Document ID: FEMA-2016-0002-0071
Agency: fema
Document Type: Rule
Title: Suspension of Community Eligibility
Posted Date: 2016-05-27T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 103 (Friday, May 27, 2016)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 33598-33601]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-12127]

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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-8433]

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 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,

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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 II
 
New Jersey:
    Alloway, Township of,             340413  March 7, 1975,      June 16, 2016.........  June 16, 2016.
     Salem County.                             Emerg; June 15,
                                               1979, Reg; June
                                               16, 2016, Susp.
    Bridgeton, City of,               340165  May 19, 1975,       ......do *............   Do.
     Cumberland County.                        Emerg; January
                                               18, 1984, Reg;
                                               June 16, 2016,
                                               Susp.
    Carneys Point, Township           340424  March 3, 1975,      ......do..............   Do.
     of, Salem County.                         Emerg; June 1,
                                               1982, Reg; June
                                               16, 2016, Susp.
    Commercial, Township of,          340166  July 23, 1975,      ......do..............   Do.
     Cumberland County.                        Emerg; December
                                               1, 1982, Reg;
                                               June 16, 2016,
                                               Susp.
    Deerfield, Township of,           340553  September 15,       ......do..............   Do.
     Cumberland County.                        1975, Emerg;
                                               November 4, 1981,
                                               Reg; June 16,
                                               2016, Susp.
    Downe, Township of,               340167  October 22, 1971,   ......do..............   Do.
     Cumberland County.                        Emerg; February
                                               15, 1978, Reg;
                                               June 16, 2016,
                                               Susp.
    Elmer, Borough of, Salem          340414  May 19, 1975,       ......do..............   Do.
     County.                                   Emerg; April 8,
                                               1983, Reg; June
                                               16, 2016, Susp.
    Elsinboro, Township of,           340415  May 28, 1974,       ......do..............   Do.
     Salem County.                             Emerg; August 2,
                                               1982, Reg; June
                                               16, 2016, Susp.
    Fairfield, Township of,           340168  June 23, 1972,      ......do..............   Do.
     Cumberland County.                        Emerg; November
                                               19, 1982, Reg;
                                               June 16, 2016,
                                               Susp.
    Greenwich, Township of,           340169  September 29,       ......do..............   Do.
     Cumberland County.                        1975, Emerg;
                                               March 11, 1983,
                                               Reg; June 16,
                                               2016, Susp.
    Hopewell, Township of,            340170  June 30, 1975,      ......do..............   Do.
     Cumberland County.                        Emerg; December
                                               15, 1978, Reg;
                                               June 16, 2016,
                                               Susp.
    Lawrence, Township of,            340171  July 21, 1975,      ......do..............   Do.
     Cumberland County.                        Emerg; November
                                               26, 1982, Reg;
                                               June 16, 2016,
                                               Susp.
    Lower Alloways Creek,             340416  May 20, 1975,       ......do..............   Do.
     Township of, Salem County.                Emerg; April 18,
                                               1983, Reg; June
                                               16, 2016, Susp.
    Mannington, Township of,          340417  February 19, 1975,  ......do..............   Do.
     Salem County.                             Emerg; November
                                               18, 1983, Reg;
                                               June 16, 2016,
                                               Susp.
    Maurice River, Township           340172  April 14, 1972,     ......do..............   Do.
     of, Cumberland County.                    Emerg; January
                                               19, 1978, Reg;
                                               June 16, 2016,
                                               Susp.
    Millville, City of,               340173  May 2, 1975,        ......do..............   Do.
     Cumberland County.                        Emerg; June 15,
                                               1982, Reg; June
                                               16, 2016, Susp.
    Oldmans, Township of,             340418  July 15, 1975,      ......do..............   Do.
     Salem County.                             Emerg; January 7,
                                               1983, Reg; June
                                               16, 2016, Susp.
    Penns Grove, Borough of,          340419  August 7, 1975,     ......do..............   Do.
     Salem County.                             Emerg; July 5,
                                               1982, Reg; June
                                               16, 2016, Susp.
    Pennsville, Township of,          340512  August 5, 1974,     ......do..............   Do.
     Salem County.                             Emerg; December
                                               15, 1982, Reg;
                                               June 16, 2016,
                                               Susp.
    Pilesgrove, Township of,          340420  March 31, 1975,     ......do..............   Do.
     Salem County.                             Emerg; October
                                               21, 1983, Reg;
                                               June 16, 2016,
                                               Susp.
    Pittsgrove, Township of,          340421  September 8, 1981,  ......do..............   Do.
     Salem County.                             Emerg; November
                                               18, 1983, Reg;
                                               June 16, 2016,
                                               Susp.
    Quinton, Township of,             340422  April 28, 1975,     ......do..............   Do.
     Salem County.                             Emerg; April 15,
                                               1983, Reg; June
                                               16, 2016, Susp.
    Salem, City of, Salem             340423  March 31, 1975,     ......do..............   Do.
     County.                                   Emerg; August 2,
                                               1982, Reg; June
                                               16, 2016, Susp.
    Stow Creek, Township of,          340174  July 1, 1975,       ......do..............   Do.
     Cumberland County.                        Emerg; June 15,
                                               1979, Reg; June
                                               16, 2016, Susp.
    Upper Deerfield, Township         340175  March 25, 1975,     ......do..............   Do.
     of, Cumberland County.                    Emerg; March 25,
                                               1983, Reg; June
                                               16, 2016, Susp.
    Upper Pittsgrove, Township        340425  March 19, 1975,     ......do..............   Do.
     of, Salem County.                         Emerg; January
                                               21, 1983, Reg;
                                               June 16, 2016,
                                               Susp.
    Vineland, City of,                340176  December 17, 1971,  ......do..............   Do.
     Cumberland County.                        Emerg; July 5,
                                               1982, Reg; June
                                               16, 2016, Susp.
    Woodstown, Borough of,            340426  June 25, 1975,      ......do..............   Do.
     Salem County.                             Emerg; May 11,
                                               1979, Reg; June
                                               16, 2016, Susp.
New York:
    Andes, Town of, Delaware          360188  August 28, 1975,    ......do..............   Do.
     County.                                   Emerg; May 1,
                                               1985, Reg; June
                                               16, 2016, Susp.
    Bovina, Town of, Delaware         360190  August 12, 1975,    ......do..............   Do.
     County.                                   Emerg; May 1,
                                               1985, Reg; June
                                               16, 2016, Susp.

