Proposed Flood Hazard Determinations

Citation84 FR 53454
Record Number2019-21754
Published date07 October 2019
SectionNotices
CourtFederal Emergency Management Agency
Federal Register, Volume 84 Issue 194 (Monday, October 7, 2019)
[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 194 (Monday, October 7, 2019)]
                [Notices]
                [Pages 53454-53455]
                From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
                [FR Doc No: 2019-21754]
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                DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
                Federal Emergency Management Agency
                [Docket ID FEMA-2019-0002; Internal Agency Docket No. FEMA-B-1962]
                Proposed Flood Hazard Determinations
                AGENCY: Federal Emergency Management Agency, DHS.
                ACTION: Notice.
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                SUMMARY: Comments are requested on proposed flood hazard
                determinations, which may include additions or modifications of any
                Base Flood Elevation (BFE), base flood depth, Special Flood Hazard Area
                (SFHA) boundary or zone designation, or regulatory floodway on the
                Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRMs), and where applicable, in the
                supporting Flood Insurance Study (FIS) reports for the communities
                listed in the table below. The purpose of this notice is to seek
                general information and comment regarding the preliminary FIRM, and
                where applicable, the FIS report that the Federal Emergency Management
                Agency (FEMA) has provided to the affected communities. The FIRM and
                FIS report are the basis of the floodplain management measures that the
                community is required either to adopt or to show evidence of having in
                effect in order to qualify or remain qualified for participation in the
                National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP). In addition, 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 January 6, 2020.
                ADDRESSES: The Preliminary FIRM, and where applicable, the FIS report
                for each community are available for inspection at both the online
                location https://www.fema.gov/preliminaryfloodhazarddata 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
                https://msc.fema.gov for comparison.
                 You may submit comments, identified by Docket No. FEMA-B-1962, 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 https://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 are used to calculate the appropriate
                flood insurance premium rates for new buildings built after the FIRM
                and FIS report become effective.
                 The communities affected by the flood hazard determinations are
                provided in the tables below. Any request for reconsideration of the
                revised flood hazard information shown on the Preliminary FIRM and FIS
                report that satisfies the data requirements outlined in 44 CFR 67.6(b)
                is considered an appeal. Comments unrelated to the flood hazard
                determinations also will be considered before the FIRM and FIS report
                become effective.
                 Use of a Scientific Resolution Panel (SRP) is available to
                communities in support of the appeal resolution process. SRPs are
                independent panels of experts in hydrology, hydraulics, and other
                pertinent sciences established to review conflicting scientific and
                technical data and provide recommendations for resolution. Use of the
                SRP only may be exercised after FEMA and local communities have been
                engaged in a collaborative consultation process for at least 60 days
                without a mutually acceptable resolution of an appeal. Additional
                information regarding the SRP process can be found online at https://www.floodsrp.org/pdfs/srp_overview.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
                https://www.fema.gov/preliminaryfloodhazarddata 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 https://msc.fema.gov for comparison.
                (Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance No. 97.022, ``Flood
                Insurance.'')
                Michael M. Grimm,
                Assistant Administrator for Risk Management, Department of Homeland
                Security, Federal Emergency Management Agency.
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                 Community map repository
                 Community address
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                 Town of Amherst, Massachusetts
                 Project: 17-01-0941S Preliminary Date: June 18, 2019
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                Town of Amherst........................ Town Hall, 4 Boltwood Avenue,
                 Amherst, MA 01002.
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                 Seminole County, Oklahoma and Incorporated Areas
                 Project: 17-06-1816S Preliminary Date: May 23, 2019
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                City of Konawa......................... City Hall, 122 North Broadway,
                 Konawa, OK 74849.
                City of Maud........................... City Hall, 208 West Main
                 Street, Maud, OK 74854.
                City of Seminole....................... Municipal Court, 401 North Main
                 Street, Seminole, OK 74868.
                City of Wewoka......................... City Hall, 123 South Mekusukey
                 Avenue, Wewoka, OK 74884.
                Town of Bowlegs........................ Seminole County Courthouse, 110
                 South Wewoka Avenue, Wewoka,
                 OK 74884.
                Town of Cromwell....................... Town Hall, 100 Jenkins Street,
                 Cromwell, OK 74837.
                Town of Lima........................... Seminole County Courthouse, 110
                 South Wewoka Avenue, Wewoka,
                 OK 74884.
                Town of Sasakwa........................ Seminole County Courthouse, 110
                 South Wewoka Avenue, Wewoka,
                 OK 74884.
                Unincorporated Areas of Seminole County Seminole County Courthouse, 110
                 South Wewoka Avenue, Wewoka,
                 OK 74884.
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                [FR Doc. 2019-21754 Filed 10-4-19; 8:45 am]
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