Defenders of Wildlife
FEMARulemakingFEMA-2023-0026

Updates to Floodplain Management and Protection of Wetlands Regulations to Implement the Federal Flood Risk Management Standard

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Defenders of Wildlife filed 1 comment on this docket between Dec 1, 2023 and Dec 1, 2023. 17 other organizations filed here. The comment window closed 970d ago.

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Dec 1, 2023· Comment Submitted by Defenders of Wildlife· FEMA-2023-0026-0032

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Abstract

On October 2, 2023, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) published a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) and supplementary policy that proposed to implement the Federal Flood Risk Management Standard (FFRMS) and update the agency’s 8-step decision-making process for floodplain reviews by changing how FEMA defines a floodplain with respect to certain actions and how FEMA uses natural systems, ecosystem processes, and nature-based approaches when developing alternatives to locating a proposed action in the floodplain. After a careful review of the public comments received, FEMA is now issuing a final rule that implements the proposed rule, with some minor amendments.

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