Document ID: FEMA-2012-0003-0034
Agency: fema
Document Type: Notice
Title: Proposed Flood Hazard Determinations
Posted Date: 2012-05-08T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 89 (Tuesday, May 8, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 27076-27078]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-10995]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Federal Emergency Management Agency

[Docket ID FEMA-2012-0003; Internal Agency Docket No. FEMA-B-1254]

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

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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 August 6, 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-1254, 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 
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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             Chatham County, Georgia, and Incorporated Areas
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Maps Available for Inspection Online at: http://www.bakeraecom.com/index.php/georgia/chatham/
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City of Bloomingdale...................  8 West U.S. Route 80,
                                          Bloomingdale, GA 31302.
City of Garden City....................  City Hall, 100 Central Avenue,
                                          Garden City, GA 31405.
City of Pooler.........................  City Hall, 100 Southwest U.S.
                                          Route 80, Pooler, GA 31322.
City of Savannah.......................  City Hall, 2 East Bay Street,
                                          Savannah, GA 31401.
Unincorporated Areas of Chatham County.  124 Bull Street, Suite 430,
                                          Savannah, GA 31401.
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             Talbot 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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Town of Easton.........................  Planning Office
                                         14 South Harrison Street
                                         Easton, MD 21601.
Town of St. Michaels...................  Edgar M. Bosely, Jr., Municipal
                                          Building, 300 Mill Street, St.
                                          Michaels, MD 21663.
Town of Trappe.........................  Town Office, 4011 Powell
                                          Avenue, Trappe, MD 21673.
Township of Oxford.....................  Town Hall, 101 Market Street,
                                          Oxford, MD 21654.
Unincorporated Areas of Talbot County..  Talbot County Courthouse, 11
                                          North Washington Street,
                                          Easton, MD 21601.
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(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance No. 97.022, ``Flood 
Insurance.'')

    Dated: April 18, 2012.
Sandra K. Knight,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Mitigation, Department of Homeland 
Security, Federal Emergency Management Agency.
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