[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 51 (Monday, March 17, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 14720-14722]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-05729]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Federal Emergency Management Agency
[Docket ID FEMA-2014-0002; Internal Agency Docket No. FEMA-B-1401]
Proposed Flood Hazard Determinations
AGENCY: Federal Emergency Management Agency, DHS.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: Comments are requested on proposed flood hazard
determinations, which may include additions or modifications of any
Base Flood Elevation (BFE), base flood depth, Special Flood Hazard Area
(SFHA) boundary or zone designation, or regulatory floodway on the
Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRMs), and where applicable, in the
supporting Flood Insurance Study (FIS) reports for the communities
listed in the table below. The purpose of this notice is to seek
general information and comment regarding the preliminary FIRM, and
where applicable, the FIS report that the Federal Emergency Management
Agency (FEMA) has provided to the affected communities. The FIRM and
FIS report are the basis of the floodplain management measures that the
community is required either to adopt or to show evidence of having in
effect in order to qualify or remain qualified for participation in the
National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP). In addition,
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the FIRM and FIS report, once effective, will be used by insurance
agents and others to calculate appropriate flood insurance premium
rates for new buildings and the contents of those buildings.
DATES: Comments are to be submitted on or before June 16, 2014.
ADDRESSES: The Preliminary FIRM, and where applicable, the FIS report
for each community are available for inspection at both the online
location and the respective Community Map Repository address listed in
the tables below. Additionally, the current effective FIRM and FIS
report for each community are accessible online through the FEMA Map
Service Center at www.msc.fema.gov for comparison.
You may submit comments, identified by Docket No. FEMA-B-1366, to
Luis Rodriguez, Chief, Engineering Management Branch, Federal Insurance
and Mitigation Administration, FEMA, 500 C Street SW., Washington, DC
20472, (202) 646-4064, or (email) [email protected].
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Luis Rodriguez, Chief, Engineering
Management Branch, Federal Insurance and Mitigation Administration,
FEMA, 500 C Street SW., Washington, DC 20472, (202) 646-4064, or
(email) [email protected]; or visit the FEMA Map Information
eXchange (FMIX) online at www.floodmaps.fema.gov/fhm/fmx_main.html.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: FEMA proposes to make flood hazard
determinations for each community listed below, in accordance with
section 110 of the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973, 42 U.S.C.
4104, and 44 CFR 67.4(a).
These proposed flood hazard determinations, together with the
floodplain management criteria required by 44 CFR 60.3, are the minimum
that are required. They should not be construed to mean that the
community must change any existing ordinances that are more stringent
in their floodplain management requirements. The community may at any
time enact stricter requirements of its own or pursuant to policies
established by other Federal, State, or regional entities. These flood
hazard determinations are used to meet the floodplain management
requirements of the NFIP and also are used to calculate the appropriate
flood insurance premium rates for new buildings built after the FIRM
and FIS report become effective.
The communities affected by the flood hazard determinations are
provided in the tables below. Any request for reconsideration of the
revised flood hazard information shown on the Preliminary FIRM and FIS
report that satisfies the data requirements outlined in 44 CFR 67.6(b)
is considered an appeal. Comments unrelated to the flood hazard
determinations also will be considered before the FIRM and FIS report
become effective.
Use of a Scientific Resolution Panel (SRP) is available to
communities in support of the appeal resolution process. SRPs are
independent panels of experts in hydrology, hydraulics, and other
pertinent sciences established to review conflicting scientific and
technical data and provide recommendations for resolution. Use of the
SRP only may be exercised after FEMA and local communities have been
engaged in a collaborative consultation process for at least 60 days
without a mutually acceptable resolution of an appeal. Additional
information regarding the SRP process can be found online at http://floodsrp.org/pdfs/srp_fact_sheet.pdf.
The watersheds and/or communities affected are listed in the tables
below. The Preliminary FIRM, and where applicable, FIS report for each
community are available for inspection at both the online location and
the respective Community Map Repository address listed in the tables.
Additionally, the current effective FIRM and FIS report for each
community are accessible online through the FEMA Map Service Center at
www.msc.fema.gov for comparison.
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Community map repository
Community address
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Wicomico County, Maryland, and Incorporated Areas
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Maps Available for Inspection Online at: http://www.fema.gov/preliminaryfloodhazarddata preliminaryfloodhazarddata
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City of Fruitland...................... City Hall, 401 East Main
Street, Fruitland, MD 21826.
