Proposed Rule2023-09930
Floodplain Management and Protection of Wetlands; Minimum Property Standards for Flood Hazard Exposure; Building to the Federal Flood Risk Management Standard; Extension of Comment Period
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Published
May 11, 2023
Effective
March 24, 2023
Issuing agencies
Housing and Urban Development Department
Abstract
On March 24, 2023, HUD published in the Federal Register a notice of proposed rulemaking entitled "Floodplain Management and Protection of Wetlands; Minimum Property Standards for Flood Hazard Exposure; Building to the Federal Flood Risk Management Standard," which would revise HUD's regulations governing floodplain management and the protection of wetlands to implement the Federal Flood Risk Management Standard (FFRMS). The proposed rule provided for a 60-day comment period, which would have ended May 23, 2023. HUD has determined that a 14-day extension of the comment period, until June 6, 2023, is appropriate. This extension will allow interested persons additional time to analyze the proposal and prepare their comments.
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 91 (Thursday, May 11, 2023)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 30267-30268]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-09930]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
24 CFR Parts 50, 55, 58, and 200
[Docket No. FR-6272-P-01]
RIN 2506-AC54
Floodplain Management and Protection of Wetlands; Minimum
Property Standards for Flood Hazard Exposure; Building to the Federal
Flood Risk Management Standard; Extension of Comment Period
AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban
Development (HUD).
ACTION: Proposed rule; extension of comment period.
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SUMMARY: On March 24, 2023, HUD published in the Federal Register a
notice of proposed rulemaking entitled ``Floodplain Management and
Protection of Wetlands; Minimum Property Standards for Flood Hazard
[[Page 30268]]
Exposure; Building to the Federal Flood Risk Management Standard,''
which would revise HUD's regulations governing floodplain management
and the protection of wetlands to implement the Federal Flood Risk
Management Standard (FFRMS). The proposed rule provided for a 60-day
comment period, which would have ended May 23, 2023. HUD has determined
that a 14-day extension of the comment period, until June 6, 2023, is
appropriate. This extension will allow interested persons additional
time to analyze the proposal and prepare their comments.
DATES: The comment period for the proposed rule published on March 24,
2023, at 88 FR 17755, is extended. Comments should be received on or
before June 6, 2023.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments regarding
this proposed rule to the Regulations Division, Office of General
Counsel, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th Street
SW, Room 10276, Washington, DC 20410-0500. Communications must refer to
the above docket number and title. There are two methods for submitting
public comments. All submissions must refer to the above docket number
and title.
1. Submission of Comments by Mail. Comments may be submitted by
mail to the Regulations Division, Office of General Counsel, Department
of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th Street SW, Room 10276,
Washington, DC 20410-0500.
2. Electronic Submission of Comments. Interested persons may submit
comments electronically through the Federal eRulemaking Portal at
<a href="http://www.regulations.gov">www.regulations.gov</a>. HUD strongly encourages commenters to submit
comments electronically. Electronic submission of comments allows the
commenter maximum time to prepare and submit a comment, ensures timely
receipt by HUD, and enables HUD to make them immediately available to
the public. Comments submitted electronically through the
<a href="http://www.regulations.gov">www.regulations.gov</a> website can be viewed by other commenters and
interested members of the public. Commenters should follow the
instructions provided on that site to submit comments electronically.
Note: To receive consideration as public comments, comments
must be submitted through one of the two methods specified above.
Again, all submissions must refer to the docket number and title of
the rule.
No Facsimile Comments: Facsimile (FAX) comments are not acceptable.
Public Inspection of Comments. All properly submitted comments and
communications submitted to HUD will be available for public inspection
and copying between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. weekdays at the above address.
Due to security measures at the HUD Headquarters building, an advance
appointment to review the public comments must be scheduled by calling
the Regulations Division at 202-402-3055 (this is not a toll-free
number). HUD welcomes and is prepared to receive calls from individuals
who are deaf or hard of hearing, as well as individuals with
communication disabilities. To learn more about how to make an
accessible telephone call, please visit <a href="https://www.fcc.gov/consumers/guides/telecommunications-relay-service-trs">https://www.fcc.gov/consumers/guides/telecommunications-relay-service-trs</a>. Copies of all comments
submitted are available for inspection and downloading at
<a href="http://www.regulations.gov">www.regulations.gov</a>.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kristin L. Fontenot, Director, Office
of Environment and Energy, Office of Community Planning and
Development, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th
Street SW, Room 7282, Washington, DC 20410-8000. For inquiry by phone
or email, contact Lauren Hayes Knutson, Director, Environmental
Planning Division, Office of Environment and Energy, Office of
Community Planning and Development, at 202-402-4270 (this is not a
toll-free number), or email to: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#d99cb7afb0abb6b7b4bcb7adb8b589b5b8b7b7b0b7be9db0afb0aab0b6b799b1acbdf7beb6af"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="397c574f504b5657545c574d5855695558575750575e7d504f504a50565779514c5d175e564f">[email protected]</span></a>.
For questions regarding the Minimum Property Standards, contact Elissa
Saunders, Director, Office of Single Family Program Development, 202-
708-2121. HUD welcomes and is prepared to receive calls from
individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing, as well as individuals
with speech and communication disabilities. To learn more about how to
make an accessible telephone call, please visit <a href="https://www.fcc.gov/consumers/guides/telecommunications-relay-service-trs">https://www.fcc.gov/consumers/guides/telecommunications-relay-service-trs</a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On March 24, 2023, at 88 FR 17755, HUD
published a notice of proposed rulemaking entitled ``Floodplain
Management and Protection of Wetlands; Minimum Property Standards for
Flood Hazard Exposure; Building to the Federal Flood Risk Management
Standard,'' proposing to revise HUD's regulations governing floodplain
management and the protection of wetlands to implement the Federal
Flood Risk Management Standard (FFRMS). Consistent with Executive Order
13690, ``Establishing a Federal Flood Risk Management Standard and a
Process for Further Soliciting and Considering Stakeholder Input,'' the
rule proposes revisions to HUD's regulations to improve the resilience
of HUD-assisted or financed projects to the effects of climate change
and natural disasters and provide for greater flexibility in the use of
HUD assistance in floodways under certain circumstances. Among other
revisions, the rule would provide a process for determining the FFRMS
Floodplain that would establish a preference for the climate-informed
science approach (CISA), and it would revise HUD's floodplain and
wetland regulations to streamline them, improve overall clarity, and
modernize standards. This proposed rule would also revise HUD's Minimum
Property Standards for one-to-four unit housing under HUD mortgage
insurance and under low-rent public housing programs to require that
the lowest floor in both newly constructed and substantially improved
structures located within the 1-percent-annual-chance (100-year)
floodplain be built at least 2 feet above the base flood elevation as
determined by best available information, and it would revise a
categorical exclusion when HUD performs environmental reviews, and
update various HUD environmental regulations to permit online posting
of public notices.
While the proposed rule had a 60-day comment period, HUD has
received feedback from multiple commenters requesting additional time
to review and provide comments on this rule. Therefore, HUD is
extending the deadline for comments for an additional 14 days.
Aaron Santa Anna,
Associate General Counsel for Legislation and Regulations.
[FR Doc. 2023-09930 Filed 5-10-23; 8:45 am]
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