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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#44546A">The Hazards FIT has amended the current Oregon
</span><span style="color:#1F497D">Floodplain Data Standard v1.0. A draft version of that revised standard is available for review at:
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><a href="http://www.oregon.gov/DAS/CIO/GEO/fit/hazards/docs/Draft%20Flood%20Hazard%20Data%20Standard%202%200.pdf">http://www.oregon.gov/DAS/CIO/GEO/fit/hazards/docs/Draft%20Flood%20Hazard%20Data%20Standard%202%200.pdf</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#44546A">A summary of the proposed changes is included below:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="color:#1F497D">“Flood Hazard Data Standard v2.0” revises “Floodplain Data Standard v1.0” by updating the core FEMA flood study theme and adding new themes, such as non-FEMA flood studies, observed flood
inundation areas, and high water marks. Where possible these news themes have been aligned with existing federal standards from FEMA and USGS. The standard also defines links to supporting documents and photos to be hosted in a state managed web library.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#44546A">The comment period will be open for 45 days and closes at the end of the day on Friday, September 19, 2014.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#44546A">Please direct comments on this standard amendment to Jed Roberts, Flood Mapping Coordinator, DOGAMI (</span><span class="MsoHyperlink"><a href="mailto:jed.roberts@state.or.us">jed.roberts@state.or.us</a></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#44546A">)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#44546A">-Bob<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#44546A">Bob DenOuden, GISP<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#44546A">Oregon GIS Framework Coordinator<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#44546A">DAS/CIO Geospatial Enterprise Office<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#44546A">155 Cottage St. NE, 4th Floor<br>
Salem, OR 97301<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#44546A">office: (503) 378-3157 cell: (503) 428-4892<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#44546A"><a href="http://gis.oregon.gov/"><span style="color:#44546A;text-decoration:none">http://gis.oregon.gov</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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