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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Michelle Goodman, Public Health
Analyst, Division of Policy and Shortage
Designation, Bureau of Health
Workforce, HRSA, 5600 Fishers Lane,
Room 11W54, Rockville, MD 20857, by
phone at (301) 443–7440, or by email at
mgoodman@hrsa.gov.
In
response to Executive Order 13563,
Section 6(a), which urges agencies to
repeal existing regulations that are
outmoded from the Code of Federal
Regulations (CFR), HHS is removing 42
CFR part 60. HHS believes that there is
good cause to bypass notice and
comment and proceed to a final rule,
pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(B). The
action is non-controversial, as it merely
removes an obsolete provision from the
CFR. This rule poses no new substantive
requirements on the public. Thus, we
view notice and comment as
unnecessary.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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Background
The HEAL Program is authorized by
sections 701–720 of the Public Health
Service Act (the Act), 42 U.S.C. 292–
292p, and was first administered by the
Office of Education in the former
Department of Health, Education, and
Welfare (HEW). From Fiscal Year (FY)
1978 through FY 1998, the HEAL
Program insured loans made by
participating lenders to eligible graduate
students in schools of medicine,
osteopathy, dentistry, veterinary
medicine, optometry, podiatry, public
health, pharmacy, and chiropractic, and
in programs in health administration
and clinical psychology.
The HEAL Program regulations were
originally published on August 26,
1983. Authorization to fund new HEAL
loans to students expired on September
30, 1998. Provisions of the HEAL
legislation allowing for the refinancing
or consolidation of existing HEAL loans
expired on September 30, 2004.
However, the reporting, notification,
and recordkeeping burden associated
with refinancing HEAL loans, servicing
outstanding loans, and administering
and monitoring of the HEAL Program
regulations continues.
On July 1, 2014, Congress transferred
the program to ED pursuant to Division
H, title V, section 525 of the
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2014
(Pub. L. 113–76) (Consolidated
Appropriations Act, 2014). On
November 15, 2017, ED published
HEAL Program regulations rendering
the HHS HEAL Program regulations
obsolete. See 82 FR 53378 (adding 34
CFR part 681).
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Executive Orders 12866, 13563, 13771,
and 13777
Executive Orders 12866 and 13563
direct agencies to assess all costs and
benefits of available regulatory
alternatives and, if regulation is
necessary, to select regulatory
approaches that maximize net benefits
(including potential economic,
environmental, public health and safety
effects, distributive impacts, and
equity).
Section 3(f) of Executive Order 12866
defines a ‘‘significant regulatory action’’
as ‘‘any regulatory action that is likely
to result in a rule that may: (1) Have an
annual effect on the economy of $100
million or more or adversely affect in a
material way the economy, a sector of
the economy, productivity, competition,
jobs, the environment, public health or
safety or State, local, or tribal
governments or communities; (2) Create
a serious inconsistency or otherwise
interfere with an action taken or
planned by another agency; (3)
Materially alter the budgetary impact of
entitlements, grants, user fees, or loan
programs or the rights and obligations of
recipients thereof; or (4) Raise novel
legal or policy issues arising out of legal
mandates, the President’s priorities, or
the principles set forth in th[e]
Executive Order.’’
A regulatory impact analysis must be
prepared for major rules with
economically significant effects ($100
million or more in any 1 year). HHS
submits that this final rule is not
economically significant as measured by
the $100 million threshold, and hence
not a major rule under the
Congressional Review Act. This rule has
not been designated as a significant
regulatory action as defined by
Executive Order 12866. As such, it has
not been reviewed by the Office of
Management and Budget.
Executive Order 13771, titled
‘‘Reducing Regulation and Controlling
Regulatory Costs,’’ was issued on
January 30, 2017. Pursuant to Executive
Order 13771, HHS identifies this final
rule as a deregulatory action (i.e.,
removing an obsolete rule from the Code
of Federal Regulations). For the
purposes of Executive Order 13771, this
final rule is not a substantive rule;
rather it is administrative in nature and
provides no cost savings.
