WASHINGTON, May 11 -- Federal Emergency Management Agency has issued a notice called: Notice of Adjustment of Public Assistance Thresholds for Floodplain Management and Wetlands Protection Review Process.
The notice was published in the Federal Register on May 11 by Donna Defrancesco, Director, Office of Environmental Planning and Historic Preservation, Federal Emergency Management Agency.
Summary: On November 18, 2025, FEMA published a Federal Registernotice increasing the dollar value thresholds that provide exemption from or abbreviation of the floodplain management and wetlands protection process for certain Public Assistance projects. The notice incorrectly stated the updated thresholds applied to major disasters with an incident sta...