Document ID: FEMA-2008-0020-0135
Agency: fema
Document Type: Rule
Title: Suspension of Community Eligibility
Posted Date: 2008-10-30T19:08:02Z

[Federal Register: October 30, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 211)]
[Rules and Regulations]               
[Page 64554-64556]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Federal Emergency Management Agency

44 CFR Part 64

[Docket No. FEMA-8047]

 
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.

DATES: Effective 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 David Stearrett, Mitigation Directorate, 
Federal Emergency Management Agency, 500 C Street, SW., Washington, DC 
20472, (202) 646-2953.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The NFIP enables property owners to purchase 
flood insurance which is generally not otherwise available. In return, 
communities agree to adopt and administer local floodplain management 
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 flood insurance coverage as authorized under 
the NFIP, 42 U.S.C. 4001 et seq.; 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. However, 
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 their 
eligibility for the sale of insurance. A notice withdrawing the 
suspension of the communities will be published in the Federal 
Register.
    Previously, FEMA has identified the Special Flood Hazard Areas 
(SFHAs) in these communities by publishing a Flood Insurance Rate Map 
(FIRM). 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 legally 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 flood 
insurance map of 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 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, 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.

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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.

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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/
                                   Community    cancellation of    Current effective map   Date certain federal
       State and location             No.        sale of flood             date            assistance no longer
                                                  insurance in                              available in SFHAs
                                                   community
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           Region IV

