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| FR Document | 2016-12123 |
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 100 (Tuesday, May 24, 2016)] [Rules and Regulations] [Pages 32660-32664] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2016-12123] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY Federal Emergency Management Agency 44 CFR Part 64 [Docket ID FEMA-2016-0002; Internal Agency Docket No. FEMA-8435] 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: 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 Patricia Suber, Federal Insurance and Mitigation Administration, Federal Emergency Management Agency, 500 C Street SW., Washington, DC 20472, (202) 646-4149. 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 [[Page 32661]] 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] 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 Maine: Andrews Island, Knox 230967 April 4, 1979, July 6, 2016.......... July 6, 2016. County. Emerg; April 30, 1984, Reg; July 6, 2016, Susp. Appleton, Town of, Knox County 230073 July 22, 1975, ......do*............. Do. Emerg; December 4, 1985, Reg; July 6, 2016, Susp. Bar Island, Knox County....... 230974 April 4, 1979, ......do.............. Do. Emerg; April 30, 1984, Reg; July 6, 2016, Susp. Birch Island, Knox County..... 230966 April 4, 1979, ......do.............. Do. Emerg; April 30, 1984, Reg; July 6, 2016, Susp. Brig Ledge, Knox County....... 230947 April 4, 1979, ......do.............. Do. Emerg; April 30, 1984, Reg; July 6, 2016, Susp. Camden, Town of, Knox County.. 230074 May 21, 1975, ......do.............. Do. Emerg; May 4, 1988, Reg; July 6, 2016, Susp Camp Cove Ledge, Knox County.. 230945 April 4, 1979, ......do.............. Do. Emerg; April 30, 1984, Reg; July 6, 2016, Susp. Camp Island, Knox County...... 230962 April 4, 1979, ......do.............. Do. Emerg; April 30, 1984, Reg; July 6, 2016, Susp. Clam Ledges, Knox County...... 230970 April 4, 1979, ......do.............. Do. Emerg; April 30, 1984, Reg; July 6, 2016, Susp. [[Page 32662]] Crescent Island, Knox County.. 230955 April 4, 1979, ......do.............. Do. Emerg; April 30, 1984, Reg; July 6, 2016, Susp. Criehaven, Township of, Knox 231034 April 4, 1979, ......do.............. Do. County. Emerg; April 30, 1984, Reg; July 6, 2016, Susp. Crow Island, Knox County...... 230978 April 4, 1979, ......do.............. Do. Emerg; April 30, 1984, Reg; July 6, 2016, Susp. Cushing, Town of, Knox County. 230224 May 7, 1976, ......do.............. Do. Emerg; July 16, 1990, Reg; July 6, 2016, Susp. Dix Island, Knox County....... 230965 April 4, 1979, ......do.............. Do. Emerg; April 30, 1984, Reg; July 6, 2016, Susp. East Goose Rock, Knox County.. 230990 April 4, 1979, ......do.............. Do. Emerg; April 30, 1984, Reg; July 6, 2016, Susp. Egg Rock, Knox County......... 230991 April 4, 1979, ......do.............. Do. Emerg; April 30, 1984, Reg; July 6, 2016, Susp. Fisherman Island, Knox County. 230953 April 4, 1979, ......do.............. Do. Emerg; April 30, 1984, Reg; July 6, 2016, Susp. Flag Island, Knox County...... 230972 April 4, 1979, ......do.............. Do. Emerg; April 30, 1984, Reg; July 6, 2016, Susp. Fort Kent, Town of, Aroostook 230019 April 10, 1974, ......do.............. Do. County. Emerg; June 4, 1980, Reg; July 6, 2016, Susp. Friendship, Town of, Knox 230225 September 13, ......do.............. Do. County. 1978, Emerg; July 16, 1990, Reg; July 6, 2016, Susp. Goose Island, Knox County..... 230987 April 4, 1979, ......do.............. Do. Emerg; April 30, 1984, Reg; July 6, 2016, Susp. Gooseberry Knob, Knox County.. 230959 April 4, 1979, ......do.............. Do. Emerg; April 30, 1984, Reg; July 6, 2016, Susp. Graffam Island, Knox County... 230975 April 4, 1979, ......do.............. Do. Emerg; April 30, 1984, Reg; July 6, 2016, Susp. Great Pond Island, Knox County 230961 April 4, 1979, ......do.............. Do. Emerg; April 30, 1984, Reg; July 6, 2016, Susp. Green Ledge, Knox County...... 230944 April 4, 1979, ......do.............. Do. Emerg; April 30, 1984, Reg; July 6, 2016, Susp. Herring Ledge, Knox County.... 230937 April 4, 1979, ......do.............. Do. Emerg; April 30, 1984, Reg; July 6, 2016, Susp. Hewett Island, Knox County.... 