04-27132. Changes in Flood Elevation Determinations

AGENCY:

Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Emergency Preparedness and Response Directorate, Department of Homeland Security.

ACTION:

Interim rule.

SUMMARY:

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

DATES:

These modified BFEs are currently in effect on the dates listed in the table below and revise the Flood Insurance Rate Maps in effect prior to this determination for the listed communities.

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 Mitigation Division Director for the Emergency Preparedness and Response Directorate reconsider the changes. The modified BFEs may be changed during the 90-day period.

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:

Doug Bellomo, P.E., Hazard Identification Section, Mitigation Division, Emergency Preparedness and Response Directorate, FEMA, 500 C Street SW., Washington, DC 20472, [phone].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

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

Any request for reconsideration must be based on knowledge of changed conditions or 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 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 the other Federal, State, or regional entities.

The changes 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 Mitigation Division Director for the Emergency Preparedness and Response Directorate certifies that this rule is exempt from the requirements of the Regulatory Flexibility Act because modified BFEs 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 and case No.	Date and name of newspaper where notice was published	Chief executive officer of community	Effective date of modification	Community No.
Arizona:
Maricopa	City of Glendale (03-09-1653P)	Sept. 23, 2004, Sept. 30, 2004, Arizona Business Gazette	The Honorable Elaine M. Scruggs, Mayor, City of Glendale, 5850 West Glendale Avenue, Glendale, Arizona 85301	Dec. 30, 2004	040045
Maricopa	City of Glendale (04-09-0318P)	Sept. 23, 2004, Sept. 30, 2004, Arizona Business Gazette	The Honorable Elaine M. Scruggs, Mayor, City of Glendale, 5850 West Glendale Avenue, Glendale, Arizona 85301	Dec. 30, 2004	040045
Maricopa	City of Goodyear (03-09-1653P)	Sept. 23, 2004, Sept. 30, 2004, Arizona Business Gazette	The Honorable James M. Cavanaugh, Mayor, City of Goodyear, 190 North Litchfield Road, Goodyear, Arizona 85338	Dec. 30, 2004	040046
Maricopa	City of Goodyear (04-09-0318P)	Sept. 23, 2004, Sept. 30, 2004, Arizona Business Gazette	The Honorable James M. Cavanaugh, Mayor, City of Goodyear, 190 North Litchfield Road, Goodyear, Arizona 85338	Dec. 30, 2004	040046
Maricopa	City of Litchfield Park (03-09-1653P)	Sept. 23, 2004, Sept. 30, 2004, Arizona Business Gazette	The Honorable J. Woodfin “Woody” Thomas, Mayor, City of Litchfield Park, 214 West Wigwam Boulevard, Litchfield Park, Arizona 85340	Dec. 30, 2004	040128
Maricopa	City of Peoria (04-09-0960P)	Aug. 12, 2004, Aug. 19, 2004, Arizona Business Gazette	The Honorable John Keegan, Mayor, City of Peoria, Municipal Complex, 8401 West Monroe Street, Peoria, Arizona 85345	Nov. 18, 2004	040050
Maricopa	City of Phoenix (04-09-0716P)	July 1, 2004, July 8, 2004, Arizona Business Gazette	The Honorable Phil Gordon, Mayor, City of Phoenix, 200 West Washington Street, 11th Floor, Phoenix, Arizona 85003-1611	June 22, 2004	040051
Maricopa	Unincorporated Areas (03-09-1653P)	Sept. 23, 2004, Sept. 30, 2004, Arizona Business Gazette	The Honorable Andrew W. Kunasek, Chairman, Maricopa County Board of Supervisors, 301 West Jefferson Street, 10th Floor, Phoenix, Arizona 85003	Dec. 30, 2004	040037
Maricopa	Unincorporated Areas (04-09-0318P)	Sept. 23, 2004, Sept. 30, 2004, Arizona Business Gazette	The Honorable Andrew W. Kunasek, Chairman, Maricopa County Board of Supervisors, 301 West Jefferson Street, 10th Floor, Phoenix, Arizona 85003	Dec. 30, 2004	040037
Pima	City of Tucson (04-09-0621P)	July 29, 2004, Aug. 5, 2004, Daily Territorial	The Honorable Bob Walkup, Mayor, City of Tucson, 255 West Alameda Street, Tucson, Arizona 85701	Nov. 4, 2004	040076
