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Intergovernmental Affairs Advisory February 13, 2015 SAVE THE DATE: Federal Flood Risk Management Standard Implementing Sessions Dear Colleagues: Please join FEMA and federal partners during a series of Listening Sessions on the Federal Flood Risk Management Standard Implementation. These sessions provide the opportunity to listen, ask questions, and provide feedback on how federal agencies implement

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SUBJECT: High Deductible Option Disclosure Read the full bulletin here. Pursuant to Section 12 of the Homeowner Flood Insurance Affordability Act of 2014 (HFIAA), FEMA is making an optional $10,000 deductible available to all residential properties, including those designed for one to four families. Prior to the enactment of HFIAA, FEMA already provided $10,000 and

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You can view the W-15004 Bulletin here.

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Flood Risk Mapping Guidelines and Standards: Spring 2015 update FEMA maintains guidelines and standards to support the Risk Mapping, Assessment and Planning (MAP) program. These guidelines and standards define the specific implementation of the statutory and regulatory requirements (NFIP flood risk analysis and mapping, and address the performance of flood risk projects, processing of letters

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White House issues New Executive Order on Federal Flood Risk Management, ASFPM Supports New Standard President Obama issued a new Executive Order Jan. 30 that proposes a new Federal Flood Risk Management Standard, which the Association of State Floodplain Managers says will ultimately help reduce flood losses and taxpayer costs. Two federal coordinating groups that

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FEMA is constantly evolving to advance the agency mission to support our citizens and first responders to ensure that as a nation we work together to build, sustain, and improve our capability to prepare, protect against, respond to, recover from, and mitigate all hazards, David Miller, Associate Administrator for Federal Insurance and Mitigation Administration, said

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Notice: Updated Fee Schedule for FEMA Flood Map Related Products The Federal Emergency Management Agency has published a Federal Register Notice announcing an updated fee schedule for processing certain map change requests to National Flood Insurance Program maps, requests for Flood Insurance Study (FIS) technical and administrative support data, and requests for particular NFIP map

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FEMA Seeks Applicants for National Advisory Council Main Content WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency seeks experienced individuals who are interested in serving on the National Advisory Council to apply. All applications must be received by 5 p.m. ET on Feb. 16, 2015. The NAC is a federal advisory

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Now Available! Fact sheets that reflect changes to “Adequate Progress” (Zone A99) determinations and “Flood Protection Restoration” (Zone AR) Requirements. FEMA updated its requirements and mapping standards associated with the “Adequate Progress” (Zone A99) or a “Flood Control Restoration Zone” (Zone AR) flood zone determinations. Section 19 of the Homeowner Flood Insurance Affordability Act of

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FEMA Introducing a New Data Visualization Tool FEMA introduced a new interactive tool Jan. 7 that allows the public to explore currently-available FEMA grant data. On the site, you will be able to see a visual representation of federal grant data as it relates to fire, preparedness, mitigation and public assistance. The tool also visualizes

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