44 CFR § 9.1 - Purpose.
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t44/s9.1"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "44 CFR § 9.1 - Purpose."
title_number: 44
title_name: "Emergency Management and Assistance"
section_number: "9.1"
section_name: "Purpose."
chapter_name: "FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY"
subchapter_number: "A"
subchapter_name: "GENERAL"
part_number: "9"
part_name: "FLOODPLAIN MANAGEMENT AND PROTECTION OF WETLANDS"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "6 U.S.C. 101 42 U.S.C. 4001 42 U.S.C. 4321 E.O. 11988 of May 24, 1977, 42 FR 26951, 3 CFR, 1977 Comp., p. 117; E.O. 11990 of May 24, 1977, 42 FR 26961, 3 CFR, 1977 Comp. p. 121; E.O. 13690, 80 FR 6425; E.O. 14030, 86 FR 27967."
regulatory_source: "45 FR 59526, Sept. 9, 1980, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "9"
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# 9.1 Purpose.
This part sets forth the policy, procedure, and responsibilities to implement and enforce relevant sections of the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968, as amended, and the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973, as amended, 42 U.S.C. 4001 *et seq.,* the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, 42 U.S.C. 4321 *et seq.,* as amended, and other relevant statutory authorities in conjunction with Executive Order 11988, Floodplain Management, as amended, and Executive Order 11990, Protection of Wetlands.
[89 FR 57037, July 11, 2024]