Pima	Unincorporated Areas (04-09-0621P)	July 29, 2004, Aug. 5, 2004, Daily Territorial	The Honorable Sharon Bronson, Chair, Pima County Board of Supervisors, 130 West Congress Street, 11th Floor, Tucson, Arizona 85701	Nov. 4, 2004	040073
Yavapai	Town of Prescott Valley (03-09-1663P)	July 8, 2004, July 15, 2004, Prescott Daily Courier	The Honorable Richard Killingsworth, Mayor, Town of Prescott Valley, 7501 East Civic Circle, Prescott Valley, Arizona 86314	Oct. 14, 2004	040121
Yavapai	Unincorporated Areas (04-09-0725P)	July 22, 2004, July 29, 2004, Prescott Daily Courier	The Honorable Lorna Street, Chairman, Yavapai County Board of Supervisors, 1015 Fair Street, Room 310, Prescott, Arizona 86301	Oct. 28, 2004	040093
California:
Contra Costa	City of Clayton (04-09-0463P)	Aug. 26, 2004, Sept. 2, 2004, Contra Costa Times	The Honorable Peter Laurence, Mayor, City of Clayton, 6000 Heritage Trail, Clayton, California 94517-0280	Dec. 2, 2004	060027
Contra Costa	City of Concord (04-09-0463P)	Aug. 26, 2004, Sept. 2, 2004, Contra Costa Times	The Honorable Mark Peterson, Mayor, City of Concord, Concord City Hall, 1950 Parkside Drive, Concord, California 94519	Dec. 2, 2004	065022
Kern	Unincorporated Areas (04-09-0755P)	Aug. 26, 2004, Sept. 2, 2004, Bakersfield Californian	Mr. John McQuiston, Chairman, Kern County Board of Supervisors, 1115 Truxtun Avenue, Fifth Floor, Bakersfield, California 93301	July 23, 2004	060075
Riverside	City of Corona (04-09-0832P)	July 22, 2004, July 29, 2004, Press Enterprise	The Honorable Jeff Miller, Mayor, City of Corona, 815 West Sixth Street, Corona, California 92882	Oct. 28, 2004	060250
Sacramento	Unincorporated Areas (04-09-0420P)	Oct. 7, 2004, Oct. 14, 2004, Daily Recorder	The Honorable Muriel Johnson, Chair, Sacramento County Board of Supervisors, 700 H Street, Suite 2450, Sacramento, California 95814	Jan. 13, 2005	060262
San Diego	City of National City (04-09-0905P)	July 29, 2004, Aug. 5, 2004, San Diego Union—Tribune	The Honorable Nick Inzunza, Mayor, City of National City, National City Civic Center, 1243 National City Boulevard, National City, California 91950	Nov. 4, 2004	060293
San Diego	San City of Vista (03-09-1498P)	Aug. 19, 2004, Aug. 26, 2004, North County Times	The Honorable Morris Vance, Mayor, City of Vista, P.O. Box 1988, Vista, California 92085	Nov. 26, 2004	060297
Santa Barbara	Unincorporated Areas (03-09-1650P)	Sept. 2, 2004, Sept. 9, 2004, Santa Barbara News-Press	The Honorable Joseph Centeno, Chair, Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors, 511 East Lakeside Parkway, Suite 141, Santa Maria, California 93455	Dec. 9, 2004	060331
Santa Clara	City of San Jose (04-09-0959P)	Aug. 5, 2004, Aug. 12, 2004, San Jose Mercury News	The Honorable Ron Gonzales, Mayor, City of San Jose, 801 North First Street, San Jose, California 95110	Nov. 12, 2004	060349
Ventura	City of Simi Valley (04-09-0054P)	Oct. 14, 2004, Oct. 21, 2004, Ventura County Star	The Honorable William Davis, Mayor, City of Simi Valley, 2929 Tapo Canyon Road, Simi Valley, California 93063-2199	Jan. 20, 2005	060421
Colorado:
Boulder	City of Longmont (03-08-0580P)	July 1, 2004, July 8, 2004, Daily Times Call	The Honorable Julia Pirmack, Mayor, City of Longmont, 350 Kimbark Street, Longmont, Colorado 80501	Oct. 7, 2004	080027
Boulder	City of Longmont (04-08-0463P)	Sept. 23, 2004, Sept. 30, 2004, Longmont Daily Times Call	The Honorable Julia Pirmack, Mayor, City of Longmont, 350 Kimbark Street, Longmont, Colorado 80501	Dec. 16, 2004	080027
Boulder	Unincorporated Areas (03-08-0580P)	July 1, 2004, July 8, 2004, Daily Times Call	The Honorable Paul Danish, Chairman, Boulder County Board of Commissioners, P.O. Box 471, Boulder, Colorado 80306	Oct. 7, 2004	080023
El Paso	City of Colorado Springs (03-08-0689P)	July 1, 2004, July 8, 2004, The Gazette	The Honorable Lionel Rivera, Mayor, City of Colorado Springs, P.O. Box 1575, Colorado Springs, Colorado 80901	Oct. 7, 2004	080060
