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The Southern Environmental Law Center ("SELC"), a nonprofit, nonpartisan environmental legal advocacy organization, respectfully requests a more robust public engagement process, including an extension of the public comment period by 30 days to October 8, 2026, for HUD's proposed rule "Rescission of Floodplain Management and Protection of Wetlands; Minimum Property Standards for Flood Hazard Exposure; Building to the Federal Flood Risk Management Standard," 91 Fed. Reg. 42685 (July 10, 2026). The public needs additional time and opportunity to meaningfully comment on this proposal given its significance to housing safety and affordability, HUD's failure to supply a complete accounting of the changes proposed, and technical problems affecting some would-be commenters. Please see attached for more information on why an extension is warranted.