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FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY
44 CFR Part 65
[Docket No. FEMA-7087]
Changes in Flood Elevation Determinations
AGENCY: Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).
ACTION: Interim rule.
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SUMMARY: This interim rule lists communities where modification of the
base (100-year) flood elevations is appropriate because of new
scientific or technical data. New flood insurance premium rates will be
calculated from the modified base (100-year) 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 Acting Deputy Associate
Director, Mitigation Directorate, reconsider the changes. The modified
elevations may be changed during the 90-day period.
ADDRESSES: The modified base (100-year) 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: Michael K. Buckley, P.E., Chief,
Hazard Identification Branch, Mitigation Directorate, 500 C Street SW.,
Washington, DC 20472, (202) 646-2756.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The modified base (100-year) 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 (100-year) 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 (100-year) 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 Acting Deputy Associate Director, Mitigation Directorate,
certifies that this rule is exempt from the requirements of the
Regulatory Flexibility Act because modified base (100-year) 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.
Sec. 65.4 [Amended]
2. The tables published under the authority of Sec. 65.4 are
amended as follows:
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Dates and name of
State and county newspaper where Chief executive officer Effective date Community
Location notice was of community of modification No.
published
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Oklahoma: City of Oklahoma.. December 10, 1993, The Honorable Ronald J. November 18, 405378
Oklahoma. December 17, Norick, Mayor, City of 1993.
1993, The Daily Oklahoma City, 200
Oklahoman. North Walker, Suite
302, Oklahoma City,
Oklahoma 73102.
Texas: Collin... City of Plano..... December 24, 1993, The Honorable James N. December 13, 480140
December 31, Muns, Mayor, City of 1993.
1993, The Dallas Plano, P.O. Box
Morning News. 860358, Plano, Texas
75086-0358.
Texas: Tarrant.. City of North December 2, 1993, The Honorable Tommy November 19, 480607
Richland Hills. December 9, 1993, Brown, Mayor, City of 1993.
Mid-Cities News. North Richland Hills,
P.O. Box 820609, North
Richland Hills, Texas
76182.
Texas: Wichita.. City of Wichita January 19, 1994, The Honorable Mike Lam, December 20, 480662
Falls. January 26, 1994, Mayor, City of Wichita 1993.
Wichita Falls Falls, P.O. Box 1431,
Times Record News. Wichita Falls, Texas
76307.
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(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance No. 83.100, ``Flood
Insurance'')
Dated: March 8, 1994.
Robert H. Volland,
Acting Deputy Associate Director, Mitigation Directorate.
[FR Doc. 94-6078 Filed 3-15-94; 8:45 am]
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