Document ID: FEMA-2014-0002-0134
Agency: fema
Document Type: Rule
Title: Suspension of Community Eligibility
Posted Date: 2014-08-07T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 152 (Thursday, August 7, 2014)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 46187-46190]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-18637]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Federal Emergency Management Agency

44 CFR Part 64

[Docket ID FEMA-2014-0002; Internal Agency Docket No. FEMA-8343]

Suspension of Community Eligibility

AGENCY: Federal Emergency Management Agency, DHS.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This rule identifies communities where the sale of flood 
insurance has been authorized under the National Flood Insurance 
Program (NFIP) that are scheduled for suspension on the effective dates 
listed within this rule because of noncompliance with the floodplain 
management requirements of the program. If the Federal Emergency 
Management Agency (FEMA) receives documentation that the community has 
adopted the required floodplain management measures prior to the 
effective suspension date given in this rule, the suspension will not 
occur and a notice of this will be provided by publication in the 
Federal Register on a subsequent date. Also, information identifying 
the current participation status of a community can be obtained

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from FEMA's Community Status Book (CSB). The CSB is available at http://www.fema.gov/fema/csb.shtm.

DATES: Effective Dates: The effective date of each community's 
scheduled suspension is the third date (``Susp.'') listed in the third 
column of the following tables.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you want to determine whether a 
particular community was suspended on the suspension date or for 
further information, contact David Stearrett, Federal Insurance and 
Mitigation Administration, Federal Emergency Management Agency, 500 C 
Street SW., Washington, DC 20472, (202) 646-2953.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The NFIP enables property owners to purchase 
Federal flood insurance that is not otherwise generally available from 
private insurers. In return, communities agree to adopt and administer 
local floodplain management measures aimed at protecting lives and new 
construction from future flooding. Section 1315 of the National Flood 
Insurance Act of 1968, as amended, 42 U.S.C. 4022, prohibits the sale 
of NFIP flood insurance unless an appropriate public body adopts 
adequate floodplain management measures with effective enforcement 
measures. The communities listed in this document no longer meet that 
statutory requirement for compliance with program regulations, 44 CFR 
Part 59. Accordingly, the communities will be suspended on the 
effective date in the third column. As of that date, flood insurance 
will no longer be available in the community. We recognize that some of 
these communities may adopt and submit the required documentation of 
legally enforceable floodplain management measures after this rule is 
published but prior to the actual suspension date. These communities 
will not be suspended and will continue to be eligible for the sale of 
NFIP flood insurance. A notice withdrawing the suspension of such 
communities will be published in the Federal Register.
    In addition, FEMA publishes a Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM) that 
identifies the Special Flood Hazard Areas (SFHAs) in these communities. 
The date of the FIRM, if one has been published, is indicated in the 
fourth column of the table. No direct Federal financial assistance 
(except assistance pursuant to the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief 
and Emergency Assistance Act not in connection with a flood) may be 
provided for construction or acquisition of buildings in identified 
SFHAs for communities not participating in the NFIP and identified for 
more than a year on FEMA's initial FIRM for the community as having 
flood-prone areas (section 202(a) of the Flood Disaster Protection Act 
of 1973, 42 U.S.C. 4106(a), as amended). This prohibition against 
certain types of Federal assistance becomes effective for the 
communities listed on the date shown in the last column. The 
Administrator finds that notice and public comment procedures under 5 
U.S.C. 553(b), are impracticable and unnecessary because communities 
listed in this final rule have been adequately notified.
    Each community receives 6-month, 90-day, and 30-day notification 
letters addressed to the Chief Executive Officer stating that the 
community will be suspended unless the required floodplain management 
measures are met prior to the effective suspension date. Since these 
notifications were made, this final rule may take effect within less 
than 30 days.
    National Environmental Policy Act. This rule is categorically 
excluded from the requirements of 44 CFR Part 10, Environmental 
Considerations. No environmental impact assessment has been prepared.
    Regulatory Flexibility Act. The Administrator has determined that 
this rule is exempt from the requirements of the Regulatory Flexibility 
Act because the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968, as amended, 
Section 1315, 42 U.S.C. 4022, prohibits flood insurance coverage unless 
an appropriate public body adopts adequate floodplain management 
measures with effective enforcement measures. The communities listed no 
longer comply with the statutory requirements, and after the effective 
date, flood insurance will no longer be available in the communities 
unless remedial action takes place.
    Regulatory Classification. This final rule is not a significant 
regulatory action under the criteria of section 3(f) of Executive Order 
12866 of September 30, 1993, Regulatory Planning and Review, 58 FR 
51735.
    Executive Order 13132, Federalism. This rule involves no policies 
that have federalism implications under Executive Order 13132.
    Executive Order 12988, Civil Justice Reform. This rule meets the 
applicable standards of Executive Order 12988.
    Paperwork Reduction Act. This rule does not involve any collection 
of information for purposes of the Paperwork Reduction Act, 44 U.S.C. 
3501 et seq.

