Document ID: FEMA-2016-0002-0070
Agency: fema
Document Type: Rule
Title: Suspension of Community Eligibility
Posted Date: 2016-05-24T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 100 (Tuesday, May 24, 2016)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 32660-32664]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-12123]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Federal Emergency Management Agency

44 CFR Part 64

[Docket ID FEMA-2016-0002; Internal Agency Docket No. FEMA-8435]

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

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 Patricia Suber, Federal Insurance and 
Mitigation Administration, Federal Emergency Management Agency, 500 C 
Street SW., Washington, DC 20472, (202) 646-4149.

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

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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 III
 
Maine: Andrews Island, Knox           230967  April 4, 1979,      July 6, 2016..........  July 6, 2016.
 County.                                       Emerg; April 30,
                                               1984, Reg; July
                                               6, 2016, Susp.
Appleton, Town of, Knox County        230073  July 22, 1975,      ......do*.............   Do.
                                               Emerg; December
                                               4, 1985, Reg;
                                               July 6, 2016,
                                               Susp.
Bar Island, Knox County.......        230974  April 4, 1979,      ......do..............   Do.
                                               Emerg; April 30,
                                               1984, Reg; July
                                               6, 2016, Susp.
Birch Island, Knox County.....        230966  April 4, 1979,      ......do..............   Do.
                                               Emerg; April 30,
                                               1984, Reg; July
                                               6, 2016, Susp.
Brig Ledge, Knox County.......        230947  April 4, 1979,      ......do..............   Do.
                                               Emerg; April 30,
                                               1984, Reg; July
                                               6, 2016, Susp.
Camden, Town of, Knox County..        230074  May 21, 1975,       ......do..............   Do.
                                               Emerg; May 4,
                                               1988, Reg; July
                                               6, 2016, Susp
Camp Cove Ledge, Knox County..        230945  April 4, 1979,      ......do..............   Do.
                                               Emerg; April 30,
                                               1984, Reg; July
                                               6, 2016, Susp.
Camp Island, Knox County......        230962  April 4, 1979,      ......do..............   Do.
                                               Emerg; April 30,
                                               1984, Reg; July
                                               6, 2016, Susp.
Clam Ledges, Knox County......        230970  April 4, 1979,      ......do..............   Do.
                                               Emerg; April 30,
                                               1984, Reg; July
                                               6, 2016, Susp.

