80_FR_11938 80 FR 11895 - Suspension of Community Eligibility

80 FR 11895 - Suspension of Community Eligibility

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Federal Emergency Management Agency

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 43 (March 5, 2015)

Page Range11895-11897
FR Document2015-05084

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.

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Federal Emergency Management Agency

44 CFR Part 64

[Docket ID FEMA-2015-0001; Internal Agency Docket No. FEMA-8375]


Suspension of Community Eligibility

AGENCY: Federal Emergency Management Agency, DHS.

ACTION: Final rule.

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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

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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: 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 Bret Gates, Federal Insurance and 
Mitigation Administration, Federal Emergency Management Agency, 500 C 
Street SW., Washington, DC 20472, (202) 646-4133.

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 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]

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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]

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2. The tables published under the authority of Sec.  64.6 are amended 
as follows:

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                                                  Effective date
                                                  authorization/
                                                 cancellation of    Current effective map   Date certain Federal
      State and location         Community No.    sale of flood             date            assistance no longer
                                                   insurance in                              available in SFHAs
                                                    community
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          Region III
 
Virginia: Richmond County,             510310   January 20, 1975,  April 16, 2015........  April 16, 2015.
 Unincorporated Areas.                           Emerg; March 16,
                                                 1989, Reg; April
                                                 16, 2015, Susp.
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*-do- = Ditto.
Code for reading third column: Emerg.--Emergency; Reg.--Regular; Susp.--Suspension.



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    Dated: February 27, 2015.
Roy E. Wright,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Mitigation, Federal Insurance and 
Mitigation Administration, Department of Homeland Security, Federal 
Emergency Management Agency.
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                                                                                                                                                                                                          Date certain
                                                                                                                                                                                                         Federal assist-
                                                                                                           Community        Effective date authorization/cancellation of sale   Current effec-
                                                                 State and location                                                                                                                      ance no longer
                                                                                                              No.                   of flood insurance in community             tive map date             available in
                                                                                                                                                                                                            SFHAs

