82 FR 6596 - Proposed Flood Hazard Determinations
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Federal Emergency Management Agency Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 12 (January 19, 2017)
Federal Emergency Management Agency
Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 12 (January 19, 2017)
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| FR Document | 2017-01100 |
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 12 (Thursday, January 19, 2017)] [Notices] [Pages 6596-6597] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2017-01100] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY Federal Emergency Management Agency [Docket ID FEMA-2016-0002; Internal Agency Docket No. FEMA-B-1663] Proposed Flood Hazard Determinations AGENCY: Federal Emergency Management Agency, DHS. ACTION: Notice. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, 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 April 19, 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-1663, 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 [[Page 6597]] 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.'') February 23, 2017. Dated: December 21, 2016. Roy E. Wright, Deputy Associate Administrator for Insurance and Mitigation, Department of Homeland Security, Federal Emergency Management Agency. I. Watershed-based studies: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Community map repository Community address ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Upper Saline Watershed ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Maps Available for Inspection Online at: http://www.fema.gov/preliminaryfloodhazarddata preliminaryfloodhazarddata ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Saline County, Arkansas and Incorporated Areas ------------------------------------------------------------------------ City of Alexander...................... Municipal Complex, 15605 Alexander Road, Alexander, AR 72002. City of Benton......................... Municipal Complex, 114 South East Street, Benton, AR 72015. City of Bryant......................... Public Safety Building, 312 Roya Lane, Bryant, AR 72022. City of Haskell........................ City Hall, 2520 Highway 229, Haskell, AR 72015. City of Shannon Hills.................. City Hall, 10401 High Road East, Shannon Hills, AR 72103. City of Traskwood...................... Community Center, 212 Main Street, Traskwood, AR 72167. Town of Bauxite........................ City Hall, 6055 Stanley Circle, Bauxite, AR 72011. Unincorporated Areas of Saline County.. Saline County Complex, 215 North Main Street, Suite 7, Benton, AR 72015. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Lower Sabine Watershed ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Maps Available for Inspection Online at: http://www.fema.gov/preliminaryfloodhazarddata preliminaryfloodhazarddata ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Vernon Parish, Louisiana and Incorporated Areas ------------------------------------------------------------------------ City of Leesville...................... City Hall, 101 West Lee Street, Leesville, LA 71446. Town of Hornbeck....................... Town Hall, 939 Hammond Street, Hornbeck, LA 71439. Town of New Llano...................... City Hall, 109 Stanton Street, New Llano, LA 71461. Unincorporated Areas of Vernon Parish.. Vernon Parish Public Works Department, 602 Alexandria Highway, Leesville, LA 71446. Village of Anacoco..................... Village Hall, 4973 Main Street, Anacoco, LA 71403. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [FR Doc. 2017-01100 Filed 1-18-17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 9110-12-P
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and Tribal entities be dependent on Dated: January 13, 2017. You may submit comments, identified
being NIMS compliant. Richard W. Mattison, by Docket No. FEMA–B–1663, to Rick
Records Management Program Chief, Mission Sacbibit, Chief, Engineering Services
Collection of Information Support, Federal Emergency Management Branch, Federal Insurance and
Title: Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security. Mitigation Administration, FEMA, 400
Institute (EMI) Independent Study [FR Doc. 2017–01283 Filed 1–18–17; 8:45 am] C Street SW., Washington, DC 20472,
Course Enrollment Application and Test BILLING CODE 9111–72–P (202) 646–7659, or (email)
Answer Sheet. patrick.sacbibit@fema.dhs.gov.
Type of Information Collection: FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rick
Revision of a currently approved DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND Sacbibit, Chief, Engineering Services
information collection. SECURITY Branch, Federal Insurance and
OMB Number: 1660–0046. Mitigation Administration, FEMA, 400
Federal Emergency Management
FEMA Forms: FEMA Form 064–0–9, C Street SW., Washington, DC 20472,
Agency
Emergency Management Institute (EMI) (202) 646–7659, or (email)
Independent Study Course Enrollment [Docket ID FEMA–2016–0002; Internal patrick.sacbibit@fema.dhs.gov; or visit
Application. Agency Docket No. FEMA–B–1663] the FEMA Map Information eXchange
Abstract: The IS program office (FMIX) online at www.floodmaps.fema.
collects data from FEMA Form 064–0– Proposed Flood Hazard
gov/fhm/fmx_main.html.
