{"data":{"id":"us/44-cfr-59.23","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"44 CFR 59.23","heading":"Priorities for the sale of flood insurance under the regular program.","body":"Flood-prone, mudslide (i.e., mudflow) and flood-related erosion prone communities are placed on a register of areas eligible for ratemaking studies and then selected from this register for ratemaking studies on the basis of the following considerations—\n(a) Recommendations of State officials;\n(b) Location of community and urgency of need for flood insurance;\n(c) Population of community and intensity of existing or proposed development of the flood plain, the mudslide (i.e., mudflow) and the flood-related erosion area;\n(d) Availability of information on the community with respect to its flood, mudslide (i.e., mudflow) and flood-related erosion characteristics and previous losses;\n(e) Extent of State and local progress in flood plain, mudslide (i.e., mudflow) area and flood-related erosion area management, including adoption of flood plain management regulations consistent with related ongoing programs in the area.","path":["Title 44—Emergency Management and Assistance","CHAPTER I—FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY","SUBCHAPTER B—INSURANCE AND HAZARD MITIGATION","PART 59—GENERAL PROVISIONS","Subpart B—Eligibility Requirements"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-44.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:26:15Z","sha256":"9acbea3f42cb69ef3591720454b56fd426fd9307160f4bfe91d76b8c280f2f9e","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/44-cfr-59.22","next":"us/44-cfr-59.24"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}