44 CFR § 73.4 - Restoration of flood insurance coverage.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t44/s73.4"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "44 CFR § 73.4 - Restoration of flood insurance coverage."
title_number: 44
title_name: "Emergency Management and Assistance"
section_number: "73.4"
section_name: "Restoration of flood insurance coverage."
chapter_name: "FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY"
subchapter_number: "B"
subchapter_name: "INSURANCE AND HAZARD MITIGATION"
part_number: "73"
part_name: "IMPLEMENTATION OF SECTION 1316 OF THE NATIONAL FLOOD INSURANCE ACT OF 1968"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "42 U.S.C. 4001  Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 1978; E.O. 12127."
regulatory_source: "51 FR 30318, Aug. 25, 1986, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "73"
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# 73.4 Restoration of flood insurance coverage.

(a) Insurance availability shall be restored to a property upon a finding by the Federal Insurance Administrator of a valid rescission of a declaration of a violation.

(b) A valid rescission shall be submitted to the Federal Insurance Administrator and shall consist of:

(1) The name of the property owner(s) and an address or legal description of the property sufficient to identify the property and to enable FEMA to identify the previous declaration;

(2) A clear and unequivocal statement by an authorized public body rescinding the declaration and giving the reason(s) for the rescission;

(3) A description of and supporting documentation for the measures taken in lieu of denial of insurance in order to bring the structure into compliance with the local flood plain management regulations; and

(4) A clear statement that the public body rescinding the declaration has the authority to do so and a citation to that authority.