[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 228 (Monday, November 28, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 85610-85612]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-28531]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Federal Emergency Management Agency

[Docket ID FEMA-2016-0002; Internal Agency Docket No. FEMA-B-1652]


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 February 27, 2017.

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-1652, 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

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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: November 16, 2016.
Roy E. Wright,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Insurance and Mitigation, Department 
of Homeland Security, Federal Emergency Management Agency.

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                                             Community map repository
               Community                             address
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             Pueblo County, Colorado and Incorporated Areas
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Maps Available for Inspection Online at: http://www.fema.gov/preliminaryfloodhazarddata preliminaryfloodhazarddata
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          Project: 13-08-0851S Preliminary Date: March 25, 2016
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City of Pueblo.........................  Public Works, 211 East D
                                          Street, Pueblo, CO 81003.
Town of Boone..........................  Town Hall, 421 East 1st Street,
                                          Boone, CO 81025.
Town of Rye............................  Water Plant, 8171 Park Road,
                                          Rye, CO 81069.
Unincorporated Areas of Pueblo County..  Planning and Development
                                          Department, 229 West 12th
                                          Street, Pueblo, CO 81003.
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             Okaloosa 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: 11-04-1990S Preliminary Date: April 29, 2016
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City of Crestview......................  City Hall, 198 North Wilson
                                          Street, Crestview, FL 32536.
City of Destin.........................  City Hall Annex, 4100 Indian
                                          Bayou Trail, Destin, FL 32541.
City of Fort Walton Beach..............  Engineering and Utility
                                          Services, City Hall Annex, 105
                                          Miracle Strip Parkway
                                          Southwest, Fort Walton Beach,
                                          FL 32548.
City of Laurel Hill....................  City Hall, 8209 Highway 85
                                          North, Laurel Hill, FL 32567.
City of Mary Esther....................  City Hall, 195 Christobal Road
                                          North, Mary Esther, FL 32569.
City of Niceville......................  Planning Office, 208 North
                                          Partin Drive, Niceville, FL
                                          32578.
City of Valparaiso.....................  City Hall, 465 Valparaiso
                                          Parkway, Valparaiso, FL 32580.
Town of Cinco Bayou....................  Town Hall, 10 Yacht Club Drive,
                                          Cinco Bayou, FL 32548.
Town of Shalimar.......................  Town Hall, 2 Cherokee Road,
                                          Shalimar, FL 32579.
Unincorporated Areas of Okaloosa County  Okaloosa County Growth
                                          Management Department, 1250
                                          North Eglin Parkway, Suite
                                          301, Shalimar, FL 32579.
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              Lyon County, Kentucky and Incorporated Areas
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Maps Available for Inspection Online at: http://www.fema.gov/preliminaryfloodhazarddata preliminaryfloodhazarddata
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        Project: 13-04-8739S Preliminary Date: February 26, 2016
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City of Eddyville......................  153 West Main Street,
                                          Eddyville, KY 42038.
City of Kuttawa........................  82 Cedar Street, Kuttawa, KY
                                          42055.
Unincorporated Areas of Lyon County....  500 West Dale Avenue,
                                          Eddyville, KY 42038.
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             Jefferson County, Texas and Incorporated Areas
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Maps Available for Inspection Online at: http://www.fema.gov/preliminaryfloodhazarddata preliminaryfloodhazarddata
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        Project: 06-06-BI80S Preliminary Date: December 11, 2015
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City of Beaumont.......................  Planning and Community
                                          Development, 801 Main Street,
                                          Suite 201, Beaumont, TX 77701.
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