82_FR_44816 82 FR 44632 - Texas; Amendment No. 6 to Notice of a Major Disaster Declaration

82 FR 44632 - Texas; Amendment No. 6 to Notice of a Major Disaster Declaration

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Federal Emergency Management Agency

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 184 (September 25, 2017)

Page Range44632-44633
FR Document2017-20463

This notice amends the notice of a major disaster declaration for the State of Texas (FEMA-4332-DR), dated August 25, 2017, and related determinations.

Federal Register, Volume 82 Issue 184 (Monday, September 25, 2017)
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 184 (Monday, September 25, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 44632-44633]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-20463]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Federal Emergency Management Agency

[Internal Agency Docket No. FEMA-4332-DR; Docket ID FEMA-2017-0001]


Texas; Amendment No. 6 to Notice of a Major Disaster Declaration

AGENCY: Federal Emergency Management Agency, DHS.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice amends the notice of a major disaster declaration 
for the

[[Page 44633]]

State of Texas (FEMA-4332-DR), dated August 25, 2017, and related 
determinations.

DATES: This amendment was issued September 12, 2017.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dean Webster, Office of Response and 
Recovery, Federal Emergency Management Agency, 500 C Street SW., 
Washington, DC 20472, (202) 646-2833.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The notice of a major disaster declaration 
for the State of Texas is hereby amended to include the following areas 
among those areas determined to have been adversely affected by the 
event declared a major disaster by the President in his declaration of 
August 25, 2017.

    Bee and Refugio Counties for Public Assistance [Categories C-G] 
(already designated for Individual Assistance and assistance for 
debris removal and emergency protective measures [Categories A and 
B], including direct federal assistance, under the Public Assistance 
program).

    The following Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Numbers 
(CFDA) are to be used for reporting and drawing funds: 97.030, 
Community Disaster Loans; 97.031, Cora Brown Fund; 97.032, Crisis 
Counseling; 97.033, Disaster Legal Services; 97.034, Disaster 
Unemployment Assistance (DUA); 97.046, Fire Management Assistance 
Grant; 97.048, Disaster Housing Assistance to Individuals and 
Households In Presidentially Declared Disaster Areas; 97.049, 
Presidentially Declared Disaster Assistance--Disaster Housing 
Operations for Individuals and Households; 97.050 Presidentially 
Declared Disaster Assistance to Individuals and Households--Other 
Needs; 97.036, Disaster Grants--Public Assistance (Presidentially 
Declared Disasters); 97.039, Hazard Mitigation Grant.

Brock Long,
Administrator, Federal Emergency Management Agency.
[FR Doc. 2017-20463 Filed 9-22-17; 8:45 am]
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                                                    washingtondi@niaid.nih.gov. Formal                                          including the validity of the                                   is for information collections to improve
                                                    requests for additional plans and                                           methodology and assumptions used; (3)                           research approaches and final product
                                                    instruments must be requested in                                            Ways to enhance the quality, utility, and                       development to identify emergent
                                                    writing.                                                                    clarity of the information to be                                infectious disease threats and
                                                                                                                                collected; and (4) Ways to minimizes the                        comorbidities related to the needs of
                                                    SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:      Section                                     burden of the collection of information                         diverse audiences. The information to
                                                    3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork                                              on those who are to respond, including                          be collected as part of this generic
                                                    Reduction Act of 1995 requires: written                                     the use of appropriate automated,                               clearance will allow the agency to make
                                                    comments and/or suggestions from the                                        electronic, mechanical, or other                                appropriate adjustments in content and
                                                    public and affected agencies are invited                                    technological collection techniques or                          methods used in developmental and
                                                    to address one or more of the following                                     other forms of information technology.
                                                    points: (1) Whether the proposed                                                                                                            testing stages in order to improve
                                                                                                                                  Proposed Collection Title: Generic
                                                    collection of information is necessary                                                                                                      research approaches and final product
                                                                                                                                Clearance to Conduct Formative
                                                    for the proper performance of the                                                                                                           development.
                                                                                                                                Research (NIAID), 0925–NEW, National
                                                    function of the agency, including                                           Institute of Allergy and Infectious                                OMB approval is requested for 3
                                                    whether the information will have                                           Diseases (NIAID), National Institutes of                        years. There are no costs to respondents
                                                    practical utility; (2) The accuracy of the                                  Health (NIH).                                                   other than their time. The total
                                                    agency’s estimate of the burden of the                                        Need and Use of Information                                   estimated annualized burden hours are
                                                    proposed collection of information,                                         Collection: The purpose of this Generic                         31,950.

