[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 81 (Wednesday, April 27, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 24861-24862]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-09837]


-----------------------------------------------------------------------

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Federal Emergency Management Agency

[Docket ID FEMA-2016-0002; Internal Agency Docket No. FEMA-B-1603]


Proposed Flood Hazard Determinations

AGENCY: Federal Emergency Management Agency, DHS.

ACTION: Notice.

-----------------------------------------------------------------------

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 July 26, 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-1603, to 
Rick Sacbibit, Chief, Engineering Services Branch, Federal Insurance 
and Mitigation Administration, FEMA, 500 C Street SW., Washington, DC 
20472, (202) 646-7659, or (email) [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rick Sacbibit, Chief, Engineering 
Services Branch, Federal Insurance and Mitigation Administration, FEMA, 
500 C Street SW., Washington, DC 20472, (202) 646-7659, 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

[[Page 24862]]

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: April 12, 2016.
Roy E. Wright,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Insurance and Mitigation, Department 
of Homeland Security, Federal Emergency Management Agency.

------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                             Community map repository
               Community                             address
------------------------------------------------------------------------
           Henderson County, Kentucky, and Incorporated Areas
------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Maps Available for Inspection Online at: http://www.fema.gov/preliminaryfloodhazarddata preliminaryfloodhazarddata
------------------------------------------------------------------------
        Project: 15-04-8107S Preliminary Date: November 17, 2015
------------------------------------------------------------------------
City of Henderson......................  City Hall, 222 First Street,
                                          Henderson, KY 42419.
Unincorporated Areas of Henderson        Henderson County Courthouse, 20
 County.                                  North Main Street, Henderson,
                                          KY 42420.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
             Jim Wells County, Texas, and Incorporated Areas
------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Maps Available for Inspection Online at: http://www.fema.gov/preliminaryfloodhazarddata preliminaryfloodhazarddata
------------------------------------------------------------------------
        Project: 14-06-0766S Preliminary Date: September 30, 2015
------------------------------------------------------------------------
City of Alice..........................  City Hall, 500 East Main
                                          Street, Alice, TX 78332.
City of Premont........................  City Government Offices, 200
                                          Southwest First Street,
                                          Premont, TX 78375.
City of San Diego......................  City Hall, 404 South Mier
                                          Street, San Diego, TX 78384.
Unincorporated Areas of Jim Wells        County Courthouse, 200 North
 County.                                  Almond Street, Alice, TX
                                          78332.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
              Nueces County, Texas, and Incorporated Areas
------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Maps Available for Inspection Online at: http://www.fema.gov/preliminaryfloodhazarddata preliminaryfloodhazarddata
------------------------------------------------------------------------
         Project: 05-06-A088S Preliminary Date: October 23, 2015
------------------------------------------------------------------------
City of Agua Dulce.....................  City Hall, 1514 Second Street,
                                          Agua Dulce, TX 78330.
City of Aransas Pass...................  City Hall, 600 West Cleveland
                                          Boulevard, Aransas Pass, TX
                                          78336.
City of Bishop.........................  City Hall, 203 East Main
                                          Street, Bishop, TX 78343.
City of Corpus Christi.................  Development Services, 2406
                                          Leopard Street, Corpus
                                          Christi, TX 78408.
City of Driscoll.......................  City Hall, 130 West Avenue D,
                                          Driscoll, TX 78351.
City of Petronila......................  Petronila City Hall, 2475
                                          County Road 69, Robstown, TX
                                          78380.
City of Port Aransas...................  City Hall, 710 West Avenue A,
                                          Port Aransas, TX 78373.
City of Portland.......................  Public Works, 1101 Moore
                                          Avenue, Portland, TX 78374.
City of Robstown.......................  Code Enforcement, 201 North 4th
                                          Street, Robstown, TX 78380.
Unincorporated Areas of Nueces County..  Nueces County Courthouse, 901
                                          Leopard Street, Corpus
                                          Christi, TX 78401.
------------------------------------------------------------------------

[FR Doc. 2016-09837 Filed 4-26-16; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 9110-12-P