Document ID: FEMA-2014-0002-0140
Agency: fema
Document Type: Notice
Title: Proposed Flood Hazard Determinations
Posted Date: 2014-08-25T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 164 (Monday, August 25, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 50693-50695]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-20046]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Federal Emergency Management Agency

[Docket ID FEMA-2014-0002; Internal Agency Docket No. FEMA-B-1431]

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 November 24, 2014.

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-1431, 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

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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. 
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.

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                                             Community Map Repository
               Community                             Address
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           Washington County, Pennsylvania (All Jurisdictions)
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Maps Available for Inspection Online at: http://www.fema.gov/preliminaryfloodhazarddata preliminaryfloodhazarddata
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Borough of Allenport...................  Borough Building, 1850 Main
                                          Street, Allenport, PA 15412.
Borough of Beallsville.................  Borough Building, 82A South
                                          Street, Beallsville, PA 15313.
Borough of Bentleyville................  Borough Building, 900 Main
                                          Street, Suite 101,
                                          Bentleyville, PA 15314.
Borough of Burgettstown................  Borough Administration
                                          Building, 1509 Main Street,
                                          Burgettstown, PA 15021.
Borough of California..................  Borough Zoning Office, 225
                                          Third Street, California, PA
                                          15419.
Borough of Canonsburg..................  Borough Building, 68 East Pike
                                          Street, Canonsburg, PA 15317.
Borough of Centerville.................  Centerville Borough Office, 100
                                          East End Road, Brownsville, PA
                                          15417.
Borough of Charleroi...................  Borough Municipal Building, 334
                                          Fallowfield Avenue, Charleroi,
                                          PA 15022.
Borough of Coal Center.................  Borough Building, 132 Water
                                          Street, Coal Center, PA 15423.
Borough of Cokeburg....................  Borough Building, 99 Washington
                                          Street, Cokeburg, PA 15324.
Borough of Deemston....................  Deemston Borough Municipal
                                          Building, 1622 Morey Road,
                                          Fredericktown, PA 15333.
Borough of Donora......................  Borough Building, 603 Meldon
                                          Avenue, Donora, PA 15033.
Borough of Dunlevy.....................  Borough Building, 2 Walnut
                                          Street, Dunlevy, PA 15432.
Borough of Elco........................  Borough Building, Route 88,
                                          Elco, PA 15434.
Borough of Ellsworth...................  Borough Building, 23 Main
                                          Street, Ellsworth, PA 15331.
Borough of Finleyville.................  Borough Building, 3515
                                          Washington Avenue,
                                          Finleyville, PA 15332.
Borough of Green Hills.................  Green Hills Borough Office,
                                          2755 Park Avenue, Washington,
                                          PA 15301.
Borough of Houston.....................  Borough Building, 42 Western
                                          Avenue, Houston, PA 15342.
Borough of Long Branch.................  Long Branch Borough Building,
                                          440 Mount Tarbor Road, Coal
                                          Center, PA 15423.
Borough of Marianna....................  Borough Building, 1 Procasky
                                          Road, Marianna, PA 15345.
Borough of Midway......................  Borough Office, 304 Noblestown
                                          Road, Midway, PA 15060.
Borough of New Eagle...................  Borough Building, 157 Main
                                          Street, New Eagle, PA 15067.
Borough of North Charleroi.............  Borough Building, 555 Walnut
                                          Avenue, North Charleroi, PA
                                          15022.
Borough of Roscoe......................  Borough Municipal Building, 500
                                          Arthur Avenue, Roscoe, PA
                                          15477.
Borough of Speers......................  Speers Borough Hall, 300
                                          Phillips Street, Charleroi, PA
                                          15022.
Borough of Stockdale...................  Borough Office, 402 Locust
                                          Street, Stockdale, PA 15483.
Borough of Twilight....................  Twilight Borough Building, 8
                                          Chestnut Road, Charleroi, PA
                                          15022.
Borough of West Brownsville............  Municipal Building, 235 Main
                                          Street, West Brownsville, PA
                                          15417.
Borough of West Middletown.............  Borough Office, 18 West Main
                                          Street, West Middletown, PA
                                          15379.
City of Monongahela....................  City Hall, 449 West Main
                                          Street, Monongahela, PA 15063.
City of Washington.....................  City Hall, 55 West Maiden
                                          Street, Washington, PA 15301.
Township of Amwell.....................  Amwell Township Municipal
                                          Building, 885 Amity Ridge
                                          Road, Amity, PA 15311.
Township of Blaine.....................  Blaine Township Municipal
                                          Building, 40 Main Street,
                                          Taylorstown, PA 15365.
Township of Buffalo....................  Buffalo Township Office, 400
                                          Buffalo Center Lane,
                                          Washington, PA 15301.
Township of Canton.....................  Canton Township Municipal
                                          Building, 655 Grove Avenue,
                                          Washington, PA 15301.
Township of Carroll....................  Carroll Township Hall, 130
                                          Baird Street, Monongahela, PA
                                          15063.
Township of Cecil......................  Township Office, 3599 Millers
                                          Run Road, Suite 101, Cecil, PA
                                          15321.
Township of Chartiers..................  Chartiers Township Municipal
                                          Center, 2 Buccaneer Drive,
                                          Houston, PA 15342.
Township of Cross Creek................  Cross Creek Township Municipal
                                          Building, 28 Clark Avenue,
                                          Avella, PA 15312.

