00-27641. Changes in Flood Elevation Determinations

AGENCY:

Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).

ACTION:

Interim rule.

SUMMARY:

This interim rule lists communities where modification of the base (1% annual chance) flood elevations is appropriate because of new scientific or technical data. New flood insurance premium rates will be calculated from the modified base flood elevations for new buildings and their contents.

DATES:

These modified base flood elevations are currently in effect on the dates listed in the table below and revise the Flood Insurance Rate Map(s) in effect prior to this determination for each listed community.

From the date of the second publication of these changes in a newspaper of local circulation, any person has ninety (90) days in which to request through the community that the Associate Director for Mitigation reconsider the changes. The modified elevations may be changed during the 90-day period.

ADDRESSES:

The modified base flood elevations 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 following table.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

The modified base flood elevations are not listed for each community in this interim rule. However, the address of the Chief Executive Officer of the community where the modified base flood elevation determinations are available for inspection is provided.

Any request for reconsideration must be based on knowledge of changed conditions, or upon new scientific or technical data.

The modifications are made pursuant to section 201 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 base flood elevations 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 elevations, 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.

The changes in base flood elevations 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 Associate Director for Mitigation 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 interim 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 recordkeeping 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 name of newspaper where notice was published	Chief executive officer of community	Effective date of modification	Community No.
Arizona:
Maricopa	City of Glendale	July 27, 2000, August 3, 2000, Arizona Republic	The Honorable Elaine Scruggs, mayor, City of Glendale, 5850 West Glendale Avenue, Glendale, Arizona 85301	July 5, 2000	040045
Maricopa	City of Glendale	August 31, 2000, September 7, 2000, Arizona Republic	The Honorable Elaine Scruggs, mayor, City of Glendale, 5850 West Glendale, Glendale, Arizona 85301	August 10, 2000	040045
Maricopa	City of Peoria	July 27, 2000, August 3, 2000, Arizona Republic	The Honorable John Keegan, mayor, City of Peoria, 8401 West Monroe Street, Peoria, Arizona 85345	July 5, 2000	040050
Maricopa	City of Phoenix	July 27, 2000, August 3, 2000, Arizona Republic	The Honorable Skip Rimsza, mayor, City of Phoenix, 200 West Washington Street, 11th Floor, Phoenix, Arizona 85003	July 5, 2000	040051
Maricopa	City of Phoenix	August 31, 2000, September 7, 2000, Arizona Republic	The Honorable Skip Rimsza, mayor, City of Phoenix, 200 West Washington Street, 11th Floor, Phoenix, Arizona 85003	August 10, 2000	040051
Maricopa	City of Phoenix	September 14, 2000, September 21, 2000, Arizona Republic	The Honorable Skip Rimsza, mayor, City of Phoenix, 200 West Washington Street, 11th Floor, Phoenix, Arizona 85003	August 22, 2000	040051
Maricopa	Unincorporated Areas	August 31, 2000, September 7, 2000, Arizona Republic	The Honorable Andrew Kunasek, chairperson, Maricopa County Board of Supervisors, 301 West Jefferson, 10th Floor, Phoenix, Arizona 85003	August 10, 2000	040037
Mohave	Unincorporated Areas	July 6, 2000, July 13, 2000, Kingman Daily Miner	The Honorable Buster Johnson, chairperson, Mohave County Board of Supervisors, 809 East Beale Street, Kingman, Arizona 86401-5924	October 20, 2000	040058
Pima	City of Tucson	July 6, 2000, July 13, 2000, Arizona Daily Star	The Honorable Robert E. Walkup, mayor, City of Tucson, P.O. Box 27210, Tucson, Arizona 85726	June 16, 2000	040076
Pima	City of Tucson	July 27, 2000, August 3, 2000, Tucson Citizen	The Honorable Robert E. Walkup, mayor, City of Tucson, P.O. Box 27210, Tucson, Arizona 85726	July 10, 2000	040076
Pima	City of Tucson	August 29, 2000, September 5, 2000, Tucson Citizen	The Honorable Robert E. Walkup, mayor, City of Tucson, P.O. Box 27210, Tucson, Arizona 85726	August 8, 2000	040078
Pima	City of Tucson	August 30, 2000, September 6, 2000, Tucson Citizen	The Honorable Robert E. Walkup, mayor, City of Tucson, P.O. Box 27210, Tucson, Arizona 85726	July 26, 2000	040076
