03-13642. Changes in Flood Elevation Determinations

AGENCY:

Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Emergency Preparedness and Response Directorate, Department of Homeland Security.

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) (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 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:

Mary Jean Pajak, P.E., FEMA, 500 C Street SW., Washington, DC 20472, [phone].

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 Mitigation Division Director of the Emergency Preparedness and Response 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.

§ 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.
Alabama:
Houston	City of Dothan	Mar. 14, 2003, Mar. 21, 2003, The Dothan Eagle	The Honorable Chester L. Sowell III, Mayor of the City of Dothan, P.O. Box 2128, Dothan, Alabama 36302	June 20, 2003	010104 E
Colbert	City of Muscle Shoals	Apr. 7, 2003, Apr. 14, 2003, Times Daily	The Honorable David H. Bradford, Mayor of the City of Muscle Shoals, P.O. Box 2624, Muscle Shoals, Alabama 35662	Mar. 28, 2003	010047 C
Connecticut:
Fairfield	Town of Greenwich	Apr. 9, 2003, Apr. 16, 2003, Greenwich Time	Mr. Richard Bergstresser, Town of Greenwich First Selectman, Town Hall, 101 Field Point Road, Greenwich, Connecticut 06830	Apr. 1, 2003	090008 C
New Haven	City of West Haven	Apr. 4, 2003, Apr. 11, 2003, New Haven Register	The Honorable H. Richard Borer, Jr., Mayor of the City of West Haven, West Haven City Hall, 355 Main Street, West Haven, Connecticut 06516	July 11, 2003	090092 C
Delaware: New Castle	Unincorporated areas	Mar. 3, 2003, Mar. 10, 2003, The News Journal	Mr. Thomas P. Gordon, New Castle County Executive, New Castle County Government Center, 87 Reads Way, New Castle, Delaware 19720	Feb. 21, 2003	105085 G
Florida:
Volusia	City of Daytona Beach	Mar. 28, 2003, Apr. 4, 2003, Daytona Beach News-Journal	The Honorable Baron Asher, Mayor of the City of Daytona Beach, P.O. Box 2451, Daytona Beach, Florida 32115	Mar. 20, 2003	125099 G
Duval	City of Jacksonville	Apr. 16, 2003, Apr. 23, 2003, The Florida Times-Union	The Honorable John A. Delaney, Mayor of the City of Jacksonville, 117 West Duval Street, Suite 400, Jacksonville, Florida 32202	Apr. 4, 2003	120077 F
Duval	City of Jacksonville	Mar. 3, 2003, Mar. 10, 2003, The Florida Times-Union	The Honorable John A. Delaney, Mayor of the City of Jacksonville, City Hall, 117 West Duval Street, Suite 400, Jacksonville, Florida 32202	June 9, 2003	120077 E
Duval	City of Jacksonville	Mar. 5, 2003, Mar. 12, 2003, The Florida Times-Union	The Honorable John A. Delaney, Mayor of the City of Jacksonville, City Hall, 117 West Duval Street, Suite 400, Jacksonville, Florida 32202	Feb. 25, 2003	120077 E
Manatee	Unincorporated Areas	Feb. 28, 2003, Mar. 7, 2003, Bradenton Herald	Mr. Ernie Padgett, Manatee County Administrator, 1112 Manatee Avenue West, P.O. Box 1000, Bradenton, Florida 34206	Feb. 20, 2003	120153 C
Polk	City of Lakeland	Apr. 18, 2003, Apr. 25, 2003, The Ledger	The Honorable Ralph Fletcher, Mayor of the City of Lakeland, Lakeland City Hall, 228 South Massachusetts Avenue, Lakeland, Florida 33801-5086	Apr. 10, 2003	120267 F
Orange	Unincorporated areas	Mar. 5, 2003, Mar. 12, 2003, Orlando Sentinel	M. Krishnamurthy, Ph.D., P.E., Orange County Stormwater Management Manager, 4200 South John Young Parkway, Orlando, Florida 32839	Feb. 25, 2003	120179 E
