Document ID: FEMA-2017-0002-0080
Agency: fema
Document Type: Rule
Title: Suspension of Community Eligibility
Posted Date: 2017-06-29T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 124 (Thursday, June 29, 2017)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 29435-29438]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-13565]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Federal Emergency Management Agency

44 CFR Part 64

[Docket ID FEMA-2017-0002; Internal Agency Docket No. FEMA-8487]

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 https://www.fema.gov/national-flood-insurance-program-community-status-book.

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, 400 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 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

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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. FEMA has determined that the 
community suspension(s) included in this rule is a non-discretionary 
action and therefore the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 
U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) does not apply.
    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 I
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Maine: Alexander, Town of,             230303  March 2, 1978,     July 18, 2017.........  July 18, 2017
 Washington County.                             Emerg; September
                                                4, 1985, Reg;
                                                July 18, 2017,
                                                Susp.
Baring Plantation, Washington          230468  March 19, 1974,    -*do-.................  -do-
 County.                                        Emerg; March 15,
                                                1982, Reg; July
                                                18, 2017, Susp.
Brookton, Township of,                 230470  March 19, 1974,    -do-..................  -do-
 Washington County.                             Emerg; November
                                                1, 1985, Reg;
                                                July 18, 2017,
                                                Susp.
Calais, City of, Washington            230134  July 31, 1975,     -do-..................  -do-
 County.                                        Emerg; August 3,
                                                1994, Reg; July
                                                18, 2017, Susp.
Charlotte, Town of, Washington         230437  May 1, 2000,       -do-..................  -do-
 County.                                        Emerg; August 1,
                                                2008, Reg; July
                                                18, 2017, Susp.
Cherryfield, Town of,                  230135  July 23, 1975,     -do-..................  -do-
 Washington County.                             Emerg; May 4,
                                                1988, Reg; July
                                                18, 2017, Susp.
Columbia, Town of, Washington          230307  June 24, 2010,     -do-..................  -do-
 County.                                        Emerg; April 1,
                                                2011, Reg; July
                                                18, 2017, Susp.
Danforth, Town of, Washington          230136  April 14, 1975,    -do-..................  -do-
 County.                                        Emerg; September
                                                18, 1985, Reg;
                                                July 18, 2017,
                                                Susp.
Dennysville, Town of,                  230312  July 23, 1975,     -do-..................  -do-
 Washington County.                             Emerg; August
                                                19, 1985, Reg;
                                                July 18, 2017,
                                                Susp.
East Machias, Town of,                 230313  April 8, 1983,     -do-..................  -do-
 Washington County.                             Emerg; September
                                                4, 1985, Reg;
                                                July 18, 2017,
                                                Susp.
Eastport, City of, Washington          230137  June 11, 1975,     -do-..................  -do-
 County.                                        Emerg; December
                                                3, 1987, Reg;
                                                July 18, 2017,
                                                Susp.
Edmunds, Township of,                  230471  March 19, 1975,    -do-..................  -do-
 Washington County.                             Emerg; August
                                                19, 1985, Reg;
                                                July 18, 2017,
                                                Susp.
Grand Lake Stream Plantation,          230469  March 19, 1975,    -do-..................  -do-
 Washington County.                             Emerg; August 5,
                                                1985, Reg; July
                                                18, 2017, Susp.
Jonesboro, Town of, Washington         230315  February 27,       -do-..................  -do-
 County.                                        2006, Emerg;
                                                August 1, 2008,
                                                Reg; July 18,
                                                2017, Susp.
Lambert Lake, Township of,             230472  March 19, 1975,    -do-..................  -do-
 Washington County.                             Emerg; January
                                                17, 1985, Reg;
                                                July 18, 2017,
                                                Susp.
Machias, Town of, Washington           230140  April 24, 1975,    -do-..................  -do-
 County.                                        Emerg; November
                                                18, 1988, Reg;
                                                July 18, 2017,
                                                Susp.
Milbridge, Town of, Washington         230142  May 14, 1975,      -do-..................  -do-
 County.                                        Emerg; May 3,
                                                1990, Reg; July
                                                18, 2017, Susp.
Pembroke, Town of, Washington          230143  June 9, 1999,      -do-..................  -do-
 County.                                        Emerg; April 1,
                                                2009, Reg; July
                                                18, 2017, Susp.
Perry, Town of, Washington             230319  July 30, 1975,     -do-..................  -do-
 County.                                        Emerg; September
                                                4, 1985, Reg;
                                                July 18, 2017,
                                                Susp.
Princeton, Town of, Washington         230320  June 11, 1975,     -do-..................  -do-
 County.                                        Emerg; August
                                                19, 1985, Reg;
                                                July 18, 2017,
                                                Susp.
Robbinston, Town of, Washington        230321  July 23, 1975,     -do-..................  -do-
 County.                                        Emerg; August
                                                19, 1985, Reg;
                                                July 18, 2017,
                                                Susp.

