01-3919. 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 (email) [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 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.
Alabama: Morgan	City of Decatur	December 5, 2000; December 12, 2000, The Decatur Daily	The Honorable Julian Price, Mayor of the City of Decatur, P.O. Box 488, Decatur, Alabama 35602	Nov. 27, 2000	010176 D
Florida:
Polk	Unincorporated Areas	December 15, 2000, December 22, 2000, The Ledger	Mr. Jim W. Keene, Polk County Manager, 330 West Church Street, P.O. Box 9005, Drawer BC01, Bartow, Florida 33831-9005	Dec. 21, 2000	120261 F
Seminole	Unincorporated Areas	November 1, 2000, November 8, 2000, Seminole Herald	Mr. Kevin Grace, Seminole County Manager, 1101 East First Street, Sanford, Florida 32771	Feb. 7, 2001	120289 E
Seminole	City of Winter Springs	November 1, 2000, November 8, 2000, Seminole Herald	Mr. Ronald McLemore, City of Winter Springs Manager, 1126 East State Road, Suite 434, Winter Springs, Florida 32708	Feb. 7, 2001	120295 E
Georgia:
Catoosa	Unincorporated Areas	January 17, 2001, January 24, 2001, The Catoosa County News	Mr. L. C. Cripps, Chairman of the Catoosa County Board of Commissioners, Catoosa County Courthouse, 7694 Nashville Street, Ringgold, Georgia 30736	Jan. 5, 2001	130028 D
Catoosa	City of Fort Oglethorpe	January 17, 2001, January 24, 2001, The Catoosa County News	The Honorable Judson L. Burkhart, Mayor of the City of Fort Oglethorpe, 500 Greenleaf Circle, Fort Olgethorpe, Georgia 30792	Jan. 5, 2001	130248 D
Chatham	Unincorporated Areas	November 10, 2000, November 17, 2000, Savanna Morning News	Dr. Billy Hair, Chairman of the Chatham County Board of Commissioners, P.O. Box 8161, Savannah, Georgia 31412	Feb. 16, 2001	130030 C
Chatham	City of Pooler	November 10, 2000, November 17, 2000, Savanna Morning News	The Honorable Earl Carter, Mayor of the City of Pooler, 100 Southwest Highway 80, Pooler, Georgia 31322	Feb. 16, 2001	130261 C
Illinois: Kane, Dupage, Will, and Kendall Counties	City of Aurora	December 5, 2000, December 12, 2000, The Beacon News	The Honorable David L. Stover, Mayor of the City of Auro, 44 East Downer Place, Aurora, Illinois 60507	March 13, 2001	170320 E
Dupage and Will	Village of Bolingbrook	December 22, 2000, December 29, 2000, The Bolingbrook Sun	The Honorable Roger C. Claar, Mayor of the Village of Bolingbrook, 375 Briarcliff Road, Bolingbrook, Illinois 60440-0951	Mar. 30, 2001	170812 E
Will	Village of Bolingbrook	November 17, 2000, November 22, 2000, The Bolingbrook Sun	The Honorable Roger C. Claar, Mayor of the Village of Bolingbrook 375 West Briarcliff Road, Bolingbrook, Illinois 60440-0951	Oct. 26, 2000	170812 E
Kane	Village of South Elgin	January 19, 2001, January 26, 2001, Daily Herald	Mr. Rick Zirk, South Elgin Village President, 10 North Water Street, South Elgin, Illinois 60177	Jan. 10, 2001	170332 B
Will	Unicorporated Areas	December 20, 2000, December 27, 2000, The Hearald-News	Mr. Joseph Mikan, Will County Executive, 302 North Chicago Street, Joliet, Illinois 60432	Mar. 28, 2001	170695 E
DeKalb	City of Dekalb	November 28, 2000, December 5, 2000, The Daily Chronicle	The Honorable Bessie Chronopoulos, Mayor of the City of Dekalb, 200 South 4th Street, Dekalb, Illinois 60115	Mar. 6, 2001	170182 D
