[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 95 (Thursday, May 16, 2019)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 22049-22051]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-10190]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Federal Emergency Management Agency

44 CFR Part 64

[Docket ID FEMA-2019-0003; Internal Agency Docket No. FEMA-8579]


Suspension of Community Eligibility

AGENCY: Federal Emergency Management Agency, DHS.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This rule identifies communities where the sale of flood 
insurance has been authorized under the National Flood Insurance 
Program (NFIP) that are scheduled for suspension on the effective dates 
listed within this rule because of noncompliance with the floodplain 
management requirements of the program. If the Federal Emergency 
Management Agency (FEMA) receives documentation that the community has 
adopted the required floodplain management measures prior to the 
effective suspension date given in this rule, the suspension will not 
occur and a notice of this will be provided by publication in the 
Federal Register on a subsequent date. Also, information identifying 
the current participation status of a community can be obtained from 
FEMA's Community Status Book (CSB). The CSB is available at https://www.fema.gov/national-flood-insurance-program-community-status-book.

DATES: The effective date of each community's scheduled suspension is 
the third date (``Susp.'') listed in the third column of the following 
tables.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you want to determine whether a 
particular community was suspended on the suspension date or for 
further information, contact Adrienne L. Sheldon, PE, CFM, Federal 
Insurance and Mitigation Administration, Federal Emergency Management 
Agency, 400 C Street SW, Washington, DC 20472, (202) 212-3966.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The NFIP enables property owners to purchase 
Federal flood insurance that is not otherwise generally available from 
private insurers. In return, communities agree to adopt and administer 
local floodplain management measures aimed at protecting lives and new 
construction from future flooding. Section 1315 of the National Flood 
Insurance Act of 1968, as amended, 42 U.S.C. 4022, prohibits the sale 
of NFIP flood insurance unless an appropriate public body adopts 
adequate floodplain management measures with effective enforcement 
measures. The communities listed in this document no longer meet that 
statutory requirement for compliance with program regulations, 44 CFR 
part 59. Accordingly, the communities will be suspended on the 
effective date in the third column. As of that date, flood insurance 
will no longer be available in the community. We recognize that some of 
these communities may adopt and submit the required documentation of 
legally enforceable floodplain

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management measures after this rule is published but prior to the 
actual suspension date. These communities will not be suspended and 
will continue to be eligible for the sale of NFIP flood insurance. A 
notice withdrawing the suspension of such communities will be published 
in the Federal Register.
    In addition, FEMA publishes a Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM) that 
identifies the Special Flood Hazard Areas (SFHAs) in these communities. 
The date of the FIRM, if one has been published, is indicated in the 
fourth column of the table. No direct Federal financial assistance 
(except assistance pursuant to the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief 
and Emergency Assistance Act not in connection with a flood) may be 
provided for construction or acquisition of buildings in identified 
SFHAs for communities not participating in the NFIP and identified for 
more than a year on FEMA's initial FIRM for the community as having 
flood-prone areas (section 202(a) of the Flood Disaster Protection Act 
of 1973, 42 U.S.C. 4106(a), as amended). This prohibition against 
certain types of Federal assistance becomes effective for the 
communities listed on the date shown in the last column. The 
Administrator finds that notice and public comment procedures under 5 
U.S.C. 553(b), are impracticable and unnecessary because communities 
listed in this final rule have been adequately notified.
    Each community receives 6-month, 90-day, and 30-day notification 
letters addressed to the Chief Executive Officer stating that the 
community will be suspended unless the required floodplain management 
measures are met prior to the effective suspension date. Since these 
notifications were made, this final rule may take effect within less 
than 30 days.
    National Environmental Policy Act. FEMA has determined that the 
community suspension(s) included in this rule is a non-discretionary 
action and therefore the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 
U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) does not apply.
    Regulatory Flexibility Act. The Administrator has determined that 
this rule is exempt from the requirements of the Regulatory Flexibility 
Act because the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968, as amended, 
Section 1315, 42 U.S.C. 4022, prohibits flood insurance coverage unless 
an appropriate public body adopts adequate floodplain management 
measures with effective enforcement measures. The communities listed no 
longer comply with the statutory requirements, and after the effective 
date, flood insurance will no longer be available in the communities 
unless remedial action takes place.
    Regulatory Classification. This final rule is not a significant 
regulatory action under the criteria of section 3(f) of Executive Order 
12866 of September 30, 1993, Regulatory Planning and Review, 58 FR 
51735.
    Executive Order 13132, Federalism. This rule involves no policies 
that have federalism implications under Executive Order 13132.
    Executive Order 12988, Civil Justice Reform. This rule meets the 
applicable standards of Executive Order 12988.
    Paperwork Reduction Act. This rule does not involve any collection 
of information for purposes of the Paperwork Reduction Act, 44 U.S.C. 
3501 et seq.

