FR Doc E8-27039

[Federal Register: November 14, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 221)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 67414-67416]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Federal Emergency Management Agency

44 CFR Part 64

[Docket No. FEMA-8051]

Suspension of Community Eligibility

AGENCY: Federal Emergency Management Agency, DHS.

ACTION: Final rule.

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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.

DATES: Effective 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 David Stearrett, Mitigation Directorate,
Federal Emergency Management Agency, 500 C Street, SW., Washington, DC
20472, (202) 646-2953.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The NFIP enables property owners to purchase
flood insurance which is generally not otherwise available. In return,
communities agree to adopt and administer local floodplain management
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 flood insurance coverage as authorized under
the NFIP, 42 U.S.C. 4001 et seq.; 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. However,
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 their
eligibility for the sale of insurance. A notice withdrawing the
suspension of the communities will be published in the Federal
Register.
Previously, FEMA has identified the Special Flood Hazard Areas
(SFHAs) in these communities by publishing a Flood Insurance Rate Map
(FIRM). 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 legally 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 flood
insurance map of 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 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, 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.

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Accordingly, 44 CFR part 64 is amended as follows:

PART 64--[AMENDED]

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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.

Sec. 64.6 [Amended]

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

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Effective date
authorization/
Community cancellation of Current effective map Date certain Federal
State and location No. sale of flood date assistance no longer
insurance in available in SFHAs
community
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Region IV

North Carolina:
Andrews, Town of, Cherokee 370060 July 29, 1975, Nov. 19, 2008......... Nov. 19, 2008.
County. Emerg; February
1, 1985, Reg;
November 19,
2008, Susp.
Cherokee County, 370059 July 18, 1979, ......do\*\........... Do.
Unincorporated Areas. Emerg; February
2, 1989, Reg;
November 19,
2008, Susp.
Clay County, Unincorporated 370063 March 9, 1994, ......do.............. Do.
Areas. Emerg; April 1,
1999, Reg;
November 19,
2008, Susp.
Hayesville, Town of, Clay 370431 December 23, ......do.............. Do.
County. 2002, Emerg; --,
Reg; November
19, 2008, Susp.
Murphy, Town of, Cherokee 370061 April 30, 1975, ......do.............. Do.
County. Emerg; July 3,
1986, Reg;
November 19,
2008, Susp.
South Carolina:
Bishopville, Town of, Lee 450127 June 17, 1975, ......do.............. Do.
County. Emerg; July 1,
1988, Reg;
November 19,
2008, Susp.
Lee County, Unincorporated 450126 November 19, ......do.............. Do.
Areas. 1990, Emerg;
December 15,
1990, Reg;
November 19,
2008, Susp.
Lynchburg, Town of, Lee 450128 December 15, ......do.............. Do.
County. 1986, Emerg;
February 1,
1991, Reg;
November 19,
2008, Susp.
Region V

Wisconsin:
Big Bend, Village of, 550477 August 19, 1974, ......do.............. Do.
Waukesha County. Emerg; March 1,
1984, Reg;
November 19,
2008, Susp.
Brookfield, City of, 550478 February 23, ......do.............. Do.
Waukesha County. 1972, Emerg;
August 19, 1986,
Reg; November
19, 2008, Susp.
Butler, Village of, 550536 March 7, 1974, ......do.............. Do.
Waukesha County. Emerg; May 15,
1978, Reg;
November 19,
2008, Susp.
Delafield, City of, 550479 July 15, 1975, ......do.............. Do.
Waukesha County. Emerg; August
15, 1983, Reg;
November 19,
2008, Susp.
Dousman, Village of, 550480 June 30, 1975, ......do.............. Do.
Waukesha County. Emerg; April 17,
1987, Reg;
November 19,
2008, Susp.
Hartland, Village of, 550481 July 25, 1975, ......do.............. Do.
Waukesha County. Emerg; December
1, 1982, Reg;
November 19,
2008, Susp.
Lac La Belle, Village of, 550565 May 25 1976, ......do.............. Do.
Waukesha County. Emerg; January
18, 1984, Reg;
November 19,
2008, Susp.
Lannon, Village of, 550482 July 18, 1975, ......do.............. Do.
Waukesha County. Emerg; December
1, 1982, Reg;
November 19,
2008, Susp.
Menomenee Falls, Village 550483 November 12, ......do.............. Do.
of, Waukesha County. 1973, Emerg;
September 15,
1978, Reg;
November 19,
2008, Susp.
Mukwonago, Village of, 550485 February 18, ......do.............. Do.
Waukesha County. 1975, Emerg;
July 5, 1985,
Reg; November
19, 2008, Susp.
Muskego, City of, Waukesha 550486 April 12, 1974, ......do.............. Do.
County. Emerg; December
1, 1982, Reg;
November 19,
2008, Susp.
New Berlin, City of, 550487 May 18, 1973, ......do.............. Do.
Waukesha County. Emerg; March 18,
1987, Reg;
November 19,
2008, Susp.
Oconomowoc, City of, 550488 May 1, 1975, ......do.............. Do.
Waukesha County. Emerg; September
1, 1983, Reg;
November 19,
2008, Susp.
Oconomowoc Lake, Village 550582 July 29, 1975, ......do.............. Do.
of, Waukesha County. Emerg; October
16, 1984, Reg;
November 19,
2008, Susp.
Pewaukee, Village of, 550489 March 24, 1975, ......do.............. Do.
Waukesha County. Emerg; June 15,
1982, Reg;
November 19,
2008, Susp.
Sussex, Village of, 550490 June 24, 1975, ......do.............. Do.
Waukesha County. Emerg; June 19,
1989, Reg;
November 19,
2008, Susp.
Waukesha, City of, Waukesha 550491 April 2, 1974, ......do.............. Do.
County. Emerg; September
2, 1982, Reg;
November 19,
2008, Susp.
Waukesha County, 550476 May 25, 1973, ......do.............. Do.
Unincorporated Areas. Emerg; August 1,
1983, Reg;
November 19,
2008, Susp.
Region VII

Kansas:
Cherokee County, 200044 May 10, 1985, ......do.............. Do.
Unincorporated Areas. Emerg; August 5,
1991, Reg;
November 19,
2008, Susp.
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\*\do = Ditto.
Code for reading third column: Emerg.--Emergency; Reg.--Regular; Susp.--Suspension.

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Dated: November 4, 2008.
Michael K. Buckley,
Acting Assistant Administrator, Mitigation Directorate, Department of
Homeland Security, Federal Emergency Management Agency.
[FR Doc. E8-27039 Filed 11-13-08; 8:45 am]

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