Document ID: FEMA-2015-0001-0111
Agency: fema
Document Type: Rule
Title: Suspensions of Community Eligibility
Posted Date: 2015-08-03T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 148 (Monday, August 3, 2015)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 45894-45897]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-18983]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Federal Emergency Management Agency

44 CFR Part 64

[Docket ID FEMA-2015-0001; Internal Agency Docket No. FEMA-8393]

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. Also, information identifying 
the current participation status of a community can be obtained from 
FEMA's Community Status Book (CSB). The CSB is available at http://www.fema.gov/fema/csb.shtm.

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 Bret Gates, Federal Insurance and 
Mitigation Administration, Federal Emergency Management Agency, 500 C 
Street SW., Washington, DC 20472, (202) 646-4133.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The NFIP enables property owners to purchase 
Federal flood insurance that is not otherwise generally available from 
private insurers. In return, communities agree to adopt and administer 
local floodplain management measures 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 the sale 
of NFIP flood insurance unless an appropriate public body adopts 
adequate floodplain management measures with effective

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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. We 
recognize that 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 to be eligible for the sale of NFIP flood insurance. A notice 
withdrawing the suspension of such communities will be published in the 
Federal Register.
    In addition, FEMA publishes a Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM) that 
identifies the Special Flood Hazard Areas (SFHAs) in these communities. 
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 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 FIRM for 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 procedures 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, 
Section 1315, 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.
    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.

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 III
 
Pennsylvania:
    Chester, City of, Delaware         420404  December 10,       September 2, 2015.....  September 2, 2015
     County.                                    1971, Emerg;
                                                August 1, 1979,
                                                Reg; September
                                                2, 2015, Susp.
    Chester, Township of,              420405  December 3, 1971,  *......do.............   Do.
     Delaware County.                           Emerg; May 15,
                                                1984, Reg;
                                                September 2,
                                                2015, Susp.
    Collingdale, Borough of,           420408  October 13, 1972,  ......do..............   Do.
     Delaware County.                           Emerg; February
                                                2, 1977, Reg;
                                                September 2,
                                                2015, Susp.
    Colwyn, Borough of,                420409  September 15,      ......do..............   Do.
     Delaware County.                           1972, Emerg; May
                                                2, 1977, Reg;
                                                September 2,
                                                2015, Susp.
    Darby, Township of,                421603  November 8, 1974,  ......do..............   Do.
     Delaware County.                           Emerg; April 3,
                                                1984, Reg;
                                                September 2,
                                                2015, Susp.
    Eddystone, Borough of,             420413  September 15,      ......do..............   Do.
     Delaware County.                           1972, Emerg;
                                                February 2,
                                                1977, Reg;
                                                September 2,
                                                2015, Susp.
    Folcroft, Borough of,              420415  February 2, 1973,  ......do..............   Do.
     Delaware County.                           Emerg; August 1,
                                                1977, Reg;
                                                September 2,
                                                2015, Susp.
    Glenolden, Borough of,             420416  June 30, 1972,     ......do..............   Do.
     Delaware County.                           Emerg; November
                                                18, 1981, Reg;
                                                September 2,
                                                2015, Susp.
    Lower Chichester, Township         421604  October 9, 1974,   ......do..............   Do.
     of, Delaware County.                       Emerg; September
                                                22, 1978, Reg;
                                                September 2,
                                                2015, Susp.
    Marcus Hook, Borough of,           420419  June 10, 1975,     ......do..............   Do.
     Delaware County.                           Emerg; September
                                                16, 1981, Reg;
                                                September 2,
                                                2015, Susp.