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Crescent Island, Knox County..        230955  April 4, 1979,      ......do..............   Do.
                                               Emerg; April 30,
                                               1984, Reg; July
                                               6, 2016, Susp.
Criehaven, Township of, Knox          231034  April 4, 1979,      ......do..............   Do.
 County.                                       Emerg; April 30,
                                               1984, Reg; July
                                               6, 2016, Susp.
Crow Island, Knox County......        230978  April 4, 1979,      ......do..............   Do.
                                               Emerg; April 30,
                                               1984, Reg; July
                                               6, 2016, Susp.
Cushing, Town of, Knox County.        230224  May 7, 1976,        ......do..............   Do.
                                               Emerg; July 16,
                                               1990, Reg; July
                                               6, 2016, Susp.
Dix Island, Knox County.......        230965  April 4, 1979,      ......do..............   Do.
                                               Emerg; April 30,
                                               1984, Reg; July
                                               6, 2016, Susp.
East Goose Rock, Knox County..        230990  April 4, 1979,      ......do..............   Do.
                                               Emerg; April 30,
                                               1984, Reg; July
                                               6, 2016, Susp.
Egg Rock, Knox County.........        230991  April 4, 1979,      ......do..............   Do.
                                               Emerg; April 30,
                                               1984, Reg; July
                                               6, 2016, Susp.
Fisherman Island, Knox County.        230953  April 4, 1979,      ......do..............   Do.
                                               Emerg; April 30,
                                               1984, Reg; July
                                               6, 2016, Susp.
Flag Island, Knox County......        230972  April 4, 1979,      ......do..............   Do.
                                               Emerg; April 30,
                                               1984, Reg; July
                                               6, 2016, Susp.
Fort Kent, Town of, Aroostook         230019  April 10, 1974,     ......do..............   Do.
 County.                                       Emerg; June 4,
                                               1980, Reg; July
                                               6, 2016, Susp.
Friendship, Town of, Knox             230225  September 13,       ......do..............   Do.
 County.                                       1978, Emerg; July
                                               16, 1990, Reg;
                                               July 6, 2016,
                                               Susp.
Goose Island, Knox County.....        230987  April 4, 1979,      ......do..............   Do.
                                               Emerg; April 30,
                                               1984, Reg; July
                                               6, 2016, Susp.
Gooseberry Knob, Knox County..        230959  April 4, 1979,      ......do..............   Do.
                                               Emerg; April 30,
                                               1984, Reg; July
                                               6, 2016, Susp.
Graffam Island, Knox County...        230975  April 4, 1979,      ......do..............   Do.
                                               Emerg; April 30,
                                               1984, Reg; July
                                               6, 2016, Susp.
Great Pond Island, Knox County        230961  April 4, 1979,      ......do..............   Do.
                                               Emerg; April 30,
                                               1984, Reg; July
                                               6, 2016, Susp.
Green Ledge, Knox County......        230944  April 4, 1979,      ......do..............   Do.
                                               Emerg; April 30,
                                               1984, Reg; July
                                               6, 2016, Susp.
Herring Ledge, Knox County....        230937  April 4, 1979,      ......do..............   Do.
                                               Emerg; April 30,
                                               1984, Reg; July
                                               6, 2016, Susp.
Hewett Island, Knox County....        230971  April 4, 1979,      ......do..............   Do.
                                               Emerg; April 30,
                                               1984, Reg; July
                                               6, 2016, Susp.
High Island, Knox County......        230964  April 4, 1979,      ......do..............   Do.
                                               Emerg; April 30,
                                               1984, Reg; July
                                               6, 2016, Susp.
High Ledge, Knox County.......        230946  April 4, 1979,      ......do..............   Do.
                                               Emerg; April 30,
                                               1984, Reg; July
                                               6, 2016, Susp.
Hog Island, Knox County.......        230934  April 4, 1979,      ......do..............   Do.
                                               Emerg; April 30,
                                               1984, Reg; July
                                               6, 2016, Susp.
Hope, Town of, Knox County....        230226  April 5, 1976,      ......do..............   Do.
                                               Emerg; February
                                               19, 1986, Reg;
                                               July 6, 2016,
                                               Susp.
Large Green Island, Knox              230936  April 4, 1979,      ......do..............   Do.
 County.                                       Emerg; April 30,
                                               1984, Reg; July
                                               6, 2016, Susp.
Lasell Island, Knox County....        230983  April 4, 1979,      ......do..............   Do.
                                               Emerg; April 30,
                                               1984, Reg; July
                                               6, 2016, Susp.
Little Green Island, Knox             230935  April 4, 1979,      ......do..............   Do.
 County.                                       Emerg; April 30,
                                               1984, Reg; July
                                               6, 2016, Susp.
Little Hurricane Island, Knox         230973  April 4, 1979,      ......do..............   Do.
 County.                                       Emerg; April 30,
                                               1984, Reg; July
                                               6, 2016, Susp.
Little Pond Island, Knox              230960  April 4, 1979,      ......do..............   Do.
 County.                                       Emerg; April 30,
                                               1984, Reg; July
                                               6, 2016, Susp.
Little Two Bush Island, Knox          230980  April 4, 1979,      ......do..............   Do.
 County.                                       Emerg; April 30,
                                               1984, Reg; July
                                               6, 2016, Susp.
Marblehead Island, Knox County        230954  April 4, 1979,      ......do..............   Do.
                                               Emerg; April 30,
                                               1984, Reg; July
                                               6, 2016, Susp.
Mark Island, Knox County......        230988  April 4, 1979,      ......do..............   Do.
                                               Emerg; April 30,
                                               1984, Reg; July
                                               6, 2016, Susp.
Matinicus Isle Plantation,            230603  April 25, 1975,     ......do..............   Do.
 Knox County.                                  Emerg; April 30,
                                               1984, Reg; July
                                               6, 2016, Susp.
Metinic Green Island, Knox            230932  April 4, 1979,      ......do..............   Do.
 County.                                       Emerg; April 30,
                                               1984, Reg; July
                                               6, 2016, Susp.
Metinic Island, Knox County...        230931  April 4, 1979,      ......do..............   Do.
                                               Emerg; April 30,
                                               1984, Reg; July
                                               6, 2016, Susp.
Mink Island, Knox County......        230976  April 4, 1979,      ......do..............   Do.
                                               Emerg; April 30,
                                               1984, Reg; July
                                               6, 2016, Susp.
Mouse Island, Knox County.....        230986  April 4, 1979,      ......do..............   Do.
                                               Emerg; April 30,
                                               1984, Reg; July
                                               6, 2016, Susp.