Pima	Unincorporated Areas	July 6, 2000, July 13, 2000, Arizona Daily Star	The Honorable Sharon Bronson, chairperson, Pima County, Board of Supervisors, 130 West Congress, 11th Floor Tucson, Arizona 85701	June 16, 2000	040073
California:
Mendocino	Unincorporated Areas	September 22, 2000, September 29, 2000, Ukia Daily Journal	The Honorable Michael Delbar, chairperson, Mendocino County, Board of Supervisors, 501 Low Gap Road, Room 1090, Ukiah, California 95482	August 21, 2000	060183
Napa	Unincorporated Areas	June 29, 2000, July 6, 2000, Napa Valley Register	The Honorable Jay Hull, Administrator, Napa County, 1195 Third Street, Third Floor, Room 310, Napa, California 94559	June 14, 2000	060205
Orange	City of Irvine	June 9, 2000, June 16, 2000, Orange County Register	The Honorable Christina Shea, mayor, City of Irvine, P.O. Box 19575, Irvine, California 92623-9575	May 26, 2000	060222
Orange	City of Laguna Hills	June 9, 2000, June 16, 2000, Orange County Register	The Honorable Joel Lautenschleger, mayor, City of Laguna Hills, 25201 Paseo de Alicia, Suite 150, Laguna Hills, California 92653	May 26, 2000	060760
Riverside	City of Moreno Valley	September 22, 2000, September 29, 2000, Valley Times	The Honorable Richard Stewart, mayor, City of Moreno Valley, 14177 Frederick Street, Moreno Valley, California 92552	August 31, 2000	065074
Sacramento	City of Folsom	June 28, 2000, July 5, 2000, The Folsom Telegraph	The Honorable Stephen Miklos, mayor, City of Folsom, 50 Natoma Street, Folsom, California 95630	June 8, 2000	060263
Sacramento	City of Sacramento	September 13, 2000, September 20, 2000, Sacramento Bee	The Honorable Joe Serna, Jr., mayor, City of Sacramento, City Hall, 915 I Street, Room 205, Sacramento, California 95814	August 21, 2000	060266
Sacramento	Unincorporated Areas	August 22, 2000, August 29, 2000, Sacramento Bee	The Honorable Roger Dickinson, chairperson, Sacramento County, Board of Supervisors, 700 H Street, Room 2450, Sacramento, California 95814	August 2, 2000	060262
Sacramento	Unincorporated Areas	September 14, 2000, September 21, 2000, Sacramento Bee	The Honorable Roger Dickinson, chairperson, Sacramento County, Board of Supervisors, 700 H Street, Room 2450, Sacramento, California 95814	August 23, 2000	060262
San Diego	City of Oceanside	September 12, 2000, September 19, 2000, North County Times	The Honorable Dick Lyon, mayor, City of Oceanside, 300 North Coast Highway, Oceanside, California 92054-2885	August 25, 2000	060294
Colorado:
Arapahoe	City of Aurora	August 10, 2000, August 17, 2000, Aurora Sentinel	The Honorable Paul Tauer, mayor, City of Aurora, 1470 South Havana Street, Aurora, Colorado 80012	July 19, 2000	080002
El Paso	City of Colorado Springs	August 15, 2000, August 22, 2000, The Gazette	The Honorable MaryLou Makepeace, mayor, City of Colorado Springs, P.O. Box 1575, Colorado Springs, Colorado 80901-1575	July 28, 2000	080060
Mesa	City of Grand Junction	August 17, 2000, August 24, 2000, Daily Sentinel	The Honorable Gene Kinsey, mayor, City of Grand Junction, 250 North Fifth Street, Grand Junction, Colorado 81501-2668	November 22, 2000	080117
Mesa	Unincorporated Areas	August 17, 2000, August 24, 2000, Daily Sentinel	The Honorable Doralyn B. Genova, chairperson, Mesa County, Board of Commissioners, P.O. Box 20000, Grand Junction, Colorado 81502-5001	November 22, 2000	080115
Weld	Town of Windsor	August 31, 2000, September 7, 2000 Windsor Beacon	The Honorable Wayne Miller, mayor, Town of Windsor, 301 Walnut Street, Windsor, Colorado 80550	December 6, 2000	080264
Weld	Unincorporated Areas	August 31, 2000, September 7, 2000, Greeley Daily Tribune	The Honorable Barbara Kirkmeyer, chairperson, Weld County, Board of Commissioners, P.O. Box 758 Greeley, Colorado 80632-0758	December 6, 2000	080266
Idao:
Boise	City of Idaho City	August 18, 2000, August 25, 2000 The Idaho Statesman	The Honorable Thomas D. Corum, mayor, City of Idaho City, P.O. Box 130, Idaho City, Idaho 83631	July 28, 2000	160222
Boise	Unincorporated Areas	August 18, 2000, August 25, 2000, The Idaho Statesman	The Honorable John S. Foard, Sr., chairperson, Boise County, Board of Commissioners, P.O. Box BC, Idaho City, Idaho 83631	July 28, 2000	160205
Teton	Unincorporated Areas	August 17, 2000, August 24, 2000, Teton Valley News	The Honorable Brent Robson, chairperson, Teton County, Board of Commissioners, 89 North Main, Driggs, Idaho 83422	August 2, 2000	160230
Nevada:
