82_FR_7710 82 FR 7697 - Suspension of Community Eligibility

82 FR 7697 - Suspension of Community Eligibility

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Federal Emergency Management Agency

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 13 (January 23, 2017)

Page Range7697-7699
FR Document2017-01102

This rule identifies communities where the sale of flood insurance has been authorized under the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) that are scheduled for suspension on the effective dates listed within this rule because of noncompliance with the floodplain management requirements of the program. If the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) receives documentation that the community has adopted the required floodplain management measures prior to the effective suspension date given in this rule, the suspension will not occur and a notice of this will be provided by publication in the Federal Register on a subsequent date. Also, information identifying the current participation status of a community can be obtained from FEMA's Community Status Book (CSB). The CSB is available at https://www.fema.gov/national-flood- insurance-program-community-status-book.

Federal Register, Volume 82 Issue 13 (Monday, January 23, 2017)
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 13 (Monday, January 23, 2017)]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Federal Emergency Management Agency

44 CFR Part 64

[Docket ID FEMA-2016-0002; Internal Agency Docket No. FEMA-8463]


Suspension of Community Eligibility

AGENCY: Federal Emergency Management Agency, DHS.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This rule identifies communities where the sale of flood 
insurance has been authorized under the National Flood Insurance 
Program (NFIP) that are scheduled for suspension on the effective dates 
listed within this rule because of noncompliance with the floodplain 
management requirements of the program. If the Federal Emergency 
Management Agency (FEMA) receives documentation that the community has 
adopted the required floodplain management measures prior to the 
effective suspension date given in this rule, the suspension will not 
occur and a notice of this will be provided by publication in the 
Federal Register on a subsequent date. Also, information identifying 
the current participation status of a community can be obtained from 
FEMA's Community Status Book

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(CSB). The CSB is available at https://www.fema.gov/national-flood-insurance-program-community-status-book.

DATES: The effective date of each community's scheduled suspension is 
the third date (``Susp.'') listed in the third column of the following 
tables.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you want to determine whether a 
particular community was suspended on the suspension date or for 
further information, contact Patricia Suber, Federal Insurance and 
Mitigation Administration, Federal Emergency Management Agency, 400 C 
Street SW., Washington, DC 20472, (202) 646-4149.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The NFIP enables property owners to purchase 
Federal flood insurance that is not otherwise generally available from 
private insurers. In return, communities agree to adopt and administer 
local floodplain management measures aimed at protecting lives and new 
construction from future flooding. Section 1315 of the National Flood 
Insurance Act of 1968, as amended, 42 U.S.C. 4022, prohibits the sale 
of NFIP flood insurance unless an appropriate public body adopts 
adequate floodplain management measures with effective enforcement 
measures. The communities listed in this document no longer meet that 
statutory requirement for compliance with program regulations, 44 CFR 
part 59. Accordingly, the communities will be suspended on the 
effective date in the third column. As of that date, flood insurance 
will no longer be available in the community. We recognize that some of 
these communities may adopt and submit the required documentation of 
legally enforceable floodplain management measures after this rule is 
published but prior to the actual suspension date. These communities 
will not be suspended and will continue to be eligible for the sale of 
NFIP flood insurance. A notice withdrawing the suspension of such 
communities will be published in the Federal Register.
    In addition, FEMA publishes a Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM) that 
identifies the Special Flood Hazard Areas (SFHAs) in these communities. 
The date of the FIRM, if one has been published, is indicated in the 
fourth column of the table. No direct Federal financial assistance 
(except assistance pursuant to the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief 
and Emergency Assistance Act not in connection with a flood) may be 
provided for construction or acquisition of buildings in identified 
SFHAs for communities not participating in the NFIP and identified for 
more than a year on FEMA's initial FIRM for the community as having 
flood-prone areas (section 202(a) of the Flood Disaster Protection Act 
of 1973, 42 U.S.C. 4106(a), as amended). This prohibition against 
certain types of Federal assistance becomes effective for the 
communities listed on the date shown in the last column. The 
Administrator finds that notice and public comment procedures under 5 
U.S.C. 553(b), are impracticable and unnecessary because communities 
listed in this final rule have been adequately notified.
    Each community receives 6-month, 90-day, and 30-day notification 
letters addressed to the Chief Executive Officer stating that the 
community will be suspended unless the required floodplain management 
measures are met prior to the effective suspension date. Since these 
notifications were made, this final rule may take effect within less 
than 30 days.
    National Environmental Policy Act. FEMA has determined that the 
community suspension(s) included in this rule is a non-discretionary 
action and therefore the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 
U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) does not apply.
    Regulatory Flexibility Act. The Administrator has determined that 
this rule is exempt from the requirements of the Regulatory Flexibility 
Act because the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968, as amended, 
Section 1315, 42 U.S.C. 4022, prohibits flood insurance coverage unless 
an appropriate public body adopts adequate floodplain management 
measures with effective enforcement measures. The communities listed no 
longer comply with the statutory requirements, and after the effective 
date, flood insurance will no longer be available in the communities 
unless remedial action takes place.
    Regulatory Classification. This final rule is not a significant 
regulatory action under the criteria of section 3(f) of Executive Order 
12866 of September 30, 1993, Regulatory Planning and Review, 58 FR 
51735.
    Executive Order 13132, Federalism. This rule involves no policies 
that have federalism implications under Executive Order 13132.
    Executive Order 12988, Civil Justice Reform. This rule meets the 
applicable standards of Executive Order 12988.
    Paperwork Reduction Act. This rule does not involve any collection 
of information for purposes of the Paperwork Reduction Act, 44 U.S.C. 
3501 et seq.

