00-30560. 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 and revise the Flood Insurance Rate Map(s) (FIRMs) 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 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, Federal Emergency Management Agency, 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 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 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 National Flood Insurance Program. 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 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
Connecticut:
Middlesex	Town of Cromwell	October 3, 2000, October 10, 2000, The Hartford Courant	Mr. Stanley Terry, First Selectman for the Town of Cromwell, 41 West Street, Cromwell, Connecticut 06416	January 8, 2001	090123
Florida:
Brevard	Unincorporated Areas	November 10, 2000, November 17, 2000, Florida Today	Mr. Tom N. Jenkins, Brevard County Manager, Government Center, Building C, 2725 Judge Fran Jamieson Highway, Viera, Florida 32940	February 16, 2001	125092 E
Brevard	City of Rockledge	November 10, 2000, November 17, 2000, Florida Today	The Honorable Larry L. Schultz, Mayor of the City of Rockledge, P.O. Box 560488, Rockledge, Florida 32956-0488	February 16, 2001	120027 E
Illinois:
Will	City of Joliet	November 10, 2000, November 17, 2000, The Herald-News	The Honorable Arthur Schultz, Mayor of the City of Joliet, Municipal Building, 150 West Jefferson Street, Joliet, Illinois	November 3, 2000	170702 E
Will	City of Joliet	November 14, 2000, November 21, 2000, The Herald-News	The Honorable Arthur Schultz, Mayor of the City of Joliet, Municipal Building, 150 West Jefferson Street, Joliet, Illinois	November 6, 2000	170702 E
Will	Village of Plainfield	October 25, 2000, November 1, 2000, The Enterprise	Mr. Richard Rock, Village of Plainfield President, 530 West Lockport Street, Suite 206, Plainfield, Illinois 60544	October 17, 2000	170771 E
Will	Unincorporated Areas	November 10, 2000, November 17, 2000, The Herald-News	Mr. Charles R. Adelman, Will County Executive, 302 North Chicago Street, Joliet, Illinois 60432	November 3, 2000	170695 E
Kentucky:
Pike	City of Pikeville	November 15, 2000, November 22, 2000, The Appalachian News- Express	The Honorable Frank Morris, Mayor of the City of Pikeville, 118 College Street, Pikeville, Kentucky 41501	February 21, 2001	210193 F
Michigan:
Macomb	Township of Chesterfield	September 6, 2000, September 13, 2000, Bay Voice	Mr. Elbert J. Tharp, Chesterfield Township Supervisor, 47275 Sugar Bush Road, Chesterfield, Michigan 48047	August 25, 2000	260120 B
Macomb	Township of Macomb	September 8, 2000, September 15, 2000, The Macomb Daily	Mr. John D. Brennan, Macomb Township Supervisor, 19925 Twenty-Three Mile Road, Macomb, Michigan 48042	August 30, 2000	260445
Macomb	City of Sterling Heights	September 14, 2000, September 21, 2000, The Macomb Daily	The Honorable Richard J. Notte, Mayor of the City of Sterling Heights, 40555 Utica Road, P.O. Box 8009, Sterling Heights, Michigan 48311-8009	September 6, 2000	260128 E
North Carolina:
Avery	Town of Banner Elk	September 28, 2000, October 5, 2000, The Mountain Citizen	The Honorable Deka Tate, Mayor of the Town of Banner Elk, Town Hall, P.O. Box 156, Banner Elk, North Carolina 28604	December 30, 1999	370011 B
Guilford	City of Greensboro	November 16, 2000, November 23, 2000, News & Record	The Honorable Keith Holliday, Mayor of the City of Greensboro, P.O. Box 3136, Greensboro, North Carolina 27402-3136	February 22, 2001	375351 C
Ohio:
Auglaize	Village of New Knoxville	October 4, 2000, October 11, 2000, The Evening Leader	Mr. Michael Gieb, Village Administrator, P.O. Box 246, New Knoxville, Ohio 45871	January 10, 2001	390848 C
Lorain	City of Avon	November 14, 2000, November 21, 2000, The Morning Journal	The Honorable James A. Smith, Mayor of the City of Avon, City Hall, 36080 Chester Road, Avon, Ohio 44011	November 8, 2000	390348 C
Pennsylvania:
Allegheny	Municipality of Monroeville	August 29, 2000, Tribune-Review	Mr. Marshall W. Bond, Municipality of Monroeville Manager, 2700 Monroeville Boulevard, Monroeville, Pennsylvania 15146-2388	September 22, 2000	420054 E
Allegheny	Municipality of Penn Hills	August 29, 2000, Tribune-Review	Mr. John C. Brennan, Municipality of Penn Hills Manager, 12245 Frankstown Road, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15235	September 22, 2000	421092 E
Puerto Rico:
Commonwealth		October 5, 2000, October 12, 2000, El Nuevo Día	Mr. Jose R. Cabellero Mercado, President de la Junta de, Planificacíon de Puerto Rico, El Piso 13, Oficina 1304, Edificio Norte, Centro Gubernamental Minillas, Santurce, Puerto Rico 00940	January 12, 2001	720000
Commonwealth		October 10, 2000, October 17, 2000, El Nuevo Día	Mr. Jose R. Cabellero Mercado, President de la Junta de, Planificacíon de Puerto Rico, El Piso 13, Oficina 1304, Edificio Norte, Centro Gubernamental Minillas, Santurce, Puerto Rico 00940	October 2, 2000	720000
South Carolina:
Richland	Town of Arcadia Lakes	April 24, 2000, May 1, 2000, The State	The Honorable Joan B. Brady, Mayor of the Town of Arcadia Lakes, 6626A Arcadia Woods Road, Columbia, South Carolina 29206	July 30, 2000	450171 G
Virginia:
Arlington	Unincorporated Areas	November 10, 2000, November 17, 2000, The Journal Newspaper	Mr. William Donahue, Arlington County Manager, 2100 Clarendon Boulevard, Room 302, Arlington, Virginia 22201	May 3, 1982	515520
Independent City	City of Falls Church	November 10, 2000, November 17, 2000, The Journal Newspaper	The Honorable Daniel Gardner, Mayor of the City of Falls Church, 300 Park Avenue, Falls Church, Virginia 22046	February 3, 1982	510054
Independent City	City of Winchester	August 30, 2000, September 5, 2000, Winchester Star	Mr. Edwin C. Daley, City of Winchester Manager, Rouss City Hall, 15 North Cameron Street, Winchester, Virginia 22601	November 20, 2000	510173 B
Wisconsin:
Washington	Village of Jackson	July 18, 2000, July 25, 2000, The Daily News	Mr. Delmore Beaver, Village of Jackson Administrator, P.O. Box 147, Jackson Wisconsin 53037	July 13, 2000	550530 B
La Crosse	City of La Crosse	November 14, 2000, November 21, 2000, The La Crosse Tribune	The Honorable John Medinger, Mayor of the city of La Crosse, City Hall, 400 La Crosse Street, La Crosse, Wisconsin 54601	February 20, 2001	555562 B
La Crosse	Unincorporated Areas	November 14, 2000, November 21, 2000, The La Crosse Tribune	Mr. James Ehrsam, Chairman, La Crosse County Board, 400 North Fourth Street, Room 101, La Crosse, Wisconsin 54601-3200	February 20, 2001	550217 A

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

Dated: November 17, 2000.

Michael J. Armstrong,

Associate Director for Mitigation.