| Page Range | 7996-7999 | |
| FR Document | 2016-03231 |
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 31 (Wednesday, February 17, 2016)] [Rules and Regulations] [Pages 7996-7999] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2016-03231] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY Federal Emergency Management Agency 44 CFR Part 64 [Docket ID FEMA-2015-0001; Internal Agency Docket No. FEMA-8421] 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 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 [[Page 7997]] 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 Massachusetts: Boston, City of, Suffolk 250286 July 7, 1975, March 16, 2016........ March 16, 2016 County. Emerg; April 1, 1982, Reg; March 16, 2016, Susp. Chelsea, City of, Suffolk 250287 May 26, 1972, ......do *............ Do. County. Emerg; August 2, 1982, Reg; March 16, 2016, Susp. Revere, City of, Suffolk 250288 December 29, 1972, ......do.............. Do. County. Emerg; October 16, 1984, Reg; March 16, 2016, Susp. Winthrop, Town of, Suffolk 250289 November 3, 1972, ......do.............. Do. County. Emerg; October 8, 1976, Reg; March 16, 2016, Susp. Region IV Alabama: Anniston, City of, Calhoun 010020 December 10, 1974, ......do.............. Do. County. Emerg; September 15, 1983, Reg; March 16, 2016, Susp. Attalla, City of, Etowah 010079 July 1, 1975, ......do.............. Do. County. Emerg; December 1, 1981, Reg; March 16, 2016, Susp. Calhoun County, 010013 September 22, ......do.............. Do. Unincorporated Areas. 1975, Emerg; September 15, 1983, Reg; March 16, 2016, Susp. Centre, City of, Cherokee 010233 December 27, 1976, ......do.............. Do. County. Emerg; March 14, 1980, Reg; March 16, 2016, Susp. Cherokee County, 010234 June 24, 1986, ......do.............. Do. Unincorporated Areas. Emerg; June 17, 1991, Reg; March 16, 2016, Susp. Childersburg, City of, 010197 April 23, 1975, ......do.............. Do. Talladega County. Emerg; December 17, 1987, Reg; March 16, 2016, Susp. Etowah County, 010077 N/A, Emerg; ......do.............. Do. Unincorporated Areas. February 27, 1990, Reg; March 16, 2016, Susp. Gadsden, City of, Etowah 010080 April 12, 1976, ......do.............. Do. County. Emerg; April 4, 1983, Reg; March 16, 2016, Susp. Glencoe, City of, Etowah 010081 May 13, 1975, ......do.............. Do. County. Emerg; December 1, 1981, Reg; March 16, 2016, Susp. Hobson City, Town of, 010021 April 16, 1975, ......do.............. Do. Calhoun County. Emerg; September 30, 1983, Reg; March 16, 2016, Susp. Hokes Bluff, Town of, 010254 September 1, 1976, ......do.............. Do. Etowah County. Emerg; March 28, 1980, Reg; March 16, 2016, Susp. Jacksonville, City of, 010022 December 31, 1974, ......do.............. Do. Calhoun County. Emerg; July 5, 1982, Reg; March 16, 2016, Susp. Lincoln, City of, 010198 May 16, 1975, ......do.............. Do. Talladega County. Emerg; July 18, 1983, Reg; March 16, 2016, Susp. Ohatchee, Town of, Calhoun 010232 N/A, Emerg; August ......do.............. Do. County. 18, 2004, Reg; March 16, 2016, Susp. Oxford, City of, Calhoun 010023 April 3, 1975, ......do.............. Do. and Talladega Counties. Emerg; January 18, 1984, Reg; March 16, 2016, Susp. Piedmont, City of, Calhoun 010024 June 25, 1975, ......do.............. Do. County. Emerg; June 15, 1984, Reg; March 16, 2016, Susp. Rainbow City, City of, 010351 September 15, ......do.............. Do. Etowah County. 