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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECUR~TY FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY Proposed flood Hazard Determinations for Bristol County, Massachusetts (All Jurisdictions) The Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency has issued a preliminary Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM), and where applicable, Flood Insurance Study (FIS) report, reflecting proposed flood hazard determinations within Bristol County, Massachusetts (All Jurisdictions). These flood hazard determinations may include the addition or modification of Base Flood Elevations, base flood depths, Special Flood Hazard Area boundaries or zone designations, or the regulatory floodway. Technical information or comments are solicited on the proposed flood hazard determinations shown on the preliminary FIRM andf or FIS report for Bristol County, Massachusetts (All Jurisdictions). These flood hazard determinations are the basis for the floodplain management measures that your community is required to either adopt or show evidence of being already in effect in order to qualify or remain qualified for participation in the National Flood Insurance Program. However, before these determinations are effective for floodplain management purposes, you will be provided an opportunity to appeal the proposed information. For information on the statutory 90-day period provided for appeals, as well as a complete listing of the communities affected and the locations where copies of the FIRM are available for review, please visit FEMA’s website at www.fema.gov/plan/preventlfhmf bfe, or call the FEMA Map Information eXchange (FMDQ toll free at 1-877 -FEMA MAP (1-877-336-2627). NW~N13i54565 .&.

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This Fact Sheet provides Narragansett Bay • a background information • a :: Watershed, Massachusetts on the National Flood •*q * a ••* S What is the NEIP?

Insurance Program (NFIP) S.. 5 Congress established the National Flood S. a.. which is administered by a... Insurance Program (NFIP) due to escalating the Department of .1~i1 costs to taxpayers for flood disaster relief. The NFIP is based on the agreement that if a S. Homeland Security’s ta * a ..* community practices sound floodplain • a asia ..b. a.. • a management, the Federal Government will make Federal Emergency ‘a ic: ::;: a flood insurance available to residents in that • 5 Management Agency a... community. FEMA maps include the Special S. 1’’~ Flood Hazard Area, which is the area that has a (FEMA), as well as an .. .: LIMITOF 1% or greater chance of flooding in any given overview of the flood a. MODERATE .5 . year. Development may take place within the hazard mapping process WAVE ACTION Special Flood Hazard Area (SEHA) provided a. that it complies with local floodplain ordinances underway in areas of S. S that meet NFIP criteria. Bristol, Norfolk, and B ::~‘ What are a FIRM and a FIS Report? EL Plymouth Counties, S.. When FEMA maps flood hazards in a :! ~ Massachusetts located O’7 1 p. x community or county, two regulatory products within the Narragansett .~ are produced a Flood Insurance Study (FIS) - ::g~: .•. .,a.. •—* . a 5 a Report and a Flood Insurance Rate Map Bay Watershed. The !~ :~ a.• a4 .a.k. (FIRM). An FIS is a narrative report of the

county’s Flood Insurance • 5! community’s flood hazards that contains prior a. • at. flooding information, descriptions of the Rate Maps (FIRMs) are •aj •5• ~. • EL a .7. ~ ~ •. : V.4~:: . ) flooding sources, information on flood • . * . a being revised using the • Sa protection measures, and a description of the - I • •S S.. •1 ~ ~ • o•. hydrologic and hydraulic methods used in the latest technologies and the 136”~ ~ —a. 4 • • 4~a study. A FIRM illustrates the extent of flood most current data so •ti • . S - • a hazards in a community by depicting flood risk .. S. a%7..~Tj~qra~ .- a ç.k~..Ø’.’- a 1154 zones and the Special Flood Hazard Areas, and residents, homeowners, rt,.~p... . - •15 St • -. !4 is used with the FIS report to determine the

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Why are the maps being updated? What is an Appeal? All communities in Bristol, Norfolk, and Plymouth Communities in Bristol (Acushnet, Attleboro, Berkley, Counties, Massachusetts received updated FIRMs and a Dighton, Freetown, Mansfield, Norton, Raynham, FIS report from FEMA in July 2009, June 2014, and Seekonk, and Taunton), Norfolk (Foxborough and July 2012, respectively. The maps that went Effective in Plainville), and Plymouth (Bridgewater, East July 2009, June 2014, and July 2012 were the first set of Bridgewater, Halifax, Lakeville, Middleborough, and digital maps for Bristol, Norfolk, and Plymouth Rochester) Counties that have changes to their flood Counties, Massachusetts, respectively. However, hazard determinations will have an Appeal Period during many flood hazards identified in Bristol, Norfolk, and which technical information or comments are solicited Plymouth Counties are from the 1970’s, 1980’s, and on the proposed flood hazard determinations shown on 1990’s. FEMA strives to improve its risk the Preliminary FIRM, and where applicable, the FIS identification and continually evaluates and report. These flood hazard determinations may include incorporates new approaches where and when additions or modifications of any BFE, Special Flood necessary. The new Preliminary maps that were Hazard Area boundary or zone designation, or regulatory issued on June 24, 2014 incorporate updated floodway on the FIRM. Special Flood Hazard Areas are engineering analyses and data within the Narragansett areas subject to inundation by the base (1-percent- Bay Watershed. We have revised only those FIRM annual-chance) flood. Floodways are the channel of a panels with updated flood hazard information. river or other watercourse and the adjacent land areas that must be reserved in order to discharge the base On many flooding sources throughout the Narragansett flood. Bay Watershed, the SFHAs and BFEs were Challenges that do not relate to proposed or modified produced using new hydrologic and hydraulic BFEs, SFHA boundaries, SFHA zone designations, or analyses and the SFHAs were delineated using 1-foot floodways are considered comments. Comments include, topographic data obtained through Light Detection but are not limited to: and Ranging (LiDAR). Additionally, in areas where • Corporate limit revisions; new hydrologic and hydraulic analyses were not • Road name errors and revisions; completed, the SFHA may have changed due to the • Base map errors; and use of the more precise topographic data to delineate • Other possible omissions or potential improvements the flood hazard boundaries. In areas where there to the mapping. were no new studies or information was available, the current effective digital SFHA was incorporated onto When is the Appeal Period? a new base map. An Appeal Period will begin after the second publication How do I find out if a structure or property is of a notice of proposed flood hazard determinations in a located in the Special Flood Hazard Area? newspaper that has circulation in your county. The Appeal Period continues for 90 days after the second You can locate a building or a lot by consulting the publication in the local newspaper. All comments and/or FIRM, or by contacting the floodplain administrator for your community. For help interpreting a FIRM, appeals must be submitted during this 90-day Appeal telephone the FEMA Map Information eXchange Period. (FMIX) at 1-877-FEMA MAP (1-877-336-2627). You may also view historic and effective FIRMs digitally at Wha happens after the Appeal Period? FEMA’s Map Service Center website FEMA will issue a Letter of Final Determination (LFD) (http://msc.fema.~ov). after the Appeal Period and after all appeals and comments are resolved. After the LFD has been issued, the communities in Bristol, Norfolk, and Plymouth Counties will have six months to adopt up-to-date floodplain management ordinances. If the floodplain ordinances in effect are satisfactory in accordance with State law, they can be submitted in their current form. Communities should veri1~i this with their State NFIP Coordinator. If ordinances need to be updated, communities should seek assistance from their State usetts June 24, 2014

The Mapping Process

The key steps in the mapping process are outlined below. Additionally, the points at which community officials and property owners may provide comments and express concerns with the information in the FIS report and FIRM are highlighted below.

Scoping Communit~ Final FIS Community Letter of Final And IVIap Review And FIRM IVI ceti n g Determination Production Period Effective

• These tasks have • Preliminary FIS • A community • Issued by FEMA • Six rnonth~ after been completed and FIRM issued meeting, open to following the the Letter of Final to all communities the public, to appeal period Deterthihation • Community present new FIS • Federal Register • FlSabd FIRM comments on and FIRM and to notice published published and Preliminary FIS review NFIP distributed by and FIRM requirements FEMA • 90-day appeal • The new Effective period begins after FIS and FIRM a second ‘public available at notice community offices and at FEMA’s

NFIP Coordinator or the Regional FEMA office in How can I request a LOMA? Boston. After the six-month compliance period, the new FIS and FIRM will become Effective. To obtain a LOMA, the requester must complete a LOMA application form that is downloadable from: What if a structure is shown in a different flood h : www.fema. ov lanJ reventlfhm/dl mt-ez.shtm For a LOMA to be issued removing a structure from the zone on the new map? Special Flood Hazard Area, federal regulations require The new maps will not affect continuing insurance that lowest adjacent grade be at or above the BFE. There policies for a structure built in compliance with local is no fee for FEMA’s review of the LOMA request, but floodplain management regulations and the flood map in the requester of a LOMA must provide all of the effect at the time of construction. However, should the information needed for a review. Elevation information structure be substantially improved or substantially certified by a licensed surveyor or professional engineer damaged (where damages or improvements reach 50% is often required if an Elevation Certificate is not or more of the pre-damage market value) the entire available. structure will have to be brought into compliance with the floodplain requirements and the 8FF in effect at the Will LOMAs issued under the old map be valid time any repairs take place. under the new map?

Is there any recourse if I do not agree with the When a new FIRM becomes Effective, it may supersede previously issued LOMAs and other map changes that new Effective map? have been issued for structures and properties on the Although FEMA uses the most accurate flood hazard revised FIRM panels. Recognizing that some map information available, limitations of scale or topographic changes may still be valid even though the flood hazard definition of the source maps used to prepare the FIRM information on the FIRM has been updated, FEMA has may cause small areas that are at or above the 8FF to be established a process for revalidating such map changes. inadvertently shown within Special Flood Hazard Area boundaries. Such situations may exist in Bristol, Norfolk, and Plymouth Counties. For these situations, FEMA established the LOMA (Letter of Map Amendment) process to remove such structures from the Special Flood Hazard Area. What is FEMA’s process for revalidating For Further Information existing LOMAs and LOMRs? To revalidate map changes, FEMA conducts a For any questions concerning flood hazard mapping detailed comparison of the EFEs shown on FEMA’s or LOMAs, please contact the FEMA Map new FIRM and the lowest adjacent grade or lowest Information eXchange’s toll-free information line at lot elevation of previously issued map changes. Those 1-877-FEMA MAP (1-877-336-2627). structures or properties that are above the BFE or are located in areas of the community that are not affected by updated flood hazard information are More information is available online at: revalidated through a formal determination letter that httjx//www.fema.pov ylan/preventlfhmlfg genhm.shtm is issued to the community’s Chief Executive Officer when the new FIRM becomes Effective. The revalidation letter is also mailed to each community’s The Map Information eXchange has flood hazard map repository to be kept on file and is available for public reference. Map changes that have been issued mapping information and products that may be for multiple lots or structures where the determination reviewed online and downloaded at for one or more of the lots or structures have http: msc.fema.gov. For map orders and questions changed, if all the lots are determined to be above the call 1-877-336-2627. BFE, then all the lots will be revalidated through a formal determination letters. If all lots are below the BFE as a result of the updated flood hazard information, then all lots will be required to purchase For information about floodplain management, flood insurance. Finally, if some lots are above and ordinances, or map adoption policies, community some lots are below the updated BFE, FEMA will officials can contact their State NFIP Coordinator, review the case file and issue a new letter reflecting Richard Zingarelli, at the Massachusetts its determination which will be in effect when the Department of Conservation and Recreation by maps are Effective. email at Richard.Zingarelli state.ma.us.

How can I purchase flood insurance A policy may be purchased from any licensed For questions specifically concerning insurance, property insurance agent or broker who is in good please call 1-800-427-4661 or visit standing in the State in which the agent is licensed or http://www.floodsmart.gov through any agent representing a Write Your Own (WYO) company. Call 1-800-720-1093 or visit floodsmart gov to find a flood insurance agent near you. FLOODSMART.GOV .4 Mfic d site of the r4anonal Hoed Inswanca Pcg:a What factors determine flood insurance premiums? A number of factors are used to determine flood insurance premiums, including the amount of coverage purchased, the flood zone, the deductible, location, age, occupancy, and type of building. For buildings constructed after the Effective date of the first FIRM (Post-FIRM building) that are within floodplains, the elevation of the building in relation to BFE will also be used in rating. ØaTk F Fact Sheet .IND Scientific Resolution Panels

FEMA’s new Scientific Resolution Panel (SRP) process reinforces FEMA’s commitment to work with communities to ensure the flood hazard data depicted on Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRMs) is built collaboratively using the best science available.

