Floodplain Management and Protection of Wetlands; Minimum Property Standards for Flood Hazard Exposure; Building to the Federal Flood Risk Management Standard; Extension of Comment Period, 30267-30268 [2023-09930]
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proposal, explain the reason for any
recommended change, and include
supporting data. To ensure the docket
does not contain duplicate comments,
commenters should submit only one
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electronically, or commenters should
send only one copy of written
comments if comments are filed in
writing.
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comments it receives, as well as a report
summarizing each substantive public
contact with FAA personnel concerning
this proposed rulemaking. Before acting
on this proposal, the FAA will consider
all comments it received on or before
the closing date for comments. The FAA
will consider comments filed after the
comment period has closed if it is
possible to do so without incurring
expense or dely. The FAA may change
this proposal in light of the comments
it receives.
Privacy: In accordance with 5 U.S.C.
553(c), DOT solicits comments from the
public to better inform its rulemaking
process. DOT post these comments,
without edit, including any personal
information the commenter provides, to
www.regulations.gov as described in the
system of records notice (DOT/ALL–
14FDMS), which can be reviewed at
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amendments/.
You may review the public docket
containing the proposal, any comments
received, and any final disposition in
person in the Dockets Office (see the
ADDRESSES section for the address,
phone number, and hours of
operations). An informal docket may
also be examined during normal
business hours at the Federal Aviation
Administration, Air Traffic
Organization, Central Service Center,
Operations Support Group, 10101
Hillwood Parkway, Fort Worth, TX
76177.
Incorporation by Reference
Class E airspace is published in
paragraph 6005 of FAA Order JO
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Reporting Points, which is incorporated
by reference in 14 CFR 71.1 on an
annual basis. This document proposes
to amend the current version of that
order, FAA Order JO 7400.11G, dated
August 19, 2022, and effective
September 15, 2022. These updates
would be published subsequently in the
next update to FAA Order JO 7400.11.
That order is publicly available as listed
in the ADDRESSES section of this
document.
FAA Order JO 7400.11G lists Class A,
B, C, D, and E airspace areas, air traffic
service routes, and reporting points.
The Proposal
The FAA is proposing an amendment
to 14 CFR part 71 by modifying the
Class E airspace extending upward from
700 feet above the surface to within a
6.4-mile (decreased from a 7.1-mile)
radius of Sonora Municipal Airport,
Sonora, TX.
This action is the result of an airspace
review caused by the decommissioning
of the Sonora NDB which provided
navigation information for the
instrument procedures at this airport.
Regulatory Notices and Analyses
The FAA has determined that this
proposed regulation only involves an
established body of technical
regulations for which frequent and
routine amendments are necessary to
keep them operationally current. It,
therefore: (1) is not a ‘‘significant
regulatory action’’ under Executive
Order 12866; (2) is not a ‘‘significant
rule’’ under DOT Regulatory Policies
and Procedures (44 FR 11034; February
26, 1979); and (3) does not warrant
preparation of a regulatory evaluation as
the anticipated impact is so minimal.
Since this is a routine matter that will
only affect air traffic procedures and air
navigation, it is certified that this
proposed rule, when promulgated, will
not have a significant economic impact
on a substantial number of small entities
under the criteria of the Regulatory
Flexibility Act.
Environmental Review
This proposal will be subject to an
environmental analysis in accordance
with FAA Order 1050.1F,
‘‘Environmental Impacts: Policies and
Procedures’’ prior to any FAA final
regulatory action.
List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 71
Airspace, Incorporation by reference,
Navigation (air).
The Proposed Amendment
In consideration of the foregoing, the
Federal Aviation Administration
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proposes to amend 14 CFR part 71 as
follows:
PART 71—DESIGNATION OF CLASS A,
B, C, D, AND E AIRSPACE AREAS; AIR
TRAFFIC SERVICE ROUTES; AND
REPORTING POINTS
1. The authority citation for 14 CFR
part 71 continues to read as follows:
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Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(f), 106(g); 40103,
40113, 40120; E.O. 10854, 24 FR 9565, 3 CFR,
1959–1963 Comp., p. 389.
§ 71.1
[Amended]
2. The incorporation by reference in
14 CFR 71.1 of FAA Order JO 7400.11G,
Airspace Designations and Reporting
Points, dated August 19, 2022, and
effective September 15, 2022, is
amended as follows:
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Paragraph 6005 Class E Airspace Areas
Extending Upward From 700 Feet or More
Above the Surface of the Earth.
