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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Federal Emergency Management 

Agency 

[Docket ID FEMA–2018–0002; Internal 

Agency Docket No. FEMA–B–1841] 

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 October 17, 2018. 

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/preliminary

floodhazarddata 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–1841, 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) 

patrick.sacbibit@fema.dhs.gov. 

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) 

patrick.sacbibit@fema.dhs.gov; 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/preliminaryfloodhazard

data 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.’’) 

David I. Maurstad, 

Deputy Associate Administrator for Insurance 

and Mitigation, Department of Homeland 

Security, Federal Emergency Management 

Agency. 

Community Community map repository address 

Hill County, Texas and Incorporated Areas 

Project: 14–06–1543S Preliminary Date: February 15, 2018 

City of Abbott ............................................................................................ City Hall, 208 East Walnut Street, Abbott, TX 76621. 

City of Covington ...................................................................................... City Hall, 402 Gathings Avenue, Covington, TX 76636. 

City of Hillsboro ........................................................................................ Community Development Department, 214 East Elm Street, Hillsboro, 

TX 76645. 

City of Itasca ............................................................................................. City Hall, 134 North Hill Street, Itasca, TX 76055. 

Unincorporated Areas of Hill County ........................................................ Hill County Courthouse, John W. Erwin Annex, 200 East Franklin 

Street, Suite 9, Hillsboro, TX 76645. 


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Community Community map repository address 

McLennan County, Texas and Incorporated Areas 

Project: 14–06–1543S Preliminary Date: February 15, 2018 

City of Bellmead ....................................................................................... City Hall, 3015 Bellmead Drive, Bellmead, TX 76705. 

City of Hallsburg ....................................................................................... City Hall, 1115 Wilbanks Drive, Hallsburg, TX 76705. 

City of Hewitt ............................................................................................ Planning and Community Development, 103 North Hewitt Drive, Suite 

E, Hewitt, TX 76643. 

City of Lacy-Lakeview .............................................................................. City Hall, 501 East Craven Avenue, Lacy-Lakeview, TX 76705. 

City of Leroy ............................................................................................. City Hall, 10 East Commerce Street, Leroy, TX 76654. 

City of Riesel ............................................................................................ City Hall, 104 North Highway 6, Riesel, TX 76682. 

City of Robinson ....................................................................................... City Hall, 111 West Lyndale Drive, Robinson, TX 76706. 

City of Ross .............................................................................................. Ross City Hall, 1557 Ross Road, Elm Mott, TX 76640. 

City of Waco ............................................................................................. Dr. Mae Jackson Development Center, 401 Franklin Avenue, Waco, 

TX 76701. 

City of West .............................................................................................. City Hall, 110 North Reagan Street, West, TX 76691. 

Unincorporated Areas of McLennan County ............................................ McLennan County Records Building, 215 North 5th Street, Room 130, 

Waco, TX 76701. 

[FR Doc. 2018–15387 Filed 7–18–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 9110–12–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service 

[FWS–HQ–R–2017–N183; 

FXRS85110900000–XXX–FF09R40000] 

Draft Long-Range Transportation 

Plans for U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service 

Lands in Regions 2, 6, and 8 

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of availability; request 

for comments. 

SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and 

Wildlife Service (Service), announce the 

availability of three draft long-range 

transportation plans for public review 

and comment. These draft long-range 

transportation plans outline strategies 

for improving and maintaining 

transportation assets that provide access 

to Service-managed lands in Region 2 

(Arizona, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and 

Texas), Region 6 (Colorado, Kansas, 

Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, 

Utah, and Wyoming), and Region 8 

(California and Nevada) over the next 20 

years. 

DATES: We must receive written 

comments on or before August 20, 2018. 

ADDRESSES: Document Review: If you 

wish to review these draft plans, you 

may obtain copies by visiting the 

following websites: 

• Region 2: https://ecos.fws.gov/ 

ServCat/Reference/Profile/87706 

• Region 6: https://ecos.fws.gov/ 

ServCat/Reference/Profile/87709 

• Region 8: https://ecos.fws.gov/ 

ServCat/Reference/Profile/87710 

Alternatively, you may contact Laura 

Whorton, Acting Transportation Branch 

Chief, National Wildlife Refuge System, 

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 5275 

Leesburg Pike, Bailey’s Crossroads, VA 

22041 (phone: 703–358–1752). 

Submitting Comments: If you wish to 

comment on any or all of the plans, you 

may submit your comments in writing 

by any one of the following methods: 

• U.S. mail: Acting Transportation 

Branch Chief, at the above address. 

• Hand-delivery: Acting 

Transportation Branch Chief Analyst, at 

the above address. 

• Fax: 703–358–1752. 

• Email: laura_whorton@fws.gov. 

For additional information about 

submitting comments, see the Public 

Availability of Comments section 

below. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Laura Whorton, at the above address, 

phone number, or email. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Introduction 

With this notice, we make the draft 

long-range transportation plans (LRTPs) 

for Regions 2, 6, and 8 of the U.S. Fish 

and Wildlife Service available for public 

review and comment. When finalized, 

the LRTPs will apply to Servicemanaged lands in Region 2 (Arizona, 

New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas), 

Region 6 (Colorado, Kansas, Montana, 

North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, and 

Wyoming), and Region 8 (California and 

Nevada). 

Background 

The Fixing America’s Surface 

Transportation (FAST) Act (Pub. L. 114– 

94) requires that all Federal land 

management agencies conduct longrange transportation planning in a 

manner that is consistent with 

metropolitan planning organizations 

and State departments of transportation 

planning. We initiated these LRTPs to 

bring the Service into compliance with 

the FAST Act and to achieve the 

following goals: 

• Establish a defensible structure for 

sound transportation planning and 

decision-making; 

• Establish a vision, mission, goals, 

and objectives for transportation 

planning in each of these three Service 

Regions; 

• Implement coordinated and 

cooperative transportation partnerships 

in an effort to improve the Service’s 

transportation infrastructure; 

• Integrate transportation planning 

and funding for national wildlife refuges 

and national fish hatcheries into 

existing and future Service management 

plans and strategies; 

• Increase awareness of alternative 

transportation systems and associated 

benefits; 

• Develop best management practices 

for transportation improvements on 

Service lands; and 

• Serve as a pilot project for the 

implementation of a region-level 

transportation planning process within 

the Service. 

LRTP Mission, Goals, and Objectives 

Through a collaborative effort, the 

National Wildlife Refuge System and 

the Fish and Aquatic Conservation 

Program, in cooperation with the 

planning and visitor services programs 

within these three Regions, have 

contributed to defining the mission, 

goals, and objectives presented in this 

document. The resulting mission, goals, 

and objectives are intended to provide 

a systematic approach to guide the 

process for evaluating and selecting 

transportation improvement programs 

for the Service lands in these Regions. 

These guiding principles have shaped 

the development, conclusions, and 

recommendations of these LRTPs. While 

each Region’s specific mission, vision, 


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