Alabama: Grove Hill, Town of,          010039  June 3, 1976,      Oct. 16, 2008.........  Oct. 16, 2008.
 Clarke County.                                 Emerg; September
                                                4, 1985, Reg;
                                                October 16,
                                                2008, Susp.
Mississippi:
     George County,                    280223  May 2, 1975,       ......*do.............   Do.
     Unincorporated Areas.                      Emerg; August
                                                16, 1988, Reg;
                                                October 16,
                                                2008, Susp.
    Lucedale, City of, George          280056  April 24, 1975,    ......do..............   Do.
     County.                                    Emerg; April 15,
                                                1986, Reg;
                                                October 16,
                                                2008, Susp.
    Tunica County,                     280236  September 5,       ......do..............   Do.
     Unincorporated Areas.                      1974, Emerg;
                                                July 3, 1990,
                                                Reg; October 16,
                                                2008, Susp.
    Tunica, Town of, Tunica            280196  January 28, 1974,  ......do..............   Do.
     County.                                    Emerg; January
                                                5, 1978, Reg;
                                                October 16,
                                                2008, Susp.
Kentucky:
    Lee County, Unincorporated         210135  July 9, 1975,      ......do..............   Do.
     Areas.                                     Emerg; September
                                                27, 1985, Reg;
                                                October 16,
                                                2008, Susp.
    Beattyville, City of, Lee          210136  September 17,      ......do..............   Do.
     County.                                    1973, Emerg;
                                                July 3, 1978,
                                                Reg; October 16,
                                                2008, Susp.
Tennessee:
    Dyer County, Unincorporated        470284  February 18,       ......do..............   Do.
     Areas.                                     1975, Emerg;
                                                March 1, 1982,
                                                Reg; October 16,
                                                2008, Susp.
    Dyersburg, City of, Dyer           470047  May 2, 1975,       ......do..............   Do.
     County.                                    Emerg; March 1,
                                                1982, Reg;
                                                October 16,
                                                2008, Susp.
    Trimble, Town of, Dyer             470223  May 30, 1986,      ......do..............   Do.
     County.                                    Emerg; June 4,
                                                1987, Reg;
                                                October 16,
                                                2008, Susp.
    Lavergne, City of,                 470167  September 8,       ......do..............   Do.
     Rutherford County.                         1975, Emerg;
                                                June 15, 1984,
                                                Reg; October 16,
                                                2008, Susp.
    Rutherford County,                 470165  January 30, 1975,  ......do..............   Do.
     Unincorporated Areas.                      Emerg; June 15,
                                                1984, Reg;
                                                October 16,
                                                2008, Susp.
    Smyrna, Town of, Rutherford        470169  November 7, 1974,  ......do..............   Do.
     County.                                    Emerg; March 16,
                                                1983, Reg;
                                                October 16,
                                                2008, Susp.
North Carolina:
    Bald Head Island, Village          370442  February 26,       ......do..............   Do.
     of, Brunswick County.                      1986, Emerg; May
                                                15, 1986, Reg;
                                                October 16,
                                                2008, Susp.
    Chowan County,                     370301  August 25, 1977,   ......do..............   Do.
     Unincorporated Areas.                      Emerg; July 3,
                                                1985, Reg;
                                                October 16,
                                                2008, Susp.
    Edenton, Town of, Chowan           370062  November 14,       ......do..............   Do.
     County.                                    1973, Emerg;
                                                September 15,
                                                1977, Reg;
                                                October 16,
                                                2008, Susp.
    Indian Trail, Town of,             370235  June 14, 1976,     ......do..............   Do.
     Union County.                              Emerg; March 21,
                                                1980, Reg;
                                                October 16,
                                                2008, Susp.
    Lake Park, Village of,             370520  August 17, 1999,   ......do..............   Do.
     Union County.                              Emerg; August
                                                17, 1999, Reg;
                                                October 16,
                                                2008, Susp.
    Martin County,                     370155  December 18,       ......do..............   Do.
     Unincorporated Areas.                      1975, Emerg;
                                                July 16, 1991,
                                                Reg; October 16,
                                                2008, Susp.
    Marvin, Village of, Union          370514  December 28,       ......do..............   Do.
     County.                                    1998, Emerg;
                                                December 28,
                                                1998, Reg;
                                                October 16,
                                                2008, Susp.
    Mineral Springs, Town of,          370529  May 17, 2000,      ......do..............   Do.
     Union County.                              Emerg; May 17,
                                                2000, Reg;
                                                October 16,
                                                2008, Susp.
    Monroe, City of, Union             370236  April 21, 1975,    ......do..............   Do.
     County.                                    Emerg; January
                                                19, 1983, Reg;
                                                October 16,
                                                2008, Susp.
    Stallings, Town of, Union          370472  April 5, 1994,     ......do..............   Do.
     County.                                    Emerg; April 5,
                                                1994, Reg;
                                                October 16,
                                                2008, Susp.
    Union County,                      370234  August 9, 1974,    ......do..............   Do.
     Unincorporated Areas.                      Emerg; July 18,
                                                1983, Reg;
                                                October 16,
                                                2008, Susp.
    Waxhaw, Town of, Union             370473  December 28,       ......do..............   Do.
     County.                                    1998, Emerg;
                                                December 28,
                                                1998, Reg;
                                                October 16,
                                                2008, Susp.
    Weddington, Town of, Union         370518  May 3, 1999,       ......do..............   Do.
     County.                                    Emerg; May 3,
                                                1999, Reg;
                                                October 16,
                                                2008, Susp.
    Wesley Chapel, Village of,         370525  March 12, 2000,    ......do..............   Do.
     Union County.                              Emerg; March 12,
                                                2000, Reg;
                                                October 16,
                                                2008, Susp.
    Williamston, Town of,              370157  October 2, 1974,   ......do..............   Do.
     Martin County.                             Emerg; August
                                                19, 1987, Reg;
                                                October 16,
                                                2008, Susp.
    Wingate, Town of, Union            370365  February 12,       ......do..............   Do.
     County.                                    1982, Emerg;
                                                February 12,
                                                1982, Reg;
                                                October 16,
                                                2008, Susp.
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*do = Ditto.
Code for reading third column: Emerg--Emergency; Reg--Regular; Susp--Suspension.

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    Dated: October 17, 2008.
Edward L. Connor,
Acting Federal Insurance Administrator, National Flood Insurance 
Program, Department of Homeland Security, Federal Emergency Management 
Agency.
[FR Doc. E8-25879 Filed 10-29-08; 8:45 am]

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