[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 181 (Monday, September 19, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 64187-64189]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-22473]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Federal Emergency Management Agency

[Docket ID FEMA-2016-0002; Internal Agency Docket No. FEMA-B-1644]


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 December 19, 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-1644, to 
Rick Sacbibit, Chief, Engineering Services Branch, Federal Insurance 
and Mitigation Administration, FEMA, 400 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, 
400 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

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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: August 18, 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 Sabine Watershed
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      Maps Available for Inspection Online at: http://www.fema.gov/preliminaryfloodhazarddata preliminaryfloodhazarddata
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           Beauregard Parish, Louisiana and Incorporated Areas
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Town of Merryville.....................  Town Hall, 1009 State Highway
                                          110 West, Merryville, LA
                                          70653.
Unincorporated Areas of Beauregard       Beauregard Parish Department of
 Parish.                                  Public Works, 201 West 2nd
                                          Street, DeRidder, LA 70634.
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    II. Non-watershed-based studies:

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                                             Community map repository
               Community                             address
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             Flagler 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: 11-04-1996S Preliminary Date: March 15, 2016
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City of Bunnell........................  City Hall, 201 West Moody
                                          Boulevard, Bunnell, FL 32110.
City of Flagler Beach..................  City Hall, 105 South 2nd
                                          Street, Flagler Beach, FL
                                          32136.
City of Palm Coast.....................  City Hall, 160 Lake Avenue,
                                          Palm Coast, FL 32164.
Town of Beverly Beach..................  Town Hall, 2735 North
                                          Oceanshore Boulevard, Beverly
                                          Beach, FL 32136.
Town of Marineland.....................  Marineland Town Office, 9507
                                          North Oceanshore Boulevard,
                                          St. Augustine, FL 32080.
Unincorporated Areas of Flagler County.  Flagler County Planning and
                                          Zoning Department, 1769 East
                                          Moody Boulevard, Building 2,
                                          Bunnell, FL 32110.
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              Noble County, Oklahoma and Incorporated Areas
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      Maps Available for Inspection Online at: http://www.fema.gov/preliminaryfloodhazarddata preliminaryfloodhazarddata
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        Project: 15-06-1789S Preliminary Date: February 19, 2016
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City of Perry..........................  City Hall, 622 Cedar Street,
                                          Perry, OK 73077.
Otoe-Missouria Tribe of Oklahoma.......  Otoe-Missouria Tribe of
                                          Oklahoma Tribal Headquarters,
                                          8151 Highway 177, Red Rock, OK
                                          74651.
Town of Billings.......................  Town Hall, 122 West Main
                                          Street, Billings, OK 74630.
Town of Marland........................  City Hall, 306 North Main
                                          Street, Marland, OK 74644.
Town of Red Rock.......................  City Hall, 300 Lillie Street,
                                          Red Rock, OK 74651.
Tribe of Ponca Indians of Oklahoma.....  Tribe of Ponca Indians of
                                          Oklahoma Tribal Affairs
                                          Building, 20 White Eagle
                                          Drive, Ponca City, OK 74601.
Unincorporated Areas of Noble County...  Noble County Courthouse, 300
                                          Courthouse Drive #1, Perry, OK
                                          73077.
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