[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 148 (Friday, August 1, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 44834-44835]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-18273]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Federal Emergency Management Agency

[Docket ID FEMA-2014-0002; Internal Agency Docket No. FEMA-B-1429]


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 October 30, 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-1429, 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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            Otero County, New Mexico, 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 Otero County...  Otero County Administration
                                          Building, 1101 New York
                                          Avenue, Room 105, Alamogordo,
                                          NM 88310.
Village of Tularosa....................  Otero County Administration
                                          Building, 1101 New York
                                          Avenue, Room 105, Alamogordo,
                                          NM 88310.
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             Greene County, Pennsylvania (All Jurisdictions)
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Maps Available for Inspection Online at: http://www.fema.gov/preliminaryfloodhazarddata preliminaryfloodhazarddata
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Borough of Carmichaels.................  Borough Building, 100 West
                                          George Street, Carmichaels, PA
                                          15320.
Borough of Clarksville.................  Borough Office, 300 Factory
                                          Street, Clarksville, PA 15322.
Borough of Greensboro..................  Borough Office, 405 Front
                                          Street, Greensboro, PA 15338.
Borough of Rices Landing...............  Borough Municipal Building, 137
                                          Main Street, Rices Landing, PA
                                          15357.
Borough of Waynesburg..................  Borough Office, 90 East High
                                          Street, Waynesburg, PA 15370.
Township of Aleppo.....................  Aleppo Township Municipal
                                          Building, 815 Aleppo Road, New
                                          Freeport, PA 15352.
Township of Center.....................  Center Township Municipal
                                          Building, 100 Municipal Drive,
                                          Rogersville, PA 15359.
Township of Cumberland.................  Cumberland Township Municipal
                                          Building, 100 Municipal Road,
                                          Carmichaels, PA 15320.
Township of Dunkard....................  Dunkard Township Office, 370
                                          North Moreland Street,
                                          Bobtown, PA 15315.
Township of Franklin...................  Franklin Township Municipal
                                          Building, 568 Rolling Meadows
                                          Road, Waynesburg, PA 15370.
Township of Freeport...................  Freeport Township Office, 773
                                          Golden Oaks Road, New
                                          Freeport, PA 15352.
Township of Gilmore....................  Gilmore Township Municipal
                                          Building, 181 Hero Road, New
                                          Freeport, PA 15352.
Township of Gray.......................  Gray Township Municipal
                                          Building, 201 Stringtown Road,
                                          Graysville, PA 15337.
Township of Greene.....................  Greene Township Office, 243
                                          Garards Ford Road, Garards
                                          Fort, PA 15334.
Township of Jackson....................  Jackson Township Building, 104
                                          Tunnel Road, Holbrook, PA
                                          15341.
Township of Jefferson..................  Jefferson Township Municipal
                                          Building, 173 Goslin Road,
                                          Rices Landing, PA 15357.
Township of Monongahela................  Monongahela Township Office
                                          Building, 128 Maple Ridge
                                          Road, Greensboro, PA 15338.
Township of Morgan.....................  Morgan Township Municipal
                                          Building, 1019 3rd Street
                                          Extension, Mather, PA 15346.
Township of Morris.....................  Morris Township Municipal
                                          Building, 1317 Browns Creek
                                          Road, Sycamore, PA 15364.
Township of Perry......................  Perry Township Municipal
                                          Building, 799 Big Shannon Run
                                          Road, Mount Morris, PA 15349.
Township of Richhill...................  Richhill Township Municipal
                                          Building, 109 Municipal Lane,
                                          Wind Ridge, PA 15380.
Township of Springhill.................  Springhill Township Municipal
                                          Building, 268 Windy Gap Road,
                                          Aleppo, PA 15310.
Township of Washington.................  Washington Township Municipal
                                          Office, 112 Municipal Lane,
                                          Prosperity, PA 15329.
Township of Wayne......................  Wayne Township Municipal
                                          Building, 132 Spraggs Road,
                                          Spraggs, PA 15362.
Township of Whiteley...................  Whiteley Township Municipal
                                          Building, 1426 Kirby Road,
                                          Waynesburg, PA 15370.
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(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance No. 97.022, ``Flood 
Insurance.'')

    Dated: July 11, 2014.
Roy E. Wright,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Mitigation, Department of Homeland 
Security, Federal Emergency Management Agency.
[FR Doc. 2014-18273 Filed 7-31-14; 8:45 am]
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