1660-AB18 202504 Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions 1660 Federal Emergency Management Agency FEMA 1600 Department of Homeland Security DHS Removal of Updates to Floodplain Management and Protection of Wetlands Regulations

This rule would rescind certain provisions in the July 11, 2024 final rule titled Updates to Floodplain Management and Protection of Wetlands Regulations to Implement the Federal Flood Risk Management Standard.  FEMA had issued this rule due to Executive Order 14030, which reinstated the Federal Flood Risk Management Standard (FFRMS).  On January 20, 2025, President Trump issued Executive Order 14148, Initial Rescissions of Harmful Executive Orders and Actions.  This Executive Order rescinded Executive Order 14030 and updated the FFRMS by eliminating the standard and the nature-based solutions requirement.  FEMA stopped implementation of the FFRMS on March 25, 2025, consistent with Executive Order 14148.  FEMA will undertake initiate rulemaking to remove the specific requirements of Executive Order 14030 from the rule. 

]]> Other Significant First Time Published in The Unified Agenda Proposed Rule Stage No No Other 44 CFR part 9 6 U.S.C. 101 et seq. 42 U.S.C. 4001 et seq. 42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq. 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 No NPRM 05/00/2026 No Federal Local State Tribal No www.regulations.gov www.regulations.gov No No Portia Ross Office of Environmental and Historic Preservation 1660 Federal Emergency Management Agency FEMA 202 709-0677 fema-regulations@fema.dhs.gov 400 C Street SW, Washington DC 20472