Federal Emergency Management Agency July 2011 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

This notice amends the notice of a major disaster declaration for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts (FEMA-1994-DR), dated June 15, 2011, and related determinations.

On March 25, 2009, FEMA published in the Federal Register a proposed rule that contained an erroneous table. This notice provides corrections to that table, to be used in lieu of the information published at 74 FR 12804. The table provided here represents the flooding sources, location of referenced elevations, effective and modified elevations, and communities affected for Livingston County, Kentucky, and Incorporated Areas. Specifically, it addresses the following flooding sources: Bayou Creek (backwater effects from Ohio River), Bayou Creek Tributary 20 (backwater effects from Ohio River), Bissell Creek (backwater effects from Ohio River), Buck Creek (backwater effects from Ohio River), Claylick Creek (backwater effects from Ohio River), Cooper Creek (backwater effects from Tennessee River), Cumberland River (backwater effects from Ohio River), Cypress Creek (backwater effects from Ohio River), Deer Creek (backwater effects from Ohio River), Dry Branch (backwater effects from Tennessee River), Dry Fork (backwater effects from Ohio River), Dyer Hill Creek (backwater effects from Ohio River), Ferguson Creek (backwater effects from Ohio River), Givens Creek (backwater effects from Ohio River), Guess Creek (backwater effects from Tennessee River), Guess Creek Tributary 9 (backwater effects from Tennessee River), Hickory Creek (backwater effects from Ohio River), Jones Creek (backwater effects from Tennessee River), Kentucky Lake, Lake Barkley, Lee Creek (backwater effects from Tennessee River), McCormick Creek (backwater effects from Ohio River), McGilligan Creek (backwater effects from Ohio River), Ohio River, Phelps Creek (backwater effects from Ohio River), Phelps Creek Tributary 2 (backwater effects from Ohio River), Sandy Creek (backwater effects from Ohio River), Smith Creek (backwater effects from Ohio River), Snglin Creek (backwater effects from Ohio River), Sugar Creek (backwater effects from Ohio River), Sugarcamp Creek (backwater effects from Ohio River), Sugarcamp Creek Tributary 3 (backwater effects from Ohio River), the Tennessee River, and Turkey Creek (backwater effects from Ohio River).

Each year, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is required by the Write-Your-Own (WYO) Program Financial Assistance/ Subsidy Arrangement (Arrangement) to notify private insurance companies (Companies) and to make available to the Companies the terms for subscription or re-subscription to the Arrangement. In keeping with that requirement, this notice provides the terms to the Companies to subscribe or re-subscribe to the Arrangement.

This notice amends the notice of a major disaster declaration for the State of Vermont (FEMA-1995-DR), dated June 15, 2011 and related determinations.

This notice amends the notice of a major disaster declaration

This is a notice of the Presidential declaration of a major

This is a notice of the Presidential declaration of a major

This is a notice of the Presidential declaration of a major

This is a notice of the Presidential declaration of a major

Comments are requested on the proposed Base (1% annual-chance) Flood Elevations (BFEs) and proposed BFE modifications for the communities listed in the table below. The purpose of this proposed rule is to seek general information and comment regarding the proposed regulatory flood elevations for the reach described by the downstream and upstream locations in the table below. The BFEs and modified BFEs are a part 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, these elevations, once finalized, will be used by insurance agents and others to calculate appropriate flood insurance premium rates for new buildings and the contents in those buildings.

Base (1% annual-chance) Flood Elevations (BFEs) and modified BFEs are made final for the communities listed below. The BFEs and modified BFEs are the basis for the floodplain management measures that each community is required either to adopt or to show evidence of being already in effect in order to qualify or remain qualified for participation in the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP).

This is a notice of the Presidential declaration of a major disaster for the State of Arkansas (FEMA-4000-DR), dated July 8, 2011, and related determinations.

This is a notice of the Presidential declaration of a major disaster for the State of Montana (FEMA-1996-DR), dated June 17, 2011, and related determinations.

This is a notice of the Presidential declaration of a major disaster for the State of Vermont (FEMA-4001-DR), dated July 8, 2011, and related determinations.

This is a notice of the Presidential declaration of an emergency for the State of Kansas (FEMA-3324-EM), dated June 25, 2011, and related determinations.

On November 24, 2008, FEMA published in the Federal Register a proposed rule that contained an erroneous table. This notice provides corrections to that table, to be used in lieu of the information published at 73 FR 70944. The table provided here represents the flooding sources, location of referenced elevations, effective and modified elevations, and communities affected for Lyon County, Kentucky, and Incorporated Areas. Specifically, it addresses the flooding sources Cumberland River (Lake Barkley) and Tennessee River (Kentucky Lake).

This is a notice of the Presidential declaration of a major disaster for the State of North Dakota (FEMA-1986-DR), dated May 20, 2011, and related determinations.

This is a notice of the Presidential declaration of a major disaster for the State of Oklahoma (FEMA-1988-DR), dated May 27, 2011, and related determinations.

This notice amends the notice of a major disaster for the State of Mississippi (FEMA-1972-DR), dated April 29, 2011, and related determinations.

On March 25, 2009, FEMA published in the Federal Register a proposed rule that contained an erroneous table. This notice provides corrections to that table, to be used in lieu of the information published at 74 FR 12799. The table provided here represents the flooding sources, location of referenced elevations, effective and modified elevations, and communities affected for Monroe County, Kentucky, and Incorporated Areas. Specifically, it addresses the following flooding sources: Bailey Branch (backwater effects from Cumberland River), Butler Branch (backwater effects from Cumberland River), Cumberland River, McFarland Creek (backwater effects from Cumberland River), Meredith Creek (backwater effects from Cumberland River), Meshack Creek (backwater effects from Cumberland River), Murphy Branch (backwater effects from Cumberland River), and Ward Branch (backwater effects from Cumberland River).

This interim rule lists communities where modification of the Base (1% annual-chance) Flood Elevations (BFEs) is appropriate because of new scientific or technical data. New flood insurance premium rates will be calculated from the modified BFEs for new buildings and their contents.

This notice amends the notice of a major disaster declaration for the State of Arkansas (FEMA-1975-DR), dated May 2, 2011, and related determinations.

Modified Base (1% annual-chance) Flood Elevations (BFEs) are finalized for the communities listed below. These modified BFEs will be used to calculate flood insurance premium rates for new buildings and their contents.

This notice amends the notice of a major disaster declaration for the State of North Carolina (FEMA-1969-DR), dated April 19, 2011, and related determinations.

Comments are requested on the proposed Base (1% annual-chance) Flood Elevations (BFEs) and proposed BFE modifications for the communities listed in the table below. The purpose of this proposed rule is to seek general information and comment regarding the proposed regulatory flood elevations for the reach described by the downstream and upstream locations in the table below. The BFEs and modified BFEs are a part 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, these elevations, once finalized, will be used by insurance agents and others to calculate appropriate flood insurance premium rates for new buildings and the contents in those buildings.