Proposed Flood Hazard Determinations, 63133-63134 [2020-22082]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 85, No. 194 / Tuesday, October 6, 2020 / Notices The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) makes the final determinations listed below for the new or modified flood hazard information for each community listed. Notification of these changes has been published in newspapers of local circulation and 90 days have elapsed since that publication. The Deputy Associate Administrator for Insurance and Mitigation has resolved any appeals resulting from this notification. This final notice is issued in accordance with section 110 of the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973, 42 U.S.C. 4104, and 44 CFR part 67. FEMA has developed criteria for floodplain management in floodprone areas in accordance with 44 CFR part 60. Interested lessees and owners of real property are encouraged to review the new or revised FIRM and FIS report available at the address cited below for each community or online through the FEMA Map Service Center at https:// msc.fema.gov. The flood hazard determinations are made final in the watersheds and/or communities listed in the table below. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: (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 khammond on DSKJM1Z7X2PROD with NOTICES City Hall, 218 North Meridian Street, Belle Plaine, MN 56011. City of Elko City Hall, 601 Main Street, New Market. Elko New Market, MN 55054. City of Jordan City Hall, 210 East First Street, Jordan, MN 55352. City of Prior City Hall, 4646 Dakota Lake. Street Southeast, Prior Lake, MN 55372. City of Savage City Hall, 6000 McColl Drive, Savage, MN 55378. City of City Hall, 485 Gorman Shakopee. Street, Shakopee, MN 55379. Unincorporated County Government Center, Areas of 200 Fourth Avenue West, Scott County. Shakopee, MN 55379. 17:52 Oct 05, 2020 Jkt 253001 City of Archer City. City of Holliday City of Lakeside City. City of Megargel. City of Scotland. City of Windthorst. Unincorporated Areas of Archer County. City Hall, 118 South Sycamore Street, Archer City, TX 76351. City Office, 110 West Olive Street, Holliday, TX 76366. Lakeside City Map Repository, 199 Bowman Road, Wichita Falls, TX 76308. City Hall, 1302 Cedar Street, Megargel, TX 76370. City Hall, 727 Avenue L, Scotland, TX 76379. City Sewer Plant, 361 Sewer Plant Road, Windthorst, TX 76389. Archer County Courthouse Emergency Management Office, 100 South Center Street, Archer City, TX 76351. Jack County, Texas and Incorporated Areas Docket No.: FEMA–B–1959 City of Bryson City of Jacksboro. Unincorporated Areas of Jack County. City Hall, 102 North Depot Street, Bryson, TX 76427. Fire Department, 128 East College Street, Jacksboro, TX 76458. Jack County Office, 100 North Main Street, Jacksboro, TX 76458. BILLING CODE 9110–12–P Scott County, Minnesota and Incorporated Areas Docket Nos.: FEMA–B–1436 and B–1869 VerDate Sep<11>2014 Archer County, Texas and Incorporated Areas Docket No.: FEMA–B–1959 [FR Doc. 2020–22085 Filed 10–5–20; 8:45 am] Community map repository address City of Belle Plaine. Community map repository address Community DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY Federal Emergency Management Agency [Docket ID FEMA–2020–0002; Internal Agency Docket No. FEMA–B–2057] 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 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 SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00056 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 63133 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. Comments are to be submitted on or before January 4, 2021. 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–2057, 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. DATES: 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 SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: E:\FR\FM\06OCN1.SGM 06OCN1 63134 Federal Register / Vol. 85, No. 194 / Tuesday, October 6, 2020 / Notices 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 Community applicable, FIS report for each community are available for inspection at both the online location https:// www.fema.gov/preliminaryfloodhazard data 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 Somervell County, Texas and Incorporated Areas Project: 20–06–0058S Preliminary Date: June 9, 2020 City of Glen Rose ..................................................................................... Unincorporated Areas of Somervell County ............................................. City Hall, 201 Northeast Vernon Street, Glen Rose, TX 76043. Somervell County Annex Building, 102 Northeast Vine Street, Glen Rose, TX 76043. Fredericksburg City, Virginia (Independent City) Project: 18–03–0012S Preliminary Date: January 31, 2020 City of Fredericksburg .............................................................................. City Hall, 715 Princess Anne Street, Room 209, Fredericksburg, VA 22401. Spotsylvania County, Virginia (All Jurisdictions) Project: 18–03–0011S Preliminary Date: January 31, 2020 Spotsylvania County Unincorporated Areas ............................................ [FR Doc. 2020–22082 Filed 10–5–20; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 9110–12–P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Fish and Wildlife Service [FWS–R2–ES–2020–N119; FXES111602C0000–201–FF02ENEH00] khammond on DSKJM1Z7X2PROD with NOTICES Candidate Conservation Agreement With Assurances for the False Spike and Texas Fawnsfoot in the Brazos River Basin Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior. ACTION: Notice of availability; request for public comments. AGENCY: We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, have received an application from the Brazos River Authority, a special district of the State SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:52 Oct 05, 2020 Jkt 253001 Spotsylvania County Planning and Zoning Department, 9019 Old Battlefield Boulevard, Suite 320, Spotsylvania, VA 22553. of Texas responsible for development and management of the water resources of the Brazos River Basin in Texas. The application is for an enhancement of survival permit under the Endangered Species Act that would authorize incidental take of two candidate mussel species, false spike and Texas fawnsfoot. The application includes a candidate conservation agreement with assurances (CCAA) for freshwater mussel conservation and surface water supply and delivery operations and maintenance activities in the Brazos River Basin in Texas. We have made a preliminary determination that the CCAA is eligible for categorical exclusion under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). The basis for this determination is contained in a low-effect screening form for a categorical exclusion (dCatEx form), which evaluates the impacts of PO 00000 Frm 00057 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 implementation of the proposed CCAA. The documents available for comment include the low-effect screening form that supports a categorical exclusion under NEPA, the CCAA, and an enhancement of survival permit application. To ensure consideration, written comments must be received or postmarked on or before 11:59 p.m. eastern time on November 5, 2020. We may not consider any comments we receive after the closing date in the final decision on this action. DATES: ADDRESSES: Accessing Documents: Internet: The dCatEx form, CCAA, and permit application: You may obtain electronic copies of these documents on the Service’s website at https:// www.fws.gov/southwest/es/ AustinTexas/. E:\FR\FM\06OCN1.SGM 06OCN1

