00-2802. 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) 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 for Mitigation 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, 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 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 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.
Arizona:
Cochise	Unincorporated Areas	November 10, 1999, November 17, 1999, Arizona Range News	The Honorable Mike Palmer, Chairman, Cochise County Board of Supervisors, 1415 West Melody Lane, Building B, Bisbee, Arizona 85603	February 15, 2000	040012
Maricopa	Town of Gilbert	October 20, 1999, October 27, 1999, The Tribune Newspapers	The Honorable Cynthia Dunham, Mayor, Town of Gilbert, 1025 South Gilbert Road, Gilbert, Arizona 85296	September 28, 1999	040044
Graham	Unincorporated Areas	November 10, 1999, November 17, 1999, Eastern Arizona Courier	The Honorable Lynn Skinner, Chairman, Graham County Board of Supervisors, 921 Thatcher Boulevard, Safford, Arizona 85546	February 15, 2000	040032
Pima	Town of Marana	October 8, 1999, October 15, 1999, Arizona Daily Star	The Honorable Ora Mae Harn, Mayor, Town of Marana, 13251 North Lon Adams Road, Marana, Arizona 85653	August 31, 1999	040118
Maricopa	Unincorporated Areas	October 20, 1999, October 27, 1999, Arizona Republic	The Honorable Fulton Brock, Chairman, Maricopa County, Board of Supervisors, 301 West Jefferson, 10th Floor, Phoenix, Arizona 85003	September 28, 1999	040037
Maricopa	Unincorporated Areas	November 12, 1999, November 19, 1999, Arizona Republic	The Honorable Fulton Brock, Chairman, Maricopa County Board of Supervisors, 301 West Jefferson, 10th Floor, Phoenix, Arizona 85003	February 17, 2000	040037
Maricopa	City of Mesa	October 20, 1999, October 27, 1999, Mesa Tribune	The Honorable Wayne Brown, Mayor, City of Mesa, P.O. Box 1466, Mesa, Arizona 85211-1466	September 28, 1999	040048
Pima	Unincorporated Areas	October 8, 1999, October 15, 1999, The Arizona Daily Star	The Honorable Sharon Bronson, Chairperson, Pima County Board of Supervisors, 130 West Congress, 11th Floor, Tucson, Arizona 85701	August 31, 1999	040073
Pima	Unincorporated Areas	November 10, 1999, November 17, 1999, The Arizona Daily Star	The Honorable Sharon Bronson, Chairperson, Pima County Board of Supervisors, 130 West Congress, 11th Floor, Tucson, Arizona 85701	October 1, 1999	040073
Maricopa	Town of Queen Creek	October 20, 1999, October 27, 1999, Arizona Republic	The Honorable Mark Schnepf, Mayor, Town of Queen Creek, 22350 South Ellsworth Road, Queen Creek, Arizona 85242	September 28, 1999	040132
Pima	Town of Sahuarita	November 10, 1999, November 17, 1999, Green Valley News & Sun	The Honorable Gordon Van Camp, Mayor, Town of Sahuarita, P.O. Box 879, Sahuarita, Arizona 85629	October 1, 1999	040173
Santa Cruz	Unincorporated Areas	October 19, 1999, October 21, 1999, Nogales International	The Honorable Robert Damon, Chairperson, Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors, 2150 North Congress Drive, Nogales, Arizona 85621	September 21, 1999	040090
Cochise	City of Willcox	November 10, 1999, November 17, 1999, Arizona Range News	The Honorable Marlin Easthouse, Mayor, City of Willcox, 101 South Railroad Avenue, Suite B, Willcox, Arizona 85643	February 15, 2000	040018
Yavapai	Unincorporated Areas	October 21, 1999, October 28, 1999, Prescott Courier	The Honorable A.G. “Chip” Davis, Chairman, Yavapai County Board of Supervisors, 10 South Sixth Street, Cottonwood, Arizona 86326	January 26, 2000	040093
Arkansas:
Craighead	City of Jonesboro	October 8, 1999, October 15, 1999, The Jonesboro Sun	The Honorable Hubert Brodell, Mayor, City of Jonesboro, P.O. Box 1845, Jonesboro, Arkansas 72403-1845	September 10, 1999	050048
Pulaski	City of Little Rock	November 4, 1999, November 11, 1999, Arkansas Democrat Gazette	The Honorable Jim Dailey, Mayor, City of Little Rock, City Hall, 500 West Markham Street, Room 203, Little Rock, Arkansas 72201	September 30, 1999	050181
California:
Los Angeles	City of Calabasas	October 7, 1999, DOctober 14, 1999, D Los Angeles Daily News	The Honorable Robert Sibilia, Mayor, City of Calabasas, 26135 Mureau Road, Calabasas, California 91302	September 2, 1999	060749
