00-29128. 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 number
Arizona:
Maricopa	City of Avondale	March 24, 2000, March 31, 2000, The Arizona Republic	The Honorable Thomas F. Morales, Jr., Mayor, City of Avondale, 525 North Central Avenue, Avondale, Arizona 85323	February 23, 2000	040038
	City of Avondale	May 17, 2000, May 24, 2000, The Arizona Republic	The Honorable Ron Drake, Mayor, City of Avondale, 525 North Central Avenue, Avondale, Arizona 85323	April 20, 2000	040038
	Town of Buckeye	May 17, 2000, May 24, 2000, The Arizona Republic	The Honorable Dusty Hull, Mayor, Town of Buckeye, 100 North Apache Road, Suite A, Buckeye, Arizona 85326	April 20, 2000	040039
	City of Goodyear	May 17, 2000, May 24, 2000, The Arizona Republic	The Honorable William O. Arnold, Mayor, City of Goodyear, 119 North Litchfield Road, Goodyear, Arizona 85338	April 20, 2000	040046
	City of Mesa	May 17, 2000, May 24, 2000, The Arizona Republic	The Honorable Wayne Brown, Mayor, City of Mesa, P.O. Box 1466, Mesa, Arizona 85211	April 20, 2000	040048
	City of Phoenix	March 24, 2000, March 31, 2000, The Arizona Republic	The Honorable Skip Rimsza, Mayor, City of Phoenix, 200 West Washington, 11th Floor, Phoenix, Arizona 85003	February 23, 2000	040051
	City of Phoenix	May 17, 2000, May 24, 2000, The Arizona Republic	The Honorable Skip Rimsza, Mayor, City of Phoenix, 200 West Washington, 11th Floor, Phoenix, Arizona 85003	April 20, 2000	040051
	City of Tempe	May 17, 2000, May 24, 2000, The Arizona Republic	The Honorable Neil G. Giuliano, Mayor, City of Tempe, Tempe City Hall, P.O. Box 5002, Tempe, Arizona 85281	April 20, 2000	040054
	City of Tolleson	March 24, 2000, March 31, 2000, The Arizona Republic	The Honorable Adolfo Gamez, Mayor, City of Tolleson, 9555 West Van Buren, Tolleson, Arizona 85353	February 23, 2000	040055
	Unincorporated Areas	March 24, 2000, March 31, 2000, The Arizona Republic	The Honorable Andrew Kunasek, Chairperson, Maricopa County, Board of Supervisors, 301 West Jefferson, 10th Floor, Phoenix, Arizona 85003	February 23, 2000	040037
	Unincorporated Areas	May 17, 2000, May 24, 2000, The Arizona Republic	The Honorable Andrew Kunasek, Chairperson, Maricopa County, Board of Supervisors, 301 West Jefferson, 10th Floor, Phoenix, Arizona 85003	April 20, 2000	040037
	Unincorporated Areas	May 17, 2000, May 24, 2000, Holbrook Tribune News	The Honorable Tommy Thompson, Chairperson, Navajo County, Board of Supervisors, P.O. Box 668, Holbrook, Arizona 86025	April 20, 2000	040066
California:
Los Angeles	City of Carson	March 16, 2000, March 23, 2000, Daily Breeze	The Honorable Peter Fajardo, Mayor, City of Carson, 701 East Carson Street, Carson, California 90749	February 25, 2000	060107
	City of Compton	March 15, 2000, March 22, 2000, Compton Bulletin	The Honorable Omar Bradley, Mayor, City of Compton, 205 South Willowbrook Avenue, Compton, California 90220	February 25, 2000	060111
	City of Gardena	March 16, 2000, March 23, 2000, Gardena Valley News	The Honorable Donald L. Dear, Mayor, City of Gardena, P.O. Box 47003, Gardena, California 90247-6803	February 25, 2000	060119
	City of Lakewood	March 16, 2000, March 23, 2000, Press-Telegram	The Honorable Joseph Esquivel, Mayor, City of Lakewood, 5050 Clark Avenue, Lakewood, California 90712	February 25, 2000	060130
	City of Long Beach	March 16, 2000, March 23, 2000, Press-Telegram	The Honorable Beverly O'Neill, Mayor, City of Long Beach, 333 West Ocean Boulevard, Long Beach, California 90802	February 25, 2000	060136
