Proposed Flood Hazard Determinations, 44385-44386 [2021-17201]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 153 / Thursday, August 12, 2021 / Notices Location and case No. Chief executive officer of community New Jersey: Passaic. Borough of Pompton Lakes (21–02– 0381P). Texas: Dallas ........ Town of Highland Park (21–06– 0509P). Virginia: Albemarle Unincorporated Areas of Albemarle County (21–03– 0174P). City of Prairie du Chien (21–05– 1223P). The Honorable Michael Serra, Mayor, Borough of Pompton Lakes, 25 Lenox Avenue, Pompton Lakes, NJ 07442. The Honorable Margo Goodwin, Mayor, Town of Highland Park, 4700 Drexel Drive, Highland Park, TX 75205. Mr. Jeff Richardson, Albemarle County, Executive, 401 McIntire Road, Charlottesville, VA 22902. The Honorable Dave Hemmer, Mayor, City of Prairie du Chien, 214 East Blackhawk Avenue, Prairie du Chien, WI 53821. State and county Wisconsin: Crawford. BILLING CODE 9110–12–P DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY [Docket ID FEMA–2021–0002; Internal Agency Docket No. FEMA–B–2156] Proposed Flood Hazard Determinations Federal Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security. 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 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, lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1 20:59 Aug 11, 2021 Jkt 253001 Community No. https://msc.fema.gov/portal/ advanceSearch. Oct. 25, 2021 ..... 345528 Engineering Department, 4700 Drexel Drive, Highland Park, TX 75205. https://msc.fema.gov/portal/ advanceSearch. Nov. 22, 2021 .... 480178 Albemarle County, Department of Community Development, 401 McIntire Road, Charlottesville, VA 22902. City Hall, 214 East Blackhawk Avenue, Prairie du Chien, WI 53821. https://msc.fema.gov/portal/ advanceSearch. Nov. 5, 2021 ...... 510006 https://msc.fema.gov/portal/ advanceSearch. Oct. 28, 2021 ..... 555573 Comments are to be submitted on or before November 10, 2021. ADDRESSES: The Preliminary FIRM, and where applicable, the FIS report for each community are available for inspection at both the online location https://hazards.fema.gov/femaportal/ prelimdownload and the respective Community Map Repository address listed in the tables below. Additionally, the current effective FIRM and FIS report for each community are accessible online through the FEMA Map Service Center at https:// msc.fema.gov for comparison. You may submit comments, identified by Docket No. FEMA–B–2156, 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. FEMA proposes to make flood hazard determinations for each community listed below, in accordance with section SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: PO 00000 Date of modification Municipal Building, 25 Lenox Avenue, Pompton Lakes, NJ 07442. DATES: Federal Emergency Management Agency VerDate Sep<11>2014 Online location of letter of map revision 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. [FR Doc. 2021–17217 Filed 8–11–21; 8:45 am] SUMMARY: Community map repository 44385 Frm 00054 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 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 E:\FR\FM\12AUN1.SGM 12AUN1 44386 Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 153 / Thursday, August 12, 2021 / Notices FEMA and local communities have been engaged in a collaborative consultation process for at least 60 days without a mutually acceptable resolution of an appeal. Additional information regarding the SRP process can be found online at https://www.floodsrp.org/pdfs/ srp_overview.pdf. The watersheds and/or communities affected are listed in the tables below. The Preliminary FIRM, and where applicable, FIS report for each community are available for inspection at both the online location https:// hazards.fema.gov/femaportal/ prelimdownload and the respective Community Map Repository address listed in the tables. For communities with multiple ongoing Preliminary studies, the studies can be identified by the unique project number and Preliminary FIRM date listed in the tables. Additionally, the current Community 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 Coconino County, Arizona and Incorporated Areas Project: 17–09–1408S Preliminary Date: June 30, 2020 City of Sedona .......................................................................................... Unincorporated Areas of Coconino County ............................................. Community Development Department, 102 Roadrunner Drive, Sedona, AZ 86336. Coconino County, Community Development Department, 2500 North Fort Valley Road, Building 1, Flagstaff, AZ 86001. Yavapai County, Arizona and Incorporated Areas Project: 17–09–1408S Preliminary Date: June 30, 2020 City of Sedona .......................................................................................... Unincorporated Areas of Yavapai County ................................................ Community Development Department, 102 Roadrunner Drive, Sedona, AZ 86336. Yavapai County, Flood Control District, 1120 Commerce Drive, Prescott, AZ 86305. Klamath County, Oregon and Incorporated Areas Project: 17–10–0391S Preliminary Date: April 30, 2020 City of Bonanza ........................................................................................ City of Chiloquin ....................................................................................... City of Klamath Falls ................................................................................ City of Merrill ............................................................................................ The Klamath Tribes .................................................................................. Unincorporated Areas of Klamath County ............................................... [FR Doc. 2021–17201 Filed 8–11–21; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 9110–12–P DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY Federal Emergency Management Agency [Docket ID FEMA–2021–0002] Changes in Flood Hazard Determinations Federal Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security. ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: New or modified Base (1percent annual chance) Flood Elevations (BFEs), base flood depths, Special Flood Hazard Area (SFHA) boundaries or zone designations, and/or regulatory floodways (hereinafter referred to as flood hazard determinations) as shown on the lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1 SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 20:11 Aug 11, 2021 Jkt 253001 City Hall, 2900 4th Avenue, Bonanza, OR 97623. City Hall, 127 South First Avenue, Chiloquin, OR 97624. Land Use Planning Office, 226 South Fifth Street, Klamath Falls, OR 97601. City Hall, 301 East 2nd Street, Merrill, OR 97633. Klamath Tribes Administration, 501 Chiloquin Boulevard, Chiloquin, OR 97624. Klamath County, Community Development Office, 305 Main Street, Klamath Falls, OR 97601. indicated Letter of Map Revision (LOMR) for each of the communities listed in the table below are finalized. Each LOMR revises the Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRMs), and in some cases the Flood Insurance Study (FIS) reports, currently in effect for the listed communities. The flood hazard determinations modified by each LOMR will be used to calculate flood insurance premium rates for new buildings and their contents. DATES: Each LOMR was finalized as in the table below. ADDRESSES: Each LOMR is available for inspection at both the respective Community Map Repository address listed in the table below and online through the FEMA Map Service Center at https://msc.fema.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) PO 00000 Frm 00055 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 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. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) makes the final flood hazard determinations as shown in the LOMRs for each community listed in the table below. Notice of these modified flood hazard determinations 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. The modified flood hazard determinations are made pursuant to section 206 of the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973, 42 U.S.C. 4105, and are in accordance with the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968, 42 U.S.C. 4001 et seq., and with 44 CFR part 65. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: E:\FR\FM\12AUN1.SGM 12AUN1

