02-26215. Changes in Flood Elevation Determinations

AGENCY:

Federal Emergency Management Agency, (FEMA).

ACTION:

Final rule.

SUMMARY:

Modified Base (1-percent-annual-chance) Flood Elevations (BFEs) are finalized for the communities listed below. These modified elevations will be used to calculate flood insurance premium rates for new buildings and their contents.

EFFECTIVE DATES:

The effective dates for these modified BFEs are indicated on the table below and revise the Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRMs) in effect for the listed communities prior to this date.

ADDRESSES:

The modified BFEs for each community are available for inspection at the office of the Chief Executive Officer of each community. The respective addresses are listed in the table below.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Matthew B. Miller, P.E., Chief, Hazards Study Branch, Federal Insurance and Mitigation Administration, 500 C Street, SW., Washington, DC 20472, [phone] or (e-mail) [e-mail].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

FEMA makes the final determinations listed below of the final determinations of modified BFEs for each community listed. These modified elevations have been published in newspapers of local circulation and ninety (90) days have elapsed since that publication. The Administrator, Federal Insurance and Mitigation Administration, has resolved any appeals resulting from this notification.

The modified BFEs are not listed for each community in this notice. However, this rule includes the address of the Chief Executive Officer of the community where the modified BFE determinations are available for inspection.

The modifications are made pursuant to Section 206 of the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973, 42 U.S.C. 4105, and are in accordance with the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968, 42 U.S.C. 4001 et seq., and with 44 CFR part 65.

For rating purposes, the currently effective community number is shown and must be used for all new policies and renewals.

The modified BFEs are the basis for the floodplain management measures that the community is required to either adopt or to show evidence of being already in effect in order to qualify or to remain qualified for participation in the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP).

These modified BFEs, together with the floodplain management criteria required by 44 CFR 60.3, are the minimum that are required. They should not be construed to mean that the community must change any existing ordinances that are more stringent in their floodplain management requirements. The community may at any time enact stricter requirements of its own, or pursuant to policies established by other Federal, State, or regional entities.

These modified BFEs are used to meet the floodplain management requirements of the NFIP and are also used to calculate the appropriate flood insurance premium rates for new buildings built after these elevations are made final, and for the contents in these buildings.

The changes in BFEs are in accordance with 44 CFR 65.4.

National Environmental Policy Act

This rule is categorically excluded from the requirements of 44 CFR part 10, Environmental Consideration. No environmental impact assessment has been prepared.

Regulatory Flexibility Act

The Administrator, Federal Insurance and Mitigation Administration, certifies that this rule is exempt from the requirements of the Regulatory Flexibility Act because modified base flood elevations are required by the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973, 42 U.S.C. 4105, and are required to maintain community eligibility in the NFIP. No regulatory flexibility analysis has been prepared.

Regulatory Classification

This final rule is not a significant regulatory action under the criteria of Section 3(f) of Executive Order 12866 of September 30, 1993, Regulatory Planning and Review, 58 FR 51735.

Executive Order 12612, Federalism

This rule involves no policies that have federalism implications under Executive Order 12612, Federalism, dated October 26, 1987.

Executive Order 12778, Civil Justice Reform

This rule meets the applicable standards of Section 2(b)(2) of Executive Order 12778.

List of Subjects in 44 CFR Part 65

• Flood insurance
• Floodplains
• Reporting and record keeping requirements

Accordingly, 44 CFR part 65 is amended to read as follows:

PART 65—[AMENDED]

1. The authority citation for part 65 continues to read as follows:

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 4001 et seq.; Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 1978, 3 CFR, 1978 Comp., p. 329; E.O. 12127, 44 FR 19367, 3 CFR, 1979 Comp., p. 376.

