[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 113 (Monday, June 13, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 38203-38206]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-13809]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Federal Emergency Management Agency

[Docket ID FEMA-2016-0002; Internal Agency Docket No. FEMA-B-1617]


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 September 12, 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-1617, 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

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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: May 19, 2016.
Roy E. Wright,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Insurance and Mitigation, Department 
of Homeland Security, Federal Emergency Management Agency.
    I. Watershed-based studies:

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                                             Community map repository
               Community                             address
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                         Lower Trinity Watershed
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Maps Available for Inspection Online at: http://www.fema.gov/preliminaryfloodhazarddata preliminaryfloodhazarddata
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             Chambers County, Texas, and Incorporated Areas
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City of Mont Belvieu...................  City Hall, 11607 Eagle Drive,
                                          Mont Belvieu, TX 77523.
City of Old River-Winfree..............  City Hall, 4818 North Farm to
                                          Market 565 Road, Old River-
                                          Winfree, TX 77523.
Unincorporated Areas of Chambers County  Chambers County Road and Bridge
                                          Department, 201 Airport Road,
                                          Anahuac, TX 77514.
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              Liberty County, Texas, and Incorporated Areas
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City of Daisetta.......................  Municipal Building, 410 B Main
                                          Street, Daisetta, TX 77533.
City of Dayton.........................  City Hall, 117 Cook Street,
                                          Dayton, TX 77535.
City of Dayton Lakes...................  Liberty County Engineering
                                          Department, 2103 Cos Street,
                                          Liberty, TX 77575.
City of Devers.........................  Liberty County Engineering
                                          Department, 2103 Cos Street,
                                          Liberty, TX 77575.
City of Hardin.........................  Hardin City Hall, 142 County
                                          Road 2010, Liberty, TX 77575.
City of Liberty........................  City Hall, Inspection
                                          Department, 1829 Sam Houston
                                          Street, Liberty, TX 77575.
City of Mont Belvieu...................  City Hall, 11607 Eagle Drive,
                                          Mont Belvieu, TX 77523.
Town of Kenefick.......................  Kenefick Town Hall, 3564 Farm
                                          to Market Road 1008, Dayton,
                                          TX 77535.
Unincorporated Areas of Liberty County.  County Engineering Department,
                                          2103 Cos Street, Liberty, TX
                                          77575.
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            San Jacinto County, Texas, and Incorporated Areas
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Unincorporated Areas of San Jacinto      San Jacinto County Courthouse,
 County.                                  Permit Department, 1 State
                                          Highway 150, Room 3,
                                          Coldspring, TX 77331.
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    II. Non-watershed-based studies:

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                                             Community map repository
               Community                             address
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             Nassau 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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         Project: 11-04-1944S Preliminary Date: January 15, 2016
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City of Fernandina Beach...............  City Hall, 204 Ash Street,
                                          Fernandina Beach, FL 32034.

