[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 185 (Tuesday, September 28, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 53669-53671]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-20982]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Federal Emergency Management Agency

[Docket ID FEMA-2021-0002; Internal Agency Docket No. FEMA-B-2168]


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 December 27, 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-2168, to 
Rick Sacbibit, Chief, Engineering Services Branch, Federal Insurance 
and Mitigation Administration, FEMA, 400

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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                Community map repository address
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               Delta County, Michigan (All Jurisdictions)
          Project: 14-05-3362S Preliminary Date: April 30, 2021
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City of Escanaba..................  City Hall Protective Inspection
                                     Department, 410 Ludington Street,
                                     Escanaba, MI 49829.
City of Gladstone.................  City of Gladstone Zoning
                                     Administrator's Office, 1100 Delta
                                     Avenue, Gladstone, MI 49837.
Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa  Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa
 Indians.                            Indians Government Center, 7500
                                     Odawa Circle, Harbor Springs, MI
                                     49740.
Township of Baldwin...............  Baldwin Township Hall, 5901 Perkins
                                     30.5 Road, Perkins, MI 49872.
Township of Bay De Noc............  Bay De Noc Township Hall, 5870
                                     County 513 T Road, Rapid River, MI
                                     49878.
Township of Brampton..............  Brampton Township Hall, 9019 Bay
                                     Shore Drive, Gladstone, MI 49837.
Township of Cornell...............  Township Supervisor's Office, 9912
                                     River J.5 Lane, Cornell, MI 49818.
Township of Ensign................  Ensign Fire Hall, 9498 24th Road,
                                     Rapid River, MI 49878.
Township of Escanaba..............  Escanaba Township Hall, 4618 County
                                     416 20th Road, Gladstone, MI 49837.
Township of Fairbanks.............  Fairbanks Township Hall, 13717 11th
                                     Road, Garden, MI 49835.
Township of Ford River............  Ford River Township Building, 3845 K
                                     Road, Bark River, MI 49807.
Township of Garden................  Garden Township Office, 6316 State
                                     Street, Garden, MI 49835.
Township of Maple Ridge...........  Maple Ridge Community Building, 3892
                                     West Maple Ridge 37th Road, Rock,
                                     MI 49880.
Township of Masonville............  Masonville Township Office, 10574
                                     North Main Street, Rapid River, MI
                                     49878.
Township of Nahma.................  Township Hall, 13751 Wells Street,
                                     Nahma, MI 49864.
Township of Wells.................  Township Building, 6436 North 8th
                                     Street, Wells, MI 49894.
Village of Garden.................  Village Hall, 15951 Garden Avenue,
                                     Garden, MI 49835.
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              Hamilton County, Ohio and Incorporated Areas
          Project: 14-05-4202S Preliminary Date: March 5, 2021
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City of Blue Ash..................  City Hall, 4343 Cooper Road, Blue
                                     Ash, OH 45242.
City of Cincinnati................  City Hall, 801 Plum Street,
                                     Cincinnati, OH 45202.
City of Loveland..................  City Hall, 120 West Loveland Avenue,
                                     Loveland, OH 45140.
City of Madeira...................  City Hall, 7141 Miami Avenue,
                                     Madeira, OH 45243.
City of Montgomery................  City Hall, 10101 Montgomery Road,
                                     Montgomery, OH 45242.
City of The Village of Indian Hill  Indian Hill Village Hall, 6525 Drake
                                     Road, Cincinnati, OH 45243.

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Unincorporated Areas of Hamilton    Hamilton County Department of Public
 County.                             Works, 138 East Court Street, Room
                                     800, Cincinnati, OH 45202.
Village of Fairfax................  Municipal Building, 5903 Hawthorne
                                     Avenue, Fairfax, OH 45227.
Village of Mariemont..............  Municipal Building, 6907 Wooster
                                     Pike, Mariemont, OH 45227.
Village of Newtown................  Town Hall, 3536 Church Street,
                                     Newtown, OH 45244.
Village of Terrace Park...........  Community Building, 428 Elm Avenue,
                                     Terrace Park, OH 45174.
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[FR Doc. 2021-20982 Filed 9-27-21; 8:45 am]
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