[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 44, Volume 1]
[Revised as of October 1, 2002]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 44CFR9.17]

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              TITLE 44--EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND ASSISTANCE
 
             CHAPTER I--FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY
 
PART 9--FLOODPLAIN MANAGEMENT AND PROTECTION OF WETLANDS--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 9.17  Instructions to applicants.

    (a) Purpose. In accordance with Executive Orders 11988 and 11990, 
the Federal executive agencies must respond to a number of floodplain 
management and wetland protection responsibilities before carrying out 
any of their activities, including the provision of Federal financial 
and technical assistance. The purpose of this section is to put 
applicants for Agency assistance on notice concerning both the criteria 
that it is required to follow under the Orders, and applicants' 
responsibilities under this regulation.
    (b) Responsibilities of Applicants. Based upon the guidance provided 
by the Agency under Sec. 9.16, that guidance included in the U.S. Water 
Resources Council's Guidance for Implementing E.O. 11988, and based upon 
the provisions of the Orders and this regulation, applicants for Agency 
assistance shall recognize and reflect in their application:
    (1) The Agency's policy on floodplain management and wetlands 
protection as set out in Sec. 9.2;
    (2) The decision-making process to be used by the Agency in making 
the determination of whether to provide the requested assistance as set 
out in Sec. 9.6;
    (3) The nature of the Orders' practicability analysis as set out in 
Sec. 9.9;
    (4) The nature of the Orders' mitigation responsibilities as set out 
in Sec. 9.11;
    (5) The nature of the Orders' public and involvement process as set 
out in Secs. 9.8 and 9.12; and
    (6) The supplemental requirements for application for the lease or 
other disposal of Agency-owned properties, as set out in Sec. 9.13.
    (c) Provision of supporting information. Applicants for Agency 
assistance may be called upon to provide supporting information relative 
to the various responsibilities set out in paragraph (b) of this section 
as a prerequisite to the approval of their applications.
    (d) Approval of applications. Applications for Agency assistance 
shall be reviewed for the recognition and reflection of the provisions 
of this regulation in addition to the Agency's existing approval 
criteria.