81_FR_84831 81 FR 84605 - Proposed Flood Hazard Determinations

81 FR 84605 - Proposed Flood Hazard Determinations

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Federal Emergency Management Agency

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 226 (November 23, 2016)

Page Range84605-84606
FR Document2016-28132

Comments are requested on proposed flood hazard determinations, which may include additions or modifications of any Base Flood Elevation (BFE), base flood depth, Special Flood Hazard Area (SFHA) boundary or zone designation, or regulatory floodway on the Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRMs), and where applicable, in the supporting Flood Insurance Study (FIS) reports for the communities listed in the table below. The purpose of this notice is to seek general information and comment regarding the preliminary FIRM, and where applicable, the FIS report that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has provided to the affected communities. The FIRM and FIS report are the basis of the floodplain management measures that the 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 National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP). In addition, the FIRM and FIS report, once effective, will be used by insurance agents and others to calculate appropriate flood insurance premium rates for new buildings and the contents of those buildings.

Federal Register, Volume 81 Issue 226 (Wednesday, November 23, 2016)
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 226 (Wednesday, November 23, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 84605-84606]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-28132]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Federal Emergency Management Agency

[Docket ID FEMA-2016-0002; Internal Agency Docket No. FEMA-B-1658]


Proposed Flood Hazard Determinations

AGENCY: Federal Emergency Management Agency, DHS.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: Comments are requested on proposed flood hazard 
determinations, which may include additions or modifications of any 
Base Flood Elevation (BFE), base flood depth, Special Flood Hazard Area 
(SFHA) boundary or zone designation, or regulatory floodway on the 
Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRMs), and where applicable, in the 
supporting Flood Insurance Study (FIS) reports for the communities 
listed in the table below. The purpose of this notice is to seek 
general information and comment regarding the preliminary FIRM, and 
where applicable, the FIS report that the Federal Emergency Management 
Agency (FEMA) has provided to the affected communities. The FIRM and 
FIS report are the basis of the floodplain management measures that the 
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 
National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP). In addition,

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the FIRM and FIS report, once effective, will be used by insurance 
agents and others to calculate appropriate flood insurance premium 
rates for new buildings and the contents of those buildings.

DATES: Comments are to be submitted on or before February 21, 2017.

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 tables 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-1658, to 
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].

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: FEMA proposes to make flood hazard 
determinations for each community listed 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 also are used to calculate the appropriate 
flood insurance premium rates for new buildings built after the FIRM 
and FIS report become effective.
    The communities affected by the flood hazard determinations are 
provided in the tables below. Any request for reconsideration of the 
revised flood hazard information 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 also will be considered before 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 only may 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 watersheds and/or communities affected are listed in the tables 
below. The Preliminary FIRM, and where applicable, FIS report for each 
community are available for inspection at both the online location and 
the respective Community Map Repository address listed in the tables. 
For communities with multiple ongoing Preliminary studies, the studies 
can be identified by the unique project number and Preliminary FIRM 
date listed in the tables. 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.

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


    Dated: October 31, 2016.
Roy E. Wright,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Insurance and Mitigation, Department 
of Homeland Security, Federal Emergency Management Agency.

             Morgan County, Colorado and Incorporated Areas
     [Maps Available for Inspection Online at: http://www.fema.gov/preliminaryfloodhazarddata preliminaryfloodhazarddata]
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                                             Community map repository
               Community                             address
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          Project: 08-08-0407S Preliminary Date: March 16, 2016
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City of Brush..........................  City Hall, 600 Edison Street,
                                          Brush, CO 80723.
City of Fort Morgan....................  City Hall, 110 Main Street,
                                          Fort Morgan, CO 80701.
Town of Wiggins........................  Town Hall, 304 Central Avenue,
                                          Wiggins, CO 80654.
Unincorporated Areas of Morgan County..  Morgan County Planning and
                                          Zoning Department, 231 Ensign
                                          Street, Fort Morgan, CO 80701.
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                                                                          Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 226 / Wednesday, November 23, 2016 / Notices                                                 84605

