2019-07299. Proposed Flood Hazard Determinations; Correction  

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    AGENCY:

    Federal Emergency Management Agency, DHS.

    ACTION:

    Notice; correction.

    SUMMARY:

    On March 18, 2019, FEMA published in the Federal Register a proposed flood hazard determination notice that contained an erroneous table. This notice provides corrections to that table, to be used in lieu of the information published at 84 FR 9805. The table provided here represents the proposed flood hazard determinations and communities affected for Yakima County, Washington and Incorporated Areas.

    DATES:

    Comments are to be submitted on or before July 11, 2019.

    ADDRESSES:

    The Preliminary Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM), and where applicable, the Flood Insurance Study (FIS) report for each community are available for inspection at both the online location and the respective Community Map Repository address listed in the table 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-1910, 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.

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    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.

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    SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

    FEMA proposes to make flood hazard determinations for each community listed in the table below, in accordance with Section 110 of the Flood Disaster Start Printed Page 14960Protection 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 are also used to calculate the appropriate flood insurance premium rates for new buildings built after 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 may only 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://floodsrp.org/​pdfs/​srp_​fact_​sheet.pdf.

    The communities affected by the flood hazard determinations are provided in the table below. Any request for reconsideration of the revised flood hazard determinations 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 will also be considered before the FIRM and FIS report are made final.

    Correction

    In the proposed flood hazard determination notice published at 84 FR 9805 in the March 18, 2019, issue of the Federal Register, FEMA published a table titled Yakima County, Washington and Incorporated Areas. This table contained inaccurate information as to the communities affected by the proposed flood hazard determinations, featured in the table.

    In this document, FEMA is publishing a table containing the accurate information. The information provided below should be used in lieu of that previously published.

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

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    Michael M. Grimm,

    Assistant Administrator for Risk Management, Department of Homeland Security, Federal Emergency Management Agency.

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    CommunityCommunity map repository address
    Yakima County, Washington and Incorporated Areas
    Project: 16-10-0662S Preliminary Date: September 28, 2018
    City of TietonCity Hall, 418 Maple Street, Tieton, WA 98947.
    City of YakimaCity Hall, 129 North 2nd Street, Yakima, WA 98901.
    Unincorporated Areas of Yakima CountyYakima County Public Services, 128 North 2nd Street, Yakima, WA 98901.
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    [FR Doc. 2019-07299 Filed 4-11-19; 8:45 am]

    BILLING CODE 9110-12-P

Document Information

Published:
04/12/2019
Department:
Federal Emergency Management Agency
Entry Type:
Notice
Action:
Notice; correction.
Document Number:
2019-07299
Dates:
Comments are to be submitted on or before July 11, 2019.
Pages:
14959-14960 (2 pages)
Docket Numbers:
Docket ID FEMA-2019-0002, Internal Agency Docket No. FEMA-B-1910
PDF File:
2019-07299.Pdf