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Roque Bluffs, Town of,                 230322  July 16, 1975,     -do-..................  -do-
 Washington County.                             Emerg; September
                                                18, 1985, Reg;
                                                July 18, 2017,
                                                Susp.
Topsfield, Town of, Washington         230324  June 22, 2010,     -do-..................  -do-
 County.                                        Emerg; March 1,
                                                2011, Reg; July
                                                18, 2017, Susp.
Trescott, Township of,                 230473  March 19, 1975,    -do-..................  -do-
 Washington County.                             Emerg; August 5,
                                                1985, Reg; July
                                                18, 2017, Susp.
Wesley, Town of, Washington            230327  April 1, 1976,     -do-..................  -do-
 County.                                        Emerg; September
                                                18, 1985, Reg;
                                                July 18, 2017,
                                                Susp.
Whitneyville, Town of,                 230329  N/A, Emerg;        -do-..................  -do-
 Washington County.                             February 8,
                                                2001, Reg; July
                                                18, 2017, Susp.
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Pennsylvania: Belle Vernon,            420457  July 19, 1974,     -do-..................  -do-
 Borough of, Fayette County.                    Emerg; July 16,
                                                1981, Reg; July
                                                18, 2017, Susp.
Brownsville, Borough of,               420458  July 9, 1975,      -do-..................  -do-
 Fayette County.                                Emerg; September
                                                16, 1981, Reg;
                                                July 18, 2017,
                                                Susp.
Bullskin, Township of, Fayette         421622  March 23, 1976,    -do-..................  -do-
 County.                                        Emerg; April 16,
                                                1991, Reg; July
                                                18, 2017, Susp.
Connellsville, City of, Fayette        420459  July 23, 1973,     -do-..................  -do-
 County.                                        Emerg; March 1,
                                                1978, Reg; July
                                                18, 2017, Susp.
Connellsville, Township of,            421623  March 3, 1977,     -do-..................  -do-
 Fayette County.                                Emerg; July 16,
                                                1991, Reg; July
                                                18, 2017, Susp.
Dunbar, Borough of, Fayette            420461  June 20, 1974,     -do-..................  -do-
 County.                                        Emerg; July 4,
                                                1988, Reg; July
                                                18, 2017, Susp.
Fairchance, Borough of, Fayette        420463  November 14,       -do-..................  -do-
 County.                                        1975, Emerg;
                                                April 16, 1991,
                                                Reg; July 18,
                                                2017, Susp.
Lower Tyrone, Township of,             421630  March 16, 1977,    -do-..................  -do-
 Fayette County.                                Emerg; March 4,
                                                1988, Reg; July
                                                18, 2017, Susp.
Markleysburg, Borough of,              422606  January 18, 1985,  -do-..................  -do-
 Fayette County.                                Emerg; June 19,
                                                1985, Reg; July
                                                18, 2017, Susp.
Menallen, Township of, Fayette         421632  July 18, 1974,     -do-..................  -do-
 County.                                        Emerg; April 16,
                                                1991, Reg; July
                                                18, 2017, Susp.
Newell, Borough of, Fayette            420465  February 20,       -do-..................  -do-
 County.                                        1975, Emerg;
                                                April 15, 1981,
                                                Reg; July 18,
                                                2017, Susp.
Ohiopyle, Borough of, Fayette          421615  March 8, 1985,     -do-..................  -do-
 County.                                        Emerg; December
                                                1, 1986, Reg;
                                                July 18, 2017,
                                                Susp.
Springhill, Township of,               421639  June 15, 1976,     -do-..................  -do-
 Fayette County.                                Emerg; March 18,
                                                1991, Reg; July
                                                18, 2017, Susp.
Uniontown, City of, Fayette            420466  May 4, 1973,       -do-..................  -do-
 County.                                        Emerg; May 1,
                                                1978, Reg; July
                                                18, 2017, Susp.
Wharton, Township of, Fayette          421642  November 19,       -do-..................  -do-
 County.                                        1975, Emerg;
                                                January 1, 1987,
                                                Reg; July 18,
                                                2017, Susp.
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                                                    Region IV
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South Carolina: Reevesville,           450218  August 11, 2006,   -do-..................  -do-
 Town of, Dorchester County.                    Emerg; N/A, Reg;
                                                July 18, 2017,
                                                Susp.
Summerville, Town of, Berkeley,        450073  November 5, 1973,  -do-..................  -do-
 Charleston and Dorchester                      Emerg; June 15,
 Counties.                                      1981, Reg; July
                                                18, 2017, Susp.
                                                    Region IX
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California: Mendocino County,          060183  December 17,       -do-..................  -do-
 Unincorporated Areas.                          1974, Emerg;
                                                June 1, 1983,
                                                Reg; July 18,
                                                2017, Susp.
Point Arena, City of, Mendocino        060185  June 28, 1976,     -do-..................  -do-
 County.                                        Emerg; August 3,
                                                1984, Reg; July
                                                18, 2017, Susp.
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-*do- = Ditto.
Code for reading third column: Emerg. --Emergency; Reg. --Regular; Susp. --Suspension.

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    Dated: June 20, 2017.
Michael M. Grimm,
Assistant Administrator for Mitigation, Federal Insurance and 
Mitigation Administration, Department of Homeland Security, Federal 
Emergency Management Agency.
[FR Doc. 2017-13565 Filed 6-28-17; 8:45 am]
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