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Matched Legal Cases: ['art 621', '§621', '§621', '§621', '§621', '§621', '§621', '§621', '§621', '§621', '§621', '§621']

Title 7 → Subtitle B → Chapter VI → Subchapter C → Part 621
§621.20 Description.
§621.21 Who may obtain assistance.
§621.23 Conditions for approval.
§621.24 NRCS responsibility.
§621.31 Who may request assistance.
§621.32 How to request assistance.
§621.34 Recipient responsibility.
§621.41 Participation in Federal-State policy and planning activities at the regional level.
§621.44 Special studies.
§621.45 Flood insurance studies.
Authority: Sec. 6 (Pub. L. 83-566) 68 Stat. 666 (16 U.S.C. 1006).
Source: 48 FR 18788, Apr. 26, 1983, unless otherwise noted.
Floodplain management studies provide needed information and assistance to local and State entities so that they can implement programs for reducing existing and future flood damages in rural and urban communities. Assistance is targeted to communities where flood damage is a serious concern and local governments are sincerely interested in taking action to reduce damage.
Assistance is available to conservation districts, communities, county governments, regional planning boards, other planning groups, and State and Federal agencies.
(a) USDA floodplain management studies are authorized by the Director of the Basin and Area Planning Division. Priority for starting floodplain management studies is based on the same factors as for USDA Cooperative Studies as described in §621.13.
(b) A study for an individual community may be started upon completion of a plan of work in which the Director of the Basin and Area Planning Division concurs and for which funds are available. Preparation of the plan of work is the responsibility of and must be approved by the applicant, the responsible State agency, and the State Conservationist. The plan sets forth the responsibilities of the applicant, the State, and USDA in carrying out the study and interpreting and using the data in a local floodplain management program. The State agency responsible for floodplain management activities may establish priorities on which to base the sequence of approval of floodplain management studies within its State. The number of studies started each Federal fiscal year is governed by the availability of funds and personnel and the amount of State and local assistance available.
(c) States and communities are encouraged to make monetary or in-kind contributions toward the floodplain management study. The State and local share may reflect in-kind contributions in lieu of fund transfers.
NRCS is responsible for providing leadership for scheduling and implementing the technical phases of the studies and preparing the reports. NRCS assists in interpreting the study results.
Any organization, group, or State or local government may request assistance.
Applicants for a joint investigation and report should request their congressional representative(s) to initiate appropriate action under Pub. L. 87-639.
Participating local and State governments work with USDA and the Department of the Army representatives in developing objectives, collecting data, analyzing problems, planning and formulating proposals, and considering financial plans. Active public participation is solicited in the planning process through means such as questionnaires, public meetings, citizen advisory boards, and technical committees.
(a) NRCS has a responsibility to represent the Department when needed to assist regional water planning entities and interagency committees which coordinate water resources planning activities.
(b) For the Arkansas-White-Red Basin Interagency Committee (AWRBIAC) and the Pacific Southwest Interagency Committee (PSIAC), the USDA member periodically serves as chairperson and provides an executive secretary. For the Southeast Basin Interagency Committee (SEBIAC), NRCS periodically provides an executive secretary for the chairperson, who is a State government official.
(c) Under the leadership of NRCS, other USDA agencies, principally the Forest Service and Economic Research Service, also participate.
As designated, NRCS represents USDA on special study groups such as for the Colorado River Basin Salinity Control Program Studies.
As requested by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), and within the limits of available resources, NRCS carries out flood insurance studies of various types under the National Flood Insurance Program (Pub. L. 90-448, 82 Statute, 574 (42 U.S.C. 4012)), as amended. In this activity, NRCS performs detailed technical studies to determine the extent and frequency of flooding. The flood insurance program is administered by FEMA. NRCS is reimbursed by that agency for actual costs incurred in carrying out the studies. Local entities desiring flood insurance coverage should contact the responsible State agency or FEMA and apply in accordance with procedures of that agency.