2016-03032. Suspension of Community Eligibility

AGENCY:

Federal Emergency Management Agency, DHS.

ACTION:

Final rule.

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 http://www.fema.gov/​fema/​csb.shtm.

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 Patricia Suber, Federal Insurance and Mitigation Administration, Federal Emergency Management Agency, 500 C Street SW., Washington, DC 20472, [phone].

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 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. This rule is categorically excluded from the requirements of 44 CFR part 10, Environmental Considerations. No environmental impact assessment has been prepared.

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]

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.

§ 64.6

[Amended]

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

State and location	Community No.	Effective date authorization/cancellation of sale of flood insurance in community	Current effective map date	Date certain Federal assistance no longer available in SFHAs
Region III
Pennsylvania:
Abington, Township of, Montgomery County	420695	August 13, 1971, Emerg; September 30, 1977, Reg; March 2, 2016, Susp.	March 2, 2016	March 2, 2016.
Ambler, Borough of, Montgomery County	420947	December 6, 1973, Emerg; November 2, 1977, Reg; March 2, 2016, Susp.	......do*	Do.
Bridgeport, Borough of, Montgomery County	420948	October 4, 1973, Emerg; January 3, 1979, Reg; March 2, 2016, Susp.	......do	Do.
Bryn Athyn, Borough of, Montgomery County	421899	March 10, 1976, Emerg; February 17, 1982, Reg; March 2, 2016, Susp.	......do	Do.
Cheltenham, Township of, Montgomery County	420696	October 1, 1971, Emerg; November 22, 1976, Reg; March 2, 2016, Susp.	......do	Do.
Collegeville, Borough of, Montgomery County	421900	October 29, 1974, Emerg; February 15, 1980, Reg; March 2, 2016, Susp.	......do	Do.
Conshohocken, Borough of, Montgomery County	420949	April 10, 1973, Emerg; December 15, 1977, Reg; March 2, 2016, Susp.	......do	Do.
Douglass, Township of, Montgomery County	421911	July 25, 1974, Emerg; May 15, 1984, Reg; March 2, 2016, Susp.	......do	Do.
East Greenville, Borough of, Montgomery County	421901	August 20, 1975, Emerg; June 25, 1976, Reg; March 2, 2016, Susp.	......do	Do.
East Norriton, Township of, Montgomery County	420950	December 19, 1973, Emerg; September 30, 1977, Reg; March 2, 2016, Susp.	......do	Do.
Franconia, Township of, Montgomery County	422494	October 24, 1974, Emerg; March 15, 1982, Reg; March 2, 2016, Susp.	......do	Do.
Green Lane, Borough of, Montgomery County	421902	November 22, 1974, Emerg; September 2, 1981, Reg; March 2, 2016, Susp.	......do	Do.
Hatboro, Borough of, Montgomery County	420697	February 16, 1973, Emerg; June 15, 1977, Reg; March 2, 2016, Susp.	......do	Do.
Hatfield, Borough of, Montgomery County	420698	June 2, 1972, Emerg; August 15, 1978, Reg; March 2, 2016, Susp.	......do	Do.
Hatfield, Township of, Montgomery County	420699	April 21, 1972, Emerg; November 15, 1979, Reg; March 2, 2016, Susp.	......do	Do.
Horsham, Township of, Montgomery County	420700	May 9, 1973, Emerg; November 16, 1977, Reg; March 2, 2016, Susp.	......do	Do.
Jenkintown, Borough of, Montgomery County	422717	N/A, Emerg; January 10, 1997, Reg; March 2, 2016, Susp.	......do	Do.
Lansdale, Borough of, Montgomery County	420951	December 19, 1973, Emerg; May 1, 1978, Reg; March 2, 2016, Susp.	......do	Do.
Limerick, Township of, Montgomery County	421912	November 7, 1974, Emerg; March 16, 1981, Reg; March 2, 2016, Susp.	......do	Do.
Lower Frederick, Township of, Montgomery County	420952	January 28, 1974, Emerg; September 30, 1977, Reg; March 2, 2016, Susp.	......do	Do.
Lower Gwynedd, Township of, Montgomery County	420953	September 26, 1973, Emerg; October 14, 1977, Reg; March 2, 2016, Susp.	......do	Do.
Lower Merion, Township of, Montgomery County	420701	December 10, 1971, Emerg; February 1, 1978, Reg; March 2, 2016, Susp.	......do	Do.
Lower Moreland, Township of, Montgomery County	420702	November 17, 1972, Emerg; March 1, 1978, Reg; March 2, 2016, Susp.	......do	Do.
Lower Pottsgrove, Township of, Montgomery County	421908	August 1, 1974, Emerg; January 2, 1981, Reg; March 2, 2016, Susp.	......do	Do.
Lower Providence, Township of, Montgomery County	420703	March 30, 1973, Emerg; July 2, 1979, Reg; March 2, 2016, Susp.	......do	Do.
Lower Salford, Township of, Montgomery County	421170	April 30, 1974, Emerg; February 3, 1982, Reg; March 2, 2016, Susp.	......do	Do.
Marlborough, Township of, Montgomery County	421913	August 14, 1974, Emerg; September 2, 1981, Reg; March 2, 2016, Susp.	......do	Do.
