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umpire, and such umpire’s
determination will become final only
upon approval by FEMA. The Company
and FEMA shall bear in equal shares all
expenses of the arbitration. Findings,
proposed awards, and determinations
resulting from arbitration proceedings
carried out under this section, upon
objection by FEMA or the Company,
shall be inadmissible as evidence in any
subsequent proceedings in any court of
competent jurisdiction.
This Article shall indefinitely succeed
the term of this Arrangement.
Article IX. Errors and Omissions
In the event of negligence by the
Company that has not resulted in
litigation but has resulted in a claim
against the Company, FEMA will not
consider reimbursement of the
Company for costs incurred due to that
negligence unless the Company takes all
reasonable actions to rectify the
negligence and to mitigate any such
costs as soon as possible after discovery
of the negligence. The Company may
choose not to seek reimbursement from
FEMA.
Further, if the claim against the
Company is grounded in actions
significantly outside the scope of this
Arrangement or if there is negligence by
the agent, FEMA will not reimburse any
costs incurred due to that negligence.
The Company will be notified in writing
within thirty (30) days of a decision not
to reimburse. In the event the Company
wishes to petition for reconsideration of
the decision not to reimburse, the
procedure in Article III.D.3.d applies.
However, in the event that the
Company has made a claim payment to
an insured without including a
mortgagee (or trustee) of which the
Company had actual notice prior to
making payment, and subsequently
determines that the mortgagee (or
trustee) is also entitled to any part of
said claim payment, any additional
payment may not be paid by the
Company from any portion of the
premium and any funds derived from
any federal letter of credit deposited in
the bank account described in Article
II.E. In addition, the Company agrees to
hold the Federal Government harmless
against any claim asserted against the
Federal Government by any such
mortgagee (or trustee), as described in
the preceding sentence, by reason of any
claim payment made to any insured
under the circumstances described
above.
Article X. Officials Not To Benefit
No Member or Delegate to Congress,
or Resident Commissioner, may be
admitted to any share or part of this
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Arrangement, or to any benefit that may
arise therefrom; but this provision may
not be construed to extend to this
Arrangement if made with a corporation
for its general benefit.
Article XI. Offset
At the settlement of accounts, the
Company and FEMA has, and may
exercise, the right to offset any balance
or balances, whether on account of
premiums, commissions, losses, loss
adjustment expenses, salvage, or
otherwise due one party to the other, its
successors or assigns, hereunder or
under any other Arrangements
heretofore or hereafter entered into
between the Company and FEMA. This
right of offset shall not be affected or
diminished because of insolvency of the
Company.
All debts or credits of the same class,
whether liquidated or unliquidated, in
favor of or against either party to this
Arrangement on the date of entry, or any
order of conservation, receivership, or
liquidation, shall be deemed to be
mutual debts and credits and shall be
offset with the balance only to be
allowed or paid. No offset shall be
allowed where a conservator, receiver,
or liquidator has been appointed and
where an obligation was purchased by
or transferred to a party hereunder to be
used as an offset.
Although a claim on the part of either
party against the other may be
unliquidated or undetermined in
amount on the date of the entry of the
order, such claim will be regarded as
being in existence as of the date of such
order and any credits or claims of the
same class then in existence and held by
the other party may be offset against it.
Article XII. Equal Opportunity
The Company shall not discriminate
against any applicant for insurance
because of race, color, religion, sex, age,
handicap, marital status, or national
origin.
Article XIII. [Reserved]
[Reserved]
Article XIV. Access to Books and
Records
FEMA, the Department of Homeland
Security, and the Comptroller General of
the United States, or their duly
authorized representatives, for the
purpose of investigation, audit, and
examination shall have access to any
books, documents, papers and records
of the Company that are pertinent to this
Arrangement. The Company shall keep
records that fully disclose all matters
pertinent to this Arrangement, including
premiums and claims paid or payable
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under policies issued pursuant to this
Arrangement. Records of accounts and
records relating to financial assistance
shall be retained and available for three
(3) years after final settlement of
accounts, and to financial assistance,
three (3) years after final adjustment of
such claims. FEMA shall have access to
policyholder and claim records at all
times for purposes of the review,
defense, examination, adjustment, or
investigation of any claim under a flood
insurance policy subject to this
Arrangement.
