[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 182 (Thursday, September 19, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 57646-57648]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-22832]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Federal Emergency Management Agency

[Docket ID FEMA-2013-0002: Internal Agency Docket No. FEMA-B-1343]


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

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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 December 18, 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-1343, 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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              Delaware County, Iowa, and Incorporated Areas
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Maps Available for Inspection Online at: http://www.fema.gov/preliminaryfloodhazarddata preliminaryfloodhazarddata
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City of Manchester.....................  City Hall, 208 East Main
                                          Street, Manchester, IA 52057.
Unincorporated Areas of Delaware County  Delaware County Engineering
                                          Office, 2139 Highway 38,
                                          Manchester, IA 52057.
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              Calhoun County, Texas, and Incorporated Areas
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Maps Available for Inspection Online at: http://www.fema.gov/preliminaryfloodhazarddata preliminaryfloodhazarddata
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City of Point Comfort..................  City Hall, 102 Jones Street,
                                          Point Comfort, TX 77978.
City of Port Lavaca....................  City Hall, 202 North Virginia
                                          Street, Port Lavaca, TX 77979.
City of Seadrift.......................  City Hall, 501 South Main
                                          Street, Seadrift, TX 77983.
Unincorporated Areas of Calhoun County.  Calhoun County Courthouse, 211
                                          South Ann Street, Port Lavaca,
                                          TX 77979.
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              Harris County, Texas, and Incorporated Areas
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Maps Available for Inspection Online at: http://www.fema.gov/preliminaryfloodhazarddata preliminaryfloodhazarddata
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City of Baytown........................  City Hall, 2401 Market Street,
                                          Baytown, TX 77522.
City of Deer Park......................  City Hall, 710 East San
                                          Augustine, Deer Park, TX
                                          77536.
City of El Lago........................  City Hall, 411 Tallowood Drive,
                                          El Lago, TX 77586.
City of Friendswood....................  City Hall, 910 South
                                          Friendswood Drive,
                                          Friendswood, TX 77546.
City of Galena Park....................  City Hall, 2000 Clinton Drive,
                                          Galena Park, TX 77547.

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City of Houston........................  Floodplain Management Office,
                                          1002 Washington Avenue, 3rd
                                          Floor, Houston, TX 77002.
City of Jacinto City...................  Jacinto City City Hall, 1301
                                          Mercury Drive, Houston, TX
                                          77029.
City of La Porte.......................  City Hall, 604 West Fairmont
                                          Parkway, La Porte, TX 77571.
City of League City....................  Building Department, 600 West
                                          Walker Street, League City, TX
                                          77573.
City of Morgan's Point.................  City Hall, 1415 East Main
                                          Street, Morgan's Point, TX
                                          77571.
City of Nassau Bay.....................  City Hall, 18100 Upper Bay
                                          Road, Nassau Bay, TX 77058.
City of Pasadena.......................  Municipal Services Building,
                                          1114 Davis Street, Pasadena,
                                          TX 77506.
City of Seabrook.......................  City Hall, 1700 1st Street,
                                          Seabrook, TX 77586.
City of Shoreacres.....................  City Hall, 601 Shoreacres
                                          Boulevard, Shoreacres, TX
                                          77571.
City of South Houston..................  City Hall, 1018 Dallas Street,
                                          South Houston, TX 77587.
City of Taylor Lake Village............  City Hall, 500 Kirby Boulevard,
                                          Taylor Lake Village, TX 77586.
City of Webster........................  City Hall, 101 Pennsylvania
                                          Avenue, Webster, TX 77598.
Unincorporated Areas of Harris County..  Harris County Permits Office,
                                          10555 Northwest Freeway, Suite
                                          120, Houston, TX 77092.
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           Lancaster County, Virginia, and Incorporated Areas
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Maps Available for Inspection Online at: http://www.fema.gov/preliminaryfloodhazarddata preliminaryfloodhazarddata
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Town of Irvington......................  Town Hall Office, 235 Steamboat
                                          Road, Irvington, VA 22480.
Town of Kilmarnock.....................  Town Hall Office, 514 North
                                          Main Street, Kilmarnock, VA
                                          22482.
Town of White Stone....................  Town Hall Office, 433
                                          Rappahannock Drive, White
                                          Stone, VA 22578.
Unincorporated Areas of Lancaster        Lancaster County Courthouse,
 County.                                  8311 Mary Ball Road,
                                          Lancaster, VA 22503.
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(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance No. 97.022, ``Flood 
Insurance.'')


    Dated: August 30, 2013.
Roy E. Wright,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Mitigation, Department of Homeland 
Security, Federal Emergency Management Agency.
[FR Doc. 2013-22832 Filed 9-18-13; 8:45 am]
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