                                                Milton, Town of, Wayne County .....................         180285          May 20, 1975, Emerg; October 15, 1981, Reg;         ......do .............       Do.
                                                                                                                              April 2, 2015, Susp.
                                                North Vernon, City of, Jennings County ........             180109          August 4, 1975, Emerg; January 3, 1985, Reg;        ......do .............       Do.
                                                                                                                              April 2, 2015, Susp.
                                                Richmond, City of, Wayne County .................           180287          April 1, 1975, Emerg; August 16, 1982, Reg;         ......do .............       Do.
                                                                                                                              April 2, 2015, Susp.
                                                Spring Grove, Town of, Wayne County .........               180286          July 10, 1975, Emerg; September 2, 1982,            ......do .............       Do.
                                                                                                                              Reg; April 2, 2015, Susp.
                                                Vernon, Town of, Jennings County ................           180110          May 9, 1975, Emerg; October 18, 1983, Reg;          ......do .............       Do.
                                                                                                                              April 2, 2015, Susp.
                                                Wayne County, Unincorporated Areas ...........              180280          March 24, 1975, Emerg; September 2, 1982,           ......do .............       Do.
                                                                                                                              Reg; April 2, 2015, Susp.
                                                Minnesota: Mahnomen, City of, Mahnomen                      270266          May 8, 1975, Emerg; September 2, 1988, Reg;         ......do .............       Do.
                                                  County.                                                                     April 2, 2015, Susp.
                                                Mahnomen County, Unincorporated Areas ....                  270671          November 15, 1974, Emerg; May 15, 1985,             ......do .............       Do.
                                                                                                                              Reg; April 2, 2015, Susp.
                                                Waubun, City of, Mahnomen County .............              270772          July 25, 1997, Emerg; N/A, Reg; April 2, 2015,      ......do .............       Do.
                                                                                                                              Susp.
                                                Ohio: Botkins, Village of, Shelby County .......            390504          August 22, 1975, Emerg; September 29, 1978,         ......do .............       Do.
                                                                                                                              Reg; April 2, 2015, Susp.
                                                Jackson Center, Village of, Shelby County ....              390505          November 13, 2008, Emerg; April 1, 2009,            ......do .............       Do.
                                                                                                                              Reg; April 2, 2015, Susp.
                                                Port Jefferson, Village of, Shelby County ......            390506          May 14, 1975, Emerg; September 2, 1988,             ......do .............       Do.
                                                                                                                              Reg; April 2, 2015, Susp.
                                                Russia, Village of, Shelby County ..................        390880          June 3, 1981, Emerg; September 30, 1988,            ......do .............       Do.
                                                                                                                              Reg; April 2, 2015, Susp.
                                                Shelby County, Unincorporated Areas ...........             390503          April 3, 1979, Emerg; September 2, 1982, Reg;       ......do .............       Do.
                                                                                                                              April 2, 2015, Susp.
                                                Sidney, City of, Shelby County ......................       390507          December 3, 1974, Emerg; November 17,               ......do .............       Do.
                                                                                                                              1982, Reg; April 2, 2015, Susp.
                                                                Region VII
                                                Missouri: Dearborn, City of, Platte County .....            290504          August 9, 1974, Emerg; June 15, 1979, Reg;          ......do .............       Do.
                                                                                                                              April 2, 2015, Susp.
                                                Edgerton, City of, Platte County .....................      290291          October 7, 1974, Emerg; June 4, 1980, Reg;          ......do .............       Do.
