ASFPM Annual Conference Capitalizing on Your Authority for True Mitigation Mark Eberlein FEMA Region 10 Regional Environmental Officer

ASFPM Annual Conference Mitigation Purpose and Intent Authority Mission Statement What are we about?

ASFPM Annual Conference How do we Mitigate?  Avoid  Minimize  Rectify  Compensate Effectiveness Difficulty

ASFPM Annual Conference Executive Order Floodplain Management Intent Section 2(a)(2) Section 2(c)

ASFPM Annual Conference Water Resources Council Guidelines for Floodplain Management  8 step process  Step 3 Avoidance  Step 6 Re- evaluation

ASFPM Annual Conference CFR Part 9 Floodplain Management and Protection of Wetlands  Part 9.2 Policy  Part 9.6 Decision Making Process  Part 9.9 Analysis and reevaluation of practicable alternatives  Part 9.16 Guidance for Applicants  Part 9.17 Instructions to applicants

ASFPM Annual Conference What is “practicable?” Part 9.4 Definitions Capable of being done within existing constraints - Depends upon the situation - Includes consideration of pertinent factors -Environment -Cost -technology

ASFPM Annual Conference Implementing within HMA HMA Planning HMA Projects

ASFPM Annual Conference Implementing within HMA PLanning Best of the best (Enhanced Plans)  Florida  Wisconsin  Iowa  California  Washington

ASFPM Annual Conference Implementing within HMA Planning Step 3 Considered? Step 3 given a Hard look? Step 3 action or just words

ASFPM Annual Conference Implementing within HMA Planning Is FEMA Planning Guidance meeting our obligations under Part 9? Are our planning efforts having the results we want? Can we do a better job?

ASFPM Annual Conference HMA Project implementation Results of HMA funding  Data for Acquisitions/ all HMA projects  Data for Elevations/ all HMA projects

ASFPM Annual Conference 2011 Elevations for selected states Report on Elevation Projects in Select States by FY StateProgram FYApproved NetProject AmountProperties Elevated California $47,601,929.10$61,735, ,087 Florida $22,634,161.02$69,628, Iowa $10,359,459.00$17,794, Washington $31,849,898.68$37,538, Wisconsin $2,849,162.82$3,112,

ASFPM Annual Conference HMA Project implementation Hard Look  Are applicants meeting our instructions?  Does our guidance reflect the hard look?  Is the intent being fully met?

ASFPM Annual Conference What are we do to? Authority Policy Guidance Actions

ASFPM Annual Conference What are we do to? Risk Planning  Planning documents should reflect the hard look for avoidance  Vigorous analysis for continued occupancy needs to be addressed  Require prioritizations for avoidance  Require justifications for not avoiding

ASFPM Annual Conference What are we do to? HMA Projects  Fund only Acquisition projects unless demonstrated otherwise on practicability  Rigorous review of project criteria [Part (c)(3)] demonstrated at application, not at EHP review.

ASFPM Annual Conference What are we do to? Avoid Minimize Rectify Compensate Effectiveness Difficulty Upfront Effort

Questions? Mark Eberlein FEMA Region 10 Regional Environmental Officer