9 to create and update student records Determinations
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: FEMA
and provide students with credit for AGENCY: Federal Emergency proposes to make flood hazard
training completion. The system also Management Agency, DHS. determinations for each community
allows FEMA to track completions and ACTION: Notice. listed below, in accordance with section
failures of course exams. The data on 110 of the Flood Disaster Protection Act
the electronic form will be encrypted SUMMARY: Comments are requested on of 1973, 42 U.S.C. 4104, and 44 CFR
and sent to the server to be parsed into proposed flood hazard determinations, 67.4(a).
the Independent Study database. which may include additions or These proposed flood hazard
Affected Public: Individuals and modifications of any Base Flood determinations, together with the
households, business or other for-profit, Elevation (BFE), base flood depth, floodplain management criteria required
not for profit institutions, Farms, Special Flood Hazard Area (SFHA) by 44 CFR 60.3, are the minimum that
Federal government, State, local or boundary or zone designation, or are required. They should not be
Tribal government. regulatory floodway on the Flood construed to mean that the community
Number of Respondents: 689,980. Insurance Rate Maps (FIRMs), and must change any existing ordinances
Number of Responses: 2,069,940. where applicable, in the supporting that are more stringent in their
Estimated Total Annual Burden Flood Insurance Study (FIS) reports for floodplain management requirements.
Hours: 1,034,970 hours. the communities listed in the table The community may at any time enact
Estimated Cost: The estimated annual below. The purpose of this notice is to
stricter requirements of its own or
seek general information and comment
cost to respondents for the hour burden pursuant to policies established by other
regarding the preliminary FIRM, and
is $25,211,869. There are no annual Federal, State, or regional entities.
where applicable, the FIS report that the
costs to respondents’ operations and These flood hazard determinations are
Federal Emergency Management Agency
maintenance costs for technical used to meet the floodplain
(FEMA) has provided to the affected
services. There are no annual start-up or management requirements of the NFIP
communities. The FIRM and FIS report
capital costs. The cost to the Federal and also are used to calculate the
are the basis of the floodplain
Government is $260,893. appropriate flood insurance premium
management measures that the
rates for new buildings built after the
Comments community is required either to adopt
FIRM and FIS report become effective.
Comments may be submitted as or to show evidence of having in effect
The communities affected by the
indicated in the ADDRESSES caption in order to qualify or remain qualified
flood hazard determinations are
above. Comments are solicited to (a) for participation in the National Flood
provided in the tables below. Any
evaluate whether the proposed data Insurance Program (NFIP). In addition,
request for reconsideration of the
collection is necessary for the proper the FIRM and FIS report, once effective,
revised flood hazard information shown
performance of the agency, including will be used by insurance agents and
on the Preliminary FIRM and FIS report
whether the information shall have others to calculate appropriate flood
that satisfies the data requirements
practical utility; (b) evaluate the insurance premium rates for new
outlined in 44 CFR 67.6(b) is considered
accuracy of the agency’s estimate of the buildings and the contents of those
an appeal. Comments unrelated to the
burden of the proposed collection of buildings.
flood hazard determinations also will be
information, including the validity of DATES: Comments are to be submitted considered before the FIRM and FIS
the methodology and assumptions used; on or before April 19, 2017. report become effective.
(c) enhance the quality, utility, and ADDRESSES: The Preliminary FIRM, and Use of a Scientific Resolution Panel
clarity of the information to be where applicable, the FIS report for (SRP) is available to communities in
collected; and (d) minimize the burden each community are available for support of the appeal resolution
of the collection of information on those inspection at both the online location process. SRPs are independent panels of
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who are to respond, including through and the respective Community Map experts in hydrology, hydraulics, and
the use of appropriate automated, Repository address listed in the tables other pertinent sciences established to
electronic, mechanical, or other below. Additionally, the current review conflicting scientific and
technological collection techniques or effective FIRM and FIS report for each technical data and provide
other forms of information technology, community are accessible online recommendations for resolution. Use of
e.g., permitting electronic submission of through the FEMA Map Service Center the SRP only may be exercised after
responses. at www.msc.fema.gov for comparison. FEMA and local communities have been
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engaged in a collaborative consultation at both the online location and the (Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance No.
process for at least 60 days without a respective Community Map Repository 97.022, ‘‘Flood Insurance.’’)
mutually acceptable resolution of an address listed in the tables. For February 23, 2017.
appeal. Additional information communities with multiple ongoing Dated: December 21, 2016.
regarding the SRP process can be found Preliminary studies, the studies can be
Roy E. Wright,
online at http://floodsrp.org/pdfs/srp_ identified by the unique project number
fact_sheet.pdf. and Preliminary FIRM date listed in the Deputy Associate Administrator for Insurance
The watersheds and/or communities tables. Additionally, the current and Mitigation, Department of Homeland
Security, Federal Emergency Management
affected are listed in the tables below. effective FIRM and FIS report for each
Agency.
