Document ID: FEMA-2016-0002-0012
Agency: fema
Document Type: Notice
Title: Proposed Flood Hazard Determinations
Posted Date: 2016-02-11T05:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 28 (Thursday, February 11, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 7366-7368]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-02747]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Federal Emergency Management Agency

[Docket ID FEMA-2016-0002; Internal Agency Docket No. FEMA-B-1550]

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 11, 2016.

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-1550, 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.

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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: January 22, 2016.
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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                                             Community map repository
               Community                             address
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                          Quinnipiac Watershed
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Maps Available for Inspection Online at: http://www.fema.gov/preliminaryfloodhazarddata preliminaryfloodhazarddata
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            Hartford County, Connecticut (All Jurisdictions)
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City of Bristol........................  Engineering Division, 111 North
                                          Main Street, Bristol, CT
                                          06010.
City of New Britain....................  Public Works Department, 27
                                          West Main Street, Room 501,
                                          New Britain, CT 06051.
Town of Plainville.....................  Office of Technical Services,
                                          One Central Square,
                                          Plainville, CT 06062.
Town of Southington....................  Planning Department, 196 North
                                          Main Street, Southington, CT
                                          06489.
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            New Haven County, Connecticut (All Jurisdictions)
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City of Ansonia........................  Town and City Clerk's Office,
                                          253 Main Street, Ansonia, CT
                                          06401.
City of Derby..........................  Building Department, One
                                          Elizabeth Street, Derby, CT
                                          06418.
City of Meriden........................  City Clerk's Office, 142 East
                                          Main Street, Meriden, CT
                                          06450.
City of Milford........................  Parsons Government Center, 70
                                          West River Street, Milford, CT
                                          06460.
Town of Branford.......................  Engineering Department, 1019
                                          Main Street, Branford, CT
                                          06405.
Town of Cheshire.......................  Town Clerk's Office, 84 South
                                          Main Street, Cheshire, CT
                                          06410.
Town of East Haven.....................  Engineering Department, 461
                                          North High Street, East Haven,
                                          CT 06512.
Town of Hamden.........................  Planning and Zoning Department,
                                          2750 Dixwell Avenue, Hamden,
                                          CT 06518.
Town of North Branford.................  Engineering Department, 909
                                          Foxon Road, North Branford, CT
                                          06471.
Town of North Haven....................  Town Clerk's Office, 18 Church
                                          Street, North Haven, CT 06473.
Town of Orange.........................  Public Works Department, 617
                                          Orange Center Road, Orange, CT
                                          06477.
Town of Wallingford....................  Planning Department, 45 South
                                          Main Street, Wallingford, CT
                                          06492.
Town of Woodbridge.....................  Town Clerk's Office, 11
                                          Meetinghouse Lane, Woodbridge,
                                          CT 06525.
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                         Lower Catawba Watershed
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Maps Available for Inspection Online at: http://www.fema.gov/preliminaryfloodhazarddata preliminaryfloodhazarddata
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         Chester County, South Carolina, and Incorporated Areas
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Unincorporated Areas of Chester County.  Chester County Government
                                          Complex, 1476 J.A. Cochran
                                          Bypass, Suite 63, Chester, SC
                                          29706.
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        Lancaster County, South Carolina, and Incorporated Areas
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City of Lancaster......................  City Hall, 216 South Catawba
                                          Street, Lancaster, SC 29720.
Unincorporated Areas of Lancaster        Lancaster County Zoning
 County.                                  Department, 101 North Main
                                          Street, Lancaster, SC 29720.
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           York County, South Carolina, and Incorporated Areas
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City of Rock Hill......................  City Hall, 155 Johnston Street,
                                          Rock Hill, SC 29731.
Town of Fort Mill......................  Engineering Department, 131
                                          East Elliott Street, Fort
                                          Mill, SC 29715.
Unincorporated Areas of York County....  York County Planning and
                                          Development Services
                                          Department, 1070 Heckle
                                          Boulevard, Building 107, Rock
                                          Hill, SC 29732.
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    II. Non-watershed-based studies:

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                                             Community map repository
               Community                             address
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          Horry County, South Carolina, and Incorporated Areas
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Maps Available for Inspection Online at: http://www.fema.gov/preliminaryfloodhazarddata preliminaryfloodhazarddata
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        Project: MICS_18448 Preliminary Date: September 11, 2015
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City of Conway.........................  Building Department, 206 Laurel
                                          Street, Conway, SC 29526.
City of Loris..........................  City Hall, 4101 Walnut Street,
                                          Loris, SC 29569.
City of Myrtle Beach...................  City Services Building, 921
                                          North Oak Street, Myrtle
                                          Beach, SC 29577.
City of North Myrtle Beach.............  Planning and Development
                                          Department, 1018 Second Avenue
                                          South, North Myrtle Beach, SC
                                          29582.
Town of Atlantic Beach.................  Town Hall, 717 30th Avenue
                                          South, Atlantic Beach, SC
                                          29582.
Town of Briarcliffe Acres..............  Briarcliffe Acres Town Office,
                                          121 North Gate Road, Myrtle
                                          Beach, SC 29572.
Town of Surfside Beach.................  Planning, Building and Zoning
                                          Department, 115 US Highway 17
                                          North, Surfside Beach, SC
                                          29575.
Unincorporated Areas of Horry County...  Horry County Code Enforcement
                                          Office, 1301 Second Avenue,
                                          Suite 1D09, Conway, SC 29526.
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