On February 24, 2017, the President
issued Executive Order 13777 titled
‘‘Enforcing the Regulatory Reform
Agenda’’. As required by Section 3 of
the Executive Order, HHS established a
Regulatory Reform Task Force (HHS
Task Force) to review existing
regulations and make recommendations
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regarding their repeal, replacement, or
modification. The HHS Task Force
evaluated the HEAL Program
regulations and determined them to be
outdated, unnecessary, or ineffective.
Thus, the HHS Task force advised
initiating this final rule to remove the
obsolete regulations from the Code of
Federal Regulations.
Regulatory Flexibility Act
This action will not have a significant
economic impact on a substantial
number of small entities. Therefore, the
regulatory flexibility analysis provided
for under the Regulatory Flexibility Act
is not required.
Paperwork Reduction Act
This action does not affect any
information collections.
Dated: May 20, 2019.
George Sigounas,
Administrator, Health Resources and Services
Administration.
Approved: June 7, 2019.
Alex M. Azar II,
Secretary, Department of Health and Human
Services.
List of Subjects in 42 CFR 60
Educational study programs, Health
professions, Loan programs—education,
Loan programs—health, Medical and
dental schools, Reporting and
recordkeeping requirements, Student
aid.
PART 60—[REMOVED]
For reasons set out in the preamble,
and under the authority at 5 U.S.C. 301,
HHS amends 42 CFR chapter I,
subchapter D, by removing part 60.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
Federal Emergency Management
Agency
44 CFR Part 64
[Docket ID FEMA–2019–0003; Internal
Agency Docket No. FEMA–8583]
Suspension of Community Eligibility
Federal Emergency
Management Agency, DHS.
ACTION: Final rule.
AGENCY:
This rule identifies
communities where the sale of flood
insurance has been authorized under
the National Flood Insurance Program
SUMMARY:
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(NFIP) that are scheduled for
suspension on the effective dates listed
within this rule because of
noncompliance with the floodplain
management requirements of the
program. If the Federal Emergency
Management Agency (FEMA) receives
documentation that the community has
adopted the required floodplain
management measures prior to the
effective suspension date given in this
rule, the suspension will not occur and
a notice of this will be provided by
publication in the Federal Register on a
subsequent date. Also, information
identifying the current participation
status of a community can be obtained
from FEMA’s Community Status Book
(CSB). The CSB is available at https://
www.fema.gov/national-floodinsurance-program-community-statusbook.
The effective date of each
community’s scheduled suspension is
the third date (‘‘Susp.’’) listed in the
third column of the following tables.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If
you want to determine whether a
particular community was suspended
on the suspension date or for further
information, contact Adrienne L.
Sheldon, PE, CFM, Federal Insurance
and Mitigation Administration, Federal
Emergency Management Agency, 400 C
Street SW, Washington, DC 20472, (202)
212–3966.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The NFIP
enables property owners to purchase
Federal flood insurance that is not
otherwise generally available from
private insurers. In return, communities
agree to adopt and administer local
floodplain management measures aimed
at protecting lives and new construction
from future flooding. Section 1315 of
the National Flood Insurance Act of
1968, as amended, 42 U.S.C. 4022,
prohibits the sale of NFIP flood
insurance unless an appropriate public
body adopts adequate floodplain
management measures with effective
enforcement measures. The
communities listed in this document no
longer meet that statutory requirement
for compliance with program
regulations, 44 CFR part 59.
Accordingly, the communities will be
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DATES:
suspended on the effective date in the
third column. As of that date, flood
insurance will no longer be available in
the community. We recognize that some
of these communities may adopt and
submit the required documentation of
legally enforceable floodplain
management measures after this rule is
published but prior to the actual
suspension date. These communities
will not be suspended and will continue
to be eligible for the sale of NFIP flood
insurance. A notice withdrawing the
suspension of such communities will be
published in the Federal Register.