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Unincorporated Areas of Nassau County..  Nassau County Building
                                          Department, 96161 Nassau
                                          Place, Yulee, FL 32097.
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             Volusia 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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         Project: 11-04-1998S Preliminary Date: January 21, 2016
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City of Daytona Beach..................  City Hall, 301 South Ridgewood
                                          Avenue, Daytona Beach, FL
                                          32114.
City of Daytona Beach Shores...........  City Hall, 2990 South Atlantic
                                          Avenue, Daytona Beach Shores,
                                          FL 32118.
City of Deltona........................  Department of Development
                                          Services, 2345 Providence
                                          Boulevard, Deltona, FL 32725.
City of Edgewater......................  Building and Planning
                                          Department, 104 North
                                          Riverside Drive, Edgewater, FL
                                          32132.
City of Flagler Beach..................  City Hall, 105 South 2nd
                                          Street, Flagler Beach, FL
                                          32136.
City of Holly Hill.....................  City Hall, City Planner's
                                          Office, 1065 Ridgewood Avenue,
                                          Holly Hill, FL 32117.
City of New Smyrna Beach...............  City Hall, 210 Sams Avenue, New
                                          Smyrna Beach, FL 32168.
City of Oak Hill.......................  City Hall, 234 South US Highway
                                          1, Oak Hill, FL 32759.
City of Ormond Beach...................  City Hall, City Manager's
                                          Office, 22 South Beach Street,
                                          Ormond Beach, FL 32174.
City of Port Orange....................  City Hall, 1000 City Center
                                          Circle, Port Orange, FL 32129.
City of South Daytona..................  City Hall, 1672 South Ridgewood
                                          Avenue, South Daytona, FL
                                          32119.
Town of Ponce Inlet....................  Town Hall, 4300 South Atlantic
                                          Avenue, Ponce Inlet, FL 32127.
Unincorporated Areas of Volusia County.  Volusia County Office of Growth
                                          Management, 123 West Indiana
                                          Avenue, DeLand, FL 32720.
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         Colleton County, South Carolina, and Incorporated Areas
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Maps Available for Inspection Online at: http://www.fema.gov/preliminaryfloodhazarddata preliminaryfloodhazarddata
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        Project: 06-04-C556S Preliminary Date: November 20, 2015
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City of Walterboro.....................  City Hall, 242 Hampton Street,
                                          Walterboro, SC 29488.
Town of Cottageville...................  Municipal Complex, 72 Salley
                                          Ackerman Drive, Cottageville,
                                          SC 29435.
Town of Edisto Beach...................  Town Hall, 2414 Murray Street,
                                          Edisto Beach, SC 29438.
Town of Smoaks.........................  Town Hall, 176 New Street,
                                          Smoaks, SC 29481.
Town of Williams.......................  Office of the Clerk, 143 Supply
                                          Road, Williams, SC 29493.
Unincorporated Areas of Colleton County  Colleton County Building Code
                                          Administration, 31 Klein
                                          Street, 3rd Floor Harrelson
                                          Building, Walterboro, SC
                                          29488.
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        Lexington County, South Carolina, and Incorporated Areas
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Maps Available for Inspection Online at: http://www.fema.gov/preliminaryfloodhazarddata preliminaryfloodhazarddata
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         Project: 10-04-4870S Preliminary Date: October 30, 2015
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City of Cayce..........................  City Hall, 1800 12th Street,
                                          Cayce, SC 29033.
City of Columbia.......................  Department of Utilities and
                                          Engineering, 1136 Washington
                                          Street, Columbia, SC 29201.
City of West Columbia..................  City Hall, 200 North 12th
                                          Street, West Columbia, SC
                                          29169.
Town of Batesburg-Leesville............  Town Hall, 120 West Church
                                          Street, Suite A, Batesburg-
                                          Leesville, SC 29006.
Town of Gaston.........................  Town Hall, 131 North Carlisle
                                          Street, Gaston, SC 29053.
Town of Gilbert........................  Town Hall, 345 Hampton Street,
                                          Gilbert, SC 29054.
Town of Irmo...........................  Town Hall, 7300 Woodrow Street,
                                          Irmo, SC 29063.
Town of Lexington......................  Town Hall, 111 Maiden Lane,
                                          Lexington, SC 29072.
Town of Pelion.........................  Town Office, 1010 Main Street,
                                          Pelion, SC 29123.
Town of Pine Ridge.....................  Pine Ridge Town Hall, 2757 Fish
                                          Hatchery Road, West Columbia,
                                          SC 29172.
Town of South Congaree.................  South Congaree Town Hall, 119
                                          West Berry Road, West
                                          Columbia, SC 29172.
Town of Springdale.....................  Town Hall, 2915 Platt Springs
                                          Road, Springdale, SC 29170.
Town of Swansea........................  Town Hall, 300 West 3rd Street,
                                          Swansea, SC 29160.
Unincorporated Areas of Lexington        Lexington County Planning
 County.                                  Department, County
                                          Administration Building, 212
                                          South Lake Drive, Lexington,
                                          SC 29072.
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