List of Subjects in 44 CFR Part 64

    Flood insurance, Floodplains.
    Accordingly, 44 CFR part 64 is amended as follows:

PART 64--[AMENDED]

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1. The authority citation for Part 64 continues to read as follows:

    Authority:  42 U.S.C. 4001 et seq.; Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 
1978, 3 CFR, 1978 Comp.; p. 329; E.O. 12127, 44 FR 19367, 3 CFR, 
1979 Comp.; p. 376.


Sec.  64.6  [Amended]

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2. The tables published under the authority of Sec.  64.6 are amended 
as follows:

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                                                  Effective date
                                                  authorization/
                                   Community     cancellation of     Current  effective    Date certain Federal
       State and location             No.         sale of flood           map date        assistance no  longer
                                                   insurance in                            available  in SFHAs
                                                    community
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           Region VII
 
Missouri:
    Jackson County,                    290492  June 19, 1974,       Jan. 20, 2017......  Jan. 20, 2017.
     Unincorporated Areas.                      Emerg; September
                                                29, 1978, Reg;
                                                January 20, 2017,
                                                Susp
    Raytown, City of, Jackson          290176  February 27, 1975,   ......do...........   do.
     County.                                    Emerg; September
                                                15, 1978, Reg;
                                                January 20, 2017,
                                                Susp
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* do = Ditto.
Code for reading third column: Emerg. --Emergency; Reg. --Regular; Susp. --Suspension.



