2015-05834. Proposed Flood Hazard Determinations

AGENCY:

Federal Emergency Management Agency, DHS.

ACTION:

Notice.

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 June 15, 2015.

ADDRESSES:

The Preliminary FIRM, and where applicable, the FIS report for each community are available for inspection at both the online location 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 www.msc.fema.gov for comparison.

You may submit comments, identified by Docket No. FEMA-B-1504, to Luis Rodriguez, Chief, Engineering Management Branch, Federal Insurance and Mitigation Administration, FEMA, 500 C Street SW., Washington, DC 20472, [phone], or (email) [e-mail].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Luis Rodriguez, Chief, Engineering Management Branch, Federal Insurance and Mitigation Administration, FEMA, 500 C Street SW., Washington, DC 20472, [phone], or (email) [e-mail]; or visit the FEMA Map Information eXchange (FMIX) online at 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 also 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 http://floodsrp.org/​pdfs/​srp_​fact_​sheet.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 and the respective Community Map Repository address 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 www.msc.fema.gov for comparison.

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance No. 97.022, “Flood Insurance.”)

Dated: February 23, 2015.

Roy E. Wright,

Deputy Associate Administrator for Mitigation, Department of Homeland Security, Federal Emergency Management Agency.

Community	Community map repository address
Bergen County, New Jersey (All Jurisdictions)
Maps Available for Inspection Online at: http://www.fema.gov/​preliminaryfloodhazarddata
Borough of Allendale	Borough Hall, 500 West Crescent Avenue, Allendale, NJ 07401.
Borough of Bergenfield	Borough Hall, 198 North Washington Avenue, Bergenfield, NJ 07621.
Borough of Bogota	Borough Hall, 375 Larch Avenue, Bogota, NJ 07603.
Borough of Carlstadt	Borough Hall, 500 Madison Street, Carlstadt, NJ 07072.
Borough of Closter	Borough Hall, 295 Old Closter Dock Road, Closter, NJ 07624.
Borough of East Rutherford	Borough Hall, 1 Everett Place, East Rutherford, NJ 07073.
Borough of Edgewater	Borough Hall, 55 River Road, Edgewater, NJ 07020.
Borough of Elmwood Park	Municipal Building, 182 Market Street, Elmwood Park, NJ 07407.
Borough of Emerson	Borough Hall, 146 Linwood Avenue, Emerson, NJ 07630.
Borough of Fair Lawn	Borough Hall, 8-01 Fair Lawn Avenue, Fair Lawn, NJ 07410.
Borough of Fairview	Borough Hall, 59 Anderson Avenue, Fairview, NJ 07022.
Borough of Franklin Lakes	Borough Hall, 480 De Korte Drive, Franklin Lakes, NJ 07417.
Borough of Glen Rock	Municipal Building, 1 Harding Plaza, Glen Rock, NJ 07452.
Borough of Harrington Park	Borough Hall, 85 Harriot Avenue, Harrington Park, NJ 07640.
Borough of Hasbrouck Heights	Municipal Building, 320 Boulevard, Hasbrouck Heights, NJ 07604.
Borough of Haworth	Borough Hall, 300 Haworth Avenue, Haworth, NJ 07641.
Borough of Hillsdale	Borough Hall, 380 Hillsdale Avenue, Hillsdale, NJ 07642.
Borough of Ho-Ho-Kus	Borough Hall, 333 Warren Avenue, Ho-Ho-Kus, NJ 07423.
Borough of Leonia	Borough Hall, 312 Broad Avenue, Leonia, NJ 07605.
Borough of Little Ferry	Borough Hall, 215-217 Liberty Street, Little Ferry, NJ 07643.
Borough of Lodi	Borough Hall, One Memorial Drive, Lodi, NJ 07644.
Borough of Maywood	Municipal Building, 15 Park Avenue, Maywood, NJ 07607.