                                                  DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND                                  Management Division for copies of the                 collection is necessary for the proper
                                                  SECURITY                                                proposed collection of information at                 performance of the agency, including
                                                                                                          email address: FEMA-Information-                      whether the information shall have
                                                  Federal Emergency Management                            Collections-Management@fema.dhs.gov.                  practical utility; (b) evaluate the
                                                  Agency                                                  SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the                  accuracy of the agency’s estimate of the
                                                  [Docket ID: FEMA–2016–0031; OMB No.                     National Flood Insurance Program’s                    burden of the proposed collection of
                                                  1660–0086]                                              (NFIP) Write Your Own (WYO)                           information, including the validity of
                                                                                                          Program, FEMA may enter into                          the methodology and assumptions used;
                                                  Agency Information Collection                           arrangements authorized by the                        (c) enhance the quality, utility, and
                                                  Activities: Proposed Collection;                        National Flood Insurance Act of 1968,                 clarity of the information to be
                                                  Comment Request; Write Your Own                         as amended (the Act) with individual                  collected; and (d) minimize the burden
                                                  (WYO) Company Participation Criteria;                   private sector insurance companies that               of the collection of information on those
                                                  New Applicant                                           are licensed to engage in the business of             who are to respond, including through
                                                                                                          property insurance. These companies                   the use of appropriate automated,
                                                  AGENCY: Federal Emergency                                                                                     electronic, mechanical, or other
                                                                                                          may offer flood insurance coverage to
                                                  Management Agency, DHS.                                                                                       technological collection techniques or
                                                                                                          eligible property owners utilizing their
                                                  ACTION: Notice.                                         customary business practice. To                       other forms of information technology,
                                                                                                          facilitate the marketing of flood                     e.g., permitting electronic submission of
                                                  SUMMARY:   The Federal Emergency                                                                              responses.
                                                  Management Agency, as part of its                       insurance, the federal government will
                                                  continuing effort to reduce paperwork                   be a guarantor of flood insurance                       Dated: November 17, 2016.
                                                  and respondent burden, invites the                      coverage for WYO companies policies                   Richard W. Mattison
                                                  general public and other Federal                        issued under the WYO Program                          Records Management Program Chief, Mission
                                                  agencies to take this opportunity to                    Financial Assistance/Subsidy                          Support, Federal Emergency Management
                                                  comment on an extension, without                        Arrangement (Arrangement). To ensure                  Agency, Department of Homeland Security.
                                                  change, of a currently approved                         that a company seeking to return or                   [FR Doc. 2016–28129 Filed 11–22–16; 8:45 am]
                                                  information collection. In accordance                   participate in the WYO program is                     BILLING CODE 9111–52–P

                                                  with the Paperwork Reduction Act of                     qualified, FEMA is requiring a one-time
                                                  1995, this notice seeks comments                        submission of information to determine
                                                                                                          the company’s qualifications, as set                  DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
                                                  concerning the type of information that
                                                                                                          forth in 44 CFR 62.24.                                SECURITY
                                                  insurance companies that wish to join
                                                  the National Flood Insurance Program’s                  Collection of Information                             Federal Emergency Management
                                                  Write Your Own Program may need to                         Title: Write Your Own (WYO)                        Agency
                                                  submit to FEMA to show their ability to                 Company Participation Criteria; New
                                                  meet their responsibilities to FEMA and                                                                       [Docket ID FEMA–2016–0002; Internal
                                                                                                          Applicant                                             Agency Docket No. FEMA–B–1658]
                                                  to their customers.                                        Type of Information Collection:
                                                  DATES: Comments must be submitted on                    Extension, without change, of a                       Proposed Flood Hazard
                                                  or before January 23, 2017.                             currently approved information                        Determinations
                                                  ADDRESSES: To avoid duplicate                           collection.
                                                  submissions to the docket, please use                      OMB Number: 1660–0086.                             AGENCY: Federal Emergency
                                                  only one of the following means to                         FEMA Forms: There is no FEMA form                  Management Agency, DHS.
                                                  submit comments:                                        number.                                               ACTION: Notice.
                                                    (1) Online. Submit comments at                           Abstract: Under the NFIP, WYO
                                                                                                                                                                SUMMARY:   Comments are requested on
                                                  www.regulations.gov under Docket ID                     Program, FEMA may enter into
                                                                                                                                                                proposed flood hazard determinations,
                                                  FEMA–2016–0031. Follow the                              arrangements with individual private
                                                                                                                                                                which may include additions or
                                                  instructions for submitting comments.                   sector insurance companies that are
                                                                                                                                                                modifications of any Base Flood
                                                    (2) Mail. Submit written comments to                  licensed to engage in the business of
                                                                                                                                                                Elevation (BFE), base flood depth,
                                                  Docket Manager, Office of Chief                         offering NFIP flood insurance coverage.
                                                                                                                                                                Special Flood Hazard Area (SFHA)
                                                  Counsel, DHS/FEMA, 500 C Street SW.,                    The federal government acts as
                                                                                                                                                                boundary or zone designation, or
                                                  8NE., Washington, DC 20472–3100.                        underwriter of this flood insurance. To
                                                                                                                                                                regulatory floodway on the Flood
                                                    All submissions received must                         ensure that a company seeking to return
                                                                                                                                                                Insurance Rate Maps (FIRMs), and
                                                  include the agency name and Docket ID.                  or participate in the WYO program is
                                                                                                                                                                where applicable, in the supporting
                                                  Regardless of the method used for                       qualified, FEMA requires an initial
                                                                                                                                                                Flood Insurance Study (FIS) reports for
                                                  submitting comments or material, all                    submission of information to determine
                                                                                                                                                                the communities listed in the table
                                                  submissions will be posted, without                     the company’s qualifications, as set
                                                                                                                                                                below. The purpose of this notice is to
                                                  change, to the Federal eRulemaking                      forth in 44 CFR 62.24.
                                                                                                             Affected Public: Business or other for-            seek general information and comment
                                                  Portal at http://www.regulations.gov,                                                                         regarding the preliminary FIRM, and
                                                  and will include any personal                           profit.
                                                                                                             Number of Respondents: 5.                          where applicable, the FIS report that the
                                                  information you provide. Therefore,                                                                           Federal Emergency Management Agency
                                                  submitting this information makes it                       Number of Responses: 5.
                                                                                                             Estimated Total Annual Burden                      (FEMA) has provided to the affected
                                                  public. You may wish to read the                                                                              communities. The FIRM and FIS report
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                                                  Privacy Act notice that is available via                Hours: 35.
                                                                                                             Estimated Cost: $1727.95.                          are the basis of the floodplain
                                                  the link in the footer of                                                                                     management measures that the
                                                  www.regulations.gov.                                    Comments                                              community is required either to adopt
                                                  FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:                          Comments may be submitted as                        or to show evidence of having in effect
                                                  Susan Berstein, Esq. I&PR, Mitigation,                  indicated in the ADDRESSES caption                    in order to qualify or remain qualified
                                                  National Flood Insurance Program, (202)                 above. Comments are solicited to (a)                  for participation in the National Flood
                                                  212–2113. You may contact the Records                   evaluate whether the proposed data                    Insurance Program (NFIP). In addition,


