[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 229 (Tuesday, November 26, 1996)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 60037-60041]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-30165]
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FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY
44 CFR Part 65
[Docket No. FEMA-7200]
Changes in Flood Elevation Determinations
AGENCY: Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).
ACTION: Interim rule.
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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 and revise the Flood Insurance Rate
Map(s) in effect prior to this determination for each listed community.
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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 Executive Associate
Director, Mitigation Directorate, 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: Frederick H. Sharrocks, Jr., Chief,
Hazard Identification Branch, Mitigation Directorate, 500 C Street SW.,
Washington, DC 20472, (202) 646-2796.
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 upon 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 Executive Associate Director, Mitigation Directorate, 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.
Sec. 65.4 [Amended]
2. The tables published under the authority of Sec. 65.4 are
amended as follows:
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Chief executive
State and county Location Dates and name of newspaper where officer of Effective date of Community
notice was published community modification No.
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Arizona:
Maricopa................. Unincorporated areas......... Aug. 22, 1996, Aug. 29, 1996, The Honorable Ed Aug. 7, 1996............ 040037
Arizona Republic. King, Chairman,
Maricopa
County, Board
of Supervisors,
301 West
Jefferson
Street, Tenth
Floor, Phoenix,
Arizona 85003.
Maricopa................. Town of Paradise Valley...... Aug. 22, 1996, Aug. 29, 1996, The Honorable Aug. 7, 1996............ 040049
Arizona Republic. Marvin Davis,
Mayor, Town of
Paradise
Valley, 6401
East Lincoln
Drive, Paradise
Valley, Arizona
85253.
Maricopa................. City of Phoenix.............. Aug. 22, 1996, Aug. 29, 1996, The Honorable Aug. 7, 1996............ 040051
Arizona Business Gazette. Skip Rimsza,
Mayor of
Phoenix, 200
West Washington
Street,
Phoenix,
Arizona 85003.
Pima..................... Unincorporated areas......... Sept. 18, 1996, Sept. 25, 1996, The Honorable Aug. 13, 1996........... 040073
Arizona Daily Star. Paul Marsh,
Chairman, Pima
County, Board
of Supervisors,
130 West
Congress,
Tucson, Arizona
85701.
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California: San Diego........ Unincorporated areas......... Oct. 1, 1996, Oct. 8, 1996, San The Honorable Sept. 16, 1996.......... 06084
Diego Daily Transcript. Ron Roberts,
Chairman, San
Diego County
Board of
Supervisors,
1600 Pacific
Highway, Room
335, San Diego,
California
92101.
Colorado:
Arapahoe................. Unincorporated areas......... Aug. 22, 1996, Aug. 29, 1996, The Honorable July 15, 1996........... 080011
Villager. Polly Page,
Chairman,
Arapahoe County
Board of
Commissioners,
5334 South
Prince Street,
Littleton,
Colorado 80166-
0001.
Arapahoe................. City of Aurora............... Aug. 22, 1996, Aug. 29, 1996, The Honorable July 15, 1996........... 080002
Villager. Paul E. Tauer,
Mayor, City of
Aurora, 1470
South Havana
Street, Suite
808, Aurora,
Colorado 80012.
Boulder.................. Unincorporated areas......... Sept. 18, 1996, Sept. 25, 1996, The Honorable Sept. 6, 1996........... 080023
Louisville Times. Ronald K.
Stewart,
Chairman, Board
of County
Commissioners,
Boulder County,
P.O. Box 471,
Boulder,
Colorado 80306.
Jefferson................ City of Golden............... Sept. 6, 1996, Sept. 13, 1996, The Honorable Aug. 20, 1996........... 080090
Golden Transcript. Jan C. Schenck,
Mayor, City of
Golden, City
Hall, 911 Tenth
Street, Golden,
Colorado 80401.
Jefferson................ City of Lakewood............. Aug. 22, 1996, Aug. 29, 1996, The Honorable Aug. 8, 1996............ 085075
Jefferson Sentinel. Linda Morton,
Mayor, City of
Lakewood, 445
South Allison
Parkway,
Lakewood,
Colorado 80226-
3105.
Boulder.................. City of Louisville........... Sept. 18, 1995, Sept. 25, 1995, The Honorable Sept. 6, 1996........... 085076
Louisville Times. Tom Davidson,
Mayor, City of
Louisville, 749
Main Street,
Louisville,
Colorado 80027.
Jefferson................ City of Wheat Ridge.......... Sept. 20, 1996, Sept. 27, 1996, The Honorable Aug. 28, 1996........... 085079
Wheat Ridge Transcript. Dan Wilde,
Mayor, City of
Wheat Ridge,
7500 West 29th
Avenue, Wheat
Ridge, Colorado
80215.
Hawaii: Maui................. Unincorporated areas......... Aug. 16, 1996, Aug. 23, 1996, The Honorable July 23, 1996........... 150003
Maui News. Linda Crockett-
Lingle, Mayor,
Maui County,
200 South High
Street,
Wailuka, Hawaii
96793.
Kansas:
Harvey................... City of Halstead............. Oct. 3, 1996, Oct. 10, 1996, The The Honorable Sept. 4, 1996........... 200131
Harvey County Independent. Dorel Neufeld,
Mayor, City of
Halstead, P.O.
