2018-05415. 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 14, 2018.

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-1808, to Rick Sacbibit, Chief, Engineering Services Branch, Federal Insurance and Mitigation Administration, FEMA, 400 C Street SW, Washington, DC 20472, [phone], or (email) [e-mail].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Rick Sacbibit, Chief, Engineering Services Branch, Federal Insurance and Mitigation Administration, FEMA, 400 C Street SW, Washington, DC 20472, [phone], or (email) [e-mail]; 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 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 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.”)

Dated: February 23, 2018.

Roy E. Wright,

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

Community	Community map repository address
Fulton County, Georgia and Incorporated Areas
Project: 13-04-8403S Preliminary Date: June 15, 2017
City of Milton	City Hall, 2006 Heritage Walk, Milton, GA 30004.
City of Roswell	City Hall, 38 Hill Street, Suite 235, Roswell, GA 30075.
Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana and Incorporated Areas
Project: 12-06-0899S Preliminary Date: February 29, 2016 and December 15, 2017
Unincorporated Areas of Calcasieu Parish	Calcasieu Parish Planning and Development Department, 901 Lakeshore Drive, Lake Charles, LA 70601.
Perry County, Pennsylvania (All Jurisdictions)
Project: 15-03-0142S Preliminary Date: August 18, 2017
Borough of Blain	Borough Office, 155 East Main Street, Blain, PA 17006.
Borough of Bloomfield	Bloomfield Borough Building, 25 East McClure Street, New Bloomfield, PA 17068.
Borough of Duncannon	Borough Office, 428 North High Street, Duncannon, PA 17020.
Borough of Liverpool	Liverpool Borough Office, 401 Locust Street, Liverpool, PA 17045.
Borough of Marysville	Borough Office, 200 Overcrest Road, Marysville, PA 17053.
Borough of New Buffalo	Borough Office, 32 Mill Street, New Buffalo, PA 17069.
Township of Buffalo	Buffalo Township Office, 22 Cherry Road, Liverpool, PA 17045.
Township of Carroll	Carroll Township Municipal Building, 50 Rambo Hill Road, Shermans Dale, PA 17090.
Township of Centre	Centre Township Office, 2971 Cold Storage Road, New Bloomfield, PA 17068.
Township of Greenwood	Greenwood Township Municipal Building, 17 Pines Drive, Millerstown, PA 17062.
Township of Jackson	Jackson Township Office, 890 Fowler Hollow Road, Blain, PA 17006.
Township of Liverpool	Liverpool Township Office, 1121 Ridge Road, Liverpool, PA 17045.
Township of Miller	Miller Township Office, 554 Old Limekiln Lane, Newport, PA 17074.
Township of Northeast Madison	Northeast Madison Township Office, 979 Quarry Road, Loysville, PA 17047.
Township of Penn	Penn Township Office, 100 Municipal Building Road, Duncannon, PA 17020.
Township of Rye	Rye Township Office, 1775 New Valley Road, Marysville, PA 17053.
Township of Saville	Saville Township Office, 3954 Veterans Way, Elliottsburg, PA 17024.
Township of Southwest Madison	Southwest Madison Township Office, 94 Bistline Bridge Road, Loysville, PA 17047.
Township of Spring	Spring Township Office, 539 Paige Hill Road, Landisburg, PA 17040.
Township of Toboyne	Toboyne Township Office, 50 Lower Buck Ridge Road, Blain, PA 17006.
Township of Tyrone	Tyrone Township Office, 3129 Shermans Valley Road, Loysville, PA 17047.
Township of Watts	Watts Township Office, 112 Notch Road, Duncannon, PA 17020.
Township of Wheatfield	Wheatfield Township Office, 1280 New Bloomfield Road, New Bloomfield, PA 17068.