00-2799. Changes in Flood Elevation Determinations

AGENCY:

Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).

ACTION:

Final rule.

SUMMARY:

Modified base (1% annual chance) flood elevations are finalized for the communities listed below. These modified elevations will be used to calculate flood insurance premium rates for new buildings and their contents.

EFFECTIVE DATES:

The effective dates for these modified base flood elevations are indicated on the following table and revise the Flood Insurance Rate Map(s) in effect for each listed community prior to this date.

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 Federal Emergency Management Agency makes the final determinations listed below of the final determinations of modified base flood elevations for each community listed. These modified elevations have been published in newspapers of local circulation and ninety (90) days have elapsed since that publication. The Associate Director has resolved any appeals resulting from this notification.

The modified base flood elevations are not listed for each community in this notice. However, this rule includes the address of the Chief Executive Officer of the community where the modified base flood elevation determinations are available for inspection.

The modifications are made pursuant to Section 206 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.

These modified elevations are used to meet the floodplain management requirements of the NFIP and are also used to calculate the appropriate flood insurance premium rates for new buildings built after these elevations are made final, and for the contents in these buildings.

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 final 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.
Arizona:
Coconino (FEMA Docket No. 7296)	City of Flagstaff	July 8, 1999, July 15, 1999, Arizona Daily Sun	The Honorable Christopher J. Bavasi, Mayor, City of Flagstaff, 211 West Aspen Avenue, Flagstaff, Arizona 86001	June 4, 1999	040020
Pima (FEMA Docket No. 7296)	City of Tucson	June 8, 1999, June 15, 1999, Tucson Citizen	The Honorable George Miller, Mayor, City of Tucson, P.O. Box 27210, Tucson, Arizona 85726	May 11, 1999	040076
Arkansas: Saline (FEMA Docket No. 7296)	Unincorporated Areas	June 17, 1999, June 24, 1999, Benton Courier	The Honorable Lanny Fite, Saline County Judge, 200 North Main, Room 116, Benton, Arkansas 72015	May 7, 1999	050191
California:
Orange (FEMA Docket No. 7296)	City of Irvine	June 8, 1999, June 15, 1999, Orange County Register	The Honorable Christina Shea, Mayor, City of Irvine, P.O. Box 19575, Irvine, California 92623	Sept. 13, 1999	060222
Orange (FEMA Docket No. 7296)	City of Placentia	July 8, 1999, July 15, 1999, Placentia News-Times	The Honorable Constance Underhill, Mayor, City of Placentia, 410 East Chapman Avenue, Placentia, California 92870	June 9, 1999	060229
Sacramento (FEMA Docket No. 7296)	Unincorporated Areas	July 7, 1999, July 14, 1999, Sacramento Bee	The Honorable Illa Collin, Chairperson, Sacramento County, Board of Supervisors, 700 H Street, Room 2450, Sacramento, California 95814	Oct. 12, 1999	060262
San Diego (FEMA Docket No. 7296)	City of San Diego	June 18, 1999, June 25, 1999, San Diego Daily Transcript	The Honorable Susan Golding, Mayor, City of San Diego, 202 C Street, 11th Floor, San Diego, California 92101	May 25, 1999	060295
San Diego (FEMA Docket No. 7296)	Unincorporated Areas	July 15, 1999, July 22, 1999, San Diego Union-Tribune	The Honorable Pam Slater, Chairperson, San Diego County, Board of Supervisors, 1600 Pacific Highway, Room 335, San Diego, California 92101	June 22, 1999	060289