Box 312,
Halstead,
Kansas 67056-
0312.
Harvey................... Unincorporated areas......... Oct. 3, 1996, Oct. 10, 1996, The The Honorable Sept. 4, 1996........... 200585
Harvey County Independent. Craig R.
Simons, Harvey
County
Administrator,
Administration
Department,
P.O. Box 687,
Newton, Kansas
67114-0687.
Johnson.................. City of Leawood.............. Aug. 20, 1996, Aug. 27, 1996, The Honorable July 24, 1996........... 200167
Legal Record. Marcia
Rinehart,
Mayor, City of
Leawood, 4800
Town Center
Drive, Leawood,
Kansas 66211.
Johnson.................. City of Overland Park........ Aug. 16, 1996, Aug. 23, 1996, The Honorable Ed July 24, 1996........... 200174
Overland Park Sun. Eilert, Mayor,
City of
Overland Park,
8500 Santa Fe
Drive, Overland
Park, Kansas
66212.
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Oklahoma:
Comanche................. City of Lawton............... Oct. 1, 1996, Oct. 8, 1996, The The Honorable Aug. 30, 1996........... 400049
Lawton Constitution. John T. Marley,
Mayor, City of
Lawton, 103
Southwest
Fourth Street,
Lawton,
Oklahoma 73501.
Ottawa................... City of Miami................ Sept. 18, 1996, Sept. 25, 1996, The Honorable Aug. 16, 1996........... 400157
Miami News Record. Louis E.
Mathia, Mayor,
City of Miami,
P.O. Box 309,
Miami, Oklahoma
74355-0309.
Oregon: Jackson.............. City of Medford.............. Sept. 5, 1996, Sept. 12, 1996, The Honorable Aug. 2, 1996............ 410096
Mail Tribune. Jerry Lausmann,
Mayor, City of
Medford, 411
West Eighth
Street,
Medford, Oregon
97501.
Texas:
Tarrant.................. City of Fort Worth........... Aug. 16, 1996, Aug. 23, 1996, The Honorable Aug. 6, 1996............ 480596
Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Jewel C. Woods,
Mayor Pro Tem,
City of Fort
Worth, 1000
Throckmorton
Street, Fort
Worth, Texas
76102-6311.
Tarrant.................. City of Fort Worth........... Aug. 23, 1996, Aug. 30, 1996, The Honorable Aug. 5, 1996............ 480596
Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Jewel C. Woods,
Mayor Pro Tem,
City of Fort
Worth, 1000
Throckmorton
Street, Fort
Worth, Texas
76102-6311.
Harris................... Unincorporated areas......... Sept. 18, 1996, Sept. 25, 1996, The Honorable Aug. 16, 1996........... 480287
Houston Chronicle. Robert Eckels,
Harris County
Judge, Harris
County
Administration
Building, 1001
Preston Street,
Houston, Texas
77002.
Tarrant.................. City of Haslet............... Aug. 16, 1996, Aug. 23, 1996, The Honorable Aug. 6, 1996............ 480600
Fort Worth Star-Telegram. I.J. Frazier,
Mayor, City of
Haslet, P.O.
Box 183,
Haslet, Texas
76052.
Tarrant.................. City of Haslet............... Sept. 20, 1996, Sept. 27, 1996, The Honorable Aug. 29, 1996........... 480600
Fort Worth Star-Telegram. I.J. Frazier,
Mayor, City of
Haslet, P.O.
Box 183,
Haslet, Texas
76052.
Denton................... Town of Hebron............... Sept. 11, 1996, Sept. 18, 1996, The Honorable Aug. 20, 1996........... 481495
Lewisville Leader. Stanley Dozier,
Mayor, Town of
Hebron, Route
2, Box 184,
Carrollton,
Texas 75010.
Montgomery............... Unincorporated areas......... Oct. 1, 1996, Oct. 8, 1996, The Honorable Sept. 12, 1996.......... 480483
Conroe Courier. Alan B. Sadler,
Montgomery
County Judge,
301 North
Thompson, Suite
210, Conroe,
Texas 77301.
Collin................... City of Plano................ Oct. 8, 1996, Oct. 15, 1996, The Honorable Sept. 11, 1996.......... 480140
Plano Star Courier. James N. Muns,
Mayor, City of
Plano, P.O. Box
860358, Plano,
Texas 75086-
0358.
Collin................... City of Plano................ Oct. 9, 1996, Oct. 16, 1996, The Honorable Sept. 12, 1996.......... 480140
Plano Star Courier. James N. Muns,
Mayor, City of
Plano, P.O. Box
860358, Plano,
Texas 75086-
0358.
Wichita.................. City of Wichita Falls........ Oct. 3, 1996, Oct. 10, 1996, The Honorable Sept. 24, 1996.......... 48062
Wichita Falls Times Record News. Kay Yeager,
Mayor, City of
Wichita Falls,
P.O. Box 1431,
Wichita Falls,
Texas 76307.
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(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance No. 83.100, ``Flood
Insurance.'')
Dated: November 18, 1996.
Craig S. Wingo,
Deputy Associate Director, Mitigation Directorate.
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