Flood hazards are constantly changing, and as such FEMA regularly updates FIRMs through several methods to reflect those changes. When changes to the FIRMs are met with conflicting technical and scientific data, an independent third party review of the information may be needed to ensure the FIRMs are updated correctly. The Scientific Resolution Panel will serve as the independent third party. Who can request an SRP~ A community, Tribe or political entity that has the authority to adopt and enforce floodplain ordinances for the area under its jurisdiction can request FEMA use the SRP when conflicting data are presented. Chief Executive Officers or authorized community representatives must make or endorse the SRP request if they did not develop or propose the conflicting technical data. When can communities request an SRP~ A community can request an SRP if it has:

• Not received a Letter of Final Determination (LFD); • Submitted during the 90-day appeal period an appeal or protest with scientific or technical data resulting in different flood hazards than those proposed by FEMA; • Allowed at least 60 days of community consultation with FEMA (but no more than 120 days)

Additionally, a community that has received a FEMA-issued resolution letter and has not exercised the SRP process will have 30 days from the issuance of the letter to request an SRP. Communities that have submitted appeals or protests but as of November 1, 2010 have not received an LFD will have until January 15, 2011, to request an SRP. Independe Panel Sponsor The SRP process is managed by the National Institute for Building Sciences (NIBS), a non-profit organization independent from FEMA. NIBS will act as the Panel Sponsor, coordinating the SRPs, ensuring that proper regulations and procedures are employed and maintaining a cadre of experts from which Panel members are selected. Panel Member Selection For each appeal or protest, an SRP (or Panel) of three or five members is convened. Panel members are technical experts in surface water hydrology, hydraulics, coastal engineering, and other engineering and scientific fields that relate to the creation of Flood Hazard Maps and Flood Insurance Studies throughout the United States.

“FEMA ‘s mission is to support our citizens and first responders to ensure that as a nation we work together to build, sustain, and improve our capability to prepare for, protect against, respond to, recover from, and mitigate all hazards.” Federal Emergency Management Agency

Based on the technical specifics of the appeal or protest, NIBS develops a list of potential members with relevant expertise from its cadre of experts. NIBS also checks that those listed are available to serve, do not reside in the state from which the appeal or protest is taken and have no personal or professional interest in its findings of the appeal or protest.

NIBS provides the list to the community and FEMA to select the Panel members. The community selects the majority (in the case of a five-member Panel, the community selects three), and FEMA selects the minority (in the case of a five-member Panel, FEMA selects two). The Process To request an SRP, the CEO of a community or authorized representative completes an SRP Request Form and submits it to FEMA during the time periods outlined above.

Once FEMA confirms the appeal or protest is eligible for an SRP, it forwards the SRP Request form to NIBS to initiate the Panel selection process and develop a list of potential members.

Once the Panel is convened, Panel members will be provided with a summary of the issue, FEMA’s data, and the data the community submitted during the 90-day appeal period. Panel members review the data and, on a point-by-point basis, deliberate and make a decision based on the scientific and technical challenges of the appeal or protest.

If the community feels it is necessary to make an oral presentation in support of its appeal or protest, it must include a justification on the SRP Request Form.

Resolut on Based on the scientific and technical data submitted by the community and FEMA, the Panel will render a written recommendation that FEMA either deny the community’s data or incorporate it in part or in whole into the FIRM. For an appeal or protest to be incorporated, the community’s data must satis& the NFIP standards for flood hazard mapping.

The Panel will present a written report with its decision and rationale to FEMA and the community no later than 150 days after being convened. The SRP’s decision will become the recommendation to the FEMA Administrator, who will make the final determination. FEMA will issue a resolution letter.

If changes to the maps are made, FEMA will incorporate the changes into revised preliminary FIRMs and Flood Insurance Studies and make them available to the community with a resolution letter for review prior to issuing an LFD.

Once a determination is made and a resolution letter is issued, the community will not be able to re-file the appeal or protest of the proposed flood elevations nor request an SRP again.

For a regulatory appeal, if the community is not satisfied with the recommendation of the Panel or the determination of the FEMA Administrator, it may appeal to the appropriate United States District Court.

“FEMA ‘5 mission is to support our citizens and first responders to ensure that as a nation we work together to build, sustain, and improve our capability to prepare for, protect against, respond to, recover from, and mitigate all hazards.” Federal Emergency Management Agency

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SAP (Panel) Process FEMA reviews SAP Mapping Communiwcan submitan SRP recorTin~enctatpon Pieces. Request to FEMA ala minimum of 60 days and no more than 120 days altorthe start of the community consultation phase CommunIty 8 FEMA Panel presents written OR select Panel recommendation

within 30 days after receiving the Resolution Letter

(Max 150 days)

For Additional Information For more information on appeals, see the FEMA document: Appeals, Revisions, and Amendments to National Flood Insurance Program Maps: A Guide for Comm urntv Officials. Part 67 of the NFIP regulations, which pertains to appeals, is available on the “Forms and Publications” section of FEMA’s Flood Hazard Mapping website at www.fema.~ov/fhm.

Other Important Links: w www.fema.aov/p anfDreventlfhmlst_hot.shtm#2

Risk MAP: w w.fe a. ov Ian? reventlfhm/rm mai htm

Flood Hazard Mapping: ww.tloodmaps.fema.aov Flood Insurance: www.floodsmart.Qov

“FEMA ‘s mission is to support our citizens and first responders to ensure that as a nation we work together to build, sustain, and improve our capability to prepare for, protect against, respond to, recover from, and mitigate all hazards.” ‘4

The Mitigation Action Tracker PURPOSE When local officials understand risk from flooding and other hazards, the • Identify Areas of Mitigation Interest community and county is in a better position to identif5i potential mitigation actions (A0MI) and actions that can reduce that risk to its citizens and property. • Document & Organize mitigation activities To support in the collection and tracking of local hazard mitigation actions, • Communicate FEMA has developed a national web-based collection tool known as the Mitigation progress on mitigation activities Action Tracker. The Mitigation Action Tracker serves as a valuable tool for your • Identify point(s) of community and county serving as a single source to capture and organize mitigation contact for each mitigation action actions at any stage from proposed actions to funded projects. Registered users have the ability to add new actions, remove old actions, or update the status of an action as it changes overtime. Through collaboration between communities, counties, the State, and FEMA new actions can be identified and existing actions may be improved upon. In addition, funding and collaboration opportunities to implement mitigation actions may be identified.

Mitigation Action Tracker and Your Community? FEMA uses the Mitigation Action Form and Think about your community or county ... I ~‘k~~A Mitigation Action Tracker What does it currently need to do to $~z._ “ website to document and reduce its flood risk? track local mitigation needs and actions. How does your community or county - track the actions it needs to take? And how does your community or county monitor the progress of those actions?

What Can the Mitigation Action Tracker Capture? Types of Mitigation Actions Does your community or county need to update its floodplain ordinances, establish setbacks, or 1) Local Plans and Regulations designate a floodplain administrator? For more information on 2) Community Identified the Mitigation Action Programs Does your community or county need to Tracker or to register, 3) Structure and Infrastructure develop local funding mechanisms or provide please visit Projects incentives for reducing risk? http://femastarr team.com/Ab ut.as x Does your community or county need to For ideas regarding mitigation action your community or county stabilize a stream bank, conduct debris remove, could consider, please visit replace a culvert or raise a low-lying bridge? http:/Iwww.fema.gov/hazard mitigation-planning-resources Risk Increasing Resilience rogether

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Actions identifed on the Mitigation Action Why use the Mitigation Action Form and in the Mitigation Action Tracker Tracker? do not ob igate or commit your community or county to an action The Mitigation Action Tracker is a free web based tool with interactive map that enables multiple Using Mitigation Action Tracker users to search, view, enter and update mitigation Community and County officials, such as the actions, ideas or projects. All the Mitigation Action floodplain administrator, public works director, utility Trackers requires is a computer, Internet access and director, land use planning director and other an email address to register and start recording your community and county staff are encouraged to register community’s or county’s mitigation ideas and for access to the Mitigation Action Tracker and record projects. Registered users can update the status of areas of mitigation concern and current and proposed their mitigation projects throughout the project mitigation projects. lifecycle using the Mitigation Action Tracker. The I) Register/Create New Account at Mitigation Action Form can be downloaded from http:Ilfema.starr-team.com!About.asDx http: fema starr-team.comfMAF-Form.ydf 2) Add New Action Simply use the forms to collect the data at any Select your community or county from the meeting and enter it into the Mitigation Action drop-down menu to the right of the map Tracker afterwards. viewer. Check box your community and Data captured will provide stakeholders and select the green Add Mitigation Action” communities access to valuable mitigation button. An interactive Mitigation Form will information that can be leveraged by future planning open. Simply record the mitigation action or or other risk reduction efforts. These actions help project using a series of selections and drop communities and counties prepare for potential downs. disaster and develop a long-term strategy to reduce disaster losses. 3) Search for Existing Action Additionally, information your community or Below the map viewer under “Mitigation county provides may also be used a reference and Action Data”, search for your community aid in planning for other groups and agencies such using the “Search” box on the right. as: • FEMA’s Hazard Mitigation Grants Staff Did your community or county participate in a • State Hazard Mitigation Officers and Resilience Meeting in iN, MN, or Ml in 2012? If Planners so, contact Jennifer Anticknap at • Army Corps of Engineers Silver Jacket teams [email protected] with your name and community info and the existing Mitigation Grant Opportunities mitigation actions will be transferred to you to h :llwww.fema. ove/hazard-miti ation- rant- ro ram oversee, edit, and update over its life cyle. State Hazard Mitigation Officers Directory http://www.fema.gove/aboutlcontractlshmo.shtm sk Increasing Resilience Together

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July 24, 2014

Paul J. Belham, Sr. Case No.: 12-0l-1695S Chairperson, Board of Selectmen Community: Town of North Attleborough, Town of North Attleborough Bristol County, Massachusetts 43 South Washington Street Community No.: 250059 North Attleborough, Massachusetts 02760

Dear Mr. Belham:

On May 23, 2014, the Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) provided your community with Preliminary copies of the revised Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM) and Flood Insurance Study (FIS) report for Bristol County, Massachusetts (All Jurisdictions). FEMA has posted digital copies of these revised FIRM and FIS report materials to the following Website: http://www.fema.gov/preliminaryfloodhazarddata. The Preliminary FIRM and FIS report include proposed flood hazard information for certain locations in the Town of North Attleborough, Bristol County, Massachusetts (All Jurisdictions). The proposed flood hazard information may include addition or modification of Special Flood Hazard Areas, the areas that would be inundated by the base (1-percent- annual-chance) flood; base flood elevations or depths; zone designations; or regulatory floodways.

We have published a notice of the proposed flood hazard determinations in the FEDERAL REGISTER and will publish a public notification concerning the appeal process (explained below) in The North Attleborough Free Press on or about July31, 2014, and August 7, 2014. We will also publish a separate notice of the flood hazard determinations on the “Flood Hazard Determinations on the Web” portion of the FEMA Website (www.fema.gov/plan/preventlfhm/bfe). We have enclosed copies of the notice published in the FEDERAL REGISTER and the newspaper notice for your information.

These proposed flood hazard determinations, if finalized, will become the basis for the floodplain management measures that your community must adopt or show evidence of having in effect to quali~’ or remain qualified for participation in the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP). However, before any new or modified flood hazard information is effective for floodplain management purposes, FEMA will provide community officials and citizens an opportunity to appeal the proposed flood hazard information presented on the preliminary revised FIRM and FIS report posted to the above-referenced Website.

Section 110 of the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973 (Public Law 93-234) is intended to ensure an equitable balancing of all interests involved in the setting of flood hazard determinations. The legislation provides for an explicit process of notification and appeals for your community and for private persons prior to this office making the flood hazard determinations final. The appeal procedure is outlined below for your information and in the enclosed document titled Criteriafor Appeals ofFlood Insurance Rate Maps.

During the 90-day appeal period following the second publication of the public notification in the above- named newspaper, any owner or lessee of real property in your community who believes his or her property rights will be adversely affected by the proposed flood hazard determinations may appeal to you, or to an agency that you publicly designate. It is important to note, however, that the sole basis for such appeals is the possession of knowledge or information indicating that the proposed flood hazard determinations are scientifically or technically incorrect. The appeal data must be submitted to FEMA during the 90-day appeal period. Only appeals of the proposed flood hazard determinations supported by scientific or technical data can be considered before FEMA makes its final flood hazard determination at the end of the 90-day appeal period. Note that the 90-day appeal period is statutory and cannot be extended. However, FEMA also will consider comments and inquiries regarding data other than the proposed flood hazard determinations (e.g., incorrect street names, typographical errors, omissions) that are submitted during the appeal period, and will incorporate any appropriate changes to the revised FIRM and FIS report before they become effective.

If your community cannot submit scientific or technical data before the end of the 90-day appeal period, you may nevertheless submit data at anytime. If warranted, FEMA will revise the FIRM and FIS report after the effective date. This means that the revised FIRM would be issued with the flood hazard information presently indicated, and flood insurance purchase requirements would be enforced accordingly, until such time as a revision could be made.