Article XV. Compliance With Act and
Regulations
This Arrangement and all policies of
insurance issued pursuant thereto are
subject to federal law and regulations.
Article XVI. Relationship Between the
Parties and the Insured
Inasmuch as the Federal Government
is a guarantor hereunder, the primary
relationship between the Company and
the Federal Government is one of a
fiduciary nature, that is, to assure that
any taxpayer funds are accounted for
and appropriately expended. The
Company is a fiscal agent of the Federal
Government, but is not a general agent
of the Federal Government. The
Company is solely responsible for its
obligations to its insured under any
policy issued pursuant hereto, such that
the Federal Government is not a proper
party to any lawsuit arising out of such
policies.
Authority: 42 U.S.C. 4071, 4081; 44 CFR
62.23.
Dated: March 8, 2018.
Roy E. Wright,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Insurance
and Mitigation, Federal Emergency
Management Agency.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
Federal Emergency Management
Agency
[Docket ID FEMA–2018–0002; Internal
Agency Docket No. FEMA–B–1815]
Proposed Flood Hazard
Determinations
Federal Emergency
Management Agency, DHS.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
Comments are requested on
proposed flood hazard determinations,
which may include additions or
modifications of any Base Flood
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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 June 14, 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/preliminaryflood
hazarddata 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–1815, 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)
patrick.sacbibit@fema.dhs.gov.
Rick
Sacbibit, Chief, Engineering Services
Branch, Federal Insurance and
Mitigation Administration, FEMA, 400
C Street SW, Washington, DC 20472,
(202) 646–7659, or (email)
patrick.sacbibit@fema.dhs.gov; 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
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
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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/preliminaryflood
hazarddata 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.’’)
Dated: March 8, 2018.
Roy E. Wright,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Insurance
and Mitigation, Department of Homeland
Security, Federal Emergency Management
Agency.
Community map repository address
Canyon County, Idaho and Incorporated Areas
Project: 11–10–0399S Preliminary Date: September 16, 2016
City of Star ................................................................................................
City Hall, 10769 West State Street, Star, ID 83669.
Jefferson County, Washington and Incorporated Areas
Project: 14–10–0586S Preliminary Date: January 4, 2018
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Privacy Officer, Privacy Office,
Department of Homeland Security,
Washington, DC 20528–0655.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
[Docket No. DHS–2017–0074]
Privacy Act of 1974; System of
Records
Privacy Office, Department of
Homeland Security.
ACTION: Notice of modified Privacy Act
system of records.
AGENCY:
In accordance with the
Privacy Act of 1974, the Department of
Homeland Security (DHS) proposes to
modify and reissue a current DHS
system of records titled, ‘‘DHS/ALL–014
Department of Homeland Security
Personnel Contact Information.’’ This
system of records covers DHS’s
collection and maintenance of records
concerning DHS personnel (including
Federal employees and contractors) for
workforce accountability; DHS and nonDHS Federal employees, contractors, or
other individuals who participate in or
respond to all-hazard emergencies,
including technical, manmade, or
natural disasters, or who participate in
emergency response training exercises;
and individuals identified as emergency
points of contact. Categories of
individuals, categories of records, and
retention schedules for this system of
records have been modified and
expanded to better reflect the
Department’s emergency personnel
location record systems. Additionally,
this notice includes non-substantive
changes to simplify the formatting and
text of the previously published notice.
This modified system will be included
in the DHS inventory of record systems.
DATES: Submit comments on or before
April 16, 2018. This modified system
will be effective upon publication. New
or modified routine uses will be
effective April 16, 2018.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments,
identified by docket number DHS–
2017–0074 by one of the following
methods:
• Federal e-Rulemaking Portal: https://
www.regulations.gov. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments.
• Fax: 202–343–4010.
• Mail: Philip S. Kaplan, Chief
Privacy Officer, Privacy Office,
Department of Homeland Security,
Washington, DC 20528–0655.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
general and privacy questions, please
contact Philip S. Kaplan, Sam.Kaplan@
hq.dhs.gov, (202) 343–1717, Chief
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I. Background
In accordance with the Privacy Act of
1974, 5 U.S.C. 552a, DHS proposes to
modify a current DHS system of records
titled, ‘‘DHS/ALL–014 Personnel
Emergency Contact Information.’’
