FEMA has published a Request for Information notice in the Federal Register seeking public comment on the National Flood Insurance Program’s minimum floodplain standards. The notice also requests comments on how the program could better promote the conservation of threatened and endangered species and their habitats consistent with the Endangered Species Act. Written comments can be submitted between now and December 13, 2021. There will be a virtual public meeting in which verbal comments can be made. This meeting will be held from 3:30 – 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Monday, November 15, 2021.
Link for Virtual Public Meeting: https://bahmeet.webex.com/webappng/sites/bahmeet/meeting/info/7276c94763574bbda7bdf4254f321749?isPopupRegisterView=true
Request for Information on NFIP Standards comments due by 12/13/2021
Link to provide comments: https://www.regulations.gov/docket/FEMA-2021-0024