Any interested party who wishes to appeal should present the data that tend to negate or contradict our findings to you, or to an agency that you publicly delegate, in such form as you may speci~’. We ask that you review and consolidate any appeal data you may receive and issue a written opinion stating whether the evidence provided is sufficient tojusti& an official appeal by your community in its own name or on behalf of the interested parties. Whether or not your community decides to appeal, you must send copies of individual appeals and supporting data, if any, to:

Gardner Bent, Project Manager U.S. Geological Survey 10 Bearfoot Road Northborough, Massachusetts 01532 (508) 490-5041

Kerry Bogdan, Acting Community Coordination Officer FEMA Region I 99 High Street, Sixth Floor Boston, Massachusetts 02110

If we do not receive an appeal or other formal comment from your community in its own name within 90 days of the second date of public notification, we will consolidate and review on their own merits such appeal data and comments from individua!s that you may forward to us, and we will make such modifications to the proposed flood hazard information presented on the revised FIRM and in the revised FIS report as may be appropriate. If your community decides to appeal in its own name, all individuals’ appeal data must be consolidated into one appeal by you, because, in this event, we are required to deal only with the local government as representative of all local interests. We will send our final decision in writing to you, and we will send copies to the community floodplain administrator, each individual appellant, and the State NFIP Coordinator.

All appeal submittals will be resolved by consultation with officials of the local government involved, by an administrative hearing, or by submission of the conflicting data to an independent scientific body or appropriate Federal agency for advice. Use of a Scientific Resolution Panel (SRP) is also available to your community in support of the appeal resolution process when conflicting scientific or technical data are

submitted during the appeal period. 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. An SRP is an option after FEMA and community officials have been engaged in a collaborative consultation process for at least 60 days without a mutually acceptable resolution of an appeal. Please refer to the enclosed “Scientific Resolution Panels” fact sheet for additional information on this resource available to your community.

FEMA will make the reports and other information used in making the final determination available for public inspection. Until the conflict of data is resolved and the revised FIRM becomes effective, flood insurance available within your community will continue to be available under the effective NFIP map, and no person shall be denied the right to purchase the applicable level of insurance at chargeable rates.

The decision by your community to appeal, or a copy of its decision not to appeal, should be filed with this office no later than 90 days following the second publication of the flood hazard determination notice in the above-named newspaper. Your community may find it appropriate to call further attention to the proposed flood hazard determinations and to the appeal procedure by using a press release or other public notice.

If warranted by substantive changes, during the appeal period we will send you Revised Preliminary copies of the revised FIRM and FIS report. At the end of the 90-day appeal period and following the resolution of any appeals and comments, we will send you a Letter of Final Determination, which will finalize the flood hazard information presented on the revised FIRM and FIS report and will establish an effective date.

If you have any questions regarding the proposed flood hazard determinations, revised FIRIVI panels, or revised FIS report for your community, please call our FEMA Map Information eXchange (FMIX), toll- free, at 1-877-FEMA MAP (1-877-336-2627) or e-mail the FMIX staff at FEMAMapSpecialist~riskmapcds.com.

Sincerely,

Luis Rodriguez, P.E., Chief Engineering Management Branch Federal Insurance and Mitigation Administration

List of Enclosures: Newspaper Notice Proposed Flood Hazard Determinations FEDERAL REGISTER Notice Criteria for Appeals of Flood Insurance Rate Maps “Scientific Resolution Panels” Fact Sheet cc: Community Map Repository Shannon Doyle, Conservation Agent, Town of North Attleborough Rod Palmer, Building Inspector, Town of North Attleborough Mary B. Burgess, Town Planner, Town of North Attleborough Mark Fisher, Town Administrator, Town of North Attleborough

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY

Proposed Flood Hazard Determinations for Bristol County, Massachusetts (All Jurisdictions)

The Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency has issued a preliminary Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM), and where applicable, Flood Insurance Study (FIS) report, reflecting proposed flood hazard determinations within Bristol County, Massachusetts (All Jurisdictions). These flood hazard determinations may include the addition or modification of Base Flood Elevations, base flood depths, Special Flood Hazard Area boundaries or zone designations, or the regulatory floodway. Technical information or comments are solicited on the proposed flood hazard determinations shown on the preliminary FIRM and/or FIS report for Bristol County, Massachusetts (All Jurisdictions). These flood hazard determinations are the basis for the floodplain management measures that your community is required to either adopt or show evidence of being already in effect in order to qualii5’ or remain qualified for participation in the National Flood Insurance Program. However, before these determinations are effective for floodplain management purposes, you will be provided an opportunity to appeal the proposed information. For information on the statutory 90-day period provided for appeals, as well as a complete listing of the communities affected and the locations where copies of the FIRM are available for review, please visit FEMA’s website at www.fema.gov/plan/preventlffimlbfe, or call the FEMA Map Information eXchange (FMIX) toll free at 1-877-FEMA MAP (1-877-336-2627).

Criteria for Appeals of Flood Insurance Rate Maps November 30, 2011

‘11 FEMA This document outlines the criteria for appealing proposed changes in flood ha±ard information on Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRMs) during the appeal period. The Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) applies rigorous standards in developing and updating flood hazard information and provides communities with an opportunity to review the updated flood hazard information presented on new or revised FIRMs before they become final.

1. Background

The regulatory requirements related to appeals are found in Part 67 of the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) regulations. Additional FEMA procedural details are provided in Procedure Memorandum No. 57, Expanded Appeals Process, dated November 30, 2011. Detailed information on appeals can also be found in Appeals, Revisions, and Amendments to National Flood Insurance Program Maps—A Guide for Community Officials and FEMA’ s Document Control Procedures ManuaL All referenced documents are accessible through the “Guidance Documents and Other Published Resources” webpage, located at: http:Ilwww.fema.gov/planlpreventfthmlfrm_docs.shtm.

As outlined in these documents, an appeal period is provided for all new or modified flood hazard information shown on a FIRM, including additions or modifications of any Base (1-percent- annual-chance) Flood Elevation (BFE), base flood depth, Special Flood Hazard Area (SFHA) boundary or zone designation, or regulatory floodway. SFHAs are areas subject to inundation by the base (1-percent-annual-chance) flood and include the following SFHA zone designations: A, AO, AH, A1-A30, AE, A99, AR, ARIA1-A30, AR/AE, AR/AG, ARIAH, AR/A, VO, V1-V30, yE, and V. Therefore, a statutory 90-day appeal period is required when a flood study, Physical Map Revision (PMR), or Letter of Map Revision (LOMR) is proposed in which:

New BFEs or base flood depths are proposed or currently effective BFEs or base flood depths are modified; New SFHAs are proposed or the boundaries of currently effective SFHAs are modified;

‘ New SFHA zone designations are proposed or currently effective SFHA zone designations are modified; and New regulatory floodways are proposed or the boundaries of currently effective floodways are modified. Clarification on the necessity for an appeal period is provided for certain specific circumstances outlined below: Edge matching of effective floodplain boundaries or information. This usually occurs in first-time countywide flood mapping projects when effective BFEs, base flood depths,

2 SFHAs, or floodways are extended to an adjacent community that previously had differing or no BFEs, base flood depths, SFHAs, or floodways shown on theft effective FIRM in order to fix a map panel to map panel mismatch. In these instances, an appeal period is required because BFEs, base flood depths, SFHAs, or floodways are changing or being shown for the first time in the area. Redelineation of effective floodplain boundaries. This occurs when an effective SFHA boundary is redrawn on the FiRM using new or updated topography to more accurately represent the risk of flooding. In these instances an appeal period is required because the SFHA boundary is changing. However, the appeal period will only apply to the updated SFHA boundary delineations, not the methodology used to originally establish BFEs/flood depths (since this will not have changed). Revisions to SFHA zone designations. A revision to an SFHA zone designation may occur with or without a BFE and/or boundary change. For example, when a Zone VE floodplain is changed to a Zone AR designation to reflect the updated location of a Primary Frontal Dune (PFD), the BFE and SFHA boundary may not necessarily change. For any change in SFHA zone designation, including the removal of an SFHA designation from a FIRM, an appeal period is required. • Regulatory floodway boundaries. When the effective floodway boundary is redrawn on the FIRM to more accurately represent the extent of the encroachment, an appeal period is required. o MT-i cases. When the SFHA or floodway boundary is amended due to the issuance of a Letter of Map Amendment (LOMA), Letter of Map Revision based on Fill (LOMR-F),

Letter of Map Revision — Floodway, or other MT-i case, an appeal period is not required.

• Annexation of effective floodplain boundaries. When a new or revised FIRM shows new community boundaries which include effective BFEs, base flood depths, SFHAs, or floodways, an appeal period is not required, provided no BFE, base flood depth, SFHA, or floodway changes apply.

However, in cases where the flood hazard information in the annexed area has never received due process (for example, if the area is shown for information only on all FIRMs depicting the area), an appeal period is required.

o Reissuance of effective LOMRs: When a LOMR is reissued after not being incorporated into a revised FIRM, an appeal period is not required.

3 • Updates that do not impact flood hazard data: When flood studies, PMRs, or LOMRs result in changes to FIRMs that do not impact BFEs, base flood depths, SFHAs, or floodways, an appeal period is not required.

• Datum Conversions: An appeal period is not required specifically for a datum conversion (e.g., a conversion from NGVD 29 to NAVD 88).

1.1. Additional Procedures for LOMRs

Beginning with LOMRs issued on or after December 1, 2011, the following procedures will apply:

In order to provide sufficient due process rights for changes due to LOMRs, any LOMR in a compliant community that requires an appeal period will become effective 120 days from the second newspaper publication date, following FEMA’s current policy. This allows time to collect appeals, as well as provides for newspaper publication schedule conflicts. LOMRs in non-compliant communities or in communities that require adoption of the LOMR will become effective following the six month compliance period.

Evidence of public notice or property owner notification of the changes due to a LOMR will continue to be requested during the review of the LOMR request. This will help to ensure that the affected population is aware of the flood hazard changes in the area and the resultant LOMR. However, evidence of property owner acceptance of the changes due to a LOMR will no longer be requested. Because all LOMRs that require an appeal period will become effective 120 days from the second newspaper publication date, the receipt of such acceptance will have no effect on the effective date of the LOMR; therefore, there is no need for the requester to pursue acceptance.

2. Appeal Eligibility Requirements

Areas that are eligible for appeal include:

o Areas showing new or revised BFEs or base flood depths

o Areas showing new or revised SFHA boundaries (including both increases and decreases in the extent of the SFHA) • Areas where there is a change in SFHA zone designation

o Areas showing new or revised regulatory floodway boundaries (including both increases and decreases in the extent of the regulatory floodway). The area of concern must be within the scope of the new or modified BFEs, base flood depths, SFHA boundaries, SFHA zone designations, and/or regulatory floodway boundary changes and

4 be supported by scientific and/or technical data. The criteria for data subn,ittals are outlined in Title 44, Chapter 1, Code of Federal Regulations, Section 67.6(b) and in this document. The statutory 90-day appeal period cannot be extended. FEMA may provide an additional 30 days for a community after the 90-day appeal period has ended to submit supporting and clarifying data for an appeal received during the appeal period. No appeals will be accepted after the 90-day appeal period.

Challenges that do not relate to new or modified BFEs, base flood depths, SFHA boundaries, SFHA zone designations, or floodways are not considered appeals. Challenges received by FEMA during the appeal period that do not address these items will be considered comments. Comments include, but are not limited to the following:

o The impacts of changes that have occurred in the floodplain that should have previously been submitted to FEMA in accordance with 44 Code of Federal Regulations, Section 65.3; • Corporate limit revisions;

* Road name errors and revisions;

o Requests that changes effected by a LOMA, LOMR-F, or LOMR be incorporated;

• Base map errors; and • Other possible omissions or potential improvements to the mapping. Any significant problems identified by community officials or residents (at formal meetings or otherwise) will be addressed appropriately.

3. SupporUng Data and Documentafion Requ~red for AppeaUs

The BFEs and base flood depths presented in Flood Insurance Study (FIS) reports and shown on FIRMs are typically the result of coastal, hydrologic and hydraulic engineering methodologies. Floodway configurations, generally developed as part of the hydraulic analyses, are adopted by communities as a regulatory tool for floodplain management and are delineated on FIRMs along with SFHAs.

Because numerous methodologies have been developed for estimating flood discharges and flood elevations/depths, and other flood hazard information under a variety of conditions, FEMA contractors, mapping partners, and others whose data and documentation FEMA approves and uses, such as communities, regional entities and State agencies participating in the Cooperating Technical Partners (CTP) Program, use their professional judgment in selecting methodologies that are appropriate for the conditions along a particular segment of a particular flooding source.

5 For FEMA contracted flood studies and PMRs the approach to be used will usually be discussed with community officials at the beginning of the flood study or PMR mapping process.