List of Subjects in 44 CFR Part 64

    Flood insurance, Floodplains.

    Accordingly, 44 CFR Part 64 is amended as follows:

PART 64--[AMENDED]

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1. The authority citation for Part 64 continues to read as follows:

    Authority:  42 U.S.C. 4001 et seq.; Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 
1978, 3 CFR, 1978 Comp.; p. 329; E.O. 12127, 44 FR 19367, 3 CFR, 
1979 Comp.; p. 376.

Sec.  64.6  [Amended]

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2. The tables published under the authority of Sec.  64.6 are amended 
as follows:

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                                                 Effective date
                                                 authorization/
                                   Community    cancellation of   Current effective  map   Date certain Federal
       State and location             No.        sale of flood             date            assistance no longer
                                                  insurance in                              available in SFHAs
                                                   community
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           Region IV
 
Alabama:
     Ashford, City of, Houston         010099  July 15,1975,      Sept. 3, 2014.........  Sept. 3, 2014.
     County.                                    Emerg; September
                                                4, 1985, Reg;
                                                September 3,
                                                2014, Susp.
    Autauga County,                    010314  December 16,       ......*do.............   do.
     Unincorporated Areas.                      1975, Emerg;
                                                December 18,
                                                1985, Reg;
                                                September 3,
                                                2014, Susp.
    Autaugaville, Town of,             010001  February 3, 1986,  ......do..............   do.
     Autauga County.                            Emerg; February
                                                3, 1986, Reg;
                                                September 3,
                                                2014, Susp.
    Avon, Town of, Houston             010100  December 30,       ......do..............   do.
     County.                                    1975, Emerg;
                                                September 1,
                                                1986, Reg;
                                                September 3,
                                                2014, Susp.
    Benton, Town of, Lowndes           015002  February 25,       ......do..............   do.
     County.                                    1972, Emerg;
                                                April 6, 1973,
                                                Reg; September
                                                3, 2014, Susp.