	City of Los Angeles	March 16, 2000, March 23, 2000, Los Angeles Times	The Honorable Richard Riordan, Mayor, City of Los Angeles, 200 North Main Street, Los Angeles, California 90012	February 25, 2000	060137
	City of Santa Clarita	June 5, 2000, June 12, 2000, The Signal	The Honorable Jo Anne Darcy, Mayor, City of Santa Clarita, 23920 Valencia Boulevard, Suite 300, Santa Clarita, California 91355	May 15, 2000	060729
Riverside	City of Hemet	March 24, 2000, March 31, 2000, The Hemet News	The Honorable Lori VanArsdale, Mayor, City of Hemet, 450 East Latham Avenue, Hemet, California 92543	February 18, 2000	060253
	Unincorporated Areas	March 24, 2000, March 31, 2000, The Hemet News	The Honorable Tom Mullen, Chairperson, Riverside County Board of Supervisors, 4080 Lemon Street, 14th Floor, Riverside, California 92501	February 18, 2000	060245
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
San Diego	City of Chula Vista	March 18, 2000, March 25, 2000, Star News	The Honorable Shirley Horton, Mayor, City of Chula Vista, City Hall, 276 Fourth Avenue, Chula Vista, California 91910	February 15, 2000	065021
	City of Escondido	March 10, 2000, March 17, 2000, North County Times	The Honorable Lori Pfeiler, Mayor, City of Escondido, 201 North Broadway, Escondido, California 92025	January 31, 2000	060290
	City of Lemon Grove	May 3, 2000, May 10, 2000, Lemon Grove Review	The Honorable Mary Sessom, Mayor, City of Lemon Grove, 3232 Main Street, Lemon Grove, California 91945	March 27, 2000	060723
	City of San Diego	March 10, 2000, March 17, 2000, San Diego Daily Transcript	The Honorable Susan Golding, Mayor, City of San Diego, 202 C Street, 11th Floor, San Diego, California 92101	January 31, 2000	060295
	Unincorporated Areas	May 9, 2000, May 16, 2000, San Diego Union Tribune	The Honorable Dianne Jacob, Chairperson, San Diego County, Board of Supervisors, 1600 Pacific Highway, Room 335, San Diego, California 92101	April 3, 2000	060284
San Joaquin	City of Stockton	May 266, 2000, June 2, 2000, The Record	The Honorable Gary Podesto, Mayor, City of Stockton, 425 North El Dorado Street, Stockton, California 95202	May 10, 2000	060302
Colorado:
Adams	City of Federal Heights	June 5, 2000, June 12, 2000, Denver Rocky Mountain News	The Honorable Phil Stewart, Mayor, City of Federal Heights, 2380 West 90th Avenue, Federal Heights, Colorado 80221	September 11, 2000	080240
	City of Westminster	March 10, 2000, March 17, 2000, Denver Post	The Honorable Nancy M. Heil, Mayor, City of Westminster, 4800 West 92nd Avenue, Westminster, Colorado 80030	February 1, 2000	080008
Arapahoe	City of Englewood	March 24, 2000, March 31, 2000, The Englewood Herald	The Honorable Tom Burns, Mayor, City of Englewood, 3400 South Elati Street, Englewood, Colorado 80110	June 29, 2000	085074
	City of Greenwood Village	March 23, 2000, March 30, 2000, The Villager	The Honorable David Phifer, Mayor, City of Greenwood Village, 6060 South Quebec Street, Greenwood Village, Colorado 80111	June 29, 2000	080195
	Unincorporated Areas	March 23, 2000, March 30, 2000, The Villager	The Honorable Steve Ward, Chairperson, Arapahoe County, Board of Commissioners, 5334 South Prince Street, Littleton, Colorado 80166	June 29, 2000	080011
Douglas	City of Littleton	March 23, 2000, March 30, 2000, The Littleton Independent	The Honorable Susan Thornton, Mayor, City of Littleton, 2255 West Berry Avenue, Littleton, Colorado 80165	June 29, 2000	080017