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    Dated: January 6, 2017.
Michael M. Grimm,
Assistant Administrator for Mitigation, Federal Insurance and 
Mitigation Administration, Department of Homeland Security, Federal 
Emergency Management Agency.
[FR Doc. 2017-01102 Filed 1-19-17; 8:45 am]
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                                                the final rule. It would not be possible                action simply extends the date for the                 307 of the CAA as amended (42 U.S.C.
                                                for the EPA to complete the required                    EPA to take action on a petition. Thus,                7410, 7426 and 7607).
                                                notice and comment and public hearing                   Executive Order 13175 does not apply
                                                                                                                                                               V. Judicial Review
                                                process within the original 60-day                      to this rule.
                                                period noted in the statute. These                                                                               Under section 307(b)(1) of the CAA,
                                                                                                        G. Executive Order 13045: Protection of                judicial review of this final rule is
                                                reasons support an immediate effective
                                                date.                                                   Children From Environmental Health                     available only by the filing of a petition
                                                                                                        and Safety Risks                                       for review in the U.S. Court of Appeals
                                                III. Statutory and Executive Order                        The EPA interprets Executive Order                   for the appropriate circuit by March 24,
                                                Reviews                                                 13045 as applying only to those                        2017. Under section 307(b)(2) of the
                                                A. Executive Orders 12866: Regulatory                   regulatory actions that concern                        CAA, the requirements that are the
                                                Planning and Review and Executive                       environmental health or safety risks that              subject of this final rule may not be
                                                Order 13563: Improving Regulation and                   the EPA has reason to believe may                      challenged later in civil or criminal
                                                Regulatory Review                                       disproportionately affect children, per                proceedings brought by us to enforce
                                                  This action is exempt from review by                  the definition of ‘‘covered regulatory                 these requirements.
                                                the Office of Management and Budget                     action’’ in section 2–202 of the
                                                                                                                                                               List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 52
                                                because it simply extends the date for                  Executive Order. This action is not
                                                the EPA to take action on a petition.                   subject to Executive Order 13045                         Environmental protection,
                                                                                                        because it does not concern an                         Administrative practices and
                                                B. Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA)                        environmental health risk or safety risk.              procedures, Air pollution control,
                                                   This action does not impose an                                                                              Electric utilities, Incorporation by
                                                                                                        H. Executive Order 13211: Actions That                 reference, Intergovernmental relations,
                                                information collection burden under the                 Significantly Affect Energy Supply,
                                                PRA. This good cause final action                                                                              Nitrogen oxides, Ozone.
                                                                                                        Distribution or Use
                                                simply extends the date for the EPA to                                                                           Dated: January 9, 2017.
                                                take action on a petition and does not                    This action is not subject to Executive
                                                                                                                                                               Gina McCarthy,
                                                impose any new obligations or                           Order 13211 because it is not a
                                                                                                                                                               Administrator.
                                                enforceable duties on any state, local or               significant regulatory action under
                                                                                                        Executive Order 12866.                                 [FR Doc. 2017–00760 Filed 1–19–17; 8:45 am]
                                                tribal governments or the private sector.
                                                                                                                                                               BILLING CODE 6560–50–P
                                                It does not contain any recordkeeping or                I. National Technology Transfer and
                                                reporting requirements.                                 Advancement Act (NTTAA)
                                                C. Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA)                       This rulemaking does not involve                     DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