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Muscle Ridge Township, Knox           230979  April 4, 1979,      ......do..............   Do.
 County.                                       Emerg; April 30,
                                               1984, Reg; July
                                               6, 2016, Susp.
Nettle Island, Knox County....        230969  April 4, 1979,      ......do..............   Do.
                                               Emerg; April 30,
                                               1984, Reg; July
                                               6, 2016, Susp.
North Haven, Town of, Knox            230228  April 2, 1976,      ......do..............   Do.
 County.                                       Emerg; July 16,
                                               1991, Reg; July
                                               6, 2016, Susp.
Oak Island, Knox County.......        230957  April 4, 1979,      ......do..............   Do.
                                               Emerg; April 30,
                                               1984, Reg; July
                                               6, 2016, Susp.
Otter Island, Knox County.....        230956  April 4, 1979,      ......do..............   Do.
                                               Emerg; April 30,
                                               1984, Reg; July
                                               6, 2016, Susp.
Owls Head, Town of, Knox              230075  July 30, 1975,      ......do..............   Do.
 County.                                       Emerg; June 19,
                                               1989, Reg; July
                                               6, 2016, Susp.
Pleasant Island, Knox County..        230977  April 4, 1979,      ......do..............   Do.
                                               Emerg; April 30,
                                               1984, Reg; July
                                               6, 2016, Susp.
Pudding Island, Knox County...        230941  April 4, 1979,      ......do..............   Do.
                                               Emerg; April 30,
                                               1984, Reg; July
                                               6, 2016, Susp.
Ragged Island, Knox County....        230940  April 4, 1979,      ......do..............   Do.
                                               Emerg; April 30,
                                               1984, Reg; July
                                               6, 2016, Susp.
Robinson Rock, Knox County....        230989  April 4, 1979,      ......do..............   Do.
                                               Emerg; April 30,
                                               1984, Reg; July
                                               6, 2016, Susp.
Rockland, City of, Knox County        230076  October 31, 1975,   ......do..............   Do.
                                               Emerg; January 5,
                                               1989, Reg; July
                                               6, 2016, Susp.
Rockport, Town of, Knox County        230077  July 2, 1975,       ......do..............   Do.
                                               Emerg; May 4,
                                               1989, Reg; July
                                               6, 2016, Susp.
Saddle Island, Knox County....        230982  April 4, 1979,      ......do..............   Do.
                                               Emerg; April 30,
                                               1984, Reg; July
                                               6, 2016, Susp.
Saint George, Town of, Knox           230229  March 30, 1976,     ......do..............   Do.
 County.                                       Emerg; September
                                               1, 1989, Reg;
                                               July 6, 2016,
                                               Susp.
Seal Island, Knox County......        230948  April 4, 1979,      ......do..............   Do.
                                               Emerg; April 30,
                                               1984, Reg; July
                                               6, 2016, Susp.
Shag Ledge, Knox County.......        230942  April 4, 1979,      ......do..............   Do.
                                               Emerg; April 30,
                                               1984, Reg; July
                                               6, 2016, Susp.
South Thomaston, Town of, Knox        230078  July 23, 1975,      ......do..............   Do.
 County.                                       Emerg; May 17,
                                               1989, Reg; July
                                               6, 2016, Susp.
Spectacle Island, Knox County.        230963  April 4, 1979,      ......do..............   Do.
                                               Emerg; April 30,
                                               1984, Reg; July
                                               6, 2016, Susp.
The Nubble, Knox County.......        230933  April 4, 1979,      ......do..............   Do.
                                               Emerg; April 30,
                                               1984, Reg; July
                                               6, 2016, Susp.
Thomaston, Town of, Knox              230079  May 12, 1975,       ......do..............   Do.
 County.                                       Emerg; December
                                               4, 1985, Reg;
                                               July 6, 2016,
                                               Susp.
Union, Town of, Knox County...        230080  July 3, 1975,       ......do..............   Do.
                                               Emerg; March 18,
                                               1987, Reg; July
                                               6, 2016, Susp.
Vinalhaven, Town of, Knox             230230  April 18, 1975,     ......do..............   Do.
 County.                                       Emerg; March 1,
                                               1987, Reg; July
                                               6, 2016, Susp.
Warren, Town of, Knox County..        230081  June 12, 1975,      ......do..............   Do.
                                               Emerg; April 17,
                                               1985, Reg; July
                                               6, 2016, Susp.
Washington, Town of, Knox             230082  December 4, 2003,   ......do..............   Do.
 County.                                       Emerg; March 1,
                                               2004, Reg; July
                                               6, 2016, Susp.
Wheeler Big Rock, Knox County.        230939  April 4, 1979,      ......do..............   Do.
                                               Emerg; April 30,
                                               1984, Reg; July
                                               6, 2016, Susp.
Wooden Ball Island, Knox              230950  April 4, 1979,      ......do..............   Do.
 County.                                       Emerg; April 30,
                                               1984, Reg; July
                                               6, 2016, Susp.
Yellow Ledge, Knox County.....        230981  April 4, 1979,      ......do..............   Do.
                                               Emerg; April 30,
                                               1984, Reg; July
                                               6, 2016, Susp.
Massachusetts: Bedford, Town          255209  April 2, 1971,      ......do..............   Do.
 of, Middlesex County.                         Emerg; September
                                               7, 1973, Reg;
                                               July 6, 2016,
                                               Susp.
Billerica, Town of, Middlesex         250183  August 18, 1972,    ......do..............   Do.
 County.                                       Emerg; November
                                               5, 1980, Reg;
                                               July 6, 2016,
                                               Susp.
Burlington, Town of, Middlesex        250185  January 2, 1976,    ......do..............   Do.
 County.                                       Emerg; July 5,
                                               1984, Reg; July
                                               6, 2016, Susp.
Lexington, Town of, Middlesex         250198  July 31, 1975,      ......do..............   Do.
 County.                                       Emerg; June 1,
                                               1978, Reg; July
                                               6, 2016, Susp.
Tewksbury, Town of, Middlesex         250218  December 10, 1971,  ......do..............   Do.
 County.                                       Emerg; July 18,
                                               1977, Reg; July
                                               6, 2016, Susp.
Wilmington, Town of, Middlesex        250227  July 1, 1974,       ......do..............   Do.
 County.                                       Emerg; June 15,
                                               1982, Reg; July
                                               6, 2016, Susp.
 