DuPage	Village of Glendale Heights	December 7, 2000, December 14, 2000, Glendale Heights Press	Mr. J. Ben Fajardo, President, Village of Glendale Heights, 300 East Civic Center Plaza, Glendale Heights, Illinois 60139	Nov. 30, 2000	170206 C
Indiana:
Lake	Town of Dyer	January 16, 2001, January 23, 2001, The Times	Mr. Glen Eberly, President of the Town of Dyer Board of Trustees, One Town Square, Dyer, Indiana 46311	Jan. 8, 2001	180129 D
Lake	Town of Schererville	January 16, 2001, January 23, 2001, The Times	Mr. Richard Krame, Schererville Town Manager, 833 West Lincoln Highway, Suite B20W, Schererville, Indiana 46375	Jan. 8, 2001	180142 B
Vanderburgh	Unincorporated Areas	November 24, 2000, December 1, 2000, The Evansville Courier and Press	Ms. Bettie Lou Jerrel, President of the Vanderburgh County Board of Commissioners, Civic Center Complex, Room 305, One NW Martin Luther King, Jr., Boulevard, Evansville, Indiana 47708-1874	Mar. 2, 2001	180256 C
Kentucky:
Jefferson	Unincorporated Areas	December 19, 2000, December 26, 2000, The Courier-Journal	The Honorable Rebecca Jackson, Jefferson County Judge Executive, Jefferson County Courthouse, 527 West Jefferson Street, Suite 400, Louisville, Kentucky 40202	Mar. 26, 2001	210120
Pike	Unincorporated Areas	December 27, 2000, January 3, 2001, Appalachian News-Express	The Honorable Karen Gibson, CPA, Pike County Judge Executive, 324 Main Street, Pikeville, Kentucky 41501	Dec. 15, 2000	210298F
Pike	City of Pikeville	December 27, 2000, January 3, 2001, Appalachian News-Express	The Honorable Frank Morris, Mayor of the City of Pikeville, 118 College Street, Pikeville, Kentucky 41501	Dec. 15, 2000	210193F
Michigan:
Shiawassee	City of Owosso	November 24, 2000, December 1, 2000, The Argus-Press	The Honorable John C. M. Davis, Mayor of the City of Owosso, 301 West Main Street, Owosso, Michigan 48867	Mar. 2, 2001	260596 A
Macomb	City of Sterling Heights	June 14, 2000, June 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	Sept. 5, 2000	260128 F
Mississippi:
Hinds	City of Clinton	November 29, 2000, December 6, 2000, The Clarion Ledger	The Honorable Rosemary Aultman, Mayor of the City of Clinton, P.O. Box 156, Clinton, Mississippi 39060	Mar. 6, 2001	280071 C
Harrison	City of Gulfport	December 29, 2000, January 5, 2001, The Sun Herald	The Honorable Bob Short, Mayor of the City of Gulfport, P.O. Box 1780, Gulfport, Mississippi 39502	Feb. 13, 2001	285253
Harrison	City of Gulfport	January 10, 2001, January 17, 2001, The Sun Herald	The Honorable Bob Short, Mayor of the City of Gulfport, P.O. Box 1730, Gulfport, Mississippi 39502	April 18, 2001	285253 E
New Jersey: Cape May	City of North Wildwood	January 10, 2001, January 17, 2001, The Leader	The Honorable Aldo A. Palombo, Mayor of the City of North Wildwood, Municipal Building, 901 Atlantic Avenue, North Wildwood, New Jersey 08260		345308 E
North Carolina:
Wake	Town of Cary	January 24, 2001, January 31, 2001, The Cary News	The Honorable Glenn D. Lang, Mayor of the Town of Cary, 318 North Academy Street, P.O. Box 8005, Cary, North Carolina 27512	Oct. 24, 2000	370238 E
Orange	Town of Carrboro	December 29, 2000, January 5, 2001, The Chapel Hill Herald	Mr. Robert W. Morgan, Town of Carrboro Manager, P.O. Box 829, Carrboro, North Carolina 27510	Dec. 20, 2000	370275 B
