[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 5 (Thursday, January 8, 2009)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 773-775]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-75]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Federal Emergency Management Agency

44 CFR Part 64

[Docket ID FEMA-2008-0020; Internal Agency Docket No. FEMA-8057]


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.

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, Mitigation Directorate, 
Federal Emergency Management Agency, 500 C Street, SW., Washington, DC 
20472, (202) 646-2953.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The NFIP enables property owners to purchase 
flood insurance which is generally not otherwise available. In return, 
communities agree to adopt and administer local floodplain management 
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 flood insurance coverage as authorized under 
the NFIP, 42 U.S.C. 4001 et seq.; 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. However, 
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 their 
eligibility for the sale of insurance. A notice withdrawing the 
suspension of the communities will be published in the Federal 
Register.
    In addition, FEMA has identified the Special Flood Hazard Areas 
(SFHAs) in these communities by publishing a Flood Insurance Rate Map 
(FIRM). 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 legally 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 flood 
insurance map of 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 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, 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

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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.

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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
 
North Carolina:
    Bethania, Town of, Forsyth         370477  --, Emerg; April   Jan. 2, 2009..........  Jan. 2, 2009.
     County.                                    24, 2002, Reg;
                                                January 2, 2009,
                                                Susp.
    Clemmons, Village of,              370531  --, Emerg; June    ......do..............   Do.
     Forsyth County.                            27, 2000, Reg;
                                                January 2, 2009,
                                                Susp.
    Forsyth County,                    375349  March 19, 1971,    ......do..............   Do.
     Unincorporated Areas.                      Emerg; September
                                                1, 1972, Reg;
                                                January 2, 2009,
                                                Susp.
    Kernersville, Town of,             370319  --, Emerg; June    ......do..............   Do.
     Forsyth County.                            27, 2000, Reg;
                                                January 2, 2009,
                                                Susp.
    Rural Hall, Town of,               370606  --, Emerg; April   ......do..............   Do.
     Forsyth County.                            25, 2002, Reg;
                                                January 2, 2009,
                                                Susp.
    Tobaccoville, Village of,          370624  --, Emerg; August  ......do..............   Do.
     Forsyth County.                            13, 2002, Reg;
                                                January 2, 2009,
                                                Susp.
    Walkertown, Town of,               370679  --, Emerg;         ......do..............   Do.
     Forsyth County.                            September 24,
                                                2002, Reg;
                                                January 2, 2009,
                                                Susp.
    Winston-Salem, City of,            375360  March 19, 1971,    ......do..............   Do.
     Forsyth County.                            Emerg; August
                                                31, 1973, Reg;
                                                January 2, 2009,
                                                Susp.
Tennessee:
    Lawrence County,                   470354  --, Emerg;         ......do..............   Do.
     Unincorporated Areas.                      December 10,
                                                1998, Reg;
                                                January 2, 2009,
                                                Susp.
    Lawrenceburg, City of,             475437  January 7, 1972,   ......do..............   Do.
     Lawrence County.                           Emerg; May 25,
                                                1973, Reg;
                                                January 2, 2009,
                                                Susp.
 
            Region V
 
Illinois:
    Cortland, Town of, DeKalb          170181  April 5, 1979,     ......do..............   Do.
     County.                                    Emerg; November
                                                30, 1979, Reg;
                                                January 2, 2009,
                                                Susp.
    DeKalb, City of, DeKalb            170182  February 25,       ......do..............   Do.
     County.                                    1972, Emerg;
                                                September 29,
                                                1978, Reg;
                                                January 2, 2009,
                                                Susp.
    DeKalb County,                     170808  May 14, 1974,      ......do..............   Do.
     Unincorporated Areas.                      Emerg; September
                                                4, 1985, Reg;
                                                January 2, 2009,
                                                Susp.
    Genoa, City of, DeKalb             170183  October 31, 1975,  ......do..............   Do.
     County.                                    Emerg; May 25,
                                                1984, Reg;
                                                January 2, 2009,
                                                Susp.
    Hinckley, Village of,              170184  July 26, 1988,     ......do..............   Do.
     DeKalb County.                             Emerg; September
                                                21, 2000, Reg;
                                                January 2, 2009,
                                                Susp.
    Sandwich, City of, DeKalb          170188  May 13, 1975,      ......do..............   Do.
     County.                                    Emerg; February
                                                27, 1984, Reg;
                                                January 2, 2009,
                                                Susp.
    Shabbona, Village of,              170189  June 17, 1975,     ......do..............   Do.
     DeKalb County.                             Emerg; September
                                                1, 1986, Reg;
                                                January 2, 2009,
                                                Susp.
Wisconsin:
    Belleville, Village of,            550159  July 15, 1975,     ......do..............   Do.
     Dane County.                               Emerg; November
                                                19, 1980, Reg;
                                                January 2, 2009,
                                                Susp.
    Black Earth, Village of,           550079  August 7, 1975,    ......do..............   Do.
     Dane County.                               Emerg; January
                                                2, 1981, Reg;
                                                January 2, 2009,
                                                Susp.
    Cottage Grove, Village of,         550617  July 11, 2000,     ......do..............   Do.
     Dane County.                               Emerg; June 17,
                                                2003, Reg;
                                                January 2, 2009,
                                                Susp.
    DeForest, Village of, Dane         550082  April 16, 1975,    ......do..............   Do.
     County.                                    Emerg; September
                                                1, 1978, Reg;
                                                January 2, 2009,
                                                Susp.
    Fitchburg, City of, Dane           550610  --, Emerg; August  ......do..............   Do.
     County.                                    23, 2001, Reg;
                                                January 2, 2009,
                                                Susp.
    Madison, City of, Dane             550083  July 17, 1975,     ......do..............   Do.
     County.                                    Emerg; September
                                                30, 1980, Reg;
                                                January 2, 2009,
                                                Susp.

