June 9, 2010
FEMA Fiscal Year 2011 Hazard Mitigation Assistance Program Update
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From FEMA: The Fiscal Year 2011 (FY11) Hazard Mitigation Assistance (HMA) application period opened on June 1, 2010 and the FY11 Hazard Mitigation Assistance Unified Guidance is now available. This guidance applies to the Hazard Mitigation Grant Program, Pre-Disaster Mitigation, Flood Mitigation Assistance, Repetitive Flood Claims and Severe Repetitive Loss programs. The Unified Hazard Mitigation…
June 4, 2010
State Farm leaving flood insurance program
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From the Sarasota Herald Tribune By Paige St. John State Farm Mutual confirmed Thursday that it will stop administering federal flood insurance policies this fall, leaving government officials to find a new home for 800,000 customers nationwide who bought their coverage through the company. State Farm does not insure property against floods or storm surge.…
June 4, 2010
Dialogue on a NOAA Climate Service
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From the National Academy of Public Administration: Congress has asked the National Academy of Public Administration (the Academy) to analyze organizational options for establishing a Climate Service at NOAA. This study will be used to inform NOAA’s ongoing work on this topic. A critical component of the Academy’s study is to identify mechanisms to fully…
June 2, 2010
$12 Million for Farmland Disaster Damage Repair Available from USDA
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Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced that Emergency Conservation Program (ECP) funds are being made available to farmers and ranchers in 14 states to repair farmland damaged by natural disasters in 2010. “USDA is committed to helping farmers and ranchers restore conservation measures on farmland devastated by the recent floods, tornadoes, drought and Wildfire,” said Vilsack.…
June 1, 2010
NFIP Reauthorization Lapse
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The NFIP was not reauthorized by Congress by midnight of May 31, 2010. Therefore, the Program will experience a hiatus – a period without authority to: issue new policies for which application and premium payment dates are on or after June 1, 2010, or issue increased coverage on existing policies for which endorsement and premium…
May 7, 2010
ASFPM Recommends FIFM Task Force Actions
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ASFPM is providing suggestions to the Federal Interagency Floodplain Management Task Force (FIFM-TF) for consideration and action. Our overarching priority recommendations are: Make the Task Force a permanent group that meets regularly and develops a long range strategy and yearly work plans; Update the Unified National Program for Floodplain Management; Update the 1992 National Assessment…
April 21, 2010
Larson Presented Testimony on NFIP Reform
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Larry Larson, ASFPM Executive Director, presented testimony on behalf of ASFPM before the House Committee on Financial Services, Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity. The hearing was on Legislative Proposals to Reform the National Flood Insurance Program. ASFPM Testimony on Flood Insurance Reform and Reauthorization (4/10) All Witness Testimony on Flood Insurance Reform and Reautorization…
April 13, 2010
FEMA NFIP Reform
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FEMA is engaged in a comprehensive effort to address the concerns of the wide array of stakeholders involved in an ongoing dialog about the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP). The initiative is a multi-staged process designed to engage stakeholders and consider the largest breadth of public policy options. FEMA believes this important process will ensure…
April 2, 2010
ASFPM Submits Comments on CEQ’s Principals & Guidelines
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On December 3, 2009 the White House Council on Environmental Quality released a new draft Principals & Guidelines to both the Federal Register for public comment and to the National Academy of Sciences for its review. This afternoon ASFPM submitted comments on these draft Principals & Guidelines. You can view the official announcement and all…
March 29, 2010
NFIP Authorization Lapses Again
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This means that until Congress approves reauthorization of the NFIP: no new NFIP policies will be issued, existing NFIP polices due for renewal during this time will not be renewed, and increased coverage requests will not be processed. Congress is not expected to revisit consideration for NFIP reauthorization until it returns to session April 12,…