The Preliminary FIRM, and where community are accessible online
applicable, FIS report for each through the FEMA Map Service Center I. Watershed-based studies:
community are available for inspection at www.msc.fema.gov for comparison.
Community Community map repository address
Upper Saline Watershed
Maps Available for Inspection Online at: http://www.fema.gov/preliminaryfloodhazarddata
Saline County, Arkansas and Incorporated Areas
City of Alexander ...................................................................................... Municipal Complex, 15605 Alexander Road, Alexander, AR 72002.
City of Benton ........................................................................................... Municipal Complex, 114 South East Street, Benton, AR 72015.
City of Bryant ............................................................................................ Public Safety Building, 312 Roya Lane, Bryant, AR 72022.
City of Haskell .......................................................................................... City Hall, 2520 Highway 229, Haskell, AR 72015.
City of Shannon Hills ................................................................................ City Hall, 10401 High Road East, Shannon Hills, AR 72103.
City of Traskwood ..................................................................................... Community Center, 212 Main Street, Traskwood, AR 72167.
Town of Bauxite ........................................................................................ City Hall, 6055 Stanley Circle, Bauxite, AR 72011.
Unincorporated Areas of Saline County ................................................... Saline County Complex, 215 North Main Street, Suite 7, Benton, AR
72015.
Lower Sabine Watershed
Maps Available for Inspection Online at: http://www.fema.gov/preliminaryfloodhazarddata
Vernon Parish, Louisiana and Incorporated Areas
City of Leesville ........................................................................................ City Hall, 101 West Lee Street, Leesville, LA 71446.
Town of Hornbeck .................................................................................... Town Hall, 939 Hammond Street, Hornbeck, LA 71439.
Town of New Llano .................................................................................. City Hall, 109 Stanton Street, New Llano, LA 71461.
Unincorporated Areas of Vernon Parish .................................................. Vernon Parish Public Works Department, 602 Alexandria Highway,
Leesville, LA 71446.
Village of Anacoco .................................................................................... Village Hall, 4973 Main Street, Anacoco, LA 71403.
[FR Doc. 2017–01100 Filed 1–18–17; 8:45 am] Insurance Rate Maps (FIRMs), and From the date of the second
BILLING CODE 9110–12–P where applicable, in the supporting publication of notification of these
Flood Insurance Study (FIS) reports, changes in a newspaper of local
prepared by the Federal Emergency circulation, any person has 90 days in
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND Management Agency (FEMA) for each which to request through the
SECURITY community, is appropriate because of community that the Deputy Associate
new scientific or technical data. The Administrator for Insurance and
Federal Emergency Management FIRM, and where applicable, portions of Mitigation reconsider the changes. The
Agency the FIS report, have been revised to flood hazard determination information
[Docket ID FEMA–2016–0002; Internal reflect these flood hazard may be changed during the 90-day
Agency Docket No. FEMA–B–1662] determinations through issuance of a period.
Letter of Map Revision (LOMR). The ADDRESSES: The affected communities
Changes in Flood Hazard LOMR will be used by insurance agents are listed in the table below. Revised
Determinations and others to calculate appropriate flood flood hazard information for each
insurance premium rates for new community is available for inspection at
AGENCY: Federal Emergency
buildings and the contents of those both the online location and the
Management Agency, DHS.
buildings. For rating purposes, the respective community map repository
ACTION: Notice. currently effective community number address listed in the table below.
SUMMARY: This notice lists communities is shown in the table below and must be Additionally, the current effective FIRM
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where the addition or modification of used for all new policies and renewals. and FIS report for each community are
Base Flood Elevations (BFEs), base flood DATES: These flood hazard accessible online through the FEMA
depths, Special Flood Hazard Area determinations will become effective on Map Service Center at
(SFHA) boundaries or zone the dates listed in the table below and www.msc.fema.gov for comparison.
designations, or the regulatory floodway revise the FIRM panels and FIS report Submit comments and/or appeals to
(hereinafter referred to as flood hazard in effect prior to this determination for the Chief Executive Officer of the
determinations), as shown on the Flood the listed communities. community as listed in the table below.
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| 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. | |
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