List of Subjects in 44 CFR Part 64

    Flood insurance, Floodplains.

    Accordingly, 44 CFR part 64 is amended as follows:

PART 64--[AMENDED]

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1. The authority citation for Part 64 continues to read as follows:

    Authority:  42 U.S.C. 4001 et seq.; Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 
1978, 3 CFR, 1978 Comp.; p. 329; E.O. 12127, 44 FR 19367, 3 CFR, 
1979 Comp.; p. 376.


Sec.  64.6  [Amended]

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2. The tables published under the authority of Sec.  64.6 are amended 
as follows:

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                                                 Effective date
                                                 authorization/
                                   Community    cancellation of    Current effective map   Date certain federal
       State and location             No.        sale of flood             date           assist- ance no longer
                                                  insurance in                              available in SFHAs
                                                   community
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            Region V
 
Illinois:
    Beardstown, City of, Cass          170022  May 9, 1975,       May 16, 2019..........  May 16, 2019.
     County.                                    Emerg; May 2,
                                                1980, Reg; May
                                                16, 2019, Susp.
    Cass County, Unincorporated        170810  June 10, 1974,     ......do..............   Do.
     Areas.                                     Emerg; November
                                                15, 1985, Reg;
                                                May 16, 2019,
                                                Susp.
Michigan:
    Bay, Township of,                  260796  April 8, 1987,     ......do..............   Do.
     Charlevoix County.                         Emerg; September
                                                18, 1987, Reg;
                                                May 16, 2019,
                                                Susp.
    Charlevoix, City of,               260057  December 13,       ......do..............   Do.
     Charlevoix County.                         1974, Emerg;
                                                February 11,
                                                1983, Reg; May
                                                16, 2019, Susp.
    Charlevoix, Township of,           260790  January 9, 1987,   ......do..............   Do.
     Charlevoix County.                         Emerg; September
                                                18, 1987, Reg;
                                                May 16, 2019,
                                                Susp.
    Eveline, Township of,              260773  September 8,       ......do..............   Do.
     Charlevoix County.                         1986, Emerg;
                                                September 18,
                                                1987, Reg; May
                                                16, 2019, Susp.
    Marion, Township of,               260808  September 15,      ......do..............   Do.
     Charlevoix County.                         1987, Emerg;
                                                April 15, 1988,
                                                Reg; May 16,
                                                2019, Susp.
    South Arm, Township of,            260761  May 14, 1986,      ......do..............   Do.
     Charlevoix County.                         Emerg; March 18,
                                                1987, Reg; May
                                                16, 2019, Susp.
 
           Region VI
 
Arkansas:
    Clarksville, City of,              050112  June 26, 1975,     ......do..............   Do.
     Johnson County.                            Emerg; September
                                                30, 1982, Reg;
                                                May 16, 2019,
                                                Susp.
    Coal Hill, City of, Johnson        050315  August 6, 1975,    ......do..............   Do.
     County.                                    Emerg; May 4,
                                                1982, Reg; May
                                                16, 2019, Susp.
    Hartman, City of, Johnson          050251  November 10,       ......do..............   Do.
     County.                                    2009, Emerg;
                                                November 26,
                                                2010, Reg; May
                                                16, 2019, Susp.