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    Colchester, Town of,              360191  September 8, 1975,  ......do..............   Do.
     Delaware County.                          Emerg; January 3,
                                               1986, Reg; June
                                               16, 2016, Susp.
    Delhi, Town of, Delaware          360193  August 5, 1975,     ......do..............   Do.
     County.                                   Emerg; July 18,
                                               1985, Reg; June
                                               16, 2016, Susp.
    Delhi, Village of,                361572  February 11, 1974,  ......do..............   Do.
     Delaware County.                          Emerg; July 18,
                                               1985, Reg; June
                                               16, 2016, Susp.
    Fleischmanns, Village of,         360197  December 17, 1975,  ......do..............   Do.
     Delaware County.                          Emerg; January
                                               17, 1986, Reg;
                                               June 16, 2016,
                                               Susp.
    Franklin, Town of,                360198  July 2, 1975,       ......do..............   Do.
     Delaware County.                          Emerg; April 1,
                                               1988, Reg; June
                                               16, 2016, Susp.
    Hamden, Town of, Delaware         360200  September 12,       ......do..............   Do.
     County.                                   1975, Emerg;
                                               March 4, 1986,
                                               Reg; June 16,
                                               2016, Susp.
    Harpersfield, Town of,            360203  August 15, 1975,    ......do..............   Do.
     Delaware County.                          Emerg; June 5,
                                               1985, Reg; June
                                               16, 2016, Susp.
    Hobart, Village of,               360204  July 7, 1975,       ......do..............   Do.
     Delaware County.                          Emerg; May 15,
                                               1985, Reg; June
                                               16, 2016, Susp.
    Kortright, Town of,               360205  July 28, 1975,      ......do..............   Do.
     Delaware County.                          Emerg; May 15,
                                               1985, Reg; June
                                               16, 2016, Susp.
    Margaretville, Village of,        360208  May 9, 1975,        ......do..............   Do.
     Delaware County.                          Emerg; June 4,
                                               1990, Reg; June
                                               16, 2016, Susp.
    Meredith, Town of,                360207  July 21, 1976,      ......do..............   Do.
     Delaware County.                          Emerg; May 15,
                                               1985, Reg; June
                                               16, 2016, Susp.
    Middletown, Town of,              360209  July 30, 1976,      ......do..............   Do.
     Delaware County.                          Emerg; May 15,
                                               1985, Reg; June
                                               16, 2016, Susp.
    Roxbury, Town of, Delaware        361036  August 1, 1975,     ......do..............   Do.
     County.                                   Emerg; May 15,
                                               1985, Reg; June
                                               16, 2016, Susp.
    Stamford, Town of,                360212  September 28,       ......do..............   Do.
     Delaware County.                          1977, Emerg;
                                               October 1, 1986,
                                               Reg; June 16,
                                               2016, Susp.
    Stamford, Village of,             360213  August 7, 1975,     ......do..............   Do.
     Delaware County.                          Emerg; August 1,
                                               1987, Reg; June
                                               16, 2016, Susp.
    Tompkins, Town of,                360214  July 3, 1975,       ......do..............   Do.
     Delaware County.                          Emerg; November
                                               15, 1985, Reg;
                                               June 16, 2016,
                                               Susp.
    Walton, Town of, Delaware         360215  November 10, 1975,  ......do..............   Do.
     County.                                   Emerg; September
                                               2, 1988, Reg;
                                               June 16, 2016,
                                               Susp.
    Walton, Village of,               360216  May 19, 1975,       ......do..............   Do.
     Delaware County.                          Emerg; April 2,
                                               1991, Reg; June
                                               16, 2016, Susp.
 
