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<br />o As noted in Appendix 6, the Federal Emergency Management <br />Agency has an extensive program to support state agencies <br />with training opportunities, with technical literature, <br />and by support of organizations such as the Southeastern <br />States Dam Safety Conference and the Association of Dam <br />Safety Officials. <br /> <br />o One of the purposes, by direction of the president, of the <br />National Dam Inspection Program administered by the Corps <br />of Engineers in the 1977-1981 period was the development <br />of state capabilities to regulate dams in the interest of <br />public safety. Contracts with state agencies under that <br />program and the training opportunities it provided did <br />enhance capabilities in many state dam safety organiza- <br />tions. <br /> <br />o The Bureau of Reclamation has memoranda of understanding <br />with 16 western states covering many types of dam safety <br />activities and exchange of information. <br /> <br />Land Use Zonina <br /> <br />The Federal agencies report essentially no direct action <br />toward land use zoning or regulation of development downstream <br />from dams. Due to lack of authority for direct action, the <br />Federal agency role in floodplain zoning downstream from <br />a dam generally is limited to supplying information to local <br />authorities. The Tennessee Valley Authority reports an active <br />role in supplying such information to local authorities. The <br />International Boundary and Water Commission, U.S. Section, <br />annually furnishes advisory notices to everyone having an <br />interest in lands that might be flooded by releases from the <br />Commission's dams. The Corps of Engineers notes that in some <br />instances, flowage easements over downstream areas are acquired <br />for project operational purposes and, in those areas, land use <br />is carefully controlled. <br /> <br />Some agencies noted that the Federal Flood Insurance <br />Program, administered by the Federal Emergency Management <br />Agency, exerts the major Federal influence on land uses <br />downstream from dams. <br /> <br />Risk Ana1vsis Procedures <br /> <br />"Risk analysis" is a term applied to a decision-making <br />procedure that involves these three factors as they relate to <br />dam design activities: <br /> <br />1. Probability of failure; <br /> <br />Chapter 3 - page 25 <br />