Montgomery, Township of, Montgomery County	421226	August 30, 1973, Emerg; May 15, 1984, Reg; March 2, 2016, Susp.	......do	Do.
Narberth, Borough of, Montgomery County	421903	August 30, 1974, Emerg; January 16, 1981, Reg; March 2, 2016, Susp.	......do	Do.
New Hanover, Township of, Montgomery County	421914	August 1, 1974, Emerg; September 16, 1981, Reg; March 2, 2016, Susp.	......do	Do.
Norristown, Borough of, Montgomery County	425386	July 9, 1971, Emerg; December 22, 1972, Reg; March 2, 2016, Susp.	......do	Do.
North Wales, Borough of, Montgomery County	420704	February 19, 1974, Emerg; September 30, 1977, Reg; March 2, 2016, Susp.	......do	Do.
Pennsburg, Borough of, Montgomery County	422496	February 28, 1977, Emerg; March 2, 1988, Reg; March 2, 2016, Susp.	......do	Do.
Perkiomen, Township of, Montgomery County	421915	October 29, 1974, Emerg; February 3, 1982, Reg; March 2, 2016, Susp.	......do	Do.
Plymouth, Township of, Montgomery County	420955	December 3, 1971, Emerg; February 15, 1978, Reg; March 2, 2016, Susp.	......do	Do.
Pottstown, Borough of, Montgomery County	420705	June 6, 1973, Emerg; September 30, 1977, Reg; March 2, 2016, Susp.	......do	Do.
Royersford, Borough of, Montgomery County	421904	August 7, 1974, Emerg; November 5, 1980, Reg; March 2, 2016, Susp.	......do	Do.
Salford, Township of, Montgomery County	422497	August 29, 1975, Emerg; February 3, 1982, Reg; March 2, 2016, Susp.	......do	Do.
Schwenksville, Borough of, Montgomery County	421905	July 11, 1975, Emerg; September 30, 1981, Reg; March 2, 2016, Susp.	......do	Do.
Skippack, Township of, Montgomery County	421149	April 9, 1974, Emerg; March 1, 1982, Reg; March 2, 2016, Susp.	......do	Do.
Souderton, Borough of, Montgomery County	421906	July 24, 1974, Emerg; May 25, 1978, Reg; March 2, 2016, Susp.	......do	Do.
Springfield, Township of, Montgomery County	425388	March 26, 1971, Emerg; July 7, 1972, Reg; March 2, 2016, Susp.	......do	Do.
Towamencin, Township of, Montgomery County	422236	June 21, 1974, Emerg; July 2, 1980, Reg; March 2, 2016, Susp.	......do	Do.
Trappe, Borough of, Montgomery County	421907	January 20, 1975, Emerg; January 20, 1982, Reg; March 2, 2016, Susp.	......do	Do.
Upper Dublin, Township of, Montgomery County	420708	August 18, 1972, Emerg; January 3, 1979, Reg; March 2, 2016, Susp.	......do	Do.
Upper Frederick, Township of, Montgomery County	421916	November 15, 1974, Emerg; August 17, 1981, Reg; March 2, 2016, Susp.	......do	Do.
Upper Gwynedd, Township of, Montgomery County	420956	December 27, 1973, Emerg; March 1, 1978, Reg; March 2, 2016, Susp.	......do	Do.
Upper Hanover, Township of, Montgomery County	421917	February 13, 1975, Emerg; January 20, 1982, Reg; March 2, 2016, Susp.	......do	Do.
Upper Merion, Township of, Montgomery County	420957	December 17, 1973, Emerg; November 16, 1977, Reg; March 2, 2016, Susp.	......do	Do.
Upper Moreland, Township of, Montgomery County	421909	November 14, 1974, Emerg; September 2, 1982, Reg; March 2, 2016, Susp.	......do	Do.
Upper Pottsgrove, Township of, Montgomery County	421910	October 10, 1974, Emerg; September 30, 1980, Reg; March 2, 2016, Susp.	......do	Do.
Upper Providence, Township of, Montgomery County	420709	January 21, 1972, Emerg; July 3, 1978, Reg; March 2, 2016, Susp.	......do	Do.
Upper Salford, Township of, Montgomery County	421918	May 24, 1976, Emerg; May 17, 1982, Reg; March 2, 2016, Susp.	......do	Do.
West Conshohocken, Borough of, Montgomery County	420710	May 4, 1973, Emerg; November 2, 1977, Reg; March 2, 2016, Susp.	......do	Do.
West Norriton, Township of, Montgomery County	420711	December 23, 1971, Emerg; September 30, 1977, Reg; March 2, 2016, Susp.	......do	Do.
West Pottsgrove, Township of, Montgomery County	421133	March 8, 1974, Emerg; November 1, 1979, Reg; March 2, 2016, Susp.	......do	Do.
Whitemarsh, Township of, Montgomery County	420712	November 12, 1971, Emerg; December 1, 1977, Reg; March 2, 2016, Susp.	......do	Do.
Whitpain, Township of, Montgomery County	420713	April 14, 1972, Emerg; January 5, 1978, Reg; March 2, 2016, Susp.	......do	Do.
Worcester, Township of, Montgomery County	421919	March 4, 1975, Emerg; March 16, 1981, Reg; March 2, 2016, Susp.	......do	Do.
Region IX
Arizona:
Navajo County, Unincorporated Areas	040066	January 30, 1975, Emerg; June 1, 1982, Reg; March 2, 2016, Susp.	......do	Do.
* -do- = Ditto.
Code for reading third column: Emerg.—Emergency; Reg.—Regular; Susp.—Suspension.

Dated: January 12, 2016.

Roy E. Wright,

Deputy Associate Administrator, Federal Insurance and Mitigation Administration, Department of Homeland Security, Federal Emergency Management Agency.