Document ID: FEMA-2019-0002-0038
Agency: fema
Document Type: Notice
Title: Proposed Flood Hazard Determinations
Posted Date: 2019-04-30T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 83 (Tuesday, April 30, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 18294-18296]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-08730]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Federal Emergency Management Agency

[Docket ID FEMA-2019-0002; Internal Agency Docket No. FEMA-B-1921]

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

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buildings and the contents of those buildings.

DATES: Comments are to be submitted on or before July 29, 2019.

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/preliminary floodhazarddata 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-1921, 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) [email protected].

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) 
[email protected]; 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/preliminary floodhazarddata 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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              Mobile County, Alabama and Incorporated Areas
          Project: 09-04-8023S Preliminary Date: March 15, 2019
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City of Creola.........................  City Hall, 9615 Old Highway 43,
                                          Creola, AL 36525.
City of Mobile.........................  City Hall, Engineering
                                          Department, 205 Government
                                          Street, Mobile, AL 36644.
City of Saraland.......................  City Hall, 933 Saraland
                                          Boulevard South, Saraland, AL
                                          36571.
City of Satsuma........................  City Hall, 5464 Old Highway 43,
                                          Satsuma, AL 36572.
Unincorporated Areas of Mobile County..  Mobile County Government Plaza,
                                          Department of Public Works,
                                          Engineering Department, 205
                                          Government Street, Mobile, AL
                                          36644.
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            Cleveland County, Oklahoma and Incorporated Areas
         Project: 13-06-1180S Preliminary Date: January 16, 2019
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City of Norman.........................  City Hall, Public Works
                                          Department, 201 West Gray
                                          Street, Building A, Norman, OK
                                          73069.
City of Oklahoma City..................  Public Works Department, 420
                                          West Main Street, Suite 700,
                                          Oklahoma City, OK 73102.
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            Wyoming County, Pennsylvania (All Jurisdictions)
         Project: 16-03-0615S Preliminary Date: August 30, 2018
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Borough of Laceyville..................  Municipal Building, 342 Church
                                          Street, Laceyville, PA 18623.
Borough of Meshoppen...................  Municipal Building, 154 Oak
                                          Street, Meshoppen, PA 18630.
Borough of Tunkhannock.................  Municipal Building, 126 Warren
                                          Street, Tunkhannock, PA 18657.
Township of Braintrim..................  Braintrim Municipal Building,
                                          220 Main Street, Laceyville,
                                          PA 18623.
Township of Eaton......................  Eaton Municipal Building, 1331
                                          Hunter Highway, Tunkhannock,
                                          PA 18657.

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Township of Exeter.....................  Exeter Municipal Building, 2690
                                          Sullivans Trail, Falls, PA
                                          18615.
Township of Falls......................  Municipal Building, 220
                                          Buttermilk Road, Falls, PA
                                          18615.
Township of Mehoopany..................  Municipal Building, 237
                                          Schoolhouse Road, Mehoopany,
                                          PA 18629.
Township of Meshoppen..................  Municipal Building, 527
                                          Benninger Road, Meshoppen, PA
                                          18630.
Township of Northmoreland..............  Northmoreland Municipal
                                          Building, 15 Municipal Lane,
                                          Dallas, PA 18612.
Township of Tunkhannock................  Municipal Building, 113
                                          Tunkhannock Township Drive,
                                          Tunkhannock, PA 18657.
Township of Washington.................  Washington Municipal Building,
                                          184 Keiserville Road,
                                          Tunkhannock, PA 18657.
Township of Windham....................  Windham Municipal Building, 149
                                          Palen Street, Mehoopany, PA
                                          18629.
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             Madison County, Virginia and Incorporated Areas
          Project: 18-03-0007S Preliminary Date: July 23, 2018
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Unincorporated Areas of Madison County.  Madison County Administrative
                                          Center, 414 North Main Street,
                                          Madison, VA 22727.
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          Rappahannock County, Virginia and Incorporated Areas
          Project: 18-03-0006S Preliminary Date: July 23, 2018
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Town of Washington.....................  Town Hall, 485 Gay Street,
                                          Washington, VA 22747.
Unincorporated Areas of Rappahannock     Rappahannock County Zoning
 County.                                  Administrator Office, 311H Gay
                                          Street, Washington, VA 22747.
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