                                                  This action is not subject to the RFA.                technical standards.                                   SECURITY
                                                The RFA applies only to rules subject to                J. Executive Order 12898: Federal
                                                notice-and-comment rulemaking                                                                                  Federal Emergency Management
                                                                                                        Actions To Address Environmental                       Agency
                                                requirements under the APA, 5 U.S.C.                    Justice in Minority Populations and
                                                553, or any other statute. This rule is not             Low-Income Populations
                                                subject to notice-and-comment                                                                                  44 CFR Part 64
                                                requirements because the agency has                       The EPA believes that this action is
                                                                                                                                                               [Docket ID FEMA–2016–0002; Internal
                                                invoked the APA good cause exemption                    not subject to Executive Order 12898 (59               Agency Docket No. FEMA–8463]
                                                under 5 U.S.C. 553(b).                                  FR 7629, February 16, 1994) because it
                                                                                                        does not establish an environmental                    Suspension of Community Eligibility
                                                D. Unfunded Mandates Reform Act                         health or safety standard. This good
                                                (UMRA)                                                  cause final action simply extends the                  AGENCY:  Federal Emergency
                                                  This action does not contain any                      date for the EPA to take action on a                   Management Agency, DHS.
                                                unfunded mandate of $100 million or                     petition and does not have any impact                  ACTION: Final rule.
                                                more as described in UMRA, 2 U.S.C.                     on human health or the environment.
                                                1531–1538, and does not significantly or                                                                       SUMMARY:    This rule identifies
                                                                                                        K. Congressional Review Act (CRA)                      communities where the sale of flood
                                                uniquely affect small governments. The
                                                action imposes no enforceable duty on                      This action is subject to the CRA, and              insurance has been authorized under
                                                any state, local or tribal governments or               the EPA will submit a rule report to                   the National Flood Insurance Program
                                                the private sector.                                     each House of the Congress and to the                  (NFIP) that are scheduled for
                                                                                                        Comptroller General of the United                      suspension on the effective dates listed
                                                E. Executive Order 13132: Federalism                    States. The CRA allows the issuing                     within this rule because of
                                                  This action does not have federalism                  agency to make a rule effective sooner                 noncompliance with the floodplain
                                                implications. It will not have substantial              than otherwise provided by the CRA if                  management requirements of the
                                                direct effects on the states, on the                    the agency makes a good cause finding                  program. If the Federal Emergency
                                                relationship between the national                       that notice-and-comment rulemaking                     Management Agency (FEMA) receives
                                                government and the states, or on the                    procedures are impracticable,                          documentation that the community has
                                                distribution of power and                               unnecessary or contrary to the public                  adopted the required floodplain
                                                responsibilities among the various                      interest (5 U.S.C. 808(2)). The EPA has                management measures prior to the
                                                levels of government.                                   made a good cause finding for this rule                effective suspension date given in this
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                                                                                                        as discussed in Section II.B of this                   rule, the suspension will not occur and
                                                F. Executive Order 13175: Consultation                  document, including the basis for that                 a notice of this will be provided by
                                                and Coordination With Indian Tribal                     finding.                                               publication in the Federal Register on a
                                                Governments                                                                                                    subsequent date. Also, information
                                                  This action does not have tribal                      IV. Statutory Authority                                identifying the current participation
                                                implications, as specified in Executive                    The statutory authority for this action             status of a community can be obtained
                                                Order 13175. This good cause final                      is provided by sections 110, 126 and                   from FEMA’s Community Status Book