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ASW TX E5 Sonora, TX [Amended]
Sonora Municipal Airport, TX
(Lat 30°35′09″ N, long 100°38′55″ W)
That airspace extending upward from 700
feet above the surface within a 6.4-mile
radius of Sonora Municipal Airport.
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Issued in Fort Worth, Texas, on May 4,
2023.
Martin A. Skinner,
Acting Manager, Operations Support Group,
ATO Central Service Center.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND
URBAN DEVELOPMENT
24 CFR Parts 50, 55, 58, and 200
[Docket No. FR–6272–P–01]
RIN 2506–AC54
Floodplain Management and
Protection of Wetlands; Minimum
Property Standards for Flood Hazard
Exposure; Building to the Federal
Flood Risk Management Standard;
Extension of Comment Period
Office of the Secretary, U.S.
Department of Housing and Urban
Development (HUD).
ACTION: Proposed rule; extension of
comment period.
AGENCY:
On March 24, 2023, HUD
published in the Federal Register a
notice of proposed rulemaking entitled
‘‘Floodplain Management and
Protection of Wetlands; Minimum
Property Standards for Flood Hazard
SUMMARY:
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Exposure; Building to the Federal Flood
Risk Management Standard,’’ which
would revise HUD’s regulations
governing floodplain management and
the protection of wetlands to implement
the Federal Flood Risk Management
Standard (FFRMS). The proposed rule
provided for a 60-day comment period,
which would have ended May 23, 2023.
HUD has determined that a 14-day
extension of the comment period, until
June 6, 2023, is appropriate. This
extension will allow interested persons
additional time to analyze the proposal
and prepare their comments.
DATES: The comment period for the
proposed rule published on March 24,
2023, at 88 FR 17755, is extended.
Comments should be received on or
before June 6, 2023.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are
invited to submit comments regarding
this proposed rule to the Regulations
Division, Office of General Counsel,
Department of Housing and Urban
Development, 451 7th Street SW, Room
10276, Washington, DC 20410–0500.
Communications must refer to the above
docket number and title. There are two
methods for submitting public
comments. All submissions must refer
to the above docket number and title.
1. Submission of Comments by Mail.
Comments may be submitted by mail to
the Regulations Division, Office of
General Counsel, Department of
Housing and Urban Development, 451
7th Street SW, Room 10276,
Washington, DC 20410–0500.
2. Electronic Submission of
Comments. Interested persons may
submit comments electronically through
the Federal eRulemaking Portal at
www.regulations.gov. HUD strongly
encourages commenters to submit
comments electronically. Electronic
submission of comments allows the
commenter maximum time to prepare
and submit a comment, ensures timely
receipt by HUD, and enables HUD to
make them immediately available to the
public. Comments submitted
electronically through the
www.regulations.gov website can be
viewed by other commenters and
interested members of the public.
Commenters should follow the
instructions provided on that site to
submit comments electronically.
Note: To receive consideration as public
comments, comments must be submitted
through one of the two methods specified
above. Again, all submissions must refer to
the docket number and title of the rule.
No Facsimile Comments: Facsimile
(FAX) comments are not acceptable.
Public Inspection of Comments. All
properly submitted comments and
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communications submitted to HUD will
be available for public inspection and
copying between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m.
weekdays at the above address. Due to
security measures at the HUD
Headquarters building, an advance
appointment to review the public
comments must be scheduled by calling
the Regulations Division at 202–402–
3055 (this is not a toll-free number).
HUD welcomes and is prepared to
receive calls from individuals who are
deaf or hard of hearing, as well as
individuals with communication
disabilities. To learn more about how to
make an accessible telephone call,
please visit https://www.fcc.gov/
consumers/guides/telecommunicationsrelay-service-trs. Copies of all comments
submitted are available for inspection
and downloading at
www.regulations.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Kristin L. Fontenot, Director, Office of
Environment and Energy, Office of
Community Planning and Development,
Department of Housing and Urban
Development, 451 7th Street SW, Room
7282, Washington, DC 20410–8000. For
inquiry by phone or email, contact
Lauren Hayes Knutson, Director,
Environmental Planning Division,
Office of Environment and Energy,
Office of Community Planning and
Development, at 202–402–4270 (this is
not a toll-free number), or email to:
EnvironmentalPlanningDivision@
hud.gov. For questions regarding the
Minimum Property Standards, contact
Elissa Saunders, Director, Office of
Single Family Program Development,
202–708–2121. HUD welcomes and is
prepared to receive calls from
individuals who are deaf or hard of
hearing, as well as individuals with
speech and communication disabilities.
