Document ID: FEMA-2013-0002-0020
Agency: fema
Document Type: Notice
Title: Proposed Flood Hazard Determinations
Posted Date: 2013-02-05T05:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 24 (Tuesday, February 5, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8177-8179]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-02444]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Federal Emergency Management Agency

[Docket ID FEMA-2013-0002; Internal Agency Docket No. FEMA-B-1293]

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 May 6, 2013.

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-1293, to 
Luis Rodriguez, Chief, Engineering Management Branch, Federal Insurance 
and Mitigation Administration, FEMA, 500 C Street SW., Washington, DC 
20472, (202) 646-4064, or (email) Luis.Rodriguez3@fema.dhs.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Luis Rodriguez, Chief, Engineering 
Management Branch, Federal Insurance and Mitigation Administration, 
FEMA, 500 C Street SW., Washington, DC 20472, (202) 646-4064, or 
(email) Luis.Rodriguez3@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.
    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. 
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.
    I. Non-watershed-based studies:

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                                             Community map repository
               Community                             address
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             Bucks County, Pennsylvania (All Jurisdictions)
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Maps Available for Inspection Online at: www.rampp-team.com/pa.htm
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Borough of Bristol.....................  Borough Municipal Building, 250
                                          Pond Street, Bristol, PA
                                          19007.
Borough of Chalfont....................  Borough Hall, 40 North Main
                                          Street, Chalfont, PA 18914.
Borough of Doylestown..................  Borough Hall, 57 West Court
                                          Street, Doylestown, PA 18901.
Borough of Hulmeville..................  Borough Hall, 321 Main Street,
                                          Hulmeville, PA 19047.

