20230809 16242300 1.0 TRUE Floodplain (FEMA) FEMA FIRM Database Technical Reference (available in the FEMA Library at http://www.fema.gov/media-library/assets/documents/34519). The hardcopy FIRM and FIRM Database and the accompanying FIS are the official designation of SFHAs and Base Flood Elevations (BFEs) for the NFIP. For the purposes of the NFIP, changes to the flood risk information published by FEMA may only be performed by FEMA and through the mechanisms established in the NFIP regulations (44 CFR Parts 59-78). These digital data are produced in conjunction with the hardcopy FIRMs and generally match the hardcopy map exactly. Acknowledgement of FEMA would be appreciated in products derived from these data. Flood Map Service Center Federal Emergency Management Agency 500 C Street, S.W. Washington District of Columbia 20472 USA 1-877-336-2627 mscservices@riskmapcds.com FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata FGDC-STD-001-1998 http://hazards.fema.gov http://www.epsg.org