                                                                                                                              April 2, 2015, Susp.
                                                Ferrelview, Village of, Platte County ..............        290895          N/A, Emerg; March 30, 2009, Reg; April 2,           ......do .............       Do.
                                                                                                                              2015, Susp.
                                                Lake Waukomis, City of, Platte County .........             290700          March 20, 1979, Emerg; April 15, 1980, Reg;         ......do .............       Do.
                                                                                                                              April 2, 2015, Susp.
                                                Parkville, City of, Platte County ......................    290294          July 3, 1975, Emerg; May 15, 1978, Reg; April       ......do .............       Do.
                                                                                                                              2, 2015, Susp.
                                                Platte City, City of, Platte County ...................     290295          May 22, 1975, Emerg; May 15, 1978, Reg;             ......do .............       Do.
                                                                                                                              April 2, 2015, Susp.
                                                Platte County, Unincorporated Areas .............           290475          March 25, 1974, Emerg; December 18, 1979,           ......do .............       Do.
                                                                                                                              Reg; April 2, 2015, Susp.
                                                Riverside, City of, Platte County ....................      290296          May 29, 1973, Emerg; September 30, 1977,            ......do .............       Do.
                                                                                                                              Reg; April 2, 2015, Susp.
                                                Tracy, City of, Platte County ..........................    290297          July 25, 1974, Emerg; June 15, 1979, Reg;           ......do .............       Do.
                                                                                                                              April 2, 2015, Susp.
                                                   *-do- = Ditto. Code for reading third column: Emerg.—Emergency; Reg.—Regular; Susp.—Suspension.


                                                  Dated: February 27, 2015.                                DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND                                SUMMARY:   This rule identifies
                                                Roy E. Wright,                                             SECURITY                                              communities where the sale of flood
                                                Deputy Associate Administrator for                                                                               insurance has been authorized under
                                                Mitigation, Federal Insurance and Mitigation               Federal Emergency Management                          the National Flood Insurance Program
                                                Administration, Department of Homeland                     Agency                                                (NFIP) that are scheduled for
                                                Security, Federal Emergency Management                                                                           suspension on the effective dates listed
                                                Agency.                                                    44 CFR Part 64                                        within this rule because of
                                                [FR Doc. 2015–05095 Filed 3–4–15; 8:45 am]                 [Docket ID FEMA–2015–0001; Internal                   noncompliance with the floodplain
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                                                BILLING CODE 9110–12–P                                     Agency Docket No. FEMA–8375]                          management requirements of the
                                                                                                                                                                 program. If the Federal Emergency
                                                                                                           Suspension of Community Eligibility                   Management Agency (FEMA) receives
                                                                                                           AGENCY:  Federal Emergency                            documentation that the community has
                                                                                                           Management Agency, DHS.                               adopted the required floodplain
                                                                                                                                                                 management measures prior to the
                                                                                                           ACTION: Final rule.
                                                                                                                                                                 effective suspension date given in this