§ 65.4

[Amended]

2. The tables published under the authority of § 65.4 are amended as follows:

State and county	Location	Dates and names of newspaper where notice was published	Chief executive officer of community	Effective date of modification	Community number
Illinois:
St. Clair (00-05-315P) (FEMA Docket No. 7610)	City of Belleville	January 8, 2002; January 15, 2002; Belleville News-Democrat	The Honorable Mark A. Kern, Mayor, City of Belleville, 101 South Illinois Street, Democrat Belleville, Illinois 62220	April 16, 2002	170618
Cook (02-05-0239P) (FEMA Docket No. 7610)	Unincorporated Areas	January 17, 2002; January 24, 2002; Northbrook Star	Mr. John H. Stroger, Jr., President, Cook County Board of Commissioners, 118 North Clark Street, Room 537, Northbrook, Illinois 60602	December 20, 2001	170054
Cook (02-05-1825P) (FEMA Docket No. 7610)	Unincorporated Areas	March 20, 2002; March 27, 2002; The Chicago Tribune	Mr. John H. Stroger, Jr., President, Cook County Board of Commissioners, 118 North Clark Street, Room 537, Chicago, Illinois 60602	June 26, 2002	170054
Cook (02-05-0239P) (FEMA Docket No. 7610)	City of Northbrook	January 17, 2002; January 24, 2002; Northbrook Star	Mr. Mark W. Damisch, President, Village of Northbrook, 1225 Cedar Lane, Northbrook, Illinois 60062-4582	December 20, 2001	170132
Cook (02-05-1825P) (FEMA Docket No. 7610)	City of Oak Forest	March 20, 2002; March 27, 2002; The Chicago Tribune	The Honorable Patrick Gordon, Mayor, City of Oak Forest, 15440 South Central Avenue Oak Forest, Illinois 60452	June 26, 2002	170136
Cook (01-05-3763P) (FEMA Docket No. 7612)	Village of Palos Park	May 1, 2002; May 8, 2002; Daily Southtown	The Honorable Jean Moran, Mayor, Village of Palos Park, 8999 West 123rd Street, Palos Park, Illinois 60464	August 7, 2002	170144
Will (01-05-1864P) (FEMA Docket No. 7610)	Village of Plainfield	February 20, 2002; February 27, 2002; The Enterprise	Mr. Richard Rock, President, Village of Plainfield, 530 West Lockport Street Suite 206, Plainfield, Illinois 60544	May 29, 2002	170771
Indiana:
Dearborn (00-05-285P) (FEMA Docket No. 7610)	Town of Greendale	February 7, 2002; February 14, 2002; The Dearborn County Register	The Honorable Doug Hedrick, Mayor, Town of Greendale, 510 Ridge Avenue, Greendale, Indiana 47025	January 9, 2002	180040
Johnson (02-05-0605P) (FEMA Docket No. 7610)	City of Greenwood	April 3, 2002; April 10, 2002; Greenwood and Southside Challenger	The Hon. Charles Henderson, Mayor, City of Greenwood, 2 North Madison Avenue, Greenwood, Indiana 46142	April 22, 2002	180115
Dearborn (00-05-285P) (FEMA Docket No. 7610)	City of Lawrenceburg	February 7, 2002; February 14, 2002; The Dearborn County Register	The Honorable Paul Tremain, Mayor, City of Lawrenceburg, 405 Main Street, Lawrenceburg, Indiana 47025	January 9, 2002	180041
Kansas:
Sedgwick (00-07-493P) (FEMA Docket No. 7614)	City of Wichita	May 24, 2001; May 31, 2001; Wichita Eagle	The Honorable Bob Knight, Mayor, City of Wichita, 455 North Main Street, 5th Floor, Wichita, Kansas 67202	August 31, 2001	200328
Michigan:
Oakland (01-05-214P) (FEMA Docket No. 7610)	Village of Lake Orion	April 3, 2002; April 10, 2002; The Lake Orion Review	Ms. JoAnn Van Tassel, Manager, Village of Lake Orion, 37 East Flint Street, Lake Orion, Michigan 48362	April 5, 2002	260588
