[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 241 (Tuesday, December 16, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 74757-74759]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-29431]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Federal Emergency Management Agency

[Docket ID FEMA-2014-0002; Internal Agency Docket No. FEMA-B-1452]


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 March 16, 2015.

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-1452, 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

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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.

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance No. 97.022, ``Flood 
Insurance.'')

    Dated: November 24, 2014.
Roy E. Wright,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Mitigation, Department of Homeland 
Security, Federal Emergency Management Agency.

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                                             Community map repository
               Community                             address
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           Winnebago County, Illinois, 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 Loves Park.....................  Public Works Department, 100
                                          Heart Boulevard, Loves Park,
                                          IL 61111.
City of Rockford.......................  City Hall, 425 East State
                                          Street, Rockford, IL 61104.
City of South Beloit...................  City Hall, 519 Blackhawk
                                          Boulevard, South Beloit, IL
                                          61080.
Unincorporated Areas of Winnebago        County Courthouse, 404 Elm
 County.                                  Street, Rockford, IL 61101.
Village of Machesney Park..............  Planning & Zoning Department,
                                          300 Roosevelt Road, Machesney
                                          Park, IL 61115.
Village of Pecatonica..................  Village Hall, 405 Main Street,
                                          Pecatonica, IL 61063.
Village of Rockton.....................  Village Hall, 110 East Main
                                          Street, Rockton, IL 61072.
Village of Roscoe......................  Village Hall, 10631 Main
                                          Street, Roscoe, IL 61073.
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             Polk County, Minnesota, 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 Beltrami.......................  514 Polk Avenue, Beltrami, MN
                                          56517.
City of Climax.........................  Climax City Hall, 102 West
                                          Broadway Street, Climax, MN
                                          56523.
City of Crookston......................  Crookston City Hall, 124 North
                                          Broadway, Crookston, MN 56716.
City of East Grand Forks...............  East Grand Forks City Hall, 600
                                          DeMers Avenue, East Grand
                                          Forks, MN 56721.
City of Fertile........................  Fertile City Hall, 101 South
                                          Mill Street, Fertile, MN
                                          56540.
City of Fisher.........................  Fisher City Office, 313 Park
                                          Avenue, Suite 111, Fisher, MN
                                          56723.
City of Fosston........................  Fosston City Hall, 220 East
                                          First Street, Fosston, MN
                                          56542.
City of Mcintosh.......................  McIntosh City Hall, 115
                                          Broadway, Northwest, McIntosh,
                                          MN 56556.
City of Mentor.........................  Mentor City Hall, 202 Garfield
                                          Avenue, North Mentor, MN
                                          56736.
City of Nielsville.....................  Nielsville City Hall, 36943
                                          440th Street, Southwest,
                                          Nielsville, MN 56568.
City of Winger.........................  Winger City Hall, 10 East
                                          Minnesota Avenue, Winger, MN
                                          56592.
Unincorporated Areas of Polk County....  Polk County Government Center,
                                          612 North Broadway, Room 225,
                                          Crookston, MN 56716.
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               Summit County, Ohio, 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 Munroe Falls...................  City Hall, 43 Munroe Falls
                                          Avenue, Munroe Falls, OH
                                          44262.
City of Stow...........................  Engineering Department, 3760
                                          Darrow Road, Stow, OH 44224.
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               Warren County, Ohio, 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 Carlisle.......................  City Hall, 760 West Central
                                          Avenue, Carlisle, OH 45005.
City of Franklin.......................  City Building, 1 Benjamin
                                          Franklin Way, Franklin, OH
                                          45005.
Unincorporated Areas of Warren County..  Administration Building, 406
                                          Justice Drive, Room 167,
                                          Lebanon, OH 45036.
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