To learn more about how to make an
accessible telephone call, please visit
https://www.fcc.gov/consumers/guides/
telecommunications-relay-service-trs.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On March
24, 2023, at 88 FR 17755, HUD
published a notice of proposed
rulemaking entitled ‘‘Floodplain
Management and Protection of
Wetlands; Minimum Property Standards
for Flood Hazard Exposure; Building to
the Federal Flood Risk Management
Standard,’’ proposing to revise HUD’s
regulations governing floodplain
management and the protection of
wetlands to implement the Federal
Flood Risk Management Standard
(FFRMS). Consistent with Executive
Order 13690, ‘‘Establishing a Federal
Flood Risk Management Standard and a
Process for Further Soliciting and
Considering Stakeholder Input,’’ the
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rule proposes revisions to HUD’s
regulations to improve the resilience of
HUD-assisted or financed projects to the
effects of climate change and natural
disasters and provide for greater
flexibility in the use of HUD assistance
in floodways under certain
circumstances. Among other revisions,
the rule would provide a process for
determining the FFRMS Floodplain that
would establish a preference for the
climate-informed science approach
(CISA), and it would revise HUD’s
floodplain and wetland regulations to
streamline them, improve overall
clarity, and modernize standards. This
proposed rule would also revise HUD’s
Minimum Property Standards for oneto-four unit housing under HUD
mortgage insurance and under low-rent
public housing programs to require that
the lowest floor in both newly
constructed and substantially improved
structures located within the 1-percentannual-chance (100-year) floodplain be
built at least 2 feet above the base flood
elevation as determined by best
available information, and it would
revise a categorical exclusion when
HUD performs environmental reviews,
and update various HUD environmental
regulations to permit online posting of
public notices.
While the proposed rule had a 60-day
comment period, HUD has received
feedback from multiple commenters
requesting additional time to review and
provide comments on this rule.
Therefore, HUD is extending the
deadline for comments for an additional
14 days.
Aaron Santa Anna,
Associate General Counsel for Legislation and
Regulations.
[FR Doc. 2023–09930 Filed 5–10–23; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
Coast Guard
33 CFR Part 100
[Docket No. USCG–2023–0158]
RIN 1625–AA08
Special Local Regulation; Lower East
River & New York Harbor 4th of July
Fireworks, Manhattan, NY
Coast Guard, DHS.
Notice of proposed rulemaking.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The Coast Guard is proposes
establishing a special local regulation on
the navigable waters of the lower East
SUMMARY:
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 91 (Thursday, May 11, 2023)]
[Proposed Rules]
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[FR Doc No: 2023-09930]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
24 CFR Parts 50, 55, 58, and 200
[Docket No. FR-6272-P-01]
RIN 2506-AC54
Floodplain Management and Protection of Wetlands; Minimum
Property Standards for Flood Hazard Exposure; Building to the Federal
Flood Risk Management Standard; Extension of Comment Period
AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban
Development (HUD).
ACTION: Proposed rule; extension of comment period.
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SUMMARY: On March 24, 2023, HUD published in the Federal Register a
notice of proposed rulemaking entitled ``Floodplain Management and
Protection of Wetlands; Minimum Property Standards for Flood Hazard
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Exposure; Building to the Federal Flood Risk Management Standard,''
which would revise HUD's regulations governing floodplain management
and the protection of wetlands to implement the Federal Flood Risk
Management Standard (FFRMS). The proposed rule provided for a 60-day
comment period, which would have ended May 23, 2023. HUD has determined
that a 14-day extension of the comment period, until June 6, 2023, is
appropriate. This extension will allow interested persons additional
time to analyze the proposal and prepare their comments.
DATES: The comment period for the proposed rule published on March 24,
2023, at 88 FR 17755, is extended. Comments should be received on or
before June 6, 2023.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments regarding
this proposed rule to the Regulations Division, Office of General
Counsel, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th Street
SW, Room 10276, Washington, DC 20410-0500. Communications must refer to
the above docket number and title. There are two methods for submitting
public comments. All submissions must refer to the above docket number
and title.
