Document ID: FEMA-2012-0003-0009
Agency: fema
Document Type: Notice
Title: Proposed Flood Hazard Determinations
Posted Date: 2012-03-28T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 60 (Wednesday, March 28, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 18835-18837]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-7387]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Federal Emergency Management Agency

[Docket ID FEMA-2012-0003; Internal Agency Docket No. FEMA-B-1246]

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 June 26, 2012.

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-1246, 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 
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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 
www.fema.gov/pdf/media/factsheets/2010/srp_fs.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.

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                                             Community map repository
               Community                             address
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              Pinal County, Arizona, and Incorporated Areas
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Maps Available for Inspection Online at: http://www.R9map.org/pinal-county county
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City of Maricopa.......................  City Hall, 45145 West Madison
                                          Avenue, Maricopa, AZ 85139.
Unincorporated Areas of Pinal County...  Pinal County Engineering
                                          Department, 31 North Pinal
                                          Street, Building F, Florence,
                                          AZ 85132.
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              Pike County, Kentucky, and Incorporated Areas
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Maps Available for Inspection Online at: http://www.bakeraecom.com/index.php/kentucky/pike/
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City of Coal Run Village...............  Coal Run Village City Hall, 81
                                          Church Street, Pikeville, KY
                                          41501.
City of Pikeville......................  City Hall, 118 College Street,
                                          Pikeville, KY 41501.
Unincorporated Areas of Pike County....  Pike County Courthouse, 146
                                          Main Street, Pikeville, KY
                                          41501.
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            Carroll County, Maryland, and Incorporated Areas
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Maps Available for Inspection Online at: http://www.rampp-team.com/md.htm
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City of Taneytown......................  City Hall, 17 East Baltimore
                                          Street, Taneytown, MD 21787.
City of Westminster....................  City Hall, 56 West Main Street,
                                          Westminster, MD 21157.
Town of Hampstead......................  Town Hall, 1034 South Carroll
                                          Street, Hampstead, MD 21074.
Town of Manchester.....................  Town Hall, 3208 York Street,
                                          Manchester, MD 21102.
Town of Mount Airy.....................  Town Hall, 110 South Main
                                          Street, Mount Airy, MD 21771.
Town of New Windsor....................  Town Hall, 211 High Street, New
                                          Windsor, MD 21776.
Town of Sykesville.....................  Town Hall, 7457 Main Street,
                                          Sykesville, MD 21784.
Town of Union Bridge...................  Town Hall, 104 West Locust
                                          Street, Union Bridge, MD
                                          21791.
Unincorporated Areas of Carroll County.  Carroll County Office Building,
                                          225 North Center Street,
                                          Westminster, MD 21157.
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         Lauderdale County, Mississippi, and Incorporated Areas
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Maps Available for Inspection Online at: http://geology.deq.ms.gov/floodmaps/Projects/FY2009/?county=Lauderdale
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City of Meridian.......................  City Hall, 601 24th Avenue,
                                          Meridian, MS 39302
Unincorporated Areas of Lauderdale       Lauderdale County Courthouse,
 County.                                  Tax Assessor's Office, 500
                                          Constitution Avenue, Meridian,
                                          MS 39301.
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            Oneida County, Wisconsin, and Incorporated Areas
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Maps Available for Inspection Online at: http://www.starr-team.com/starr/RegionalWorkspaces/RegionV/OneidaWI RegionalWorkspaces/RegionV/OneidaWI
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City of Rhinelander....................  City Hall, 135 South Stevens
                                          Street, Rhinelander, WI 54501.
Lac Du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior    William Wildcat Tribal
 Chippewa Indians.                        Community Building, 418 Little
                                          Pines Road, Lac du Flambeau,
                                          WI 54538.
Unincorporated Areas of Oneida County..  Oneida County Offices, 1 South
                                          Oneida Avenue, Rhinelander, WI
                                          54501.
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(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance No. 97.022, ``Flood 
Insurance.'')

    Dated: March 15, 2012.
Sandra K. Knight,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Mitigation, Department of Homeland 
Security, Federal Emergency Management Agency.
[FR Doc. 2012-7387 Filed 3-27-12; 8:45 am]
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