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CHAPTER 4
FLOOD PLAIN NOTIFICATION
I. PREPARATION:
A. Obtain detailed mapping of Floodplain or wetland. Sources include Corps
of Engineers and Federal Emergency Management Agency, Federal Insurance
Administration.
B. Determine what type of floodplain or wetland the action affects.
C. Determine whether the action affects the base floodplains for floods
occurring once in 100-Years or critical action floodplains for floods
occurring once in 500-Year
II. ACTION:
A. Upon full analysis of floodplains or wetland, prepare a "Notice of
Proposed Action" for publishing. This notice should occur as early as it
is known that there is a reasonable likelihood that an impact exists.
Normally, this will be no later than completion of Design Development
Drawings. This procedure should be concurrent with other environmental
documentation, e. g. environmental impact statements and environmental
assessments.
B. Identify and evaluate practicable alternatives to impacting the
floodplain or wetland.
C. Determine how the action will be designed or modified to minimize
impacts to the floodplain or wetland and the action.
D. Determine whether the action conforms to applicable state or local
floodplain or wetland regulations.
E. Determine and describe why the National Flood Insurance Program
Criteria are not appropriate for the action if they do not apply.
F. Prepare and publish a "Notice of Planned Action". This notice serves
as the Statement of Finding in compliance with Section 2(a) of the
Executive Order.
III. FOLLOW-UP:
A. All required notices are prepared for issuance under the signature of
the Medical Center Director.
B. Copies of the Notice are provided to Local and State Government
Agencies and cooperating Agencies, and is published in local newspapers.
All copies must include a map.
C. A 30 day comment period is provided for the Notice procedure each time
it is issued.
IV. GENERAL NOTES/REFERENCES:
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