[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 116 (Monday, June 17, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 36220-36222]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-14285]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Federal Emergency Management Agency
[Docket ID FEMA-2013-0002; Internal Agency Docket No. FEMA-B-1322]
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
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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 September 16, 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-1322, 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 http://floodsrp.org/pdfs/srp_fact_sheet.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.
I. Non-watershed-based studies:
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Community map repository
Community address
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Calvert County, Maryland, and Incorporated Areas
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Maps Available for Inspection Online at: www.rampp-team.com/md.htm
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City of North Beach.................... City Hall, 8916 Chesapeake
Avenue, North Beach, MD 20714.
Town of Chesapeake Beach............... Town Hall, 8200 Bayside Road,
Chesapeake Beach, MD 20732.
Unincorporated Areas of Calvert County. Calvert County Planning
Department, 150 Main Street,
Suite 300, Prince Frederick,
MD 20678.
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St. Mary's County, Maryland, and Incorporated Areas
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Maps Available for Inspection Online at: www.rampp-team.com/md.htm
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Town of Leonardtown.................... Town Hall, 41660 Courthouse
Drive, Leonardtown, MD 20650.
Unincorporated Areas of St. Mary's St. Mary's County Planning
County. Department, 23150 Leonard Hall
Drive, Leonardtown, MD 20650.
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Jefferson County, Texas, and Incorporated Areas
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Maps Available for Inspection Online at: www.riskmap6.com/Community.aspx?cid=372&sid=5
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City of Beaumont....................... Community Development
Department, 801 Main Street,
Suite 201, Beaumont, TX 77701.
City of Bevil Oaks..................... Bevil Oaks City Hall, 7525
Sweetgum Road, Beaumont, TX
77713.
City of Groves......................... Public Works Building, 4925
McKinley, Groves, TX 77619.
City of Nederland...................... Inspections Department, 1903
Atlanta Avenue, Nederland, TX
77627.
City of Nome........................... City Hall, 1586 2nd Street,
Nome, TX 77629.
City of Port Arthur.................... Planning and Zoning Department,
444 4th Street, 3rd Floor,
Port Arthur, TX 77640.
City of Port Neches.................... Public Works Department, 1005
Merriman Street, Port Neches,
TX 77651.
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City of Taylor Landing................. Taylor Landing Building Permits
Department, 324 North Memorial
Freeway, Nederland, TX 77627.
Unincorporated Areas of Jefferson Jefferson County Courthouse,
County. 1149 Pearl Street, 5th Floor,
Beaumont, TX 77701.
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Orange County, Texas, and Incorporated Areas
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Maps Available for Inspection Online at: www.riskmap6.com/Community.aspx?cid=430&sid=5
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City of Bridge City.................... City Hall, 260 Rachal Avenue,
Bridge City, TX 77611.
City of Orange......................... Planning and Community
Development Department, 303
8th Street, Orange, TX 77630.
City of Pine Forest.................... Pine Forest City Hall, 305
Nagel Drive, Vidor, TX 77662.
City of Pinehurst...................... Pinehurst City Hall, 2497
Martin Luther King Jr. Drive,
Orange, TX 77630.
City of Rose City...................... Secretary's Office, 370 South
Rose City Drive, Rose City, TX
77662.
City of Vidor.......................... Public Works Department, 1395
North Main Street, Vidor, TX
77662.
City of West Orange.................... City Hall, 2700 Western Avenue,
West Orange, TX 77630.
Unincorporated Areas of Orange County.. Orange County Environmental
Health and Code Compliance
Department, 123 South 6th
Street, Orange, TX 77630.
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(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance No. 97.022, ``Flood
Insurance.'')
Dated: June 3, 2013.
Roy E. Wright,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Mitigation, Department of Homeland
Security, Federal Emergency Management Agency.
[FR Doc. 2013-14285 Filed 6-14-13; 8:45 am]
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