2016-12123. 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
Maine: Andrews Island, Knox County	230967	April 4, 1979, Emerg; April 30, 1984, Reg; July 6, 2016, Susp.	July 6, 2016	July 6, 2016.
Appleton, Town of, Knox County	230073	July 22, 1975, Emerg; December 4, 1985, Reg; July 6, 2016, Susp.	......do*	Do.
Bar Island, Knox County	230974	April 4, 1979, Emerg; April 30, 1984, Reg; July 6, 2016, Susp.	......do	Do.
Birch Island, Knox County	230966	April 4, 1979, Emerg; April 30, 1984, Reg; July 6, 2016, Susp.	......do	Do.
Brig Ledge, Knox County	230947	April 4, 1979, Emerg; April 30, 1984, Reg; July 6, 2016, Susp.	......do	Do.
Camden, Town of, Knox County	230074	May 21, 1975, Emerg; May 4, 1988, Reg; July 6, 2016, Susp	......do	Do.
Camp Cove Ledge, Knox County	230945	April 4, 1979, Emerg; April 30, 1984, Reg; July 6, 2016, Susp.	......do	Do.
Camp Island, Knox County	230962	April 4, 1979, Emerg; April 30, 1984, Reg; July 6, 2016, Susp.	......do	Do.
Clam Ledges, Knox County	230970	April 4, 1979, Emerg; April 30, 1984, Reg; July 6, 2016, Susp.	......do	Do.
Crescent Island, Knox County	230955	April 4, 1979, Emerg; April 30, 1984, Reg; July 6, 2016, Susp.	......do	Do.
Criehaven, Township of, Knox County	231034	April 4, 1979, Emerg; April 30, 1984, Reg; July 6, 2016, Susp.	......do	Do.
Crow Island, Knox County	230978	April 4, 1979, Emerg; April 30, 1984, Reg; July 6, 2016, Susp.	......do	Do.
Cushing, Town of, Knox County	230224	May 7, 1976, Emerg; July 16, 1990, Reg; July 6, 2016, Susp.	......do	Do.
Dix Island, Knox County	230965	April 4, 1979, Emerg; April 30, 1984, Reg; July 6, 2016, Susp.	......do	Do.
East Goose Rock, Knox County	230990	April 4, 1979, Emerg; April 30, 1984, Reg; July 6, 2016, Susp.	......do	Do.
Egg Rock, Knox County	230991	April 4, 1979, Emerg; April 30, 1984, Reg; July 6, 2016, Susp.	......do	Do.
Fisherman Island, Knox County	230953	April 4, 1979, Emerg; April 30, 1984, Reg; July 6, 2016, Susp.	......do	Do.
Flag Island, Knox County	230972	April 4, 1979, Emerg; April 30, 1984, Reg; July 6, 2016, Susp.	......do	Do.
Fort Kent, Town of, Aroostook County	230019	April 10, 1974, Emerg; June 4, 1980, Reg; July 6, 2016, Susp.	......do	Do.
Friendship, Town of, Knox County	230225	September 13, 1978, Emerg; July 16, 1990, Reg; July 6, 2016, Susp.	......do	Do.
Goose Island, Knox County	230987	April 4, 1979, Emerg; April 30, 1984, Reg; July 6, 2016, Susp.	......do	Do.
Gooseberry Knob, Knox County	230959	April 4, 1979, Emerg; April 30, 1984, Reg; July 6, 2016, Susp.	......do	Do.
Graffam Island, Knox County	230975	April 4, 1979, Emerg; April 30, 1984, Reg; July 6, 2016, Susp.	......do	Do.
Great Pond Island, Knox County	230961	April 4, 1979, Emerg; April 30, 1984, Reg; July 6, 2016, Susp.	......do	Do.
Green Ledge, Knox County	230944	April 4, 1979, Emerg; April 30, 1984, Reg; July 6, 2016, Susp.	......do	Do.
Herring Ledge, Knox County	230937	April 4, 1979, Emerg; April 30, 1984, Reg; July 6, 2016, Susp.	......do	Do.
Hewett Island, Knox County	230971	April 4, 1979, Emerg; April 30, 1984, Reg; July 6, 2016, Susp.	......do	Do.
High Island, Knox County	230964	April 4, 1979, Emerg; April 30, 1984, Reg; July 6, 2016, Susp.	......do	Do.
High Ledge, Knox County	230946	April 4, 1979, Emerg; April 30, 1984, Reg; July 6, 2016, Susp.	......do	Do.
Hog Island, Knox County	230934	April 4, 1979, Emerg; April 30, 1984, Reg; July 6, 2016, Susp.	......do	Do.
