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s � <br /> Page 15 <br /> Honorable Brad Van Nes� <br /> Page �ao <br /> � <br /> During the ninety-day period following the second publication in the <br /> S above-named newspaper, any owner or lessee of real property in the <br /> community who believes his property rights will be adversely affected by <br /> � the proposed base flood elevation determinations may appeal to you, or <br /> to an agency that you publicly designate. The sole basis for such <br /> � appeals is the possession of knowledge or information indicating that <br /> the proposed base flood elevation determinations are scientifically or <br /> technically incorrect. Only appeals of the proposed base flood eleva- <br /> tions can be considered before the Federal Insurance Administration <br /> (FIA) makes its final determination at the end of the ninety-day period. <br /> Note that the ninety-day period is statutory and cannot be extended. <br /> Appeals of the proposed base flood elevations shall be based only upon <br /> � scientific and technical evidence contrary to that in the FIA Study. <br /> However, appeals or inquiries regarding data other than the proposed <br /> * base flood elevations (i.e. , incorrect street names, typographical <br /> errors or omissions, etc.)-, will be considered by FIA, and any necessary � <br /> revisions will be made before the Flood Insurance Study and Rate Map <br /> become effective. <br /> If your community cannot submit technical data before FIA issues the <br /> final elevation determination, you may nevertheless submit data at any <br /> time. If warranted, FIA will revise the Rate Map after the effective <br /> date. This means that the Rate Map would be issued with the elevations <br /> as presently indicated, and flood insurance requirements would be enforced <br /> . accordingly, until such time as a revision could be made. <br /> Private persons who wish to appeal should present the data that tend to <br /> negate or contradict our findings to you in such form as you may specify. <br /> � We ask that you review and consolidate any appeals you may receive, and <br /> issue a written opinion stating whether the evidence presented is suffi- <br /> cient to justify an official appeal on behalf of such persons by the <br /> i community in its own name. Whether or -not the community decides to <br /> appeal, you must send copies of individual appeals, if any, to this <br /> � office as they are received. If we do not receive an appeal from your <br /> community in its own name within ninety days of the second date of <br /> public notification, we shall consolidate and review on their own merits , <br /> such individual appeals that you may forward to us and we shall make <br /> such modifications of the proposed elevation determinations as may be <br /> t appropriate. If the co�nunity decides to appeal in its own name, all <br /> individual appeals must be consolidated into one appeal by you, since, <br /> in this event, we are required to deal only with the local government as <br /> representative of all local interests. Our final decision will be in <br /> writing and copies will be sent to you, to each individual appellant, <br /> and to the state coordinating agency. <br /> � <br />