Document ID: FEMA-2015-0001-0007
Agency: fema
Document Type: Notice
Title: Proposed Flood Hazard Determinations
Posted Date: 2015-02-09T05:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 26 (Monday, February 9, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 7019-7020]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-02515]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Federal Emergency Management Agency

[Docket ID FEMA-2015-0001; Internal Agency Docket No. FEMA-B-1466]

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 11, 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-1466, 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. 
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: January 16, 2015.
Roy E. Wright,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Mitigation, Department of Homeland 
Security, Federal Emergency Management Agency.

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              Community                 Community map repository address
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            Harford County, Maryland, 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 Aberdeen.....................  Planning Department, 60 North
                                        Parke Street, Aberdeen, MD
                                        21001.
City of Havre De Grace...............  Planning Department, 711
                                        Pennington Avenue, Havre De
                                        Grace, MD 21078.
Town of Bel Air......................  Planning Department, 705 East
                                        Churchville Road, Bel Air, MD
                                        21014.
Unincorporated Areas of Harford        Planning and Zoning Department,
 County.                                220 South Main Street, Bel Air,
                                        MD 21014.
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            Fayette 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 Belle Vernon..............  Borough Building, 10 Main Street,
                                        Belle Vernon, PA 15012.
Borough of Brownsville...............  Borough Office, 200 Second
                                        Street, Brownsville, PA 15417.
Borough of Dawson....................  Borough Building, 209 Howell
                                        Street, Dawson, PA 15428.
Borough of Dunbar....................  Borough Building, 47
                                        Connellsville Street, Dunbar, PA
                                        15431.
Borough of Everson...................  Borough Building, 232 Brown
                                        Street, Everson, PA 15631.
Borough of Fairchance................  Borough Building, 125 West Church
                                        Street, Fairchance, PA 15436.
Borough of Markleysburg..............  Borough Municipal Building, 150
                                        Main Street, Markleysburg, PA
                                        15459.
Borough of Masontown.................  Borough Municipal Building, 1
                                        East Church Avenue, Masontown,
                                        PA 15461.
Borough of Newell....................  Borough Municipal Building, 412
                                        Second Street, Newell, PA 15466.
Borough of Ohiopyle..................  Borough Building, Rear 17 Sherman
                                        Street, Ohiopyle, PA 15470.
Borough of Perryopolis...............  Borough Office, 312 Independence
                                        Street, Perryopolis, PA 15473.
Borough of Point Marion..............  Borough Building, 426 Morgantown
                                        Street, Point Marion, PA 15474.
Borough of Smithfield................  Borough Building, 14 Water
                                        Street, Smithfield, PA 15478.
Borough of South Connellsville.......  Borough Building, 1503 South
                                        Pittsburgh Street, South
                                        Connellsville, PA 15425.
Borough of Vanderbilt................  Borough Building, 196 Main
                                        Street, Vanderbilt, PA 15486.
City of Connellsville................  City Hall, 110 North Arch Street,
                                        Connellsville, PA 15425.
City of Uniontown....................  City Hall, 20 North Gallatin
                                        Avenue, Uniontown, PA 15401.
Township of Brownsville..............  Township Building, 232 Brown
                                        Street, Brownsville, PA 15417.
Township of Bullskin.................  Bullskin Township Municipal
                                        Building, 178 Shenandoah Road,
                                        Connellsville, PA 15425.
Township of Connellsville............  Township Secretary's Office, 166
                                        McCoy Hollow Road,
                                        Connellsville, PA 15425.
Township of Dunbar...................  Dunbar Township Municipal
                                        Building, 3 Bell Drive,
                                        Connellsville, PA 15431.
Township of Franklin.................  Franklin Township Building, 353
                                        Town and Country Road,
                                        Vanderbilt, PA 15486.
Township of Georges..................  Georges Township Building, 1151
                                        Township Drive, Uniontown, PA
                                        15401.
Township of German...................  German Township Municipal
                                        Building, 2 Long Street,
                                        McClellandtown, PA 15458.
Township of Henry Clay...............  Henry Clay Township Building, 156
                                        Martin Road, Markleysburg, PA
                                        15459.
Township of Jefferson................  Jefferson Township Municipal
                                        Building, 262 Stuckslager Road,
                                        Perryopolis, PA 15473.
Township of Lower Tyrone.............  Lower Tyrone Township Building,
                                        456 Banning Road, Dawson, PA
                                        15428.
Township of Luzerne..................  Luzerne Township Building, 415
                                        Hopewell Road, Brownsville, PA
                                        15417.
Township of Menallen.................  Menallen Township Building, 427
                                        Searight-Herbert Road,
                                        Uniontown, PA 15401.
Township of Nicholson................  Nicholson Township Municipal
                                        Building, 142 Woodside Old Frame
                                        Road, Smithfield, PA 15478.
Township of North Union..............  North Union Township Municipal
                                        Building, 7 South Evans Station
                                        Road, Lemont Furnace, PA 15456.
Township of Perry....................  Perry Township Building, One
                                        Township Drive, Star Junction,
                                        PA 15482.
Township of Redstone.................  Redstone Township Building, 225
                                        Twin Hills Road, Grindstone, PA
                                        15442.
Township of Saltlick.................  Saltlick Township Municipal
                                        Building, 147 Municipal Building
                                        Road, Melcroft, PA 15462.
Township of South Union..............  South Union Township Building,
                                        151 Township Drive, Uniontown,
                                        PA 15401.
Township of Springfield..............  Springfield Township Municipal
                                        Building, 755 Mill Run Road,
                                        Mill Run, PA 15464.
Township of Springhill...............  Springhill Township Municipal
                                        Building, 198 Lake Lynn Road,
                                        Lake Lynn, PA 15451.
Township of Stewart..................  Stewart Township Municipal
                                        Building, 373 Grover Road,
                                        Ohiopyle, PA 15470.
Township of Upper Tyrone.............  Upper Tyrone Township Building,
                                        170 Municipal Drive,
                                        Connellsville, PA 15425.
Township of Washington...............  Washington Township Offices, 1390
                                        Fayette Avenue, Belle Vernon, PA
                                        15012.
Township of Wharton..................  Wharton Township Municipal
                                        Building, 114 Elliotsville Road,
                                        Farmington, PA 15437.
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           Mingo County, West 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 Williamson...................  City Hall, 107 East 4th Avenue,
                                        Williamson, WV 25661.
Town of Kermit.......................  City Hall, 101 Main Street,
                                        Kermit, WV 25674.
Town of Matewan......................  City Hall, 306 McCoy Alley,
                                        Matewan, WV 25678.
Unincorporated Areas of Mingo County.  Mingo County Floodplain
                                        Management Office, 75 East 2nd
                                        Avenue, Room 325, Williamson, WV
                                        25661.
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