                                                                                                                              ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS
                                                                                                                                                                                                                       Average
                                                                                                                                                                                                Number of                                    Total annual
                                                                                                                                                                              Number of                              burden per
                                                                                                Research method                                                                               responses per                                   burden in
                                                                                                                                                                             respondents                              response
                                                                                                                                                                                                respondent                                      hours
                                                                                                                                                                                                                      (in hours)

                                                    Focus Group Screeners ..................................................................................                          2,000                 1                   15/60                 500
                                                    Interview Screeners/Surveys ...........................................................................                           2,000                 1                   15/60                 500
                                                    Focus Groups ..................................................................................................                   4,000                 1                       2               8,000
                                                    Pretesting .........................................................................................................              1,000                 1                       1               1,000
                                                    Dyad/Triad Interviews ......................................................................................                      4,000                 1                   90/60               6,000
                                                    In-depth Interviews (IDI) ..................................................................................                      6,000                 1                   90/60               9,000
                                                    Surveys ............................................................................................................              7,000                 1                   30/60               3,500
                                                    Patient questionnaires .....................................................................................                      4,500                 1                   30/60               2,250
                                                    Market research ...............................................................................................                     300                 1                       4               1,200

                                                          Total ..........................................................................................................           30,800          30,800       ........................         31,950



                                                      Dated: August 31, 2017.                                                   FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:                                Disaster Housing Operations for Individuals
                                                    Brandie Taylor,                                                             Dean Webster, Office of Response and                            and Households; 97.050 Presidentially
                                                                                                                                Recovery, Federal Emergency                                     Declared Disaster Assistance to Individuals
                                                    Project Clearance Liaison, NIAID, NIH.
                                                                                                                                                                                                and Households—Other Needs; 97.036,
                                                    [FR Doc. 2017–20367 Filed 9–22–17; 8:45 am]                                 Management Agency, 500 C Street SW.,
                                                                                                                                                                                                Disaster Grants—Public Assistance
                                                    BILLING CODE 4140–01–P
                                                                                                                                Washington, DC 20472, (202) 646–2833.                           (Presidentially Declared Disasters); 97.039,
                                                                                                                                SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:     The notice                       Hazard Mitigation Grant.
                                                                                                                                of a major disaster declaration for the                         Brock Long,
                                                                                                                                Commonwealth of Puerto is hereby                                Administrator, Federal Emergency
                                                    DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND                                                      amended to include the following areas
                                                    SECURITY                                                                                                                                    Management Agency.
                                                                                                                                among those areas determined to have                            [FR Doc. 2017–20444 Filed 9–22–17; 8:45 am]
                                                    Federal Emergency Management                                                been adversely affected by the event
                                                                                                                                                                                                BILLING CODE 9111–23–P
                                                    Agency                                                                      declared a major disaster by the
                                                                                                                                President in his declaration of
                                                                                                                                September 10, 2017.                                             DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
                                                    [Internal Agency Docket No. FEMA–4336–
                                                    DR; Docket ID FEMA–2017–0001]                                                 The municipalities of Aguas Buenas,                           SECURITY
                                                                                                                                Barranquitas, Bayamón, Camuy, Cataño,
                                                    Puerto Rico; Amendment No. 2 to                                             Ciales, Comerio, Hatillo, Jayuya, Las Piedras,                  Federal Emergency Management
                                                    Notice of a Major Disaster Declaration                                      Quebradillas, Salinas, San Juan, Vega Baja,                     Agency
                                                                                                                                and Yauco for Public Assistance.
                                                    AGENCY: Federal Emergency                                                     The following Catalog of Federal Domestic                     [Internal Agency Docket No. FEMA–4332–
                                                    Management Agency, DHS.                                                     Assistance Numbers (CFDA) are to be used                        DR; Docket ID FEMA–2017–0001]
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                                                    ACTION: Notice.                                                             for reporting and drawing funds: 97.030,
                                                                                                                                Community Disaster Loans; 97.031, Cora                          Texas; Amendment No. 6 to Notice of
                                                    SUMMARY:   This notice amends the notice                                    Brown Fund; 97.032, Crisis Counseling;                          a Major Disaster Declaration
                                                    of a major disaster declaration for the                                     97.033, Disaster Legal Services; 97.034,
                                                                                                                                Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA);
                                                                                                                                                                                                AGENCY: Federal Emergency
                                                    Commonwealth of Puerto Rico (FEMA–                                                                                                          Management Agency, DHS.
                                                    4336–DR), dated September 10, 2017,                                         97.046, Fire Management Assistance Grant;
                                                                                                                                97.048, Disaster Housing Assistance to                          ACTION: Notice.
                                                    and related determinations.                                                 Individuals and Households In Presidentially
                                                    DATES: This amendment was issued                                            Declared Disaster Areas; 97.049,                                SUMMARY:   This notice amends the notice
                                                    September 16, 2017.                                                         Presidentially Declared Disaster Assistance—                    of a major disaster declaration for the


