Department of Homeland Security October 2, 2023 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents
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Notice of the Establishment of the Federal School Safety Clearinghouse External Advisory Board; Solicitation of Inaugural Members
The Secretary of Homeland Security (Secretary), in coordination with the Secretary of Education, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, and the Attorney General, has established the Federal School Safety Clearinghouse External Advisory Board (FSSC EAB or Board). The FSSC EAB will provide advice to the Secretary of DHS, through the Director of CISA, regarding the Federal Clearinghouse on School Safety Evidence-Based Practices (Clearinghouse). DHS is announcing the establishment of the FSSC EAB, a new advisory board and seeks inaugural members of the FSSC EAB.
Updates to Floodplain Management and Protection of Wetlands Regulations To Implement the Federal Flood Risk Management Standard
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) proposes to amend its regulations to implement the Federal Flood Risk Management Standard (FFRMS) and update the agency's 8-step decision-making process floodplain reviews. FEMA also proposes a supplementary policy that would further clarify how FEMA would apply the FFRMS. The proposed rule would change how FEMA defines a floodplain with respect to certain actions, and FEMA would use natural systems, ecosystem process, and nature-based approaches, where possible, when developing alternatives to locating the proposed action in the floodplain.
FEMA Proposed Policy: Federal Flood Risk Management Standard (FFRMS)
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is accepting comments on the proposed FEMA policy, Federal Flood Risk Management Standard (FFRMS). This proposed policy would provide detail, consistent with applicable regulations, on applicability, processes, resources, and responsibilities for implementing the FFRMS as part of FEMA's 8- step decision making process for carrying out the directives of Executive Order 11988, Floodplain Management, as amended.
Changes in Flood Hazard Determinations
New or modified Base (1-percent annual chance) Flood Elevations (BFEs), base flood depths, Special Flood Hazard Area (SFHA) boundaries or zone designations, and/or regulatory floodways (hereinafter referred to as flood hazard determinations) as shown on the indicated Letter of Map Revision (LOMR) for each of the communities listed in the table below are finalized. Each LOMR revises the Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRMs), and in some cases the Flood Insurance Study (FIS) reports, currently in effect for the listed communities.
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