81 FR 8086 - Proposed Flood Hazard Determinations

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Federal Emergency Management Agency

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 31 (February 17, 2016)

On October 27, 2015, FEMA published in the Federal Register a proposed flood hazard determination notice at 80 FR 65789 that contained a table which included a Web page address through which the Preliminary Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM), and where applicable, the Flood Insurance Study (FIS) report for the communities listed in the table could be accessed. The information available through the Web page address has been updated. Subsequently, FEMA is no longer proposing flood hazard determination changes for the City of Atlanta as identified in the above-referenced publication. The table provided here represents the proposed flood hazard determinations and communities affected for Clayton County, Georgia, and Incorporated Areas.

[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 31 (Wednesday, February 17, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8086-8088]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-03226]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Federal Emergency Management Agency

[Docket ID FEMA-2016-0002; Internal Agency Docket No. FEMA-B-1539]


Proposed Flood Hazard Determinations

AGENCY: Federal Emergency Management Agency; DHS.

ACTION: Notice; correction.

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SUMMARY: On October 27, 2015, FEMA published in the Federal Register a 
proposed flood hazard determination notice at 80 FR 65789 that 
contained a table which included a Web page address through which the 
Preliminary Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM), and where applicable, the 
Flood Insurance Study (FIS) report for the communities listed in the 
table could be accessed. The information available through the Web page 
address has been updated. Subsequently, FEMA is no longer proposing 
flood hazard determination changes for the City of Atlanta as 
identified in the above-referenced publication. The table provided here 
represents the proposed flood hazard determinations and communities 
affected for Clayton County, Georgia, and Incorporated Areas.

DATES: Comments are to be submitted on or before May 17, 2016.

ADDRESSES: The Preliminary FIRM, and where applicable, the FIS report 
for each community are available for inspection at both the online 
location and the respective Community Map Repository address listed in 
the table below. Additionally, the current effective FIRM and FIS 
report for each community are accessible online through the FEMA Map 
Service Center at www.msc.fema.gov for comparison.
    You may submit comments, identified by Docket No. FEMA-B-1539, to 
Luis Rodriguez, Chief, Engineering

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Management Branch, Federal Insurance and Mitigation Administration, 
FEMA, 500 C Street SW., Washington, DC 20472, (202) 646-4064, or 
(email) [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Luis Rodriguez, Chief, Engineering 
Management Branch, Federal Insurance and Mitigation Administration, 
FEMA, 500 C Street SW., Washington, DC 20472, (202) 646-4064 or (email) 
[email protected]; or visit the FEMA Map Information 
eXchange (FMIX) online at www.floodmaps.fema.gov/fhm/fmx_main.html.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: FEMA proposes to make flood hazard 
determinations for each community listed in the table below, in 
accordance with Section 110 of the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 
1973, 42 U.S.C. 4104, and 44 CFR 67.4(a).
    These proposed flood hazard determinations, together with the 
floodplain management criteria required by 44 CFR 60.3, are the minimum 
that are required. They should not be construed to mean that the 
community must change any existing ordinances that are more stringent 
in their floodplain management requirements. The community may at any 
time enact stricter requirements of its own, or pursuant to policies 
established by other Federal, State, or regional entities. These flood 
hazard determinations are used to meet the floodplain management 
requirements of the NFIP and are also used to calculate the appropriate 
flood insurance premium rates for new buildings built after the FIRM 
and FIS report become effective.
    Use of a Scientific Resolution Panel (SRP) is available to 
communities in support of the appeal resolution process. SRPs are 
independent panels of experts in hydrology, hydraulics, and other 
pertinent sciences established to review conflicting scientific and 
technical data and provide recommendations for resolution. Use of the 
SRP may only be exercised after FEMA and local communities have been 
engaged in a collaborative consultation process for at least 60 days 
without a mutually acceptable resolution of an appeal. Additional 
information regarding the SRP process can be found online at http://floodsrp.org/pdfs/srp_fact_sheet.pdf.
    The communities affected by the flood hazard determinations are 
provided in the table below. Any request for reconsideration of the 
revised flood hazard determinations shown on the Preliminary FIRM and 
FIS report that satisfies the data requirements outlined in 44 CFR 
67.6(b) is considered an appeal. Comments unrelated to the flood hazard 
determinations will also be considered before the FIRM and FIS report 
are made final.

Correction

    In the proposed flood hazard determination notice published at 80 
FR 65789 in the October 27, 2015, issue of the Federal Register, FEMA 
published a table titled ``Clayton County, Georgia, and Incorporated 
Areas''. This table contained a Web page address through which the 
Preliminary FIRM, and where applicable, the FIS report for the 
communities listed in the table could be accessed online. The 
information available through the Web page address has been updated and 
is to be used in lieu of the information previously available. 
Subsequently, FEMA is no longer proposing flood hazard determination 
changes for the City of Atlanta as identified in the above-referenced 
publication.
    In this document, FEMA is publishing a table containing the 
accurate information. The information provided below should be used in 
lieu of that previously published.

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

    Dated: January 22, 2016.
Roy E. Wright,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Insurance and Mitigation, Department 
of Homeland Security, Federal Emergency Management Agency.

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                                             Community map repository
               Community                             address
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             Clayton County, Georgia, and Incorporated Areas
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      Maps Available for Inspection Online at: http://www.fema.gov/preliminaryfloodhazarddata preliminaryfloodhazarddata
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           Project: 12-04-7371S Preliminary Date: May 29, 2015
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City of Forest Park....................  Clayton County Water Authority,
                                          1600 Battle Creek Road,
                                          Morrow, GA 30260.
City of Jonesboro......................  Clayton County Water Authority,
                                          1600 Battle Creek Road,
                                          Morrow, GA 30260.
City of Lake City......................  Clayton County Water Authority,
                                          1600 Battle Creek Road,
                                          Morrow, GA 30260.
City of Lovejoy........................  Clayton County Water Authority,
                                          1600 Battle Creek Road,
                                          Morrow, GA 30260.
City of Morrow.........................  Clayton County Water Authority,
                                          1600 Battle Creek Road,
                                          Morrow, GA 30260.
City of Riverdale......................  Clayton County Water Authority,
                                          1600 Battle Creek Road,
                                          Morrow, GA 30260.
Unincorporated Areas of Clayton County.  Clayton County Water Authority,
                                          1600 Battle Creek Road,
                                          Morrow, GA 30260.
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