In addition, FEMA publishes a Flood
Insurance Rate Map (FIRM) that
identifies the Special Flood Hazard
Areas (SFHAs) in these communities.
The date of the FIRM, if one has been
published, is indicated in the fourth
column of the table. No direct Federal
financial assistance (except assistance
pursuant to the Robert T. Stafford
Disaster Relief and Emergency
Assistance Act not in connection with a
flood) may be provided for construction
or acquisition of buildings in identified
SFHAs for communities not
participating in the NFIP and identified
for more than a year on FEMA’s initial
FIRM for the community as having
flood-prone areas (section 202(a) of the
Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973,
42 U.S.C. 4106(a), as amended). This
prohibition against certain types of
Federal assistance becomes effective for
the communities listed on the date
shown in the last column. The
Administrator finds that notice and
public comment procedures under 5
U.S.C. 553(b), are impracticable and
unnecessary because communities listed
in this final rule have been adequately
notified.
Each community receives 6-month,
90-day, and 30-day notification letters
addressed to the Chief Executive Officer
stating that the community will be
suspended unless the required
floodplain management measures are
met prior to the effective suspension
date. Since these notifications were
made, this final rule may take effect
within less than 30 days.
National Environmental Policy Act.
FEMA has determined that the
community suspension(s) included in
Community
No.
State and location
Region III
Pennsylvania:
Blain, Borough of, Perry County ...........
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this rule is a non-discretionary action
and therefore the National
Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42
U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) does not apply.
Regulatory Flexibility Act. The
Administrator has determined that this
rule is exempt from the requirements of
the Regulatory Flexibility Act because
the National Flood Insurance Act of
1968, as amended, Section 1315, 42
U.S.C. 4022, prohibits flood insurance
coverage unless an appropriate public
body adopts adequate floodplain
management measures with effective
enforcement measures. The
communities listed no longer comply
with the statutory requirements, and
after the effective date, flood insurance
will no longer be available in the
communities unless remedial action
takes place.
Regulatory Classification. This final
rule is not a significant regulatory action
under the criteria of section 3(f) of
Executive Order 12866 of September 30,
1993, Regulatory Planning and Review,
58 FR 51735.
Executive Order 13132, Federalism.
This rule involves no policies that have
federalism implications under Executive
Order 13132.
Executive Order 12988, Civil Justice
Reform. This rule meets the applicable
standards of Executive Order 12988.
Paperwork Reduction Act. This rule
does not involve any collection of
information for purposes of the
Paperwork Reduction Act, 44 U.S.C.
3501 et seq.
List of Subjects in 44 CFR Part 64
Flood insurance, Floodplains.
Accordingly, 44 CFR part 64 is
amended as follows:
PART 64—[AMENDED]
1. The authority citation for Part 64
continues to read as follows:
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Authority: 42 U.S.C. 4001 et seq.;
Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 1978, 3 CFR,
1978 Comp.; p. 329; E.O. 12127, 44 FR 19367,
3 CFR, 1979 Comp.; p. 376.
§ 64.6
[Amended]
2. The tables published under the
authority of § 64.6 are amended as
follows:
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Effective date authorization/
cancellation of sale of
flood insurance in community
Current effective
map date
Date certain
Federal
assistance no
longer available
in SFHAs
October 14, 1975, Emerg; June 24, 1977,
Reg; June 20, 2019, Susp.
June 20, 2019 ..
June 20, 2019.
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Community
No.
State and location
Duncannon, Borough of, Perry County
420749
Greenwood, Township of, Perry County
421950
Juniata, Township of, Perry County ......
421140
Liverpool, Borough of, Perry County .....
420750
Miller, Township of, Perry County .........
421954
Northeast Madison, Township of, Perry
County.
Penn, Township of, Perry County .........
421955
420755
Rye, Township of, Perry County ...........
421028
Southwest Madison, Township of, Perry
County.
Spring, Township of, Perry County .......
421957
421958
Toboyne, Township of, Perry County ....
421959
Watts, Township of, Perry County ........