Broward	City of Parkland	Apr. 10, 2003, Apr. 17, 2003, The Sun-Sentinel	The Honorable Sal Pagliara, Mayor of the City of Parkland, 6600 University Boulevard, Parkland, Florida 33067	July 17, 2003	120051 F
Pinellas	Unincorporated areas	Feb. 27, 2003, Mar. 6, 2003, St. Petersburg Times	Mr. Stephen Spratt, Pinellas County Administrator, 315 Court Street, Clearwater, Florida 33756	Feb. 19, 2003	125139 E
Polk	Unincorporated areas	Apr. 10, 2003, Apr. 17, 2003, The Ledger	Mr. Jim W. Keene, Polk County Manager, 330 West Church Street, P.O. Box 9005, Drawer CA01, Bartow, Florida 33831-9005	July 17, 2003	120261 F
Georgia:
Gwinnett	Unincorporated areas	Mar. 6, 2003, Mar. 13, 2003, Gwinnett Daily Post	Mr. F. Wayne Hill, Chairman of the Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners, Justice and Administration Center, 75 Langley Drive, Lawrenceville, Georgia 30045	Feb. 21, 2003	130322 E
Jackson	Unincorporated areas	Apr. 23, 2003, Apr. 30, 2003, The Jackson Herald	Mr. Al Grace, Jackson County Manager, 67 Athens Street, Jefferson, Georgia 30549	Apr. 10, 2003	130345 A
Jackson	City of Jefferson	Apr. 23, 2003, Apr. 30, 2003, The Jackson Herald	The Honorable Jim Joiner, Mayor of the City of Jefferson, 147 Athens Street, Jefferson, Georgia 30549	Apr. 10, 2003	130112 B
Indiana:
Allen	Unincorporated areas	Feb. 28, 2003, Mar. 7, 2003, The Journal Gazette	Ms. Marla Irving, President of the Allen County Board of Commissioners, 1 East Main Street, Room 200, Fort Wayne, Indiana 46802	Mar. 22, 2003	180302 D
Hamilton	City of Carmel	Apr. 21, 2003, Apr. 28, 2003, The Indianapolis Star	The Honorable James Brainard, Mayor of the City of Carmel, One Civic Square, Carmel, Indiana 46032	July 28, 2003	180081 F
Allen	City of New Haven	Feb. 25, 2003, Mar. 4, 2003, Fort Wayne Journal Gazette	The Honorable Terry E. McDonald, Mayor of the City of New Haven, P.O. Box 570, City Administration Building, New Haven, Indiana 46774	February 19, 2003	180004 D
Kentucky: Jefferson	City of Jeffersontown	Mar. 26, 2003, Apr. 2, 2003, The Courier-Journal	The Honorable Clay S. Foreman, Mayor of the City of Jeffersontown, 10416 Waterson Trail, Jeffersontown, Kentucky 40299	July 2, 2003	210121 D
Maine:
Hancock	Town of Bar Harbor	Apr. 17, 2003, Apr. 24, 2003, Bar Harbor News	Ms. Dana Reed, Bar Harbor Town Manager, 93 Cottage Street, Bar Harbor, Maine 04609	Apr. 4, 2003	230064 E
Lincoln	Town of South Bristol	Mar. 13, 2003, Mar. 5, 2003, Lincoln County Weekly	Mr. Donald G. Stanley, Jr., Town of South Bristol Selectman, South Bristol Town Hall, 470 Clarks Cove Road, Walpole, Maine 04753-3315	Mar. 5, 2003	230220 B
Cumberland	Town of Standish	Mar. 5, 2003, Mar. 12, 2003, Portland Press Herald	Mr. Gordon Billington, Manager of the Town of Standish, Standish Town Office, 175 Northeast Road, Standish, Maine 04084	Feb. 25, 2003	230207 D
Massachusetts: Plymouth	Town of Plymouth	Apr. 9, 2003, Apr. 16, 2003, Old Colony Memorial	Ms. Eleanor Beth, Plymouth Town Manager, Plymouth Town Hall, 11 Lincoln Street, Plymouth, Massachusetts 02360	Apr. 1, 2003	250278 C
Michigan: Kent	Township of Plainfield	Apr. 18, 2003, Apr. 25, 2003, The Grand Rapids Press	Mr. David Groenleer, Township of Plainfield Supervisor, 616 Belmont Avenue, NE., Belmont, Michigan 49306	Apr. 8, 2003	260109 B
Mississippi:
DeSoto	City of Olive Branch	Mar. 26, 2003, Apr. 2, 2003, The DeSoto County Tribune	The Honorable Samuel P. Rickard, Mayor of the City of Olive Branch, City Hall, 9189 East Pigeon Roost Avenue, Olive Branch, Mississippi 38654	Mar. 19, 2003	280286 E
