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<br />Because this LOMR will not be printed and distributed to primary users, such as local insurance agents
<br />and mortgage lenders, your community will serve as a repository for these new data, We encourage you
<br />to disseminate the information reflected by this LOMR throughout the community, so that interested
<br />persons, such as property owners, local insurance agents, and mortgage lenders, may benefit from the
<br />information, We also encourage you to prepare a related article for publication in your community's
<br />local newspaper, This article should describe the assistance that officials of your community will give to
<br />interested persons by providing these data and interpreting the NFIP maps,
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<br />We will not physically revise and republish the FIRM and FIS report for your community to reflect the
<br />modifications made by this LOMR at this time. When changes to the previously cited FI~ panel and
<br />FIS report warrant physical revision and republication in the future, we will incorporate the
<br />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
<br />permits required by Federal or State law have been received, State, county, and community officials,
<br />based on knowledge oflocal 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,
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<br />The basis of this LOMR is, in whole or in part, a channel-modification project. NFIP regulations, as
<br />cited in Paragraph 60.3(b )(7), 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 rests with your community,
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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
<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.
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<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:
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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, CO 80225-0267
<br />(303) 235-4830
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