[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 234 (Thursday, December 7, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 57778-57779]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-26340]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Federal Emergency Management Agency

[Docket ID FEMA-2017-0002; Internal Agency Docket No. FEMA-B-1759]


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 March 7, 2018.

ADDRESSES: The Preliminary FIRM, and where applicable, the FIS report 
for each community are available for inspection at both the online 
location https://www.fema.gov/preliminaryfloodhazarddata 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 
https://msc.fema.gov for comparison.
    You may submit comments, identified by Docket No. FEMA-B-1759, 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 https://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 https://www.floodsrp.org/pdfs/srp_overview.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 
https://www.fema.gov/preliminaryfloodhazarddata and the respective 
Community Map Repository address listed in the tables. For communities 
with multiple ongoing Preliminary studies, the studies can be 
identified by

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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 https://msc.fema.gov for comparison.

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance No. 97.022, ``Flood 
Insurance.'')

    Dated: November 2, 2017.
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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Ketchikan Gateway Borough, Alaska and the Cities of Ketchikan and Saxman
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           Project: 14-10-0603S Preliminary Date: May 5, 2017
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Ketchikan Gateway Borough..............  Ketchikan Gateway Borough,
                                          Planning and Community
                                          Development Office, 1900 1st
                                          Avenue, Suite 126, Ketchikan,
                                          AK 99901.
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            Montgomery County, Kansas and Incorporated Areas
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         Project: 15-07-2323S Preliminary Date: January 31, 2017
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City of Caney..........................  City Hall, 100 West 4th Aveune,
                                          Caney, KS 67333.
City of Cherryvale.....................  City Hall, 123 West Main
                                          Street, Cherryvale, KS 67335.
City of Coffeyville....................  Engineering Department, 102
                                          West 7th Street, Coffeyville,
                                          KS 67337.
City of Dearing........................  City Clerk's Office, 306 South
                                          Independence Avenue, Dearing,
                                          KS 67340.
City of Elk City.......................  City Hall, 114 North Montgomery
                                          Avenue, Elk City, KS 67344.
City of Havana.........................  Montgomery County Judicial
                                          Center, 300 East Main Street,
                                          Lower Level, Independence, KS
                                          67301.
City of Independence...................  Montgomery County Judicial
                                          Center, 300 East Main Street,
                                          Lower Level, Independence, KS
                                          67301.
City of Liberty........................  Montgomery County Judicial
                                          Center, 300 East Main Street,
                                          Lower Level, Independence, KS
                                          67301.
City of Tyro...........................  City of Tyro Clerk's Office,
                                          1655 County Road 2700, Caney,
                                          KS 67333.
Unincorporated Areas of Montgomery       Montgomery County Judicial
 County.                                  Center, 300 East Main Street,
                                          Lower Level, Independence, KS
                                          67301.
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         Ste. Genevieve County, Missouri and Incorporated Areas
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         Project: 15-07-0334S Preliminary Date: January 23, 2017
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City of Bloomsdale.....................  City Hall, 80 Mill Hill Road,
                                          Bloomsdale, MO 63627.
City of Ste. Genevieve.................  City Hall, 165 South 4th
                                          Street, Ste. Genevieve, MO
                                          63670.
City of St. Mary.......................  City Hall, 782 3rd Street, St.
                                          Mary, MO 63673.
Unincorporated Areas of Ste. Genevieve   Ste. Genevieve County
 County.                                  Courthouse, 55 South 3rd
                                          Street, Ste. Genevieve, MO
                                          63670.
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              Marion County, Oregon and Incorporated Areas
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        Project: 17-10-0516S Preliminary Date: February 14, 2017
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City of Salem..........................  City Hall, 555 Liberty Street
                                          Southeast, Room 325, Salem, OR
                                          97301.
City of Turner.........................  City Hall, 5255 Chicago Street
                                          Southeast, Turner, OR 97392.
Unincorporated Areas of Marion County..  555 Court Street Northeast,
                                          Salem, OR 97301.
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[FR Doc. 2017-26340 Filed 12-6-17; 8:45 am]
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