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<br />We will not physically revise and republish the FIRM for your community to reflect the modifications made
<br />by this LOMR at thi8 time, When changes to the previously cited FIRM panel(s) warrant physical revision
<br />and republication in the future, we will incorporate the modifications made by this LOMR at that time,
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<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 permits
<br />required by Federal or State law have been received, State, county, and community officials, based on
<br />knowledge of local conditions and in the interest of safety, may set higher standards for construction in the
<br />SFHA, If the State, county, or community has adopted more restrictive or comprehensive floodplain
<br />management criteria, these criteria take precedence over the minimum NFIP criteria.
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<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(b)(7), require that communities ensure that the flood-carrying capacity within
<br />the 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 culverts rests with your community.
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<br />Because this LOMR will not be printed and distributed to primary users, such as local insurance agents and
<br />mortgage lender8, your community will serve as a repository for these new data, We encourage you to
<br />disseminate the information reflected by this LOMR throughout the community, so that interested persons,
<br />such as property owners, local insurance agents, and mortgage lenders, may benefit from the information,
<br />We also encourage you to prepare a related article for publication in your community's local newspaper,
<br />This article should describe the changes that have been made and the assistance that officials of your
<br />community will give to interested persons by providing these data and interpreting the NFIP maps.
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<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 and
<br />do not supersede any State or local requirements of a more stringent nature. This includes adoption of the
<br />effective FIRM to which the regulations apply and the modifications made by this LOMR, Our records
<br />show that your community has met this requirement.
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<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:
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<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
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<br />FEMA makes flood insurance available in partiCipating communities; in addition, we encourage
<br />communitie8 to develop their own loss reduction and prevention programs, Our Project Impact initiative,
<br />developed by FEMA Director James Lee Witt, seeks to focus the energy of businesses, citizens, and
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