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Home My WebLink AboutFEMA ChangesFederalEmergencyManagementAgencyWashington,D.C.20472CERTIFLEDMAILINREPLYREFERTO:RETURNRECEIPTREQUESTED115-IFebruary19.2020TheHonorableArmondoPavoneCommunity:CityofRenton,Mayor,CityofRentonKingCounty,1055SouthGradyWayWashingtonRenton,Washington98057CommunityNo.:530088MapPanelsAffected:SeeFIRMIndexDearMayorPavone:InDecember2007,youwerenotifiedofproposedBaseFloodElevations(BFEs)affectingtheFloodInsuranceRateMap(FIRM)andFloodInsuranceStudy(FIS)reportfortheCityofRenton,KingCounty,WashingtonandonApril3,2018.youwerenotifiedofproposedmodifiedfloodhazarddeterminations(FHDs).Thestatutory90-dayappealperiodsthatwereinitiatedonDecember1$,2007andApril17,2018,whentheDepartmentofHomelandSecurity’sFederalEmergencyManagementAgency(FEMA)publishedanoticeofproposedBFEsandFHDsforyourcommunityintheSeattleTimes,haveelapsed.FEMAreceivednovalidrequestsforchangesintheBFEsandFHDs.Therefore,thedeterminationoftheAgencyastotheBFEsandFHDsforyourcommunityisconsideredfinal.ThefinalBEEsandFHDswillbepublishedinthefederalRegisterassoonaspossible.ThemodifiedBEEs,FHDsandrevisedmappanels,asreferencedabove,willbeeffectiveasofAugust19,2020,andrevisetheFIRMthatwasineffectpriortothatdate.Forinsuranceratingpurposes,thecommunitynumberandnewsuffixcodeforthepanelsbeingrevisedareindicatedaboveandonthemapandmustbeusedforallnewpoliciesandrenewals.ThemodificationsarepursuanttoSection206oftheFloodDisasterProtectionActof1973(PublicLaw93-234)andareinaccordancewiththeNationalFloodInsuranceActof1968,asamended(TitleXIIIoftheHousingandUrbanDevelopmentActof196$,PublicLaw90-448),42U.S.C.4001-4128,and44CFRPart65.BecauseofthemodificationstotheFIRMandFISreportforyourcommunitymadebythismaprevision,certainadditionalrequirementsmustbemetunderSection1361ofthe1968Act,asamended,within6monthsfromthedateofthisletter.PriortoAugust19,2020,yourcommunityisrequired,asaconditionofcontinuedeligibilityintheNationalFloodInsuranceProgram(NFIP),toadoptorshowevidenceofadoptionoffloodplainmanagementregulationsthatmeetthestandardsofParagraph60.3(d)oftheNFIPregulations.ThesestandardsaretheminimumrequirementsanddonotsupersedeanyStateorlocalrequirementsofamorestringentnature.ItmustbeemphasizedthatallthestandardsspecifiedinParagraph60.3(d)oftheNFIPregulationsmustbeenactedinalegallyenforceabledocument.ThisincludestheadoptionoftheeffectiveFIRMandFISreporttowhichtheregulations,applyandthemodificationsmadebythismaprevision.Someofthestandardsshouldalreadyhavebeenenactedbyyourcommunity.Anyadditionalrequirementscanbemetbytakingoneofthefollowingactions:1.AmendingexistingregulationstoincorporateanyadditionalrequirementsofParagraph60.3(d); 22.AdoptingallthestandardsofParagraph60.3(d)intoonenew,comprehensivesetofregulations;or3.ShowingevidencethatregulationshavepreviouslybeenadoptedthatmeetorexceedtheminimumrequirementsofParagraph60.3(d).CommunitiesthatfailtoenactthenecessaryfloodplainmanagementregulationswillbesuspendedfromparticipationintheNFIPandsubjecttotheprohibitionscontainedinSection202(a)ofthe1973Actasamended.AConsultationCoordinationOfficer(CCO)hasbeendesignatedtoassistyourcommunitywithanydifficultiesyoumaybeencounteringinenactingthefloodplainmanagementregulations.TheCCOwillbetheprimaryliaisonbetweenyourcommunityandFEMA.ForinformationaboutyourCCO,pleasecontact:Dwight(Ted)PerkinsRegionalEngineer,FEMARegion10130—228thStreet,S.W.Bothell,Washington98021—$627(425)487-4684ToassistyourcommunityinmaintainingtheFIRM,wehaveenclosedaSummaryofMapActionstodocumentpreviousLetterofMapChange(LOMC)actions(i.e.,LettersofMapAmendment(LOMAs),LettersofMapRevision(LOMRs))thatwillbesupersededwhentherevisedFIRMpanelsreferencedabovebecomeeffective.InformationonLOMCsispresentedinthefollowingfourcategories:(I)LOMCsforwhichresultshavebeenincludedontherevisedFIRMpanels;(2)LOMCsforwhichresultscouldnotbeshownontherevisedFIRMpanelsbecauseofscalelimitationsorbecausetheLOMCissuedhaddeterminedthatthelotsorstructuresinvolvedwereoutsidetheSpecialFloodHazardAreaasshownontheFIRM;(3)LOMCsforwhichresultshavenotbeenincludedontherevisedFIRMpanelsbecausethefloodhazardinformationonwhichtheoriginaldeterminationswerebasedisbeingsupersededbynewfloodhazardinformation;and(4)LOMCsissuedformultiplelotsorstructureswherethedeterminationforoneormoreofthelotsorstructurescannotberevalidatedthroughanadministrativeprocessliketheLOMCsinCategory2above.LOMCsinCategory2willberevalidatedthroughasingleletterthatreaffirmsthevalidityofapreviouslyissuedLOMC;theletterwillbesenttoyourcommunity’shortlybeforetheeffectivedateoftherevisedFIRMandwillbecomeeffectiveIdayaftertherevisedFIRMbecomeseffective.FortheLOMCslistedinCategory4,wewillreviewthedatapreviouslysubmittedfortheLOMAorLOMRrequestandissueanewdeterminationfortheaffectedpropertiesaftertherevisedFIRMbecomeseffective.TheFIRMpanelshavebeencomputer-generated.OncetheFIRMandFISreportareprintedanddistributed,thedigitalfilescontainingthefloodhazarddatafortheentirecountycanbeprovidedtoyourcommunityforuseinacomputermappingsystem.Thesefilescanbeusedinconjunctionwithotherthematicdataforfloodplainmanagementpurposes,insurancepurchaseandratingrequirements,andmanyotherplanningapplications.CopiesofthedigitalfilesorpapercopiesoftheFIRMpanelsmaybeobtainedbycallingourFEMAMappingandInsuranceeXchange(FMIX),tollfree,at1-877-FEMA-MAP(1-877-336-2627).Inaddition,yourcommunitymaybeeligibleforadditionalcreditsunderourCommunityRatingSystemifyouimplementyouractivitiesusingdigitalmappingfiles.IfyouhaveanyquestionsregardingthenecessaryfloodplainmanagementmeasuresforyourcommunityortheNFIPingeneral,weurgeyoutocalltheDirector,FederalInsuranceandMitigationDivisionofFEMAinBothell,Washington,at(425)487-4600forassistance.Ifyouhaveanyquestionsconcerning 3mappingissuesingeneralortheenclosedSummaryofMapActions,pleasecallourFMIXatthenumbershownabove.AdditionalinformationandresourcesyourcommunitymayfindhelpfulregardingtheNFIPandfloodplainmanagement,suchasTheNationalFloodInsuranceProgramCodeofFederalRegulations,AnswerstoQuestionsAbouttheNFIP,UseofFloodInsuranceStudy(FIS.)DataasAvailableData,FrequentlyAskedQuestionsRegardingtheEffectthatRevisedFloodHazardshaveonKtistingStructures,andNationalFloodInsuranceProgramElevationCertificateandInstructions,canbefoundonourwebsiteathttps://www.floodmaps.fema.gov/lfd.PapercopiesofthesedocumentsmayalsobeobtainedbycallingourFMIX.Sincerely,.)NLuisRodriguez.P.E.,DirectorEngineeringandModelingDivisionfederalInsuranceandMitigationAdministrationEnclosure:FinalSummaryofMapActionscc:CommunityMapRepositoryChipVincent,CommunityandEconomicDevelopmentAdministrator,CityofRentonDavidRadabaugh,CFM,NFIPStateCoordinator,WashingtonDepartmentofEcologyJerryFranklin,WashingtonRiskMAPCoordinator,WashingtonDepartmentofEcology 4