47554 Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 196 / Thursday, October 12, 2017 / Notices 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Federal Emergency Management 

Agency 

[Docket ID FEMA–2017–0001] 

Notice of Adjustment of Statewide Per 

Capita Impact Indicator 

AGENCY: Federal Emergency 

Management Agency, DHS. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: FEMA gives notice that the 

statewide per capita impact indicator 

under the Public Assistance program for 

disasters declared on or after October 1, 

2017, will be increased. 

DATES: This adjustment applies to major 

disasters declared on or after October 1, 

2017. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Christopher Logan, Recovery 

Directorate, Federal Emergency 

Management Agency, 500 C Street SW., 

Washington, DC 20472, (202) 646–3834. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 44 CFR 

206.48 provides that FEMA will adjust 

the statewide per capita impact 

indicator under the Public Assistance 

program to reflect changes in the 

Consumer Price Index for All Urban 

Consumers published by the 

Department of Labor. 

FEMA gives notice that the statewide 

per capita impact indicator will be 

increased to $1.46 for all disasters 

declared on or after October 1, 2017. 

FEMA bases the adjustment on an 

increase in the Consumer Price Index 

for All Urban Consumers of 1.9 percent 

for the 12-month period that ended in 

August 2017. The Bureau of Labor 

Statistics of the U.S. Department of 

Labor released the information on 

September 14, 2017. 

Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance No. 

97.036, Disaster Grants—Public Assistance 

(Presidentially Declared Disasters). 

Brock Long, 

Administrator, Federal Emergency 

Management Agency. 

[FR Doc. 2017–22036 Filed 10–11–17; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Federal Emergency Management 

Agency 

[Docket ID FEMA–2017–0002; Internal 

Agency Docket No. FEMA–B–1747] 

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 January 10, 2018. 

ADDRESSES: The Preliminary FIRM, and 

where applicable, the FIS report for 

each community are available for 

inspection at both the online location 

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 www.msc.fema.gov for comparison. 

You may submit comments, identified 

by Docket No. FEMA–B–1747, 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 

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 also 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 http://floodsrp.org/pdfs/srp_

fact_sheet.pdf. 


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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 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 www.msc.fema.gov for comparison. 

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance No. 

97.022, ‘‘Flood Insurance.’’) 

Dated: September 16, 2017. 

Roy E. Wright, 

Deputy Associate Administrator for Insurance 

and Mitigation, Department of Homeland 

Security, Federal Emergency Management 

Agency. 

I. Non-watershed-based studies: 

Community Community map repository address 

Valdez-Cordova Census Area, Alaska 

Maps Available for Inspection Online at: http://www.fema.gov/preliminaryfloodhazarddata 

Project: 11–10–0414S Preliminary Dates: September 15, 2016, February 1, 2017, and April 10, 2017 

City of Valdez ........................................................................................... City Hall, 212 Chenega Avenue, Valdez, AK 99686. 

Whatcom County, Washington and Incorporated Areas 

Maps Available for Inspection Online at: http://www.fema.gov/preliminaryfloodhazarddata 

Project: 13–10–0343S Preliminary Dates: September 30, 2015 and June 9, 2017 

Unincorporated Areas of Whatcom County ............................................. Public Works/River and Flood Division, 322 North Commercial Street, 

Suite 120, Bellingham, WA 98225. 

[FR Doc. 2017–22029 Filed 10–11–17; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Federal Emergency Management 

Agency 

[Docket ID FEMA–2017–0002] 

Final Flood Hazard Determinations 

AGENCY: Federal Emergency 

Management Agency, DHS. 

ACTION: Final Notice. 

SUMMARY: Flood hazard determinations, 

which may include additions or 

modifications of Base Flood Elevations 

(BFEs), base flood depths, Special Flood 

Hazard Area (SFHA) boundaries or zone 

designations, or regulatory floodways on 

the Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRMs) 

and where applicable, in the supporting 

Flood Insurance Study (FIS) reports 

have been made final for the 

communities listed in the table below. 

The FIRM and FIS report are the basis 

of the floodplain management measures 

that a 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 Federal 

Emergency Management Agency’s 

(FEMA’s) National Flood Insurance 

Program (NFIP). In addition, the FIRM 

and FIS report are used by insurance 

agents and others to calculate 

appropriate flood insurance premium 

rates for buildings and the contents of 

those buildings. 

DATES: The date of January 19, 2018 

which has been established for the 

FIRM and, where applicable, the 

supporting FIS report showing the new 

or modified flood hazard information 

for each community. 

ADDRESSES: The FIRM, and if 

applicable, the FIS report containing the 

final flood hazard information for each 

community is available for inspection at 

the respective Community Map 

Repository address listed in the tables 

below and will be available online 

through the FEMA Map Service Center 

at www.msc.fema.gov by the date 

indicated above. 

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 

www.floodmaps.fema.gov/fhm/fmx_

main.html. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Federal Emergency Management Agency 

(FEMA) makes the final determinations 

listed below for the new or modified 

flood hazard information for each 

community listed. Notification of these 

changes has been published in 

newspapers of local circulation and 90 

days have elapsed since that 

publication. The Deputy Associate 

Administrator for Insurance and 

Mitigation has resolved any appeals 

resulting from this notification. 

This final notice is issued in 

accordance with section 110 of the 

Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973, 

42 U.S.C. 4104, and 44 CFR part 67. 

FEMA has developed criteria for 

floodplain management in floodprone 

areas in accordance with 44 CFR part 

60. 

Interested lessees and owners of real 

property are encouraged to review the 

new or revised FIRM and FIS report 

available at the address cited below for 

each community or online through the 

FEMA Map Service Center at 

www.msc.fema.gov. 

The flood hazard determinations are 

made final in the watersheds and/or 

communities listed in the table below. 

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance No. 

97.022, ‘‘Flood Insurance.’’) 

Dated: September 27, 2017. 

Roy E. Wright, 

Deputy Associate Administrator for Insurance 

and Mitigation, Department of Homeland 

Security, Federal Emergency Management 

Agency. 

I. Watershed-based studies: 


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