Ventura (FEMA Docket No. 7296)	City of Simi Valley	June 22, 1999, June 29, 1999, Ventura County Star	The Honorable Bill Davis, Mayor, City of Simi Valley, 2929 Tapo Canyon Road, Simi Valley, California 93063-2199	May 26, 1999	060421
Orange (FEMA Docket No. 7296)	City of Tustin	June 8, 1999, June 15, 1999, Orange County Register	The Honorable Thomas Saltarelli, Mayor, City of Tustin, 300 Centennial Way, Tustin, California 92780	Sept. 13, 1999	060235
Colorado: Summit (FEMA Docket No. 7296)	Town of Frisco	June 18, 1999, June 25, 1999, Breckenridge Summit County Journal	The Honorable M.L. Etie, Mayor, Town of Frisco, P.O. Box 4100, Frisco, Colorado 80443	May 14, 1999	080245
Iowa: Story (FEMA Docket No. 7296)	City of Ames	June 23, 1999, June 30, 1999, The Tribune	The Honorable Ted Tedesco, Mayor, City of Ames, 515 Clark Avenue, Ames, Iowa 50010	Sept. 28, 1999	190254
Kansas:
Sedgwick (FEMA Docket No. 7296)	City of Haysville	June 21, 1999, June 28, 1999, Haysville Times	The Honorable Tim Norton, Mayor, City of Haysville, 200 West Grand, Haysville, Kansas 67060	May 20, 1999	200324
Johnson (FEMA Docket No. 7296)	City of Prairie Village	July 9, 1999, July 16, 1999, The Sun	The Honorable Ronald Schaffer, Mayor, City of Prairie Village, 7700 Mission Road, Prairie Village, Kansas 66208	June 15, 1999	200175
Sedgwick (FEMA Docket No. 7296)	Unincorporated Areas	June 30, 1999, July 7, 1999, Wichita Eagle	The Honorable William Hancock, Chairman, Board of Commissioners, Sedgwick County, 525 North Main, Wichita, Kansas 67203	May 27, 1999	200321
Sedgwick (FEMA Docket No. 7296)	Unincorporated Areas	June 21, 1999, June 28, 1999, Wichita Eagle	The Honorable William Hancock, Chairman, Board of Commissioners, Sedgwick County, 525 North Main, Wichita, Kansas 67203	May 20, 1999	200321
Sedgwick (FEMA Docket No. 7296)	City of Wichita	June 22, 1999, June 29, 1999, Wichita Eagle	The Honorable Bob Knight, Mayor, City of Wichita, 455 North Main Street, First Floor, Wichita, Kansas 67202	May 20, 1999	200328
Sedgwick (FEMA Docket No. 7296)	City of Wichita	June 30, 1999, July 7, 1999, Wichita Eagle	The Honorable Bob Knight, Mayor, City of Wichita, 455 North Main Street, First Floor, Wichita, Kansas 67202	May 27, 1999	200328
Missouri: St. Louis (FEMA Docket No. 7296)	City of Maryland	June 15, 1999, June 22, 1999, St. Louis Countian	The Honorable Michael O'Brien, Mayor, City of Maryland Heights, 212 Millwell Drive, Maryland Heights, Missouri 63043	Sept. 20, 1999	290889
North Dakota: Cass (FEMA Docket No. 7296)	City of Fargo	June 22, 1999, June 29, 1999, The Forum	The Honorable Bruce Furness, Mayor, City of Fargo, City Hall, 200 Third Street North, Fargo, North Dakota 58102-4809	May 21, 1999	385364
Oklahoma:
Oklahoma (FEMA Docket No. 7296)	City of Oklahoma City	June 18, 1999, June 25, 1999, Daily Oklahoman	The Honorable Kirk Humphreys, Mayor, City of Oklahoma City, 200 North Walker, Suite 302, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73102	May 27, 1999	405378
Tulsa (FEMA Docket No. 7296)	City of Tulsa	June 11, 1999, June 18, 1999, Tulsa World	The Honorable M. Susan Savage, Mayor, City of Tulsa, City Hall, 200 Civic Center, Tulsa, Oklahoma 74103	Sept. 16, 1999	405381
Oregon: Clackamas (FEMA Docket No. 7296)	City of Milwaukie	June 24, 1999, July 1, 1999, The Oregonian	The Honorable Carolyn Tomei, Mayor, City of Milwaukie, 10722 Southeast Main Street, Milwaukie, Oregon 97222	May 21, 1999	410019