Because the methodologies are the result of attempts to reduce complex physical processes to mathematical models, the methodologies include simplifying assumptions. Usually, the methodologies are used with data developed specifically for the flood study, PMR, or LOMR. Therefore, the results of the methodologies are affected by the amount of data collected and the precision of any measurements made.

Because of the judgments and assumptions that must be made and the limits imposed by cost considerations, the correctness of the BFEs, base flood depths and other flood hazard information is often a matter of degree, rather than absolute. For that reason, appellants who contend that the BFEs, base flood depths, or other flood hazard information is incorrect because better methodologies could have been used, better assumptions could have been made, or better data could have been used, must provide alternative analyses that incorporate such methodologies, assumptions, or data and that quantify their effect on the BFEs, base flood depths or other flood hazard information. FEMA will review the alternative analyses and determine whether they are superior to those used for the flood study, PMR, or LOMR and whether changes to the FIS report andlor FIRM, or LOMR are warranted as a result.

Unless appeals are based on indisputable mathematical or measurement errors or the effects of natural physical changes that have occurred in the floodplain, they must be accompanied by all data that FEMA needs to revise the preliminary version of the FIS report and FIRMs. Therefore, appellants should be prepared to perform coastal, hydrologic and hydraulic analyses, to plot new and/or revised Flood Profiles, and to delineate revised SFHA zone and regulatory floodway boundaries as necessary.

An appeal must be based on data that show the new or modified BFEs, base flood depths, SFHA boundaries, SFHA zone designations, or floodways to be scientifically or technically incorrect. All analyses and data submitted by appellants must be certified by a Registered Professional Engineer or Licensed Land Surveyor, as appropriate. The data and documentation that must be submitted in support of the various types of appeals are discussed in the subsections that follow.

3.1. Appeallng BEEs, Base Rood Depths, SFHA Zone DesUgnations, or ReguUatory Roodways

Scientifically incorrect BFEs, base flood depths, SFHA zone designations, or regulatory floodways: Proposed BFEs, base flood depths, SFHA zone designations, or regulatory floodways are said to be scientifically incorrect if the methodology used in the determination of the BFEs,

6 base flood depths, SFHA zone designations, or regulatory floodways is inappropriate or incorrect, or if the assumptions made as part of the methodology are inappropriate or incorrect. An appeal that is based on the proposed BFEs, base flood depths, SF1-IA zone designations, or regulatory floodways being scientifically incorrect would, therefore, contend that the use of a different methodology or different assumptions would produce more accurate results. A list of National Flood Insurance Program-accepted hydrologic, hydraulic and coastal models is available on FEMA’s website at http://www.fema.gov/planlprevent/thm/en modl. shtm. To show that an inappropriate or incorrect coastal, hydraulic or hydrologic methodology has been used, an appellant must submit the following data, as applicable:

• New hydrologic analysis based on alternative methodology and if applicable, updated hydraulic/floodway or coastal analyses based on the updated discharge values; New hydraulic/floodway analysis based on alternative methodology and original flood discharge values (if the appeal does not involve the hydrologic analysis); o New coastal analyses based on alternative methodology and original stillwater elevations (if the appeal does not involve the hydrologic analysis);

° Explanation for superiority of alternative methodology; • As applicable, revised Summary of Discharges Table, Flood Profiles, Transect Data Table, Summary of Stillwater Elevations Table, and Floodway Data Table (FDT); and o Revised SFHA zone boundaries and, if applicable, regulatory floodway boundary delineations.

Technically Incorrect BFEs, Base Flood Depths, SFHA Zone Designations, or Regulatory Floodways: The proposed BFEs, base flood depths, SFHA zone designation or regulatory floodways are said to be technically incorrect if at least one of the following is true. o The methodology was not applied correctly. o To show that a hydrologic methodology was not applied correctly, an appellant must submit the following:

o New hydrologic analysis in which the original methodology has been applied differently;

° Explanation for superiority of new application;

° New hydraulic/floodway or coastal analysis based on flood discharge values from new hydrologic analysis;

7 Revised Summary of Discharges Table and/or Flood Profiles and, if applicable, FDT; and Revised SFHA zone boundary and, if applicable, regulatory floodway boundary delineations. o To show that a hydraulic methodology was not applied correctly, an appellant must submit the following information. (Please note that an appeal to afloodway configuration cannot be solely based on surcharge values.) New hydraulic/floodway analysis, based on original flood discharge values, in which the original methodology has been applied differently; As applicable, revised Flood Profiles, FDT and other FIS report tables as needed; and Revised SFHA zone boundary and, if applicable, regulatory floodway boundary delineations. o To show that a coastal methodology was not applied correctly, an appellant must submit the following: ~ New coastal analysis, based on the original stillwater elevations, in which the original methodology has been applied differently; Revised SFHA zone boundary and, all applicable FIS report tables, including the Transect Data Table. The methodology was based on insufficient or poor-quality data. o To show that insufficient or poor-quality hydrologic data were used, an appellant must submit the following: Data believed to be better than those used in original hydrologic analysis; Documentation for source of data; Explanation for improvement resulting from use of new data; New hydrologic analysis based on better data; New hydraulic/floodway or coastal analysis based on flood discharge values resulting from new hydrologic analysis; Revised Summary of Discharges Table, Flood Profiles and, if applicable, FDT; and Revised SF1-IA zone boundary and, if applicable, regulatory floodway boundary delineations. o To show that insufficient or poor-quality hydraulic data were used, an appellant must submit the following:

8 Data believed to be better than those used in original hydraulic analysis;

u Documentation for source of new data;

Explanation for improvement resulting from use of new data; New hydraulic analysis based on better data and original flood discharge values; Revised Flood Profiles and, if applicable, FDT; and Revised SFHA zone boundary and, if applicable, regulatory floodway boundary delineations. o To show that insufficient or poor-quality coastal analysis data were used, an appellant must submit the following: Data believed to be better than those used in original coastal analysis; Documentation for source of new data; Explanation for improvement resulting from use of new data; New coastal analysis based on better data and original stillwater elevation values; and Revised SFHA zone boundary and, all applicable FIS report tables, including the Transect Data Table. The application of the methodology included indisputable mathematical or measurement errors. o To show that a mathematical error was made, an appellant must identify the error. FEMA will perform any required calculations and make the necessary changes to the FIS report and FIRM. o To show that a measurement error (e.g., an incorrect surveyed elevation used in the flood study, PMR, or LOMR) was made, appellants must identify the error and provide the correct measurement. Any new survey data provided must be certified by a Registered Professional Engineer or Licensed Land Surveyor. FEMA will perform any required calculations and make the necessary changes to the PIS report and FIRM. o The methodology did not account for the effects of natural physical changes that have occurred in the floodplain. o For appeals based on the effects of natural physical changes that have occurred in the base floodplain, appellants niust identify the changes that have occurred and provide the data FEMA needs to perform a revised analysis. The data may include new stream channel and floodplain cross sections or coastal transects.

9 3.2. Appeals to SFHA Boundaries

The supporting data required for changes to SFHA zone boundaries will vary, depending on whether the boundaries are for flooding sources studied by detailed methods or flooding sources studied by approximate methods, as discussed below.

Flooding sources studied by detailed methods Usually, detailed SFHA zone boundaries are delineated using topographic data and the BFEs and base flood depths resulting from the hydraulic analysis performed for the flood study, PMR, or LOMR If topographic data are more detailed than those used by FEMA or show more recent topographic conditions, appellants should submit that data and the revised SFHA zone boundaries for FEMA to incorporate into the affected map panels. All maps and other supporting data submitted must be certified by a Registered Professional Engineer or a Licensed Land Surveyor and must reflect existing conditions. Maps or data prepared by an authoritative source, such as the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, U.S. Geological Survey, U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, or a State department of highways and transportation, are acceptable without certification as long as the sources and dates of the maps are identified. For further information on submittals involving topographic data, please refer to the section below Additional Guidance on Appeal Submittals Involving Topographic Data.

Flooding Sources Studied by Approximate Methods Usually, where BFEs or base flood depths are not available, flood zone boundaries are delineated with the best available data, including flood maps published by other Federal agencies, information on past floods, and simplified hydrologic and hydraulic analyses. If more detailed data or analyses are submitted, FEMA will use them to update the flood hazard information shown on the affected map panels. Such data and analyses may include the following:

o Published flood maps that are more recent or more detailed than those used by FEMA;

• Analyses that are more detailed than those performed by FEMA or that are based on more detailed data than those used by FEMA;

• Topographic data and resulting updated SFHA boundaries.

For further information on submittals involving topographic data, please refer to the section below Additional Guidance on Appeal Submittals Involving Topographic Data.

Please note that, when applicable, appeals related to the methodology used to develop an approximate flood zone boundary must follow the guidelines established for appeals to BFEs, base flood depths, SFHA zone designations, or regulatory floodways under Section 3.1 above. However, since flood profiles, FDTs, Summary of Discharges Tables, Transect

10 Data Tables, and Summary of Stiliwater Elevations Tables are not developed in support of approximate floodplain boundaries, these data will not need to be submitted for appeals to flooding sources studied by approximate methods.

All submitted data and analyses must be certified by a Registered Professional Engineer or a Licensed Land Surveyor. Maps prepared by an authoritative source, such as the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, U.S. Geological Survey, U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, or a State department of highways and transportation, are acceptable without certification as long as the sources and dates of the maps are identified.

Additional Guidance on Appeal Submittals Involving Topographic Data For appeal submittals that involve topographic data, the following additional guidelines must be followed:

• The data must be more detailed/accurate, and/or reflect more recent topographic conditions, and be in a digital Geographic Information System (GIS) format preferably; The appeal submittal must clearly state which flooding sources are being appealed based on the updated topographic data; • Updated SFHA boundary delineations that reflect the submitted topographic data for each appealed flooding source must also be provided, preferably in digital GIS format; • All topographic data submitted must adhere to FEMA’s current data capture standards for such data; o If necessary, a data sharing agreement must be provided.

4. AppeaD PerDod Procedures

Appeals and comments must be resolved by following the procedures below:

o Acknowledgement by FEMA of the receipt of an appeal in writing, ensuring that acknowledged appeals include ALL of the criteria discussed above.

• Acknowledge the receipt of comments. This can be done either in writing, by FEMA, or through a documented phone conversation between the mapping partner and the community that submitted the comments. At a minimum FEMA must notify the community in writing that it did not receive any appeals. This can be done by separate correspondence or by the inclusion of language in the Letter of Final Determination (LFD).

Il • FEMA or the mapping partner will evaluate any scientific or technical data submitted for compliance with existing mapping statues, regulations, or Guidelines and Standards.

• FEMA or the mapping partner will request any additional scientific or technical data required to properly review the appeal or comment.

• FEMA or the mapping partner will make a recommendation to FEMA on the resolution of the appeal or comment.

o FEMA or the mapping partner will prepare a draft appeal resolution letter (if all the criteria for an appeal are met).

o The assigned mapping partner shall dispatch the signed FEMA appeal resolution letter and if warranted, Revised Preliminary copies of the FIRM and FIS report to the community CEO and floodplain administrator and all appellants. All correspondence must be prepared and issued on FEMA Headquarters or FEMA Regional letterhead.

• FEMA provides a comment period of 30 days following the date the appeal or comment resolution letter is issued. Any comments received during the 30 day comment period must be addressed and resolved before proceeding with the LFD. Extensions to this 30 day period can only be granted with FEMA Headquarters approval.

5. General Technical Guidance

Detailed guidance on the supporting documentation that must be submitted in support of an appeal can be found in Appeals, Revisions, and Amendments to National Flood Insurance Program Maps—A Guide for Community Officials.

Unless appeals are based on the use of alternative models or methodologies, the hydrologic and hydraulic analyses that appellants submit must be performed with the models used for the flood study, PMR, or LOMR. Generally, when appellants are required to submit hydrologic or hydraulic analyses, those analyses must be performed for the same recurrence interval floods as those performed for the flood study, PMR, or LOMR. The vertical datum used in any data submitted must match the datum used in the preliminary FIS report and FIRM. Further, SFHA boundaries are to be shown on a topographic map (preferably, in digital form) whose scale and contour interval are sufficient to provide reasonable accuracy.

New flooding information cannot be added to a FIRM in such a way as to create mismatches with the flooding information shown for unrevised areas. Therefore, in performing new analyses and developing revised flooding information, appellants must tie the new BFEs, base flood

12 depths, SFHA boundaries, SFHA zone designations, and/or regulatory floodway boundaries into those shown on the maps for areas not affected by the appeal.

All analyses and data submitted by appellants, including those that show mathematical or measurement errors must be certified by a Registered Professional Engineer or Licensed Land Surveyor, as appropriate.