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    Nether Providence, Township        420424  November 12,       ......do..............   Do.
     of, Delaware County.                       1971, Emerg;
                                                December 1,
                                                1978, Reg;
                                                September 2,
                                                2015, Susp.
    Norwood, Borough of,               420425  August 18, 1972,   ......do..............   Do.
     Delaware County.                           Emerg; May 3,
                                                1982, Reg;
                                                September 2,
                                                2015, Susp.
    Parkside, Borough of,              420426  December 10,       ......do..............   Do.
     Delaware County.                           1971, Emerg;
                                                July 5, 1977,
                                                Reg; September
                                                2, 2015, Susp.
    Prospect Park, Borough of,         420427  September 19,      ......do..............   Do.
     Delaware County.                           1974, Emerg;
                                                March 18, 1980,
                                                Reg; September
                                                2, 2015, Susp.
    Ridley, Township of,               420429  September 8,       ......do..............   Do.
     Delaware County.                           1972, Emerg;
                                                January 6, 1983,
                                                Reg; September
                                                2, 2015, Susp.
    Ridley Park, Borough of,           420430  August 29, 1974,   ......do..............   Do.
     Delaware County.                           Emerg; January
                                                2, 1980, Reg;
                                                September 2,
                                                2015, Susp.
    Sharon Hill, Borough of,           420433  July 19, 1974,     ......do..............   Do.
     Delaware County.                           Emerg; August
                                                15, 1979, Reg;
                                                September 2,
                                                2015, Susp.
    Tinicum, Township of,              421605  February 7, 1975,  ......do..............   Do.
     Delaware County.                           Emerg; May 1,
                                                1980, Reg;
                                                September 2,
                                                2015, Susp.
    Trainer, Borough of,               420437  December 10,       ......do..............   Do.
     Delaware County.                           1971, Emerg;
                                                September 30,
                                                1977, Reg;
                                                September 2,
                                                2015, Susp.
    Upland, Borough of,                420438  December 3, 1971,  ......do..............   Do.
     Delaware County.                           Emerg; December
                                                10, 1976, Reg;
                                                September 2,
                                                2015, Susp.
    Upper Chichester, Township         420439  December 17,       ......do..............   Do.
     of, Delaware County.                       1971, Emerg; May
                                                16, 1977, Reg;
                                                September 2,
                                                2015, Susp.
Virginia:
    King William County,               510304  May 22, 1975,      ......do..............   Do.
     Unincorporated Areas.                      Emerg; February
                                                6, 1991, Reg;
                                                September 2,
                                                2015, Susp.
    West Point, Town of, King          510083  April 16, 1975,    ......do..............   Do.
     William County.                            Emerg; June 18,
                                                1990, Reg;
                                                September 2,
                                                2015, Susp.
           Region IV
 
North Carolina:
    Charlotte, City of,                370159  April 12, 1973,    ......do..............   Do.
     Mecklenburg County.                        Emerg; August
                                                15, 1978, Reg;
                                                September 2,
                                                2015, Susp.
    Cornelius, Town of,                370498  N/A, Emerg;        ......do..............   Do.
     Mecklenburg County.                        September 30,
                                                1997, Reg;
                                                September 2,
                                                2015, Susp.
    Huntersville, Town of,             370478  January 11, 1995,  ......do..............   Do.
     Mecklenburg County.                        Emerg; February
                                                4, 2004, Reg;
                                                September 2,
                                                2015, Susp.
    Mecklenburg County,                370158  May 17, 1973,      ......do..............   Do.
     Unincorporated Areas.                      Emerg; June 1,
                                                1981, Reg;
                                                September 2,
                                                2015, Susp.
    Pineville, Town of,                370160  May 6, 1975,       ......do..............   Do.
     Mecklenburg County.                        Emerg; March 18,
                                                1987, Reg;
                                                September 2,
                                                2015, Susp.
           Region VII
 
Kansas:
    Bonner Springs, City of,           200361  June 6, 1975,      ......do..............   Do.
     Wyandotte County.                          Emerg; January
                                                3, 1979, Reg;
                                                September 2,
                                                2015, Susp.
    Douglas County,                    200087  May 30, 1975,      ......do..............   Do.
     Unincorporated Areas.                      Emerg; March 2,
                                                1981, Reg;
                                                September 2,
                                                2015, Susp.
    Edwardsville, City of,             200362  May 13, 1975,      ......do..............   Do.
     Wyandotte County.                          Emerg; September
                                                29, 1978, Reg;
                                                September 2,
                                                2015, Susp.
    Kansas City, City of,              200363  December 10,       ......do..............   Do.
     Wyandotte County.                          1974, Emerg;
                                                August 3, 1981,
                                                Reg; September
                                                2, 2015, Susp.
    Lawrence, City of, Douglas         200090  June 15, 1973,     ......do..............   Do.
     County.                                    Emerg; March 2,
                                                1981, Reg;
                                                September 2,
                                                2015, Susp.
    Wyandotte County,                  200562  March 7, 1975,     ......do..............   Do.
     Unincorporated Areas.                      Emerg; December
                                                18, 1979, Reg;
                                                September 2,
                                                2015, Susp.
          Region VIII
 
North Dakota:
    Alexander, City of,                380055  March 10, 1976,    ......do..............   Do.
     McKenzie County.                           Emerg; September
                                                18, 1987, Reg;
                                                September 2,
                                                2015, Susp.
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 *......do and Do. = Ditto.
 Code for reading third column: Emerg. --Emergency; Reg. --Regular; Susp --Suspension.

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    Dated: July 17, 2015.
Roy E. Wright,
Deputy Associate Administrator, Federal Insurance and Mitigation 
Administration, Department of Homeland Security, Federal Emergency 
Management Agency.
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