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§59.24 44 CFR Ch. 1 (10 -1-96 Edition) Suspension of community eligi- mum requirements set forth in 5360.3. i �bt ity. 60.4 and/or 60.5 shall be subject to pro- (a) A community eligible for the sale bation. Probation shall represent for- of flood insurance shall be subject to mal notification to the community eUepe nsion from the Program for fail- that the Administrator regards the ing to submit copies of adequate flood- community's flood plain management plain management regulations meeting program as not compliant with NFIP the minimum requirements of pare- criteria. Prior to imposing probation, graphs (b). (c), (d). (e) or (f) of 360.3 or the Administrator (1) shall inform the paragraph (b) of 560.4 or 360.5. within community upon 90 days prior written six months from the date the Director notice of the impending probation and provides the data upon which the flood of the specific program deficiencies and plain regulations for the applicable violations relative to the failure to en- paragraph shall be based. Where there force, (2) shall, at least 60 days before has not been any submission by the probation is to begin, issue a press re- community. the Director shall notify lease to local media explaining the rea- the community that 90 days remain in sons for and the effects of probation, the six month period in order to submit and (3) shall. at least 90 days before adequate flood plain management regu- probation is to begin, advise all policy - lations. Where there has been an inad- holders in the community of the i1n- equate submission, the Director shall pending probation and the additional notify the community of the specific premium that will be charged, as pro - deficlencies in its submitted flood plain vided in this paragraph, on policies management regulations and inform sold or renewed during the period of the community of the amount of time probation. During this 90-day period remaining within the six month period. the community shall have the oppor- If. subsequently, copies of adequate tunity to avoid probation by dem- flood plain management regulations onstrating compliance with Program are not received by the Director, he requirements, or by correcting Pro- shall, no later than 30 days before the ram deficiencies and remedying all expiration of the Original six month pe- violations to the maximum extent pos- clod, provide written notice to the sable. If, at the end of the 90-day period. community and to the state and assure the Administrator determines that the publication in the FEDERAL REGISTER community has failed to do so, the pro - under part 64 of this subchapter, of the bation shall go into effect. Probation community's loss of eligibility for the may be continued for up to one year sale of flood insurance, such suspension after the community corrects all Pro - to become effective upon the expire- gram deficiencies and remedies all vio- tion of the six month period. Should lations to the maximum extent pos- the community remedy the defect and sible. Flood insurance may be sold or the Director receive copies of adequate renewed in the community while it is flood plain management regulations on probation. Where a policy covers - within the notice period. the suspen- property located in a community Mon notice shall be rescinded by the placed on probation on or after October Director. If the Director receives no- 1, 1986, but prior to October 1. 1992. an tice from the State that it has enacted additional premium of 125.00 shall be adequate flood plain management regu- charged on each such policy newly is- lations for the community within the sued or renewed during the one -year notice period, the suspension notice period beginning on the date the com- shall be rescinded by the Director. The munity is placed on probation and dur- community's eligibility shall remain ing any successive one -year periods terminated after suspension until cop- that begin prior to October 1, 1992. ies of adequate flood plain manage- Where a. community's probation begins ment regulations have been received on or after October 1. 1992. the adds- and approved by the Director. tional premium described in the pre - (b) A community eligible for the sale ceding sentence shall be 550.00, which Of flood insurance which fails to ade- shall also be charged during any suc- quately enforce flood plain manage- cessive one -year periods during which ment regulations meeting the mini- the community remains on probation 232