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    Columbia, Town of, Houston         010101  December 9, 1977,  ......do..............   do.
     County.                                    Emerg; September
                                                4, 1985, Reg;
                                                September 3,
                                                2014, Susp.
    Coosada, Town of, Elmore           015012  September 17,      ......do..............   do.
     County.                                    1986, Emerg;
                                                September 17,
                                                1986, Reg;
                                                September 3,
                                                2014, Susp.
    Cottonwood, Town of,               010102  December 24,       ......do..............   do.
     Houston County.                            1975, Emerg;
                                                April 5, 1988,
                                                Reg; September
                                                3, 2014, Susp.
    Cowarts, Town of, Houston          010103  October 29, 1998,  ......do..............   do.
     County.                                    Emerg; December
                                                16, 2005, Reg;
                                                September 3,
                                                2014, Susp.
    Dallas County,                     010063  April 11, 1975,    ......do..............   do.
     Unincorporated Areas.                      Emerg; September
                                                29, 1986, Reg;
                                                September 3,
                                                2014, Susp.
    Dothan, City of, Dale and          010104  February 21,       ......do..............   do.
     Houston Counties.                          1975, Emerg;
                                                January 15,
                                                1988, Reg;
                                                September 3,
                                                2014, Susp.
    Elmore, Town of, Elmore            010490  N/A, Emerg;        ......do..............   do.
     County.                                    January 12,
                                                2012, Reg;
                                                September 3,
                                                2014, Susp.
    Elmore County,                     010406  January 16, 1980,  ......do..............   do.
     Unincorporated Areas.                      Emerg; February
                                                19, 1986, Reg;
                                                September 3,
                                                2014, Susp.
    Gordon, Town of, Houston           010105  January 19, 1976,  ......do..............   do.
     County.                                    Emerg; April 2,
                                                1986, Reg;
                                                September 3,
                                                2014, Susp.
    Houston County,                    010098  June 25, 1975,     ......do..............   do.
     Unincorporated Areas.                      Emerg; September
                                                29, 1989, Reg;
                                                September 3,
                                                2014, Susp.
    Kinsey, Town of, Houston           010106  September 3,       ......do..............   do.
     County.                                    1975, Emerg;
                                                September 29,
                                                1986, Reg;
                                                September 3,
                                                2014, Susp.
    Lowndes County,                    010272  December 11,       ......do..............   do.
     Unincorporated Areas.                      1975, Emerg;
                                                August 15, 1984,
                                                Reg; September
                                                3, 2014, Susp.
    Madrid, Town of, Houston           010107  November 6, 1975,  ......do..............   do.
     County.                                    Emerg; July 18,
                                                1985, Reg;
                                                September 3,
                                                2014, Susp.
    Millbrook, City of, Autauga        010370  October 18, 1979,  ......do..............   do.
     and Elmore Counties.                       Emerg; August
                                                15, 1984, Reg;
                                                September 3,
                                                2014, Susp.
    Prattville, City of,               010002  June 18, 1974,     ......do..............   do.
     Autauga and Elmore                         Emerg; August
     Counties.                                  15, 1978, Reg;
                                                September 3,
                                                2014, Susp.
    Rehobeth, Town of, Houston         010392  N/A, Emerg; July   ......do..............   do.
     County.                                    17, 2003, Reg;
                                                September 3,
                                                2014, Susp.
    Selma, City of, Dallas             010065  May 7, 1974,       ......do..............   do.
     County.                                    Emerg; March 4,
                                                1986, Reg;
                                                September 3,
                                                2014, Susp.
    Taylor, Town of, Houston           010108  N/A, Emerg; April  ......do..............   do.
     County.                                    15, 2004, Reg;
                                                September 3,
                                                2014, Susp.
    Valley Grande, City of,            010312  N/A, Emerg; June   ......do..............   do.
     Dallas County.                             8, 2004, Reg;
                                                September 3,
                                                2014, Susp.
    Wetumpka, City of, Elmore          010070  March 11, 1975,    ......do..............   do.
     County.                                    Emerg; January
                                                3, 1986, Reg;
                                                September 3,
                                                2014, Susp.
    White Hall, Town of,               010507  N/A, Emerg;        ......do..............   do.
     Lowndes County.                            September 9,
                                                2010, Reg;
                                                September 3,
                                                2014, Susp.
            Region V
 