Hope, Town of, Knox County	230226	April 5, 1976, Emerg; February 19, 1986, Reg; July 6, 2016, Susp.	......do	Do.
Large Green Island, Knox County	230936	April 4, 1979, Emerg; April 30, 1984, Reg; July 6, 2016, Susp.	......do	Do.
Lasell Island, Knox County	230983	April 4, 1979, Emerg; April 30, 1984, Reg; July 6, 2016, Susp.	......do	Do.
Little Green Island, Knox County	230935	April 4, 1979, Emerg; April 30, 1984, Reg; July 6, 2016, Susp.	......do	Do.
Little Hurricane Island, Knox County	230973	April 4, 1979, Emerg; April 30, 1984, Reg; July 6, 2016, Susp.	......do	Do.
Little Pond Island, Knox County	230960	April 4, 1979, Emerg; April 30, 1984, Reg; July 6, 2016, Susp.	......do	Do.
Little Two Bush Island, Knox County	230980	April 4, 1979, Emerg; April 30, 1984, Reg; July 6, 2016, Susp.	......do	Do.
Marblehead Island, Knox County	230954	April 4, 1979, Emerg; April 30, 1984, Reg; July 6, 2016, Susp.	......do	Do.
Mark Island, Knox County	230988	April 4, 1979, Emerg; April 30, 1984, Reg; July 6, 2016, Susp.	......do	Do.
Matinicus Isle Plantation, Knox County	230603	April 25, 1975, Emerg; April 30, 1984, Reg; July 6, 2016, Susp.	......do	Do.
Metinic Green Island, Knox County	230932	April 4, 1979, Emerg; April 30, 1984, Reg; July 6, 2016, Susp.	......do	Do.
Metinic Island, Knox County	230931	April 4, 1979, Emerg; April 30, 1984, Reg; July 6, 2016, Susp.	......do	Do.
Mink Island, Knox County	230976	April 4, 1979, Emerg; April 30, 1984, Reg; July 6, 2016, Susp.	......do	Do.
Mouse Island, Knox County	230986	April 4, 1979, Emerg; April 30, 1984, Reg; July 6, 2016, Susp.	......do	Do.
Muscle Ridge Township, Knox County	230979	April 4, 1979, Emerg; April 30, 1984, Reg; July 6, 2016, Susp.	......do	Do.
Nettle Island, Knox County	230969	April 4, 1979, Emerg; April 30, 1984, Reg; July 6, 2016, Susp.	......do	Do.
North Haven, Town of, Knox County	230228	April 2, 1976, Emerg; July 16, 1991, Reg; July 6, 2016, Susp.	......do	Do.
Oak Island, Knox County	230957	April 4, 1979, Emerg; April 30, 1984, Reg; July 6, 2016, Susp.	......do	Do.
Otter Island, Knox County	230956	April 4, 1979, Emerg; April 30, 1984, Reg; July 6, 2016, Susp.	......do	Do.
Owls Head, Town of, Knox County	230075	July 30, 1975, Emerg; June 19, 1989, Reg; July 6, 2016, Susp.	......do	Do.
Pleasant Island, Knox County	230977	April 4, 1979, Emerg; April 30, 1984, Reg; July 6, 2016, Susp.	......do	Do.
Pudding Island, Knox County	230941	April 4, 1979, Emerg; April 30, 1984, Reg; July 6, 2016, Susp.	......do	Do.
Ragged Island, Knox County	230940	April 4, 1979, Emerg; April 30, 1984, Reg; July 6, 2016, Susp.	......do	Do.
Robinson Rock, Knox County	230989	April 4, 1979, Emerg; April 30, 1984, Reg; July 6, 2016, Susp.	......do	Do.
Rockland, City of, Knox County	230076	October 31, 1975, Emerg; January 5, 1989, Reg; July 6, 2016, Susp.	......do	Do.
Rockport, Town of, Knox County	230077	July 2, 1975, Emerg; May 4, 1989, Reg; July 6, 2016, Susp.	......do	Do.
Saddle Island, Knox County	230982	April 4, 1979, Emerg; April 30, 1984, Reg; July 6, 2016, Susp.	......do	Do.
Saint George, Town of, Knox County	230229	March 30, 1976, Emerg; September 1, 1989, Reg; July 6, 2016, Susp.	......do	Do.
Seal Island, Knox County	230948	April 4, 1979, Emerg; April 30, 1984, Reg; July 6, 2016, Susp.	......do	Do.
Shag Ledge, Knox County	230942	April 4, 1979, Emerg; April 30, 1984, Reg; July 6, 2016, Susp.	......do	Do.