          Region III
 
Pennsylvania:
    Allison, Township of,             421534  November 11, 1975,  ......do..............   Do.
     Clinton County.                           Emerg; September
                                               3, 1980, Reg;
                                               June 16, 2016,
                                               Susp.
    Bald Eagle, Township of,          420319  May 22, 1973,       ......do..............   Do.
     Clinton County.                           Emerg; February
                                               4, 1981, Reg;
                                               June 16, 2016,
                                               Susp.
    Castanea, Township of,            420322  April 10, 1973,     ......do..............   Do.
     Clinton County.                           Emerg; February
                                               2, 1977, Reg;
                                               June 16, 2016,
                                               Susp.
    Dunnstable, Township of,          420325  May 23, 1973,       ......do..............   Do.
     Clinton County.                           Emerg; March 1,
                                               1977, Reg; June
                                               16, 2016, Susp.
    Flemington, Borough of,           420326  March 9, 1973,      ......do..............   Do.
     Clinton County.                           Emerg; February
                                               2, 1977, Reg;
                                               June 16, 2016,
                                               Susp.
    Lamar, Township of,               420327  July 9, 1973,       ......do..............   Do.
     Clinton County.                           Emerg; March 16,
                                               1988, Reg; June
                                               16, 2016, Susp.
    Lock Haven, City of,              420328  November 17, 1972,  ......do..............   Do.
     Clinton County.                           Emerg; February
                                               2, 1977, Reg;
                                               June 16, 2016,
                                               Susp.
    Mill Hall, Borough of,            420330  April 17, 1973,     ......do..............   Do.
     Clinton County.                           Emerg; February
                                               16, 1977, Reg;
                                               June 16, 2016,
                                               Susp.
    Woodward, Township of,            420337  March 16, 1973,     ......do..............   Do.
     Clinton County.                           Emerg; January
                                               16, 1980, Reg;
                                               June 16, 2016,
                                               Susp.
 
           Region V
 
Wisconsin:
    Belleville, Village of,           550159  July 15, 1975,      ......do..............   Do.
     Dane and Green Counties.                  Emerg; November
                                               19, 1980, Reg;
                                               June 16, 2016,
                                               Susp.
    Black Earth, Village of,          550079  August 7, 1975,     ......do..............   Do.
     Dane County.                              Emerg; January 2,
                                               1981, Reg; June
                                               16, 2016, Susp.
    Cross Plains, Village of,         550081  June 16, 1975,      ......do..............   Do.
     Dane County.                              Emerg; February
                                               16, 1983, Reg;
                                               June 16, 2016,
                                               Susp.
    Dane County Unincorporated        550077  October 20, 1972,   ......do..............   Do.
     Areas.                                    Emerg; September
                                               29, 1978, Reg;
                                               June 16, 2016,
                                               Susp.
    Mazomanie, Village of,            550085  July 29, 1975,      ......do..............   Do.
     Dane County.                              Emerg; December
                                               1, 1981, Reg;
                                               June 16, 2016,
                                               Susp.
 

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           Region VI
 
Louisiana:
    Colfax, Town of, Grant            220077  May 21, 1973,       ......do..............   Do.
     Parish.                                   Emerg; September
                                               5, 1979, Reg;
                                               June 16, 2016,
                                               Susp.
    Grant Parish,                     220076  May 7, 1973,        ......do..............   Do.
     Unincorporated Areas.                     Emerg; March 1,
                                               1987, Reg; June
                                               16, 2016, Susp.
    Montgomery, Town of, Grant        220256  March 6, 1979,      ......do..............   Do.
     Parish.                                   Emerg; May 4,
                                               1982, Reg; June
                                               16, 2016, Susp.
    Pollock, Town of, Grant           220305  August 14, 1978,    ......do..............   Do.
     Parish.                                   Emerg; May 25,
                                               1982, Reg; June
                                               16, 2016, Susp.
 
           Region X
 
Washington:
    Union Gap, City of, Yakima        530229  April 30, 1975,     ......do..............   Do.
     County.                                   Emerg; May 2,
                                               1983, Reg; June
                                               16, 2016, Susp.
    Yakima, City of, Yakima           530311  January 20, 1975,   ......do..............   Do.
     County.                                   Emerg; December
                                               15, 1981, Reg;
                                               June 16, 2016,
                                               Susp.
    Yakima County                     530217  April 11, 1974,     ......do..............   Do.
     Unincorporated Areas.                     Emerg; June 5,
                                               1985, Reg; June
                                               16, 2016, Susp.
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* -do- = Ditto.
Code for reading third column: Emerg.--Emergency; Reg.--Regular; Susp.--Suspension.

Michael M. Grimm,
Assistant Administrator for Mitigation, Federal Insurance and 
Mitigation Administration, Department of Homeland Security, Federal 
Emergency Management Agency.
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