Macomb (01-05-229P) (FEMA Docket No. 7610)	City of Warren	March 22, 2002; March 29, 2002; The Macomb Daily	The Hon. Mark Steenbergh, Mayor, City of Warren, Warren Municipal Building, 29500 Van Dyke Avenue, Warren, Michigan 48093	June 28, 2002	260129
Macomb (02-05-0025P) (FEMA Docket No. 7610)	Township of Washington	February 8, 2002; February 15, 2002; The Macomb Daily	Mr. Gary Kirsh, Supervisor, Township of Washington, P.O. Box 94067, Washington, Michigan 48094	December 21, 2001	260447
Minnesota:
Anoka (01-05-2586P) (FEMA Docket No. 7610)	City of Coon Rapids	February 15, 2002; February 22, 2002; The Herald	The Hon. Ilona McCauley, Mayor, City of Coon Rapids, 11155 Robinson Drive Coon Rapids, Minnesota 55433	February 7, 2002	270011
Rice (02-05-0959P) (FEMA Docket No. 7610)	City of Dundas	January 23, 2002; January 30, 2002; Northfield News	The Hon. Myron Malecha, Mayor, City of Dundas, 216 Railway Street North Dundas, Minnesota 55109	December 18, 2001	270403
Missouri:
Ste. Genevieve (01-07-425P) (FEMA Docket No. 7610)	City of Ste. Genevieve	February 20, 2002; February 27, 2002; Ste. Genevieve Herald	The Hon. Kathleen Waltz, Mayor, City of Ste. Genevieve, 165 South Fourth Street, Ste. Genevieve, Missouri 63670	February 8, 2002	290325
Ste. Genevieve (01-07-425P) (FEMA Docket No. 7610)	Unincorporated Areas	February 20, 2002; February 27, 2002; Ste. Genevieve Herald	Mr. Dennis Huck, County Commissioner, Ste. Genevieve County, 165 South Fourth Street, Ste. Genevieve, Missouri 63670	February 8, 2002	290833
New Mexico: Bernalillo (01-06-880P) (FEMA Docket No. 7610)	Unincorporated Areas	February 21, 2002; February 28, 2002; Albuquerque Journal	Mr. Tom Rutherford, Chairman, Bernalillo County, 2400 Broadway, S.E., Albuquerque, New Mexico 87102	January 29, 2002	350001
Ohio:
Lorain (01-05-665P) (FEMA Docket No. 7610)	City of Avon	March 22, 2002; March 29, 2002; The Morning Journal	The Honorable James Smith, Mayor, City of Avon, 36080 Chester Road, Avon, Ohio 44011	June 28, 2002	390348
Montgomery (01-05-740P) (FEMA Docket No. 7610)	City of Centerville	March 15, 2002; March 22, 2002; Dayton Daily News	The Honorable Sally D. Beals, Mayor, City of Centerville, 7875 Stonehouse Court, Centerville, Ohio 45459	June 21, 2002	390408
Delaware (01-05-1490P) (FEMA Docket No. 7610)	Unicorporated Areas	March 6, 2002; March 13, 2002; Westerville News and Public Opinion	Mr. James Ward, President, Delaware County, Board of Commissioners, 101 North Sandusky Street, Delaware, Ohio 43105	June 12, 2002	390146
Franklin, (01-05-1490P) (FEMA Docket No. 7610)	Unincorporated Areas	March 6, 2002; March 13, 2002; Westerville News and Public Opinion	Mr. Dewey R. Stokes, President, Franklin County Board of Commissioners, 373 South High Street, 26th Floor, Columbus, Ohio 43215	June 12, 2002	390167
Franklin (00-05-311P) (FEMA Docket No. 7610)	City of Grove City	April 17, 2002; April 24, 2002; Grove City News	The Hon. Cheryl L. Grossman, Mayor, City of Grove City, P.O. Box 427, Grove City, Ohio 43123	July 24, 2002	390173