420756
Wheatfield, Township of, Perry County
421035
Region IV
South Carolina:
Greenwood County, Unincorporated
Areas.
Laurens County, Unincorporated Areas
Newberry
Areas.
County,
450094
450122
Unincorporated
450224
Region VII
Kansas:
Caney, City of, Montgomery County .....
200230
Cherryvale, City of, Montgomery County.
Coffeyville, City of, Montgomery County
200231
Elk City, City of, Montgomery County ...
200408
Independence, City of, Montgomery
County.
Montgomery County, Unincorporated
Areas.
Missouri: Jefferson County, Unincorporated
Areas.
200233
200232
200595
290808
Region X
Washington:
Mason County, Unincorporated Areas ..
530115
Shelton, City of, Mason County ............
530116
Current effective
map date
October 20, 1972, Emerg; December 18,
1979, Reg; June 20, 2019, Susp.
August 12, 1975, Emerg; May 19, 1981,
Reg; June 20, 2019, Susp.
March 26, 1974, Emerg; May 1, 1978, Reg;
June 20, 2019, Susp.
March 20, 1974, Emerg; August 15, 1979,
Reg; June 20, 2019, Susp.
March 21, 1977, Emerg; April 15, 1981,
Reg; June 20, 2019, Susp.
September 12, 1975, Emerg; September 4,
1985, Reg; June 20, 2019, Susp.
July 5, 1973, Emerg; February 18, 1981,
Reg; June 20, 2019, Susp.
October 5, 1973, Emerg; August 15, 1979,
Reg; June 20, 2019, Susp.
July 2, 1975, Emerg; August 19, 1985, Reg;
June 20, 2019, Susp.
September 10, 1975, Emerg; November 12,
1982, Reg; June 20, 2019, Susp.
September 8, 1981, Emerg; September 4,
1985, Reg; June 20, 2019, Susp.
May 24, 1973, Emerg; August 15, 1979,
Reg; June 20, 2019, Susp.
October 29, 1971, Emerg; December 18,
1979, Reg; June 20, 2019, Susp.
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April 21, 1978, Emerg; March 18, 1987,
Reg; June 20, 2019, Susp.
December 21, 1978, Emerg; December 15,
1990, Reg; June 20, 2019, Susp.
July 2, 1975, Emerg; December 15, 1990,
Reg; June 20, 2019, Susp.
August 4, 1976, Emerg; July 3, 1986, Reg;
June 20, 2019, Susp.
March 17, 1975, Emerg; July 20, 1984,
Reg; June 20, 2019, Susp.
December 17, 1971, Emerg; March 12,
1976, Reg; June 20, 2019, Susp.
July 23, 1987, Emerg; April 1, 1989, Reg;
June 20, 2019, Susp
February 26, 1975, Emerg; June 15, 1979,
Reg; June 20, 2019, Susp.
December 5, 1986, Emerg; June 1, 1988,
Reg; June 20, 2019, Susp.
June 10, 1975, Emerg; May 16, 1983, Reg;
June 20, 2019, Susp.
August 18, 1975, Emerg; May 24, 1991,
Reg; June 20, 2019, Susp.
August 27, 1975, Emerg; December 1,
1983, Reg; June 20, 2019, Susp.
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Code for reading third column: Emerg.—Emergency; Reg.—Regular; Susp.—Suspension.
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Dated: June 4, 2019.
Katherine B. Fox,
Assistant Administrator for Mitigation,
Federal Insurance and Mitigation
Administration—FEMA Resilience,
Department of Homeland Security, Federal
Emergency Management Agency.
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BILLING CODE 9110–12–P
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS
COMMISSION
47 CFR Part 54
[WC Docket Nos. 10–90, 14–58, 07–135, CC
Docket No. 01–92; FCC 18–29]
Connect America Fund, ETC Annual
Reports and Certifications,
Establishing Just and Reasonable
Rates for Local Exchange Carriers,
Developing a Unified Intercarrier
Compensation Regime
Federal Communications
Commission.
