Notice2021-20981
Proposed Flood Hazard Determinations
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September 28, 2021
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Homeland Security DepartmentFederal Emergency Management Agency
Abstract
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.
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 185 (Tuesday, September 28, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 53671-53672]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-20981]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Federal Emergency Management Agency
[Docket ID FEMA-2021-0002; Internal Agency Docket No. FEMA-B-2166]
Proposed Flood Hazard Determinations
AGENCY: Federal Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland
Security.
ACTION: Notice.
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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 December 27, 2021.
ADDRESSES: The Preliminary FIRM, and where applicable, the FIS report
for each community are available for inspection at both the online
location <a href="https://hazards.fema.gov/femaportal/prelimdownload">https://hazards.fema.gov/femaportal/prelimdownload</a> 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
<a href="https://msc.fema.gov">https://msc.fema.gov</a> for comparison.
You may submit comments, identified by Docket No. FEMA-B-2166, 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) <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#5f2f3e2b2d363c34712c3e3c3d363d362b1f393a323e713b372c71383029"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="c2b2a3b6b0aba1a9ecb1a3a1a0aba0abb682a4a7afa3eca6aab1eca5adb4">[email protected]</span></a>.
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)
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#dfafbeabadb6bcb4f1acbebcbdb6bdb6ab9fb9bab2bef1bbb7acf1b8b0a9"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="ed9d8c999f848e86c39e8c8e8f848f8499ad8b88808cc389859ec38a829b">[email protected]</span></a>; or visit the FEMA Mapping and Insurance
eXchange (FMIX) online at <a href="https://www.floodmaps.fema.gov/fhm/fmx_main.html">https://www.floodmaps.fema.gov/fhm/fmx_main.html</a>.
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 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 <a href="https://www.floodsrp.org/pdfs/srp_overview.pdf">https://www.floodsrp.org/pdfs/srp_overview.pdf</a>.
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
<a href="https://hazards.fema.gov/femaportal/prelimdownload">https://hazards.fema.gov/femaportal/prelimdownload</a> 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 <a href="https://msc.fema.gov">https://msc.fema.gov</a> for comparison.
(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance No. 97.022, ``Flood
Insurance.'')
Michael M. Grimm,
Assistant Administrator for Risk Management, Department of Homeland
Security, Federal Emergency Management Agency.
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Community map repository
Community address
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Miami-Dade County, Florida and Incorporated Areas
Project: 15-04-4157S Preliminary Date: February 25, 2021
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City of Aventura....................... Community Development
Department, 19200 West Country
Club Drive, Aventura, FL
33180.
City of Coral Gables................... City Hall--Building Division,
405 Biltmore Way, 3rd Floor,
Coral Gables, FL 33134.
City of Doral.......................... Building Department, 8401
Northwest 53rd Terrace, Doral,
FL 33166.
City of Florida City................... Building Department, 404 West
Palm Drive, Florida City, FL
33034.
City of Hialeah........................ Building Department, 501 Palm
Avenue, Hialeah, FL 33010.
City of Hialeah Gardens................ City Hall, 10001 Northwest 87th
Avenue, Hialeah Gardens, FL
33016.
City of Homestead...................... City Hall--Building and Safety
Division, 100 Civic Court,
Homestead, FL 33030.
City of Miami.......................... Planning and Zoning Building
Department, 444 Southwest 2nd
Avenue, 4th Floor, Miami, FL
33130.
City of Miami Beach.................... Building Department, 1700
Convention Center Drive, Miami
Beach, FL 33139.
City of Miami Gardens.................. Building Department, 18605
Northwest 27th Avenue, Miami
Gardens, FL 33056.
City of Miami Springs.................. Building Department, 201
Westward Drive, Miami Springs,
FL 33166.
City of North Bay Village.............. City Hall--Building Department,
1666 79th Street Causeway, 3rd
Floor, North Bay Village, FL
33141.
City of North Miami.................... Public Works Department, 776
Northeast 125th Street, 3rd
Floor, North Miami, FL 33161.
City of North Miami Beach.............. Building, Planning, and Zoning
Department, 17050 Northeast
19th Avenue, 1st Floor, North
Miami Beach, FL 33162.
City of Opa-Locka...................... Building Department, 780
Fisherman Street, 4th Floor,
Opa-Locka, FL 33054.
City of South Miami.................... Planning and Zoning Department,
6130 Sunset Drive, South
Miami, FL 33143.
City of Sunny Isles Beach.............. Building Department, 3rd Floor,
18070 Collins Avenue, Sunny
Isles Beach, FL 33160.
City of Sweetwater..................... Engineering Division, 1701
Northwest 112th Avenue, Unit
103, Sweetwater, FL 33172.
City of West Miami..................... Public Works Department, 901
Southwest 62nd Avenue, West
Miami, FL 33144.
Town of Bay Harbor Islands............. Building Department, 9665 Bay
Harbor Terrace, Bay Harbor
Islands, FL 33154.
Town of Cutler Bay..................... Public Works Department, 10720
Caribbean Boulevard, Suite
105, Cutler Bay, FL 33189.
Town of Golden Beach................... Building Department, 1 Golden
Beach Drive, Golden Beach, FL
33160.
Town of Medley......................... Town Hall, 7777 Northwest 72nd
Avenue, Medley, FL 33166.
Town of Miami Lakes.................... Town Hall, 6601 Main Street,
Miami Lakes, FL 33014.
Town of Surfside....................... Building Department, 9293
Harding Avenue, Surfside, FL
33154.
Unincorporated Areas of Miami-Dade Miami-Dade County Water
County. Management Division, 701
Northwest 1st Court, 5th
Floor, Miami, FL 33136.
Village of Bal Harbour Village......... Building Department, 655 96th
Street, Bal Harbour Village,
FL 33154.
Village of Biscayne Park............... Village Hall, 600 Northeast
114th Street, Biscayne Park,
FL 33161.
Village of El Portal................... Village Hall, 500 Northeast
87th Street, El Portal, FL
33138.
Village of Indian Creek Village........ Village Hall, 9080 Bay Drive,
Indian Creek Village, FL
33154.
Village of Key Biscayne................ Building Department, 88 West
McIntyre Street, Key Biscayne,
FL 33149.
Village of Miami Shores Village........ Village Hall--Planning and
Zoning Department, 10050
Northeast 2nd Avenue, Miami
Shores Village, FL 33138.
Village of Palmetto Bay................ Building Department, 9705 East
Hibiscus Street, Palmetto Bay,
FL 33157.
Village of Pinecrest................... Building and Planning
Department, 12645 Pinecrest
Parkway, Pinecrest, FL 33156.
Village of Virginia Gardens............ Village Hall, 6498 Northwest
38th Terrace, Virginia
Gardens, FL 33166.
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[FR Doc. 2021-20981 Filed 9-27-21; 8:45 am]
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