Document ID: FEMA-2016-0002-0008
Agency: fema
Document Type: Notice
Title: Proposed Flood Hazard Determinations
Posted Date: 2016-01-19T05:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 11 (Tuesday, January 19, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 2897-2898]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-00773]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Federal Emergency Management Agency

[Docket ID FEMA-2015-0001; Internal Agency Docket No. FEMA-B-1553]

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 April 18, 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-1553 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.
    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 
will 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: December 22, 2015.
Roy E. Wright,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Insurance and Mitigation, Department 
of Homeland Security, Federal Emergency Management Agency.
I. Non-watershed-based studies:

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                                             Community map repository
               Community                             address
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             Coconino County, Arizona and Incorporated Areas
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      Maps Available for Inspection Online at: http://www.fema.gov/preliminaryfloodhazarddata preliminaryfloodhazarddata
          Project: 12-09-1963S Preliminary Date: July 30, 2015
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Unincorporated Areas of Coconino County  Community Development
                                          Department, 2500 North Fort
                                          Valley Road, Building 1,
                                          Flagstaff, AZ 86001.
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           Calaveras County, California and Incorporated Areas
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      Maps Available for Inspection Online at: http://www.fema.gov/preliminaryfloodhazarddata preliminaryfloodhazarddata
         Project: 09-09-3057S Preliminary Date: August 26, 2015
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Unincorporated Areas of Calaveras        Calaveras County Planning
 County.                                  Department, 891 Mountain Ranch
                                          Road, San Andreas, CA 95249.
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          Los Angeles County, California and Incorporated Areas
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      Maps Available for Inspection Online at: http://www.fema.gov/preliminaryfloodhazarddata preliminaryfloodhazarddata
        Project: 11-09-0919S Preliminary Date: September 15, 2015
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City of Los Angeles....................  Department of Public Works,
                                          Stormwater Public Counter,
                                          1149 South Broadway, 8th
                                          Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90015.
Unincorporated Areas of Los Angeles      Public Works Headquarters,
 County.                                  Watershed Management Division,
                                          900 South Fremont Avenue,
                                          Alhambra, CA 91803.
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             Marin County, California and Incorporated Areas
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      Maps Available for Inspection Online at: http://www.fema.gov/preliminaryfloodhazarddata preliminaryfloodhazarddata
          Project: 11-09-0850S Preliminary Date: July 29, 2015
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Unincorporated Areas of Marin County...  Department of Public Works,
                                          3501 Civic Center Drive, Room
                                          304, San Rafael, CA 94903.
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            Sonoma County, California and Incorporated Areas
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      Maps Available for Inspection Online at: http://www.fema.gov/preliminaryfloodhazarddata preliminaryfloodhazarddata
          Project: 11-09-0849S Preliminary Date: July 29, 2015
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Unincorporated Areas of Sonoma County..  Permit and Resource Management,
                                          2550 Ventura Avenue, Santa
                                          Rosa, CA 95403.
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                          Hawaii County, Hawaii
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      Maps Available for Inspection Online at: http://www.fema.gov/preliminaryfloodhazarddata preliminaryfloodhazarddata
 Project: 10-09-2502S Preliminary Dates: July 25, 2011, August 13, 2015
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Hawaii County..........................  Department of Public Works,
                                          Engineering Division, Aupuni
                                          Center, 101 Pauahi Street,
                                          Suite 7, Hilo, HI 96720; or
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                                         Department of Public Works,
                                          Engineering Division, 74-5044
                                          Ane Keohokalole Highway,
                                          Building D, 1st Floor, Kailua-
                                          Kona, HI 96740.
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            Whiteside County, Illinois and Incorporated Areas
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      Maps Available for Inspection Online at: http://www.fema.gov/preliminaryfloodhazarddata preliminaryfloodhazarddata
           Project:12-05-8928S Preliminary Date: July 31, 2015
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City of Fulton.........................  Fulton City Hall, 415 11th
                                          Avenue, Fulton, IL 61252.
Unincorporated Areas of Whiteside        Whiteside County Courthouse,
 County.                                  200 East Knox Street,
                                          Morrison, IL 61270.
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