[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 211 (Thursday, October 31, 2013)] [Rules and Regulations] [Pages 65212-65214] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 2013-25520] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY Federal Emergency Management Agency 44 CFR Part 64 [Docket ID FEMA-2013-0002; [Internal Agency Docket No. FEMA-8303] Suspension of Community Eligibility AGENCY: Federal Emergency Management Agency, DHS. ACTION: Final rule. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: This rule identifies communities where the sale of flood insurance has been authorized under the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) that are scheduled for suspension on the effective dates listed within this rule because of noncompliance with the floodplain management requirements of the program. If the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) receives documentation that the community has adopted the required floodplain management measures prior to the effective suspension date given in this rule, the suspension will not occur and a notice of this will be provided by publication in the Federal Register on a subsequent date. Also, information identifying the current participation status of a community can be obtained from FEMA's Community Status Book (CSB). The CSB is available at http://www.fema.gov/fema/csb.shtm. DATES: Effective Dates: The effective date of each community's scheduled suspension is the third date (``Susp.'') listed in the third column of the following tables. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you want to determine whether a particular community was suspended on the suspension date or for further information, contact David Stearrett, Federal Insurance and Mitigation Administration, Federal Emergency Management Agency, 500 C Street SW., Washington, DC 20472, (202) 646-2953. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The NFIP enables property owners to purchase Federal flood insurance that is not otherwise generally available from private insurers. In return, communities agree to adopt and administer local floodplain management measures aimed at protecting lives and new construction [[Page 65213]] from future flooding. Section 1315 of the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968, as amended, 42 U.S.C. 4022, prohibits the sale of NFIP flood insurance unless an appropriate public body adopts adequate floodplain management measures with effective enforcement measures. The communities listed in this document no longer meet that statutory requirement for compliance with program regulations, 44 CFR Part 59. Accordingly, the communities will be suspended on the effective date in the third column. As of that date, flood insurance will no longer be available in the community. We recognize that some of these communities may adopt and submit the required documentation of legally enforceable floodplain management measures after this rule is published but prior to the actual suspension date. These communities will not be suspended and will continue to be eligible for the sale of NFIP flood insurance. A notice withdrawing the suspension of such communities will be published in the Federal Register. In addition, FEMA publishes a Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM) that identifies the Special Flood Hazard Areas (SFHAs) in these communities. The date of the FIRM, if one has been published, is indicated in the fourth column of the table. No direct Federal financial assistance (except assistance pursuant to the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act not in connection with a flood) may be provided for construction or acquisition of buildings in identified SFHAs for communities not participating in the NFIP and identified for more than a year on FEMA's initial FIRM for the community as having flood-prone areas (section 202(a) of the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973, 42 U.S.C. 4106(a), as amended). This prohibition against certain types of Federal assistance becomes effective for the communities listed on the date shown in the last column. The Administrator finds that notice and public comment procedures under 5 U.S.C. 553(b), are impracticable and unnecessary because communities listed in this final rule have been adequately notified. Each community receives 6-month, 90-day, and 30-day notification letters addressed to the Chief Executive Officer stating that the community will be suspended unless the required floodplain management measures are met prior to the effective suspension date. Since these notifications were made, this final rule may take effect within less than 30 days. National Environmental Policy Act. This rule is categorically excluded from the requirements of 44 CFR Part 10, Environmental Considerations. No environmental impact assessment has been prepared. Regulatory Flexibility Act. The Administrator has determined that this rule is exempt from the requirements of the Regulatory Flexibility Act because the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968, as amended, Section 1315, 42 U.S.C. 4022, prohibits flood insurance coverage unless an appropriate public body adopts adequate floodplain management measures with effective enforcement measures. The communities listed no longer comply with the statutory requirements, and after the effective date, flood