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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 153 (Thursday, August 12, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 44385-44386]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-17201]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Federal Emergency Management Agency

[Docket ID FEMA-2021-0002; Internal Agency Docket No. FEMA-B-2156]


Proposed Flood Hazard Determinations

AGENCY: Federal Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland 
Security.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: Comments are requested on proposed flood hazard 
determinations, which may include additions or modifications of any 
Base Flood Elevation (BFE), base flood depth, Special Flood Hazard Area 
(SFHA) boundary or zone designation, or regulatory floodway on the 
Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRMs), and 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 November 10, 2021.

ADDRESSES: The Preliminary FIRM, and where applicable, the FIS report 
for each community are available for inspection at both the online 
location https://hazards.fema.gov/femaportal/prelimdownload and the 
respective Community Map Repository address listed in the tables below. 
Additionally, the current effective FIRM and FIS report for each 
community are accessible online through the FEMA Map Service Center at 
https://msc.fema.gov for comparison.
    You may submit comments, identified by Docket No. FEMA-B-2156, 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

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FEMA and local communities have been engaged in a collaborative 
consultation process for at least 60 days without a mutually acceptable 
resolution of an appeal. Additional information regarding the SRP 
process can be found online at https://www.floodsrp.org/pdfs/srp_overview.pdf.
    The watersheds and/or communities affected are listed in the tables 
below. The Preliminary FIRM, and where applicable, FIS report for each 
community are available for inspection at both the online location 
https://hazards.fema.gov/femaportal/prelimdownload and the respective 
Community Map Repository address listed in the tables. For communities 
with multiple ongoing Preliminary studies, the studies can be 
identified by the unique project number and Preliminary FIRM date 
listed in the tables. Additionally, the current effective FIRM and FIS 
report for each community are accessible online through the FEMA Map 
Service Center at https://msc.fema.gov for comparison.

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance No. 97.022, ``Flood 
Insurance.'')

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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             Coconino County, Arizona and Incorporated Areas
          Project: 17-09-1408S Preliminary Date: June 30, 2020
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City of Sedona.........................  Community Development
                                          Department, 102 Roadrunner
                                          Drive, Sedona, AZ 86336.
Unincorporated Areas of Coconino County  Coconino County, Community
                                          Development Department, 2500
                                          North Fort Valley Road,
                                          Building 1, Flagstaff, AZ
                                          86001.
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             Yavapai County, Arizona and Incorporated Areas
          Project: 17-09-1408S Preliminary Date: June 30, 2020
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City of Sedona.........................  Community Development
                                          Department, 102 Roadrunner
                                          Drive, Sedona, AZ 86336.
Unincorporated Areas of Yavapai County.  Yavapai County, Flood Control
                                          District, 1120 Commerce Drive,
                                          Prescott, AZ 86305.
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              Klamath County, Oregon and Incorporated Areas
          Project: 17-10-0391S Preliminary Date: April 30, 2020
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City of Bonanza........................  City Hall, 2900 4th Avenue,
                                          Bonanza, OR 97623.
City of Chiloquin......................  City Hall, 127 South First
                                          Avenue, Chiloquin, OR 97624.
City of Klamath Falls..................  Land Use Planning Office, 226
                                          South Fifth Street, Klamath
                                          Falls, OR 97601.
City of Merrill........................  City Hall, 301 East 2nd Street,
                                          Merrill, OR 97633.
The Klamath Tribes.....................  Klamath Tribes Administration,
                                          501 Chiloquin Boulevard,
                                          Chiloquin, OR 97624.
Unincorporated Areas of Klamath County.  Klamath County, Community
                                          Development Office, 305 Main
                                          Street, Klamath Falls, OR
                                          97601.
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