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by Sec. 708(e)(3)(B) of the Defense
Production Act (DPA), 50 U.S.C.
4558(e)(3)(B), and consistent with 44
CFR part 332.
The DPA authorizes the making of
‘‘voluntary agreements and plans of
action’’ with, among others,
representatives of industry and business
to address conditions that may pose a
direct threat to the national defense or
its preparedness programs (50 U.S.C.
4558(c)(1)). The President’s authority to
facilitate voluntary agreements has been
delegated to the Department of
Homeland Security (DHS) generally in
section 401 of Executive Order 13603,1
‘‘National Defense Resources
Preparedness,’’ and specifically for
response to the spread of COVID–19
within the United States in section 3 of
Executive Order 13911,2 ‘‘Delegating
Additional Authority Under the Defense
Production Act With Respect to Health
and Medical Resources To Respond to
the Spread of COVID–19.’’ The
Secretary of Homeland Security has
delegated this authority to the FEMA
Administrator in DHS Delegation 09052
Rev. 00.1, ‘‘Delegation of Defense
Production Act Authority to the
Administrator of the Federal Emergency
Management Agency’’ (Apr. 1, 2020).
The FEMA Administrator has found
that, in light of the unprecedented
nature of COVID–19 and subsequent
response requirements, conditions exist
which pose a direct threat to the
national defense and its preparedness
programs. A future pandemic, or
resurgence of COVID–19, will similarly
threaten the national defense and its
preparedness programs. Therefore,
FEMA has sought, and received,
approval from the Attorney General,
after consultation by the Attorney
General with the Federal Trade
Commission, to begin the consultations
with representatives of manufacturers,
suppliers and distributors of personal
protective equipment, pharmaceuticals,
and other critical health and medical
resources for the purpose of making a
voluntary agreement under the DPA.
The purpose of such an agreement is to
maximize the effectiveness of the
distribution of critical health and
medical resources nationwide to
respond to pandemics in general, and
COVID–19 specifically, by establishing
unity of effort between agreement
participants and the Federal
Government for integrated coordination,
planning, information sharing, and
distribution of critical medical
resources. With respect to agreement
participants specifically, the agreement
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would establish the terms, conditions,
and procedures under which
participants agree voluntarily to
contribute and facilitate health and
medical resource production and
distribution capacity as requested by
FEMA and other Federal Government
entities.
FEMA proposes to make a 5-year
voluntary agreement effective as soon as
possible to address the Nation’s
response to COVID–19. FEMA proposes
a Committee for the Distribution of
Medical Resources Necessary to
Respond to a Pandemic (the
‘‘Committee’’) to provide FEMA and the
participants a forum to maximize the
effectiveness of the distribution of
health and medical resources
nationwide to respond to a pandemic
through integrated coordination,
planning, information sharing, and
distribution of health and medical
resources.
The meeting(s) will be chaired by the
FEMA Administrator or his delegate,
and attended by the Attorney General or
his delegate, and the Chairman of the
Federal Trade Commission or his
delegate. In developing this agreement,
FEMA will adhere to all procedural
requirements of 50 U.S.C. 4558 and 44
CFR part 332 for establishment of this
voluntary agreement.
Meeting Objectives: The purpose of
the meeting(s) is two-fold:
(1) First, FEMA aims to identify
agreement participants. FEMA proposes
to invite representatives of major
manufacturers, suppliers, and
distributers of health and medical
resources critical to respond to a
pandemic. FEMA requests stakeholder
input on identification of appropriate
manufacturers, suppliers, distributors,
and any other appropriate stakeholders
for inclusion in the voluntary
agreement.
(2) Second, FEMA aims to gather
technical advice from meeting
participants on the scope and substance
of the draft agreement. FEMA proposes
that voluntary agreement will include:
Provision of technical advice; collective
sharing of information; identification
and validation of places and resources
of the greatest need for medical
resources; projection of future
distribution demands; collective
identification and resolution of
allocation of scarce resources among all
public and private domestic needs;
sharing of vendor, manufacturer and
distribution information; and inclusion
of any other necessary collective actions
to maximize the timely national
distribution of health and medical
resources necessary to respond to a
pandemic. FEMA requests stakeholder
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evaluation of the objectives outlined
above, and requests that stakeholders
provide additional recommendations for
objectives of the voluntary agreement.
Pete Gaynor,
Administrator, Federal Emergency
Management Agency.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
Federal Emergency Management
Agency
[Docket ID FEMA–2020–0002; Internal
Agency Docket No. FEMA–B–2030]
Proposed Flood Hazard
Determinations
Federal Emergency
Management Agency, DHS.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
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 August 10, 2020.
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/preliminary
floodhazarddata and the respective
Community Map Repository address
listed in the tables below. Additionally,
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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–2030, 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.
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)
patrick.sacbibit@fema.dhs.gov; 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
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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/preliminary
floodhazarddata 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.
Community map repository address
King George County, Virginia (All Jurisdictions)
Project: 19–03–0009S Preliminary Date: December 23, 2019
Unincorporated Areas of King George County .........................................................
King George County Community Development Department,
10459 Courthouse Drive, Suite 104, King George, VA
22485.
Northumberland County, Virginia (All Jurisdictions)
Project: 18–03–0033S Preliminary Date: December 23, 2019
Unincorporated Areas of Northumberland County ...................................................
Northumberland County Courthouse, Building and Zoning
Department, 72 Monument Place, Heathsville, VA 22473.
Stafford County, Virginia (All Jurisdictions)
Project: 18–03–0002S Preliminary Date: December 23, 2019
Unincorporated Areas of Stafford County .................................................................
Stafford County Department of Public Works, Environmental
Division, 2126 Jefferson Davis Highway, Suite 203, Stafford, VA 22554.
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[FR Doc No: 2020-10099]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Federal Emergency Management Agency
[Docket ID FEMA-2020-0002; Internal Agency Docket No. FEMA-B-2030]
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 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 August 10, 2020.
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,
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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-2030, 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 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.'')
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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King George County, Virginia (All Jurisdictions)
Project: 19-03-0009S Preliminary Date: December 23, 2019
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Unincorporated Areas of King George King George County Community
County. Development Department, 10459
Courthouse Drive, Suite 104,
King George, VA 22485.
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Northumberland County, Virginia (All Jurisdictions)
Project: 18-03-0033S Preliminary Date: December 23, 2019
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Unincorporated Areas of Northumberland Northumberland County
County. Courthouse, Building and
Zoning Department, 72
Monument Place, Heathsville,
VA 22473.
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Stafford County, Virginia (All Jurisdictions)
Project: 18-03-0002S Preliminary Date: December 23, 2019
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Unincorporated Areas of Stafford County. Stafford County Department of
Public Works, Environmental
Division, 2126 Jefferson
Davis Highway, Suite 203,
Stafford, VA 22554.
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