6. Scientific Resolution Panel (SRP)

FEMA’s Scientific Resolution Panel (SRP) process reinforces FEMA’s commitment to worlc with communities to ensure the flood hazard data depicted on FIRMs is built collaboratively using the best science available.

When changes to the FIRMs are met with conflicting technical and scientific data, an independent third party review of the information may be needed to ensure the FIRMs are updated correctly. The SRP serves as the independent third party. To be eligible for an SRP, an appeal must include supporting information or data to substantiate that the BFEs, base flood depths, SFHA boundaries, SFHA zone designations, or floodways proposed by FEMA are scientifically or technically incorrect. An SRP request is an option only after FEMA and a local community have been engaged in a collaborative consultation process for at least 60 days without a mutually-acceptable resolution of an appeal.

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The affected community is listed in accessible online through the FEMA LOMR case number 13—06—3803P for the following table. Flood hazard Map Service Center at the City of Denton, Denton County, determination information for the www.msc.feina.gov for comparison. Texas, featured in the table. In this community is available for inspection at C notice, FEMA is publishing a table both the online location and the orrection containing the accurate information to respective community map repository In the notice published at 79 FR address this prior error. The information address listed in the table below. 27332, the table contained inaccurate provided below should be used in lieu Additionally, the current effective FIRM information for the associated of that previously published for the City and FIS report for the community is community map repository address for of Denton.

state and count ~‘ LocationNc.and case Chief executivemunityofficer of corn- Communitypositorymap re- Onlineof MaplocationRevisionof Letter Effectivemoditicationdate of CommunityNo.

Texas: Denton City of Denton (13— The Honorable Mark A. Bur- 901—A Texas Street, http:I/’www.msc. July 28. 2014 480194 06—3803P). roughs Mayor, City of Den- Denton, TX 76209. fema.gcv/Iomc. ton, 215 East McKinney Street, Denton, TX 76201.

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance No. The following Catalog of Federal Domestid below. The purpose of this notice is to 97.022, “Flood Jnsurance.”) Assistance Numbers (CFDA) are to be used seek general information and comment Dated: June 17, 2014, For reporting and drawing funds: 97.030, regarding the preliminary FIRM, and Commuaity Disaster Loans; 97.03 1, Cora Roy E. Wright, Brown Fund; 97.032, Crisis Counseling; where applicable, the FIS report that the DeputyAssociate Administratorfor 97.033, Disaster Legal Services; 97.034, Federal Emergency Management Agency Mitigation, Deportment ofHomeland Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUAl; (FEMA) has provided to the affected Security. Federal Emergency Management 97.045. Fire Management Assistance Grant; communities. The FIRM and FIS report Agency. 97.045, Disaster Housing Assistance to are the basis of the floodplain [FR Doc. 2014—16054 Filed 7—8—14; 8:45 am] Individuals and Households In Presidentially management measures that the BILLING 000E 9110—12—P Declared Disaster Areas; 97.049, community is required either to adopt Presideatially Declared Disaster Assistance— or to show evidence of having in effect Disaster Housing Operations for Individuals in order to qualify or remain qualified and Households; 97.050, Presidentially DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND Declared Disaster Assistance to Individuals for participation in the National Flood SECURITY and Households—Other Needs; 97,035, Insurance Program (NFIP). In addition, Disaster Grants—Public Assistance the FIR1vI and FIS report, once effective, Federal Emergency Management (Presidentially Declared Disasters); 97.039, will be used by insurance agents and Agency Hazard Mitigation Grant. others to calculate appropriate flood [Internal Agency Docket No. FEMA—4173- W. Craig Fugate, insurance premium rates for new buildings and the contents of those OR; Docket ID FEMA—2014—000Sj Administrator, Federal Emergency Management Agency. buildings. Indiana; Amendment No.3 to Notice of DATES: Comments are to be submitted a Major Disaster Declaration [FR Ooc. 2014—16060 Filed 7—8—14; 8:45 am] BILLING c0I~E 9111—23—P on or before October 7, 2014. AGENCY: Federal Emergency ADDRESSES: The Preliminary FIRM, and Management Agency, DI-IS. where applicable, the FIS report for ACTION: Notice. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND each community are available for SECURITY inspection at both the online location SUMMARY: This notice amends the notice and the respective Community Map of a major disaster declaration for the Federal Emergency Management Repository address listed in the tables State of Indiana (FEMA—4173—DR), Agency below. Additionally, the current dated April 22, 2014, and related [Docket ID FEMA—2014—0002; Internal effective FIRIvI and FIS report for each determinations. Agency Docket No. FEMA—S—1415] community are accessible online DATES: Effective Date: July 1,2014. through the FEMA Map Service Center FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Proposed Flood Hazard at wwwansc.fema.gov for comparison. Dean Webster, Office of Response and Determinations You may submit comments, identified Recovery, Federal Emergency AGENCY: Federal Emergency by Docket No. FEMA—B—1415, to Luis Management Agency, 500 C Street SW., Management Agency, DHS. Rodriguez, Chief, Engineering Management Branch, Federal Insurance Washington, DC 20472, (202) 646—2833. ACTION: Notice. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The notice and Mitigation Administration, FEMA, of a major disaster declaration for the SUMMARY: Comments are requested on 500 C Street SW., Washington, DC State of Indiana is hereby amended to proposed flood hazard determinations, 20472, (202) 646—4064, or (email) include the following area among those which may include additions or Luis.Rothiguez3filfeina.dhs.gov. areas determined to have been adversely modifications of any Base Flood FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Luis affected by the event declared a major Elevation (BFE), base flood depth, Rodriguez, Chief, Engineering disaster by the President in his Special Flood Hazard Area (SFHA) Management Branch, Federal Insurance declaration of April 22, 2014. boundary or zone designation, or and Mitigation Administration, FEMA, Lake County for Public Assistance. regulatory floodway on the Flood 500 C Street SW,, Washington, DC Lake County for snow assistance under the Insurance Rate Maps (FIRMs), and 20472, (202) 646—4064, or (email) Public Assistance program for any where applicable, in the supporting [email protected]; or visit continuous 48-hour period during or Flood Insurance Study (FIS) reports for the FEMA Map Information exchange proximate to the incident period. the communities listed in the table (FMIX) online at 38926 Federal Register/Vol. 79, No. 131 /Wednesday, July 9, 2014/Notices

www.flaodmaps.fema.gov/fhm/fmx management requirements of the NFIP recommendations for resolution. Use of main.html. and also are used to calculate the the SRP only may be exercised after appropriate flood insurance premium FEMA and local communities have been SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION FEMA rates for new buildings built after the engaged in a collaborative consultation proposes to make flood hazard FIRM and FJS report become effective. process for at least 60 days without a determinations for each community The communities affected by the mutually acceptable resolution of an listed below, in accordance with section flood hazard determinations are appeal. Additional information 110 of the Flood Disaster Protection Act provided in the tables below. Any regarding the SRP process can be found of 1973,42 u.s.c. 4104, and 44 CFR request for reconsideration of the online at http://fioodsrp.org/pdfs/srp 67.4(a). revised flood hazard information shown fact sheet.pdf. These proposed flood hazard on the Preliminary FIRIvI and FIS report The watersheds and/or communities determinations, together with the that satisfies the data requirements affected are listed in the tables below. floodplain management criteria required outlined in 44 CFR 67.6(b) is considered The Preliminary FIRM, and where by 44 CFR 60.3, are the minimum that an appeal. comments unrelated to the applicable, Ff5 report for each are required. They should not be flood hazard determinations also will be community are available for inspection construed to mean that the community considered before the FIRM and Ff5 at both the online location and the must change any existing ordinances report become effective. respective Community Map Repository that are more stringent in their Use of a Scientific Resolution Panel address listed in the tables. floodplain management requirements. (SRP) is available to communities in Additionally, the current effective FIRM The community may at any time enact support of the appeal resolution and FIS report for each community are stricter requirements of its own or process. SRPs are independent panels of accessible online through the FEMA pursuant to policies established by other experts in hydrology, hydraulics, and Map Service Center at Federal, State, or regional entities. other pertinent sciences established to www.msc.fema.gov for comparison. These flood hazard determinations are review conflicting scientific and used to meet the floodplain technical data and provide I. Watershed-Based Studies NARRAGANSEn HUC8 WATERSHED

Community Community map reposito~y address Maps Available for Inspection Online at: http/Iwww.fema.gov/preliminaryuioodhazarddata Bristol County, Massachusetts (All Jurisdictions) City of Attleboro City Hall, 77 Park Street, Attleboro, MA 02703. City of Taunton City Hall, 15 Summer Street, Taunton, MA 02780. Town of Acushnet Town Hall, 122 Main Street, Acushnet, MA 02743. Town of Berkley Town Hall, One North Main Street, Berkley, MA 02779. Town of Dighton Town Hall, 979 Somerset Avenue, Dighton, MA 02715. Town of Freetown Town Hall, Three North Main Street, Assonet, MA 02702. Town of Mansfield Town Hall, Six Park Row, Mansfield, MA 02048. Town of North Attleborough Town Hall, 43 South Washington Street, North Attleborough, MA 02760. Town of Norton Town Hall, 70 Cast Main Street, Norton, MA 02766. Town of Raynham Town Hall, 558 South Main Street, Raynham, MA 02767. Town of Seekonk Town Hall, 100 Peck Street, Seekonk, MA 02771. Norfolk County, Massachusetts (All Jurisdictions) Town of Foxborough Town Hall, 40 South Street, Foxborough, MA 02035. Town of Plainville Town Hall, 142 South Street, Plainville, MA 02762. Plymouth County, Massachusetts (All Jurisdictions) Town of Bridgewater Memorial Building, 151 High Street, Bridgewater, MA 02324. Town of East Bridgewater Town Hall, 175 Central Street, East Bridgewater, MA 02333. Town of Halifax Town Hall, 499 Plymouth Street, Halifax, MA 02338. Town of Lakeville Town Hall, 346 Bedford Street, Lakeville, MA 02347. Town of Middleborough Town Hall Annex, 20 Centre Street, Middleborough, MA 02346. Town of Rochester Town Hall Annex, 37 Marion Way, Rochester, MA 02770.

II. Non-Watershed-Based Studies

Community Community map repositoty address Kosciusko County, Indiana, and Incorporated Areas Maps Available for Inspection Online at: hup://www.fema.gov/preliminaryfloodhazarddata City of Warsaw Warsaw Planning Department, 102 South Buffalo Street, Warsaw, IN 46580. Town of Leesburg Leesburg Town HaIl, 100 East Van Buren Street, Leesburg, IN 46538. Town of Mentone Mentone Town Hall, 201 West Main Street, Mentone, IN 46539. Federal Register/Vol. 79, No. 131/Wednesday, July 9, 2014/Notices 38927

Community Community map repository address Town of Milford Kosciusko County Courthouse, Kosciusko County Area Planning, 100 West Center Street, Warsaw, IN 46580. Town of North Webster Kosciusko County Courthouse, Kosciusko County Area Planning, 100 West Center Street, Warsaw, IN 46580. Town of Syracuse Kosciusko County Courthouse, Kosciusko County Area Planning, 100 West Center Street, Warsaw, IN 46580. Town of Winona Lake Winona Lake Town Hall, 1310 Park Avenue, Winona Lake, IN 46590. Unincorporated Areas of Kosciusko County Kosciusko County Courthouse, Kosciusko County Area Planning, 100 West Center Street, Warsaw, IN 46580. Des Moines County, Iowa, and Incorporated Areas Maps Available for Inspection Online at: http:I/www.fema.gov/prelirninaryfloodhazarddata City of Burlington Development Department, 400 Washington Street, Burlington, IA 52601. Unincorporated Areas of Des Moines County Southeast Iowa Regional Planning Commission, 200 North Front Street, Suite 400, Burlington, IA 52601. Louisa County, Iowa, and Incorporated Areas Maps Available for Inspection Online at: hllp://www.fema.gov/preliminaryfloodhazarddata City of Oakville City Hall, 601 Second Street, Oakville, IA 52646. Unincorporated Areas of Louisa County County Courthouse, 117 South Main Street, Wapello, IA 52653. Unincorporated Areas of Louisa County County Courthouse, 117 South Main Street, Wapello, IA 52653. Hancock County, Maine (All Jurisdictions) Maps Available for Inspection Online at: http:I/www.fema.govlpr&iminatyfloodhazarddata Bald Island Land Use Planning Commission, Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry, 18 Elkins Lane/Harlow Building, 4lh - Floor, State House Station 22, Augusta, ME 04333. Bar Island Land Use Planning Commission, Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry, 18 Elkins Lane/Harlow Building, 4th Floor, State House Station 22, Augusta, ME 04333. Beach Island Land Use Planning Commission, Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry, 18 Elkins Lane/Harlow Building, 4th Floor, State House Station 22, Augusta, ME 04333. Bear Island Land Use Planning Commission, Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry, 18 Elkins Lane/Harlow Building, 4th Floor, State House Station 22, Augusta, ME 04333. Big Barred Island Land Use Planning Commission, Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry, 18 Elkins Lane/Harlow Building, 4th Floor, State House Station 22, Augusta, ME 04333. Birch Island Land Use Planning Commission, Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservalion and Forestry, 18 Elkins Lane/Harlow Building, 4th Floor, State House Station 22, Augusta, ME 04333. Bradbury Island Land Use Planning Commission, Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry, 18 Elkins Lane/Harlow Building, 4th Floor, Stale House Station 22, Augusta, ME 04333. Butter Island Land Use Planning Commission, Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry, 18 Elkins Lane/Harlow Building, 4th Floor, State House Station 22, Augusta, ME 04333. Chain Links Islands—North Land Use Planning Commission, Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry, 18 Elkins Lane/Harlow Building, 4th Floor, State House Station 22, Augusta, ME 04333. Chain Links Islands—South Land Use Planning Commission, Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry, 18 Elkins Lane/Harlow Building, 4th Floor, State House Station 22, Augusta, ME 04333. Channel Rock Island Land Use Planning Commission, Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry, 18 Elkins Lane/Harlow Building, 4th Floor, State House Station 22, Augusta, ME 04333. City of Ellsworth City Hall, One City Hall Plaza, Ellsworth, ME 04605. Colt Head Island Land Use Planning Commission, Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry, 18 Elkins Lane/Harlow Building, 4th Floor, State House Station 22, Augusta, ME 04333. Compass Island Land Use Planning Commission, Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry, 18 Elkins Lane/Harlow Building, 4th Floor, State House Station 22, Augusta, ME 04333. Crow Island Land Use Planning Commission, Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry, 18 Elkins Lane/Harlow Building, 4th Floor, State House Station 22, Augusta, ME 04333. Eagle Island Land Use Planning Commission, Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry, 18 Elkins Lane/Harlow Building, 4th Floor, State House Station 22, Augusta, ME 04333. 38928 Federal Register/Vol. 79, No. 131/Wednesday, July 9, 2014/Notices

