Rescission of Floodplain Management and Protection of Wetlands; Minimum Property Standards for Flood Hazard Exposure; Building to the Federal Flood Risk Management Standard

Document 2026-13939 is a Proposed Rule published by the Department of Housing and Urban Development in the Federal Register on July 10, 2026. This proposed rule would revise HUD's regulations governing floodplain management and the protection of wetlands in accordance with Executive Order 14148, entitled "Initial Rescissions of Harmful Executive Orders and Actions." Executive Order 14148 revoked an earlier executive order that formed a basis for the final rule that HUD published on April 23, 2024, entitled "Floodplain Management and Protection of Wetlands; Minimum Property Standards for Flood Hazard Exposure; Building to the Federal Flood Risk Management Standard." This proposed rule generally would restore HUD's regulations to their state prior to the publication of the April 23, 2024, final rule, although it would maintain flexibilities from that rule related to floodways, categorical exclusions, exemptions from Part 55 applicability, and the decisionmaking process; it also proposes minor revisions for clarity. View the original at https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/07/10/2026-13939/rescission-of-floodplain-management-and-protection-of-wetlands-minimum-property-standards-for-flood.

No. Document 2026-13939 is not classified as economically significant under Executive Order 12866. Economically significant rules require OIRA review and are estimated to have impacts of $100 million or more per year.