br />Impact: Building Disaster Resistant Communities initiative, launched by FEMA Director James Lee <br />Witt in 1997, we seek to focus the energy of businesses, citizens, and communities in the United States <br />on the importance of reducing their susceptibility to the impact of all natural disasters, including floods, <br />hurricanes, severe storms, earthquakes, and wildfires. Natural hazard mitigation is most effective when <br />it is planned for and implemented at the local level, by the entities who are most knowledgeable of local <br />conditions and whose economic stability and safety are at stake. For your information, we are enclosing <br />a copy of a pamphlet describing this nationwide initiative, For additional information on Project Impact, <br />please visit our website at www.fema.I!Ov/impact, <br />