This system of records covers DHS’s
collection and maintenance of records
concerning current and former DHS
personnel (including Federal employees
and contractors) for workforce
accountability (e.g., tracking employee
locations for safety and security
purposes); Federal employees,
contractors, or other individuals (e.g.,
state, local, tribal, and territorial [SLTT]
personnel) who participate in or who
respond to all-hazards emergencies
including technical, manmade, or
natural disasters, or who participate in
emergency response training exercises;
and individuals identified as emergency
points of contact. DHS collects
information of family members, next of
kin, or other designated emergency
contact persons for use in the event of
an emergency.
Categories of individuals, categories
of records, and retention schedules for
this system of records have been
modified and expanded to better reflect
the Department’s emergency personnel
location record systems.
Categories of individuals have been
expanded to include former DHS
personnel; current and former Federal
employees, contractors, or other
individuals (e.g., SLTT personnel) who
participate in or conduct emergency
response training exercises; and
individuals identified by current or
former DHS personnel as emergency
points of contact, including family
members and next of kin.
DHS is updating the category of
records to include geospatial location
information. DHS may collect this
information from DHS personnel,
including Federal employees and
contractors; current and former Federal
employees, contractors, or other
individuals who participate in or
conduct emergency response training
exercises; current and former Federal
employees, contractors, or other
individuals who respond to all-hazards
emergencies including technical,
manmade, or natural disasters. DHS
collects this information in order to
facilitate the response efforts of
deployed DHS and non-DHS personnel
to all-hazards emergencies and provide
a clear operational picture of the
location of emergency personnel. This
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enables DHS or the emergency managers
to better direct emergency personnel
and the overall response effort.
In the course of responding to, or
planning for, all-hazards emergencies,
DHS may contact, locate, and deploy
DHS personnel; implement the
Continuity of Operations (COOP) Plan;
and participate in emergency response
training exercises. DHS may also utilize
Federal Government employees from
other Federal agencies who are
deployed as a part of a mission
assignment (pursuant to 42 U.S.C.
5197(c)) and non-Federal Government
employees, such as other SLTT
personnel. This system of records
encompasses the collection, storage, and
use of information associated with such
activities and for all individuals that
participate in those activities.
Additionally, for emergency notification
purposes, DHS may contact the
identified emergency contacts or next of
kin of the individual.
DHS is updating the record retention
schedule to reflect the new and revised
General Records Schedules under the
Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) and the National Archives and
Records Administration (NARA) M–12–
18, Managing Government Records
Directive (Aug. 24, 2012). The previous
General Records Schedules have been
superseded.
Consistent with DHS’s information
sharing mission, information stored in
the DHS/ALL–014 Personnel Emergency
Contact Information system of records
notice (SORN) may be shared with other
DHS Components that have a need to
know the information to carry out their
national security, law enforcement,
immigration, intelligence, or other
homeland security functions. In
addition, information may be shared
with appropriate Federal, state, local,
tribal, territorial, foreign, or
international government agencies
consistent with the routine uses set
forth in this SORN. This updated system
will be included in the Department’s
inventory of record systems.
II. Privacy Act
The Privacy Act embodies fair
information practice principles in a
statutory framework governing the
means by which Federal Government
agencies collect, maintain, use, and
disseminate individuals’ records. The
Privacy Act applies to information that
is maintained in a ‘‘system of records.’’
A ‘‘system of records’’ is a group of any
records under the control of an agency
from which information is retrieved by
the name of an individual or by some
identifying number, symbol, or other
identifying particular assigned to the
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Federal Emergency Management Agency
[Docket ID FEMA-2018-0002; Internal Agency Docket No. FEMA-B-1815]
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
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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 June 14, 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, 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-1815, 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.'')
Dated: March 8, 2018.
Roy E. Wright,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Insurance and Mitigation, Department
of Homeland Security, Federal Emergency Management Agency.
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Community map repository
Community address
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Canyon County, Idaho and Incorporated Areas
Project: 11-10-0399S Preliminary Date: September 16, 2016
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City of Star........................... City Hall, 10769 West State
Street, Star, ID 83669.
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Jefferson County, Washington and Incorporated Areas
Project: 14-10-0586S Preliminary Date: January 4, 2018
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Unincorporated Areas of Jefferson Jefferson County Department of
County. Community Development, 621
Sheridan Street, Port
Townsend, WA 98368.
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