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Issue Papers

Issue Number
Issue Titles
State Contact
Date Finalized
Program Staffing Requirements
October 5, 2001
Vertical Datums
October 5, 2001
Relationship to the Federal Emergency Management Agency Information Technology Systems
In Progress
Local Base Data/Maps
March 2, 2004
Quality Control of Light Detection and Ranging (LIDAR) Elevation Data in North Carolina
October 5, 2001
Counties in Multiple Basins
October 17, 2001
LIDAR Specifications
October 5, 2001
Non-Participating Communities
October 5, 2001
Feet versus Meters
October 5, 2001
Resolving Conflicts Between State and Local Priorities
October 5, 2001
Hydraulic Analysis of Structures in Limited Detailed Areas
December 6, 2001
Disseminating Flood Elevation Data for Limited Detailed Studies
October 5, 2001
Local Hydrologic and Hydraulic Contributions to the North Carolina Flood Hazard Mapping Effort
October 5, 2001
Preliminary and Post-Preliminary Processing of North Carolina Flood Insurance Studies and Flood Insurance Rate Maps
August 29, 2002
Use of Regression Equations
October 5, 2001
Map Scale Determinations for Printed Panels
October 5, 2001
Floodways for Limited Detailed Studies
October 5, 2001
Flood Hazard Mapping of Future Conditions
October 5, 2001
Handling of Surface-Water Features for the Printed Digital Flood Insurance Rate Map (DFIRM) and the Digital Flood Insurance Rate Map (DFIRM) Database
December 28, 2006
State Contractor Training/Support
October 5, 2001
North Carolina Digital Flood Insurance Rate Map Panel Numbering Scheme/Count
February 18, 2004
Coastal Barrier Resources System Boundaries in North Carolina
August 9, 2005
Flood Insurance Study and Flood Insurance Rate Map Standards for Limited Detailed Studies
September 20, 2002
North Carolina Map Maintenance Framework
March 26, 2007
Cross Section Numbering
October 5, 2001
FIS Report and FIRM Standards for Mapping Future Conditions
May 16, 2007
Digital Orthophoto Image Resolution
October 5, 2001
Additional Quality Control of North Carolina LIDAR
October 5, 2001
LIDAR Data Dissemination
In Progress
Bench Marks
June 29, 2005
Database Review Tool
In Progress
Base Map Boundaries on North Carolina Digital Flood Insurance Rate Map Panels
February 13, 2002
Finalization of Statewide North Carolina Flood Insurance Rate Map Panels
August 29, 2002
Use of FLDWAV vs. HEC-RAS for NC Flood Warning
March 11, 2004
Guidelines for Automated Approximate Studies
May 17, 2007
Erosion Rate Mapping
TBD
In Progress
Quality Control of LIDAR Elevation Data in North Carolina for Phase II of the North Carolina Floodplain Mapping Program
February 18, 2004
Distribution of Final North Carolina Flood Insurance Study Products
March 11, 2004
Guidance for Obtaining Concurrence on Hydrologic and/or Hydraulic Modeling Changes Post NCFMP-FEMA Approval
March 2, 2004
HEC-RAS Versioning
March 31, 2005
Process for Modeling and Mapping Streams That Enter and Exit the North Carolina State Boundary
April 17, 2006
Coordination of MT-1 Reviews - State of North Carolina/Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)/National Service Provider (NSP)
January 11, 2007
Phases II & III: H & H Issues
July 3, 2006
Phase II & III Deliverables
January 12, 2007
Minimizing Special Problem Reports (SPRs)
May 16, 2007
Defining Priority Ranking in MENCA
December 6, 2006
Triggers for NCFMP-Initiated Physical Map Revisions
December 28, 2006
Mapping Needs Update Support System (MNUSS)
January 14, 2008
Phase III Quality Control of Light Detection and Ranging (LIDAR) Elevation Data in North Carolina
February 25, 2005
NCFMP Quality Assurance / Quality Control (QA/QC) Procedures
September 28, 2006
Vertical Datum for SLOSH Modeling
November 6, 2006
Perched Streams
February 21, 2007
Releasing Models
March 1, 2007
LOMCs in Multiple Jurisdictions / Conflict of Interest
April 10, 2007
LOMC Identifiers
April 10, 2007
Orange County GIS files for Effective LOMCs
April 27, 2007
State-Initiated LOMCs requiring Property Owner Notification
April 27, 2007
Requests For Changes to Future Conditions Only
June 8, 2007
North Carolina Engineering and Inventory Database Requirements
August 28, 2008
Standards for the Summary of Discharge Table (SODT)
October 30, 2007
Levees
November 19, 2007
MT-2 LOMC Processing for Limited Detailed Studied Streams with Non-Encroachment Area Changes
February 21, 2008
Incorporating LOMRs in DFIRMs
November 25, 2008
State-Initiated LOMCs
March 25, 2008
Criteria for Benchmarks
April 15, 2008
Traditional Aerial Film Camera VS. Digital Camera Sensor
July 31, 2008