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                                                  84606                   Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 226 / Wednesday, November 23, 2016 / Notices

                                                  the FIRM and FIS report, once effective,                provided in the tables below. Any                       MORGAN COUNTY, COLORADO AND
                                                  will be used by insurance agents and                    request for reconsideration of the                      INCORPORATED AREAS—Continued
                                                  others to calculate appropriate flood                   revised flood hazard information shown                [Maps Available for Inspection Online at: http://
                                                  insurance premium rates for new                         on the Preliminary FIRM and FIS report                  www.fema.gov/preliminaryfloodhazarddata]
                                                  buildings and the contents of those                     that satisfies the data requirements
                                                  buildings.                                              outlined in 44 CFR 67.6(b) is considered                                 Community map repository
                                                                                                                                                                  Community
                                                                                                          an appeal. Comments unrelated to the                                            address
                                                  DATES:  Comments are to be submitted
                                                  on or before February 21, 2017.                         flood hazard determinations also will be
                                                                                                          considered before the FIRM and FIS                    Town of           Town Hall, 304 Central Ave-
                                                  ADDRESSES: The Preliminary FIRM, and                                                                            Wiggins.          nue, Wiggins, CO 80654.
                                                                                                          report become effective.
                                                  where applicable, the FIS report for                                                                          Unincorporated    Morgan County Planning
                                                                                                             Use of a Scientific Resolution Panel                 Areas of          and Zoning Department,
                                                  each community are available for                        (SRP) is available to communities in
                                                  inspection at both the online location                                                                          Morgan            231 Ensign Street, Fort
                                                                                                          support of the appeal resolution                        County.           Morgan, CO 80701.
                                                  and the respective Community Map                        process. SRPs are independent panels of
                                                  Repository address listed in the tables                 experts in hydrology, hydraulics, and                 [FR Doc. 2016–28132 Filed 11–22–16; 8:45 am]
                                                  below. Additionally, the current                        other pertinent sciences established to
                                                  effective FIRM and FIS report for each                                                                        BILLING CODE 9110–12–P
                                                                                                          review conflicting scientific and
                                                  community are accessible online                         technical data and provide
                                                  through the FEMA Map Service Center                     recommendations for resolution. Use of                DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
                                                  at www.msc.fema.gov for comparison.                     the SRP only may be exercised after                   SECURITY
                                                     You may submit comments, identified                  FEMA and local communities have been
                                                  by Docket No. FEMA–B–1658, to Rick                      engaged in a collaborative consultation               Federal Emergency Management
                                                  Sacbibit, Chief, Engineering Services                   process for at least 60 days without a                Agency
                                                  Branch, Federal Insurance and                           mutually acceptable resolution of an
                                                  Mitigation Administration, FEMA, 400                    appeal. Additional information                        [Docket ID FEMA–2016–0002; Internal
                                                  C Street SW., Washington, DC 20472,                     regarding the SRP process can be found                Agency Docket No. FEMA–B–1659]
                                                  (202) 646–7659, or (email)                              online at http://floodsrp.org/pdfs/srp_
                                                  patrick.sacbibit@fema.dhs.gov.                          fact_sheet.pdf.                                       Proposed Flood Hazard
                                                  FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rick                      The watersheds and/or communities                  Determinations
                                                  Sacbibit, Chief, Engineering Services                   affected are listed in the tables below.
                                                  Branch, Federal Insurance and                           The Preliminary FIRM, and where                       AGENCY: Federal Emergency
                                                  Mitigation Administration, FEMA, 400                    applicable, FIS report for each                       Management Agency, DHS.
                                                  C Street SW., Washington, DC 20472,                     community are available for inspection                ACTION: Notice.
                                                  (202) 646–7659, or (email)                              at both the online location and the
                                                  patrick.sacbibit@fema.dhs.gov; or visit                 respective Community Map Repository                          Comments are requested on
                                                                                                                                                                SUMMARY:
                                                  the FEMA Map Information eXchange                       address listed in the tables. For                 proposed flood hazard determinations,
                                                  (FMIX) online at                                        communities with multiple ongoing                 which may include additions or