South Dakota: Minnehaha (FEMA Docket No. 7296)	Unincorporated Areas	June 18, 1999, June 25, 1999, Argus Leader	The Honorable Robert Kolbe, Chairman, Minnehaha County Commissioners, 415 North Dakota Avenue, Sioux Falls, South Dakota 57104-2465	May 21, 1999	460057
Texas:
Tarrant (FEMA Docket No. 7296)	City of Arlington	July 9, 1999, July 16, 1999, Fort Worth Star-Telegram	The Honorable Elzie Odom, Mayor, City of Arlington, P.O. Box 231, Arlington, Texas 76004-0231	June 11, 1999	485454
Tarrant (FEMA Docket No. 7296)	City of Arlington	June 15, 1999, June 22, 1999, Fort Worth Star-Telegram	The Honorable Elzie Odom, Mayor, City of Arlington, P.O. Box 231, Arlington, Texas 76004-0231	Sept. 20, 1999	485454
Travis (FEMA Docket No. 7296)	City of Austin	June 22, 1999, June 29, 1999, Austin American-Statesman	The Honorable Kirk Watson, Mayor, City of Austin, 124 West Eighth Street, Austin, Texas 78701	May 27, 1999	480624
Williamson (FEMA Docket No. 7296)	City of Cedar Park	July 7, 1999, July 14, 1999, Hill Country News	The Honorable George Denny, Mayor, City of Cedar Park, 600 North Bell Boulevard, Cedar Park, Texas 78613	Oct. 12, 1999	481282
Tarrant (FEMA Docket No. 7296)	City of Colleyville	June 11, 1999, June 18, 1999, Fort Worth Star-Telegram	The Honorable Richard Newton, Mayor, City of Colleyville, P.O. Box 185, Fort Worth, Texas 76034-0185	May 19, 1999	480590
Dallas (FEMA Docket No. 7296)	City of Farmers Branch	July 23, 1999, July 30, 1999, Dallas Morning News	The Honorable Bob Phelps, Mayor, City of Farmers Branch, P.O. Box 819010, Farmers Branch, Texas 75381-9010	June 23, 1999	480174
Tarrant (FEMA Docket No. 7296)	City of Fort Worth	June 15, 1999, June 22, 1999, Fort Worth Star-Telegram	The Honorable Kenneth Barr, Mayor, City of Fort Worth, City Hall, 1000 Throckmorton Street, Fort Worth, Texas 76102-6311	Sept. 20, 1999	480596
Tarrant (FEMA Docket No. 7296)	City of Fort Worth	June 23, 1999, June 30, 1999, Fort Worth Star-Telegram	The Honorable Kenneth Barr, Mayor, City of Fort Worth, City Hall, 1000 Throckmorton Street, Fort Worth, Texas 76102-6311	May 20, 1999	480596
Collin (FEMA Docket No. 7296)	City of Frisco	June 11, 1999, June 18, 1999, Frisco Enterprise	The Honorable Kathy Seei, Mayor, City of Frisco, P.O. Box 1100, Frisco, Texas 75034	May 21, 1999	480134
Dallas and Collin (FEMA Docket No. 7296)	City of Garland	June 24, 1999, July 1, 1999, Garland News	The Honorable Jim Stence, Mayor, City of Garland, 200 North Fifth Street, Garland, Texas 75040	May 21, 1999	485471
Galveston (FEMA Docket No. 7296)	City of League City	June 18, 1999, June 25, 1999, Galveston Daily News	The Honorable A. Tommy Frankovich, Mayor, City of League City, City Hall, 300 West Walker, League City, Texas 77573	May 19, 1999	485488
Williamson (FEMA Docket No. 7296)	City of Leander	July 7, 1999, July 14, 1999, Hill Country News	The Honorable Charles E. Eaton, Mayor, City of Leander, P.O. Box 319, Leander, Texas 78646	Oct. 12, 1999	481282
Tarrant (FEMA Docket No. 7296)	Unincorporated Areas	June 11, 1999, June 18, 1999, Fort Worth Star-Telegram	The Honorable Tom Vandergriff, Tarrant County Judge, 100 East Weatherford Street, Fort Worth, Texas 76196-0601	May 19, 1999	480582
Washington: Spokane (FEMA Docket No. 7296)	Unincorporated Areas	June 8, 1999, June 15, 1999, Spokesman-Review	The Honorable Kate McCaslin, Chairperson, Spokane County, Board of Commissioners, 1116 West Broadway Avenue, Spokane, Washington 99260-0100	Sept. 13, 1999	53017

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

Dated: January 28, 2000.

Michael J. Armstrong,

Associate Director for Mitigation.