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INTERAGENCY FLOODPLAIN MANAGEMENT REVIEW COMMITTEE

 

Mississippi River Basin Floodplain Management; Request for 
Comments

SUMMARY: Damages resulting from the heavy rainfalls and related 
flooding of 1993 in the Upper Mississippi and Lower Missouri River 
basins were some of the most devastating in the history of the Nation. 
The magnitude of these floods has raised serious concerns about this 
country's ability to provide adequate flood protection and to respond 
quickly and effectively during post-flood recovery. Perhaps most 
significantly, it has forced the Nation to reconsider its best long-
term strategy, not only to prevent a recurrence of the 1993 experience, 
but to ensure that floodplains and related watersheds function to the 
fullest extent possible in ways that achieve environmental, economic, 
and socio-cultural objectives.
    In response to the Flood of 1993, an Interagency Floodplain 
Management Review Committee was formed by the Administration to examine 
what happened and why, to solicit opinions, and to make recommendation 
as to what changes in current policies would most effectively achieve 
the goals of floodplain management; this Review Committee is part of 
the Administration's larger Floodplain Management Task Force. A final 
report of this Review Committee will include: a description of the 
flood event, including quantitative assessments of the damages 
incurred; an assessment of the performance of Federal flood control 
measures; a summary of the concerns of affected parties as expressed 
during the public input phase of this study; the identification of 
attributes which could be used to identify areas where alternative 
flood, floodplain, and watershed management measures might be taken to 
yield the highest overall socio-cultural, economic, and environmental 
payoff; proposals for administrative or legislative change which would 
enhance the flexibility and effectiveness of floodplain and watershed 
management; and a framework to focus and guide development of 
comprehensive answers for improved floodplain and watershed management 
by describing questions that remain to be addressed and identifying 
data and resource needs.
    As part of the Review Committee's outreach efforts, interested 
parties are invited to submit comments and recommendations related to 
floodplain and watershed management policies and programs.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before April 1, 1994. The draft 
report from this Committee is due on May 1, 1994. The final report is 
to be submitted on June 1, 1994.

ADDRESSES: Send written comments to BG Gerald E. Galloway, Executive 
Director, Floodplain Management Review Committee, 730 Jackson Place 
NW., Washington, DC 20503.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: BG Gerald E. Galloway, Executive 
Director, 202 408-5295.
BG Gerald E. Galloway,
Executive Director.
[FR Doc. 94-3822 Filed 2-18-94; 8:45 am]
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