Document ID: FEMA-2019-0002-0003
Agency: fema
Document Type: Notice
Title: Proposed Flood Hazard Determinations
Posted Date: 2019-02-15T05:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 32 (Friday, February 15, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4513-4515]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-02563]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Federal Emergency Management Agency

[Docket ID FEMA-2019-0002; Internal Agency Docket No. FEMA-B-1903]

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 May 16, 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/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-1903, 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

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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.'')

David I. Maurstad,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Insurance and Mitigation, Department 
of Homeland Security, Federal Emergency Management Agency.

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                                             Community map repository
               Community                             address
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             Saline County, Arkansas and Incorporated Areas
  Project: 13-06-1179S Preliminary Date: March 29, 2016 and October 30,
                                  2018
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City of Benton.........................  Municipal Complex, 114 South
                                          East Street, Benton, AR 72015.
City of Bryant.........................  Public Safety Building, 312
                                          Roya Lane, Bryant, AR 72022.
City of Haskell........................  Haskell City Hall, 2520 Highway
                                          229, Benton, AR 72015.
Town of Bauxite........................  City Hall, 6055 Stanley Circle,
                                          Bauxite, AR 72011.
Unincorporated Areas of Saline County..  Saline County Complex, 215
                                          North Main Street, Suite 7,
                                          Benton, AR 72015.
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            Lebanon County, Pennsylvania (All Jurisdictions)
         Project: 15-03-0142S Preliminary Date: August 20, 2018
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Borough of Cleona......................  Borough Hall, 140 West Walnut
                                          Street, Cleona, PA 17042.
Borough of Cornwall....................  Borough Hall, 36 Burd Coleman
                                          Road, Cornwall, PA 17016.
Borough of Jonestown...................  Borough Building, 295 South
                                          Mill Street, Jonestown, PA
                                          17038.
Borough of Mount Gretna................  Borough Hall, 101 Chautauqua
                                          Drive, Mount Gretna, PA 17064.
Borough of Palmyra.....................  Municipal Center, 325 South
                                          Railroad Street, Palmyra, PA
                                          17078.
City of Lebanon........................  Municipal Building, 400 South
                                          8th Street, Lebanon, PA 17042.
Township of Annville...................  Township Hall, 36 North
                                          Lancaster Street, Annville, PA
                                          17003.
Township of Bethel.....................  Bethel Township Office, 3015
                                          South Pine Grove Street,
                                          Fredericksburg, PA 17026.
Township of East Hanover...............  East Hanover Township Office,
                                          1117 School House Road,
                                          Annville, PA 17003.
Township of Heidelberg.................  Heidelberg Township Municipal
                                          Building, 111 Mill Road,
                                          Schaefferstown, PA 17088.
Township of Jackson....................  Jackson Township Municipal
                                          Building, 60 North Ramona
                                          Road, Myerstown, PA 17067.
Township of Millcreek..................  Millcreek Township Office, 81
                                          East Alumni Avenue,
                                          Newmanstown, PA 17073.
Township of North Annville.............  North Annville Township
                                          Building, 1020 North Route
                                          934, Annville, PA 17003.
Township of North Cornwall.............  North Cornwall Township
                                          Municipal Building, 320 South
                                          18th Street, Lebanon, PA
                                          17042.
Township of North Lebanon..............  North Lebanon Township Office,
                                          725 Kimmerlings Road, Lebanon,
                                          PA 17046.
Township of North Londonderry..........  North Londonderry Township
                                          Municipal Center, 655 East
                                          Ridge Road, Palmyra, PA 17078.
Township of South Annville.............  South Annville Township
                                          Community Building, 1042
                                          Horseshoe Pike, Lebanon, PA
                                          17042.
Township of South Lebanon..............  South Lebanon Township
                                          Building, 1800 South Fifth
                                          Avenue, Lebanon, PA 17042.
Township of South Londonderry..........  South Londonderry Municipal
                                          Township Building, 27 Market
                                          Street, Palmyra, PA 17078.
Township of Swatara....................  Swatara Township Building, 68
                                          Supervisors Drive, Jonestown,
                                          PA 17038.
Township of Union......................  Union Township Building, 3111
                                          State Route 72, Jonestown, PA
                                          17038.
Township of West Cornwall..............  West Cornwall Township
                                          Building, 73 South Zinns Mill
                                          Road, Lebanon, PA 17042.
Township of West Lebanon...............  West Lebanon Township Building,
                                          322 North 22nd Street,
                                          Lebanon, PA 17046.
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