81 FR 66981 - Final Flood Hazard Determinations

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Federal Emergency Management Agency

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 189 (September 29, 2016)

Page Range66981-66982
FR Document2016-23472

Flood hazard determinations, which may include additions or modifications of Base Flood Elevations (BFEs), base flood depths, Special Flood Hazard Area (SFHA) boundaries or zone designations, or regulatory floodways on the Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRMs) and where applicable, in the supporting Flood Insurance Study (FIS) reports have been made final for the communities listed in the table below. The FIRM and FIS report are the basis of the floodplain management measures that a 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 Federal Emergency Management Agency's (FEMA's) National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP). In addition, the FIRM and FIS report are used by insurance agents and others to calculate appropriate flood insurance premium rates for buildings and the contents of those buildings.

Federal Register, Volume 81 Issue 189 (Thursday, September 29, 2016)
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 189 (Thursday, September 29, 2016)]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Federal Emergency Management Agency

[Docket ID FEMA-2016-0002]


Final Flood Hazard Determinations

AGENCY: Federal Emergency Management Agency, DHS.

ACTION: Final notice.

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SUMMARY: Flood hazard determinations, which may include additions or 
modifications of Base Flood Elevations (BFEs), base flood depths, 
Special Flood Hazard Area (SFHA) boundaries or zone designations, or 
regulatory floodways on the Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRMs) and where 
applicable, in the supporting Flood Insurance Study (FIS) reports have 
been made final for the communities listed in the table below.
    The FIRM and FIS report are the basis of the floodplain management 
measures that a 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 Federal Emergency Management Agency's (FEMA's) 
National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP). In addition, the FIRM and FIS 
report are used by insurance agents and others to calculate appropriate 
flood insurance premium rates for buildings and the contents of those 
buildings.

DATES: The effective date of February 3, 2017 which has been 
established for the FIRM and, where applicable, the supporting FIS 
report showing the new or modified flood hazard information for each 
community.

ADDRESSES: The FIRM, and if applicable, the FIS report containing the 
final flood hazard information for each community is available for 
inspection at the respective Community Map Repository address listed in 
the tables below and will be available online through the FEMA Map 
Service Center at www.msc.fema.gov by the effective date indicated 
above.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rick Sacbibit, Chief, Engineering 
Services Branch, Federal Insurance and Mitigation Administration, FEMA, 
400 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: The Federal Emergency Management Agency 
(FEMA) makes the final determinations listed below for the new or 
modified flood hazard information for each community listed. 
Notification of these changes has been published in newspapers of local 
circulation and 90 days have elapsed since that publication. The Deputy 
Associate Administrator for Insurance and Mitigation has resolved any 
appeals resulting from this notification.
    This final notice is issued in accordance with section 110 of the 
Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973, 42 U.S.C. 4104, and 44 CFR part 
67. FEMA has developed criteria for floodplain management in floodprone 
areas in accordance with 44 CFR part 60.
    Interested lessees and owners of real property are encouraged to 
review the new or revised FIRM and FIS report available at the address 
cited below for each community or online through the FEMA Map Service 
Center at www.msc.fema.gov.
    The flood hazard determinations are made final in the watersheds 
and/or communities listed in the table below.

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance No. 97.022, ``Flood 
Insurance.'')

    Dated: September 12, 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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                        Lower Suwannee Watershed
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               Levy County, Florida and Incorporated Areas
                         Docket No.: FEMA-B-1523
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Unincorporated Areas of Levy County....  Levy County Building
                                          Department, 622 East Hathaway
                                          Avenue, Bronson, FL 32621.
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             Madison County, Florida and Incorporated Areas
                         Docket No.: FEMA-B-1523
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Unincorporated Areas of Madison County.  Madison County Building
                                          Department, 229 Southwest
                                          Pinckney Street, Madison, FL
                                          32340.
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             Suwannee County, Florida and Incorporated Areas
                         Docket No.: FEMA-B-1523
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Unincorporated Areas of Suwannee County  Suwannee County Planning and
                                          Zoning and Floodplain
                                          Management Office, 224 Pine
                                          Avenue Southwest, Live Oak, FL
                                          32064.
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    II. Non-watershed-based studies:

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                                             Community map repository
               Community                             address
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              Lubbock County, Texas and Incorporated Areas
                         Docket No.: FEMA-B-1539
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City of Lubbock........................  City Hall, 1625 13th Street,
                                          Lubbock, TX 79401.
City of Wolfforth......................  City Hall, 302 Main Street,
                                          Wolfforth, TX 79382.
Unincorporated Areas of Lubbock County.  Lubbock County Courthouse, 904
                                          Broadway, Suite 101, Lubbock,
                                          TX 79401.
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         Grays Harbor County, Washington and Incorporated Areas
                   Docket No.: FEMA-B-1282 and B-1415
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City of Aberdeen.......................  City Hall, 200 East Market
                                          Street, Aberdeen, WA 98520.
City of Cosmopolis.....................  City Hall, 1300 1st Street,
                                          Cosmopolis, WA 98537.
City of Hoquiam........................  City Hall, 609 8th Street,
                                          Hoquiam, WA 98550.
City of Ocean Shores...................  City Hall, 585 Point Brown
                                          Avenue Northwest, Ocean
                                          Shores, WA 98569.
City of Westport.......................  City Hall, 604 North Montesano
                                          Street, Westport, WA 98595.
Unincorporated Areas of Grays Harbor     Grays Harbor Administration
 County.                                  Building, 100 West Broadway,
                                          Suite 31, Montesano, WA 98563.
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            Kitsap County, Washington and Incorporated Areas
                         Docket No.: FEMA-B-1529
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City of Bainbridge Island..............  Department of Planning and
                                          Community Development, 280
                                          Madison Avenue North,
                                          Bainbridge Island, WA 98110.
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City of Bremerton......................  Public Works and Utilities,
                                          3027 Olympus Drive, Bremerton,
                                          WA 98310.
City of Port Orchard...................  Department of Community
                                          Development, 216 Prospect
                                          Street, Port Orchard, WA
                                          98366.
City of Poulsbo........................  City Hall, 200 Northeast Moe
                                          Street, Poulsbo, WA 98370.
Unincorporated Areas of Kitsap County..  Department of Community
                                          Development, 614 Division
                                          Street, MS-36, Port Orchard,
                                          WA 98366.
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[FR Doc. 2016-23472 Filed 9-28-16; 8:45 am]
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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionFinal notice.
DatesThe effective date of February 3, 2017 which has been established for the FIRM and, where applicable, the supporting FIS report showing the new or modified flood hazard information for each community.
ContactRick Sacbibit, Chief, Engineering Services Branch, Federal Insurance and Mitigation Administration, FEMA, 400 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.
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