[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 87 (Friday, May 7, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 24646-24647]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-09630]



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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Federal Emergency Management Agency

[Docket ID FEMA-2021-0002; Internal Agency Docket No. FEMA-B-2128]


Proposed Flood Hazard Determinations

AGENCY: Federal Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland 
Security.

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 5, 2021.

ADDRESSES: The Preliminary FIRM, and where applicable, the FIS report 
for each community are available for inspection at both the online 
location https://hazards.fema.gov/femaportal/prelimdownload 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-2128, 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 Mapping and Insurance 
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 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://hazards.fema.gov/femaportal/prelimdownload 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.'')

Michael M. Grimm,
Assistant Administrator for Risk Management, Department of Homeland 
Security, Federal Emergency Management Agency.

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                                             Community map repository
               Community                             address
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              Mackinac County, Michigan (All Jurisdictions)
        Project: 16-05-2958S Preliminary Date: September 30, 2020
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City of Mackinac Island................  City Hall, 7358 Market Street,
                                          Mackinac Island, MI 49757.
City of St. Ignace.....................  City Hall, 396 North State
                                          Street, St. Ignace, MI 49781.
Sault Saint Marie Tribe of the Chippewa  Sault Tribe Administration
 Indians.                                 Building, 523 Ashmun Street,
                                          Sault Sainte Marie, MI 49783.
Township of Bois Blanc.................  Bois Blanc Township Hall, 431
                                          Sioux Avenue, Pointe Aux Pins,
                                          MI 49775.
Township of Brevort....................  Brevort Township Community
                                          Center, North 4020 Church
                                          Road, Moran, MI 49760.

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Township of Clark......................  Clark Township Hall, 207 North
                                          Blindline Road, Cedarville, MI
                                          49719.
Township of Garfield...................  Garfield Township Hall, North
                                          6760 State Highway M-117,
                                          Engadine, MI 49827.
Township of Hendricks..................  Hendricks Township Hall, North
                                          5115 Hiawatha Trail,
                                          Naubinway, MI 49762.
Township of Hudson.....................  Hudson Township Hall, North
                                          7961 Church Street, Naubinway,
                                          MI 49762.
Township of Marquette..................  Marquette Township Hall, 7177
                                          East James Street, Pickford,
                                          MI 49774.
Township of Moran......................  Moran Township Hall, 1358 West
                                          US 2, St. Ignace, MI 49781.
Township of Newton.....................  Newton Township Hall, North
                                          6164 South Gould City Road,
                                          Gould City, MI 49838.
Township of St. Ignace.................  Township Hall, North 4298
                                          Gorman Road, St. Ignace, MI
                                          49781.
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           Blue Earth County, Minnesota and Incorporated Areas
  Project: 07-05-0439S Preliminary Dates: December 09, 2009, April 20,
              2011, September 12, 2018 and August 28, 2020
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City of Lake Crystal...................  City Hall, 100 East Robinson
                                          Street, Lake Crystal, MN
                                          56055.
City of Mankato........................  Intergovernmental Center, 10
                                          Civic Center Plaza, Mankato,
                                          MN 56001.
City of Minnesota Lake.................  City Office, 103 Main Street
                                          North, Minnesota Lake, MN
                                          56068.
City of Skyline........................  Skyline City Hall, 164 South
                                          Skyline Drive, Mankato, MN
                                          56001.
City of St. Clair......................  City Office, 304 Main Street
                                          West, St. Clair, MN 56080.
City of Vernon Center..................  City Hall, 101 Oak Street
                                          North, Vernon Center, MN
                                          56090.
Unincorporated Areas of Blue Earth       Blue Earth County Environmental
 County.                                  Department, 410 South 5th
                                          Street, Mankato, MN 56001.
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              Pope County, Minnesota and Incorporated Areas
           Project: 18-05-0003S Preliminary Date: May 29, 2020
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City of Cyrus..........................  City Hall, 126 West Main
                                          Street, Cyrus, MN 56323.
City of Glenwood.......................  City Hall, 100 17th Avenue
                                          Northwest, Glenwood, MN 56334.
City of Long Beach.....................  City Hall, 23924 North
                                          Lakeshore Drive, Glenwood, MN
                                          56334.
City of Starbuck.......................  City Hall, 307 East 5th Street,
                                          Starbuck, MN 56381.
Unincorporated Areas of Pope County....  Pope County Courthouse, 130
                                          East Minnesota Avenue,
                                          Glenwood, MN 56334.
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[FR Doc. 2021-09630 Filed 5-6-21; 8:45 am]
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