[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 44 (Wednesday, March 6, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 14584-14585]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-05183]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Federal Emergency Management Agency

[Docket ID FEMA-2013-0002; Internal Agency Docket No. FEMA-B-1296]


Proposed Flood Hazard Determinations

AGENCY: Federal Emergency Management Agency, DHS.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: Comments are requested on proposed flood hazard 
determinations, which may include additions or modifications of any 
Base Flood Elevation (BFE), base flood depth, Special Flood Hazard Area 
(SFHA) boundary or zone designation, or regulatory floodway on the 
Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRMs), and where applicable, in the 
supporting Flood Insurance Study (FIS) reports for the communities 
listed in the table below. The purpose of this notice is to seek 
general information and comment regarding the preliminary FIRM, and 
where applicable, the FIS report that the Federal Emergency Management 
Agency (FEMA) has provided to the affected communities. The FIRM and 
FIS report are the basis of the floodplain management measures that the 
community is required either to adopt or to show evidence of having in 
effect in order to qualify or remain qualified for participation in the 
National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP). In addition, the FIRM and FIS 
report, once effective, will be used by insurance agents and others to 
calculate appropriate flood insurance premium rates for new buildings 
and the contents of those buildings.

DATES: Comments are to be submitted on or before June 4, 2013.

ADDRESSES: The Preliminary FIRM, and where applicable, the FIS report 
for each community are available for inspection at both the online 
location and the respective Community Map Repository address listed in 
the tables below. Additionally, the current effective FIRM and FIS 
report for each community are accessible online through the FEMA Map 
Service Center at www.msc.fema.gov for comparison.
    You may submit comments, identified by Docket No. FEMA-B-1296, to 
Luis Rodriguez, Chief, Engineering Management Branch, Federal Insurance 
and Mitigation Administration, FEMA, 500 C Street SW., Washington, DC 
20472, (202) 646-4064, or (email) [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Luis Rodriguez, Chief, Engineering 
Management Branch, Federal Insurance and Mitigation Administration, 
FEMA, 500 C Street SW., Washington, DC 20472, (202) 646-4064, or 
(email) [email protected]; or visit the FEMA Map Information 
eXchange (FMIX) online at www.floodmaps.fema.gov/fhm/fmx_main.html.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: FEMA proposes to make flood hazard 
determinations for each community listed below, in accordance with 
section 110 of the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973, 42 U.S.C. 
4104, and 44 CFR 67.4(a).
    These proposed flood hazard determinations, together with the 
floodplain management criteria required by 44 CFR 60.3, are the minimum 
that are required. They should not be construed to mean that the 
community must change any existing ordinances that are more stringent 
in their floodplain management requirements. The community may at any 
time enact stricter requirements of its own or pursuant to policies 
established by other Federal, State, or regional entities. These flood 
hazard determinations are used to meet the floodplain management 
requirements of the NFIP and also are used to calculate the appropriate 
flood insurance premium rates for new buildings built after the FIRM 
and FIS report become effective.
    The communities affected by the flood hazard determinations are 
provided in the tables below. Any request for reconsideration of the 
revised flood hazard information shown on the Preliminary FIRM and FIS 
report that satisfies the data requirements outlined in 44 CFR 67.6(b) 
is considered an appeal. Comments unrelated to the flood hazard 
determinations also will be considered before the FIRM and FIS report 
become effective.
    Use of a Scientific Resolution Panel (SRP) is available to 
communities in support of the appeal resolution process. SRPs are 
independent panels of experts in hydrology, hydraulics, and other 
pertinent sciences established to review conflicting scientific and 
technical data and provide recommendations for resolution. Use of the 
SRP only may be exercised after FEMA and local communities have been 
engaged in a collaborative consultation process for at least 60 days 
without a mutually acceptable resolution of an appeal. Additional 
information regarding the SRP process can be found online at 
www.fema.gov/pdf/media/factsheets/2010/srp_fs.pdf.
    The watersheds and/or communities affected are listed in the tables 
below. The Preliminary FIRM, and where applicable, FIS report for each 
community are available for inspection at both the online location and 
the respective Community Map Repository address listed in the tables. 
Additionally, the current effective FIRM and FIS report for each 
community are accessible online through the FEMA Map Service Center at 
www.msc.fema.gov for comparison.