           Region VI
 
Louisiana: Bastrop, City of,          220127  July 2, 1975,       ......do..............   Do.
 Morehouse Parish.                             Emerg; December
                                               16, 1980, Reg;
                                               July 6, 2016,
                                               Susp.

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Bonita, Village of, Morehouse         220316  April 3, 1997,      ......do..............   Do.
 Parish.                                       Emerg; April 1,
                                               2007, Reg; July
                                               6, 2016, Susp.
Collinston, Village of,               220399  June 17, 1991,      ......do..............   Do.
 Morehouse Parish.                             Emerg; N/A, Reg;
                                               July 6, 2016,
                                               Susp.
Mer Rouge, Village of,                220128  May 3, 1973,        ......do..............   Do.
 Morehouse Parish.                             Emerg; June 27,
                                               1978, Reg; July
                                               6, 2016, Susp.
Morehouse Parish,                     220367  April 14, 1983,     ......do..............   Do.
 Unincorporated Areas.                         Emerg; October
                                               15, 1985, Reg;
                                               July 6, 2016,
                                               Susp.
New Mexico: Dona Ana County,          350012  January 19, 1976,   ......do..............   Do.
 Unincorporated Areas.                         Emerg; September
                                               27, 1991, Reg;
                                               July 6, 2016,
                                               Susp.
Hatch, Village of, Dona Ana           350013  December 10, 1974,  ......do..............   Do.
 County.                                       Emerg; January 3,
                                               1986, Reg; July
                                               6, 2016, Susp.
Las Cruces, City of, Dona Ana         355332  July 24, 1970,      ......do..............   Do.
 County.                                       Emerg; June 11,
                                               1971, Reg; July
                                               6, 2016, Susp.
Mesilla, Town of, Dona Ana            350113  March 7, 1975,      ......do..............   Do.
 County.                                       Emerg; May 28,
                                               1985, Reg; July
                                               6, 2016, Susp.
Sunland Park, City of, Dona           350147  N/A, Emerg;         ......do..............   Do.
 Ana County.                                   November 8, 2006,
                                               Reg; July 6,
                                               2016, Susp.
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*.....do = Ditto.
Code for reading third column: Emerg. --Emergency; Reg. --Regular; Susp. --Suspension.

    Dated: May 12, 2016.
Michael M. Grimm,
Assistant Administrator for Mitigation, Federal Insurance and 
Mitigation Administration, Department of Homeland Security, Federal 
Emergency Management Agency.
[FR Doc. 2016-12123 Filed 5-23-16; 8:45 am]
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