[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 55 (Wednesday, March 20, 1996)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 11317-11318]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-6689]
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FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY
44 CFR Part 65
[Docket No. FEMA-7173]
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 (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: 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 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.
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.
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
Newspaper where Chief executive Effective date of
State and county Location notice was officer of modification Community No.
published community
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Florida: Lee..................... Unincorporated areas............ December 22, 1995, Mr. Donald P. December 7, 1995.... 125124 B
December 29, 1995, Stilwell, Lee
News-Press. County Manager,
Administration
Department, P.O.
Box 398, Fort
Myers, Florida
33902-0398.
Georgia: Chatham................. Unincorporated areas............ December 27, 1995, Mr. Joseph Mahany, April 3, 1996....... 130030-C
January 3, 1996, Chairman of the
Savannah News- Chatham County
Press. Board of
Commissioners, 124
Bull Street, P.O.
Box 8161,
Savannah, Georgia
31412.
Illinois: Dekalb................. City of DeKalb.................. December 8, 1995, The Honorable Greg December 4, 1995.... 170182 B
December 15, 1995, Sparrow, Mayor of
Daily Chronicle. the City of
DeKalb, 200 South
4th Street,
DeKalb, Illinois
60115.
Illinois: Cook................... Prospect Heights (City)......... January 3, 1996, The Honorable December 20, 1995... 170054 B
January 10, 1996, Edward Rotchford,
Daily Herald. Mayor of the City
of Prospect
Heights, No. 1
Elmhurst Road,
Prospect Heights,
Illinois 60070.
Ohio: Lorain..................... Avon (City)..................... December 28, 1995, The Honorable James December 15, 1995... 390348 C
January 4, 1996, A. Smith, Mayor of
The Morning the City of Avon,
Journal. 36774 Detroit
Road, Avon, Ohio
44011.
Ohio: Fairfield and Franklin..... Columbus (City)................. August 30, 1995, The Honorable August 23, 1995..... 390170 G
September 6, 1995, Gregory Lashutka,
The Columbus Mayor of the City
Dispatch. of Columbus,
Columbus City
Hall, 90 West
Broad Street,
Columbus, Ohio
43215.
Massachusetts: Plymouth.......... Plymouth (Town)................. December 14, 1995, Ms. Eleanor Beth, December 7, 1995.... 250278 C
December 21, 1995, Acting Manager of
The Old Colony the Town of
Memorial. Plymouth, 11
Lincoln Street,
Plymouth,
Massachusetts
02360.
New Jersey: Hunterdon............ Delaware (Township)............. December 28, 1995, The Honorable April 4, 1996....... 340506 B
January 4, 1996, Richard Macomber,
Hunterdon County Mayor of the
Democrat. Township of
Delaware, Township
Hall,
Sergeantville, New
Jersey 08557.
Wisconsin: La Crosse............. Unincorporated areas............ January 4, 1996, Mr. James A. December 28, 1995... 550217 A
January 11, 1996, Ehrsam, La Crosse
La Crosse Tribune. County Board
Chairman, 400
North Fourth
Street, La Crosse,
Wisconsin 54601.
Wisconsin: Juneau................ Wonewoc (Village)............... June 8, 1995, June Mr. John P. Cler, May 25, 1995........ 550208 C
15, 1995, The Village of Wonewoc
Wonewoc Reporter. President, P.O.
Box 37, Wonewoc,
Wisconsin 53968-
0037.
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(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance No. 83.100, ``Flood
Insurance'')
Dated: March 11, 1996.
Richard W. Krimm,
Acting Associate Director for Mitigation.
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