[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 110 (Thursday, June 10, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 30974-30975]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-12129]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Federal Emergency Management Agency

[Docket ID FEMA-2021-0002; Internal Agency Docket No. FEMA-B-2135]


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 September 8, 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-2135, 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

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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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           Mendocino County, California and Incorporated Areas
         Project: 16-09-2624S Preliminary Date: January 14, 2021
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City of Willits........................  City Hall, 111 East Commercial
                                          Street, Willits, CA 95490.
Unincorporated Areas of Mendocino        Mendocino County Planning and
 County.                                  Building Services Department,
                                          860 North Bush Street, Ukiah,
                                          CA 95482.
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              Plymouth County, Iowa and Incorporated Areas
        Project: 18-07-0013S Preliminary Date: November 23, 2020
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City of Akron..........................  City Hall, 220 Reed Street,
                                          Akron, IA 51001.
City of Brunsville.....................  City Hall, 310 Oak Street,
                                          Brunsville, IA 51008.
City of Hinton.........................  City Hall, 205 West Main
                                          Street, Hinton, IA 51024.
City of Kingsley.......................  City Hall, 222 Main Street,
                                          Kingsley, IA 51028.
City of Le Mars........................  City Hall, 40 Central Avenue
                                          Southeast, Le Mars, IA 51031.
City of Merrill........................  City Hall, 608 Main Street,
                                          Merrill, IA 51038.
City of Oyens..........................  City Hall, 230 Main Street,
                                          Oyens, IA 51045.
City of Remsen.........................  City Hall, 8 West 2nd Street,
                                          Remsen, IA 51050.
City of Struble........................  City Hall, 210 William Street,
                                          Struble, IA 51031.
City of Westfield......................  City Hall, 223 Union Street,
                                          Westfield, IA 51062.
Unincorporated Areas of Plymouth County  Plymouth County Annex Building,
                                          214 3rd Avenue Southeast, Le
                                          Mars, IA 51031.
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              Morris County, Kansas and Incorporated Areas
         Project: 20-07-0040S Preliminary Date: December 4, 2020
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City of Council Grove..................  City Hall, 205 North Union
                                          Street, Council Grove, KS
                                          66846.
City of Dunlap.........................  City Hall, 526 Commercial
                                          Street, Dunlap, KS 66848.
City of Parkerville....................  Morris County Courthouse, 501
                                          West Main Street, Council
                                          Grove, KS 66846.
Unincorporated Areas of Morris County..  Morris County Courthouse, 501
                                          West Main Street, Council
                                          Grove, KS 66846.
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       Lake of the Woods County, Minnesota and Incorporated Areas
           Project: 17-05-1796S Preliminary Date: May 29, 2020
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City of Baudette.......................  City Hall, 106 West Main
                                          Street, Baudette, MN 56623.
City of Williams.......................  City Hall, 250 Main Street,
                                          Williams, MN 55686.
Red Lake Band of Chippewa Tribe........  Red Lake Nation Government
                                          Center, 15484 Migizi Drive,
                                          Red Lake, MN 56671.
Unincorporated Areas of Lake of the      Lake of the Woods County
 Woods County.                            Government Center, 206 8th
                                          Avenue Southeast, Baudette, MN
                                          56623.
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            Olmsted County, Minnesota and Incorporated Areas
           Project: 12-05-2135S Preliminary Date: May 29, 2020
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Unincorporated Areas of Olmsted County.  Olmsted County Planning, Land
                                          Use, and Zoning Department,
                                          2122 Campus Drive Southeast,
                                          Suite 100, Rochester, MN
                                          55904.
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             Montgomery County, Ohio and Incorporated Areas
        Project: 14-05-4202S Preliminary Date: November 30, 2020
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City of Centerville....................  Municipal Government Center,
                                          100 West Spring Valley Road,
                                          Centerville, OH 45458.
City of Dayton.........................  Building Inspection Department,
                                          371 West Second Street,
                                          Dayton, OH 45402.
City of Kettering......................  Kettering Government Center,
                                          3600 Shroyer Road, Kettering,
                                          OH 45429.
Unincorporated Areas of Montgomery       Montgomery County
 County.                                  Administration Building, 451
                                          West Third Street, Dayton, OH
                                          45422.
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[FR Doc. 2021-12129 Filed 6-9-21; 8:45 am]
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