Multi-Association Comments to U.S. Army Corps of Engineers on Implementation of Executive Orders on Floodplain Management and Establishing a Federal Flood Risk Management Standard

Multi-Association Comments to U.S. Army Corps of Engineers on Implementation of Executive Orders on Floodplain Management and Establishing a Federal Flood Risk Management Standard

Dear Dr. Bray, The American Petroleum Institute (API), the Independent Petroleum Association of America (IPAA), the American Exploration & Production Council (AXPC), the U.S. Oil and Gas Association (USOGA), the Louisiana Oil and Gas Association (LOGA), and the Louisiana Mid-Continent Oil and Gas Association (LMOGA) are pleased to submit comments on the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ (Corps) notice as published in the Federal Register, “Implementation of Executive Orders on Floodplain Management and Establishing a Federal Flood Risk Management Standard (FFRMS) and a Process for Further Soliciting and Considering Stakeholder Input,” and associated Draft Engineering Circular on December 16, 2016 with comments due by January 30, 2017 and then as extended to May 1, 2017.