Priorities for the sale of flood insurance under the regular program.

§ 59.23 Priorities for the sale of flood insurance under the regular program. Flood-prone, mudslide (i.e., mudflow) and flood-related erosion prone communities are placed on a register of areas eligible for ratemaking studies and then selected from this register for ratemaking studies on the basis of the following considerations— (a) Recommendations of State officials; (b) Location of community and urgency of need for flood insurance; (c) Population of community and intensity of existing or proposed development of the flood plain, the mudslide (i.e., mudflow) and the flood-related erosion area; (d) Availability of information on the community with respect to its flood, mudslide (i.e., mudflow) and flood-related erosion characteristics and previous losses; (e) Extent of State and local progress in flood plain, mudslide (i.e., mudflow) area and flood-related erosion area management, including adoption of flood plain management regulations consistent with related ongoing programs in the area. [41 FR 46968, Oct. 26, 1976. Redesignated at 44 FR 31177, May 31, 1979]