PAL AGREEMENT, SCENARIO A1: LEVEE NOT IN FEDERAL SYSTEM 

 

Letter of Agreement and Request for Provisionally Accredited Levee (PAL) Designation and Agreement to 
Provide Adequate Compliance With the Code of Federal Regulations, Title 44, Section 65.10 
(44 CFR 65.10). 

 

We, the undersigned, have received the letter from FEMA dated (Month of Scenario A Letter) (Day of Scenario 
A Letter), (Year of Scenario A Letter), and the enclosed document entitled “Requirements of 44 CFR 65.10.” 
We understand that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is in the process of providing an 
updated flood map, termed a Digital Flood Insurance Rate Map (DFIRM), for (County or Community Name) 
and that the area behind the levee known as (Name of Levee) will be remapped to reflect that the levee has been 
designated as a PAL. 

 

To the best of our knowledge, the levee known as (Name of Levee) meets the requirements of 44 CFR 65.10 and 
has been maintained in accordance with an adopted operation and maintenance plan as evidenced by the attached 
plan and records of levee maintenance and operation, as well as tests of the mechanized interior drainage systems, 
if applicable. We hereby submit to FEMA, within 90 days (before (Month of 91st Day Following Date of 
Scenario A Letter) (Day of 91st Day Following Date of Scenario A Letter), (Year of 91st Day Following 
Date of Scenario A Letter)) our agreement to provide FEMA with necessary data and documentation to show 
that the levee known as (Name of Levee) complies with 44 CFR 65.10. We understand that this data and 
documentation will be required before (Month of Second Anniversary of 91st Day Following Scenario A 
Letter) (Day of Second Anniversary of 91st Day Following Scenario A Letter), (Year of Second 
Anniversary of 91st Day Following Scenario A Letter). This information will allow FEMA to move forward 
with the DFIRM for (County or Community Name). We fully understand that if complete data and 
documentation that show compliance with 44 CFR 65.10 are not provided within the designated timeframe of 
24 months, FEMA will initiate a revision to the DFIRM to redesignate the area as Special Flood Hazard Area, the 
area subject to inundation by the base (1-percent-annual-chance) flood. 

 

 

Levee Owner Representative ____________________________ (signature) 

 ____________________________ (print) 

Date: ___________________ 

 

Community CEO ____________________________ (signature) 

 ____________________________ (print) 

Date: ___________________ 

 

Other (if applicable) ____________________________ (signature) 

 ____________________________ (print) 

Date: ___________________ 

 

Attachments – 

Operation and Maintenance Plan and Records 

Test Records of Mechanized Interior Drainage System