                                                  www.floodmaps.fema.gov/fhm/fmx_                         Preliminary studies, the studies can be           modifications of any Base Flood
                                                  main.html.                                              identified by the unique project number           Elevation (BFE), base flood depth,
                                                                                                          and Preliminary FIRM date listed in the           Special Flood Hazard Area (SFHA)
                                                  SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:      FEMA
                                                                                                          tables. Additionally, the current                 boundary or zone designation, or
                                                  proposes to make flood hazard
                                                                                                          effective FIRM and FIS report for each            regulatory floodway on the Flood
                                                  determinations for each community
                                                                                                          community are accessible online                   Insurance Rate Maps (FIRMs), and
                                                  listed below, in accordance with section
                                                                                                          through the FEMA Map Service Center               where applicable, in the supporting
                                                  110 of the Flood Disaster Protection Act
                                                                                                          at www.msc.fema.gov for comparison.               Flood Insurance Study (FIS) reports for
                                                  of 1973, 42 U.S.C. 4104, and 44 CFR
                                                                                                          (Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance No.
                                                                                                                                                            the communities listed in the table
                                                  67.4(a).
                                                                                                          97.022, ‘‘Flood Insurance.’’)                     below. The purpose of this notice is to
                                                     These proposed flood hazard
                                                                                                                                                            seek general information and comment
                                                  determinations, together with the                         Dated: October 31, 2016.                        regarding the preliminary FIRM, and
                                                  floodplain management criteria required                 Roy E. Wright,                                    where applicable, the FIS report that the
                                                  by 44 CFR 60.3, are the minimum that                    Deputy Associate Administrator for Insurance Federal Emergency Management Agency
                                                  are required. They should not be                        and Mitigation, Department of Homeland            (FEMA) has provided to the affected
                                                  construed to mean that the community                    Security, Federal Emergency Management            communities. The FIRM and FIS report
                                                  must change any existing ordinances                     Agency.                                           are the basis of the floodplain
                                                  that are more stringent in their
                                                                                                                                                            management measures that the
                                                  floodplain management requirements.                        MORGAN COUNTY, COLORADO AND                    community is required either to adopt
                                                  The community may at any time enact                               INCORPORATED AREAS                      or to show evidence of having in effect
                                                  stricter requirements of its own or                     [Maps Available for Inspection Online at: http:// in order to qualify or remain qualified
                                                  pursuant to policies established by other                 www.fema.gov/preliminaryfloodhazarddata]        for participation in the National Flood
                                                  Federal, State, or regional entities.
                                                                                                                                                            Insurance Program (NFIP). In addition,
                                                  These flood hazard determinations are                                      Community map repository
                                                                                                            Community                  address
                                                                                                                                                            the FIRM and FIS report, once effective,
                                                  used to meet the floodplain
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                                                                                                                                                            will be used by insurance agents and
                                                  management requirements of the NFIP
                                                                                                            Project: 08–08–0407S Preliminary Date:          others to calculate appropriate flood
                                                  and also are used to calculate the
                                                                                                                          March 16, 2016                    insurance premium rates for new
                                                  appropriate flood insurance premium
                                                                                                                                                            buildings and the contents of those
                                                  rates for new buildings built after the                 City of Brush .. City Hall, 600 Edison Street, buildings.
                                                  FIRM and FIS report become effective.                                         Brush, CO 80723.
                                                     The communities affected by the                      City of Fort        City Hall, 110 Main Street,       DATES: Comments are to be submitted
                                                  flood hazard determinations are                           Morgan.             Fort Morgan, CO 80701.          on or before February 21, 2017.


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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice.
DatesComments are to be submitted on or before February 21, 2017.
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.
FR Citation81 FR 84605 

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