39 CFR § 776.6 - Design requirements for construction.

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title: "39 CFR § 776.6 - Design requirements for construction."
title_number: 39
title_name: "Postal Service"
section_number: "776.6"
section_name: "Design requirements for construction."
chapter_name: "UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE"
subchapter_number: "K"
subchapter_name: "ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS"
part_number: "776"
part_name: "FLOODPLAIN AND WETLAND PROCEDURES"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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authority: "39 U.S.C. 401."
regulatory_source: "64 FR 56254, Oct. 19, 1999, unless otherwise noted."
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# 776.6 Design requirements for construction.

If structures impact, are located in, or support development in a floodplain, construction must conform, at a minimum, to the standards and criteria of the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP), except where those standards are demonstrably inappropriate for postal purposes.