[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 71 (Thursday, April 11, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 25642-25644]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-07660]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Federal Emergency Management Agency

[Docket ID FEMA-2024-0002; Internal Agency Docket No. FEMA-B-2423]


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

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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).

DATES: Comments are to be submitted on or before July 10, 2024.

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-2423, 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.
    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.'')

Nicholas A. Shufro,
Deputy Assistant Administrator for Risk Management, Federal Emergency 
Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security.

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                                             Community map repository
               Community                             address
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             Escambia County, Florida and Incorporated Areas
        Project: 11-04-1993S Preliminary Date: November 29, 2023
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City of Pensacola......................  Inspection Services, 222 West
                                          Main Street, Pensacola, FL
                                          32502.
Unincorporated Areas of Escambia County  Escambia County Development
                                          Services Department, 3363 West
                                          Park Place, Pensacola, FL
                                          32505.
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              Deuel County, Nebraska and Incorporated Areas
        Project: 23-07-0056S Preliminary Date: December 17, 2021
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City of Chappell.......................  City Hall, 757 2nd Street,
                                          Chappell, NE 69129.
Unincorporated Areas of Deuel County...  Deuel County Clerk's Office,
                                          718 3rd Street, Chappell, NE
                                          69129.
Village of Big Springs.................  Village Office, 403 Pine
                                          Street, Big Springs, NE 69122.
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              Wayne County, Nebraska and Incorporated Areas
          Project: 19-07-0002S Preliminary Date: March 4, 2022
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City of Wayne..........................  City Hall, 306 Pearl Street,
                                          Wayne, NE 68787.
Unincorporated Areas of Wayne County...  Wayne County Courthouse, 510
                                          Pearl Street, Wayne, NE 68787.
Village of Carroll.....................  Community Hall, 502 Main
                                          Street, Carroll, NE 68723.
Village of Hoskins.....................  Community Center, 101 South
                                          Main Street, Hoskins, NE
                                          68740.
Village of Sholes......................  Village of Sholes Clerk's
                                          Office, 56187 Sholes Terrace,
                                          Randolph, NE 68771.

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Village of Winside.....................  Village Clerk's Office, 424
                                          Main Street, Winside, NE
                                          68790.
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