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                                                rule, the suspension will not occur and                   will not be suspended and will continue                rule is exempt from the requirements of
                                                a notice of this will be provided by                      to be eligible for the sale of NFIP flood              the Regulatory Flexibility Act because
                                                publication in the Federal Register on a                  insurance. A notice withdrawing the                    the National Flood Insurance Act of
                                                subsequent date. Also, information                        suspension of such communities will be                 1968, as amended, Section 1315, 42
                                                identifying the current participation                     published in the Federal Register.                     U.S.C. 4022, prohibits flood insurance
                                                status of a community can be obtained                        In addition, FEMA publishes a Flood                 coverage unless an appropriate public
                                                from FEMA’s Community Status Book                         Insurance Rate Map (FIRM) that                         body adopts adequate floodplain
                                                (CSB). The CSB is available at http://                    identifies the Special Flood Hazard                    management measures with effective
                                                www.fema.gov/fema/csb.shtm.                               Areas (SFHAs) in these communities.                    enforcement measures. The
                                                DATES: The effective date of each                         The date of the FIRM, if one has been                  communities listed no longer comply
                                                community’s scheduled suspension is                       published, is indicated in the fourth                  with the statutory requirements, and
                                                the third date (‘‘Susp.’’) listed in the                  column of the table. No direct Federal                 after the effective date, flood insurance
                                                third column of the following tables.                     financial assistance (except assistance                will no longer be available in the
                                                FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If                       pursuant to the Robert T. Stafford                     communities unless remedial action
                                                you want to determine whether a                           Disaster Relief and Emergency                          takes place.
                                                particular community was suspended                        Assistance Act not in connection with a                   Regulatory Classification. This final
                                                on the suspension date or for further                     flood) may be provided for construction                rule is not a significant regulatory action
                                                information, contact Bret Gates, Federal                  or acquisition of buildings in identified              under the criteria of section 3(f) of
                                                Insurance and Mitigation                                  SFHAs for communities not                              Executive Order 12866 of September 30,
                                                Administration, Federal Emergency                         participating in the NFIP and identified               1993, Regulatory Planning and Review,
                                                Management Agency, 500 C Street SW.,                      for more than a year on FEMA’s initial                 58 FR 51735.
                                                Washington, DC 20472, (202) 646–4133.                     FIRM for the community as having                          Executive Order 13132, Federalism.
                                                SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The NFIP                       flood-prone areas (section 202(a) of the               This rule involves no policies that have
                                                enables property owners to purchase                       Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973,                 federalism implications under Executive
                                                Federal flood insurance that is not                       42 U.S.C. 4106(a), as amended). This                   Order 13132.
                                                otherwise generally available from                        prohibition against certain types of
                                                                                                                                                                    Executive Order 12988, Civil Justice
                                                private insurers. In return, communities                  Federal assistance becomes effective for
                                                                                                                                                                 Reform. This rule meets the applicable
                                                agree to adopt and administer local                       the communities listed on the date
                                                                                                                                                                 standards of Executive Order 12988.
                                                floodplain management measures aimed                      shown in the last column. The
                                                                                                          Administrator finds that notice and                       Paperwork Reduction Act. This rule
                                                at protecting lives and new construction
                                                                                                          public comment procedures under 5                      does not involve any collection of
                                                from future flooding. Section 1315 of
                                                the National Flood Insurance Act of                       U.S.C. 553(b), are impracticable and                   information for purposes of the
                                                1968, as amended, 42 U.S.C. 4022,                         unnecessary because communities listed                 Paperwork Reduction Act, 44 U.S.C.
                                                prohibits the sale of NFIP flood                          in this final rule have been adequately                3501 et seq.
                                                insurance unless an appropriate public                    notified.                                              List of Subjects in 44 CFR Part 64
                                                body adopts adequate floodplain                              Each community receives 6-month,
                                                management measures with effective                        90-day, and 30-day notification letters                    Flood insurance, Floodplains.
                                                enforcement measures. The                                 addressed to the Chief Executive Officer                 Accordingly, 44 CFR part 64 is
                                                communities listed in this document no                    stating that the community will be                     amended as follows:
                                                longer meet that statutory requirement                    suspended unless the required
                                                for compliance with program                               floodplain management measures are                     PART 64—[AMENDED]
                                                regulations, 44 CFR part 59.                              met prior to the effective suspension
                                                Accordingly, the communities will be                      date. Since these notifications were                   ■ 1. The authority citation for Part 64
                                                suspended on the effective date in the                    made, this final rule may take effect                  continues to read as follows:
                                                third column. As of that date, flood                      within less than 30 days.                                Authority: 42 U.S.C. 4001 et seq.;
                                                insurance will no longer be available in                     National Environmental Policy Act.                  Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 1978, 3 CFR,
                                                the community. We recognize that some                     This rule is categorically excluded from               1978 Comp.; p. 329; E.O. 12127, 44 FR 19367,
                                                of these communities may adopt and                        the requirements of 44 CFR part 10,                    3 CFR, 1979 Comp.; p. 376.
                                                submit the required documentation of                      Environmental Considerations. No                       § 64.6    [Amended]
                                                legally enforceable floodplain                            environmental impact assessment has
                                                management measures after this rule is                    been prepared.                                         ■ 2. The tables published under the
                                                published but prior to the actual                            Regulatory Flexibility Act. The                     authority of § 64.6 are amended as
                                                suspension date. These communities                        Administrator has determined that this                 follows:

                                                                                                                                                                                                   Date certain
                                                                                                                                                                                                  Federal assist-
                                                                                                         Community          Effective date authorization/cancellation of     Current effective
                                                                 State and location                                                                                                               ance no longer
                                                                                                            No.                sale of flood insurance in community             map date           available in
                                                                                                                                                                                                     SFHAs

                                                                Region III
                                                Virginia: Richmond County, Unincorporated                  510310           January 20, 1975, Emerg; March 16, 1989,         April 16, 2015 ...   April 16, 2015.
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                                                  Areas.                                                                      Reg; April 16, 2015, Susp.
                                                   *-do- = Ditto.
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                                                  Dated: February 27, 2015.                             stock assessment) is available on the                 (Coryphaenoides acrolepis), and popeye
                                                Roy E. Wright,                                          NMFS Web site at http://www.afsc.                     greandiers (Coryphaenoides cinereus).
                                                Deputy Associate Administrator for                      noaa.gov/REFM/Docs/2012/                              More than 90 percent of all grenadiers
                                                Mitigation, Federal Insurance and Mitigation            GOAgrenadier.pdf. The 2014                            incidentally caught or obtained in
                                                Administration, Department of Homeland                  Assessment of the Grenadier Stock                     surveys are giant grenadiers. Pacific
                                                Security, Federal Emergency Management                  Complex in the Gulf of Alaska, Eastern                grenadiers and popeye grenadiers
                                                Agency.                                                 Bering Sea, and Aleutian Islands (2014                typically occur at depths greater than
                                                [FR Doc. 2015–05084 Filed 3–4–15; 8:45 am]              stock assessment) is available on the                 most commercial fisheries or surveys
                                                BILLING CODE 9110–12–P                                  NMFS Web site at http://www.afsc.                     and are rarely encountered (see Section
                                                                                                        noaa.gov/REFM/Docs/2014/                              3.2 of the Analysis for additional detail).
                                                                                                        BSAIgrenadier.pdf.                                       For many years, the Council has
                                                DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE                                     Written comments regarding the                     considered how best to classify
                                                                                                        burden-hour estimates or other aspects                grenadiers in the FMPs. As explained in
                                                National Oceanic and Atmospheric                        of the collection-of-information                      Section 1.2 of the Analysis (see
                                                Administration                                          requirements contained in this rule may               ADDRESSES), from 1980 to 2010,
                                                                                                        be submitted by mail to NMFS, Alaska                  grenadiers were included in the FMPs
                                                50 CFR Part 679                                         Region, P.O. Box 21668, Juneau, AK                    in the nonspecified species category.
                                                                                                        99802–1668, Attn: Ellen Sebastian,                    Nonspecified species were defined as a
                                                [Docket No. 140218151–5171–02]
                                                                                                        Records Officer; in person at NMFS,                   residual category of species and species
                                                RIN 0648–BD98                                           Alaska Region, 709 West 9th Street,                   groups which had no current or
                                                                                                        Room 420A, Juneau, AK; by email to                    foreseeable economic value or
                                                Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic                                                                           ecological importance, which were
                                                                                                        OIRA_Submission@omb.eop.gov; or fax
                                                Zone Off Alaska; Groundfish of the                                                                            taken in the groundfish fishery as
                                                                                                        to (202) 395–5806.
                                                Gulf of Alaska; Groundfish of the                                                                             incidental catch and were in no
                                                Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Off                     FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
                                                                                                                                                              apparent danger of depletion, and for
                                                Alaska                                                  Gretchen Harrington, 907–586–7228.
                                                                                                                                                              which virtually no data existed that
                                                                                                        SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This final                 would allow population assessments.
                                                AGENCY:  National Marine Fisheries                      rule implements Amendment 100 to the
                                                Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and                                                                             In 2010, the Council recommended
                                                                                                        BSAI FMP and Amendment 91 to the                      and NMFS removed the nonspecified
                                                Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),                      GOA FMP, collectively Amendments                      species category from the FMPs when
                                                Commerce.                                               100/91. NMFS published a notice of                    the FMPs were revised to meet the
                                                ACTION: Final rule.                                     availability for Amendments 100/91 on                 requirements of the Magnuson-Stevens
                                                                                                        May 5, 2014 (79 FR 25558). The                        Act as amended by the Magnuson-