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                                                    State of Texas (FEMA–4332–DR), dated                    Elevation (BFE), base flood depth,                       These proposed flood hazard
                                                    August 25, 2017, and related                            Special Flood Hazard Area (SFHA)                      determinations, together with the
                                                    determinations.                                         boundary or zone designation, or                      floodplain management criteria required
                                                    DATES: This amendment was issued                        regulatory floodway on the Flood                      by 44 CFR 60.3, are the minimum that
                                                    September 12, 2017.                                     Insurance Rate Maps (FIRMs), and                      are required. They should not be
                                                    FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
                                                                                                            where applicable, in the supporting                   construed to mean that the community
                                                    Dean Webster, Office of Response and                    Flood Insurance Study (FIS) reports for               must change any existing ordinances
                                                    Recovery, Federal Emergency                             the communities listed in the table                   that are more stringent in their
                                                    Management Agency, 500 C Street SW.,                    below. The purpose of this notice is to               floodplain management requirements.
                                                    Washington, DC 20472, (202) 646–2833.                   seek general information and comment                  The community may at any time enact
                                                                                                            regarding the preliminary FIRM, and                   stricter requirements of its own or
                                                    SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The notice
                                                                                                            where applicable, the FIS report that the             pursuant to policies established by other
                                                    of a major disaster declaration for the                 Federal Emergency Management Agency
                                                    State of Texas is hereby amended to                                                                           Federal, State, or regional entities.
                                                                                                            (FEMA) has provided to the affected                   These flood hazard determinations are
                                                    include the following areas among those                 communities. The FIRM and FIS report
                                                    areas determined to have been adversely                                                                       used to meet the floodplain
                                                                                                            are the basis of the floodplain                       management requirements of the NFIP
                                                    affected by the event declared a major                  management measures that the
                                                    disaster by the President in his                                                                              and also are used to calculate the
                                                                                                            community is required either to adopt                 appropriate flood insurance premium
                                                    declaration of August 25, 2017.                         or to show evidence of having in effect               rates for new buildings built after the
                                                      Bee and Refugio Counties for Public                   in order to qualify or remain qualified               FIRM and FIS report become effective.
                                                    Assistance [Categories C–G] (already                    for participation in the National Flood
                                                    designated for Individual Assistance and                                                                         The communities affected by the
                                                                                                            Insurance Program (NFIP). In addition,
                                                    assistance for debris removal and emergency                                                                   flood hazard determinations are
                                                    protective measures [Categories A and B],
                                                                                                            the FIRM and FIS report, once effective,
                                                                                                                                                                  provided in the tables below. Any
                                                    including direct federal assistance, under the          will be used by insurance agents and
                                                                                                                                                                  request for reconsideration of the
                                                    Public Assistance program).                             others to calculate appropriate flood
                                                                                                                                                                  revised flood hazard information shown
                                                      The following Catalog of Federal Domestic             insurance premium rates for new
                                                                                                            buildings and the contents of those                   on the Preliminary FIRM and FIS report
                                                    Assistance Numbers (CFDA) are to be used                                                                      that satisfies the data requirements
                                                    for reporting and drawing funds: 97.030,                buildings.
                                                    Community Disaster Loans; 97.031, Cora                                                                        outlined in 44 CFR 67.6(b) is considered
                                                    Brown Fund; 97.032, Crisis Counseling;
                                                                                                            DATES:  Comments are to be submitted                  an appeal. Comments unrelated to the
                                                    97.033, Disaster Legal Services; 97.034,                on or before December 26, 2017.                       flood hazard determinations also will be
                                                    Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA);                 ADDRESSES: The Preliminary FIRM, and                  considered before the FIRM and FIS
                                                    97.046, Fire Management Assistance Grant;               where applicable, the FIS report for                  report become effective.
                                                    97.048, Disaster Housing Assistance to                  each community are available for                         Use of a Scientific Resolution Panel