1975, Emerg; January 6, 1982, Reg; March 16, 2016, Susp. Reece City, Town of, 010253 April 27, 1990, ......do.............. Do. Etowah County. Emerg; February 1, 1991, Reg; March 16, 2016, Susp. [[Page 7998]] Sardis City, Town of, 010361 April 7, 1978, ......do.............. Do. Etowah County. Emerg; January 1, 1987, Reg; March 16, 2016, Susp. Southside, City of, Etowah 010082 August 21, 1975, ......do.............. Do. County. Emerg; July 2, 1987, Reg; March 16, 2016, Susp. Sylacauga, City of, 010199 February 18, 1975, ......do.............. Do. Talladega County. Emerg; December 17, 1987, Reg; March 16, 2016, Susp. Talladega, City of, 010200 June 27, 1974, ......do.............. Do. Talladega County. Emerg; April 15, 1980, Reg; March 16, 2016, Susp. Talladega County, 010297 October 3, 1975, ......do.............. Do. Unincorporated Areas. Emerg; July 2, 1980, Reg; March 16, 2016, Susp. Weaver, City of, Calhoun 010025 June 27, 1975, ......do.............. Do. County. Emerg; September 30, 1983, Reg; March 16, 2016, Susp. Region V Indiana: Gary, City of, Lake County 180132 March 17, 1975, ......do.............. Do. Emerg; March 16, 1981, Reg; March 16, 2016, Susp. Griffith, Town of, Lake 185175 February 26, 1971, ......do.............. Do. County. Emerg; April 14, 1972, Reg; March 16, 2016, Susp. Highland, Town of, Lake 185176 May 21, 1971, ......do.............. Do. County. Emerg; May 19, 1972, Reg; March 16, 2016, Susp. Lake County, 180126 July 25, 1973, ......do.............. Do. Unincorporated Areas. Emerg; September 2, 1981, Reg; March 16, 2016, Susp. Munster, Town of, Lake 180139 November 11, 1974, ......do.............. Do. County. Emerg; May 16, 1983, Reg; March 16, 2016, Susp. Schererville, Town of, 180142 March 17, 1975, ......do.............. Do. Lake County. Emerg; May 1, 1980, Reg; March 16, 2016, Susp. Minnesota: Hastings, City of, 270105 March 9, 1973, ......do.............. Do. Dakota and Washington Emerg; July 16, Counties. 1980, Reg; March 16, 2016, Susp. Ohio: Holland, Village of, Lucas 390659 March 13, 1975, ......do.............. Do. County. Emerg; September 22, 1978, Reg; March 16, 2016, Susp. Lucas County, 390359 March 9, 1977, ......do.............. Do. Unincorporated Areas. Emerg; March 16, 1983, Reg; March 16, 2016, Susp. Ottawa Hills, Village of, 390362 October 24, 1975, ......do.............. Do. Lucas County. Emerg; June 4, 1980, Reg; March 16, 2016, Susp. Sylvania, City of, Lucas 390364 February 18, 1972, ......do.............. Do. County. Emerg; July 5, 1977, Reg; March 16, 2016, Susp. Toledo, City of, Lucas 395373 December 18, 1970, ......do.............. Do. County. Emerg; June 4, 1980, Reg; March 16, 2016, Susp. Region VII Kansas: Bourbon County, 200022 December 22, 1986, ......do.............. Do. Unincorporated Areas. Emerg; June 1, 1988, Reg; March 16, 2016, Susp. Region VIII Colorado: Castle Rock, Town of, 080050 April 22, 1975, ......do.............. Do. Douglas County. Emerg; August 15, 1978, Reg; March 16, 2016, Susp. Douglas County, 080049 August 28, 1974, ......do.............. Do. Unincorporated Areas. Emerg; September 3, 1980, Reg; March 16, 2016, Susp. Larkspur, Town of, Douglas 080309 March 27, 1987, ......do.............. Do. County. Emerg; September 30, 1987, Reg; March 16, 2016, Susp. Lone Tree, City of, 080319 N/A, Emerg; April ......do.............. Do. Douglas County. 8, 2005, Reg; March 16, 2016, Susp. Parker, Town of, Douglas 080310 March 12, 1986, ......do.............. Do. County. Emerg; September 30, 1987, Reg; March 16, 2016, Susp. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * -do- = Ditto. Code for reading third column: Emerg.--Emergency; Reg.--Regular; Susp.--Suspension. [[Page 7999]] Dated: January 15, 2016. Roy E. Wright, Deputy Associate Administrator, Federal Insurance and Mitigation Administration, Department of Homeland Security, Federal Emergency Management Agency. [FR Doc. 2016-03231 Filed 2-16-16; 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 7996 | |
| CFR Associated | Flood Insurance and Floodplains |