230971 April 4, 1979, ......do.............. Do. Emerg; April 30, 1984, Reg; July 6, 2016, Susp. High Island, Knox County...... 230964 April 4, 1979, ......do.............. Do. Emerg; April 30, 1984, Reg; July 6, 2016, Susp. High Ledge, Knox County....... 230946 April 4, 1979, ......do.............. Do. Emerg; April 30, 1984, Reg; July 6, 2016, Susp. Hog Island, Knox County....... 230934 April 4, 1979, ......do.............. Do. Emerg; April 30, 1984, Reg; July 6, 2016, Susp. Hope, Town of, Knox County.... 230226 April 5, 1976, ......do.............. Do. Emerg; February 19, 1986, Reg; July 6, 2016, Susp. Large Green Island, Knox 230936 April 4, 1979, ......do.............. Do. County. Emerg; April 30, 1984, Reg; July 6, 2016, Susp. Lasell Island, Knox County.... 230983 April 4, 1979, ......do.............. Do. Emerg; April 30, 1984, Reg; July 6, 2016, Susp. Little Green Island, Knox 230935 April 4, 1979, ......do.............. Do. County. Emerg; April 30, 1984, Reg; July 6, 2016, Susp. Little Hurricane Island, Knox 230973 April 4, 1979, ......do.............. Do. County. Emerg; April 30, 1984, Reg; July 6, 2016, Susp. Little Pond Island, Knox 230960 April 4, 1979, ......do.............. Do. County. Emerg; April 30, 1984, Reg; July 6, 2016, Susp. Little Two Bush Island, Knox 230980 April 4, 1979, ......do.............. Do. County. Emerg; April 30, 1984, Reg; July 6, 2016, Susp. Marblehead Island, Knox County 230954 April 4, 1979, ......do.............. Do. Emerg; April 30, 1984, Reg; July 6, 2016, Susp. Mark Island, Knox County...... 230988 April 4, 1979, ......do.............. Do. Emerg; April 30, 1984, Reg; July 6, 2016, Susp. Matinicus Isle Plantation, 230603 April 25, 1975, ......do.............. Do. Knox County. Emerg; April 30, 1984, Reg; July 6, 2016, Susp. Metinic Green Island, Knox 230932 April 4, 1979, ......do.............. Do. County. Emerg; April 30, 1984, Reg; July 6, 2016, Susp. Metinic Island, Knox County... 230931 April 4, 1979, ......do.............. Do. Emerg; April 30, 1984, Reg; July 6, 2016, Susp. Mink Island, Knox County...... 230976 April 4, 1979, ......do.............. Do. Emerg; April 30, 1984, Reg; July 6, 2016, Susp. Mouse Island, Knox County..... 230986 April 4, 1979, ......do.............. Do. Emerg; April 30, 1984, Reg; July 6, 2016, Susp. [[Page 32663]] Muscle Ridge Township, Knox 230979 April 4, 1979, ......do.............. Do. County. Emerg; April 30, 1984, Reg; July 6, 2016, Susp. Nettle Island, Knox County.... 230969 April 4, 1979, ......do.............. Do. Emerg; April 30, 1984, Reg; July 6, 2016, Susp. North Haven, Town of, Knox 230228 April 2, 1976, ......do.............. Do. County. Emerg; July 16, 1991, Reg; July 6, 2016, Susp. Oak Island, Knox County....... 230957 April 4, 1979, ......do.............. Do. Emerg; April 30, 1984, Reg; July 6, 2016, Susp. Otter Island, Knox County..... 230956 April 4, 1979, ......do.............. Do. Emerg; April 30, 1984, Reg; July 6, 2016, Susp. Owls Head, Town of, Knox 230075 July 30, 1975, ......do.............. Do. County. Emerg; June 19, 1989, Reg; July 6, 2016, Susp. Pleasant Island, Knox County.. 230977 April 4, 1979, ......do.............. Do. Emerg; April 30, 1984, Reg; July 6, 2016, Susp. Pudding Island, Knox County... 230941 April 4, 1979, ......do.............. Do. Emerg; April 30, 1984, Reg; July 6, 2016, Susp. Ragged Island, Knox County.... 230940 April 4, 1979, ......do.............. Do. Emerg; April 30, 1984, Reg; July 6, 2016, Susp. Robinson Rock, Knox County.... 230989 April 4, 1979, ......do.............. Do. Emerg; April 30, 1984, Reg; July 6, 2016, Susp. Rockland, City of, Knox County 230076 October 31, 1975, ......do.............. Do. Emerg; January 5, 1989, Reg; July 6, 2016, Susp. Rockport, Town of, Knox County 230077 July 2, 1975, ......do.............. Do. Emerg; May 4, 1989, Reg; July 6, 2016, Susp. Saddle Island, Knox County.... 230982 April 4, 1979, ......do.............. Do. Emerg; April 30, 1984, Reg; July 6, 2016, Susp. Saint George, Town of, Knox 230229 March 30, 1976, ......do.............. Do. County. Emerg; September 1, 1989, Reg; July 6, 2016, Susp. Seal Island, Knox County...... 230948 April 4, 1979, ......do.............. Do. Emerg; April 30, 1984, Reg; July 6, 2016, Susp. Shag Ledge, Knox County....... 