[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 43 (Thursday, March 5, 2015)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 11893-11895]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-05095]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Federal Emergency Management Agency

44 CFR Part 64

[Docket ID FEMA-2015-0001; Internal Agency Docket No. FEMA-8373]


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 (CSB). The CSB is available at http://www.fema.gov/fema/csb.shtm.

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 Bret Gates, Federal Insurance and 
Mitigation Administration, Federal Emergency Management Agency, 500 C 
Street SW., Washington, DC 20472, (202) 646-4133.

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

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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. This rule is categorically 
excluded from the requirements of 44 CFR part 10, Environmental 
Considerations. No environmental impact assessment has been prepared.
    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/                              Date certain
        State and location           Community    cancellation of sale   Current effective    Federal assistance
                                        No.      of flood insurance in        map date       no longer available
                                                       community                                   in SFHAs
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             Region V
 
Indiana: Brooksburg, Town of,           180105   September 18, 1975,    April 2, 2015......  April 2, 2015
 Jefferson County.                                Emerg; December 1,
                                                  1983, Reg; April 2,
                                                  2015, Susp.
Cambridge City, Town of, Wayne          180281   April 28, 1975,        ......do...........   Do.
 County.                                          Emerg; October 15,
                                                  1981, Reg; April 2,
                                                  2015, Susp.
Centerville, Town of, Wayne             180624   N/A, Emerg; April 16,  ......do...........   Do.
 County.                                          2014, Reg; April 2,
                                                  2015, Susp.
Dupont, Town of, Jefferson County       180106   April 19, 1993,        ......do...........   Do.
                                                  Emerg; November 1,
                                                  1995, Reg; April 2,
                                                  2015, Susp.
Fountain City, Town of, Wayne           180282   January 2, 1981,       ......do...........   Do.
 County.                                          Emerg; November 4,
                                                  1981, Reg; April 2,
                                                  2015, Susp.
Greens Fork, Town of, Wayne             180283   May 30, 1975, Emerg;   ......do...........   Do.
 County.                                          November 4, 1981,
                                                  Reg; April 2, 2015,
                                                  Susp.
Hagerstown, Town of, Wayne County       180284   January 29, 1975,      ......do...........   Do.
                                                  Emerg; October 15,
                                                  1981, Reg; April 2,
                                                  2015, Susp.
Hanover, Town of, Jefferson             180326   April 24, 1975,        ......do...........   Do.
 County.                                          Emerg; September 30,
                                                  1976, Reg; April 2,
                                                  2015, Susp.
Jefferson County, Unincorporated        180104   October 5, 1973,       ......do...........   Do.
 Areas.                                           Emerg; October 1,
                                                  1992, Reg; April 2,
                                                  2015, Susp.
Jennings County, Unincorporated         180108   October 8, 1992,       ......do...........   Do.
 Areas.                                           Emerg; November 1,
                                                  1995, Reg; April 2,
                                                  2015, Susp.
Madison, City of, Jefferson             180107   November 12, 1971,     ......do...........   Do.
 County.                                          Emerg; September 30,
                                                  1977, Reg; April 2,
                                                  2015, Susp.

