Document ID: FEMA-2015-0001-0129
Agency: fema
Document Type: Notice
Title: Proposed Flood Hazard Determinations
Posted Date: 2015-09-02T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 170 (Wednesday, September 2, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 53176-53178]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-21701]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Federal Emergency Management Agency

[Docket ID FEMA-2015-0001; Internal Agency Docket No. FEMA-B-1529]

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 December 1, 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-1529, 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

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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: August 10, 2015.
Roy E. Wright,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Insurance and Mitigation, Department 
of Homeland Security, Federal Emergency Management Agency.X
    I. Non-watershed-based studies:

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                                             Community map repository
               Community                             address
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             Yavapai County, Arizona, and Incorporated Areas
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Maps Available for Inspection Online at: http://www.fema.gov/preliminaryfloodhazarddata preliminaryfloodhazarddata
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          Project: 13-09-0279S Preliminary Date: April 24, 2015
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City of Prescott.......................  Public Works Department, 201
                                          South Cortez Street, Prescott,
                                          AZ 86303.
Unincorporated Areas of Yavapai County.  Yavapai County Flood Control
                                          District Office, 1120 Commerce
                                          Drive, Prescott, AZ 86305.
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                                             Community map repository
               Community                             address
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            Sonoma County, California, and Incorporated Areas
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Maps Available for Inspection Online at: http://www.fema.gov/preliminaryfloodhazarddata preliminaryfloodhazarddata
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        Project: 10-09-0037S Preliminary Date: February 23, 2015
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City of Santa Rosa.....................  Engineering Division, 100 Santa
                                          Rosa Avenue, Room 3, Santa
                                          Rosa, CA 95404.
Unincorporated Areas of Sonoma County..  Sonoma County Permit and
                                          Resource Management, 2550
                                          Ventura Avenue, Santa Rosa, CA
                                          95403.
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                                             Community map repository
               Community                             address
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              Muscatine County, Iowa and Incorporated Areas
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Maps Available for Inspection Online at: http://www.fema.gov/preliminaryfloodhazarddata preliminaryfloodhazarddata
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          Project: 12-07-0955S Preliminary Date: April 30, 2015
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City of Muscatine......................  City Hall, Community
                                          Development Department, 215
                                          Sycamore Street, Muscatine, IA
                                          52761.
Unincorporated Areas of Muscatine        Muscatine County Zoning Office,
 County.                                  3610 Park Avenue West,
                                          Muscatine, IA 52761.
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                                             Community map repository
               Community                             address
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            Marshall County, Minnesota and Incorporated Areas
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Maps Available for Inspection Online at: http://www.fema.gov/preliminaryfloodhazarddata preliminaryfloodhazarddata
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        Project: 15-05-0583S Preliminary Date: September 30, 2011
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City of Alvarado.......................  City Hall, 155 Marshall Street,
                                          Alvarado, MN 56710.
City of Argyle.........................  City Hall, 701 Pacific Avenue,
                                          Argyle, MN 56713.
City of Grygla.........................  Grygla Civic Building, 219 West
                                          Beltrami Street, Grygla, MN
                                          56727.
Unincorporated Areas of Marshall County  Marshall County Courthouse, 208
                                          East Colvin Avenue, Warren, MN
                                          56762.
City of Middle River...................  Spruce Valley Community Center,
                                          250 Hill Avenue, Middle River,
                                          MN 56737.
City of Newfolden......................  City Hall, 145 East First
                                          Street, Newfolden, MN 56738.
City of Oslo...........................  City Hall, 107 Third Avenue
                                          East, Oslo, MN 56744.
City of Stephen........................  City Hall, 41 Fifth Street,
                                          Suite B, Stephen, MN 56757.
City of Warren.........................  City Hall, 120 East Bridge
                                          Avenue, Warren, MN 56762.
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                                             Community map repository
               Community                             address
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               Lyon County, Nevada, and Incorporated Areas
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Maps Available for Inspection Online at: http://www.fema.gov/preliminaryfloodhazarddata preliminaryfloodhazarddata
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        Project: 09-09-3064S Preliminary Date: February 27, 2015
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Unincorporated Areas of Lyon County....  27 South Main Street,
                                          Yerington, NV 89447.
City of Yerington......................  102 South Main Street,
                                          Yerington, NV 89447.
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                                             Community map repository
               Community                             address
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            Kitsap County, Washington, and Incorporated Areas
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Maps Available for Inspection Online at: http://www.fema.gov/preliminaryfloodhazarddata preliminaryfloodhazarddata
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        Project: 12-10-0360S Preliminary Date: November 18, 2014
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City of Bainbridge Island..............  Department of Planning and
                                          Community Development, 280
                                          Madison Avenue N, Bainbridge
                                          Island, WA 98110.
City of Bremerton......................  Public Works and Utilities,
                                          3027 Olympus Drive, Bremerton,
                                          WA 98310.
City of Port Orchard...................  Department of Community
                                          Development, 216 Prospect
                                          Street, Port Orchard, WA
                                          98366.
City of Poulsbo........................  City Hall, 200 NE Moe Street,
                                          Poulsbo, WA 98370.
Unincorporated Areas of Kitsap County..  Department of Community
                                          Development, 614 Division
                                          Street, MS-36, Port Orchard,
                                          WA 98366.
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