Document ID: FEMA-2019-0002-0115
Agency: fema
Document Type: Notice
Title: Proposed Flood Hazard Determinations
Posted Date: 2019-10-23T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 205 (Wednesday, October 23, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 56822-56824]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-23117]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Federal Emergency Management Agency

[Docket ID FEMA-2019-0002; Internal Agency Docket No. FEMA-B-1966]

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

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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 January 21, 2020.

ADDRESSES: The Preliminary FIRM, and where applicable, the FIS report 
for each community are available for inspection at both the online 
location https://www.fema.gov/preliminaryfloodhazarddata 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-1966, 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 Map Information 
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://www.fema.gov/preliminaryfloodhazarddata 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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              Orange County, Florida and Incorporated Areas
         Project: 13-04-3149S Preliminary Date: January 30, 2019
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City of Apopka.........................  City Engineer's Office, 120
                                          East Main Street, Apopka, FL
                                          32703.
City of Ocoee..........................  Building and Zoning Department,
                                          150 North Lakeshore Drive,
                                          Ocoee, FL 34761.
City of Winter Garden..................  Engineering Division, 300 West
                                          Plant Street, Winter Garden,
                                          FL 34787.
Town of Oakland........................  Town Hall, 220 North Tubb
                                          Street, Oakland, FL 34760.
Unincorporated Areas of Orange County..  Orange County Stormwater
                                          Management Division, 4200
                                          South John Young Parkway,
                                          Orlando, FL 32839.
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           Livingston County, Kentucky and Incorporated Areas
 Project: 13-04-8739S Preliminary Date: September 30, 2016 and June 29,
                                  2018
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City of Smithland......................  City Hall, 310 Wilson Avenue,
                                          Smithland, KY 42081.
Unincorporated Areas of Livingston       Livingston County Judge
 County.                                  Executive's Office, 321 Court
                                          Street, Smithland, KY 42081.
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        Greenville County, South Carolina and Incorporated Areas
         Project: 16-04-8535S Preliminary Date: August 31, 2018
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City of Greer..........................  City Hall, 301 East Poinsett
                                          Street, Greer, SC 29651.
Unincorporated Areas of Greenville       Code Compliance Division,
 County.                                  Greenville County Square, 301
                                          University Ridge, Suite 4100,
                                          Greenville, SC 29601.
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        Spartanburg County, South Carolina and Incorporated Areas
         Project: 16-04-8535S Preliminary Date: August 31, 2018
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City of Spartanburg....................  Building Inspections and
                                          Permits Department, 440 South
                                          Church Street, Spartanburg, SC
                                          29306.
City of Wellford.......................  City Hall, 127 Syphrit Road,
                                          Wellford, SC 29385.
Town of Duncan.........................  Fire Department, 230 School
                                          Street, Duncan, SC 29334.
Unincorporated Areas of Spartanburg      Spartanburg County
 County.                                  Administration Building, 366
                                          North Church Street,
                                          Spartanburg, SC 29303.
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           Union County, South Carolina and Incorporated Areas
         Project: 16-04-8535S Preliminary Date: August 31, 2018
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City of Union..........................  City Hall, 101 Sharpe Avenue,
                                          Union, SC 29379.
Unincorporated Areas of Union County...  Union County Court House, 210
                                          West Main Street, Union, SC
                                          29379.
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           Roger Mills County, Oklahoma and Incorporated Areas
           Project: 17-06-1170S Preliminary Date: May 29, 2019
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Town of Cheyenne.......................  Town Hall, 414 East Broadway
                                          Avenue, Cheyenne, OK 73628.
Town of Hammon.........................  Town Hall, 715 Main Street,
                                          Hammon, OK 73650.
Town of Reydon.........................  Cheyenne Town Hall, 414 East
                                          Broadway Avenue, Cheyenne, OK
                                          73628.
Town of Strong City....................  Roger Mills County Courthouse,
                                          500 East Broadway Avenue,
                                          Cheyenne, OK 73628.
Unincorporated Areas of Roger Mills      Roger Mills County Courthouse,
 County.                                  500 East Broadway Avenue,
                                          Cheyenne, OK 73628.
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