Orange, Durham, and Chatham	Town of Chapel Hill	December 12, 2000, December 19, 2000, The Herald-Sun	The Honorable Rosemary Waldorf, Mayor of the Town of Chapel Hill, 306 North Columbia Street, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27516	Mar. 19, 2001	370180 E
Ohio:
Franklin	Village of Canal Winchester	November 30, 2000, December 7, 2000, The Columbus Dispatch	The Honorable Marcia Hall, Mayor of the Village of Canal Winchester, 36 South High Street, Canal Winchester, Ohio 43110	Mar. 8, 2001	390169 H
Franklin	Unincorporated Areas	November 30, 2000, December 7, 2000, The Columbus Dispatch	Ms. Arlene Shoemaker, President, Franklin County Board of Commissioners, 373 South High Street, 26th Floor, Columbus, Ohio 43215-6304	Mar. 8, 2001	390167 H
Lucas	Unincorporated Areas	December 8, 2000, December 15, 2000, The Blade	Ms. Sandy Isenberg, President of the Board of Commissioners, One Government Center, Suite 800, Toledo, Ohio 43604-2259	Dec. 1, 2000	390359 D
Pennsylvania:
Montgomery	Township of Abbington	December 6, 2000, December 13, 2000, Times Chronicle	Ms. Barbara Ferrara, President of Abington Township Board of Commissioners, 1176 Old York Road, Abington, Pennsylvania 19001	Mar. 14, 2001	420695 E
Dauphin	Township of Lower Paxton	December 6, 2000, December 13, 2000, Patriot News	Mr. George S. Wolfe, Lower Paxton Township Manager, 75 South Houcks Road, Suite 207, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17109	Nov. 28, 2000	420384 B
South Carolina: Lexington	Unincorporated Areas	December 22, 2000, December 29, 2000, The State	Mr. Johnny Jeffcoat, Lexington County Chairman, 212 South Lake Drive, Lexington, South Carolina 29072	Dec. 15, 2000	450129 G
Tennessee:
Unicoi	City of Erwin	January 24, 2001, January 31, 2001, The Erwin Record	The Honorable Russell Brackins, Mayor of the City of Erwin, Town Hall, P.O. Box 59, Erwin, Tennessee 37650	May 2, 2001	470094 B
Shelby	Town of Collierville	December 13, 2000, December 20, 2000, The Commercial Appeal	The Honorable Linda Kerley, Mayor of the Town of Collierville, 101 Walnut Street, Collierville, Tennessee 38017-2671	Mar. 20, 2001	470263 E
Metropolitan Government	City of Nashville and Davidson County	December 12, 2000, December 19, 2000, The Tennessean	The Honorable William Purcell, Mayor of the Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County, 107 Metropolitan Courthouse, Nashville, Tennessee 37201	Dec. 4, 2000	470040 C
Metropolitan Government	Nashville & Davidson County	December 7, 2000, December 14, 2000, The Tennessean	The Honorable Bill Purcell, Mayor of the City of Nashville and Davidson County, 107 Metropolitan Courthouse, Nashville, Tennessee 37201	Dec. 1, 2000	470040 C
Shelby	Unincorporated Areas	December 13, 2000, December 20, 2000, The Commercial Appeal	The Honorable Jim Rout, Mayor of Shelby County, 160 North Main Street, Suite 850, Memphis, Tennessee 38103	Mar. 20, 2001	470214 E
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	Feb. 3, 1982	510054
Henrico	Unincorporated Areas	December 1, 2000, December 8, 2000, The Richmond Times	Mr. Frank Thornton, Chairman of the Henrico County, Board of Supervisors, P.O. Box 27032, Richmond Virginia 23273	Feb. 20, 2001	510077 B

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

Dated: January 30, 2001.

Margaret E. Lawless,

Acting Executive Associate Director for Mitigation.