Borough of Montvale	Borough Hall, 12 Mercedes Drive, Montvale, NJ 07645.
Borough of Moonachie	Municipal Building, 70 Moonachie Road, Moonachie, NJ 07074.
Borough of New Milford	Borough Hall, 930 River Road, New Milford, NJ 07646.
Borough of North Arlington	Borough Hall, 214 Ridge Road, North Arlington, NJ 07031.
Borough of Northvale	Borough Hall, 116 Paris Avenue, Northvale, NJ 07647.
Borough of Norwood	Borough Hall, 455 Broadway, Norwood, NJ 07648.
Borough of Oakland	Borough Hall, One Municipal Plaza, Oakland, NJ 07436.
Borough of Old Tappan	Borough Hall, 227 Old Tappan Road, Old Tappan, NJ 07675.
Borough of Oradell	Borough Hall, 355 Kinderkamack Road, Oradell, NJ 07649.
Borough of Palisades Park	Borough Hall, 275 Broad Avenue, Palisades Park, NJ 07650.
Borough of Paramus	Borough Hall, 1 Jockish Square, Paramus, NJ 07652.
Borough of Park Ridge	Borough Hall, 55 Park Avenue, Park Ridge, NJ 07656.
Borough of Ramsey	Borough Hall, 33 North Central Avenue, Ramsey, NJ 07446.
Borough of Ridgefield	Borough Hall, 604 Broad Avenue, Ridgefield, NJ 07657.
Borough of River Edge	Borough Hall, 705 Kinderkamack Road, River Edge, NJ 07661.
Borough of Rutherford	Borough Hall, 176 Park Avenue, Rutherford, NJ 07070.
Borough of Saddle River	Borough Hall, 100 East Allendale Road, Saddle River, NJ 07458.
Borough of Tenafly	Municipal Center, 100 Riveredge Road, Tenafly, NJ 07670.
Borough of Teterboro	Municipal Building, 510 Route 46 West, Teterboro, NJ 07608.
Borough of Upper Saddle River	Borough Hall, 376 West Saddle River Road, Upper Saddle River, NJ 07458.
Borough of Waldwick	Borough Hall, 63 Franklin Turnpike, Waldwick, NJ 07463.
Borough of Wallington	Municipal Building, 54 Union Boulevard, Wallington, NJ 07057.
Borough of Westwood	Borough Hall, 101 Washington Avenue, Westwood, NJ 07675.
Borough of Woodcliff Lake	Municipal Building, 188 Pascack Road, Woodcliff Lake, NJ 07677.
Borough of Wood-Ridge	Municipal Building, 85 Humboldt Street, Wood-Ridge, NJ 07075.
City of Englewood	City Hall, 2-10 North Van Brunt Street, Englewood, NJ 07631.
City of Garfield	City Hall, 111 Outwater Lane, Garfield, NJ 07026.
City of Hackensack	City Hall, 65 Central Avenue, Hackensack, NJ 07601.
New Jersey Meadowlands Commission	Administrative Offices, 1 DeKorte Park Plaza, Lyndhurst, NJ 07071.
Palisades Interstate Park Commission..	Administrative Offices, New Jersey Section, 1 Alpine Approach Road, Alpine, NJ 07620.
Township of Lyndhurst	Town Hall, 367 Valley Brook Avenue, Lyndhurst, NJ 07071.
Township of Mahwah	Municipal Building, 475 Corporate Drive, Mahwah, NJ 07430.
Township of River Vale	Township Office, 406 River Vale Road, River Vale, NJ 07675.
Township of Rochelle Park	Town Hall, 151 West Passaic Street, Rochelle Park, NJ 07662.
Township of Saddle Brook	Town Hall, 93 Market Street, Saddle Brook, NJ 07663.
Township of South Hackensack	Town Hall, 227 Phillips Avenue, South Hackensack, NJ 07606.
Township of Teaneck	Municipal Building, 818 Teaneck Road, Teaneck, NJ 07666.
Township of Wyckoff	Memorial Town Hall, 340 Franklin Avenue, Scott Plaza, Wyckoff, NJ 07481.
Village of Ridgefield Park	Village Hall, 232-234 Main Street, Ridgefield Park, NJ 07660.
Village of Ridgewood	Village Hall, 131 North Maple Avenue, Ridgewood, NJ 07451.
City of Norfolk, Virginia (Independent City)
Maps Available for Inspection Online at: http://www.fema.gov/​preliminaryfloodhazarddata
City of Norfolk	Zoning Enforcement Office, 508 City Hall Building, 810 Union Street, Norfolk, VA 23510.