[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 51 (Monday, March 17, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 14720-14722]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-05729]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Federal Emergency Management Agency

[Docket ID FEMA-2014-0002; Internal Agency Docket No. FEMA-B-1401]


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,

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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 16, 2014.

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-1366, 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.

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                                             Community map repository
               Community                             address
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            Wicomico County, Maryland, 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 Fruitland......................  City Hall, 401 East Main
                                          Street, Fruitland, MD 21826.
City of Salisbury......................  City Hall, 125 North Division
                                          Street, Salisbury, MD 21801.
Town of Delmar.........................  Town Hall, 100 South
                                          Pennsylvania Avenue, Delmar,
                                          MD 21875.
Town of Mardela Springs................  Town Hall, 201 Station Street,
                                          Mardela Springs, MD 21837.
Town of Sharptown......................  Town Hall, 401 Main Street,
                                          Sharptown, MD 21861.
Town of Willards.......................  Town Hall, 7360 Main Street,
                                          Willards, MD 21874.
Unincorporated Areas of Wicomico County  Wicomico County Government
                                          Office Building, 125 North
                                          Division Street, Room 201,
                                          Salisbury, MD 21801.
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            Accomack 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 Belle Haven....................  Town Office, 15293 Kings
                                          Street, Belle Haven, VA 23306.
Town of Chincoteague...................  Town Hall, 6150 Community
                                          Drive, Chincoteague, VA 23336.
Town of Onancock.......................  Town Hall, 15 North Street,
                                          Onancock, VA 23417.
Town of Saxis..........................  Town Hall, 8334 Freeschool
                                          Lane, Saxis, VA 23427.
Town of Tangier........................  Town Hall, 4301 Joshua Thomas
                                          Lane, Tangier, VA 23440.
Town of Wachapreague...................  Town Hall, 6 Main Street,
                                          Wachapreague, VA 23480.
Unincorporated Areas of Accomack County  Accomack County Department of
                                          Building, Planning and Zoning,
                                          23296 Courthouse Avenue, Room
                                          105, Accomac, VA 23301.
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              City of Hopewell, Virginia (Independent City)
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Maps Available for Inspection Online at: http://www.fema.gov/preliminaryfloodhazarddata preliminaryfloodhazarddata
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City of Hopewell.......................  City Hall, 300 North Main
                                          Street, Hopewell, VA 23860.
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              City of Suffolk, Virginia (Independent City)
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Maps Available for Inspection Online at: http://www.fema.gov/preliminaryfloodhazarddata preliminaryfloodhazarddata
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City of Suffolk........................  City Hall, 441 Market Street,
                                          Suffolk, VA 23434.
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          King William 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 West Point.....................  Town Hall, 329 Sixth Street,
                                          West Point, VA 23181.
Unincorporated Areas of King William     King William County
 County.                                  Administrator's Office, 180
                                          Horse Landing Road, King
                                          William, VA 23086.
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           Middlesex 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 Urbanna........................  Town Office, 45 Cross Street,
                                          Urbanna, VA 23175.
Unincorporated Areas of Middlesex        Middlesex County Building
 County.                                  Department, 877 General Puller
                                          Highway, Saluda, VA 23149.
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         Prince George 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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Unincorporated Areas of Prince George    Prince George County Planning
 County.                                  and Zoning Office, 6602 Courts
                                          Drive, 1st Floor, Prince
                                          George, VA 23875.
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         Prince William 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 Dumfries.......................  Town Hall, Zoning
                                          Administrator's Office, 101
                                          South Main Street, Dumfries,
                                          VA 22026.
Town of Quantico.......................  Town Hall, 337 Fifth Street,
                                          Quantico, VA 22134.
Unincorporated Areas of Prince William   Prince William County
 County.                                  Department of Public Works,
                                          Watershed Management Branch, 5
                                          County Complex Court, Prince
                                          William, VA 22192.
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(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance No. 97.022, ``Flood 
Insurance.'')

     Dated: January 31, 2014.
Roy E. Wright,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Mitigation, Department of Homeland 
Security, Federal Emergency Management Agency.
[FR Doc. 2014-05729 Filed 3-14-14; 8:45 am]
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