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<br />" <br /> <br />The basis of this LOMR is, in whole or in part, a channel-modification/culvert project. NFIP regulations, <br />as cited in Paragraph 60.3(bX7), require that communities ensure that the flood-carrying capacity within the <br />altered or relocated portion of any watercourse is maintained. This provision is incorporated into your <br />community's existing floodplain management regulations. Consequently, the ultimate responsibility for <br />maintenance of the modified channel and culvert rests with your community. <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 ofl968, Public Law 90-448), 42 U.S.C. 4001-4128, <br />and 44 CFR Part 65. Pursuant to Section 1361 of the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968, as amended, <br />communities participating in the NFIP are required to adopt and enforce floodplain management regulations <br />that meet or exceed minimum NFIP criteria. These criteria are the minimum and do not supersede any State <br />or local requirements of a more stringent nature. This includes adoption of the effective FIRM to which the <br />regulations apply and the modifications described in this LOMR. Our records show that your community <br />has met this requirement. <br /> <br />A Consultation Coordination Officer (CCO) has been designated to assist your community. The CCO will <br />be the primary liaison between your community and FEMA. For information regarding your CCO, please <br />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, Colorado 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 Witt <br />in 1997, we seek to focus the energy of businesses, citizens, and communities in the United States on the <br />importance of reducing their susceptibility to the impact of all natural disasters, including floods, hurricanes, <br />severe storms, earthquakes, and wildfires. Natural hazard mitigation is most effective when it is planned for <br />and implemented at the local level, by the entities who are most knowledgeable of local conditions and <br />whose economic stability and safety are at stake. For your information, we are enclosing a copy of a <br />pamphlet describing this nationwide initiative. For additional information on Project Impact, please visit <br />our Web site at www.fema.l!ov/imDact. <br /> <br />If you have any questions regarding floodplain management regulations for your community or the NFIP <br />in general, please contact the CCO for your community at the telephone number cited above. If you have <br />