Osceola Landing Construction Use and Restoration

Executive Order (EO) 11988, Floodplain Management requires the National Park Service (NPS) and other federal agencies to evaluate the likely impacts of actions in floodplains. The objective of EO 11988 is to avoid, to the extent possible, the long-term and short-term adverse impacts associated with occupancy, modification, or destruction of floodplains and to avoid indirect support of development and new construction in such areas wherever there is a practicable alternative. The NPS administers floodplain policy through Directors Order 77-2: Floodplain Management (DO 77-2) and Procedural Manual 77-2 Floodplain Management (PM 77-2). NPS also complies with departmental guidance outlined in 520 DM 1, Floodplain Management and Wetlands Protection Policy and Responsibilities, and 520 DM 1, Floodplain Management and Wetlands Protection Program Requirements.

It is NPS policy to preserve floodplain functions and values and minimize potentially hazardous conditions associated with flooding, including threats to human health and safety, risk to NPS capital investment, and impacts on natural and beneficial floodplain values. If a proposed action is found to be in, or possibly affecting a floodplain, and relocating the action to a non-floodplain site is considered not to be a viable alternative, then a formal Floodplain Statement of Findings (FSOF) must be prepared unless the action is considered excepted. The FSOF must (a) describe the rationale for selection of a floodplain site, (b) disclose the degree of risk associated with the chosen site (with respect to human life, health, and safety, resource protection, and capital investment), and (c) explain strategies for mitigation of flood risk. The FSOF will be available for public review in coordination with NEPA and other compliance procedures, as applicable. If public review is not provided through the NEPA process (e.g. environmental assessment), another opportunity for public review is required.

This FSOF provides:
1. A detailed justification for selecting a proposed action that will adversely impact the Federal Flood Risk Management Standard (FFRMS) floodplain (Section 2).
2. A detailed and comprehensive description of the flood hazard and risk associated with implementation of the proposed action (Section 3).
3. A thorough description of mitigation measures chosen to eliminate, to the extent possible, adverse floodplain impacts associated with the proposed action(s) (Section 4).

This FSOF is online for review and comment from Friday, December 12 to Friday, December 26, 2025.

The document can be found in the left hand column of the screen, under "Documents".