Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 164 / Friday, August 27, 2021 / Notices 48237 

[FR Doc. 2021–18545 Filed 8–26–21; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Federal Emergency Management 

Agency 

[Docket ID FEMA–2021–0002; Internal 

Agency Docket No. FEMA–B–2160] 

Proposed Flood Hazard 

Determinations 

AGENCY: Federal Emergency 

Management Agency, Department of 

Homeland Security. 

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 November 26, 2021. 

ADDRESSES: The Preliminary FIRM, and 

where applicable, the FIS report for 

each community are available for 

inspection at both the online location 

https://hazards.fema.gov/femaportal/ 

prelimdownload 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–2160, 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 Mapping and Insurance 

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://

hazards.fema.gov/femaportal/ 

prelimdownload 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. 

Community Community map repository address 

City of Colonial Heights, Virginia (Independent City) 

Project: 16–03–2426S Preliminary Date: February 12, 2021 

City of Colonial Heights ............................................................................ Department of Planning and Community Development, 201 James Avenue, Colonial Heights, VA 23834. 


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Community Community map repository address 

Prince George County, Virginia (All Jurisdictions) 

Project: 16–03–2426S Preliminary Date: February 26, 2021 

Unincorporated Areas of Prince George County ..................................... Prince George County Planning and Zoning Office, 6602 Courts Drive, 

1st Floor, Prince George, VA 23875. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Federal Emergency Management 

Agency 

[Docket ID: FEMA–2021–0021] 

Notice of Public Meeting on the 

National Flood Insurance Program’s 

Community Rating System 

AGENCY: Federal Emergency 

Management Agency, Department of 

Homeland Security (DHS). 

ACTION: Announcement of open public 

meetings. 

SUMMARY: FEMA will hold three public 

meetings remotely via web conference 

to solicit public feedback about the 

National Flood Insurance Program’s 

(NFIP) Community Rating System (CRS) 

program. FEMA is issuing this public 

meeting notice to inform the public that 

it is seeking input on the NFIP’s CRS 

program for the agency to consider ways 

to modify, streamline, and/or innovate 

to improve the program. These efforts 

aim to help FEMA ensure that the CRS 

program includes necessary, properly 

tailored, and up-to-date requirements 

that effectively achieve the goals of (1) 

reducing and avoiding flood damage to 

insurable property, (2) strengthening 

and supporting the insurance aspects of 

the NFIP, and (3) encouraging a 

comprehensive approach to floodplain 

management. 

DATES: Written comments in response to 

these public meetings may be submitted 

until 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time (ET) on 

September 22, 2021. Late-filed 

comments will be considered to the 

extent practicable. 

FEMA will hold meetings on: 

Tuesday, September 7, 2021 from 

11:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. ET; 

Wednesday, September 8, 2021 from 

1:00 p.m. until 3:00 p.m. ET; and 

Thursday, September 9, 2021 from 

2:00 p.m. until 4:00 p.m. ET. 

Depending on the number of speakers, 

the meetings may end before the time 

indicated, following the last call for 

comments. 

ADDRESSES: The public meetings will be 

held via web conference. Members of 

the public may register to attend the 

meetings online at the following link: 

https://cgstrategy.zoom.us/webinar/ 

register/6716294728533/WN_

BTf89PgaQhOZL-TonhxNog. 

Reasonable accommodations are 

available for people with disabilities. To 

request a reasonable accommodation, 

contact the person listed in the FOR

FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section 

below as soon as possible. Last minute 

requests will be accepted but may not be 

possible to fulfill. Written comments 

related to these public meetings must be 

submitted through the Federal 

eRulemaking Portal at http://

www.regulations.gov/. Search for 

FEMA–2021–0021 and follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

All written comments received, 

including any personal information 

provided, may be posted without 

alteration at https://

www.regulations.gov. All comments on 

the request for information made during 

the meetings will be posted to https:// 

www.regulations.gov, Docket ID FEMA– 

2021–0021. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Rachel Sears, Supervisory Emergency 

Management Specialist, Federal 

Insurance and Mitigation 

Administration, Federal Emergency 

Management Agency, FEMA-CRS-Next@

fema.dhs.gov, 202–212–3800. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

NFIP’s CRS program is a voluntary 

incentive program that recognizes and 

encourages community floodplain 

management practices that exceed the 

minimum requirements of the NFIP for 

floodplain management. As FEMA 

undertakes a series of initiatives that 

will transform the NFIP, the agency is 

evaluating the CRS program and its 

potential to support FEMA, State, local, 

Tribal, and territorial community goals 

and needs. 

FEMA is committed to obtaining 

public input to drive and focus FEMA’s 

review of the CRS program. Because 

Federal regulations and policies have 

broad impacts on society in general, 

members of the public are likely to have 

useful information, data, and 

perspectives on the benefits and 

burdens of FEMA’s existing programs, 

regulations, information collections, and 

policies. Accordingly, FEMA is seeking 

specific public feedback to facilitate the 

CRS program review and improvement 

effort in the context of equity for all, 

include those in underserved 

communities. With the increasing risk 

of flooding and flood damage, in part 

because of climate change, it is essential 

that FEMA reevaluate programs to 

reduce unnecessary barriers to 

participation and effectiveness, to serve 

all communities, to increase equity, and 

to promote preparedness. 

As part of FEMA’s review of the CRS 

program, we published a RFI on 

Monday, August 23, 2021at 86 FR 

47128. FEMA is seeking input through 

this RFI on ways the agency can 

improve the CRS program: (1) To better 

align the CRS program with the 

improved understanding of flood risk 

and flood risk approaches that have 

developed since the program’s 

inception; (2) to better incentivize 

communities and policyholders to 

become more resilient and to not only 

manage, but to lower their vulnerability 

to flood risk; and (3) to support the 

sound financial framework of the NFIP. 

While the CRS program today has 

evolved, the overall approach and 

framework of the program has been the 

same since the start of the program. As 

FEMA undertakes many initiatives that 

will transform the NFIP, the agency is 

also evaluating the CRS program and its 

potential to support FEMA, State 

government, Tribal government, and 

community goals and needs. While the 

agency has made incremental changes 

since the CRS program’s 

implementation, the agency is seeking 

input to further improve the program 

through additional programmatic 

changes. With the continuous learning 

around flood, flood risk management, 

and flood risk reduction techniques, 

FEMA now has more information about 

and understanding of multi-frequency 

analysis, pluvial flooding, climate 

change, and the extent of flood risk 

outside of the SFHA. FEMA seeks to 

make larger improvements within our 

programs based on these developments 

and is now taking a holistic look at the 

CRS program to determine how the 

program can best meet FEMA and 

stakeholder needs. 


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