Riverside	City of Murrieta	November 16, 1999, November 23, 1999, The Californian	The Honorable Chuck Washington, Mayor, City of Murrieta, 26442 Beckman Court, Murrieta, CA 92562	October 19, 1999	060751
Riverside	Unincorporated Areas	November 10, 1999, November 17, 1999, Press-Enterprise	The Honorable Roy Wilson, Chairperson, Riverside County Board of Supervisors, County Administrative Center, 4080 Lemon Street, 14th Floor, Riverside, California 92501	October 6, 1999	060245
San Diego	Unincorporated Areas	November 9, 1999, November 16, 1999, San Diego Union-Tribune	The Honorable Pam Slater, Chairwoman, San Diego County Board of Supervisors, 1600 Pacific Highway, Room 335, San Diego, California 92101	February 14, 2000	060284
San Deigo	City of Santee	November 9, 1999, November 16, 1999, San Diego Union-Tribune	The Honorable Jack Dale, Mayor, City of Santee, 10601 Magnolia Avenue, Santee, California 92071-1266	February 14, 2000	060703
Colorado:
Arapahoe	Unincorporated Areas	November 4, 1999, November 11, 1999, The Villager	The Honorable Steve Ward, Chairman, Arapahoe County Board of Commissioners, 5334 South Prince Street, Littleton, Colorado 80166	October 12, 1999	080011
Arapahoe	Unincorporated Areas	November 18, 1999, November 25, 1999, The Villager	The Honorable Steve Ward, Chairperson, Arapahoe County Board of Commissioners, 5334 South Prince Street, Littleton, Colorado 80166	October 12, 1999	080011
Boulder	Unincorporated Areas	November 9, 1999, November 16, 1999, Daily Camera	The Honorable Ron Stewart, Chairman, Boulder County Board of Commissioners, P.O. Box 471, Boulder, Colorado 80306-0471	October 5, 1999	080023
Boulder	City of Boulder	November 12, 1999, November 19, 1999, Daily Camera	The Honorable Robert D. Greenlee, Mayor, City of Boulder, P.O. Box 791, Boulder, Colorado 80306-0791	October 12, 1999	080024
Arapahoe	Town of Columbine Valley	November 4, 1999, November 11, 1999, The Littleton Independent	The Honorable James C. McShane, Mayor, Town of Columbine Valley, 5931 South Middlefield Road, Suite 101, Columbine Valley, Colorado 80123	October 12, 1999	080014
Douglas	Unincorporated Areas	November 17, 1999, November 24, 1999, Douglas County News Press	The Honorable James Sullivian, Chairperson, Douglas County Board of Commissioners, 101 Third Street, Castle Rock, Colorado 80104	October 12, 1999	080049
Boulder	City of Longmont	November 9, 1999, November 16, 1999, Longmont Daily Times-Call	The Honorable Leona Stoecker, Mayor, City of Longmont, 350 Kimbark Street, Longmont, Colorado 80501	October 5, 1999	080027
Hawaii:
	City and County of Honolulu	October 19, 1999, October 26, 1999, Honolulu Star Bulletin	The Honorable Jeremy Harris, Mayor, City of Honolulu, Honolulu Hali, 530 South King Street, Honolulu, Hawaii 96813	January 24, 2000	150001
Kansas:
Johnson	City of Overland Park	November 5, 1999, November 12, 1999, Overland Park Sun	The Honorable Ed Eiler, Mayor, City of Overland Park, City Hall, 8500 Santa Fe Drive, Overland Park, Kansas 66212	October 12, 1999	200174
Missouri:
Jefferson	City of Crystal City	October 20, 1999, October 27, 1999, Suburban Journal	The Honorable Grant Johnston, Mayor, City of Crystal City, 130 Mississippi Avenue, Crystal City, Missouri 63019	September 28, 1999	290189
Clay, Platte, and Jackson	City of Kansas City	October 12, 1999, October 19, 1999, Daily Record	The Honorable Kay Barnes, Mayor, City of Kansas City, 414 East 12th Street, 29th Floor, Kansas City, Missouri 64106	September 8, 1999	290173
New Mexico:
Bernalillo	City of Albuquerque	November 3, 1999, November 10, 1999, Albuquerque Journal	The Honorable Jim Baca, Mayor, City of Albuquerque, P.O. Box 1293, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87103	September 29, 1999	350002
Nevada:
Clark	Unincorporated Areas	October 14, 1999, October 21, 1999, Las Vegas Review-Journal	The Honorable Bruce Woodbury, Chairperson, Clark County Board of Commissioners, 500 Grand Central Parkway, Las Vegas, Nevada 89155	January 19, 2000	320003