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Township of Donegal....................  Donegal Township Municipal
                                          Office, 34 North Liberty
                                          Street, West Alexander, PA
                                          15376.
Township of East Bethlehem.............  East Bethlehem Township Office,
                                          36 Water Street,
                                          Fredericktown, PA 15333.
Township of East Finley................  East Finley Township Office
                                          Building, 1394 East Finley
                                          Drive, Claysville, PA 15323.
Township of Fallowfield................  Fallowfield Township Building,
                                          9 Memorial Drive, Charleroi,
                                          PA 15022.
Township of Hanover....................  Hanover Township Hall, 11
                                          Municipal Drive, Burgettstown,
                                          PA 15021.
Township of Hopewell...................  Hopewell Township Building, 20
                                          Parkview Road, Avella, PA
                                          15312.
Township of Independence...............  Independence Township Building,
                                          34 Campbell Street, Avella, PA
                                          15312.
Township of Jefferson..................  Jefferson Township Building,
                                          670 Cedar Grove Road,
                                          Burgettstown, PA 15021.
Township of Morris.....................  Morris Township Municipal
                                          Building, 473 Sparta Road,
                                          Prosperity, PA 15329.
Township of Mount Pleasant.............  Mount Pleasant Township
                                          Building, 31 McCarrell Road,
                                          Hickory, PA 15340.
Township of North Bethlehem............  North Bethlehem Township
                                          Municipal Building, 2178 East
                                          National Pike, Scenery Hill,
                                          PA 15360.
Township of North Franklin.............  North Franklin Township
                                          Municipal Building, 620
                                          Franklin Farms Road,
                                          Washington, PA 15301.
Township of North Strabane.............  North Strabane Township
                                          Municipal Building, 1929 Route
                                          519 South, Canonsburg, PA
                                          15317.
Township of Nottingham.................  Nottingham Township Municipal
                                          Building, 909 Sugar Run Road,
                                          Eighty Four, PA 15330.
Township of Peters.....................  Peters Township Municipal
                                          Building, 610 East McMurray
                                          Road, McMurray, PA 15317.
Township of Robinson...................  Robinson Township Office, 8400
                                          Noblestown Road, McDonald, PA
                                          15057.
Township of Smith......................  Smith Township Building, 1848
                                          Smith Township State Road,
                                          Slovan, PA 15078.
Township of Somerset...................  Somerset Township Municipal
                                          Building, 615 Vanceville Road,
                                          Eighty Four, PA 15330.
Township of South Franklin.............  South Franklin Township
                                          Building, 100 Municipal Road,
                                          Washington, PA 15301.
Township of South Strabane.............  South Strabane Township
                                          Building, 550 Washington Road,
                                          Washington, PA 15301.
Township of Union......................  Union Township Municipal
                                          Building, 3904 Finleyville-
                                          Elrama Road, Finleyville, PA
                                          15332.
Township of West Bethlehem.............  West Bethlehem Township
                                          Municipal Building, 247
                                          Jefferson Avenue, Marianna, PA
                                          15345.
Township of West Finley................  West Finley Township Office,
                                          401 Beham Ridge Road, West
                                          Alexander, PA 15376.
Township of West Pike Run..............  West Pike Run Township
                                          Municipal Building, 238 Pike
                                          Run Drive, Daisytown, PA
                                          15427.
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           James City County, Virginia, and Incorporated Areas
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Maps Available for Inspection Online at: http://www.fema.gov/preliminaryfloodhazarddata preliminaryfloodhazarddata
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City of Williamsburg (Independent City)  Planning Department, 401
                                          Lafayette Street,
                                          Williamsburg, VA 23185.
Unincorporated Areas of James City       James City County Planning
 County.                                  Department, 101-A Mounts Bay
                                          Road, Williamsburg, VA 23185.
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(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance No. 97.022, ``Flood 
Insurance.'')

    Dated: August 4, 2014.
Roy E. Wright,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Mitigation, Department of Homeland 
Security, Federal Emergency Management Agency.
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