Document ID: FEMA-2021-0002-0131
Agency: fema
Document Type: Notice
Title: Proposed Flood Hazard Determinations
Posted Date: 2021-09-28T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 185 (Tuesday, September 28, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 53671-53672]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-20981]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Federal Emergency Management Agency

[Docket ID FEMA-2021-0002; Internal Agency Docket No. FEMA-B-2166]

Proposed Flood Hazard Determinations

AGENCY: Federal Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland 
Security.

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 December 27, 2021.

ADDRESSES: The Preliminary FIRM, and where applicable, the FIS report 
for each community are available for inspection at both the online 
location https://hazards.fema.gov/femaportal/prelimdownload 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 
https://msc.fema.gov for comparison.
    You may submit comments, identified by Docket No. FEMA-B-2166, 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 Mapping and Insurance 
eXchange (FMIX) online at https://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 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 https://www.floodsrp.org/pdfs/srp_overview.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 
https://hazards.fema.gov/femaportal/prelimdownload 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 https://msc.fema.gov for comparison.

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance No. 97.022, ``Flood 
Insurance.'')

Michael M. Grimm,
Assistant Administrator for Risk Management, Department of Homeland 
Security, Federal Emergency Management Agency.

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                                             Community map repository
               Community                             address
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            Miami-Dade County, Florida and Incorporated Areas
        Project: 15-04-4157S Preliminary Date: February 25, 2021
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City of Aventura.......................  Community Development
                                          Department, 19200 West Country
                                          Club Drive, Aventura, FL
                                          33180.
City of Coral Gables...................  City Hall--Building Division,
                                          405 Biltmore Way, 3rd Floor,
                                          Coral Gables, FL 33134.
City of Doral..........................  Building Department, 8401
                                          Northwest 53rd Terrace, Doral,
                                          FL 33166.
City of Florida City...................  Building Department, 404 West
                                          Palm Drive, Florida City, FL
                                          33034.
City of Hialeah........................  Building Department, 501 Palm
                                          Avenue, Hialeah, FL 33010.
City of Hialeah Gardens................  City Hall, 10001 Northwest 87th
                                          Avenue, Hialeah Gardens, FL
                                          33016.
City of Homestead......................  City Hall--Building and Safety
                                          Division, 100 Civic Court,
                                          Homestead, FL 33030.
City of Miami..........................  Planning and Zoning Building
                                          Department, 444 Southwest 2nd
                                          Avenue, 4th Floor, Miami, FL
                                          33130.
City of Miami Beach....................  Building Department, 1700
                                          Convention Center Drive, Miami
                                          Beach, FL 33139.
City of Miami Gardens..................  Building Department, 18605
                                          Northwest 27th Avenue, Miami
                                          Gardens, FL 33056.
City of Miami Springs..................  Building Department, 201
                                          Westward Drive, Miami Springs,
                                          FL 33166.
City of North Bay Village..............  City Hall--Building Department,
                                          1666 79th Street Causeway, 3rd
                                          Floor, North Bay Village, FL
                                          33141.
City of North Miami....................  Public Works Department, 776
                                          Northeast 125th Street, 3rd
                                          Floor, North Miami, FL 33161.
City of North Miami Beach..............  Building, Planning, and Zoning
                                          Department, 17050 Northeast
                                          19th Avenue, 1st Floor, North
                                          Miami Beach, FL 33162.
City of Opa-Locka......................  Building Department, 780
                                          Fisherman Street, 4th Floor,
                                          Opa-Locka, FL 33054.
City of South Miami....................  Planning and Zoning Department,
                                          6130 Sunset Drive, South
                                          Miami, FL 33143.
City of Sunny Isles Beach..............  Building Department, 3rd Floor,
                                          18070 Collins Avenue, Sunny
                                          Isles Beach, FL 33160.
City of Sweetwater.....................  Engineering Division, 1701
                                          Northwest 112th Avenue, Unit
                                          103, Sweetwater, FL 33172.
City of West Miami.....................  Public Works Department, 901
                                          Southwest 62nd Avenue, West
                                          Miami, FL 33144.
Town of Bay Harbor Islands.............  Building Department, 9665 Bay
                                          Harbor Terrace, Bay Harbor
                                          Islands, FL 33154.
Town of Cutler Bay.....................  Public Works Department, 10720
                                          Caribbean Boulevard, Suite
                                          105, Cutler Bay, FL 33189.
Town of Golden Beach...................  Building Department, 1 Golden
                                          Beach Drive, Golden Beach, FL
                                          33160.
Town of Medley.........................  Town Hall, 7777 Northwest 72nd
                                          Avenue, Medley, FL 33166.
Town of Miami Lakes....................  Town Hall, 6601 Main Street,
                                          Miami Lakes, FL 33014.
Town of Surfside.......................  Building Department, 9293
                                          Harding Avenue, Surfside, FL
                                          33154.
Unincorporated Areas of Miami-Dade       Miami-Dade County Water
 County.                                  Management Division, 701
                                          Northwest 1st Court, 5th
                                          Floor, Miami, FL 33136.
Village of Bal Harbour Village.........  Building Department, 655 96th
                                          Street, Bal Harbour Village,
                                          FL 33154.
Village of Biscayne Park...............  Village Hall, 600 Northeast
                                          114th Street, Biscayne Park,
                                          FL 33161.
Village of El Portal...................  Village Hall, 500 Northeast
                                          87th Street, El Portal, FL
                                          33138.
Village of Indian Creek Village........  Village Hall, 9080 Bay Drive,
                                          Indian Creek Village, FL
                                          33154.
Village of Key Biscayne................  Building Department, 88 West
                                          McIntyre Street, Key Biscayne,
                                          FL 33149.
Village of Miami Shores Village........  Village Hall--Planning and
                                          Zoning Department, 10050
                                          Northeast 2nd Avenue, Miami
                                          Shores Village, FL 33138.
Village of Palmetto Bay................  Building Department, 9705 East
                                          Hibiscus Street, Palmetto Bay,
                                          FL 33157.
Village of Pinecrest...................  Building and Planning
                                          Department, 12645 Pinecrest
                                          Parkway, Pinecrest, FL 33156.
Village of Virginia Gardens............  Village Hall, 6498 Northwest
                                          38th Terrace, Virginia
                                          Gardens, FL 33166.
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[FR Doc. 2021-20981 Filed 9-27-21; 8:45 am]
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