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                                                (CSB). The CSB is available at https://                 suspension of such communities will be                 the Regulatory Flexibility Act because
                                                www.fema.gov/national-flood-                            published in the Federal Register.                     the National Flood Insurance Act of
                                                insurance-program-community-status-                        In addition, FEMA publishes a Flood                 1968, as amended, Section 1315, 42
                                                book.                                                   Insurance Rate Map (FIRM) that                         U.S.C. 4022, prohibits flood insurance
                                                DATES: The effective date of each
                                                                                                        identifies the Special Flood Hazard                    coverage unless an appropriate public
                                                community’s scheduled suspension is                     Areas (SFHAs) in these communities.                    body adopts adequate floodplain
                                                the third date (‘‘Susp.’’) listed in the                The date of the FIRM, if one has been                  management measures with effective
                                                third column of the following tables.                   published, is indicated in the fourth                  enforcement measures. The
                                                                                                        column of the table. No direct Federal                 communities listed no longer comply
                                                FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If
                                                                                                        financial assistance (except assistance                with the statutory requirements, and
                                                you want to determine whether a
                                                                                                        pursuant to the Robert T. Stafford                     after the effective date, flood insurance
                                                particular community was suspended
                                                                                                        Disaster Relief and Emergency                          will no longer be available in the
                                                on the suspension date or for further
                                                                                                        Assistance Act not in connection with a                communities unless remedial action
                                                information, contact Patricia Suber,
                                                                                                        flood) may be provided for construction                takes place.
                                                Federal Insurance and Mitigation
                                                                                                        or acquisition of buildings in identified                 Regulatory Classification. This final
                                                Administration, Federal Emergency
                                                                                                        SFHAs for communities not                              rule is not a significant regulatory action
                                                Management Agency, 400 C Street SW.,
                                                                                                        participating in the NFIP and identified               under the criteria of section 3(f) of
                                                Washington, DC 20472, (202) 646–4149.
                                                                                                        for more than a year on FEMA’s initial                 Executive Order 12866 of September 30,
                                                SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The NFIP                     FIRM for the community as having
                                                enables property owners to purchase                                                                            1993, Regulatory Planning and Review,
                                                                                                        flood-prone areas (section 202(a) of the               58 FR 51735.
                                                Federal flood insurance that is not                     Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973,
                                                otherwise generally available from                                                                                Executive Order 13132, Federalism.
                                                                                                        42 U.S.C. 4106(a), as amended). This                   This rule involves no policies that have
                                                private insurers. In return, communities                prohibition against certain types of
                                                agree to adopt and administer local                                                                            federalism implications under Executive
                                                                                                        Federal assistance becomes effective for
                                                floodplain management measures aimed                                                                           Order 13132.
                                                                                                        the communities listed on the date
                                                at protecting lives and new construction                shown in the last column. The                             Executive Order 12988, Civil Justice
                                                from future flooding. Section 1315 of                   Administrator finds that notice and                    Reform. This rule meets the applicable
                                                the National Flood Insurance Act of                     public comment procedures under 5                      standards of Executive Order 12988.
                                                1968, as amended, 42 U.S.C. 4022,                       U.S.C. 553(b), are impracticable and                      Paperwork Reduction Act. This rule
                                                prohibits the sale of NFIP flood                        unnecessary because communities listed                 does not involve any collection of
                                                insurance unless an appropriate public                  in this final rule have been adequately                information for purposes of the
                                                body adopts adequate floodplain                         notified.                                              Paperwork Reduction Act, 44 U.S.C.
                                                management measures with effective                         Each community receives 6-month,                    3501 et seq.
                                                enforcement measures. The                               90-day, and 30-day notification letters                List of Subjects in 44 CFR Part 64
                                                communities listed in this document no                  addressed to the Chief Executive Officer
                                                longer meet that statutory requirement                  stating that the community will be                       Flood insurance, Floodplains.
                                                for compliance with program                             suspended unless the required                            Accordingly, 44 CFR part 64 is
                                                regulations, 44 CFR part 59.                            floodplain management measures are                     amended as follows:
                                                Accordingly, the communities will be                    met prior to the effective suspension
                                                suspended on the effective date in the                  date. Since these notifications were                   PART 64—[AMENDED]
                                                third column. As of that date, flood                    made, this final rule may take effect
                                                insurance will no longer be available in                within less than 30 days.                              ■ 1. The authority citation for Part 64
                                                the community. We recognize that some                      National Environmental Policy Act.                  continues to read as follows:
                                                of these communities may adopt and                      FEMA has determined that the                             Authority: 42 U.S.C. 4001 et seq.;
                                                submit the required documentation of                    community suspension(s) included in                    Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 1978, 3 CFR,
                                                legally enforceable floodplain                          this rule is a non-discretionary action                1978 Comp.; p. 329; E.O. 12127, 44 FR 19367,
                                                management measures after this rule is                  and therefore the National                             3 CFR, 1979 Comp.; p. 376.
                                                published but prior to the actual                       Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42
                                                                                                                                                               § 64.6    [Amended]
                                                suspension date. These communities                      U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) does not apply.
                                                will not be suspended and will continue                    Regulatory Flexibility Act. The                     ■ 2. The tables published under the
                                                to be eligible for the sale of NFIP flood               Administrator has determined that this                 authority of § 64.6 are amended as
                                                insurance. A notice withdrawing the                     rule is exempt from the requirements of                follows:

                                                                                                                                                                                                          Date certain
                                                                                                                                                                                     Current                Federal
                                                                                                          Community         Effective date authorization/cancellation of
                                                                 State and location                                                                                                 effective            assistance no
                                                                                                             No.               sale of flood insurance in community                 map date            longer available
                                                                                                                                                                                                           in SFHAs

                                                                Region VII
                                                Missouri:
                                                    Jackson County, Unincorporated Areas ......                  290492     June 19, 1974, Emerg; September 29,                  Jan. 20, 2017          Jan. 20, 2017.
                                                                                                                              1978, Reg; January 20, 2017, Susp
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                                                     Raytown, City of, Jackson County ..............             290176     February 27, 1975, Emerg; September 15,              ......do ...........       do.
                                                                                                                              1978, Reg; January 20, 2017, Susp
                                                   * do = Ditto.
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                                                  Dated: January 6, 2017.                               2016 and released on December 16,                      applicable until approved by the Office
                                                Michael M. Grimm,                                       2016, is published elsewhere in this                   of Management and Budget (OMB). The
                                                Assistant Administrator for Mitigation,                 issue. The full text of document FCC                   Commission, as part of its continuing
                                                Federal Insurance and Mitigation                        16–169 will be available for public                    effort to reduce paperwork burdens, will
                                                Administration, Department of Homeland                  inspection and copying via ECFS, and                   invite the general public to comment on
                                                Security, Federal Emergency Management                  during regular business hours at the                   these information collection
                                                Agency.                                                 FCC Reference Information Center,                      requirements as required by the
                                                [FR Doc. 2017–01102 Filed 1–19–17; 8:45 am]             Portals II, 445 12th Street SW., Room                  Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of
                                                BILLING CODE 9110–12–P                                  CY–A257, Washington, DC 20554. To                      1995, Public Law 104–13. The
                                                                                                        request materials in accessible formats                Commission will publish a separate
                                                                                                        for people with disabilities (Braille,                 document in the Federal Register
                                                FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS                                  large print, electronic files, audio                   announcing approval of the information
                                                COMMISSION                                              format), send an email to fcc504@fcc.gov               collection requirements contained in
                                                                                                        or call the Consumer and Governmental                  document FCC 16–169. In addition, the
                                                47 CFR Parts 6, 7, 14, 20, 64, and 67                   Affairs Bureau at (202) 418–0530                       Commission notes that, pursuant to the
                                                [CG Docket No. 16–145 and GN Docket No.                 (voice), (844) 432–2272 (videophone), or               Small Business Paperwork Relief Act of
                                                15–178; FCC 16–169]                                     (202) 418–0432 (TTY).                                  2002, Public Law 107–198, 44 U.S.C.
                                                                                                                                                               3506(c)(4), the Commission previously
                                                                                                        Incorporation by Reference
                                                Transition From TTY to Real-Time Text                                                                          sought comment on how the
                                                Technology                                                 The Office of Federal Register (OFR)                Commission might ‘‘further reduce the
                                                                                                        recently revised its regulations to                    information burden for small business
                                                AGENCY:  Federal Communications                         require that agencies must discuss in the              concerns with fewer than 25
                                                Commission.                                             preamble of a final rule ways that the                 employees.’’ Transition from TTY to
                                                ACTION: Final rule.                                     materials the agency is incorporating by               Real-Time Text Technology; Petition for
                                                                                                        reference are reasonably available to                  Rulemaking to Update the
                                                SUMMARY:   In this document, the                        interested parties or how it worked to                 Commission’s Rules for Access to
                                                Commission adopts amendments to its                     make those materials reasonably                        Support the Transition from TTY to
                                                rules to facilitate a transition from                   available to interested parties. In                    Real-Time Text Technology, and
                                                outdated text telephone (TTY)                           addition, the preamble of the final rule               Petition for Waiver of Rules Requiring
                                                technology to a reliable and                            must summarize the material. The                       Support of TTY Technology, Notice of
                                                interoperable means of providing real-                  Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF)                 Proposed Rulemaking, published at 81
