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2. The manuals include information on engineering principles, construction methods, costs and suggestions for how techniques can be financed and implemented. Other-Federal agencies such as, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and Soil Conservation Service also provide similar services. The North Carolina Division of Emergency Management works in concert with these various Federal agencies to ensure that the State and local governments are prepared to respond to natural disasters. A major effort to improve technical information available to local governments is being undertaken by the State of North Carolina and the Federal Emergency Management Agency. T. Statewide Floodplain Mapping Initiative 1. The State of North Carolina, through the Federal Emergency Management Agency's Cooperating Technical Community partnership initiative, has been designated as a Cooperating Technical State (CTS). As a CTS, the State will assume primary ownership and responsibility for Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRMs) for all North Carolina communities. This project will include conducting flood hazard analysis and producing updated, digital FIRMs (DFIRMs). 2. The updated flood hazard data will provide current, accurate information for communities and property owners to make sound siting and design decisions when building new structures and infrastructure and when retrofitting existing structures. If used by communities for floodplain management, this will dramatically reduce long-term flood losses in North Carolina. This initial mapping project will address the eastern six river basins, which were the basins most impacted by Hurricane Floyd. These river basins account for approximately one-half of area of the State, impact 48 counties and 334 incorporated municipalities, and encompass over 21,000 miles of streams and rivers. Draf~ Annex C v.3 C-8 1 June 2002