                                                SUMMARY:    NMFS issues regulations to
                                                                                                        comment period on Amendments 100/                     Stevens Fishery Conservation and
                                                implement Amendment 100 to the
                                                                                                        91 ended on July 7, 2014. NMFS                        Management Reauthorization Act of
                                                Fishery Management Plan for
                                                                                                        published a proposed rule to implement                2007 (Pub. L. 109–479). The amended
                                                Groundfish of the Bering Sea and
                                                                                                        Amendments 100/91 on May 14, 2014                     Magnuson-Stevens Act required NMFS
                                                Aleutian Islands Management Area
                                                                                                        (79 FR 27557). The comment period on                  and the Council to establish annual
                                                (BSAI FMP) and Amendment 91 to the
                                                                                                        the proposed rule ended on June 13,                   catch limits (ACLs) and accountability
                                                Fishery Management Plan for
                                                                                                        2014. NMFS approved Amendments                        measures (AMs) for fisheries in the
                                                Groundfish of the Gulf of Alaska (GOA
                                                                                                        100/91 on August 4, 2014. Additional                  FMP. The Council recommended and
                                                FMP). This final rule adds regulations to
                                                                                                        detail on this action is provided in the              NMFS implemented Amendment 96 to
                                                improve reporting of grenadiers, limit
                                                                                                        notice of availability for Amendment                  the BSAI FMP and Amendment 87 to
                                                retention of grenadiers, and prevent
                                                                                                        100/91 (79 FR 25558, May 5, 2014) and                 the GOA FMP to meet these
                                                direct fishing for grenadiers by federally
                                                                                                        the proposed rule (79 FR 27557, May 14,               requirements (Amendments 96/87, 75
                                                permitted groundfish fishermen. This
                                                                                                        2014). NMFS received three comment                    FR 61639, October 6, 2010). The
                                                final rule is necessary to limit and
                                                                                                        letters on Amendments 100/91 and the                  nonspecified species, including
                                                monitor the incidental catch of
                                                                                                        proposed rule.                                        grenadiers, were removed from the
                                                grenadiers in the groundfish fisheries.                    NMFS manages groundfish fisheries                  FMPs because these species were too
                                                This action is intended to promote the                  in the exclusive economic zone off                    poorly understood to set ACLs and AMs
                                                goals and objectives of the Magnuson-                   Alaska under the BSAI FMP and GOA                     or to develop a management regime.
                                                Stevens Fishery Conservation and                        FMP. The North Pacific Fishery                           Amendments 96/87 also amended the
                                                Management Act, the FMPs, and other                     Management Council (Council)                          FMPs to organize the species remaining
                                                applicable law.                                         prepared the FMPs under the authority                 in the FMPs according to the National
                                                DATES: Effective April 6, 2015.                         of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery                       Standard 1 guidelines (§ 600.310). In the
                                                ADDRESSES: Electronic copies of                         Conservation and Management Act                       National Standard 1 guidelines, NMFS
                                                Amendment 100 to the BSAI FMP,                          (Magnuson-Stevens Act), 16 U.S.C.                     recommends two categories for species
                                                Amendment 91 to the GOA FMP, and                        1801, et seq. Regulations governing U.S.              in an FMP: ‘‘Stocks in the fishery’’ and
                                                the Environmental Assessment, the                       fisheries and implementing the FMPs                   ‘‘ecosystem component (EC) species.’’
                                                Regulatory Impact Review, and the                       appear at 50 CFR parts 600 and 679.                      ‘‘Stocks in the fishery’’ are defined in
                                                Initial Regulatory Flexibility Analysis                                                                       the National Standard 1 guidelines
                                                (IRFA) (collectively, Analysis) prepared                Background                                            (§ 600.310(d)(2)). ‘‘Stocks in the fishery’’
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                                                for this action are available from                         The groundfish fisheries in the BSAI               include (1) stocks that are targeted, and
                                                www.regulations.gov or from the NMFS                    and GOA incidentally catch grenadiers                 retained for sale or personal use; (2)
                                                Alaska Region Web site at                               (family Macrouridae) while harvesting                 stocks that are not directly targeted but
                                                alaskafisheries.noaa.gov. The 2012                      other groundfish species. Grenadiers                  are taken incidentally in other directed
                                                Assessment of the Grenadier Stock                       caught off Alaska are comprised of three              fisheries, and are retained for sale or
                                                Complex in the Gulf of Alaska, Eastern                  species: Giant grenadiers (Albatrossia                personal use; and (3) stocks not targeted
                                                Bering Sea, and Aleutian Islands (2012                  pectoralis), Pacific grenadiers                       or retained but are taken as incidental


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Document Created: 2015-12-18 12:09:01
Document Modified: 2015-12-18 12:09:01
CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
GS 4.107:
AE 2.106:
PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionRules and Regulations
ActionFinal rule.
DatesThe effective date of each community's scheduled suspension is the third date (``Susp.'') listed in the third column of the following tables.
ContactIf you want to determine whether a particular community was suspended on the suspension date or for further information, contact Bret Gates, Federal Insurance and Mitigation Administration, Federal Emergency Management Agency, 500 C Street SW., Washington, DC 20472, (202) 646-4133.
FR Citation80 FR 11895 
CFR AssociatedFlood Insurance and Floodplains

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