ACTION: Final rule; announcement of
effective date.
AGENCY:
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Synopsis
In this document, the Federal
Communications Commission
(Commission) announces that the Office
of Management and Budget (OMB) has
approved, for a period of three years, an
information collection associated with
the rules for the Connect America Fund
contained in the Commission’s Rate-ofReturn Order, FCC 18–29. This
document is consistent with the Rate-ofReturn Order, which stated that the
Commission would publish a document
in the Federal Register announcing the
effective date of the new information
collection requirements.
DATES: The amendment to § 54.313(f)(4)
published at 83 FR 18951, May 1, 2018,
is effective June 17, 2019.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Alexander Minard, Wireline
Competition Bureau at (202) 418–7400
or TTY (202) 418–0484. For additional
information concerning the Paperwork
Reduction Act information collection
requirements contact Nicole Ongele at
(202) 418–2991 or via email:
Nicole.Ongele@fcc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Commission submitted revised
information collection requirements for
review and approval by OMB, as
required by the Paperwork Reduction
Act (PRA) of 1995, on May 1, 2019,
which were approved by OMB on June
10, 2019. The information collection
requirements are contained in the
Commission’s Rate-of-Return Order,
FCC 18–29 published at 83 FR 18951,
SUMMARY:
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May 1, 2018. The OMB Control Number
is 3060–0986. The Commission
publishes this document as an
announcement of the effective date of
the rules published May 1, 2018. If you
have any comments on the burden
estimates listed below, or how the
Commission can improve the
collections and reduce any burdens
caused thereby, please contact Nicole
Ongele, Federal Communications
Commission, Room 1–A620, 445 12th
Street SW, Washington, DC 20554.
Please include the OMB Control
Number, 3060–0986, in your
correspondence. The Commission will
also accept your comments via email at
PRA@fcc.gov. To request materials in
accessible formats for people with
disabilities (Braille, large print,
electronic files, audio format), send an
email to fcc504@fcc.gov or call the
Consumer and Governmental Affairs
Bureau at (202) 418–0530 (voice), (202)
418–0432 (TTY).
As required by the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3507),
the Commission is notifying the public
that it received OMB approval on June
10, 2019, for the information collection
requirements contained in 47 CFR
54.313(f)(4) published at 83 FR 18951,
May 1, 2018. Under 5 CFR 1320, an
agency may not conduct or sponsor a
collection of information unless it
displays a current, valid OMB Control
Number.
No person shall be subject to any
penalty for failing to comply with a
collection of information subject to the
Paperwork Reduction Act that does not
display a current, valid OMB Control
Number. The OMB Control Number is
3060–0986.
The foregoing notice is required by
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
Public Law 104–13, October 1, 1995,
and 44 U.S.C. 3507.
The total annual reporting burdens
and costs for the respondents are as
follows:
OMB Control Number: 3060–0986.
OMB Approval Date: June 10, 2019.
OMB Expiration Date: June 30, 2022.
Title: High-Cost Universal Service
Support.
Form Number: FCC Form 481 and
FCC Form 525.
Type of Review: Revision of a
currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other forprofit, Not-for-profit institutions and
State, Local or Tribal Government.
Number of Respondents and
Responses: 1,877 respondents; 11,977
responses.
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Estimated Time per Response: 0.1–15
hours.
Frequency of Response: On occasion,
quarterly and annual reporting
requirements, recordkeeping
requirement and third party disclosure
requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Required to
obtain or retain benefits. Statutory
authority for this information collection
is contained in 47 U.S.C. 151–154, 155,
201–206, 214, 218–220, 251, 252, 254,
256, 303(r), 332, 403, 405, 410, and
1302.
Total Annual Burden: 51,080 hours.
Total Annual Cost: No Cost.
Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No
impact(s).
