[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 44, Volume 1]
[Revised as of October 1, 2004]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 44CFR67.8]

[Page 360]
 
              TITLE 44--EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND ASSISTANCE
 
 CHAPTER I--FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 
                                SECURITY
 
PART 67_APPEALS FROM PROPOSED FLOOD ELEVATION DETERMINATIONS
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Sec. 67.8  Appeal procedure.

    (a) If a community appeals the proposed flood elevation 
determination, the Administrator shall review and take fully into 
account any technical or scientific data submitted by the community that 
tend to negate or contradict the information upon which his/her proposed 
determination is based.
    (b) The Administrator shall resolve such appeal by consultation with 
officials of the local government, or by administrative hearings under 
the procedures set forth in part 68 of this subchapter, or by submission 
of the conflicting data to an independent scientific body or appropriate 
Federal agency for advice.
    (c) The final determination by the Administrator where an appeal is 
filed shall be made within a reasonable time.
    (d) Nothing in this section shall be considered to compromise an 
appellant's rights granted under Sec. 67.12.
    (e) The Administrator shall make available for public inspection the 
reports and other information used in making the final determination. 
This material shall be admissible in a court of law in the event the 
community seeks judicial review in accordance with Sec. 67.12.

[41 FR 46989, Oct. 26, 1976. Redesignated at 44 FR 31177, May 31, 1979, 
as amended at 48 FR 44553, Sept. 29, 1983; 49 FR 4751, Feb. 8, 1984]