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    Marshall, Village of, Dane         550084  July 15, 1975,     ......do..............   Do.
     County.                                    Emerg; December
                                                16, 1980, Reg;
                                                January 2, 2009,
                                                Susp.
    Mazomanie, Village of, Dane        550085  July 29, 1975,     ......do..............   Do.
     County.                                    Emerg; December
                                                1, 1981, Reg;
                                                January 2, 2009,
                                                Susp.
    McFarland, Village of, Dane        550086  April 17, 1975,    ......do..............   Do.
     County.                                    Emerg; June 15,
                                                1978, Reg;
                                                January 2, 2009,
                                                Susp.
    Monona, City of, Dane              550088  March 25, 1975,    ......do..............   Do.
     County.                                    Emerg; June 15,
                                                1978, Reg;
                                                January 2, 2009,
                                                Susp.
    Oregon, Village of, Dane           550089  May 28, 1974,      ......do..............   Do.
     County.                                    Emerg; September
                                                30, 1980, Reg;
                                                January 2, 2009,
                                                Susp.
    Stoughton, City of, Dane           550091  April 15, 1975,    ......do..............   Do.
     County.                                    Emerg; June 15,
                                                1978, Reg;
                                                January 2, 2009,
                                                Susp.
    Sun Prairie, City of, Dane         550573  --, Emerg;         ......do..............   Do.
     County.                                    December 11,
                                                1995, Reg;
                                                January 2, 2009,
                                                Susp.
    Verona, City of, Dane              550092  June 24, 1975,     ......do..............   Do.
     County.                                    Emerg; August 1,
                                                1980, Reg;
                                                January 2, 2009,
                                                Susp.
    Waunakee, Village of, Dane         550093  May 29, 1975,      ......do..............   Do.
     County.                                    Emerg; May 1,
                                                1978, Reg;
                                                January 2, 2009,
                                                Susp.
 
           Region VII
 
Kansas:
    Redfield, City of, Bourbon         200025  June 4, 1976,      ......do..............   Do.
     County.                                    Emerg; August 1,
                                                1986, Reg;
                                                January 2, 2009,
                                                Susp.
Nebraska:
    Brady, Village of, Lincoln         310141  September 15,      ......do..............   Do.
     County.                                    1975, Emerg;
                                                June 3, 1986,
                                                Reg; January 2,
                                                2009, Susp.
    Lincoln County,                    310452  February 28,       ......do..............   Do.
     Unincorporated Areas.                      1983, Emerg;
                                                August 1, 1987,
                                                Reg; January 2,
                                                2009, Susp.
    Maxwell, Village of,               310300  August 26, 1977,   ......do..............   Do.
     Lincoln County.                            Emerg; September
                                                27, 1985, Reg;
                                                January 2, 2009,
                                                Susp.
    North Platte, City of,             310143  January 14, 1974,  ......do..............   Do.
     Lincoln County.                            Emerg; November
                                                1, 1979, Reg;
                                                January 2, 2009,
                                                Susp.
    Sutherland, Village of,            310144  February 5, 1975,  ......do..............   Do.
     Lincoln County.                            Emerg; September
                                                27, 1985, Reg;
                                                January 2, 2009,
                                                Susp.
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* do = Ditto.
Code for reading third column: Emerg--Emergency; Reg--Regular; Susp--Suspension.


    Dated: December 24, 2008.
Michael K. Buckley,
Acting Assistant Administrator, Mitigation Directorate, Department of 
Homeland Security, Federal Emergency Management Agency.
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