- Community Community map repository address Eaton Island Land Use Planning Commission, Maine Department of Agriculture! Conservation and Forestry, 18 Elkins Lane/Harlow Building! 4th Floor, State House Station 22! Augusta, ME 04333. Fling Island Land Use Planning Commission, Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry, 18 Elkins Lane/Harlow Building, 4th Floor! State House Station 22, Augusta, ME 04333. Grass Ledge Island Land Use Planning Commission, Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry, 18 Elkins Lane/Harlow Building, 4th Floor, State House Station 22, Augusta, ME 04333. Great Spruce Head Island Land Use Planning Commission, Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry, 18 Elkins Lane/Harlow Building, 4th Floor, State House Station 22, Augusta, ME 04333. Hardhead Island Land Use Planning Commission, Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry, 18 Elkins Lane/Harlow Building, 4th Floor, State House Station 22, Augusta, ME 04333. Hog Island Land Use Planning Commission, Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry, 18 Elkins Lane/Harlow Building, 4th Floor, State House Station 22, Augusta, ME 04333. Horsehead Island Land Use Planning Commission, Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry, 18 Elkins Lane/Harlow Building, 4th Floor, State House Station 22, Augusta, ME 04333. Inner Porcupine Island Land Use Planning Commission, Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry, 18 Elkins Lane/Harlow Building, 4th Floor, State House Station 22, Augusta, ME 04333. Little Barred Island Land Use Planning Commission, Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry, 18 Elkins Lane/Harlow Building, 4th Floor, State House Station 22, Augusta, ME 04333. Little Marshall Island Land Use Planning Commission, Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry, 18 Elkins Lane/Harlow Building, 4th Floor, State House Station 22, Augusta, ME 04333. Little Spruce Head Land Use Planning Commission, Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry, 18 Elkins LanefHartow Building, 4th Floor, State House Station 22, Augusta, ME 04333. Marshall Island Land Use Planning Commission, Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry, 18 Elkins Lane/Harlow Building, 4th Floor, State House Station 22, Augusta, ME 04333. Outer Porcupine Island Land Use Planning Commission, Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry, 18 Elkins Lane/Harlow Building, 4th Floor, State House Station 22, Augusta, ME 04333. Peak Island Land Use Planning Commission, Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry, 18 Elkins Lane/Harlow Building, 4th Floor, State House Station 22, Augusta, ME 04333. Pickering Island Land Use Planning Commission, Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry, 18 Elkins Lane/Harlow Building, 4th Floor, State House Station 22, Augusta, ME 04333. Pond Island Land Use Planning Commission, Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry, 18 Elkins Lane/Harlow Building, 4th Floor, State House Station 22, Augusta, ME 04333. Pumpkin Island Land Use Planning Commission, Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry, 18 Elkins Lane/Harlow Building, 4th Floor, State House Station 22, Augusta, ME 04333. Resolution Island Land Use Planning Commission, Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry, 18 Elkins Lane/Harlow Building, 4th Floor, State House Station 22, Augusta, ME 04333. Scott Island Land Use Planning Commission, Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry, 18 Elkins Lane/Harlow Building, 4th Floor, State House Station 22, Augusta, ME 04333. Scrag Island Land Use Planning Commission, Maine Department of Agriculture. Conservation and Forestry, 18 Elkins Lane/Harlow Building, 4th Floor, State House Station 22, Augusta, ME 04333. Sheep Island Land Use Planning Commission, Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry, 18 Elkins Lane/Harlow Building, 4th Floor, State House Station 22, Augusta, ME 04333. Sloop Island Land Use Planning Commission, Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry, 18 Elkins Lane/Harlow Building, 4th Floor, State House Station 22, Augusta, ME 04333. Sloop Island Ledge Land Use Planning Commission, Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry, 18 Elkins Lane/Harlow Building, 4th Floor, State House Station 22, Augusta, ME 04333. Spectacle Island Land Use Planning Commission, Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry, 18 Elkins Lane/Harlow Building, 4th Floor, State House Station 22, Augusta, ME 04333. Federal Register/Vol. 79, No. 131/Wednesday, July 9, 2014/Notices 38929

Community Community map repository address Sugarloaf Land Use Planning Commission, Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry, 18 Elkins Lane/Harlow Building, 4th Floor, State House Station 22, Augusta, ME 04333. Town of Amherst Town Office, Route 9 Airline Road, Amherst, ME 04605. Town of Bar Harbor Town Hall, 93 Cottage Street, Bar Harbor, ME 04609. Town of Blue Hill Town Office, 18 Union Street, Blue Hill, ME 04614. Town of Brooklin Town Office, 23 Bay Road, Brooklin, ME 04616. Town of Brooksville Town Office, One Town House Road, Brooksville, ME 04617. Town of Bucksporl Town Office, 50 Main Street, Bucksport, ME 04416. Town of Castine Emerson Hall, 67 Court Street, Castine, ME 04421. Town of Cranberry Isles Town Office, 59 Main Street at lslesford, Little Cranberry Island, Islesford, ME 04646. Town of Dedham Town Office, 2073 Main Road, Suite A, Dedham, ME 04429. Town of Deer Isle Town Office, 70 Church Street, Deer Isle, ME 04627. Town of Eastbrook Town Office, 959 Eastbrook Road, Eastbrook, ME 04634. Town of Franklin Town Office, 34 Main Street, Franklin, ME 04634. Town of Frenchboro Town Office, One Executive Drive, Frenchboro, ME 04635. Town of Gouldsboro Town Office, 59 Main Street, Prospect Harbor, ME 04669. Town of Hancock Town Office, 18 Point Road, Hancock, ME 04640. Town of Lamoine Town Office, 606 Douglas Highway, Lamoine, ME 04605. Town of Mariaville Town Office, 1686 Mariaville Road, Mariaville, ME 04605. Town of Mount Desert Town Office, 21 Sea Street, Northeast Harbor, ME 04662. Town of Orland Town Office, 25 School House Road, Orland, ME 04472. Town of Otis Town Office, 132 Otis Road, Otis, ME 04605. Town of Penobscot Town Office, One Southern Bay Road, Penobscot, ME 04476. Town of Sedgwick Town Office, 719 North Sedgwick Road, Sedgwick, ME 04676. Town of Sorrento Town Office, 79 Pomola Avenue, Sorrento, ME 04677. Town of Southwest Harbor Town Office, 26 Village Green Way, Southwest Harbor, ME 04679. Town of Stonington Town Office, 32 Main Street, Stonington, ME 04681. Town of Sullivan Town Office, 1888 US Highway 1, Sullivan, ME 04664. Town of Surry Town Office, 741 North Bend Road, Surry, ME 04684. Town of Swans Island Town Office, 125 Harbor Road, Swans Island, ME 04685. Town of Tremont Town Office, 20 Harbor Drive, Bass Harbor, ME 04653. Town of Trenton Town Office, 59 Oak Point Road, Trenton, ME 04605. Town of Verona Island Town Hall, 16 School Street, Bucksport, ME 04416, Town of Waltham Town Office, 1520 Waltham Road, Waltham, ME 04605. Town of Winter Harbor Town Office, 20 School Street, Winter Harbor, ME 04693. Township of Fletcher’s Landing Land Use Planning Commission, Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry, lB Elkins Lane/Harlow Building, 4th Floor, State House Station 22, Augusta, ME 04333. Township of T07 Sd Land Use Planning Commission, Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry, 18 Elkins Lane/Harlow Building, 4th Floor, State House Station 22, Augusta, ME 04333. Two Bush Island Land Use Planning Commission, Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry, 18 Elkins Lane/Harlow Building, 4th Floor, State House Station 22, Augusta, ME 04333. Western Island Land Use Planning Commission, Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry, 18 Elkins Lane/Harlow Building, 4th Floor, State House Station 22, Augusta, ME 04333. Knox County, Maine (All Jurisdictions) Maps Available for Inspection Online at: http:I/www.fema.gov/preliminaryt/oodhazarddata Andrews Island Land Use Planning Commission, Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry, 18 Elkins Lane/Harlow Building, 4th Floor, State House Station 22, Augusta, ME 04333. Bar Island Land Use Planning Commission, Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry, 18 Elkins Lane/Harlow Building, 4th Floor, State House Station 22, Augusta, ME 04333. Birch Island Land Use Planning Commission, Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry, 18 Elkins Lane/Harlow Building, 4th Floor, State House Station 22, Augusta, ME 04333. Brig Ledge Land Use Planning Commission, Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry, 18 Elkins Lane/Harlow Building, 4th Floor, State House Station 22, Augusta, ME 04333. Camp Cove Ledge Land Use Planning Commission, Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry, 18 Elkins Lane/Harlow Building, 4th Floor, State House Station 22, Augusta, ME 04333. Camp Island Land Use Planning Commission, Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry, 18 Elkins Lane/Harlow Building, 4th Floor, State House Station 22, Augusta, ME 04333. City of Rockland City Hall, 270 Pleasant Street, Rockland, ME 04841. 38930 Federal Register/Vol. 79, No. 131/Wednesday, July 9, 2014/Notices

