The American Gas Association (AGA), American Public Power Association (APPA), Edison Electric Institute (EEI), National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA), and Utility Water Act Group (UWAG) thank you for the opportunity to submit comments on the Revised Guidelines for Implementing Executive Order 11988, Floodplain Management (Implementing Guidelines), published by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), on behalf of the Mitigation Framework Leadership Group. 80 Fed. Reg. 6,530 (Feb. 5, 2015). This comment letter addresses some of the above organizations concerns regarding the Implementing Guidelines, including, but not limited to, the expansion of the definition of floodplain, the ambiguous regulatory scope of the Implementing Guidelines, and the resulting regulatory burdens, delays, and costs of implementing the Executive Order (EO) through the Implementing Guidelines. If you have any questions about these comments, please contact at EEI, either C. Richard Bozek (202/508-5641; rbozek@eei.org) or Henri Bartholomot (202/508-5622; hbartholomot@eei.org), at AGA, Arushi Sharma Frank (202/824-7120; asharma@aga.org), at APPA, Alex Hofmann (202/467-2956; ahofmann@publicpower.org ), at NRECA, Dorothy Kellogg (703/907-5715; Dorothy.kellogg@nreca.coop), or at UWAG, Karma Brown (202/955-1893; kbbrown@hunton.com).
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May 7, 2015· Comment Submitted by Quinlan J. Shea, III, American Gas Association (AGA), American Public Power Association (APPA), Edison Electric Institute (EEI), National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA), and Utility Water Act Group (UWAG)· FEMA-2015-0006-0241
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