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, Federal Emergency Munagement Agency (e) Extent of State and local progress In flood plain, mudslide (I.e., mudfJow) area and flood-related ero- sion area management, including adoption of flood plain management regulations consistent with related on~ goiIlg programs In the area. [41 FR 46966. Oct. 26, 1976. Redesignated at 44 FR 31177, May 31, 19791 fi 59.24 Suspension of community eligibil- Ity. (a) A community eligible for the sale of flood insurance shall be sUbject to suspension from the Program for fail- Ing to submit copies of adequate flood plain management regulations meet- Ing the minimum requirements of paragraphs (b), (c), (d) or (e) of ! 60.3 or paragraph (b) of ! 60.4 or ! 60.5, within six months from the date the AdminIStrator provides the data, upon which the flood plain regulations for the appUcable paragraph shall be based. Where there has not been any submission by the community, the Ad- ministrator shall notify the communi- ty that 90 days remain In the six month period in order to submit ade- quate flood plain management regula- tions. Where there has been an inad, equate submission, the Administrator shall notify the community of the spe- cific deficiencies in its submitted flood plain management regulations and inform the community of the amount of time remaining within the six month period. If, subsequently, copies of ad('quate flood plain management regulations are not received by the Ad- ministrator, he shall, no later than 30 days before the expiration of the origi- nal six month period, provide written notice to the community and to the state and assure publication In the FEDERAL REGISTER under Part 64 of this subchapter, of the community's loss of eligibility for the sale of flood insurance. such suspension to. become effective upon the expiration of the six month period. Should the commu- nity remedy the defect and the Ad- ministrator receive copies of adequate flood plain management regulations within the notice period, the suspen- sion notice shall be rescinded by the Administrator, If the Administrator receives notice from the State that It has enacted adequate flood plain man- ~ 59.24 agement regulations for the communi- ty within the notice period, the sus- pension notice shall be rescinded by the Administrator.' The community's eligibility shall remain terminated after suspension until copies of ade- quate flood plain management regula- tions have been received and approved by the AdminIStrator. (b) A community eligible for the sale of flood insurance which falls to ade- quately enforce flood plain manage- ment regulations meeting the mini- mum requIrements set forth In H 60.3, 60.4 and/or 6005 shall be subject to probation. Probation shall represent formal notification to the conununity that the Administrator regards the community's flood plain management program as not compliant with NFIP criteria. Prior to imposing probation, the Administrator (1) shall Inform the community upon 90 days prior,written notice of the impending probation and of the specific program deficiencies and violations relative to the failure t<J enforce, (2) shall, at least 60' day, before probation Is to begin, issue a press release to local media explaining the reasonsfQr and the effects of pro. bation, and (3) when the probation il to begin on or after October 1, 1986, shall, at least 90 days before probatio, is to begin, adVIse all policyholders i, the community of the impending pro, bation and the additional premhm that will be charged, as provided lr this paragraph, on policies sold or reo newed during the period of probation During this 90-day period the commu nity shall have the opportunity t< avoid probation by demonstratln! compliance with Program. require ments, or by correcting Program defl ciencies and remedying all violation: to the maximum extent possible. If, a1 the end of the 90-day period, the Ad mlnlstrator determines that the com munity has failed to do so, the proba tion shall go into effect. ProbatiOI may be continued for up to one yea] after the community corrects all Pro gram deficiencies and remedies all vlo lations to the maximum extent possi ble. Flood insurance may be sold or re newed in the community while it is 01 probation. Where a policy covers prop erty located in a community placed OJ probation on or after October 1, 1986 257