February 8, 2011
NFIP Termination Act of 2011—HR 435
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United States Representative Candice Miller from Michigan is introducing a bill (HR 435) to terminate the NFIP. You can read her logic for it in her press release below (you will likely observe that some of the facts not quite right). While this bill in its current form will not likely move quickly, ASFPM is…
January 24, 2011
INVITATION – Recommendations for a National Levee Safety Program Workshop
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INVITATION Recommendations for a National Levee Safety Program Workshop Hosted by the National Committee on Levee Safety February 10, 2011 Boise Centre “The Glen” (Willow & Pine Rooms) 850 W. Front Street Boise, ID 83702 The National Committee on Levee Safety (NCLS) would like to invite you to learn more about their recommendations to Congress…
January 14, 2011
White House Council on Environmental Quality Issues Mitigation and Monitoring Guidance under NEPA
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EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT COUNCIL ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY WASHINGTON, D.C. 20503 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 14, 2011 White House Council on Environmental Quality Issues Mitigation and Monitoring Guidance under NEPA WASHINGTON, DC – To promote sound governmental decision-making and transparency in Federal environmental reviews, the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) today released final guidance…
January 13, 2011
Rethinking the NFIP – Comments from ASFPM
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ASFPM Comments 1-11-11 ASFPM is pleased FEMA is undertaking a major review of the NFIP with the intent to present Congress with options for NFIP Reform. This effort will also inform FEMA leadership and staff what actions can be taken through rules or guidance by the agency to improve implementation of the NFIP. ASFPM understands…
January 11, 2011
New York State Releases Sea Level Rise Task Force Report
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Sea Level Rise Task Force Report Final Report The New York State Sea Level Rise Task Force has prepared the final reportof its findings and recommendations for adapting to sea level rise for submittal to the State Legislature. The Task Force prepared a draft report of its findings and recommendations and made this draft reportavailable…
January 3, 2011
FEMA Administrator Craig Fugate Encourages Americans To Resolve To Be Ready In 2011
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Release Date: December 30, 2010 Release Number: HQ-10-230 WASHINGTON — With the new year fast approaching, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is encouraging all Americans to make emergency preparedness one of their New Year’s resolutions for the coming year. Resolve to be Ready in 2011 is a nationwide effort to urge individuals, families, businesses…
December 15, 2010
International Flood Risk Management Workshop in Washington DC
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Director’s Desk-Larson Dec 2010 This past week, Doug Plasencia and I spent a couple days at an International Flood Risk Management Workshop in Washington DC. Some 19 nations were represented—a number from Europe, Japan and China, South Korea, Taiwan, Mexico and the Philippines. European nations included the U.K., Ireland, Scotland, Germany, Netherlands, Belgium, Sweden, Italy,…
December 6, 2010
The new issue of Coastal Services magazine is now available
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View this issue in PDF (Requires a plug-in such as Adobe® Reader®to view) or follow the links below to read this issue on-line This bimonthly magazine is a trade publication for the nation’s coastal resource managers Read the magazine online or subscribe here to this free publication
November 22, 2010
Review of FEMA Risk MAP Guidance and Standards Documents
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With the advent of the RiskMAP program, FEMA has approached ASFPM for assistance in reviewing a series of Guidance and Standards documents that are currently in draft form. The Engineering & Mapping Standards Committee has been tasked with coordinating and communicating comments back to FEMA on behalf of ASFPM. As ASFPM members who have indicated…
November 10, 2010
WASHINGTON-First Meeting of the National Ocean Council
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WASHINGTON – The White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) and the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) today convened the first Principals meeting of the National Ocean Council in the Roosevelt Room of the White House. The meeting, attended by 25 Cabinet Secretaries and Senior Officials from across the Federal Government, focused on…