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[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 194 (Tuesday, October 6, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 63133-63134]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-22082]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Federal Emergency Management Agency

[Docket ID FEMA-2020-0002; Internal Agency Docket No. FEMA-B-2057]


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 January 4, 2021.

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-2057, 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

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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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             Somervell County, Texas and Incorporated Areas
           Project: 20-06-0058S Preliminary Date: June 9, 2020
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City of Glen Rose......................  City Hall, 201 Northeast Vernon
                                          Street, Glen Rose, TX 76043.
Unincorporated Areas of Somervell        Somervell County Annex
 County.                                  Building, 102 Northeast Vine
                                          Street, Glen Rose, TX 76043.
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            Fredericksburg City, Virginia (Independent City)
         Project: 18-03-0012S Preliminary Date: January 31, 2020
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City of Fredericksburg.................  City Hall, 715 Princess Anne
                                          Street, Room 209,
                                          Fredericksburg, VA 22401.
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            Spotsylvania County, Virginia (All Jurisdictions)
         Project: 18-03-0011S Preliminary Date: January 31, 2020
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Spotsylvania County Unincorporated       Spotsylvania County Planning
 Areas.                                   and Zoning Department, 9019
                                          Old Battlefield Boulevard,
                                          Suite 320, Spotsylvania, VA
                                          22553.
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[FR Doc. 2020-22082 Filed 10-5-20; 8:45 am]
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