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               Community                   Local map repository address
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            Bristol County, Massachusetts (All Jurisdictions)
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Maps Available for Inspection Online at: http://www.starr-team.com/starr/RegionalWorkspaces/RegionI/BristolCountyMAcoastal/Preliminary%20Maps/Forms/AllItems.aspx
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City of Fall River.....................  City Hall, One Government
                                          Center, Fall River, MA 02722.
Town of Berkley........................  Town Hall, One North Main
                                          Street, Berkley, MA 02779.
Town of Dighton........................  Town Hall, 979 Somerset Avenue,
                                          Dighton, MA 02715.
Town of Freetown.......................  Freetown Town Hall, 3 North
                                          Main Street, Assonet, MA
                                          02702.
Town of Rehoboth.......................  Town Hall, 148 Peck Street,
                                          Rehoboth, MA 02769.
Town of Seekonk........................  Town Hall, 100 Peck Street,
                                          Seekonk, MA 02771.
Town of Somerset.......................  Town Office Building, 140 Wood
                                          Street, Room 23, Somerset, MA
                                          02726.
Town of Swansea........................  Town Hall, 81 Main Street,
                                          Swansea, MA 02777.
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              Bryan County, Georgia, and Incorporated Areas
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  Maps Available for Inspection Online at: www.georgiadfirm.com/status/mapmodStatus.html
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City of Pembrooke......................  City Hall, 160 North Main
                                          Street, Pembroke, GA 31321.
Unincorporated Areas of Bryan County...  Bryan County Planning and
                                          Zoning Department, 51 North
                                          Courthouse Street, Pembroke,
                                          GA 31321.
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             Liberty County, Georgia, and Incorporated Areas
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  Maps Available for Inspection Online at: www.georgiadfirm.com/status/mapmodStatus.html
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City of Flemington.....................  City Hall, 156 Old Sunbury
                                          Road, Flemington, GA 31309.
City of Gum Branch.....................  City Hall, 5334 Highway 196
                                          West, Gum Branch, GA 31310.
City of Hinesville.....................  Inspections Department, 115
                                          East M.L. King, Jr. Drive,
                                          Hinesville, GA 31313.
City of Walthourville..................  City Hall, 222 Busbee Road,
                                          Walthourville, GA 31333.
Town of Allenhurst.....................  Town Hall, 4063 West
                                          Oglelthorpe Highway,
                                          Allenhurst, GA 31301.
Unincorporated Areas of Liberty County.  Liberty County Consolidated
                                          Planning Commission, 100 Main
                                          Street, Suite 1220,
                                          Hinesville, GA 31313.
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              Long County, Georgia, and Incorporated Areas
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  Maps Available for Inspection Online at: www.georgiadfirm.com/status/mapmodStatus.html
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City of Ludowici.......................  City Hall, 469 North Main
                                          Street, Ludowici, GA 31316.
Unincorporated Areas of Long County....  Long County Code Enforcement
                                          Office, 459 South McDonald
                                          Street, Ludowici, GA 31316.
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           De Soto County, Mississippi, and Incorporated Areas
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   Maps Available for Inspection Online at: http://geology.deq.ms.gov/floodmaps/Projects/FY2009/?county=DeSoto
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City of Hernando.......................  City Hall, 475 West Commerce
                                          Street, Hernando, MS 38632.
City of Horn Lake......................  City Hall, Planning Department,
                                          2285 Goodman Road, Horn Lake,
                                          MS 38637.
City of Olive Branch...................  Planning and Building
                                          Department, 9150 Pigeon Roost
                                          Road, Olive Branch, MS 38654.
City of Southhaven.....................  Engineering Department, 8710
                                          Northwest Drive, Southaven, MS
                                          38671.
Unincorporated Areas of De Soto County.  De Soto County Geographic
                                          Information Systems, 365
                                          Losher Street, Suite 200,
                                          Hernando, MS 38632.
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           Nash County, North Carolina, and Incorporated Areas
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      Maps Available for Inspection Online at: www.ncfloodmaps.com
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Town of Middlesex......................  Town Hall, 10232 South Nash
                                          Street, Middlesex, NC 27557.
Unincorporated Areas of Nash County....  Nash County Planning
                                          Department, 120 West
                                          Washington Street, Suite 2110,
                                          Nashville, NC 27856.
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(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance No. 97.022, ``Flood 
Insurance.'')

Roy Wright,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Mitigation, Department of Homeland 
Security, Federal Emergency Management Agency.
[FR Doc. 2013-05183 Filed 3-5-13; 8:45 am]
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