	Unincorporated Areas	March 22, 2000, March 29, 2000, Douglas County News Press	The Honorable James Sullivan, Chairperson, Douglas County Board of Commissioners, 100 Third Street, Castle Rock, Colorado 80104	June 29, 2000	080049
Jefferson	Unincorporated Areas	March 1, 2000, March 8, 2000, Columbine Community Courier	The Honorable Richard Sheehan, Chairperson, Jefferson County Board of Commissioners, 100 Jefferson County Parkway, Suite 5550, Golden, Colorado 80419	January 31, 2000	080087
Iowa:
Black Hawk	City of Waterloo	March 29, 2000, April 5, 2000, Waterloo Courier	The Honorable John R. Rooff, Mayor, City of Waterloo, City Hall, 715 Mulberry Street, Waterloo, Iowa 50703	February 22, 2000	190025
Kansas:
Johnson	City of DeSoto	May 4, 2000, May 11, 2000, DeSoto Explorer	The Honorable Steven Pruden, Mayor, City of DeSoto, P.O. Box C, DeSoto, Kansas 66018	August 10, 2000	200161
	Unincorporated Areas	May 5, 2000, May 12, 2000, The Johnson County Sun	The Honorable Michael B. Press, Interim County Administrator, Johnson County, 111 South Cherry, Suite 3300, Olathe, Kansas 66061-3441	August 10, 2000	200159
Sedgwick	City of Wichita	April 6, 2000, April 13, 2000, Wichita Eagle	The Honorable Bob Knight, Mayor, City of Wichita, City Hall, First Floor, 455 North Main Street, Wichita, Kansas 67202	July 12, 2000	200328
	Unincorporated Areas	April 18, 2000, April 25, 2000, Wichita Eagle	The Honorable William Hancock, Chairperson, Sedgwick County Board of Commissioners, 1144 South Seneca, Wichita, Kansas 67213	July 24, 2000	200321
Louisiana:
Lafayette Parish	Unincorporated Areas	April 21, 2000, April 28, 2000, The Advertiser	The Honorable Walter S. Comeaux, Lafayette Parish President, P.O. Box 4017-C, Lafayette, Louisiana 70501-0417	March 9, 2000	220101
Nevada:
Clark	City of Henderson	April 19, 2000, April 26, 2000, Las Vegas Review-Journal	The Honorable James Gibson, Mayor, City of Henderson, 240 South Water Street, Henderson, Nevada 89015	March 21, 2000	320015
	Unincorporated Areas	April 29, 2000, April 26, 2000, Las Vegas Review-Journal	The Honorable Bruce Woodbury, Chairperson, Clark County Board of Commissioners, 500 Grand Central Parkway, Las Vegas, Nevada 89155	March 21, 2000	320003
Washoe	City of Sparks	March 21, 2000, March 28, 2000, Reno Gazette-Journal	The Honorable Tony Armstrong, Mayor, City of Sparks, P.O. Box 857, Sparks, Nevada 89432-0857	February 10, 2000	320021
New Mexico:
Bernalillo	City of Albuquerque	May 5, 2000, May 12, 2000, Albuquerque Journal	The Honorable Jim Baca, Mayor, City of Albuquerque, P.O. Box 1293, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87103	March 21, 2000	350002
Texas:
Bexar	Unincorporated Areas	March 21, 2000, March 28, 2000, San Antonio Express-News	The Honorable Cyndi Taylor Krier, Bexar County Judge, Bexar County Courthouse, 100 Dolorosa, Suite 100, San Antonio, Texas 78205-3036	February 11, 2000	480035
Burleson	City of Somerville	March 2, 2000, March 9, 2000, Burleson County Citizen-Tribune	The Honorable Don Strickland, Mayor, City of Somerville, P.O. Box 159, Somerville, Texas 77879-0159	February 2, 2000	480091
Collin	City of Frisco	June 16, 2000, June 23, 2000, Frisco Enterprise	The Honorable Kathy Seei, Mayor, City of Frisco, P.O. Box 1100, Frisco, Texas 75034	May 24, 2000	480134
Dallas	City of Irving	March 9, 2000, March 16, 2000, The Irving News	The Honorable Joe H. Putnam, Mayor, City of Irving, P.O. Box 152288, Irving, Texas 75015-2288	February 2, 2000	480180
	City of Dallas	April 21, 2000, April 28, 2000, Dallas Morning News	The Honorable Ron Kirk, Mayor, City of Dallas, City Hall, 1500 Marilla Street, Dallas, Texas 75201	March 22, 2000	480171
