[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 144 (Wednesday, July 27, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 49237-49239]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-17740]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Federal Emergency Management Agency
[Docket ID FEMA-2016-0002; Internal Agency Docket No. FEMA-B-1623]
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
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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, 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 October 25, 2016.
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-1623, to
Rick Sacbibit, Chief, Engineering Services Branch, Federal Insurance
and Mitigation Administration, FEMA, 500 C Street SW., Washington, DC
20472, (202) 646-7659, or (email) [email protected].
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rick Sacbibit, Chief, Engineering
Services Branch, Federal Insurance and Mitigation Administration, FEMA,
500 C Street SW., Washington, DC 20472, (202) 646-7659, 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.
For communities with multiple ongoing Preliminary studies, the studies
can be identified by the unique project number and Preliminary FIRM
date 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.
(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance No. 97.022, ``Flood
Insurance.'')
Dated: June 20, 2016.
Roy E. Wright,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Insurance and Mitigation, Department
of Homeland Security, Federal Emergency Management Agency.
I. Watershed-based studies:
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Community map repository
Community address
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Upper Suwannee Watershed
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Maps Available for Inspection Online at: http://www.fema.gov/preliminaryfloodhazarddata preliminaryfloodhazarddata
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Hamilton County, Florida and Incorporated Areas
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Town of White Springs.................. Town Hall, 10363 Bridge Street,
White Springs, FL 32096.
Unincorporated Areas of Hamilton County Hamilton County Building
Department, 204 Northeast 1st
Street, Jasper, FL 32052.
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Suwannee County, Florida and Incorporated Areas
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Unincorporated Areas of Suwannee County Suwannee County Planning and
Zoning and Floodplain
Management Department, 224
Pine Avenue Southwest, Live
Oak, FL 32064.
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Mississippi Coastal Watershed
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Maps Available for Inspection Online at: http://www.fema.gov/preliminaryfloodhazarddata preliminaryfloodhazarddata
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Hancock County, Mississippi and Incorporated Areas
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Unincorporated Areas of Hancock County. Hancock County Government Annex
Complex, 854 Highway 90, Suite
A, Bay St. Louis, MS 39520.
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Harrison County, Mississippi and Incorporated Areas
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City of Biloxi......................... Community Development Building,
676 Dr. Martin Luther King,
Jr. Boulevard, Biloxi, MS
39530.
City of Gulfport....................... William K. Hardy Building, 1410
24th Avenue, Gulfport, MS
39501.
Unincorporated Areas of Harrison County Harrison County Code
Administration, 15309
Community Road, Gulfport, MS
39503.
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Jackson County, Mississippi and Incorporated Areas
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City of Gautier........................ City Hall, 3330 Highway 90,
Gautier, MS 39553.
Unincorporated Areas of Jackson County. Jackson County Planning
Department, 2915 Canty Street,
Suite Q, Pascagoula, MS 39567.
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Pearl River County, Mississippi and Incorporated Areas
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City of Poplarville.................... City Hall, 200 Highway 26 East,
Poplarville, MS 39470.
Unincorporated Areas of Pearl River Pearl River County Building
County. Permits and E-911 Office, 402
South Main Street,
Poplarville, MS 39470.
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II. Non-watershed-based studies:
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Community map repository
Community address
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Jefferson Parish, Louisiana and Incorporated Areas
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Maps Available for Inspection Online at: http://www.fema.gov/preliminaryfloodhazarddata preliminaryfloodhazarddata
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Project: 12-06-0629S Preliminary Date: February 15, 2016
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City of Gretna......................... City Hall, 740 2nd Street,
Gretna, LA 70053.
City of Harahan........................ City Hall, 6437 Jefferson
Highway, Harahan, LA 70123.
City of Kenner......................... City Hall, 1801 Williams
Boulevard, Kenner, LA 70062.
City of Westwego....................... City Hall, 419 Avenue A,
Westwego, LA 70094.
Unincorporated Areas of Jefferson Joseph S. Yenni Building, 1221
Parish. Elmwood Park Boulevard,
Jefferson, LA 70123.
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Bowie County, Texas and Incorporated Areas
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Maps Available for Inspection Online at: http://www.fema.gov/preliminaryfloodhazarddata preliminaryfloodhazarddata
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Project: 16-06-0058S Preliminary Date: March 24, 2016
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City of Nash........................... City Hall, 119 Elm Street,
Nash, TX 75569.
City of Texarkana...................... Public Works Department, 919
Elm Street, Texarkana, TX
75504.
City of Wake Village................... City Hall, 624 Burma Road, Wake
Village, TX 75501.
Unincorporated Areas of Bowie County... Bowie County Courthouse, 710
James Bowie Drive, New Boston,
TX 75570.
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[FR Doc. 2016-17740 Filed 7-26-16; 8:45 am]
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