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NSPS, actively promotes, monitors, influences and protects the interest of the surveying and mapping professions in the Federal legislative and regulatory arenas through a governmental affairs program.

The Government Affairs firm for NSPS is Miller/Wenhold Capitol Strategies. The team monitors and reports on Federal government activities of interest and concern to our members. The team also works closely with the members of the Government Affairs Committee lead by Mark Sargent and Executive Director Tim Burch to represent the members’ interests before Congress and the Executive Branch.

Primary Registered Lobbyist representing NSPS: John "JB" Byrd
Government Affairs Consultant: John Palatiello

NSPS Government Affairs Update for Spring Business Meeting - March 2025

NSPS represents the professions in government policy making bodies such as:

Bureau of Land Management (BLM)
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
National Geodetic Survey (NGS)
US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE)
US Geological Survey (USGS)
Federal Geographic Data Committee (FGDC)

NSPS represents the professions in such international forums as:

International Federation of Surveyors (FIG)
International Cartographic Association (ICA)

Contact Information for US Representatives and Senators can be found using http://www.house.gov/ or http://www.senate.gov/ respectively. Simply select "Representatives" or "Senators" as appropriate.

NSPS comments on HUD Multi-family Guidelines

NSPS has responded to a request for feedback on proposed changes in the HUD loan underwriting guidelines on multi-family projects. In its response, NSPS provided suggestions and volunteered to assist in resolving the numerous redundancies and problems related to the HUD Multi-family survey requirements. These include the use of a separate “Surveyors Report,” requiring an additional certification, and other requirements that cause confusion such as those related to wetlands and references to “as-built” surveys.

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