	City of Dallas	May 16, 2000, May 23, 2000, Dallas Morning News	The Honorable Ron Kirk, Mayor, City of Dallas, 1500 Marilla Street, Dallas, Texas 75201	August 21, 2000	480171
	City of Garland	May 25, 2000, June 1, 2000, The Garland News	The Honorable Jim Spence, Mayor, City of Garland, P.O. Box 469002, Garland, Texas 75046-9002	April 21, 2000	485471
Denton	City of Lewisville	May 26, 2000, June 2, 2000, Lewisville News	The Honorable Clarence R. Myers, Mayor, City of Lewisville, 1197 West Main Street, Lewisville, Texas 75029-9002	May 2, 2000	480195
	Unincorporated Areas	May 10, 2000, May 17, 2000 Lewisville News	The Honorable Kirk Wilson, Judge, Denton County, Courthouse-on-the-Square, 110 West Hickory Street, Second Floor, Denton, Texas 76201	March 31, 2000	480774
	Unincorporated Areas	March 14, 2000, March 21, 2000, Denton Record Chronicle	The Honorable Kirk Wilson, Judge, Denton County, Courthouse-on-the-Square, 110 West Hickory Street, Second Floor, Denton, Texas 76201	February 2, 2000	480774
Fort Bend	West Keegans Bayou Improvement District	March 21, 2000, March 28, 2000, Houston Chronicle	Ms. Sandra Weider, President, West Keegans Bayou Improvement District, 15014 Tranmore Drive, Houston, Texas 77083	February 10, 2000	481602
Harris	City of Houston	March 3, 2000, March 10, 2000, Houston Chronicle	The Honorable Lee Brown, Mayor, City of Houston, P.O. Box 1562, Houston, Texas 77251-1562	January 31, 2000	480296
Johnson	City of Burleson	May 31, 2000, June 7, 2000, Burleson Star	The Honorable Rich Roper, Mayor, City of Burleson, City Hall, 141 West Renfro, Burleson, Texas 76028	September 5, 2000	485459
	Unincorporated Areas	May 31, 2000, June 7, 2000, Cleburne Times Review	The Honorable Roger Harmon, Johnson County Judge, Johnson County Courthouse, 2 North Main Street, Cleburne, Texas 76031	September 5, 2000	480879
Tarrant	City of Saginaw	April 27, 2000, May 4, 2000, The Times Record	The Honorable Monte Nichols, Mayor, City of Saginaw, P.O. Box 79070, Saginaw, Texas 76179	March 24, 2000	480610
Travis	Unincorporated Areas	May 2, 2000, May 9, 2000, Austin American Statesman	The Honorable Samuel T. Biscoe, Travis County Judge, P.O. Box 1748, Austin, Texas 78767-1748	August 7, 2000	481026
Wichita	City of Wichita Falls	March 17, 2000, March 24, 2000, Wichita Falls Times Record News	The Honorable Kay Yeager, Mayor, City of Wichita Falls, 1300 Seventh Street, Wichita Falls, Texas 76301	February 11, 2000	480662
Williamson	City of Round Rock	March 23, 2000, March 30, 2000, Round Rock Leader	The Honorable Charles Culpepper, Mayor, City of Round Rock, City Hall, 221 East Main Street, Round Rock, Texas 78664	February 8, 2000	481048
Utah:
Utah	City of Provo	March 17, 2000, March 24, 2000, The Daily Herald	The Honorable Lewis Billings, Mayor, City of Provo, 351 West Center, Provo, Utah 84604	June 22, 2000	490159
Washington:
Chelan	Unincorporated Areas	March 24, 2000, March 31, 2000, Wenatchee World	The Honorable John Hunter, Chairperson, Chelan County Board of Commissioners, 350 Orando Avenue, Wenatchee, Washington 98801	February 11, 2000	530015
Douglas	City of East Wenatchee	May 11, 2000, May 18, 2000, Wenatchee World	The Honorable Steve Lacy, Mayor, City of East Wenatchee, 215 Ninth Street Northeast, East Wenatchee, Washington 98802	April 14, 2000	530038

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

Dated: November 5, 2000.

Margaret E. Lawless,

Deputy Associate Director for Mitigation.