On Monday of last week, FEMA issued a bulletin which highlights recently enacted policy changes to its Risk Map Program. Based on input received following a public solicitation for comments back in March of this year, the stand alone policy memo issued in August includes a substantial number of changes which impact mapping standards and data use within the flood focused mapping program. As noted in the bulletin, issuance of the policy memo is only part of a multi-year effort designed to upgrade and harmonize the information resources available to communities and citizens for flood planning purposes. Bulletin and policy memo links are provided below:
(FEMA, September 23, 2013)
(FEMA, August 2013)
Comment: If you are concerned about issues related to flooding and mapping, a review of the policy memo is worth your time. Since the the start of 2013, there have been over 100 changes to FEMA's standards. Each such item is clearly annotated in the policy memo.
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