May 25, 2016
ASFPM and Others Urge Congress to Support 3DEP Funding
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Coalition Letter Supporting Presidential Funding Request for 3DEP On May 24, 2016, the Association of State Floodplain Managers, Association of American State Geologists, MAPPS and National Society of Professional Surveyors submitted the following letter to the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment and Related Agencies. Read the full letter here. …
May 24, 2016
ASFPM submits Comments on Public Assistance Funds
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ASFPM Comments on Public Assistance on docket ID FEMA-2016-0007 Proposed building standards when using Public Assistance funds submitted May 23, 2016 ASFPM has reviewed the proposed building standards that FEMA will require when entities are using Public Assistance (PA) funds. We have the following comments: 1. ASFPM supports the proposed standards in general. Ensuring taxpayer…
May 18, 2016
ASFPM’s Recommendations for Managing Flood Risk in the Nation
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Section 1 (A, B & C): Flood Hazard Mapping and National Data Sets Flood maps show areas in a community that will flood in a certain probability of flooding. They have been produced since the 1950s and ’60s, when Jim Goddard at the Tennessee Valley Authority worked with communities in the Valley to produce maps…
May 13, 2016
Designing better projects for a changing climate
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Worldwide, densely populated and economically-productive, low-lying coastal areas are experiencing the effects of accelerated sea level rise, erosion and flooding caused by more severe and frequent storms. They face existential threats and we must do more to incorporate climate adaptation into projects affecting these coastal areas and inland floodplains. The good news is that innovative…
May 12, 2016
FEMA is now implementing the critical lessons learned from Hurricane Sandy to improve the customer experience for policyholders involved in litigation
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FEMA’s Roy Wright in a March 12 memo explains FEMA oversight in WYO legislation FEMA is transforming the National Flood Insurance Program with a focus on customer experience and ensuring policyholders and communities become more disaster resistant and resilient. FEMA’s commitment begins when a policyholder purchases a federal flood insurance policy and does not end…
May 10, 2016
FEMA releases Oct. 1 2016 program changes
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NFIP announces Oct. 1, 2016 program changes on May 10, 2016 Go to https://www.nfipiservice.com/Stakeholder/FEMA8/W-16032.html to view the cover memo and four attachments, including: Attachment A – Transaction Record Reporting and Processing Plan Revisions Attachment B – Edit Specifications Revisions Attachment C –Updated Preferred Risk Policy and Newly Mapped Application Form Attachment D –Sample Form for…