South Thomaston, Town of, Knox County	230078	July 23, 1975, Emerg; May 17, 1989, Reg; July 6, 2016, Susp.	......do	Do.
Spectacle Island, Knox County	230963	April 4, 1979, Emerg; April 30, 1984, Reg; July 6, 2016, Susp.	......do	Do.
The Nubble, Knox County	230933	April 4, 1979, Emerg; April 30, 1984, Reg; July 6, 2016, Susp.	......do	Do.
Thomaston, Town of, Knox County	230079	May 12, 1975, Emerg; December 4, 1985, Reg; July 6, 2016, Susp.	......do	Do.
Union, Town of, Knox County	230080	July 3, 1975, Emerg; March 18, 1987, Reg; July 6, 2016, Susp.	......do	Do.
Vinalhaven, Town of, Knox County	230230	April 18, 1975, Emerg; March 1, 1987, Reg; July 6, 2016, Susp.	......do	Do.
Warren, Town of, Knox County	230081	June 12, 1975, Emerg; April 17, 1985, Reg; July 6, 2016, Susp.	......do	Do.
Washington, Town of, Knox County	230082	December 4, 2003, Emerg; March 1, 2004, Reg; July 6, 2016, Susp.	......do	Do.
Wheeler Big Rock, Knox County	230939	April 4, 1979, Emerg; April 30, 1984, Reg; July 6, 2016, Susp.	......do	Do.
Wooden Ball Island, Knox County	230950	April 4, 1979, Emerg; April 30, 1984, Reg; July 6, 2016, Susp.	......do	Do.
Yellow Ledge, Knox County	230981	April 4, 1979, Emerg; April 30, 1984, Reg; July 6, 2016, Susp.	......do	Do.
Massachusetts: Bedford, Town of, Middlesex County	255209	April 2, 1971, Emerg; September 7, 1973, Reg; July 6, 2016, Susp.	......do	Do.
Billerica, Town of, Middlesex County	250183	August 18, 1972, Emerg; November 5, 1980, Reg; July 6, 2016, Susp.	......do	Do.
Burlington, Town of, Middlesex County	250185	January 2, 1976, Emerg; July 5, 1984, Reg; July 6, 2016, Susp.	......do	Do.
Lexington, Town of, Middlesex County	250198	July 31, 1975, Emerg; June 1, 1978, Reg; July 6, 2016, Susp.	......do	Do.
Tewksbury, Town of, Middlesex County	250218	December 10, 1971, Emerg; July 18, 1977, Reg; July 6, 2016, Susp.	......do	Do.
Wilmington, Town of, Middlesex County	250227	July 1, 1974, Emerg; June 15, 1982, Reg; July 6, 2016, Susp.	......do	Do.
Region VI
Louisiana: Bastrop, City of, Morehouse Parish	220127	July 2, 1975, Emerg; December 16, 1980, Reg; July 6, 2016, Susp.	......do	Do.
Bonita, Village of, Morehouse Parish	220316	April 3, 1997, Emerg; April 1, 2007, Reg; July 6, 2016, Susp.	......do	Do.
Collinston, Village of, Morehouse Parish	220399	June 17, 1991, Emerg; N/A, Reg; July 6, 2016, Susp.	......do	Do.
Mer Rouge, Village of, Morehouse Parish	220128	May 3, 1973, Emerg; June 27, 1978, Reg; July 6, 2016, Susp.	......do	Do.
Morehouse Parish, Unincorporated Areas	220367	April 14, 1983, Emerg; October 15, 1985, Reg; July 6, 2016, Susp.	......do	Do.
New Mexico: Dona Ana County, Unincorporated Areas	350012	January 19, 1976, Emerg; September 27, 1991, Reg; July 6, 2016, Susp.	......do	Do.
Hatch, Village of, Dona Ana County	350013	December 10, 1974, Emerg; January 3, 1986, Reg; July 6, 2016, Susp.	......do	Do.
Las Cruces, City of, Dona Ana County	355332	July 24, 1970, Emerg; June 11, 1971, Reg; July 6, 2016, Susp.	......do	Do.
Mesilla, Town of, Dona Ana County	350113	March 7, 1975, Emerg; May 28, 1985, Reg; July 6, 2016, Susp.	......do	Do.
Sunland Park, City of, Dona Ana County	350147	N/A, Emerg; November 8, 2006, Reg; July 6, 2016, Susp.	......do	Do.
*.....do = Ditto.
Code for reading third column: Emerg. —Emergency; Reg. —Regular; Susp. —Suspension.

Dated: May 12, 2016.

Michael M. Grimm,

Assistant Administrator for Mitigation, Federal Insurance and Mitigation Administration, Department of Homeland Security, Federal Emergency Management Agency.