44 CFR § 60.21 - Purpose of this subpart.

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title: "44 CFR § 60.21 - Purpose of this subpart."
title_number: 44
title_name: "Emergency Management and Assistance"
section_number: "60.21"
section_name: "Purpose of this subpart."
chapter_name: "FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY"
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subchapter_name: "INSURANCE AND HAZARD MITIGATION"
part_number: "60"
part_name: "CRITERIA FOR LAND MANAGEMENT AND USE"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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authority: "42 U.S.C. 4001  Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 1978, 43 FR 41943, 3 CFR, 1978 Comp., p. 329; E.O. 12127 of Mar. 31, 1979, 44 FR 19367, 3 CFR, 1979 Comp., p. 376."
regulatory_source: "41 FR 46975, Oct. 26, 1976, unless otherwise noted. Redesignated at 44 FR 31177, May 31, 1979."
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# 60.21 Purpose of this subpart.

The purpose of this subpart is to encourage the formation and adoption of overall comprehensive management plans for flood-prone, mudslide (i.e., mudflow)-prone and flood-related erosion-prone areas. While adoption by a community of the standards in this subpart is not mandatory, the community shall completely evaluate these standards.