[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 11 (Tuesday, January 19, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 2888-2890]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-00772]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Federal Emergency Management Agency

[Docket ID FEMA-2015-0001; Internal Agency Docket No. FEMA-B-1548]


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

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buildings and the contents of those buildings.

DATES: Comments are to be submitted on or before April 18, 2016.

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-1548, 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. 
For communities with multiple ongoing Preliminary studies, the studies 
can be identified by the unique project number and Preliminary FIRM 
date 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 14, 2015.
Roy E. Wright,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Insurance and Mitigation, Department 
of Homeland Security, Federal Emergency Management Agency.
    I. Non-watershed-based studies:

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                                             Community map repository
               Community                             address
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              Carroll County, Iowa, and Incorporated Areas
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      Maps Available for Inspection Online at: http://www.fema.gov/preliminaryfloodhazarddata preliminaryfloodhazarddata
           Project: 15-07-0901S Preliminary Date: June 8, 2015
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City of Arcadia........................  City Hall, 205 West Front
                                          Street, Arcadia, IA 51430.
City of Carroll........................  City Hall, 112 East 5th Street,
                                          Carroll, IA 51401.
City of Coon Rapids....................  City Hall, 123 3rd Avenue, Coon
                                          Rapids, IA 50058.
City of Dedham.........................  City Hall, 210 Main Street,
                                          Dedham, IA 51440.
City of Glidden........................  City Hall, 108 Idaho Street,
                                          Glidden, IA 51443.
City of Halbur.........................  City Hall, 238 West 2nd Street,
                                          Halbur, IA 51444.
City of Lanesboro......................  City Hall, 210 East Main
                                          Street, Lanesboro, IA 51451.
City of Manning........................  City Hall, 717 3rd Street,
                                          Manning, IA 51455.
Unincorporated Areas of Carroll County.  Carroll County Building, 114
                                          East 6th Street, Carroll, IA
                                          51401.
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                Page County, Iowa, and Incorporated Areas
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      Maps Available for Inspection Online at: http://www.fema.gov/preliminaryfloodhazarddata preliminaryfloodhazarddata
           Project: 15-07-0891S Preliminary Date: June 8, 2015
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City of Blanchard......................  City Hall, 104 Main Street,
                                          Blanchard, IA 51630.
City of Braddyville....................  City Hall, 208 East Main
                                          Street, Braddyville, IA 51631.
City of Clarinda.......................  City Hall, 200 South 15th
                                          Street, Clarinda, IA 51632.
City of Coin...........................  City Hall, 506 Depot Street,
                                          Coin, IA 51636.
City of Essex..........................  City Hall, 412 Iowa Avenue,
                                          Essex, IA 51638.
City of Hepburn........................  Hepburn City Office, 501
                                          Railroad Street, Clarinda, IA
                                          51632.
City of Northboro......................  Clarinda City Building, 200
                                          South 15th Street, Clarinda,
                                          IA 51632.
City of Shambaugh......................  City Hall, 307 Main Street,
                                          Shambaugh, IA 51651.
City of Shenandoah.....................  City Hall, 500 West Clarinda
                                          Avenue, Shenandoah, IA 51601.

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City of Yorktown.......................  Clarinda City Building, 200
                                          South 15th Street, Clarinda,
                                          IA 51632.
Unincorporated Areas of Page County....  Clarinda City Building, 200
                                          South 15th Street, Clarinda,
                                          IA 51632.
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                Polk County, Iowa and Incorporated Areas
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      Maps Available for Inspection Online at: http://www.fema.gov/preliminaryfloodhazarddata preliminaryfloodhazarddata
          Project: 12-07-0956S Preliminary Date: June 17, 2015
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City of Alleman........................  City Hall, 14000 Northeast 6th
                                          Street, Alleman, IA 50007.
City of Altoona........................  City Hall, 407 8th Street
                                          Southeast, Altoona, IA 50009.
City of Ankeny.........................  City Hall, 410 West 1st Street,
                                          Ankeny, IA 50023.
City of Bondurant......................  City Hall, 200 2nd Street
                                          Northeast, Bondurant, IA
                                          50035.
City of Clive..........................  City Hall, 1900 Northwest 114th
                                          Street, Clive, IA 50325.
City of Des Moines.....................  City Hall, 400 Robert D. Ray
                                          Drive, Des Moines, IA 50309.
City of Grimes.........................  City Hall, 101 Northeast Harvey
                                          Street, Grimes, IA 50111.
City of Johnston.......................  City Hall, 6221 Merle Hay Road,
                                          Johnston, IA 50131.
City of Mitchellville..................  City Hall, 204 Center Avenue
                                          North, Mitchellville, IA
                                          50169.
City of Pleasant Hill..................  City Hall, 5160 Maple Drive,
                                          Pleasant Hill, IA 50327.
City of Polk City......................  City Hall, 112 3rd Street, Polk
                                          City, IA 50226.
City of Runnells.......................  City Hall, 110 Brown Street,
                                          Runnells, IA 50237.
City of Urbandale......................  City Hall, 3600 86th Street,
                                          Urbandale, IA 50322.
City of West Des Moines................  City Hall, 4200 Mills Civic
                                          Parkway, West Des Moines, IA
                                          50265.
City of Windsor Heights................  City Hall, 1145 66th Street,
                                          Suite 1, Windsor Heights, IA
                                          50324.
Unincorporated Areas of Polk County....  Polk County Public Works, 5885
                                          Northeast 14th Street, Des
                                          Moines, IA 50313.
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               Union County, Iowa, and Incorporated Areas
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      Maps Available for Inspection Online at: http://www.fema.gov/preliminaryfloodhazarddata preliminaryfloodhazarddata
           Project: 15-07-0894S Preliminary Date: June 8, 2015
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City of Creston........................  City Hall, 116 West Adams
                                          Street, Creston, IA 50801.
City of Cromwell.......................  City Hall, 907 Broadway Street,
                                          Cromwell, IA 50842.
City of Shannon City...................  City Hall, 302 Union Street,
                                          Shannon City, IA 50861.
Unincorporated Areas of Union County...  Union County Emergency
                                          Management Agency, Alliant
                                          Energy Building, 208 West
                                          Taylor Street, Creston, IA
                                          50801.
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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
           Project: 10-05-2050S Preliminary Date: July 1, 2014
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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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             Roseau County, Minnesota and Incorporated Areas
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      Maps Available for Inspection Online at: http://www.fema.gov/preliminaryfloodhazarddata preliminaryfloodhazarddata
         Project: 07-05-0462S Preliminary Date: August 31, 2015
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City of Badger.........................  111 North Main Street, Badger,
                                          MN 56714.
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[FR Doc. 2016-00772 Filed 1-15-16; 8:45 am]
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