Indiana:
    Cass County, Unincorporated        180022  June 12, 1975,     ......do..............   do.
     Areas.                                     Emerg; August 3,
                                                1981, Reg;
                                                September 3,
                                                2014, Susp.
    Galveston, Town of, Cass           180356  April 12, 1976,    ......do..............   do.
     County.                                    Emerg; November
                                                8, 1978, Reg;
                                                September 3,
                                                2014, Susp.
    Logansport, City of, Cass          180023  May 1, 1975,       ......do..............   do.
     County.                                    Emerg; July 16,
                                                1981, Reg;
                                                September 3,
                                                2014, Susp.
    Walton, Town of, Cass              180024  July 31, 1975,     ......do..............   do.
     County.                                    Emerg; November
                                                8, 1978, Reg;
                                                September 3,
                                                2014, Susp.
    Wisconsin: Delavan, City           550463  October 18, 1974,  ......do..............   do.
     of, Walworth County.                       Emerg; September
                                                1, 1983, Reg;
                                                September 3,
                                                2014, Susp.
    Fontana on Geneva Lake,            550592  N/A, Emerg; March  ......do..............   do.
     Village of, Walworth                       23, 2006, Reg;
     County.                                    September 3,
                                                2014, Susp.
    Walworth County,                   550462  June 10, 1975,     ......do..............   do.
     Unincorporated Areas.                      Emerg; August
                                                15, 1983, Reg;
                                                September 3,
                                                2014, Susp.
    Whitewater, City of,               550200  March 27, 1975,    ......do..............   do.
     Jefferson and Walworth                     Emerg; June 1,
     Counties.                                  1982, Reg;
                                                September 3,
                                                2014, Susp.
           Region VI
 
Texas:
    Clarksville City, City of,         480535  N/A, Emerg; April  ......do..............   do.
     Gregg and Upshur Counties.                 9, 2009, Reg;
                                                September 3,
                                                2014, Susp.
    Easton, City of, Gregg and         481145  December 7, 1988,  ......do..............   do.
     Rusk Counties.                             Emerg; December
                                                1, 1989, Reg;
                                                September 3,
                                                2014, Susp.
    Gladewater, City of, Gregg         480262  November 1, 1974,  ......do..............   do.
     and Upshur Counties.                       Emerg; January
                                                16, 1981, Reg;
                                                September 3,
                                                2014, Susp.
    Gregg County,                      480261  March 3, 1981,     ......do..............   do.
     Unincorporated Areas.                      Emerg; January
                                                3, 1990, Reg;
                                                September 3,
                                                2014, Susp.

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    Harrison County,                   480847  March 18, 1988,    ......do..............   do.
     Unincorporated Areas.                      Emerg; November
                                                1, 1989, Reg;
                                                September 3,
                                                2014, Susp.
    Longview, City of, Gregg           480264  December 6, 1973,  ......do..............   do.
     and Harrison Counties.                     Emerg; December
                                                15, 1977, Reg;
                                                September 3,
                                                2014, Susp.
    Marshall, City of, Harrison        480319  July 17, 1974,     ......do..............   do.
     County.                                    Emerg; September
                                                16, 1981, Reg;
                                                September 3,
                                                2014, Susp.
    Uncertain, City of,                481559  August 21, 1979,   ......do..............   do.
     Harrison County.                           Emerg; August
                                                21, 1979, Reg;
                                                September 3,
                                                2014, Susp.
    Warren City, City of, Gregg        480840  April 13, 1981,    ......do..............   do.
     and Upshur Counties.                       Emerg; July 3,
                                                1985, Reg;
                                                September 3,
                                                2014, Susp.
    White Oak, City of, Gregg          480841  July 7, 1989,      ......do..............   do.
     County.                                    Emerg; December
                                                1, 1989, Reg;
                                                September 3,
                                                2014, Susp.
           Region VII
 
Kansas: Atchison, City of,             200010  February 7, 1975,  ......do..............   do.
 Atchison County.                               Emerg; June 1,
                                                1978, Reg;
                                                September 3,
                                                2014, Susp.
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*......do = Ditto.
Code for reading third column: Emerg.--Emergency; Reg.--Regular; Susp.--Suspension.

    Dated: July 24, 2014.
David L. Miller,
Associate Administrator, Federal Insurance and Mitigation 
Administration, Department of Homeland Security, Federal Emergency 
Management Agency.
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