Lucas (01-05-2963P) (FEMA Docket No. 7610)	Unincorporated Areas	February 19, 2002; February 26, 2002; Farmland News	Ms. Sandy Isenberg, President, Lucas County, Board of Commissioners, One Government Center, Suite 800, Toledo, Ohio 43604	May 28, 2002	390359
Franklin and Delaware (01-05-1490P) (FEMA Docket No. 7610)	City of Westerville	March 6, 2002; March 13, 2002; Westerville News and Public Opinion	The Hon. Stewart Flaherty, Mayor, City of Westerville, 21 South State Street, Westerville, Ohio 43081	June 12, 2002	390179
Delaware and Franklin (02-05-2128P) (FEMA Docket No. 7610)	City of Westerville	April 10, 2002; April 17, 2002; Westerville News and Public Opinion	The Hon. Stewart Flaherty, Mayor, City of Westerville, 21 South State Street, Westerville, Ohio 43081	April 8, 2002	390179
Oklahoma:
Oklahoma (00-06-1829P) (FEMA Docket No. 7610)	City of Edmond	March 22, 2002; March 29, 2002; The Edmond Sun	The Honorable Saundra Naifeh, Mayor, City of Edmond, P.O. Box 2970, Edmond, Oklahoma 73083	February 28, 2002	400252
Tulsa (01-06-1178P) (FEMA Docket No. 7610)	Unincorporated Areas	March 7, 2002; March 14, 2002; Tulsa World	The Hon. Wilbert E. Colins, Chairman, Tulsa County, Board of Commissioners, 500 South Denver, Tulsa, Oklahoma 74103	June 13, 2002	400462
Texas:
Tarrant (01-06-780P) (FEMA Docket No. 7610)	City of Arlington	April 10, 2002; April 17, 2002; The Arlington Morning News	The Honorable Elzie Odom, Mayor, City of Arlington, 101 West Abram Street, Arlington, Texas 76004	July 16, 2002	485454
Travis (01-06-674P) (FEMA Docket No. 7610)	City of Austin	March 5, 2002; March 12, 2002; Austin American Statesman	The Honorable Gus Gracia, Mayor, City of Austin, 124 West 8th Street, Austin, Texas 78701	January 18, 2002	480624
Bexar (01-06-543P) (FEMA Docket No. 7610)	Unincorporated Areas	January 17, 2002; January 24, 2002; San Antonio Express News	The Hon. Cyndi T. Krier, Judge, Bexar County, 100 Dolorosa, Suite 101, San Antonio, Texas 78205	April 25, 2002	480035
Bexar (01-06-1714P)	Unincorporated Areas	February 21, 2002; February 28, 2002; San Antonio Express News	The Hon. Nelson W. Wolff, Judge, Bexar County, 100 Dolorosa, Suite 101, San Antonio, Texas 78205	May 30, 2002	480035
Johnson (00-06-1649P) (FEMA Docket No. 7610)	City of Burleson	February 20, 2002; February 27, 2002; The Burleson Star	The Honorable Byron Black, Mayor, City of Burleson, 141 West Renfro, Burleson, Texas 76028	May 29, 2002	485459
Montgomery (01-06-225P) (FEMA Docket No. 7610)	City of Conroe	February 19, 2002; February 26, 2002; The Courier	The Honorable Carter Moore, Mayor, City of Conroe, P.O. Box 3066, Conroe, Texas 77305	May 28, 2002	480484
Denton (00-06-1241P) (FEMA Docket No. 7610)	Town of Corinth	April 3, 2002; April 10, 2002; Lake Cities Sun Paper	The Hon. Shirley Spellerberg, Mayor, Town of Corinth, 2003 South Corinth, Corinth, Texas 76205	July 10, 2002	481143
Dallas (01-06-1501P) (FEMA Docket No. 7610)	City of Dallas	January 24, 2002; January 31, 2002; Dallas Morning News	The Honorable Laura Miller, Mayor, City of Dallas, 1500 Marilla Street, City Hall, Dallas, Texas 75201	May 1, 2002	480171
Tarrant (02-06-373P) (FEMA Docket No. 7610)	City of Fort Worth	April 3, 2002; April 10, 2002; Fort Worth Star-Telegram	The Honorable Kenneth Barr, Mayor, City of Fort Worth, 1000 Throckmorton Street, Fort Worth, Texas 76102	July 10, 2002	480596
