83_FR_9517 83 FR 9473 - Updates to Floodplain Management and Protection of Wetlands Regulations To Implement Executive Order 13690 and the Federal Flood Risk Management Standard

83 FR 9473 - Updates to Floodplain Management and Protection of Wetlands Regulations To Implement Executive Order 13690 and the Federal Flood Risk Management Standard

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Federal Emergency Management Agency

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 44 (March 6, 2018)

Page Range9473-9473
FR Document2018-04495

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) withdraws a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) that published on August 22, 2016. The NPRM proposed changes to FEMA's ``Floodplain Management and Protection of Wetlands'' regulations to implement Executive Order 13690, which established the Federal Flood Risk Management Standard (FFRMS). FEMA also withdraws the proposed supplementary policy (FEMA Policy: 078-3), which clarified how FEMA would apply the FFRMS. On August 15, 2017, the President issued Executive Order 13807, which revoked Executive Order 13690. Accordingly, the NPRM and supplementary policy are withdrawn.

Federal Register, Volume 83 Issue 44 (Tuesday, March 6, 2018) 
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 44 (Tuesday, March 6, 2018)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 9473]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-04495]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Federal Emergency Management Agency

44 CFR Part 9

[Docket ID: FEMA-2015-0006]
RIN 1660-AA85


Updates to Floodplain Management and Protection of Wetlands 
Regulations To Implement Executive Order 13690 and the Federal Flood 
Risk Management Standard

AGENCY: Federal Emergency Management Agency, DHS.

ACTION: Proposed rule; withdrawal.

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SUMMARY: The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) withdraws a 
notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) that published on August 22, 2016. 
The NPRM proposed changes to FEMA's ``Floodplain Management and 
Protection of Wetlands'' regulations to implement Executive Order 
13690, which established the Federal Flood Risk Management Standard 
(FFRMS). FEMA also withdraws the proposed supplementary policy (FEMA 
Policy: 078-3), which clarified how FEMA would apply the FFRMS. On 
August 15, 2017, the President issued Executive Order 13807, which 
revoked Executive Order 13690. Accordingly, the NPRM and supplementary 
policy are withdrawn.

DATES: FEMA is withdrawing the proposed rule published August 22, 2016 
(81 FR 57402) as of March 6, 2018.

ADDRESSES: The docket for this withdrawn rulemaking is available on the 
internet at http://www.regulations.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kristin Fontenot, Director, Office of 
Environmental Planning and Historic Preservation (OEHP), Federal 
Insurance and Mitigation Administration, DHS/FEMA, 400 C Street SW, 
Suite 313, Washington, DC 20472-3020. Phone: 202-646-2741; Email: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On August 22, 2016, FEMA published an NPRM 
entitled ``Updates to Floodplain Management and Protection of Wetlands 
Regulations To Implement Executive Order 13690 and the Federal Flood 
Risk Management Standard'' in the Federal Register (81 FR 57402). This 
rulemaking proposed to revise FEMA's regulations on ``Floodplain 
Management and Protection of Wetlands'' to implement Executive Order 
13690 (``Establishing a Federal Flood Risk Management Standard and a 
Process for Further Soliciting and Considering Stakeholder Input''), 
which amended Executive Order 11988 (``Floodplain Management'') and 
established the FFRMS. FEMA also proposed a supplementary policy 
entitled ``FEMA Policy: Guidance for Implementing the Federal Flood 
Risk Management Standard (FFRMS)'' (FEMA Policy 078-3), which would 
have further clarified how FEMA would apply the FFRMS. The notice of 
availability and request for comments for the supplementary policy also 
published in the August 22, 2016 Federal Register at 81 FR 56558.
    On August 15, 2017, the President issued Executive Order 13807 
(``Establishing Discipline and Accountability in the Environmental 
Review and Permitting Process for Infrastructure Projects'') which 
revoked Executive Order 13690. See 82 FR 40463, Aug. 24, 2017. 
Executive Order 13807 left in place Executive Order 11988, which 
provides for uniform floodplain management standards and procedures 
across the Executive Branch, and which is currently reflected in FEMA 
regulations. See 44 CFR part 9. Accordingly, in light of the revocation 
of Executive Order 13690, FEMA is withdrawing the NPRM and 
supplementary policy. FEMA will continue to seek more effective ways in 
its programs to assess and reduce the risk of current and future 
flooding and increase community resilience.

Executive Order 13771

    The withdrawal of the NPRM qualifies as a deregulatory action under 
Executive Order 13771. See OMB's Memorandum titled ``Guidance 
Implementing Executive Order 13771, Titled `Reducing Regulation and 
Controlling Regulatory Costs' '' (April 5, 2017).

Authority

    Executive Order 11988, Floodplain Management, as amended; 42 U.S.C. 
5201 et seq.

    Dated: February 27, 2018.
Brock Long,
Administrator, Federal Emergency Management Agency.
[FR Doc. 2018-04495 Filed 3-5-18; 8:45 am]
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CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
GS 4.107:
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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionProposed Rules
ActionProposed rule; withdrawal.
DatesFEMA is withdrawing the proposed rule published August 22, 2016 (81 FR 57402) as of March 6, 2018.
ContactKristin Fontenot, Director, Office of Environmental Planning and Historic Preservation (OEHP), Federal Insurance and Mitigation Administration, DHS/FEMA, 400 C Street SW, Suite 313, Washington, DC 20472-3020. Phone: 202-646-2741; Email: [email protected]
FR Citation83 FR 9473 
RIN Number1660-AA85
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