                                                    Individuals and Households In Presidentially            inspection at both the online location
                                                    Declared Disaster Areas; 97.049,                                                                              (SRP) is available to communities in
                                                                                                            and the respective Community Map                      support of the appeal resolution
                                                    Presidentially Declared Disaster Assistance—
                                                    Disaster Housing Operations for Individuals
                                                                                                            Repository address listed in the tables               process. SRPs are independent panels of
                                                    and Households; 97.050 Presidentially                   below. Additionally, the current                      experts in hydrology, hydraulics, and
                                                    Declared Disaster Assistance to Individuals             effective FIRM and FIS report for each                other pertinent sciences established to
                                                    and Households—Other Needs; 97.036,                     community are accessible online                       review conflicting scientific and
                                                    Disaster Grants—Public Assistance                       through the FEMA Map Service Center                   technical data and provide
                                                    (Presidentially Declared Disasters); 97.039,            at www.msc.fema.gov for comparison.                   recommendations for resolution. Use of
                                                    Hazard Mitigation Grant.                                   You may submit comments, identified                the SRP only may be exercised after
                                                    Brock Long,                                             by Docket No. FEMA–B–1744, to Rick                    FEMA and local communities have been
                                                    Administrator, Federal Emergency
                                                                                                            Sacbibit, Chief, Engineering Services                 engaged in a collaborative consultation
                                                    Management Agency.                                      Branch, Federal Insurance and                         process for at least 60 days without a
                                                    [FR Doc. 2017–20463 Filed 9–22–17; 8:45 am]
                                                                                                            Mitigation Administration, FEMA, 400                  mutually acceptable resolution of an
                                                                                                            C Street SW., Washington, DC 20472,                   appeal. Additional information
                                                    BILLING CODE 9111–23–P
                                                                                                            (202) 646–7659, or (email)                            regarding the SRP process can be found
                                                                                                            patrick.sacbibit@fema.dhs.gov.                        online at http://floodsrp.org/pdfs/srp_
                                                    DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND                                  FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rick                 fact_sheet.pdf.
                                                    SECURITY                                                Sacbibit, Chief, Engineering Services                    The watersheds and/or communities
                                                                                                            Branch, Federal Insurance and                         affected are listed in the tables below.
                                                    Federal Emergency Management                            Mitigation Administration, FEMA, 400                  The Preliminary FIRM, and where
                                                    Agency                                                  C Street SW., Washington, DC 20472,                   applicable, FIS report for each
                                                    [Docket ID FEMA–2017–0002; Internal
                                                                                                            (202) 646–7659, or (email)                            community are available for inspection
                                                    Agency Docket No. FEMA–B–1744                           patrick.sacbibit@fema.dhs.gov; or visit               at both the online location and the
                                                                                                            the FEMA Map Information eXchange                     respective Community Map Repository
                                                    Proposed Flood Hazard                                   (FMIX) online at                                      address listed in the tables. For
                                                    Determinations                                          www.floodmaps.fema.gov/fhm/fmx_
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                                                                                                                                                                  communities with multiple ongoing
                                                                                                            main.html.                                            Preliminary studies, the studies can be
                                                    AGENCY: Federal Emergency
                                                    Management Agency, DHS.                                 SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:    FEMA                    identified by the unique project number
                                                    ACTION: Notice.                                         proposes to make flood hazard                         and Preliminary FIRM date listed in the
                                                                                                            determinations for each community                     tables. Additionally, the current
                                                    SUMMARY:  Comments are requested on                     listed below, in accordance with section              effective FIRM and FIS report for each
                                                    proposed flood hazard determinations,                   110 of the Flood Disaster Protection Act              community are accessible online
                                                    which may include additions or                          of 1973, 42 U.S.C. 4104, and 44 CFR                   through the FEMA Map Service Center
                                                    modifications of any Base Flood                         67.4(a).                                              at www.msc.fema.gov for comparison.


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CollectionFederal Register
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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice.
DatesThis amendment was issued September 12, 2017.
ContactDean Webster, Office of Response and Recovery, Federal Emergency Management Agency, 500 C Street SW., Washington, DC 20472, (202) 646-2833.
FR Citation82 FR 44632 

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