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    Johnson County,                    050441  June 28, 2005,     ......do..............   Do.
     Unincorporated Areas.                      Emerg; August 1,
                                                2008, Reg; May
                                                16, 2019, Susp.
Oklahoma:
    Bethel Acres, Town of,             400346  June 16, 1989,     ......do..............   Do.
     Pottawatomie County.                       Emerg; December
                                                1, 1989, Reg;
                                                May 16, 2019,
                                                Susp.
    Calvin, Town of, Hughes            400269  September 7,       ......do..............   Do.
     County.                                    1976, Emerg;
                                                March 1, 1987,
                                                Reg; May 16,
                                                2019, Susp.
    Checotah, City of, McIntosh        400238  August 12, 1977,   ......do..............   Do.
     County.                                    Emerg; June 19,
                                                1985, Reg; May
                                                16, 2019, Susp.
    Citizen Potawatomi Nation,         400553  December 1, 2000,  ......do..............   Do.
     Pottawatomie County.                       Emerg; September
                                                3, 2010, Reg;
                                                May 16, 2019,
                                                Susp.
    Dustin, Town of, Hughes            400371  July 9, 1976,      ......do..............   Do.
     County.                                    Emerg; June 28,
                                                1977, Reg; May
                                                16, 2019, Susp.
    Eufaula, City of, McIntosh         400376  February 14,       ......do..............   Do.
     County.                                    1977, Emerg;
                                                September 1,
                                                1981, Reg; May
                                                16, 2019, Susp.
    Holdenville, City of,              400244  November 29,       ......do..............   Do.
     Hughes County.                             1976, Emerg;
                                                August 15, 1978,
                                                Reg; May 16,
                                                2019, Susp.
    Hughes County,                     400467  August 6, 1988,    ......do..............   Do.
     Unincorporated Areas.                      Emerg; December
                                                1, 1989, Reg;
                                                May 16, 2019,
                                                Susp.
    Kickapoo Tribe of Oklahoma,        400563  February 26,       ......do..............   Do.
     Lincoln, Oklahoma and                      2002, Emerg;
     Pottawatomie Counties.                     August 19, 2010,
                                                Reg; May 16,
                                                2019, Susp.
    Lincoln County,                    400457  September 28,      ......do..............   Do.
     Unincorporated Areas.                      1990, Emerg;
                                                February 3,
                                                1993, Reg; May
                                                16, 2019, Susp.
    McIntosh County,                   400166  January 24, 2011,  ......do..............   Do.
     Unincorporated Areas.                      Emerg; N/A, Reg;
                                                May 16, 2019,
                                                Susp.
    McLoud, City of,                   400398  December 27,       ......do..............   Do.
     Pottawatomie County.                       1977, Emerg;
                                                October 16,
                                                1987, Reg; May
                                                16, 2019, Susp.
    Oklahoma City, City of,            405378  March 19, 1971,    ......do..............   Do.
     Canadian, Cleveland,                       Emerg; July 14,
     McClain, Oklahoma and                      1972, Reg; May
     Pottawatomie Counties.                     16, 2019, Susp.
    Pottawatomie County,               400496  March 26, 1984,    ......do..............   Do.
     Unincorporated Areas.                      Emerg; June 1,
                                                1988, Reg; May
                                                16, 2019, Susp.
    Shawnee, City of,                  400178  April 2, 1975,     ......do..............   Do.
     Pottawatomie County.                       Emerg; July 2,
                                                1980, Reg; May
                                                16, 2019, Susp.
    Tecumseh, City of,                 400179  February 10,       ......do..............   Do.
     Pottawatomie County.                       1975, Emerg;
                                                July 16, 1980,
                                                Reg; May 16,
                                                2019, Susp.
    Wetumka, City of, Hughes           400453  December 5, 1977,  ......do..............   Do.
     County.                                    Emerg; January
                                                3, 1986, Reg;
                                                May 16, 2019,
                                                Susp.
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*-do- = Ditto.
Code for reading third column: Emerg.--Emergency; Reg.--Regular; Susp.--Suspension.


    Dated: May 2, 2019.
Katherine B. Fox,
Assistant Administrator for Mitigation, Federal Insurance and 
Mitigation Administration--FEMA Resilience, Department of Homeland 
Security, Federal Emergency Management Agency.
[FR Doc. 2019-10190 Filed 5-15-19; 8:45 am]
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