1. Submission of Comments by Mail. Comments may be submitted by
mail to the Regulations Division, Office of General Counsel, Department
of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th Street SW, Room 10276,
Washington, DC 20410-0500.
2. Electronic Submission of Comments. Interested persons may submit
comments electronically through the Federal eRulemaking Portal at
www.regulations.gov. HUD strongly encourages commenters to submit
comments electronically. Electronic submission of comments allows the
commenter maximum time to prepare and submit a comment, ensures timely
receipt by HUD, and enables HUD to make them immediately available to
the public. Comments submitted electronically through the
www.regulations.gov website can be viewed by other commenters and
interested members of the public. Commenters should follow the
instructions provided on that site to submit comments electronically.
Note: To receive consideration as public comments, comments
must be submitted through one of the two methods specified above.
Again, all submissions must refer to the docket number and title of
the rule.
No Facsimile Comments: Facsimile (FAX) comments are not acceptable.
Public Inspection of Comments. All properly submitted comments and
communications submitted to HUD will be available for public inspection
and copying between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. weekdays at the above address.
Due to security measures at the HUD Headquarters building, an advance
appointment to review the public comments must be scheduled by calling
the Regulations Division at 202-402-3055 (this is not a toll-free
number). HUD welcomes and is prepared to receive calls from individuals
who are deaf or hard of hearing, as well as individuals with
communication disabilities. To learn more about how to make an
accessible telephone call, please visit https://www.fcc.gov/consumers/guides/telecommunications-relay-service-trs. Copies of all comments
submitted are available for inspection and downloading at
www.regulations.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kristin L. Fontenot, Director, Office
of Environment and Energy, Office of Community Planning and
Development, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th
Street SW, Room 7282, Washington, DC 20410-8000. For inquiry by phone
or email, contact Lauren Hayes Knutson, Director, Environmental
Planning Division, Office of Environment and Energy, Office of
Community Planning and Development, at 202-402-4270 (this is not a
toll-free number), or email to: [email protected].
For questions regarding the Minimum Property Standards, contact Elissa
Saunders, Director, Office of Single Family Program Development, 202-
708-2121. HUD welcomes and is prepared to receive calls from
individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing, as well as individuals
with speech and communication disabilities. To learn more about how to
make an accessible telephone call, please visit https://www.fcc.gov/consumers/guides/telecommunications-relay-service-trs.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On March 24, 2023, at 88 FR 17755, HUD
published a notice of proposed rulemaking entitled ``Floodplain
Management and Protection of Wetlands; Minimum Property Standards for
Flood Hazard Exposure; Building to the Federal Flood Risk Management
Standard,'' proposing to revise HUD's regulations governing floodplain
management and the protection of wetlands to implement the Federal
Flood Risk Management Standard (FFRMS). Consistent with Executive Order
13690, ``Establishing a Federal Flood Risk Management Standard and a
Process for Further Soliciting and Considering Stakeholder Input,'' the
rule proposes revisions to HUD's regulations to improve the resilience
of HUD-assisted or financed projects to the effects of climate change
and natural disasters and provide for greater flexibility in the use of
HUD assistance in floodways under certain circumstances. Among other
revisions, the rule would provide a process for determining the FFRMS
Floodplain that would establish a preference for the climate-informed
science approach (CISA), and it would revise HUD's floodplain and
wetland regulations to streamline them, improve overall clarity, and
modernize standards. This proposed rule would also revise HUD's Minimum
Property Standards for one-to-four unit housing under HUD mortgage
insurance and under low-rent public housing programs to require that
the lowest floor in both newly constructed and substantially improved
structures located within the 1-percent-annual-chance (100-year)
floodplain be built at least 2 feet above the base flood elevation as
determined by best available information, and it would revise a
categorical exclusion when HUD performs environmental reviews, and
update various HUD environmental regulations to permit online posting
of public notices.
While the proposed rule had a 60-day comment period, HUD has
received feedback from multiple commenters requesting additional time
to review and provide comments on this rule. Therefore, HUD is
extending the deadline for comments for an additional 14 days.
Aaron Santa Anna,
Associate General Counsel for Legislation and Regulations.
[FR Doc. 2023-09930 Filed 5-10-23; 8:45 am]
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