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

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.

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.

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).

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.

This notice amends the notice of a major disaster declaration for the State of South Dakota (FEMA-1984-DR), dated May 13, 2011, and related determinations.

This notice amends the notice of a major disaster declaration for the State of Arizona (FEMA-1950-DR), dated December 21, 2010, and related determinations.

On June 3, 2010, FEMA published in the Federal Register a proposed rule that included an erroneous Base Flood Elevation (BFE) description for Rowell Creek and erroneous BFEs for Sal Taylor Creek Tributary 2 in Duval County, Florida. This notice corrects the errors previously published for Rowell Creek and Sal Taylor Creek Tributary 2 in Duval County, Florida.

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.

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 notice amends the notice of a major disaster declaration for the State of Oklahoma (FEMA-1989-DR), dated June 6, 2011, and related determinations.

This is a notice of the Presidential declaration of a major disaster for the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico (FEMA-4004-DR), dated July 14, 2011, and related determinations.

This is a notice of the Presidential declaration of a major disaster for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (FEMA-4003-DR), dated July 13, 2011, and related determinations.

This notice amends the notice of a major disaster declaration for the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico (FEMA-4004-DR), dated July 14, 2011, and related determinations.

This notice amends the notice of a major disaster declaration for State of Wyoming (FEMA-4007-DR), dated July 22, 2011, and related determinations.

This notice amends the notice of a major disaster declaration for the State of South Dakota (FEMA-1984-DR), dated May 13, 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.

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.

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

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) will submit the information collection abstracted below to the Office of Management and Budget for review and clearance in accordance with the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The submission will describe the nature of the information collection, the categories of respondents, the estimated burden (i.e., the time, effort and resources used by respondents to respond) and cost, and the actual data collection instruments FEMA will use.

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