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality:
The Commission notes that the
Universal Service Administrative
Company (USAC) must preserve the
confidentiality of all data obtained from
respondents and contributors to the
universal service support program
mechanism; must not use the data
except for purposes of administering the
universal service program; must not use
the data except for purposes of
administering the universal support
program; and must not disclose data in
company-specific form unless directed
to do so by the Commission. Parties may
submit confidential information in
relation pursuant to a protective order.
Also, respondents may request materials
or information submitted to the
Commission or to the Administrator
believed confidential to be withheld
from public inspection under 47 CFR
0.459 of the FCC’s rules.
Needs and Uses: On November 18,
2011, the Commission adopted an order
reforming its high-cost universal service
support mechanisms. Connect America
Fund; A National Broadband Plan for
Our Future; Establish Just and
Reasonable Rates for Local Exchange
Carriers; High-Cost Universal Service
Support; Developing a Unified
Intercarrier Compensation Regime;
Federal-State Joint Board on Universal
Service; Lifeline and Link-Up; Universal
Service Reform—Mobility Fund, WC
Docket Nos. 10–90, 07–135, 05–337, 03–
109; GN Docket No. 09–51; CC Docket
Nos. 01–92, 96–45; WT Docket No. 10–
208, Order and Further Notice of
Proposed Rulemaking, 26 FCC Rcd
17663 (2011) (USF/ICC Transformation
Order), and the Commission and
Wireline Competition Bureau have since
adopted a number of orders that
implement the USF/ICC Transformation
Order; see also Connect America Fund
et al., WC Docket No. 10–90 et al., Third
Order on Reconsideration, 27 FCC Rcd
5622 (2012); Connect America Fund et
al., WC Docket No. 10–90 et al., Order,
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Federal Emergency Management Agency
44 CFR Part 64
[Docket ID FEMA-2019-0003; Internal Agency Docket No. FEMA-8583]
Suspension of Community Eligibility
AGENCY: Federal Emergency Management Agency, DHS.
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: This rule identifies communities where the sale of flood
insurance has been authorized under the National Flood Insurance
Program
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(NFIP) that are scheduled for suspension on the effective dates listed
within this rule because of noncompliance with the floodplain
management requirements of the program. If the Federal Emergency
Management Agency (FEMA) receives documentation that the community has
adopted the required floodplain management measures prior to the
effective suspension date given in this rule, the suspension will not
occur and a notice of this will be provided by publication in the
Federal Register on a subsequent date. Also, information identifying
the current participation status of a community can be obtained from
FEMA's Community Status Book (CSB). The CSB is available at https://www.fema.gov/national-flood-insurance-program-community-status-book.
DATES: The effective date of each community's scheduled suspension is
the third date (``Susp.'') listed in the third column of the following
tables.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you want to determine whether a
particular community was suspended on the suspension date or for
further information, contact Adrienne L. Sheldon, PE, CFM, Federal
Insurance and Mitigation Administration, Federal Emergency Management
Agency, 400 C Street SW, Washington, DC 20472, (202) 212-3966.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The NFIP enables property owners to purchase
Federal flood insurance that is not otherwise generally available from
private insurers. In return, communities agree to adopt and administer
local floodplain management measures aimed at protecting lives and new
construction from future flooding. Section 1315 of the National Flood
Insurance Act of 1968, as amended, 42 U.S.C. 4022, prohibits the sale
of NFIP flood insurance unless an appropriate public body adopts
adequate floodplain management measures with effective enforcement
measures. The communities listed in this document no longer meet that
statutory requirement for compliance with program regulations, 44 CFR
part 59. Accordingly, the communities will be suspended on the
effective date in the third column. As of that date, flood insurance
will no longer be available in the community. We recognize that some of
these communities may adopt and submit the required documentation of
legally enforceable floodplain management measures after this rule is
published but prior to the actual suspension date. These communities
will not be suspended and will continue to be eligible for the sale of
NFIP flood insurance. A notice withdrawing the suspension of such
communities will be published in the Federal Register.
In addition, FEMA publishes a Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM) that
identifies the Special Flood Hazard Areas (SFHAs) in these communities.
