[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 199 (Monday, October 15, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 51972-51974]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-22302]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Federal Emergency Management Agency

[Docket ID FEMA-2018-0002; Internal Agency Docket No. FEMA-B-1853]


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

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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 14, 2019.

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-1853, 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 Map Information 
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 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.'')

David I. Maurstad,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Insurance and Mitigation, Department 
of Homeland Security, Federal Emergency Management Agency.

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                                             Community map repository
               Community                             address
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           Livingston County, Missouri and Incorporated Areas
          Project: 17-07-0149S Preliminary Date: June 12, 2018
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City of Chillicothe....................  City Hall, 715 Washington
                                          Street, Chillicothe, MO 64601.
City of Chula..........................  Livingston County Courthouse,
                                          700 Webster Street,
                                          Chillicothe, MO 64601.
City of Wheeling.......................  City Hall, 210 North Grant
                                          Street, Wheeling, MO 64688.
Unincorporated Areas of Livingston       Livingston County Courthouse,
 County.                                  700 Webster Street,
                                          Chillicothe, MO 64601.
Village of Utica.......................  Livingston County Courthouse,
                                          700 Webster Street,
                                          Chillicothe, MO 64601.
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            Scotland County, Missouri and Incorporated Areas
          Project: 17-07-0193S Preliminary Date: June 14, 2018
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City of Memphis........................  City Hall, 125 West Jefferson
                                          Street, Memphis, MO 63555.
City of South Gorin....................  Scotland County Courthouse, 117
                                          South Market Street, Memphis,
                                          MO 63555.
Unincorporated Areas of Scotland County  Scotland County Courthouse, 117
                                          South Market Street, Memphis,
                                          MO 63555.

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Village of Arbela......................  Scotland County Courthouse, 117
                                          South Market Street, Memphis,
                                          MO 63555.
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             Vernon County, Missouri and Incorporated Areas
           Project: 17-07-0170S Preliminary Date: May 25, 2018
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City of Bronaugh.......................  City Hall, 178 East 4th Street,
                                          Bronaugh, MO 64728.
City of Nevada.........................  City Hall, 110 South Ash
                                          Street, Nevada, MO 64772.
City of Schell City....................  City Hall, 134 South Main
                                          Street, Schell City, MO 64783.
Village of Metz........................  Vernon County Courthouse, 100
                                          West Cherry Street, Nevada, MO
                                          64772.
Village of Richards....................  Vernon County Courthouse, 100
                                          West Cherry Street, Nevada, MO
                                          64772.
Village of Stotesbury..................  Vernon County Courthouse, 100
                                          West Cherry Street, Nevada, MO
                                          64772.
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             Wright County, Missouri and Incorporated Areas
          Project: 17-07-0198S Preliminary Date: June 29, 2018
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City of Hartville......................  City Hall, 200 South Main
                                          Street, Hartville, MO, 65667.
City of Mansfield......................  City Hall, 122 North Business
                                          60, Mansfield, MO, 65704.
City of Mountain Grove.................  City Hall, 100 East State
                                          Street, Mountain Grove, MO
                                          65711.
Unincorporated Areas of Wright County..  Wright County Courthouse, 125
                                          Court Square, Hartville, MO,
                                          65667.
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           Kittitas County, Washington and Incorporated Areas
Project: 16-10-0626S Preliminary Dates: March 26, 2018 and June 22, 2018
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City of Cle Elum.......................  City Hall, 119 West First
                                          Street, Cle Elum, WA 98922.
City of Ellensburg.....................  City Hall, 501 North Anderson
                                          Street, Ellensburg, WA 98926.
City of Kittitas.......................  City Hall, 207 North Main
                                          Street, Kittitas, WA 98934.
City of Roslyn.........................  City Hall, 201 South 1st
                                          Street, Roslyn, WA 98941.
Town of South Cle Elum.................  Town Hall, 523 Lincoln Avenue,
                                          South Cle Elum, WA 98943.
Unincorporated Areas of Kittitas County  Kittitas County Department of
                                          Public Works, 411 North Ruby
                                          Street, Suite 1, Ellensburg,
                                          WA 98926.
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[FR Doc. 2018-22302 Filed 10-12-18; 8:45 am]
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