El Paso	City of Colorado Springs (04-08-0434P)	Aug. 26, 2004, Sept. 2, 2004, The Gazette	The Honorable Lionel Rivera, Mayor, City of Colorado Springs, P.O. Box 1575, Colorado Springs, Colorado 80901	Dec. 2, 2004	080060
El Paso	City of Colorado Springs (04-08-0314P)	Sept. 23, 2004, Sept. 30, 2004, The Gazette	The Honorable Lionel Rivera, Mayor, City of Colorado Springs, P.O. Box 1575, Colorado Springs, Colorado 80901	Dec. 30, 2004	080060
El Paso	Unincorporated Areas (03-08-0689P)	July 1, 2004, July 8, 2004, The Gazette	The Honorable Chuck Brown, Chair, El Paso County Board of Commissioners, 27 East Vermijo Avenue, Colorado Springs, Colorado 80903-2203	Oct. 7, 2004	080059
El Paso	Unincorporated Areas (03-08-0062P)	Aug. 11, 2004, Aug. 18, 2004, El Paso County News	The Honorable Chuck Brown, Chair, El Paso County Board of Commissioners, 27 East Vermijo Avenue, Colorado Springs, Colorado 80903-2203	Nov. 18, 2004	080059
El Paso	Unincorporated Areas (04-08-0114P)	Sept. 22, 2004, Sept. 29, 2004, El Paso County News	The Honorable Chuck Brown, Chair, El Paso County Board of Commissioners, 27 East Vermijo Avenue, Colorado Springs, Colorado 80903-2203	Dec. 29, 2004	080059
Summit	Town of Breckenridge (04-08-0049P)	July 9, 2004, July 16, 2004, Summit County Journal	The Honorable Ernie Blake, Mayor, Town of Breckenridge, 150 Ski Hill Road, Breckenridge, Colorado 80424	Oct. 15, 2004	080172
Summit	Unincorporated Areas (02-08-0102P)	July 16, 2004, July 23, 2004, Summit County Journal	The Honorable Bill Wallace, Chairman, Summit County Board of Commissioners, County Courthouse, P.O. Box 68, Breckenridge, Colorado 80424	Oct. 22, 2004	080290
Weld	Town of Firestone (04-08-0410P)	Oct. 6, 2004, Oct. 13, 2004, Farmer and Miner	The Honorable Michael Simone, Mayor, Town of Firestone, 151 Grant Avenue, Firestone, Colorado 80520	Jan. 12, 2005	080241
Weld	Town of Frederick (04-08-0410P)	Oct. 6, 2004, Oct. 13, 2004, Farmer and Miner	The Honorable Eric Doering, Mayor, Town of Frederick, 401 Locust Street, Frederick, Colorado 80530	Jan. 12, 2005	080244
Weld	Unincorporated Areas (04-08-0410P)	Oct. 6, 2004, Oct. 13, 2004, Farmer and Miner	The Honorable Robert D. Masden, Chair, Weld County Board of Commissioners, P.O. Box 758, Greeley, Colorado 80632	Jan. 12, 2005	080266
Florida: Sarasota	City of Sarasota (04-04-A194P)	July 15, 2004, July 22, 2004, Sarasota Herald-Tribune	Mr. Michael A. McNees, City Manager, City of Sarasota, 1565 First Street, Sarasota, Florida 34236	June 24, 2004	125150
Idaho:
Ada	Unincorporated Areas (04-10-0213P)	Aug. 19, 2004, Aug. 26, 2004, Idaho Statesman	The Honorable Judy Peavey-Derr, Chairman, Ada County Board of Commissioners, County Courthouse, 200 West Front Street, Boise, Idaho 83702	Nov. 26, 2004	160001
Ada	Unincorporated Areas (04-10-0379P)	Sept. 2, 2004, Sept. 9, 2004, Idaho Statesman	The Honorable Judy Peavey-Derr, Chairman, Ada County Board of Commissioners, County Courthouse, 200 West Front Street, Boise, Idaho 83702	Dec. 9, 2004	160001
Montana:
Missoula	City of Missoula (04-08-0371P)	Aug. 26, 2004, Sept. 2, 2004, The Missoulian	The Honorable Mike Kadas, Mayor, City of Missoula, 435 Ryman Street, Missoula, Montana 59802	July 23, 2004	300049
Missoula	Unincorporated Areas (04-08-0371P)	August 26, 2004, September 2, 2004, The Missoulian	The Honorable Barbara Evans, Chairman, Missoula County Board of Commissioners, 200 West Broadway, Missoula, Montana 59802	July 23, 2004	300048
Nevada: Elko	City of Elko (02-09-1203P)	July 22, 2004, July 29, 2004, Elko Daily Free Press	The Honorable Michael J. Franzoia, Mayor, City of Elko, 1751 College Avenue, Elko, Nevada 89801	Oct. 28, 2004	320010
Utah: Salt Lake	City of South Jordan (04-08-0379P)	Sept. 2, 2004, Sept. 9, 2004, Salt Lake Tribune	The Honorable W. Kent Money, Mayor, City of South Jordan, 1600 West Towne Center Drive, South Jordan, Utah 84095	Dec. 9, 2004	490107

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

Dated: December 1, 2004.

David I. Maurstad,

Acting Director, Mitigation Division, Emergency Preparedness and Response Directorate.