[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 250 (Wednesday, December 31, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 78883-78885]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-30645]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Federal Emergency Management Agency

[Docket ID FEMA-2014-0002; Internal Agency Docket No. FEMA-B-1461]


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 31, 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.

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    You may submit comments, identified by Docket No. FEMA-B-1461, 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.

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

    Dated: December 11, 2014.
Roy E. Wright,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Mitigation, Department of Homeland 
Security, Federal Emergency Management Agency.

    I. Watershed-Based Studies:

                     Upper Choctawhatchee Watershed
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                                             Community map repository
               Community                             address
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             Coffee County, Alabama, 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 Enterprise.....................  City Hall, 501 South Main
                                          Street, Enterprise, AL 36330.
Town of New Brockton...................  Town Hall, 706 East McKinnon
                                          Street, New Brockton, AL
                                          36351.
Unincorporated Areas of Coffee County..  8 County Complex, 1065 East
                                          McKinnon Street, New Brockton,
                                          AL 36351.
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              Dale County, Alabama, and Incorporated Areas
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City of Daleville......................  City Hall, 740 South Daleville
                                          Avenue, Daleville, AL 36322.
City of Enterprise.....................  City Hall, 501 South Main
                                          Street, Enterprise, AL 36330.
City of Fort Rucker....................  Emergency Management Agency,
                                          453 Novasel Street, Building
                                          114, Fort Rucker, AL 36362.
City of Midland City...................  City Hall, 1385 Hinton Waters
                                          Avenue, Midland City, AL
                                          36350.
City of Ozark..........................  City Hall, 275 North Union
                                          Avenue, Ozark, AL 36360.
Town of Ariton.........................  Town Hall, 6 East Main Street,
                                          Ariton, AL 36311.
Town of Clayhatchee....................  Town Hall, 1 West Main Street,
                                          Daleville, AL 36322.
Town of Level Plains...................  Town Hall, 1708 Joe Bruer Road,
                                          Daleville, AL 36322.
Town of Newton.........................  Town Hall, 209 Oats Drive,
                                          Newton, AL 36352.
Town of Pinckard.......................  Town Hall, 1309 East Highway
                                          134, Pinckard, AL 36371.
Unincorporated Areas of Dale County....  Dale County Courthouse, 100
                                          Court Square, Ozark, AL 36361.
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             Geneva County, Alabama, and Incorporated Areas
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City of Geneva.........................  City Hall, 517 South Commerce
                                          Street, Geneva, AL 36340.
City of Hartford.......................  City Hall, 203 West Main
                                          Street, Hartford, AL 36344.
City of Slocomb........................  City Hall, 255 Harris Highway,
                                          Slocomb, AL 36375.
Town of Coffee Springs.................  Town Office, 222 East Spring
                                          Street, Coffee Springs, AL
                                          36318.
Town of Malvern........................  Town Hall, 312 South Main
                                          Street, Malvern, AL 36349.

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Unincorporated Areas of Geneva County..  Geneva County Emergency
                                          Management Agency, 200 South
                                          Commerce Street, Geneva, AL
                                          36340.
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             Houston County, Alabama, and Incorporated Areas
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Unincorporated Areas of Houston County.  Houston County Engineer's
                                          Office, 2400 Columbia Highway,
                                          Dothan, AL 36303.
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    II. Non-Watershed-Based Studies:

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                                             Community map repository
               Community                             address
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          San Diego County, California, 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 Imperial Beach.................  City Hall, 825 Imperial Beach
                                          Boulevard, Imperial Beach, CA
                                          91932.
City of San Diego......................  Development Services
                                          Department, 1222 First Avenue,
                                          MS301, San Diego, CA 92101.
Unincorporated Areas of San Diego        Department of Public Works,
 County.                                  Flood Control, 5510 Overland
                                          Avenue, Suite 410, San Diego,
                                          CA 92123.
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            Sarasota County, Florida, 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 North Port.....................  Building Office, 4970 City Hall
                                          Boulevard, North Port, FL
                                          34286.
City of Sarasota.......................  City Hall, 1565 1st Street,
                                          Sarasota, FL 34236.
City of Venice.........................  City Hall, 401 West Venice
                                          Avenue, Venice, FL 34285.
Town of Longboat Key...................  Public Works Department, 600
                                          General Harris Street,
                                          Longboat Key, FL 34228.
Unincorporated Areas of Sarasota County  Sarasota County Zoning
                                          Department, 1001 Sarasota
                                          Center Boulevard, Sarasota, FL
                                          34240.
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