80_FR_55953
Page Range | 55773-55775 | |
FR Document | 2015-23303 |
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 180 (Thursday, September 17, 2015)] [Rules and Regulations] [Pages 55773-55775] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2015-23303] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY Federal Emergency Management Agency 44 CFR Part 64 [Docket ID FEMA-2015-0001: Internal Agency Docket No. FEMA-8399] 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). DATES: The effective date of each community's scheduled suspension is the third date (``Susp.'') listed in the third column of the following tables. ADDRESSES: The CSB is available at http://www.fema.gov/fema/csb.shtm. 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 [[Page 55774]] 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 I Rhode Island: Central Falls, City of, 445394 November 6, 1970, October 2, 2015....... October 2, 2015 Providence County. Emerg; May 28, 1971, Reg; October 2, 2015, Susp Coventry, Town of, Kent 440004 November 21, 1973, ......do.............. Do. County. Emerg; September 1, 1978, Reg; October 2, 2015, Susp Cranston, City of, 445396 September 11, ......do.............. Do. Providence County. 1970, Emerg; August 27, 1971, Reg; October 2, 2015, Susp Cumberland, Town of, 440016 July 15, 1975, ......do.............. Do. Providence County. Emerg; December 16, 1980, Reg; October 2, 2015, Susp East Greenwich, Town of, 445397 July 16, 1971, ......do.............. Do. Kent County. Emerg; February 9, 1973, Reg; October 2, 2015, Susp East Providence, City of, 445398 June 5, 1970, ......do.............. Do. Providence County. Emerg; May 18, 1973, Reg; October 2, 2015, Susp Johnston, Town of, 440018 August 1, 1975, ......do.............. Do. Providence County. Emerg; September 1, 1978, Reg; October 2, 2015, Susp Lincoln, Town of, 445400 May 5, 1972, ......do.............. Do. Providence County. Emerg; November 30, 1973, Reg; October 2, 2015, Susp North Providence, Town of, 440020 October 6, 1972, ......do.............. Do. Providence County. Emerg; December 15, 1977, Reg; October 2, 2015, Susp North Smithfield, Town of, 440021 May 6, 1975, ......do.............. Do. Providence County. Emerg; August 1, 1978, Reg; October 2, 2015, Susp Pawtucket, City of, 440022 January 15, 1971, ......do.............. Do. Providence County. Emerg; July 16, 1971, Reg; October 2, 2015, Susp Providence, City of, 445406 September 11, ......do.............. Do. Providence County. 1970, Emerg; December 11, 1970, Reg; October 2, 2015, Susp Scituate, Town of, 440024 January 13, 1975, ......do.............. Do. Providence County. Emerg; January 2, 1981, Reg; October 2, 2015, Susp Smithfield, Town of, 440025 December 17, 1971, ......do.............. Do. Providence County. Emerg; March 1, 1977, Reg; October 2, 2015, Susp Warwick, City of, Kent 445409 June 19, 1970, ......do.............. Do. County. Emerg; April 6, 1973, Reg; October 2, 2015, Susp West Greenwich, Town of, 440037 October 10, 1975, ......do.............. Do. Kent County. Emerg; January 3, 1986, Reg; October 2, 2015, Susp West Warwick, Town of, 440007 September 1, 1972, ......do.............. Do. Kent County. Emerg; February 1, 1978, Reg; October 2, 2015, Susp Region III Maryland: Carroll County 240015 December 22, 1972, ......do.............. Do. Unincorporated Areas. Emerg; August 1, 1978, Reg; October 2, 2015, Susp [[Page 55775]] Hampstead, Town of, 240090 November 27, 1973, ......do.............. Do. Carroll County. Emerg; January 7, 1983, Reg; October 2, 2015, Susp Manchester, Town of, 240107 July 27, 2006, ......do.............. Do. Carroll County. Emerg; N/A, Reg; October 2, 2015, Susp Mount Airy, Town of, 240200 N/A, Emerg; May ......do.............. Do. Carroll and Frederick 27, 2014, Reg; Counties. October 2, 2015, Susp New Windsor, Town of, 240149 August 5, 1975, ......do.............. Do. Carroll County. Emerg; February 16, 1979, Reg; October 2, 2015, Susp Sykesville, Town of, 240016 May 1, 1973, ......do.............. Do. Carroll County. Emerg; September 30, 1977, Reg; October 2, 2015, Susp Union Bridge, Town of, 240017 April 16, 1973, ......do.............. Do. Carroll County. Emerg; August 1, 1977, Reg; October 2, 2015, Susp Westminster, City of, 240018 June 25, 1973, ......do.............. Do. Carroll County. Emerg; December 1, 1977, Reg; October 2, 2015, Susp Region V Wisconsin: Prairie du Sac, Village 550401 September 29, ......do.............. Do. of, Sauk County. 2000, Emerg; March 7, 2001, Reg; October 2, 2015, Susp Reedsburg, City of, Sauk 550402 May 21, 1975, ......do.............. Do. County. Emerg; March 4, 1985, Reg; October 2, 2015, Susp Sauk City, Village of, 550404 May 7, 1975, ......do.............. Do. Sauk County. Emerg; March 7, 2001, Reg; October 2, 2015, Susp Sauk County Unincorporated 550391 September 7, 1973, ......do.............. Do. Areas. Emerg; September 17, 1980, Reg; October 2, 2015, Susp Region VII Nebraska: Bloomfield, City of, Knox 310351 N/A, Emerg; June ......do.............. Do. County. 18, 2007, Reg; October 2, 2015, Susp Crofton, City of, Knox 310361 July 9, 1976, ......do.............. Do. County. Emerg; September 1, 1986, Reg; October 2, 2015, Susp Knox County Unincorporated 310451 N/A, Emerg; ......do.............. Do. Areas. November 14, 2005, Reg; October 2, 2015, Susp ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *-do- = Ditto. Code for reading third column: Emerg.--Emergency; Reg.--Regular; Susp--Suspnsion. Dated: August 31, 2015. Roy E. Wright, Deputy Associate Administrator, Federal Insurance and Mitigation Administration, Department of Homeland Security, Federal Emergency Management Agency. [FR Doc. 2015-23303 Filed 9-16-15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 9110-12-P
Category | Regulatory Information | |
Collection | Federal Register | |
sudoc Class | AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106: | |
Publisher | Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration | |
Section | Rules and Regulations | |
Action | Final rule. | |
Dates | The effective date of each community's scheduled suspension is the third date (``Susp.'') listed in the third column of the following tables. | |
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. | |
FR Citation | 80 FR 55773 | |
CFR Associated | Flood Insurance and Floodplains |