Document ID: FEMA-2014-0002-0168
Agency: fema
Document Type: Notice
Title: Proposed Flood Hazard Determinations
Posted Date: 2014-11-03T05:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 212 (Monday, November 3, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 65225-65227]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-25977]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Federal Emergency Management Agency

[Docket ID FEMA-2014-0002; Internal Agency Docket No. FEMA-B-1443]

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 February 2, 2015.

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-1443, 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

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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. 
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: October 9, 2014.
Roy E. Wright,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Mitigation, Department of Homeland 
Security, Federal Emergency Management Agency.

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                                             Community map repository
               Community                             address
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           Dona Ana County, New Mexico, 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 Anthony........................  City Hall, 824 Anthony Drive,
                                          Anthony, NM 88021.
City of Las Cruces.....................  City Hall, 700 North Main
                                          Street, Las Cruces, NM 88004.
City of Sunland Park...................  City Hall, 1000 McNutt Road,
                                          Suite A, Sunland Park, NM
                                          88063.
Town of Mesilla........................  Town Hall, 2231 Avenida de
                                          Mesilla, Mesilla, NM 88046.
Unincorporated Areas of Dona Ana County  Dona Ana County Office of the
                                          Flood Commission, 845 North
                                          Motel Boulevard, Las Cruces,
                                          NM 88007.
Village of Hatch.......................  Village Hall, 133 North
                                          Franklin Street, Hatch, NM
                                          87937.
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           Armstrong 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 Apollo......................  Borough Municipal Office, 616
                                          First Street, Apollo, PA
                                          15613.
Borough of Applewold...................  Applewold Borough Office, 8
                                          Hickory Street, Kittanning, PA
                                          16201.
Borough of Atwood......................  Atwood Borough Hall, 225 Atwood
                                          Sugar Run Road, Creekside, PA
                                          15732.
Borough of Dayton......................  Borough Office, 207 Mechanic
                                          Street, Dayton, PA 16222.
Borough of Ford City...................  Borough Municipal Building,
                                          1000 4th Avenue, Ford City, PA
                                          16226.
Borough of Freeport....................  Borough Building, 414 Market
                                          Street, Freeport, PA 16229.
Borough of Kittanning..................  Borough Building, 300 South
                                          McKean Street, Kittanning, PA
                                          16201.
Borough of Leechburg...................  Borough Office, 260 Market
                                          Street, Leechburg, PA 15656.
Borough of Manorville..................  Borough Building, 600 Center
                                          Lane, Manorville, PA 16238.
Borough of North Apollo................  Borough Building, 1421 Leonard
                                          Avenue, North Apollo, PA
                                          15673.
Borough of Rural Valley................  Borough Building, 300 Parkwood
                                          Drive, Rural Valley, PA 16249.
Borough of South Bethlehem.............  South Bethlehem Borough
                                          Building, 217 West Broad
                                          Street, New Bethlehem, PA
                                          16242.
Borough of Worthington.................  Borough Municipal Building, 206
                                          Church Street, Worthington, PA
                                          16262.
City of Parker.........................  City Hall, 210 North Cooper
                                          Avenue, Parker, PA 16049.
Township of Bethel.....................  Bethel Township Hall, 3218
                                          Ridge Road, Ford City, PA
                                          16226.
Township of Boggs......................  Boggs Township Building, 292
                                          Mountain Trails Road,
                                          Templeton, PA 16259.
Township of Brady's Bend...............  Brady's Bend Township Municipal
                                          Building, 1004 State Route 68,
                                          East Brady, PA 16028.
Township of Burrell....................  Burrell Township Municipal
                                          Building, 110 Cochran's Mill
                                          Road, Ford City, PA 16226.
Township of Cadogan....................  Township Office, 333 1st
                                          Avenue, Cadogan, PA 16212.

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Township of Cowanshannock..............  Cowanshannock Township
                                          Municipal Building, 4033
                                          Second Street, NuMine, PA
                                          16244.
Township of East Franklin..............  East Franklin Township
                                          Municipal Building 106 Cherry
                                          Orchard Avenue, Kittanning, PA
                                          16201.
Township of Gilpin.....................  Gilpin Township Municipal
                                          Building, 589 State Route 66,
                                          Leechburg, PA 15656.
Township of Hovey......................  Hovey Township Building, 600
                                          North Riverview Drive, Parker,
                                          PA 16049.
Township of Kiskiminetas...............  Kiskiminetas Township Building,
                                          1222A Old State Road, Apollo,
                                          PA 15613.
Township of Kittanning.................  Township Municipal Building,
                                          395 Township Shed Road,
                                          Kittanning, PA 16201.
Township of Madison....................  Madison Township Building, 107
                                          Lawsonham Road, Templeton, PA
                                          16259.
Township of Mahoning...................  Mahoning Township Office, 2237
                                          Madison Road, Distant, PA
                                          16223.
Township of Manor......................  Manor Township Municipal
                                          Building, 306 Byron Street,
                                          McGrann, PA 16236.
Township of North Buffalo..............  North Buffalo Township
                                          Municipal Building, 149
                                          McHaddon Road, Kittanning, PA
                                          16201.
Township of Parks......................  Parks Township Community
                                          Building, 26 Jackson Street,
                                          North Vandergrift, PA 15690.
Township of Perry......................  Perry Township Building, 758
                                          Queenstown Road, Karns City,
                                          PA 16041.
Township of Pine.......................  Pine Township Building, 115
                                          Fifth Street, Templeton, PA
                                          16259.
Township of Plumcreek..................  Plumcreek Township Building,
                                          849 State Route 210,
                                          Shellocta, PA 15774.
Township of Rayburn....................  Rayburn Township Building, 105
                                          McGregor Road, Kittanning, PA
                                          16201.
Township of Redbank....................  Redbank Township Office
                                          Building, 135 Sugar Valley
                                          Road, Mayport, PA 16240.
Township of South Bend.................  South Bend Township Municipal
                                          Building, 219 Girty Road,
                                          Spring Church, PA 15686.
Township of South Buffalo..............  South Buffalo Township
                                          Municipal Building, 384 Iron
                                          Bridge Road, Freeport, PA
                                          16229.
Township of Sugarcreek.................  Sugarcreek Township Municipal
                                          Building, 1807 State Route
                                          268, East Brady, PA 16028.
Township of Valley.....................  Valley Township Municipal
                                          Building, 321 Harris Road,
                                          Kittanning, PA 16201.
Township of Washington.................  Washington Township Office
                                          Building, 357 Adrian Sherrett
                                          Road, Adrian, PA 16210.
Township of Wayne......................  Wayne Township Building, 1381
                                          State Route 1018, Dayton, PA
                                          16222.
Township of West Franklin..............  West Franklin Township
                                          Municipal Building, 1473
                                          Butler Road, Worthington, PA
                                          16262.
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              Aransas County, Texas, 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 Aransas Pass...................  City Hall, 600 West Cleveland
                                          Boulevard, Aransas Pass, TX
                                          78336.
City of Port Aransas...................  City Hall, 710 West Avenue A,
                                          Port Aransas, TX 78373.
City of Rockport.......................  Public Works Service Center,
                                          2751 State Highway 35 Bypass,
                                          Rockport, TX 78382.
Town of Fulton.........................  Town Hall, 209 North 7th
                                          Street, Fulton, TX 78358.
Unincorporated Areas of Aransas County.  Aransas County Environmental
                                          Health Department, 870 Airport
                                          Road, Rockport, TX 78382.
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