Clark	Unincorporated Areas	October 14, 1999, October 21, 1999, Las Vegas Review-Journal	The Honorable Bruce Woodbury, Chairperson, Clark County Board of Supervisors, P.O. Box 551601, Las Vegas, Nevada 89155-1601	September 17, 1999	320003
Clark	City of Henderson	October 14, 1999, October 21, 1999, Las Vegas Review-Journal	The Honorable James Gibson, Mayor, City of Henderson, 240 South Water Street, Henderson, Nevada 89015	January 19, 2000	320005
Oklahoma:
Tulsa	City of Broken Arrow	October 22, 1999, October 29, 1999, Broken Arrow Ledger	The Honorable James Reynolds, Mayor, City of Broken Arrow, P.O. Box 610, Broken Arrow, Oklahoma 74013	September 28, 1999	400236
Cleveland	City of Moore	October 22, 1999, October 29, 1999, Moore American	The Honorable Glenn Lewis, Mayor, City of Moore, 301 North Broadway, Moore, Oklahoma 73160	September 24, 1999	400044
Texas:
Tarrant	City of Arlington	October 21, 1999, October 28, 1999, Fort Worth Star-Telegram	The Honorable Elzie Odom, Mayor, City of Arlington, P.O. Box 231, Arlington, Texas 76004-0231	January 26, 2000	485454
Tarrant	City of Arlington	November 19, 1999, November 26, 1999, Fort Worth Star-Telegram	The Honorable Elzie Odom, Mayor, City of Arlington, P.O. Box 231, Arlington, Texas 76004-0231	October 25, 1999	485454
Bexar	Unincorporated Areas	November 10, 1999, November 17, 1999, San Antonio Express-News	The Honorable Cyndi Taylor Krier, Bexar County Judge, Bexar County Courthouse, 100 Dolorosa, Suite 101, San Antonio, Texas 78205-3036	October 12, 1999	480035
Brazos	City of College Station	November 19, 1999, November 16, 1999, Bryan and College Station Eagle	The Honorable Lynn McIlhaney, Mayor, City of College Station, P.O. Box 9960, College Station, Texas 77842-9960	October 8, 1999	480083
Dallas	City of Dallas	October 12, 1999, October 19, 1999, Dallas Morning News	The Honorable Ron Kirk, Mayor, City of Dallas, City Hall, 1500 Marilla Street, Dallas, Texas 75201	January 17, 2000	480171
Dallas	City of Dallas	October 14, 1999, October 21, 1999, Dallas Morning News	The Honorable Ron Kirk, Mayor, City of Dallas, City Hall, 1500 Marilla Street, Dallas, Texas 75201	September 17, 1999	480171
Dallas	City of Dallas	November 16, 1999, November 23, 1999, Dallas Morning News	The Honorable Ron Kirk, Mayor, City of Dallas, City Hall, 1500 Marilla Street, Dallas, Texas 75201	October 6, 1999	480171
Dallas	City of Garland	October 14, 1999, October 21, 1999, The Garland News	The Honorable Jim Spence, Mayor, City of Garland, P.O. Box 469002, Garland, Texas 75046-9002	September 15, 1999	485471
Harris	Unincorporated Areas	November 3, 1999, November 10, 1999, Houston Chronicle	The Honorable Robert Eckels, Harris County Judge, 1001 Preston Street, Suite 911, Houston, Texas 77002	September 29, 1999	480287
Hays	Unincorporated Areas	November 26, 1999, December 3, 1999, San Marcos Daily Record	The Honorable Eddy Etheredge, Hays County Judge, Hays County Courthouse, 111 East San Antonio Street, San Marcos, Texas 78666	March 2, 2000	480321
Tarrant	City of Keller	October 6, 1999, October 13, 1999, Fort Worth Star-Telegram	The Honorable Dave Phillips, Mayor, City of Keller, P.O. Box 770, Keller, Texas 76244	August 30, 1999	480602
Kendall	Unincorporated Areas	October 19, 1999, October 26, 1999, The Boerne Star	The Honorable Bill Gooden, Kendall County Judge, 201 East San Antonio Street, 120, Boerne, Texas 78006	September 15, 1999	480417
Dallas	City of Lancaster	October 7, 1999, October 14, 1999, Lancaster Today	The Honorable Martha Wallace, Mayor, City of Lancaster, P.O. Box 940, Lancaster, Texas 75146-0940	September 7, 1999	480182
Collin	City of Plano	October 13, 1999, October 20, 1999, Plano Star Courier	The Honorable John Longstreet, Mayor, City of Plano, P.O. Box 860358, Plano, Texas 75086-0358	September 7, 1999	480140
Bexar	City of San Antonio	October 15, 1999, October 22, 1999, San Antonio Express-News	The Honorable Howard W. Peak, Mayor, City of San Antonio, P.O. Box 839966, San Antonio, Texas 78283-3966	January 20, 2000	480045

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

Dated: January 28, 2000.

Michael J. Armstrong,

Associate Director for Mitigation.