The date of the FIRM, if one has been published, is indicated in the
fourth column of the table. No direct Federal financial assistance
(except assistance pursuant to the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief
and Emergency Assistance Act not in connection with a flood) may be
provided for construction or acquisition of buildings in identified
SFHAs for communities not participating in the NFIP and identified for
more than a year on FEMA's initial FIRM for the community as having
flood-prone areas (section 202(a) of the Flood Disaster Protection Act
of 1973, 42 U.S.C. 4106(a), as amended). This prohibition against
certain types of Federal assistance becomes effective for the
communities listed on the date shown in the last column. The
Administrator finds that notice and public comment procedures under 5
U.S.C. 553(b), are impracticable and unnecessary because communities
listed in this final rule have been adequately notified.
Each community receives 6-month, 90-day, and 30-day notification
letters addressed to the Chief Executive Officer stating that the
community will be suspended unless the required floodplain management
measures are met prior to the effective suspension date. Since these
notifications were made, this final rule may take effect within less
than 30 days.
National Environmental Policy Act. FEMA has determined that the
community suspension(s) included in this rule is a non-discretionary
action and therefore the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42
U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) does not apply.
Regulatory Flexibility Act. The Administrator has determined that
this rule is exempt from the requirements of the Regulatory Flexibility
Act because the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968, as amended,
Section 1315, 42 U.S.C. 4022, prohibits flood insurance coverage unless
an appropriate public body adopts adequate floodplain management
measures with effective enforcement measures. The communities listed no
longer comply with the statutory requirements, and after the effective
date, flood insurance will no longer be available in the communities
unless remedial action takes place.
Regulatory Classification. This final rule is not a significant
regulatory action under the criteria of section 3(f) of Executive Order
12866 of September 30, 1993, Regulatory Planning and Review, 58 FR
51735.
Executive Order 13132, Federalism. This rule involves no policies
that have federalism implications under Executive Order 13132.
Executive Order 12988, Civil Justice Reform. This rule meets the
applicable standards of Executive Order 12988.
Paperwork Reduction Act. This rule does not involve any collection
of information for purposes of the Paperwork Reduction Act, 44 U.S.C.
3501 et seq.
List of Subjects in 44 CFR Part 64
Flood insurance, Floodplains.
Accordingly, 44 CFR part 64 is amended as follows:
PART 64--[AMENDED]
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1. The authority citation for Part 64 continues to read as follows:
Authority: 42 U.S.C. 4001 et seq.; Reorganization Plan No. 3 of
1978, 3 CFR, 1978 Comp.; p. 329; E.O. 12127, 44 FR 19367, 3 CFR,
1979 Comp.; p. 376.
Sec. 64.6 [Amended]
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2. The tables published under the authority of Sec. 64.6 are amended
as follows:
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Effective date
authorization/
Community cancellation of Current effective map Date certain Federal
State and location No. sale of flood date assistance no longer
insurance in available in SFHAs
community
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Region III
Pennsylvania:
Blain, Borough of, Perry 420747 October 14, 1975, June 20, 2019......... June 20, 2019.
County. Emerg; June 24,
1977, Reg; June
20, 2019, Susp.
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Duncannon, Borough of, 420749 October 20, 1972, ......do.............. Do.
Perry County. Emerg; December
18, 1979, Reg;
June 20, 2019,
Susp.
Greenwood, Township of, 421950 August 12, 1975, ......do.............. Do.
Perry County. Emerg; May 19,
1981, Reg; June
20, 2019, Susp.
Juniata, Township of, 421140 March 26, 1974, ......do.............. Do.
Perry County. Emerg; May 1,
1978, Reg; June
20, 2019, Susp.
Liverpool, Borough of, 420750 March 20, 1974, ......do.............. Do.
Perry County. Emerg; August 15,
1979, Reg; June
20, 2019, Susp.
Miller, Township of, Perry 421954 March 21, 1977, ......do.............. Do.
County. Emerg; April 15,
1981, Reg; June
20, 2019, Susp.