Williamson (01-06-213P) (FEMA Docket No. 7610)	City of Hutto	February 21, 2002; February 28, 2002; Hutto Herald	The Honorable Glen Pierce, Mayor, City of Hutto, P.O. Box 2803, Hutto, Texas 78634	May 30, 2002	481047
Dallas (01-06-1643P) (FEMA Docket No. 7610)	City of Irving	April 4, 2002; April 11, 2002; The Irving Morning News	The Honorable Joe H. Putnam, Mayor, City of Irving, 825 West Irving Boulevard, Irving, Texas 75060	March 8, 2002	480180
Midland (01-06-1743P) (FEMA Docket No. 7610)	City of Midland	May 2, 2002; May 9, 2002; Midland Reporter-Telegram	The Hon. Michael J. Canon, Mayor, City of Midland, City Hall, 300 North Loraine, Midland, Texas 79701	August 8, 2002	480477
Montgomery (01-06-599P) (FEMA Docket No. 7610)	Unincorporated Areas	March 6, 2002; March 13, 2002; The Courier	The Honorable Alan B. Sadler, Judge, Montgomery County, 301 North Thompson Street, Suite 210, Conroe, Texas 77301	June 12, 2002	480483
Montgomery (01-06-1170P) (FEMA Docket No. 7610)	Unincorporated Areas	March 2, 2002; March 27, 2002; The Courier	The Honorable Alan B. Sadler, Judge, Montgomery County, 301 North Thompson Street, Suite 210, Conroe, Texas 77301	February 26, 2002	480483
Montgomery (01-06-1145P) (FEMA Docket No. 7610)	Unincorporated Areas	March 21, 2002; March 28, 2002; The Courier	The Honorable Alan B. Sadler, Judge, Montgomery County, 301 North Thompson Street, Suite 210, Conroe, Texas 77301	March 1, 2002	480483
Tarrant (01-06-579P) (FEMA Docket No. 7610)	City of North Richland Hills	January 8, 2002; January 15, 2002; Fort Worth Star Telegram	The Honorable Charles Scoma, Mayor, City of N. Richland Hills, P.O. Box 820609, North Richland Hills, Texas 76182	December 19, 2002	480607
Tarrant (01-06-1991) (FEMA Docket No. 7610)	City of North Richland Hills	March 6, 2002; March 11, 2002; Fort Worth Star Telegram	The Honorable Oscar Trevino, Mayor, City of N. Richland Hills, P.O. Box 820609, North Richland Hills, Texas 76182	January 23, 2002	480607
Montgomery (01-06-599P) (FEMA Docket No. 7610)	City of Oak Ridge North	March 6, 2002; March 13, 2002; The Courier	The Honorable Joe Michels, Mayor, City of Oak Ridge North, City Hall, 2742 Robinson Road, Oak Ridge North, Texas 77385	June 12, 2002	481560
Collin (00-06-1193P) (FEMA Docket No. 7610)	City of Plano	February 20, 2002; February 27, 2002; Plano Star Courier	The Honorable Pat Evans, Mayor, City of Plano, P.O. Box 860358, Plano, Texas 75086	May 29, 2002	480140
Rockwall (01-06-355P) (FEMA Docket No. 7610)	City of Rockwall	March 22, 2002; March 29, 2002; The Rockwall/Rowlett Morning News	The Honorable Ken Jones, Mayor, City of Rockwall, 385 S. Goliad Street, Rockwall, Texas 75087	March 1, 2002	480547
Tarrant (02-06-373P) (FEMA Docket No. 7610)	Unincorporated Areas	April 3, 2002; April 10, 2002; Fort Worth Strar Telegram	The Honorable Tom Vandergriff, Judge, Tarrant County, 100 East Weatherford Street, Forth Worth, Texas 76196	July 10, 2002	4800582

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance No. 83.100, “Flood Insurance”)

Dated: September 23, 2002.

Anthony S. Lowe,

Administrator, Federal Insurance and Mitigation Administration.