[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 236 (Monday, December 9, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 67287-67289]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-26423]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Federal Emergency Management Agency

[Docket ID FEMA-2019-0002; Internal Agency Docket No. FEMA-B-1977]


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 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 March 9, 2020.

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-1977, 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 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

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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.'')

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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              Logan County, Colorado and Incorporated Areas
          Project: 19-08-0005S Preliminary Date: April 12, 2019
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City of Sterling.......................  Public Works Office, 421 North
                                          4th Street, Sterling, CO
                                          80751.
Town of Crook..........................  Town Hall, 212 4th Street,
                                          Crook, CO 80726.
Town of Iliff..........................  Town Hall, 405 West 2nd Avenue,
                                          Iliff, CO 80736.
Town of Merino.........................  Town Hall, 208 Colorado Avenue,
                                          Merino, CO 80741.
Unincorporated Areas of Logan County...  Logan County Planning and
                                          Zoning Department, 315 Main
                                          Street, Sterling, CO 80751.
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             Morgan County, Colorado and Incorporated Areas
           Project: 19-08-0007S Preliminary Date: May 29, 2019
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City of Fort Morgan....................  Planning and Zoning Office, 710
                                          East Railroad Avenue, Fort
                                          Morgan, CO 80701.
Unincorporated Areas of Morgan County..  Morgan County Planning and
                                          Zoning Department, 231 Ensign
                                          Street, Fort Morgan, CO 80701.
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            Sedgwick County, Colorado and Incorporated Areas
           Project: 19-08-0008S Preliminary Date: May 29, 2019
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Town of Julesburg......................  Town Hall, 100 West 2nd Street,
                                          Julesburg, CO 80737.
Town of Ovid...........................  Town Hall, 211 Main Street,
                                          Ovid, CO 80744.
Town of Sedgwick.......................  Town Hall, 29 Main Avenue,
                                          Sedgwick, CO 80749.
Unincorporated Areas of Sedgwick County  Sedgwick County Courthouse, 315
                                          Cedar Street, Julesburg, CO
                                          80737.
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           Washington County, Colorado and Incorporated Areas
           Project: 19-08-0009S Preliminary Date: May 29, 2019
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Town of Akron..........................  Town Hall, 245 Main Avenue,
                                          Akron, CO 80720.
Town of Otis...........................  Town Hall, 102 South Washington
                                          Street, Otis, CO 80743.
Unincorporated Areas of Washington       Washington County Courthouse,
 County.                                  150 Ash Avenue, Akron, CO
                                          80720.
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               Gulf County, Florida and Incorporated Areas
  Project: 11-04-1985S Preliminary Date: May 2, 2016 and August 9, 2019
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City of Port St. Joe...................  City Hall, 305 Cecil G. Costin,
                                          Sr. Boulevard, Port St. Joe,
                                          FL 32456.
City of Wewahitchka....................  City Hall, 318 South 7th
                                          Street, Wewahitchka, FL 32465.
Unincorporated Areas of Gulf County....  Gulf County Planning
                                          Department, 1000 Cecil G.
                                          Costin, Sr. Boulevard, Room
                                          312, Port St. Joe, FL 32456.
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         Northumberland County, Pennsylvania (All Jurisdictions)
          Project: 15-03-0140S Preliminary Date: April 9, 2019
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Borough of Herndon.....................  Borough Building, 278 North
                                          Main Street, Herndon, PA
                                          17830.
Borough of Northumberland..............  Borough Building, 175 Orange
                                          Street, Northumberland, PA
                                          17857.
Borough of Riverside...................  Borough Building, 415 Dewart
                                          Street, Riverside, PA 17868.
Borough of Snydertown..................  Snydertown Borough Building, 61
                                          South Main Street, Sunbury, PA
                                          17801.

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City of Shamokin.......................  City Hall, 47 East Lincoln
                                          Street, Shamokin, PA 17872.
City of Sunbury........................  Municipal Building, 225 Market
                                          Street, Sunbury, PA 17801.
Township of Coal.......................  Municipal Building, 805 West
                                          Lynn Street, Coal Township, PA
                                          17866.
Township of Jackson....................  Jackson Township Hall, 145
                                          Jackson Township Road,
                                          Herndon, PA 17830.
Township of Jordan.....................  Jordan Township Building, 444
                                          Jordan Township Road, Herndon,
                                          PA 17830.
Township of Lower Augusta..............  Lower Augusta Township
                                          Building, 609 Hallowing Run
                                          Road, Sunbury, PA 17801.
Township of Lower Mahanoy..............  Lower Mahanoy Township
                                          Building, 550 Hickory Road,
                                          Dalmatia, PA 17017.
Township of Mount Carmel...............  Township Office, 300 Laurel
                                          Street, Mount Carmel, PA
                                          17851.
Township of Point......................  Point Township Building, 759
                                          Ridge Road, Northumberland, PA
                                          17857.
Township of Ralpho.....................  Ralpho Municipal Building, 206
                                          South Market Street, Suite 1,
                                          Elysburg, PA 17824.
Township of Rockefeller................  Rockefeller Municipal Building,
                                          538 Seven Points Road,
                                          Sunbury, PA 17801.
Township of Rush.......................  Rush Municipal Building, 2303
                                          Center Road, Danville, PA
                                          17821.
Township of Shamokin...................  Shamokin Township Municipal
                                          Building, 138 Old Reading
                                          Road, Sunbury, PA 17801.
Township of Upper Augusta..............  Upper Augusta Township
                                          Building, 2087 Snydertown
                                          Road, Sunbury, PA 17801.
Township of West Chillisquaque.........  West Chillisquaque Township
                                          Building, 485 Railroad Street,
                                          Montandon, PA 17850.
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             Snyder County, Pennsylvania (All Jurisdictions)
          Project: 15-03-0140S Preliminary Date: March 29, 2019
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Borough of Selinsgrove.................  Borough Office, 1 North High
                                          Street, Selinsgrove, PA 17870.
Borough of Shamokin Dam................  Municipal Building, 42 West 8th
                                          Avenue, Shamokin Dam, PA
                                          17876.
Township of Chapman....................  Chapman Township Municipal
                                          Office, 1151 Wagner Hill Road,
                                          Port Trevorton, PA 17864.
Township of Monroe.....................  Monroe Township Municipal
                                          Building, 39 Municipal Drive,
                                          Selinsgrove, PA 17870.
Township of Penn.......................  Penn Township Municipal
                                          Building, 228 Clifford Road,
                                          Selinsgrove, PA 17870.
Township of Perry......................  Perry Town Hall, 18 Hoffman
                                          Hill Road, Mount Pleasant
                                          Mills, PA 17853.
Township of Union......................  Union Township Municipal
                                          Building, 1510 McNess Road,
                                          Port Trevorton, PA 17864.
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