Pearl River	Unincorporated areas	Apr. 10, 2003, Apr. 17, 2003, The Poplarville Democrat	Mr. Charles Ray Perry, President of the Pearl River County Board of Supervisors, 200 Courthouse, P.O. Box 569, Poplarville, Mississippi 39470	Apr. 2, 2003	280129 D
New Hampshire: Strafford	City of Somersworth	Mar. 5, 2003, Foster's Daily Democrat	The Honorable James M. McLin, Mayor of the City of Somersworth, Somersworth City Hall, 1 Government Way, Somersworth, New Hampshire 03878	Apr. 4, 2003	330151 B
North Carolina:
Dare	Unincorporated areas	Mar. 4, 2003, Mar. 11, 2003, The Coastland Times	Mr. Warren Judge, Chairman, Dare County Board of Commissioners, P.O. Box 1000, Manteo, North Carolina 27954	Feb. 21, 2003	375348 E
Durham	City of Durham	Apr. 4, 2003, Apr. 11, 2003, The Herald-Sun	The Honorable William V. Bell, Mayor of the City of Durham, 101 City Hall Plaza, Durham, North Carolina 27701	July 11, 2003	370086 G
Durham	City of Durham	Feb. 27, 2003, Mar. 6, 2003, The Herald-Sun	The Honorable William V. Bell, Mayor of the City of Durham, 101 City Hall Plaza, Durham, North Carolina 27701	Mar. 21, 2003	370086 G
Durham	Unincorporated areas	Apr. 4, 2003, Apr. 11, 2003, The Herald-Sun	Mr. Michael M. Ruffin, Durham County Manager, 200 East Main Street, 2nd Floor, Durham, North Carolina 27701	July 11, 2003	370085 G
Pennsylvania:
Montgomery	Borough of Hatboro	Mar. 31, 2003, Apr. 7, 2003, The Intelligencer	Mr. Joseph F. Pantano, Borough of Hatboro Manager, 414 South York Road, Hatboro, Pennsylvania 19040	July 7, 2003	420697 D
Huntingdon	Borough of Huntingdon	Mar. 17, 2003, The Daily News	Mr. Daniel L. Varner, Borough of Huntingdon Manager, P.O. Box 592, 530 Washington Street, Huntingdon, Pennsylvania 16652-0592	Mar. 7, 2003	420486 C
Huntingdon	Township of Smithfield	Mar. 17, 2003, The Daily News	Mr. Wayne W. Mateer, Chairman of the Township of Smithfield, Board of Supervisors, Mount Vernon Avenue and 13th Street, Huntingdon, Pennsylvania 16652-0592	Mar. 7, 2003	420494 C
York	Township of York.	Mar. 14, 2003, Mar. 21, 2003, The York Daily Record, The York Dispatch	Mr. Philip W. Briddell, President of the Township of York, Board of Commissioners, 25 Oak Street, York, Pennsylvania 17402-4931	Feb. 26, 2003	421032 B
Puerto Rico	Commonwealth	Apr. 25, 2003, May 2, 2003, The San Juan Star	The Honorable Sila Maria Calderon, Governor of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Office of the Governor, P.O. Box 9020082, San Juan, Puerto Rico 00902-0082	Aug. 1, 2003	720000 E
South Carolina: Berkeley	City of Goose Creek	Mar. 28, 2003, Apr. 4, 2003, Post & Courier	The Honorable Michael J. Heitzler, Mayor of the City of Goose Creek, P.O. Drawer 1768, Goose Creek, South Carolina 29445	July 4, 2003	450206 C
Tennessee: Lawrence	Unincorporated Areas	Mar. 25, 2003, Apr. 1, 2003, The Democrat-Union	Ms. Ametra Bailey, Lawrence County Executive, 240 West Gaines Street, NBU-1, Lawrenceburg, Tennessee 38464	July 1, 2003	470354 B
Virginia:
Independent City	City of Colonial Heights	Apr. 4, 2003, Apr. 11, 2003, Progress Index	Mr. Robert Lee Taylor, City of Colonial Heights Manager, P.O. Box 3401, Colonial Heights, Virginia 23834	Mar. 25, 2003	510039 C
Independent City	City of Petersburg	Apr. 4, 2003, Apr. 11, 2003, Progress Index	Mr. B. David Canada, City of Petersburg Manager, 135 North Union Street, Petersburg, Virginia 23803	Mar. 25, 2003	510112 B

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

Dated: May 21, 2003.

Anthony S. Lowe,

Mitigation Division Director, Emergency Preparedness and Response Directorate.