insurance will no longer be available in the communities unless remedial action takes place. Regulatory Classification. This final rule is not a significant regulatory action under the criteria of section 3(f) of Executive Order 12866 of September 30, 1993, Regulatory Planning and Review, 58 FR 51735. Executive Order 13132, Federalism. This rule involves no policies that have federalism implications under Executive Order 13132. Executive Order 12988, Civil Justice Reform. This rule meets the applicable standards of Executive Order 12988. Paperwork Reduction Act. This rule does not involve any collection of information for purposes of the Paperwork Reduction Act, 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq. List of Subjects in 44 CFR Part 64 Flood insurance, Floodplains. Accordingly, 44 CFR Part 64 is amended as follows: PART 64--[AMENDED] 0 1. The authority citation for Part 64 continues to read as follows: Authority: 42 U.S.C. 4001 et seq.; Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 1978, 3 CFR, 1978 Comp.; p. 329; E.O. 12127, 44 FR 19367, 3 CFR, 1979 Comp.; p. 376. Sec. 64.6 [Amended] 0 2. The tables published under the authority of Sec. 64.6 are amended as follows: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Effective date authorization/ Community cancellation of Current effective map Date certain Federal State and location No. sale of flood date assistance no longer insurance in available in SFHAs community ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Region III Maryland: Howard County, 240044 October 22, 1971, Nov. 6, 2013.......... Nov. 6, 2013. Unincorporated Areas. Emerg; March 15, 1977, Reg; November 6, 2013, Susp West Virginia: Parkersburg, City of, Wood 540214 July 1, 1974, ......* do............ Do. County. Emerg; September 4, 1986, Reg; November 6, 2013, Susp Vienna, City of, Wood 540215 June 12, 1975, ......do.............. Do. County. Emerg; December 18, 1985, Reg; November 6, 2013, Susp Wood County, 540213 February 16, 1977, ......do.............. Do. Unincorporated Areas. Emerg; March 4, 1985, Reg; November 6, 2013, Susp Region IV Florida: Arcadia, City of, DeSoto 120073 August 12, 1975, ......do.............. Do. County. Emerg; June 3, 1988, Reg; November 6, 2013, Susp Bowling Green, City of, 120104 December 2, 1974, ......do.............. Do. Hardee County. Emerg; May 4, 1988, Reg; November 6, 2013, Susp DeSoto County, 120072 August 26, 1975, ......do.............. Do. Unincorporated Areas. Emerg; June 3, 1988, Reg; November 6, 2013, Susp Hardee County, 120103 April 1, 1976, ......do.............. Do. Unincorporated Areas. Emerg; May 4, 1988, Reg; November 6, 2013, Susp [[Page 65214]] Wauchula, City of, Hardee 120105 July 28, 1975, ......do.............. Do. County. Emerg; June 25, 1976, Reg; November 6, 2013, Susp Zolfo Springs, Town of, 120106 July 2, 1975, ......do.............. Do. Hardee County. Emerg; May 4, 1988, Reg; November 6, 2013, Susp Region V Indiana: LaPorte, City of, LaPorte 180490 April 28, 1983, ......do.............. Do. County. Emerg; April 1, 1993, Reg; November 6, 2013, Susp LaPorte County, 180144 January 15, 1976, ......do.............. Do. Unincorporated Areas. Emerg; January 1, 1987, Reg; November 6, 2013, Susp Long Beach, Town of, 185177 October 8, 1971, ......do.............. Do. LaPorte County. Emerg; March 23, 1973, Reg; November 6, 2013, Susp Michiana Shores, Town of, 180505 N/A, Emerg; ......do.............. Do. LaPorte County. November 12, 1991, Reg; November 6, 2013, Susp Michigan City, City of, 180147 March 20, 1975, ......do.............. Do. LaPorte County. Emerg; August 17, 1981, Reg; November 6, 2013, Susp Region VI Louisiana: Iberville Parish, 220083 April 20, 1973, ......do.............. Do. Unincorporated Areas. Emerg; June 1, 1978, Reg; November 6, 2013, Susp Maringouin, Town of, 220085 April 23, 1973, ......do.............. Do. Iberville Parish. Emerg; September 1, 1981, Reg; November 6, 2013, Susp Plaquemine, City of, 220086 April 23, 1973, ......do.............. Do. Iberville Parish. Emerg; August 26, 1977, Reg; November 6, 2013, Susp Saint Gabriel, City of, 220402 N/A, Emerg; July ......do.............. Do. Iberville Parish. 12, 2001, Reg; November 6, 2013, Susp White Castle, Town of, 220088 April 23, 1973, ......do.............. Do. Iberville Parish. Emerg; December 16, 1977, Reg; November 6, 2013, Susp Region VIII Montana: Billings, City of, 300085 January 15, 1974, ......do.............. Do. Yellowstone County. Emerg; January 2, 1981, Reg; November 6, 2013, Susp Laurel, City of, 300086 March 19, 1975, ......do.............. Do. Yellowstone County. Emerg; January 6, 1983, Reg; November 6, 2013, Susp Yellowstone County, 300142 July 28, 1975, ......do.............. Do. Unincorporated Areas. Emerg; November 18, 1981, Reg; November 6, 2013, Susp Region X Alaska: Homer, City of, Kenai 020107 N/A, Emerg; June ......do.............. Do. Peninsula Borough. 2, 2003, Reg; November 6, 2013, Susp ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *-do- =Ditto. Code for reading third column: Emerg.--Emergency; Reg.--Regular; Susp.--Suspension. Dated: September 20, 2013. David L. Miller, Associate Administrator, Federal Insurance and Mitigation Administration, Department of Homeland Security, Federal Emergency Management Agency. [FR Doc. 2013-25520 Filed 10-30-13; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 9110-12-P