Hazard Layer News Today

Paul Osman, chair of the Floodplain Management Committee at the Illinois Association for Floodplain and Stormwater Management, St. Charles, has issued a public comment on the Federal Emergency Management Agency notice entitled "Request for Information on the National Flood Insurance Program's Floodplain Management Standards for Land Management and Use,...

Document Number: "Docket ID: FEMA -2021-0024". First, FEMA seeks the public's input on revising the National Flood Insurance Program's floodplain management standards for land management and use regulations to better align with the current understanding of flood risk and flood risk reduction approaches. Specifically, FEMA is seeking input from the public on...