[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 89 (Tuesday, May 8, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 20834-20836]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-09786]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Federal Emergency Management Agency

[Docket ID FEMA-2018-0002; Internal Agency Docket No. FEMA-B-1823]


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 August 6, 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,

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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-1823, 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 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.'')

    Date: May 1, 2018.
David I. Maurstad,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Insurance and Mitigation (Acting), 
Department of Homeland Security, Federal Emergency Management Agency.

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                                             Community map repository
               Community                             address
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              Mobile County, Alabama and Incorporated Areas
        Project: 09-04-8023S Preliminary Date: November 15, 2017
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City of Bayou La Batre.................  City Hall, 13785 South Wintzell
                                          Avenue, Bayou La Batre, AL
                                          36509.
City of Chickasaw......................  City Hall, 224 North Craft
                                          Highway, Chickasaw, AL 36611.
City of Citronelle.....................  City Hall, 19135 South Main
                                          Street, Citronelle, AL 36522.
City of Creola.........................  City Hall, 9615 Old Highway 43,
                                          Creola, AL 36525.
City of Mobile.........................  City Hall, Engineering
                                          Department, 205 Government
                                          Street, Mobile, AL 36644.
City of Prichard.......................  City Hall, 216 East Prichard
                                          Avenue, Prichard, AL 36610.
City of Saraland.......................  Building Department, 933
                                          Saraland Boulevard South,
                                          Saraland, AL 36571.
City of Satsuma........................  City Hall, 5464 Old Highway 43,
                                          Satsuma, AL 36572.
City of Semmes.........................  City Hall, 7875 Moffett Road,
                                          Suite F, Semmes, AL 36575.
Town of Dauphin Island.................  Town Hall, 1011 Bienville
                                          Boulevard, Dauphin Island, AL
                                          36528.
Town of Mount Vernon...................  Town Hall, 1565 Boyles Avenue,
                                          Mount Vernon, AL 36560.
Unincorporated Areas of Mobile County..  Department of Public Works,
                                          Engineering Department,
                                          Government Plaza, 205
                                          Government Street, Mobile, AL
                                          36644.
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             Alachua County, Florida and Incorporated Areas
          Project: 13-04-3149S Preliminary Date: July 17, 2017
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City of Gainesville....................  Public Works Department, 405
                                          North West 39th Avenue,
                                          Gainesville, FL 32609.
Unincorporated Areas of Alachua County.  Alachua County Public Works
                                          Department, 5620 North West
                                          120th Lane, Gainesville, FL
                                          32653.
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              Hendry County, Florida and Incorporated Areas
         Project: 17-04-4566S Preliminary Date: October 16, 2017
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City of Clewiston......................  Community Development
                                          Department, 121 Central
                                          Avenue, Clewiston, FL 33440.

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Unincorporated Areas of Hendry County..  Hendry County Administrative
                                          Office, 640 South Main Street,
                                          LaBelle, FL 33935.
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              Sumter County, Florida and Incorporated Areas
           Project: 16-04-6907S Preliminary Date: June 9, 2017
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City of Center Hill....................  Sumter County Department of
                                          Emergency Management, 7375
                                          Powell Road, Wildwood, FL
                                          34785.
City of Webster........................  Sumter County Department of
                                          Emergency Management, 7375
                                          Powell Road, Wildwood, FL
                                          34785.
City of Wildwood.......................  City Hall, 100 North Main
                                          Street, Wildwood, FL 34785.
Unincorporated Areas of Sumter County..  Sumter County Department of
                                          Emergency Management, 7375
                                          Powell Road, Wildwood, FL
                                          34785.
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              Burke County, Georgia and Incorporated Areas
          Project: 16-04-5708S Preliminary Date: June 15, 2017
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Unincorporated Areas of Burke County...  Burke County Courthouse, 602
                                          North Liberty Street,
                                          Waynesboro, GA 30830.
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              DeKalb County, Georgia and Incorporated Areas
 Project: 17-04-4538S Preliminary Date: August 14, 2017 and December 20,
                                  2017
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City of Atlanta........................  Department of Planning and
                                          Community Development, 55
                                          Trinity Avenue Southwest,
                                          Suite 4700, Atlantic, GA
                                          30303.
City of Brookhaven.....................  City Hall, 4362 Peachtree Road,
                                          Brookhaven, GA 30319.
City of Chamblee.......................  City Hall, 5468 Peachtree Road,
                                          Chamblee, GA 30341.
City of Clarkston......................  City Hall--Annex, 1055 Rowland
                                          Street, Clarkston, GA 30021.
City of Decatur........................  Leveritt Public Works Building,
                                          2635 Talley Street, Decatur,
                                          GA 30030.
City of Doraville......................  City Hall, 3725 Park Avenue,
                                          Doraville, GA 30340.
City of Dunwoody.......................  City Hall, 4800 Ashford
                                          Dunwoody Road, Dunwoody, GA
                                          30338.
City of Tucker.........................  City Hall, 4119 Adrian Street,
                                          Tucker, GA 30084.
Unincorporated Areas of DeKalb County..  DeKalb County Roads and
                                          Drainage Department, 727 Camp
                                          Road, Decatur, GA 30032.
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[FR Doc. 2018-09786 Filed 5-7-18; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 9110-12-P