                                                time text (RTT) communication for                       Request for Comments (RFC) 4103, Real-                 FR 33170, May 25, 2016 (NPRM).
                                                people who are deaf, hard of hearing,                   time Transport Protocol Payload for
                                                deaf-blind, or have a speech disability                 Text Conversation, June 2005, Gunnar                   Synopsis
                                                over Internet Protocol (IP) enabled                     Hellstrom & Paul E. Jones, provides                       1. In document FCC 16–169, the
                                                networks and services.                                  technical specifications for carrying                  Commission amends its rules to
                                                DATES: Document FCC 16–169 will                         real-time text conversation session                    facilitate a transition from text
                                                become effective February 22, 2017. The                 contents in RTP packets on Internal                    telephone (TTY) technology to real-time
                                                incorporation by reference of certain                   Protocol-based communications                          text (RTT) as a reliable and
                                                publications listed in the rules is                     networks. This document is available                   interoperable universal text solution
                                                approved by the Director of the Federal                 for download at the Internet Engineering               over wireless Internet protocol (IP)
                                                Register as of February 22, 2017.                       Task Force Web site at http://ietf.org or              enabled networks for people who are
                                                ADDRESSES: Federal Communications                       directly at https://www.ietf.org/rfc/                  deaf, hard of hearing, deaf-blind, or
                                                Commission, 445 12th Street SW.,                        rfc4103.txt, and is available for                      have a speech disability (collectively,
                                                Washington, DC 20554.                                   inspection at the Federal                              ‘‘people with disabilities’’ or ‘‘text-
                                                FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:                        Communications Commission, 445 12th                    reliant users’’). The instant proceeding
                                                Michael Scott, Consumer and                             St. SW., Reference Information Center,                 responds to a petition filed by AT&T in
                                                Governmental Affairs Bureau, at (202)                   Room CY–A257, Washington, DC 20554,                    June 2015, requesting the Commission
                                                418–1264; email: Michael.Scott@fcc.gov                  (202) 418–0270. It is also available for               to update its accessibility rules to allow
                                                or Suzy Rosen Singleton, Consumer and                   inspection at the National Archives and                RTT to replace TTY technology over IP-
                                                Governmental Affairs Bureau, at (202)                   Records Administration (NARA). For                     based networks. On April 28, 2016, the
                                                510–9446; email: Suzanne.Singleton@                     information on the availability of this                Commission adopted an NPRM
                                                fcc.gov.                                                material at NARA, call 202–741–6030 or                 proposing to amend its rules to facilitate
                                                                                                        go to http://www.archives.gov/federal_                 an effective and seamless transition
                                                SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:    This is a                 register/code_of_federal_regulations/                  from TTY technology to RTT over
                                                summary of the Commission’s                             ibr_locations.html.                                    wireless IP-based networks and services.
                                                Transition from TTY to Real-Time Text                                                                          In response, 25 parties filed comments
                                                Technology; Petition for Rulemaking to                  Congressional Review Act                               and 13 filed reply comments.
                                                Update the Commission’s Rules for                         The Commission will send a copy of
                                                Access to Support the Transition from                                                                          RTT Is an Effective and Efficient
                                                                                                        document FCC 16–169 to Congress and
                                                TTY to Real-Time Text Technology, and                                                                          Replacement for TTY Technology
                                                                                                        the Government Accountability Office
                                                Petition for Waiver of Rules Requiring                  pursuant to the Congressional Review                      2. There is consensus among the
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                                                Support of TTY Technology, Report and                   Act, see 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).                        commenters that, in light of its technical
                                                Order, document FCC 16–169, adopted                                                                            and functional limitations, TTY
                                                on December 15, 2016 and released on                    Final Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995                  technology needs to be replaced with an
                                                December 16, 2016, in CG Docket No.                     Analysis                                               alternative text technology for IP-based
                                                16–145, GN Docket No. 15–178. The                         Paragraphs 42 and 43 of document                     networks. The Commission adopts its
                                                Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking,                  FCC 16–169 contain new information                     tentative conclusion that RTT is an
                                                FCC 16–169, adopted on December 15,                     collection requirements, which are not                 effective alternative to TTY technology


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CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
GS 4.107:
AE 2.106:
PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionRules and Regulations
ActionFinal rule.
DatesThe effective date of each community's scheduled suspension is the third date (``Susp.'') listed in the third column of the following tables.
ContactIf you want to determine whether a particular community was suspended on the suspension date or for further information, contact Patricia Suber, Federal Insurance and Mitigation Administration, Federal Emergency Management Agency, 400 C Street SW., Washington, DC 20472, (202) 646-4149.
FR Citation82 FR 7697 
CFR AssociatedFlood Insurance and Floodplains

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