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Borough of Langhorne...................  Borough Office, 114 East Maple
                                          Avenue, Langhorne, PA 19047.
Borough of Langhorne Manor.............  Langhorne Manor Borough
                                          Municipal Building, 618
                                          Hulmeville Avenue, Langhorne,
                                          PA 19047.
Borough of Morrisville.................  Borough Hall, 35 Union Street,
                                          Morrisville, PA 19067.
Borough of New Britain.................  Borough Hall, 45 Keeley Avenue,
                                          New Britain, PA 18901.
Borough of New Hope....................  Borough Hall, 123 New Street,
                                          New Hope, PA 18938.
Borough of Newtown.....................  Pickering, Corts & Summerson,
                                          642 Newtown-Yardley Road,
                                          Suite 300, Newtown, PA 18940.
Borough of Penndel.....................  Borough Hall, 300 Bellevue
                                          Avenue, Penndel, PA 19047.
Borough of Perkasie....................  Borough Municipal Building, 620
                                          West Chestnut Street,
                                          Perkasie, PA 18944.
Borough of Quakertown..................  Borough Hall, 35 North 3rd
                                          Street, Quakertown, PA 18951.
Borough of Riegelsville................  Borough Municipal Building, 615
                                          Easton Road, Riegelsville, PA
                                          18077.
Borough of Sellersville................  Borough Municipal Building, 140
                                          East Church Street,
                                          Sellersville, PA 18960.
Borough of Silverdale..................  Borough Hall, 100 West Park
                                          Avenue, Silverdale, PA 18962.
Borough of Trumbauersville.............  Borough Hall, 1 Evergreen
                                          Drive, Trumbauersville, PA
                                          18970.
Borough of Tullytown...................  Borough Municipal Building, 500
                                          Main Street, Tullytown, PA
                                          19007.
Borough of Yardley.....................  Borough Hall, 56 South Main
                                          Street, Yardley, PA 19067.
Township of Bedminster.................  Township Office, 3112
                                          Bedminster Road, Bedminster,
                                          PA 18910.
Township of Bensalem...................  Township Building, 2400 Byberry
                                          Road, Bensalem, PA 19020.
Township of Bridgeton..................  Bridgeton Township Office, 1370
                                          Bridgeton Hill Road, Upper
                                          Black Eddy, PA 18972.
Township of Bristol....................  Township Hall, 2501 Bath Road,
                                          Bristol, PA 19007.
Township of Buckingham.................  Township Office, 4613 Hughesian
                                          Drive, Buckingham, PA 18912.
Township of Doylestown.................  Township Hall, 425 Wells Road,
                                          Doylestown, PA 18901.
Township of Durham.....................  Township Municipal Building,
                                          215 Old Furnace Road, Durham,
                                          PA 18039.
Township of East Rockhill..............  East Rockhill Township Hall,
                                          1622 Ridge Road, Perkasie, PA
                                          18944.
Township of Falls......................  Falls Township Building, 188
                                          Lincoln Highway, Fairless
                                          Hills, PA 19030.
Township of Haycock....................  Haycock Township Municipal
                                          Building, 640 Harrisburg
                                          School Road, Quakertown, PA
                                          18951.
Township of Hilltown...................  Township Hall, 13 West Creamery
                                          Road, Hilltown, PA 18927.
Township of Lower Makefield............  Lower Makefield Township
                                          Building, 1100 Edgewood Road,
                                          Yardley, PA 19067.
Township of Lower Southampton..........  Lower Southampton Township
                                          Municipal Building, 1500
                                          Desire Avenue, Feastorville,
                                          PA 19053.
Township of Middletown.................  Middletown Township Municipal
                                          Center, 3 Municipal Way,
                                          Langhorne, PA 19047.
Township of Milford....................  Milford Township Hall, 2100
                                          Krammes Road, Quakertown, PA
                                          18951.
Township of New Britain................  New Britain Township Building,
                                          207 Park Avenue, Chalfont, PA
                                          18914.
Township of Newtown....................  Township Building, 100
                                          Municipal Drive, Newtown, PA
                                          18940.
Township of Nockamixon.................  Nockamixon Township Office, 589
                                          Lake Warren Road, Upper Black
                                          Eddy, PA 18972.
Township of Northampton................  Northampton Township
                                          Administrative Building, 55
                                          Township Road, Richboro, PA
                                          18954.
Township of Plumstead..................  Plumstead Township Hall, 5186
                                          Stump Road, Pipersville, PA
                                          18947.
Township of Richland...................  Richland Township Municipal
                                          Building, 1328 California
                                          Road, Suite A, Quakertown, PA
                                          18951.
Township of Solebury...................  Township Municipal Building,
                                          3092 Sugan Road, Solebury, PA
                                          18963.
Township of Springfield................  Springfield Township Hall, 2320
                                          Township Road, Quakertown, PA
                                          18951.
Township of Tinicum....................  Tinicum Township Municipal
                                          Building, 163 Municipal Road,
                                          Pipersville, PA 18947.
Township of Upper Makefield............  Upper Makefield Township
                                          Building, 1076 Eagle Road,
                                          Newtown, PA 18940.
Township of Upper Southampton..........  Upper Southampton Township
                                          Building, 939 Street Road,
                                          Southampton, PA 18966.
Township of Warminster.................  Township License and
                                          Inspections Department, 910
                                          West Bristol Road, Warminster,
                                          PA 18974.
Township of Warrington.................  Township Building, 852 Easton
                                          Road, Warrington, PA 18976.
Township of Warwick....................  Warwick Township Hall, 1733
                                          Township Greene, Jamison, PA
                                          18929.
Township of West Rockhill..............  West Rockhill Township Office,
                                          1028 Ridge Road, Sellersville,
                                          PA 18960.
Township of Wrightstown................  Township Building, 2203 2nd
                                          Street Pike, Wrightstown, PA
                                          18940.
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              City of Norfolk, Virginia (Independent City)
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Maps Available for Inspection Online at: www.rampp-team.com/va.htm
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City of Norfolk........................  Zoning Enforcement Office, 508
                                          City Hall Building, 810 Union
                                          Street, Norfolk, VA 23510.
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             Rusk County, Wisconsin, and Incorporated Areas
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Maps Available for Inspection Online at: www.starr-team.com/starr/RegionalWorkspaces/RegionV/RuskWI RegionalWorkspaces/RegionV/RuskWI
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City of Ladysmith......................  City Hall, 120 Miner Avenue
                                          West, Ladysmith, WI 54848.
Unincorporated Areas of Rusk County....  Rusk County Courthouse, 311
                                          East Miner Avenue, Ladysmith,
                                          WI 54848.
Village of Bruce.......................  Village Hall, 100 West River
                                          Avenue, Bruce, WI 54819.
Village of Conrath.....................  Village Post Office, W7101 Main
                                          Street, Conrath, WI 54731.
Village of Glen Flora..................  Village Hall, N5746 Cedar
                                          Street, Glen Flora, WI 54526.
Village of Hawkins.....................  Village Hall, 509 Main Street,
                                          Hawkins, WI 54530.
Village of Ingram......................  Village Hall, N5970 State
                                          Highway 73, Ingram, WI 54526.
Village of Sheldon.....................  Village Office, W5594 Main
                                          Street, Sheldon, WI 54766.
Village of Tony........................  Village Hall, N5377 Maple
                                          Street, Tony, WI 54563.
Village of Weyerhaeuser................  Village Hall, N3840 Second
                                          Street, Weyerhaeuser, WI
                                          54895.
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(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance No. 97.022, ``Flood 
Insurance.'')

James A. Walke,
Acting Deputy Associate Administrator for Mitigation, Department of 
Homeland Security, Federal Emergency Management Agency.
[FR Doc. 2013-02444 Filed 2-4-13; 8:45 am]
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