230942 April 4, 1979, ......do.............. Do. Emerg; April 30, 1984, Reg; July 6, 2016, Susp. South Thomaston, Town of, Knox 230078 July 23, 1975, ......do.............. Do. County. Emerg; May 17, 1989, Reg; July 6, 2016, Susp. Spectacle Island, Knox County. 230963 April 4, 1979, ......do.............. Do. Emerg; April 30, 1984, Reg; July 6, 2016, Susp. The Nubble, Knox County....... 230933 April 4, 1979, ......do.............. Do. Emerg; April 30, 1984, Reg; July 6, 2016, Susp. Thomaston, Town of, Knox 230079 May 12, 1975, ......do.............. Do. County. Emerg; December 4, 1985, Reg; July 6, 2016, Susp. Union, Town of, Knox County... 230080 July 3, 1975, ......do.............. Do. Emerg; March 18, 1987, Reg; July 6, 2016, Susp. Vinalhaven, Town of, Knox 230230 April 18, 1975, ......do.............. Do. County. Emerg; March 1, 1987, Reg; July 6, 2016, Susp. Warren, Town of, Knox County.. 230081 June 12, 1975, ......do.............. Do. Emerg; April 17, 1985, Reg; July 6, 2016, Susp. Washington, Town of, Knox 230082 December 4, 2003, ......do.............. Do. County. Emerg; March 1, 2004, Reg; July 6, 2016, Susp. Wheeler Big Rock, Knox County. 230939 April 4, 1979, ......do.............. Do. Emerg; April 30, 1984, Reg; July 6, 2016, Susp. Wooden Ball Island, Knox 230950 April 4, 1979, ......do.............. Do. County. Emerg; April 30, 1984, Reg; July 6, 2016, Susp. Yellow Ledge, Knox County..... 230981 April 4, 1979, ......do.............. Do. Emerg; April 30, 1984, Reg; July 6, 2016, Susp. Massachusetts: Bedford, Town 255209 April 2, 1971, ......do.............. Do. of, Middlesex County. Emerg; September 7, 1973, Reg; July 6, 2016, Susp. Billerica, Town of, Middlesex 250183 August 18, 1972, ......do.............. Do. County. Emerg; November 5, 1980, Reg; July 6, 2016, Susp. Burlington, Town of, Middlesex 250185 January 2, 1976, ......do.............. Do. County. Emerg; July 5, 1984, Reg; July 6, 2016, Susp. Lexington, Town of, Middlesex 250198 July 31, 1975, ......do.............. Do. County. Emerg; June 1, 1978, Reg; July 6, 2016, Susp. Tewksbury, Town of, Middlesex 250218 December 10, 1971, ......do.............. Do. County. Emerg; July 18, 1977, Reg; July 6, 2016, Susp. Wilmington, Town of, Middlesex 250227 July 1, 1974, ......do.............. Do. County. Emerg; June 15, 1982, Reg; July 6, 2016, Susp. Region VI Louisiana: Bastrop, City of, 220127 July 2, 1975, ......do.............. Do. Morehouse Parish. Emerg; December 16, 1980, Reg; July 6, 2016, Susp. [[Page 32664]] Bonita, Village of, Morehouse 220316 April 3, 1997, ......do.............. Do. Parish. Emerg; April 1, 2007, Reg; July 6, 2016, Susp. Collinston, Village of, 220399 June 17, 1991, ......do.............. Do. Morehouse Parish. Emerg; N/A, Reg; July 6, 2016, Susp. Mer Rouge, Village of, 220128 May 3, 1973, ......do.............. Do. Morehouse Parish. Emerg; June 27, 1978, Reg; July 6, 2016, Susp. Morehouse Parish, 220367 April 14, 1983, ......do.............. Do. Unincorporated Areas. Emerg; October 15, 1985, Reg; July 6, 2016, Susp. New Mexico: Dona Ana County, 350012 January 19, 1976, ......do.............. Do. Unincorporated Areas. Emerg; September 27, 1991, Reg; July 6, 2016, Susp. Hatch, Village of, Dona Ana 350013 December 10, 1974, ......do.............. Do. County. Emerg; January 3, 1986, Reg; July 6, 2016, Susp. Las Cruces, City of, Dona Ana 355332 July 24, 1970, ......do.............. Do. County. Emerg; June 11, 1971, Reg; July 6, 2016, Susp. Mesilla, Town of, Dona Ana 350113 March 7, 1975, ......do.............. Do. County. Emerg; May 28, 1985, Reg; July 6, 2016, Susp. Sunland Park, City of, Dona 350147 N/A, Emerg; ......do.............. Do. Ana County. November 8, 2006, Reg; July 6, 2016, Susp. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *.....do = Ditto. Code for reading third column: Emerg. --Emergency; Reg. --Regular; Susp. --Suspension. Dated: May 12, 2016. Michael M. Grimm, Assistant Administrator for Mitigation, Federal Insurance and Mitigation Administration, Department of Homeland Security, Federal Emergency Management Agency. [FR Doc. 2016-12123 Filed 5-23-16; 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 Patricia Suber, Federal Insurance and Mitigation Administration, Federal Emergency Management Agency, 500 C Street SW., Washington, DC 20472, (202) 646-4149. | |
| FR Citation | 81 FR 32660 | |
| CFR Associated | Flood Insurance and Floodplains |