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Milton, Town of, Wayne County....       180285   May 20, 1975, Emerg;   ......do...........   Do.
                                                  October 15, 1981,
                                                  Reg; April 2, 2015,
                                                  Susp.
North Vernon, City of, Jennings         180109   August 4, 1975,        ......do...........   Do.
 County.                                          Emerg; January 3,
                                                  1985, Reg; April 2,
                                                  2015, Susp.
Richmond, City of, Wayne County..       180287   April 1, 1975, Emerg;  ......do...........   Do.
                                                  August 16, 1982,
                                                  Reg; April 2, 2015,
                                                  Susp.
Spring Grove, Town of, Wayne            180286   July 10, 1975, Emerg;  ......do...........   Do.
 County.                                          September 2, 1982,
                                                  Reg; April 2, 2015,
                                                  Susp.
Vernon, Town of, Jennings County.       180110   May 9, 1975, Emerg;    ......do...........   Do.
                                                  October 18, 1983,
                                                  Reg; April 2, 2015,
                                                  Susp.
Wayne County, Unincorporated            180280   March 24, 1975,        ......do...........   Do.
 Areas.                                           Emerg; September 2,
                                                  1982, Reg; April 2,
                                                  2015, Susp.
Minnesota: Mahnomen, City of,           270266   May 8, 1975, Emerg;    ......do...........   Do.
 Mahnomen County.                                 September 2, 1988,
                                                  Reg; April 2, 2015,
                                                  Susp.
Mahnomen County, Unincorporated         270671   November 15, 1974,     ......do...........   Do.
 Areas.                                           Emerg; May 15, 1985,
                                                  Reg; April 2, 2015,
                                                  Susp.
Waubun, City of, Mahnomen County.       270772   July 25, 1997, Emerg;  ......do...........   Do.
                                                  N/A, Reg; April 2,
                                                  2015, Susp.
Ohio: Botkins, Village of, Shelby       390504   August 22, 1975,       ......do...........   Do.
 County.                                          Emerg; September 29,
                                                  1978, Reg; April 2,
                                                  2015, Susp.
Jackson Center, Village of,             390505   November 13, 2008,     ......do...........   Do.
 Shelby County.                                   Emerg; April 1,
                                                  2009, Reg; April 2,
                                                  2015, Susp.
Port Jefferson, Village of,             390506   May 14, 1975, Emerg;   ......do...........   Do.
 Shelby County.                                   September 2, 1988,
                                                  Reg; April 2, 2015,
                                                  Susp.
Russia, Village of, Shelby County       390880   June 3, 1981, Emerg;   ......do...........   Do.
                                                  September 30, 1988,
                                                  Reg; April 2, 2015,
                                                  Susp.
Shelby County, Unincorporated           390503   April 3, 1979, Emerg;  ......do...........   Do.
 Areas.                                           September 2, 1982,
                                                  Reg; April 2, 2015,
                                                  Susp.
Sidney, City of, Shelby County...       390507   December 3, 1974,      ......do...........   Do.
                                                  Emerg; November 17,
                                                  1982, Reg; April 2,
                                                  2015, Susp.
            Region VII
 
Missouri: Dearborn, City of,            290504   August 9, 1974,        ......do...........   Do.
 Platte County.                                   Emerg; June 15,
                                                  1979, Reg; April 2,
                                                  2015, Susp.
Edgerton, City of, Platte County.       290291   October 7, 1974,       ......do...........   Do.
                                                  Emerg; June 4, 1980,
                                                  Reg; April 2, 2015,
                                                  Susp.
Ferrelview, Village of, Platte          290895   N/A, Emerg; March 30,  ......do...........   Do.
 County.                                          2009, Reg; April 2,
                                                  2015, Susp.
Lake Waukomis, City of, Platte          290700   March 20, 1979,        ......do...........   Do.
 County.                                          Emerg; April 15,
                                                  1980, Reg; April 2,
                                                  2015, Susp.
Parkville, City of, Platte County       290294   July 3, 1975, Emerg;   ......do...........   Do.
                                                  May 15, 1978, Reg;
                                                  April 2, 2015, Susp.
Platte City, City of, Platte            290295   May 22, 1975, Emerg;   ......do...........   Do.
 County.                                          May 15, 1978, Reg;
                                                  April 2, 2015, Susp.
Platte County, Unincorporated           290475   March 25, 1974,        ......do...........   Do.
 Areas.                                           Emerg; December 18,
                                                  1979, Reg; April 2,
                                                  2015, Susp.
Riverside, City of, Platte County       290296   May 29, 1973, Emerg;   ......do...........   Do.
                                                  September 30, 1977,
                                                  Reg; April 2, 2015,
                                                  Susp.
Tracy, City of, Platte County....       290297   July 25, 1974, Emerg;  ......do...........   Do.
                                                  June 15, 1979, Reg;
                                                  April 2, 2015, Susp.
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*-do- = Ditto. Code for reading third column: Emerg.--Emergency; Reg.--Regular; Susp.--Suspension.


    Dated: February 27, 2015.
Roy E. Wright,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Mitigation, Federal Insurance and 
Mitigation Administration, Department of Homeland Security, Federal 
Emergency Management Agency.
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