Clark	Unincorporated Areas	July 21, 2000, July 28, 2000, Las Vegas Review-Journal	The Honorable Bruce L. Woodbury, chairperson, Clark County, Board of Commissioners, P.O. Box 551601, Las Vegas, Nevada 89155-1601	June 28, 2000	320003
Clark	Unincorporated Areas	September 21, 2000, September 28, 2000, Las Vegas Review-Journal	The Honorable Bruce L. Woodbury, chairperson, Clark County, Board of Commissioners, P.O. Box 551601 Las Vegas, Nevada 89155-1601	August 29, 2000	320003
Elko	City of Elko	August 16, 2000, August 23, 2000, Elko Daily Free Press	The Honorable Mike Franzoia, mayor, City of Elko, 1751 College Avenue, Elko, Nevada 89801	July 21, 2000	320010
New Mexico:
Bernalillo	City of Albuquerque	August 9, 2000, August 16, 2000, Albuquerque Journal	The Honorable Jim Baca, mayor, City of Albuquerque, P.O. Box 1293, Albuquerque, Nex Mexico 87103	July 13, 2000	350002
New Mexico:
Bernalillo	City of Albuquerque	August 10, 2000, August 17, 2000, Albuquerque Journal	The Honorable Jim Baca, mayor, City of Albuquerque, P.O. Box 1293, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87103	July 13, 2000	350002
Oklahoma:
Tulsa	City of Bixby	September 15, 2000, September 22, 2000, Tulsa World	The Honorable Joe Williams, mayor, City of Bixby, 116 West Needles Avenue, Bixby, Oklahoma 74008	December 21, 2000	400207
Tulsa	City of Tulsa	September 15, 2000, September 22, 2000, Tulsa World	The Honorable M. Susan Savage, mayor, City of Tulsa, City Hall, 200 Civic Center, Tulsa, Oklahoma 74103	December 21, 2000	405381
Tulsa	Unincorporated Areas	September 15, 2000, September 22, 2000, Tulsa World	The Honorable Wilbert E. Collins, Sr., chairperson, Tulsa County, Board of Commissioners, 500 South Denver, Tulsa, Oklahoma 74103	December 21, 2000	400462
Oregon:
Clackamas	City of Milwaukee	September 15, 2000, September 22, 2000, The Oregonian	The Honorable Carolyn Tomeri, mayor, City of Milwaukee, City Hall, 10722 Southeast Main Street, Milwaukee, Oregon 97222	December 21, 2000	410019
Clackamus	Unincorporated Areas	September 15, 2000, September 22, 2000, The Oregonian	The Honorable Bill Kennemer, chairperson, Clackamus County, Board of Commissioners, 906 Main Street, Oregon City, Oregon 97045	December 21, 2000	415588
Multnomah	City of Portland	September 15, 2000, September 22, 2000, The Oregonian	The Honorable Vera Katz, mayor, City of Portland, 1221 Southwest Fourth Avenue, Portland, Oregon 97204	December 21, 2000	410183
Multnomah	Unincorporated Areas	September 15, 2000, September 22, 2000, The Oregonian	The Honorable Beverly Stein, chairperson, Multnomah County, Board of Commissioners, 1120 Southwest Fifth Avenue, Room 1515, Portland, Oregon 97204	December 21, 2000	410179
Texas:
Brazos	City of College Station	August 3, 2000, August 10, 2000, Bryan-College Station Eagle	The Honorable Lynn McIlhaney, mayor, City of College Station, P.O. Box 9960, College Station, Texas 77842-0960	July 10, 2000	480083
Collin	City of Frisco	July 28, 2000/August 4, 2000, Frisco Enterprise	The Honorable Kathy Seei, mayor, City of Frisco, P.O. Box 1100, Frisco, Texas 75034	July 5, 2000	480134
Collin	City of Plano	August 16, 2000, August 23, 2000, Plano Star Courier	The Honorable Jeran Akers, mayor, City of Plano, P.O. Box 860358, Plano, Texas 75086-0358	July 25, 2000	480140
Collin	Unincorporated Areas	August 16, 2000, August 23, 2000, Plano Star Courier	The Honorable Ron Harris, Collin County Judge, 210 South McDonald Street, McKinney, Texas 75086-0358	July 25, 2000	480130
Dallas	City of Dallas	September 19, 2000, September 26, 2000, Dallas Morning News	The Honorable Ron Kirk, mayor, City of Dallas, City Hall, 150 Marilla Street, Dallas, Texas 75201	August 24, 2000	480171
Dallas	City of Richardson	August 3, 2000, August 10, 2000 Richardson Daily News	The Honorable Gary Slagel, mayor, City of Richardson, P.O. Box 830309, Richardson, Texas 75083-0309	November 8, 2000	480184
Denton	City of Denton	August 10, 2000, August 17, 2000 Denton Record-Chronicle	The Honorable Euline Brock, mayor, City of Denton, 215 East Mckinney Street, Denton, Texas 76201	July 14, 2000	480194
Harris	Unincorporated Areas	August 29, 2000, September 5, 2000 Houston Chronicle	The Honorable Robert Eckels, Harris County Judge, 1001 Preston Street, Suite 911, Houston, Texas 77002	August 14, 2000	480287
Montgomery	Unincorporated Areas	September 7, 2000, September 14, 2000 Conroe Courier	The Honorable Alan Sadler, Montgomery County Judge, 301 North Thompson Street, Suite 210, Conroe, Texas 77301	December 13, 2000	480483

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

Dated: October 20, 2000.

Michael J. Armstrong,

Associate Director for Mitigation.