Document ID: FEMA-2017-0002-0160
Agency: fema
Document Type: Notice
Title: Changes in Flood Hazard Determinations
Posted Date: 2017-12-13T05:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 238 (Wednesday, December 13, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 58637-58638]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-26805]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Federal Emergency Management Agency

[Docket ID FEMA-2017-0002; Internal Agency Docket No. FEMA-B-1769]

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 March 13, 2018.

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-1769, 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 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 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.'')

    Dated: November 29, 2017.
Roy E. Wright,
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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             Hughes County, Oklahoma and Incorporated Areas
          Project: 11-06-2177S Preliminary Date: April 29, 2016
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City of Holdenville....................  City Hall, 100 North Creek
                                          Street, Holdenville, OK 74848.
City of Wetumka........................  City Hall, 202 North Main
                                          Street, Wetumka, OK 74883.
Town of Allen..........................  Town Hall, 216 East Broadway
                                          Street, Allen, OK 74825.
Town of Atwood.........................  Hughes County Emergency
                                          Management Director's Office,
                                          200 North Broadway Street,
                                          Holdenville, OK 74848.
Town of Calvin.........................  Hughes County Emergency
                                          Management Director's Office,
                                          200 North Broadway Street,
                                          Holdenville, OK 74848.
Town of Dustin.........................  Town Hall, 117 North Broadway
                                          Avenue, Dustin, OK 74839.

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Town of Horntown.......................  Horntown Fire Department, 3319
                                          Highway 75, Holdenville, OK
                                          74848.
Town of Lamar..........................  Hughes County Emergency
                                          Management Director's Office,
                                          200 North Broadway Street,
                                          Holdenville, OK 74848.
Town of Spaulding......................  Hughes County Emergency
                                          Management Director's Office,
                                          200 North Broadway Street,
                                          Holdenville, OK 74848.
Town of Stuart.........................  Hughes County Emergency
                                          Management Director's Office,
                                          200 North Broadway Street,
                                          Holdenville, OK 74848.
Unincorporated Areas of Hughes County..  Hughes County Emergency
                                          Management Director's Office,
                                          200 North Broadway Street,
                                          Holdenville, OK 74848.
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            McIntosh County, Oklahoma and Incorporated Areas
          Project: 11-06-2177S Preliminary Date: April 29, 2016
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City of Checotah.......................  City Hall, 414 West Gentry
                                          Avenue, Checotah, OK 74426.
City of Eufaula........................  City Hall, 64 Memorial Drive,
                                          Eufaula, OK 74432.
Unincorporated Areas of McIntosh County  McIntosh County Clerk's Office,
                                          110 North 1st Street, Eufaula,
                                          OK 74432.
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          Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma and Incorporated Areas
          Project: 11-06-2177S Preliminary Date: June 20, 2016
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City of McLoud.........................  City Hall, 107 North Main
                                          Street, McLoud, OK 74851.
City of Shawnee........................  City Hall Annex Building, 222
                                          North Broadway Street,
                                          Shawnee, OK 74801.
City of Tecumseh.......................  City Hall, 114 North Broadway
                                          Street, Tecumseh, OK 74873.
Town of Bethel Acres...................  Bethel Acres Town Hall, 18101
                                          Bethel Road, Shawnee, OK
                                          74801.
Town of Earlsboro......................  Town Hall, 110 South Lamar
                                          Avenue, Earlsboro, OK 74840.
Town of Johnson........................  Pottawatomie County Courthouse,
                                          325 North Broadway Street,
                                          Shawnee, OK 74801.
Absentee-Shawnee Tribe of Indians of     Absentee Shawnee Tribal
 Oklahoma.                                Complex, 2025 South Gordon
                                          Cooper Drive, Shawnee, OK
                                          74801.
Citizen Potawatomi Nation..............  Citizen Potawatomi Nation
                                          Transportation Building, 405
                                          Transportation Drive, Shawnee,
                                          OK 74801.
Kickapoo Tribe of Oklahoma.............  Kickapoo Tribe of Oklahoma
                                          Secondary Administration
                                          Building, 400 North Highway
                                          102, McLoud, OK 74851.
Sac and Fox Nation.....................  Sac and Fox Nation
                                          Administration Building,
                                          920883 South Highway 99,
                                          Building A, Stroud, OK 74079.
Unincorporated Areas of Pottawatomie     Pottawatomie County Courthouse,
 County.                                  325 North Broadway Street,
                                          Shawnee, OK 74801.
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               Burnet County, Texas and Incorporated Areas
 Project: 13-06-0041S Preliminary Date: February 15, 2017 and September
                                26, 2017
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City of Burnet.........................  City Hall, 1001 Buchanan Drive,
                                          Suite 4, Burnet, TX 78611.
City of Marble Falls...................  Development Services
                                          Department, 801 4th Street,
                                          Marble Falls, TX 78654.
City of Meadowlakes....................  City Hall, 177 Broadmoor
                                          Street, Suite A, Meadowlakes,
                                          TX 78654.
Unincorporated Areas of Burnet County..  Burnet County Annex, 133 East
                                          Jackson Street, Room 107,
                                          Burnet, TX 78611.
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             Williamson County, Texas and Incorporated Areas
  Project: 13-06-1181S Preliminary Date: January 30, 2017 and September
                                26, 2017
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City of Austin.........................  Watershed Engineering Division,
                                          505 Barton Springs Road, 12th
                                          Floor, Austin, TX 78704.
City of Cedar Park.....................  City Hall, 450 Cypress Creek
                                          Road, Building 1, Cedar Park,
                                          TX 78613.
City of Coupland.......................  Coupland Fire Station, 403 FM
                                          1466, Coupland, TX 78615.
City of Georgetown.....................  Georgetown Utility Systems, 300-
                                          1 Industrial Avenue,
                                          Georgetown, TX 78626.
City of Hutto..........................  Department of Public Works, 210
                                          U.S. 79 East, Suite 203,
                                          Hutto, TX 78634.
City of Leander........................  City Hall, 200 West Willis
                                          Street, Leander, TX 78641.
City of Round Rock.....................  Utilities and Environmental
                                          Services, 2008 Enterprise
                                          Drive, Round Rock, TX 78664.
City of Taylor.........................  City Hall, 400 Porter Street,
                                          Taylor, TX 76574.
Unincorporated Areas of Williamson       Williamson County Central
 County.                                  Maintenance Facility, 3151
                                          Southeast Inner Loop, Suite B,
                                          Georgetown, TX 78626.
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