Community Community map repository address Clam Ledges Land Use Planning Commission) Maine Department of Agriculture) Conservation and Forestry, 18 Elkins Lane/Harlow Building, 4th Floor, State House Station 22, Augusta) ME 04333. Crescent Island Land Use Planning Commission, Maine Department of Agriculture) Conservation and Forestry, 18 Elkins Lane/Harlow Building, 4th Floor, State House Station 22) Augusta, ME 04333. Crow Island Land Use Planning Commission, Maine Department of Agriculture) Conservation and Forestry, 18 Elkins Lane/Harlow Building, 4th Floor, State House Station 22, Augusta, ME 04333. Dix Island Land Use Planning Commission, Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry, 18 Elkins Lane/Harlow Building, 4th Floor, State House Station 22, Augusta, ME 04333. East Goose Rock Land Use Planning Commission, Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry, 18 Elkins Lane/Harlow Building, 4th Floor, State House Station 22, Augusta, ME 04333. Egg Rock Land Use Planning Commission, Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry, lB Elkins Lane/Harlow Building, 4th Floor, State House Station 22, Augusta, ME 04333. Fisherman Island Land Use Planning Commission, Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry, 18 Elkins Lane/Harlow Building, 4th Floor, State Hcuse Station 22, Augusta, ME 04333. Flag Island Land Use Planning Commission, Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry, 18 Elkins Lane/Harlow Building, 4th Floor, State House Station 22, Augusta, ME 04333. Goose Island Land Use Planning Commission, Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry, 18 Elkins Lane/Harlow Building, 4th Floor, State House Station 22, Augusta, ME 04333. Gooseberry Knob Land Use Planning Commission, Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry, 18 Elkins Lane/Harlow Building, 4th Floor, State House Station 22, Augusta, ME 04333. Graffam Island Land Use Planning Commission, Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry, 18 Elkins Lane/Harlow Building, 4th Floor, State House Station 22, Augusta, ME 04333. Great Pond Island Land Use Planning Commission, Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry, 18 Elkins Lane/Harlow Building, 4th Floor, State House Station 22, Augusta, ME 04333. Green Ledge Land Use Planning Commission, Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry, 18 Elkins Lane/Harlow Building, 4th Floor, State House Station 22, Augusta, ME 04333. Herring Ledge Land Use Planning Commission, Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry, 18 Elkins Lane/Harlow Building, 4th Floor, State House Station 22, Augusta, ME 04333. Hewett Island Land Use Planning Commission, Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry, 18 Elkins Lane/Harlow Building, 4th Floor, State House Station 22, Augusta, ME 04333. High Island Land Use Planning Commission, Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry, 18 Elkins Lane/Harlow Building, 4th Floor, State House Station 22, Augusta, ME 04333. High Ledge Land Use Planning Commission, Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry, 18 Elkins Lane/Harlow Building, 4th Floor, State House Station 22, Augusta, ME 04333. Hog Island Land Use Planning Commission, Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry, 18 Elkins Lane/Harlow Building, 4th Floor, State House Station 22, Augusta, ME 04333. Large Green Island Land Use Planning Commission, Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry, 18 Elkins Lane/Harlow Building, 4th Floor, State House Station 22, Augusta, ME 04333. Lasell Island Land Use Planning Commission, Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry, 18 Elkins Lane/Harlow Building, 4th Floor, State House Station 22, Augusta, ME 04333. Little Green Island Land Use Planning Commission, Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry, 18 Elkins Lane/Harlow Building, 4th Floor, State House Station 22, Augusta, ME 04333. Little Hurricane Island Land Use Planning Commission, Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry, 18 Elkins Lane/Harlow Building, 4th Floor, State House Station 22, Augusta, ME 04333. Little Pond Island Land Use Planning Commission, Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry, 18 Elkins Lane/Harlow Building, 4th Floor, State House Station 22, Augusta, ME 04333. Little Two Bush Island Land Use Planning Commission, Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry, 18 Elkins Lane/Harlow Building, 4th Floor, State House Station 22, Augusta, ME 04333, Federal Register/Vol. 79, No. 131/Wednesday, July 9, 2014/Notices 38931

Community Community map repository address Malcolm Ledge Land Use Planning Commission, Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry, 18 Elkins Lane/Harlow Building, 4th Floor, State House Station 22, Augusta, ME 04333. Marblehead Island Land Use Planning Commission, Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry, 18 Elkins Lane/Barlow Building, 4th Floor, State House Station 22, Augusta, ME 04333. Mark Island Land Use Planning Commission, Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry, 18 Elkins Lane/Harlow Building, 4th Floor, Stale House Station 22, Augusta, ME 04333. Matinicus Isle Plantation Community Office, 17 South Road, Matinicus, ME 04853. Metinic Green Island Land Use Planning Commission, Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry, 18 Elkins Lane/Harlow Building, 4th Floor, State House Station 22, Augusta, ME 04333. Metinic Island Land Use Planning Commission, Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry, 18 Elkins Lane/Harlow Building, 4th Floor, State House Station 22, Augusta, ME 04333. Mink Island Land Use Planning Commission, Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry, 18 Elkins Lane/Harlow Building, 4th Floor, State House Station 22, Augusta, ME 04333. Mouse Island Land Use Planning Commission. Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry, 18 Elkins Lane/Harlow Building, 4th Floor, State House Station 22, Augusta, ME 04333. Nettle Island Land Use Planning Commission, Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry, 18 Elkins Lane/Hartow Building, 4th Floor, State House Station 22, Augusta, ME 04333, Oak Island Land Use Planning Commission, Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry, lB Elkins Lane/Harlow Building, 4th Floor, State House Station 22, Augusta, ME 04333. Offer Island Land Use Planning Commission, Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry, 18 Elkins Lane/Harlow Building, 4th Floor, State House Station 22, Augusta, ME 04333. Pleasant Island Land Use Planning Commission, Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry, 18 Elkins Lane/Harlow Building, 4th Floor, State House Station 22, Augusta, ME 04333. Pudding Island Land Use Planning Commission, Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry, 18 Elkins Lane/Harlow Building, 4th Floor, State House Station 22, Augusta, ME 04333. Ragged Island Land Use Planning Commission, Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry, 18 Elkins Lane/Harlow Building, 4th Floor, State House Station 22, Augusta, ME 04333. Robinson Rock Land Use Planning Commission, Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry, 18 Elkins Lane/Harlow Building, 4th Floor, State House Station 22, Augusta, ME 04333. Saddle Island Land Use Planning Commission, Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry, 18 Elkins Lane/Harlow Building, 4th Floor, State House Station 22, Augusta, ME 04333. Seal Island Land Use Planning Commission, Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry, 18 Etkins Lane/Harlow Building, 4th Floor, State House Station 22, Augusta, ME 04333. Shag Ledge Land Use Planning Commission, Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry, 18 Elkins Lane/Harlow Building, 4th Floor, State House Station 22, Augusta, ME 04333. Spectacle Island Land Use Planning Commission, Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry, 18 Elkins Lane/Harlow Building, 4th Floor, State House Station 22, Augusta, ME 04333. Tenpound Island Land Use Planning Commission, Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry, 18 Elkins Lane/Harlow Building, 4th Floor, State House Station 22, Augusta, ME 04333. The Nubble Land Use Planning Commission, Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry, 18 Elkins Lane/Harlow Building, 4th Floor, State House Station 22, Augusta, ME 04333. Town of Appleton Town Office, 2915 Sennebec Road, Appleton, ME 04862. Town of Camden Town Office, 29 Elm Street, Camden, ME 04843. Town of Cushing Town Office, 39 Cross Road, Cushing, ME 04563. Town of Friendship Town Office, Six Harbor Road, Friendship, ME 04547. Town of Hope Town Office, 441 Camden Road, Hope, ME 04847, Town of Isle au Haut Town Office, One Main Street, Isle au Haut, ME 04645. Town of North Haven Town Office, 16 Town Office Square, North Haven, ME 04853. Town of Owls Head Town Office, 224 Ash Point Drive, Owls Head, ME 04854. Town of Rockport Town Office, 101 Main Street, Rockport, ME 04856. Town of South Thomaston Town Office, 125 Spruce Head Road, South Thomaston, ME 04858. Town of St. George Town Office, Three School Street, Tenants Harbor, ME 04860. Town of Thomaston Town Office, 170 Main Street, Thomaston, ME 04861. Town of Union Town Office, 567 Common Road, Union, ME 04862. 38932 Federal Register/Vol. 79, No. 131 / Wednesday, July 9, 2014 / Notices

Community Community map repository address Town of Vinaihaven Town Office, 19 Washington School Road, Vinaihaven, ME 04863. Town of Warren Town Office, 167 Western Road, Warren, ME 04864. Town of Washington Town Office, 40 Old Union Road, Washington, ME 04574. Township of Criehaven Land Use Planning Commission, Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry, 18 Elkins Lane/Harlow Building, 4th Floor, State House Station 22, Agusta, ME 04333. Township of Muscle Ridge Land Use Planning Commission, Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry, 18 Elkins Lane/Harlow Building, 4th Floor, State House Station 22, Augusta, ME 04333. Two Bush Island Land Use Planning Commission, Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry, 18 Elkins Lane/Harlow Building, 4th Floor, State House Station 22, Augusta, ME 04333. Wheaton Island Land Use Planning Commission, Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry, 18 Elkins Lane/Harlow Building, 4th Floor, State House Station 22, Augusta, ME 04333. Wheeler Big Rock Land Use Planning Commission, Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry, 18 Elkins Lane/Harlow Building, 4th Floor, State House Station 22, Augusta, ME 04333. Wooden Ball Island Land Use Planning Commission, Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry, 18 Elkins Lane/Harlow Building, 4th Floor, State House Station 22, Augusta, ME 04333. Yellow Ledge Land Use Planning Commission, Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry, 18 Elkins Lane/Harlow Building, 4th Floor, State House Station 22, Augusta, ME 04333. Lincoln County, Maine (All Jurisdictions) Maps Available for Inspection Online at: http:f/www.fema.gov/preiiminaryf/oodhazarddata Bar Island Land Use Planning Commission, Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry. 18 Elkins Lane/Harlow Building, 4th Floor, State House Station 22, Augusta, ME 04333. Haddock Island Land Use Planning Commission, Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry, 18 Elkins Lane/Harlow Building, 4th Floor, State House Station 22, Augusta, ME 04333. Hungry Island Land Use Planning Commission, Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry, 18 Elkins Lane/Harlow Building, 4th Floor, State House Station 22, Augusta, ME 04333. Indian Island Land Use Planning Commission, Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry, 18 Elkins Lane/Harlow Building, 4th Floor, State House Station 22, Augusta, ME 04333. Jones Garden Island Land Use Planning Commission, Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry, 18 Elkins Lane/Harlow Building, 4th Floor, State House Station 22, Augusta, ME 04333. Killick Stone Island Land Use Planning Commission, Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry, 18 Elkins Lane/Harlow Building, 4th Floor, State House Station 22, Augusta, ME 04333. Louds Island Land Use Planning Commission, Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry, 18 Elkins Lane/Harlow Building, 4th Floor, State House Station 22, Augusta, ME 04333. Marsh Island Land Use Planning Commission, Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry, 18 Elkins Lane/Harlow Building, 4th Floor, State House Station 22, Augusta, ME 04333. Monhegan Plantation Land Use Planning Commission, Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry, 18 Elkins Lane/Harlow Building, 4th Floor, State House Station 22, Augusta, ME 04333. Polins Ledges Island Land Use Planning Commission, Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry, 18 Elkins Lane/Harlow Building, 4th Floor, State House Station 22, Augusta, ME 04333. Ross Island Land Use Planning Commission, Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry, 18 Elkins Lane/Harlow Building, 4th Floor, State House Station 22, Augusta, ME 04333. Thief Island Land Use Planning Commission, Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry, 18 Elkins Lane/Harlow Building, 4th Floor, State House Station 22, Augusta, ME 04333. Thrumcap Island Land Use Planning Commission, Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry, 18 Elkins Lane/Harlow Building, 4th Floor, State House Station 22, Augusta, ME 04333. Town of Ama Town Hall, 1568 AIna Road, Ama, ME 04535. Town of Boothbay Town Hall, 1011 Wiscasset Road, Boothbay, ME 04537. Town of Boothbay Harbor Town Hall, 11 Howard Street, Boothbay Harbor, ME 04538. Town of Bremen Town Hail, 208 Waldoboro Road, Bremen, ME 04551. Town of Bristol Town Hall, 1268 Bristol Road, (State Route 130), Bristol, ME 04539. Town of Damariscotta Town Hall, 21 School Street, Damariscotta, ME 04543. Town of Dresden Town Hall, 534 Gardner Road, Dresden, ME 04342. Federal Register/Vol. 79, No. 131/Wednesday, July 9, 2014/Notices 38933