Northeast Madison, 421955 September 12, ......do.............. Do.
Township of, Perry County. 1975, Emerg;
September 4,
1985, Reg; June
20, 2019, Susp.
Penn, Township of, Perry 420755 July 5, 1973, ......do.............. Do.
County. Emerg; February
18, 1981, Reg;
June 20, 2019,
Susp.
Rye, Township of, Perry 421028 October 5, 1973, ......do.............. Do.
County. Emerg; August 15,
1979, Reg; June
20, 2019, Susp.
Southwest Madison, 421957 July 2, 1975, ......do.............. Do.
Township of, Perry County. Emerg; August 19,
1985, Reg; June
20, 2019, Susp.
Spring, Township of, Perry 421958 September 10, ......do.............. Do.
County. 1975, Emerg;
November 12,
1982, Reg; June
20, 2019, Susp.
Toboyne, Township of, 421959 September 8, 1981, ......do.............. Do.
Perry County. Emerg; September
4, 1985, Reg;
June 20, 2019,
Susp.
Watts, Township of, Perry 420756 May 24, 1973, ......do.............. Do.
County. Emerg; August 15,
1979, Reg; June
20, 2019, Susp.
Wheatfield, Township of, 421035 October 29, 1971, ......do.............. Do.
Perry County. Emerg; December
18, 1979, Reg;
June 20, 2019,
Susp.
Region IV
South Carolina:
Greenwood County, 450094 April 21, 1978, June 20, 2019......... June 20, 2019.
Unincorporated Areas. Emerg; March 18,
1987, Reg; June
20, 2019, Susp.
Laurens County, 450122 December 21, 1978, ......do.............. Do.
Unincorporated Areas. Emerg; December
15, 1990, Reg;
June 20, 2019,
Susp.
Newberry County, 450224 July 2, 1975, ......do.............. Do.
Unincorporated Areas. Emerg; December
15, 1990, Reg;
June 20, 2019,
Susp.
Region VII
Kansas:
Caney, City of, Montgomery 200230 August 4, 1976, ......do.............. Do.
County. Emerg; July 3,
1986, Reg; June
20, 2019, Susp.
Cherryvale, City of, 200231 March 17, 1975, ......do.............. Do.
Montgomery County. Emerg; July 20,
1984, Reg; June
20, 2019, Susp.
Coffeyville, City of, 200232 December 17, 1971, ......do.............. Do.
Montgomery County. Emerg; March 12,
1976, Reg; June
20, 2019, Susp.
Elk City, City of, 200408 July 23, 1987, ......do.............. Do.
Montgomery County. Emerg; April 1,
1989, Reg; June
20, 2019, Susp
Independence, City of, 200233 February 26, 1975, ......do.............. Do.
Montgomery County. Emerg; June 15,
1979, Reg; June
20, 2019, Susp.
Montgomery County, 200595 December 5, 1986, ......do.............. Do.
Unincorporated Areas. Emerg; June 1,
1988, Reg; June
20, 2019, Susp.
Missouri: Jefferson County, 290808 June 10, 1975, ......do.............. Do.
Unincorporated Areas. Emerg; May 16,
1983, Reg; June
20, 2019, Susp.
Region X
Washington:
Mason County, 530115 August 18, 1975, ......do.............. Do.
Unincorporated Areas. Emerg; May 24,
1991, Reg; June
20, 2019, Susp.
Shelton, City of, Mason 530116 August 27, 1975, ......do.............. Do.
County. Emerg; December
1, 1983, Reg;
June 20, 2019,
Susp.
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*-do- = Ditto.
Code for reading third column: Emerg.--Emergency; Reg.--Regular; Susp.--Suspension.
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Dated: June 4, 2019.
Katherine B. Fox,
Assistant Administrator for Mitigation, Federal Insurance and
Mitigation Administration--FEMA Resilience, Department of Homeland
Security, Federal Emergency Management Agency.
[FR Doc. 2019-12730 Filed 6-14-19; 8:45 am]
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