[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 69 (Friday, April 10, 1998)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 17731-17732]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-9526]
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FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY
44 CFR Part 65
[Docket No. FEMA-7253]
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: Matthew B. Miller, P.E., Chief,
Hazards Study Branch, Mitigation Directorate, 500 C Street SW.,
Washington, DC 20472, (202) 646-3461.
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:
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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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Chief executive
State and county Location Dates and names of newspaper officer of Effective date of Community No.
where notice was published community modification
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Florida:
Charlotte................ Unincorporated Areas..... March 5, 1998, March 12, 1998, Mr. Matthew D. Nov. 13, 1997........... 120061 E
Sarasota Herald Tribune-- DeBoer, Chairman,
Charlotte AM Edition. Charlotte County
Board of
Commissioners,
18500 Murdock
Road, Room 536,
Port Charlotte,
Florida 33948-
1094.
Escambia................. City of Pensacola........ February 3, 1998, February 10, Mr. Edmond R. Jan. 22, 1998........... 120082 E
1998, Pensacola News Journal. Hinkle, Pensacola
City Manager,
P.O. Box 12910,
Pensacola,
Florida 32521-
0052.
Illinois:
DuPage and Cook.......... Village of Bensenville... December 31, 1997, January 7, Mr. John C. Geils, Apr. 7, 1998............ 170200 C
1998, Bensenville Press. President,
Village of
Bensenville, 700
West Irving Park
Road,
Bensenville,
Illinois 60106.
DuPage and Will.......... City of Naperville....... February 6, 1998, February 13, The Honorable A. May 14, 1998............ 170213 C
1998, Daily Herald. George Pradel,
Mayor of the City
of Naperville,
400 South Eagle
Street,
Naperville,
Illinois 60540.
Will..................... Unincorporated Areas..... January 14, 1998, January 21, Mr. Charles R. Apr. 21, 1998........... 170695 E
1998, Herald-News. Adelman, Will
County Executive,
302 North Chicago
Street, Joliet,
Illinois 60432.
Massachusetts:
Worcester................ Town of Milford.......... January 13, 1998, January 20, Mr. John Speroni, Apr. 20, 1998........... 250317 B
1998, Milford Daily News. Jr., Chairman of
the Board of
Selectmen, Town
of Milford, 52
Main Street,
Milford,
Massachusetts
01757.
Michigan: Oakland.......... City of Novi............. February 12, 1998, February 19, The Honorable Feb. 5, 1998............ 260175 C
1998, Novi News. Kathleen
McCallen, Mayor
of the City of
Novi, Civic
Center, 45175
West Ten Mile
Road, Novi,
Michigan 48375-
3024.
New Jersey: Middlesex...... Borough of Metuchen...... February 20, 1998, February 27, The Honorable May 28, 1998............ 340266 A
1998, Metuchen/Edison Review. Edmund O'Brien,
Mayor of the
Borough of
Metuchen, P.O.
Box 592, Borough
Hall, Metuchen,
New Jersey 08840.
Ohio:
Cuyahoga................. City of North Olmsted.... January 8, 1998, Sun Herald...... The Honorable Dec. 24, 1997........... 390120 C
Edward J. Boyle,
Mayor of the City
of North Olmsted,
5200 Dover Center
Road, North
Olmsted, Ohio
44070.
Cuyahoga................. City of Solon............ February 19, 1998, February 26, The Honorable Feb. 12, 1998........... 390130 B
1998, Solon Times. Kevin C. Patton,
Mayor of the City
of Solon, 34200
Bainbridge Road,
Solon, Ohio 44139.
Puerto Rico: Commonwealth.. Rio Piedras Drainage January 27, 1998, February 3, Ms. Norma E. Jan. 13, 1998........... 720000 C
Basin. 1998, El Nueva Dia. Burgos-Andujar,
Chairwoman,
Puerto Rico
Planning Board,
Minillas
Governmental
Center, North
Building, De
Diego Avenue,
Stop 22, P.O. Box
41119, San Juan,
Puerto Rico 00940-
1119.
Tennessee: Shelby.......... Town of Collierville..... January 22, 1998, January 29, The Honorable Apr. 29, 1998........... 470263 E
1998, The Collierville Herald. Herman W. Cox,
Jr., Mayor of the
Town of
Collierville, 101
Walnut Street,
Collierville,
Tennessee 38017-
2671.
Virginia: Middlesex........ Unincorporated Areas..... January 22, 1998, January 29, Mr. Charles M. Jan. 16, 1998........... 510098 B
1998, The Southside Sentinel. Culley, Jr.,
Middlesex County
Commissioner,
P.O. Box 428,
Saluda, Virginia
23149.
Wisconsin:
Manitowoc and Calumet.... City of Kiel............. January 29, 1998, February 5, Mr. Thomas Karls, May 6, 1998............. 550239 B
1998, Kiel Tri-County Record. City of Kiel
Administrator,
P.O. Box 98,
Kiel, Wisconsin
53042.
Ozaukee.................. Unincorporated Areas..... January 22, 1998, January 29, Mr. Leroy Bley, Jan. 14, 1998........... 550310 D
1998, Ozaukee Press. Ozaukee County
Chairman of the
Board of
Supervisors, 121
West Main Street,
P.O. Box 994,
Port Washington,
Wisconsin 53074-
0994.
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(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance No. 83.100, ``Flood
Insurance.'')
Dated: April 2, 1998.
Michael J. Armstrong,
Associate Director for Mitigation.
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