City of Salisbury...................... City Hall, 125 North Division
Street, Salisbury, MD 21801.
Town of Delmar......................... Town Hall, 100 South
Pennsylvania Avenue, Delmar,
MD 21875.
Town of Mardela Springs................ Town Hall, 201 Station Street,
Mardela Springs, MD 21837.
Town of Sharptown...................... Town Hall, 401 Main Street,
Sharptown, MD 21861.
Town of Willards....................... Town Hall, 7360 Main Street,
Willards, MD 21874.
Unincorporated Areas of Wicomico County Wicomico County Government
Office Building, 125 North
Division Street, Room 201,
Salisbury, MD 21801.
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Accomack County, Virginia, and Incorporated Areas
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Maps Available for Inspection Online at: http://www.fema.gov/preliminaryfloodhazarddata preliminaryfloodhazarddata
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Town of Belle Haven.................... Town Office, 15293 Kings
Street, Belle Haven, VA 23306.
Town of Chincoteague................... Town Hall, 6150 Community
Drive, Chincoteague, VA 23336.
Town of Onancock....................... Town Hall, 15 North Street,
Onancock, VA 23417.
Town of Saxis.......................... Town Hall, 8334 Freeschool
Lane, Saxis, VA 23427.
Town of Tangier........................ Town Hall, 4301 Joshua Thomas
Lane, Tangier, VA 23440.
Town of Wachapreague................... Town Hall, 6 Main Street,
Wachapreague, VA 23480.
Unincorporated Areas of Accomack County Accomack County Department of
Building, Planning and Zoning,
23296 Courthouse Avenue, Room
105, Accomac, VA 23301.
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City of Hopewell, Virginia (Independent City)
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Maps Available for Inspection Online at: http://www.fema.gov/preliminaryfloodhazarddata preliminaryfloodhazarddata
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City of Hopewell....................... City Hall, 300 North Main
Street, Hopewell, VA 23860.
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City of Suffolk, Virginia (Independent City)
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Maps Available for Inspection Online at: http://www.fema.gov/preliminaryfloodhazarddata preliminaryfloodhazarddata
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City of Suffolk........................ City Hall, 441 Market Street,
Suffolk, VA 23434.
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King William County, Virginia, and Incorporated Areas
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Maps Available for Inspection Online at: http://www.fema.gov/preliminaryfloodhazarddata preliminaryfloodhazarddata
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Town of West Point..................... Town Hall, 329 Sixth Street,
West Point, VA 23181.
Unincorporated Areas of King William King William County
County. Administrator's Office, 180
Horse Landing Road, King
William, VA 23086.
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Middlesex County, Virginia, and Incorporated Areas
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Maps Available for Inspection Online at: http://www.fema.gov/preliminaryfloodhazarddata preliminaryfloodhazarddata
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Town of Urbanna........................ Town Office, 45 Cross Street,
Urbanna, VA 23175.
Unincorporated Areas of Middlesex Middlesex County Building
County. Department, 877 General Puller
Highway, Saluda, VA 23149.
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Prince George County, Virginia, and Incorporated Areas
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Maps Available for Inspection Online at: http://www.fema.gov/preliminaryfloodhazarddata preliminaryfloodhazarddata
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Unincorporated Areas of Prince George Prince George County Planning
County. and Zoning Office, 6602 Courts
Drive, 1st Floor, Prince
George, VA 23875.
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Prince William County, Virginia, and Incorporated Areas
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Maps Available for Inspection Online at: http://www.fema.gov/preliminaryfloodhazarddata preliminaryfloodhazarddata
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Town of Dumfries....................... Town Hall, Zoning
Administrator's Office, 101
South Main Street, Dumfries,
VA 22026.
Town of Quantico....................... Town Hall, 337 Fifth Street,
Quantico, VA 22134.
Unincorporated Areas of Prince William Prince William County
County. Department of Public Works,
Watershed Management Branch, 5
County Complex Court, Prince
William, VA 22192.
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(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance No. 97.022, ``Flood
Insurance.'')
Dated: January 31, 2014.
Roy E. Wright,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Mitigation, Department of Homeland
Security, Federal Emergency Management Agency.
[FR Doc. 2014-05729 Filed 3-14-14; 8:45 am]
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