Community Community map repository address Town of Edgecomb Town Hall, 16 Town Hall Road, Edgecomb, ME 04556. Town of Jefferson Town Hall, 58 Washington Road, Jefferson, ME 04348. Town of Newcastle Town Hall, Four Pump Street, Newcastle, ME 04553. Town of Nobleboro Town Hall, 192 US Highway 1, Nobleboro, ME 04555. Town of Somerville Town Hall, 665 Patricktown Road, Suite 1, Somerville, ME 04348. Town of South Bristol South Bristol Town Hall, 470 Clarks Cove Road, Walpole, ME 04573. Town of Southport Town Hall, 361 Hendricks Hill Road, Southport, ME 04576. Town of Waldoboro Town Hall, 1600 Atlantic Highway, Waldoboro, ME 04572. Town of Westport Island Town Hall, Six Fowles Point Road, Westport Island, ME 0457B. Town of Whitefield Town Hall, 36 Town House Road, Whitefield, ME 04353. Town of Wiscasset Town Hall, 51 Bath Road, Wiscasset, ME 04578. Township of Hibberts Gore Land Use Planning Commission, Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry, 18 Elkins Lane/Harlow Building, 4th Floor, State House Station 22, Augusta, ME 04333. Webber Dry Ledge Island Land Use Planning Commission, Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry, 18 Elkins Lane/Harlow Building, 4th Floor, State House Station 22, Augusta, ME 04333. Western Egg Rock Island Land Use Planning Commission, Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry, 18 Elkins Lane/Harlow Building, 4th Floor, State House Station 22, Augusta, ME 04333. Wreck Island Land Use Planning Commission, Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry, 18 Elkins Lane/Harlow Building, 4th Floor, State House Station 22, Augusta, ME 04333. Wreck Island Ledge Land Use Planning Commission, Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry, 18 Elkins Lane/Harlow Building, 4th Floor, State House Station 22, Augusta, ME 04333. Sagadahoc County, Maine (All Jurisdictions) Maps Available for Inspection Online at: hllp://www.fema.gov/preliminaryfloodhazarddata City of Bath City Hall, 55 Front Street, Bath, ME 04530. Town of Arrowsic Town Hall, 340 Arrowsic Road, Arrowsic, ME 04530. Town of Bowdoin Town Hall, 23 Cornish Drive, Bowdoin, ME 04287. Town of Bowdoinham Town Hall, 13 School Street, Bowdoinham, ME 04008. Town of Georgetown Town Hall, 50 Bay Point Road, Georgetown, ME 04548. Town of Phippsburg Town Hall, 1042 Main Road, Phippsburg, ME 04562. Town of Richrnorrd Town Hall, 26 Gardner Street, Richmond, ME 04357. Town of Topsham Town Hall, 100 Main Street, Topsham, ME 04086. Town of West Bath Town Hall, 219 Fosters Point Road, West Bath, ME 04530. Town of Woolwich Town Hall, 13 Nequasset Road, Woolwich, ME 04579. Township of Perkins Land Use Planning Commission, Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry, 18 Elkins Lane/Harlow Building, 4th Floor, State House Station 22, Augusta, ME 04333. Waldo County, Maine (All Jurisdictions) Maps Available for Inspection Online at: http:Ilwww.fema.gcv/prellminaryuloodhazarddata City of Belfast City Hall, 131 Church Street, Belfast, ME 04915. Lime Island Land Use Planning Commission, Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry, 18 Elkins Lane/Harlow Building, 4th Floor, State House Station 22, Augusta, ME 04333. Little Bermuda Island Land Use Planning Commission, Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry, 18 Elkins Lane/Harlow Building, 4th Floor, State House Station 22, Augusta, ME 04333. Town of Belmont Town Office, 613 Back Belmont Road, Belmont, ME 04952. Town of Brooks Town HaIl, 15 Purple Heart Highway, Brooks, ME 04921. Town of Burnham Town Office, 247 South Horseback Road, Burnham, ME 04922. Town of Frankfort Town Office, 48A Main Road South, Frankfort, ME 04438. Town of Freedom Town Hall, 71 Pleasant Street, Freedom, ME 04941. Town of Islesboro Town Office, 150 Main Road, Islesboro, ME 04848. Town of Knox Town Office, 10 Abbott Road, Knox, ME 04986. Town of Liberty Town Hall, Seven Water Street, Liberty, ME 04949. Town of Lincolnville Town Office, 493 Hope Road, Lincolnville, ME 04849. Town of Monroe Town Hall, Eight Swan Lake Avenue, Monroe, ME 04951. Town of Montville Town Hall, 414 Center Road, Montville, ME 04941. Town of Morrill Town Hall, 44 Weymouth Road, Morrill, ME 04952. Town of Northport Town Office, 16 Beech Hill Road, Northport, ME 04849. Town of Palermo Town Hall, 45 North Palermo Road, Palermo, ME 04354. Town of Prospect Town Office, 958 Bangor Road, Prospect, ME 04981. Town of Searsmont Town Office, 37 Main Street South, Searsmont, ME 04973. Town of Searsport Town Office, One Union Street, Searsport, ME 04974. Town of Stockton Springs Town Office, 217 Main Street, Stockton Springs, ME 04981. Town of Swanville Town Hall, Six Townhouse Road, Swanville, ME 04915. Town of Thorndike Town Hall, 125 Mount View Road, Thorndike, ME 04986. ~ 98569.

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Community Community map repository address Town of Tray Town Office, 129 Rogers Road, Tray, ME 04987. Town of Unity Town Office, 84 School Street, Unity, ME 04988. Town of Waldo Town Office, 629 Waldo Station Road, Waldo, ME 04915. Town of Winterport Town Office, 20 School Street, Winterport, ME 04496. Knox County, Nebraska, and Incorporated Areas Maps Available for Inspection Online at: http://www. fema.gov/preliminaiyfloodhazarddata City of Bloomfield City Hall, 101 South Broadway, Bloomfield, NE 68718. City of Crofton City Hall, 1210 West 2nd Street, Crofton, NE 68730. Unincorporated Areas of Knox County Knox County Courthouse, 206 Main Street, Center, NE 68724. Rockingham County, New Hampshire (All Jurisdictions) Maps Available for Inspection Online at: http:/Iwww.fema.pov/preliminaryfloodhazarddata City of Portsmouth City Hall, One Junkins Avenue, Portsmouth, NH 03801. Town of Exeter Town Office, 10 Front Street, Exeter, NH 03833. Town of Greenland Town Office, 575 Portsmouth Avenue, Greenland, NH 03840. Town of Hampton Town Office, 100 Winnacunnet Road, Hampton, NH 03842, Town of Hampton Falls Town Hall, One Drinkwater Road, Hampton Falls, NH 03844. Town of New Castle Town Office, 49 Main Street, New Castle, NH 03854. Town of Newfields Town Hall, 65 Main Street, Newfields, NH 03856. Town of Newington Town Office, 205 Nimble Hill Road, Newington, NH 03801. Town of Newmarket Town Hall, 186 Main Street, Newmarket, NH 03857. Town of North Hampton Town Office, 233 Atlantic Avenue, North Hampton, NH 03862. Town of Rye Town Office, 10 Central Road, Rye, NH 03870. Town of Seabrook Town Office, 99 Lafayette Road, Seabrook, NH 03874. Town of Stratham Town Office, 10 Bunker Hill Avenue, Stratham, NH 03885. Stratford County, New Hampshire (All Jurisdictions) Maps Available for Inspection Online at: hffp://www.fema.gov/prelimina,yuloodhazarddata City of Dover City Office, 288 Central Avenue, Dover, NH 03820. Town of Durham Town Office, IS Newmarket Road, Durham, NH 03824. Town of Madbury Town Hall, 13 Town Hall Road, Madbuiy, NH 03823. Town of Rollinsford Town Office, 667 Main Street, Rollinsford, NH 03869. Grays Harbor County, Washington, and Incorporated Areas Maps Available for Inspection Online at: hfIp:I/www.fema.gov/prelimina,yfloodhazardcfata City of Aberdeen City Hall, 200 East Market Street, Aberdeen, WA 98520. City of Cosmopolis City Hall, 1300 First Street, Cosmopolis, WA 98537. City of Hoquiam City Hall, 609 8th Street, Hoquiam, WA 98550. City of Ocean Shores City Hall, 585 Point Brown Avenue, Northwest. Ocean Shores, WA

City of Westport City Hall, 604 North Montesano Street, Westport, WA 98595. Unincorporated Areas of Grays Harbor County Grays Harbor Administration Building, 100 West Broadway, Suite 31, Montesano, WA 98563. Yakima County, Washington, and Incorporated Areas Maps Available for Inspection Online at: http://www.fema.gov/preliminaiyfloodhazarddata City of Union Gap City Hall, 102 West Ahtanum Road, Union Gap, WA 98903. City of Yakima City Hall, 129 North 2nd Street, Yakima, WA 98901. Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation Yakama Nation Offices, 401 Fort Road, Toppenish, WA 98948. Unincorporated Areas of Yakima County Yakima County Public Services, 128 North 2nd Street, Yakima, WA 98901. Rock County, Wisconsin, and Incorporated Areas Maps Available for Inspection Online at: http://www.fema.gov/prelimina,yfloodhazarddata City of Beloit City Hall, 100 State Street, Beloit, WI 53511. Unincorporated Areas of Rock County Rock County Courthouse, 51 South Main Street, Janesville, WI 53545. Federal Register/Vol. 79, No. 131/Wednesday, July 9, 2014/Notices 38935

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance No. others to calculate appropriate flood pursuant to policies established by other 97.022, “Flood Insurance.”) insurance premium rates for new Federal, State, or regional entities. Dated: June 26, 2014. buildings and the contents of those These flood hazard determinations are Roy F. Wright. buildings. used to meet the floodplain DeputyAssociate Administratorfor DATES: Comments are to be submitted management requirements of the NFIP Mitigation, Department ofHomeland on or before October 7, 2014. and also are used to calculate the Security, Federal EmergencyManagement ADDRESSES: The Preliminary FIRM, and appropriate flood insurance premium Agency. where applicable, the FIS report for rates for new buildings built after the lEa Dcc. 2014—16058 Filed 7—8—14; 8:45 am] each community are available for FIRM and FIS report become effective. BILLING CODE 9110—12—P inspection at both the online location The communities affected by the and the respective Community Map flood hazard determinations are Repository address listed in the tables provided in the tables below. Any DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND below. Additionally, the current request for reconsideration of the SECURITY effective FIRIvI and FIS report for each revised flood hazard information shown community are accessible online on the Pre]iminary FIRM and FIS report Federal Emergency Management through the FEMA Map Service Center that satisfies the data requirements Agency at www.nisc.fema.gov for comparison. outlined in 44 CFR 67.6W) is considered (Docket ID FEMA—2014--0002; Internal You may submit comments, identified an appeal. Comments unrelated to the Agency Docket No. FEMA—B—1 41 9] by Docket No. FEMA—B--1419, to Luis flood hazard determinations also will be Rodriguez, Chief, Engineering considered before the FIRM and FIS Proposed Flood Hazard Management Branch, Federal Insurance report become effective. Determinations and Mitigation Administration, FEMA, Use of a Scientific Resolution Panel AGENCY: Federa] Emergency 500 C Street SW., Washington, DC (SRI’) is available to communities in Management Agency, DHS. 20472, (202) 646—4064, or (email) support of the appeal resolution [email protected]. ACTION: Notice. process. SRPs are independent panels of FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Luis experts in hydrology, hydrau]ics, and SUMMARY: Comments are requested on Rodriguez, Chief, Engineering other pertinent sciences established to proposed flood hazard determinations, Management Branch, Federal Insurance review conflicting scientific and which may include additions or and Mitigation Administration, FEMA, technical data and provide modifications of any Base Flood 500 C Street SW., Washington, DC recommendations for resolution. Use of Elevation (fiFE), base flood depth, 20472, (202) 646-4064, or (email) the SRP only may be exercised after Special Flood Hazard Area (SFHA) [email protected]; or visit FEMA and local communities have been boundary or zone designation, or the FEMA Map Information eXchange engaged in a collaborative consultation regulatory floodway on the Flood (FMIX) online at process for at least 60 days without a Insurance Rate Maps (FJRM5), and www.flo odm aps.fem a.gov/fhm/fmx mutually acceptable resolution of an where applicable, in the supporting main.iitml. appeal. Additional information Flood Insurance Study (FIS) reports for SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: FEMA regarding the SRP process can be found the communities listed in the table proposes to make flood hazard online at http://fioodsrp.org/pdfs/srp~ below. The purpose of this notice is to determinations for each community fact_slieet.pdf. seek general information and comment listed below, in accordance with section The watersheds and/or communities regarding the preliminary FIRM, and 110 of the Flood Disaster Protection Act affected are listed in the tables below. where applicable, the FIS report that the of 1973,42 U.S.C. 4104, and 44 CFR The Preliminary FIRM, and where Federal Emergency Management Agency 67.4(a). applicable, FIS report for each (FEMA) has provided to the affected These proposed flood hazard community are available for inspection communities. The FIRM and FIS report determinations, together with the at both the online location and the are the basis of the floodplain floodplain management criteria required respective Community Map Repository management measures that the 44 60.3, by CFR are the minimum that address listed in the tables. community is required either to adopt required. are They should not be Additionally, the current effective FIRM or to show evidence of having in effect construed to mean that the community and FIS report for each community are in order to qualify or remain qualified must change any existing ordinances accessible online through the FEMA for participation in the National Flood that are more stringent in their Map Service Center at Insurance Program (NFIP). In addition, floodplain management requirements. www.msc.fema.gov for comparison. the FIRM and FIS report, once effective, The community may at any time enact will be used by insurance agents and stricter requirements of its own or I. 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Community Community map repository address Lancaster County, Pennsylvania (All Jurisdictions) Maps Available for Inspection Online at: http://www.fema.govlpreliminarylioodhazarddata Borough of Adamstown Sorough Office, 3000 North Reading Road, Adamstown, PA 19501. Borough of Akron Borough Office, 117 South 7th Street, Akron, PA 17501. Borough of Christiana Borough HaIl, 10 West Slokom Avenue, Christiana, PA 17509. Borough of Columbia Borough HaIl, 308 Locust Street, Columbia, PA 17512. Borough of Denver Borough Office, 501 Main Street, Denver, PA 17517. Borough of East Petersburg Borough Hall, 6040 Main Street, East Petersburg, PA 17520,