E9-16524. Changes in Flood Elevation Determinations

AGENCY:

Federal Emergency Management Agency, DHS.

ACTION:

Interim rule.

SUMMARY:

This interim rule lists communities where modification of the Base (1% annual-chance) Flood Elevations (BFEs) is appropriate because of new scientific or technical data. New flood insurance premium rates will be calculated from the modified BFEs for new buildings and their contents.

DATES:

These modified BFEs are currently in effect on the dates listed in the table below and revise the Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRMs) in effect prior to this determination for the listed communities.

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 Mitigation Assistant Administrator of FEMA reconsider the changes. The modified BFEs may be changed during the 90-day period.

ADDRESSES:

The modified BFEs 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 table below.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

William R. Blanton Jr., Engineering Management Branch, Mitigation Directorate, Federal Emergency Management Agency, 500 C Street SW., Washington, DC 20472, [phone].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

The modified BFEs are not listed for each community in this interim rule. However, the address of the Chief Executive Officer of the community where the modified BFE determinations are available for inspection is provided.

Any request for reconsideration must be based on knowledge of changed conditions or 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 BFEs 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 BFEs, 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 the other Federal, State, or regional entities. The changes in BFEs are in accordance with 44 CFR 65.4.

National Environmental Policy Act. This interim rule is categorically excluded from the requirements of 44 CFR part 10, Environmental Consideration. An environmental impact assessment has not been prepared.

Regulatory Flexibility Act. As flood elevation determinations are not within the scope of the Regulatory Flexibility Act, 5 U.S.C. 601-612, a regulatory flexibility analysis is not required.

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 13132, Federalism. This interim rule involves no policies that have federalism implications under Executive Order 13132, Federalism.

Executive Order 12988, Civil Justice Reform. This interim rule meets the applicable standards of Executive Order 12988.

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 and case No.	Date and name of newspaper where notice was published	Chief executive officer of community	Effective date of modification	Community No.
Alabama:
Mobile	Unincorporated areas of Mobile County (08-04-6003P)	May 11, 2009; May 18, 2009; Press-Register	The Honorable Stephen Nodine, President, Mobile County Commission, 205 Government Street, Mobile, AL 36644	September 15, 2009	015008
Montgomery	City of Montgomery (08-04-6322P)	May 11, 2009; May 18, 2009; Montgomery Advertiser	The Honorable Todd Strange, Mayor, City of Montgomery, 103 North Perry Street, Montgomery, AL 36104	September 15, 2009	010174
Tuscaloosa	City of Northport (08-04-6551P)	May 11, 2009; May 18, 2009; Tuscaloosa News	The Honorable Bobby Herndon, Mayor, City of Northport, 3500 McFarland Boulevard, Northport, AL 35476	September 15, 2009	010202
Tuscaloosa	Unincorporated areas of Tuscaloosa County (08-04-6551P)	May 11, 2009; May 18, 2009; Tuscaloosa News	The Honorable W. Hardy McCollum, Probate Judge, Tuscaloosa County, 714 Greensboro Avenue, Tuscaloosa, AL 35401	September 15, 2009	010201
Arizona:
Maricopa	City of El Mirage (08-09-1164P)	May 7, 2009; May 14, 2009; Arizona Business Gazette	The Honorable Fred Waterman, Mayor, City of El Mirage, Post Office Box 26, El Mirage, AZ 85335	April 30, 2009	040041
Maricopa	Unincorporated areas of Maricopa County (08-09-1164P)	May 7, 2009; May 14, 2009; Arizona Business Gazette	The Honorable Andrew W. Kunasek, Chairman, Maricopa County Board of Supervisors, 301 West Jefferson Street, 10th Floor, Phoenix, AZ 85003	April 30, 2009	040037
Maricopa	Unincorporated areas of Maricopa County (08-09-1294P)	May 7, 2009; May 14, 2009; Arizona Business Gazette	The Honorable Andrew W. Kunasek, Chairman, Maricopa County Board of Supervisors, 301 West Jefferson Street, 10th Floor, Phoenix, AZ 85003	April 23, 2009	040037
Maricopa	City of Phoenix (08-09-1294P)	May 7, 2009; May 14, 2009; Arizona Business Gazette	The Honorable Phil Gordon, Mayor, City of Phoenix, 200 West Washington Street, 11th Floor, Phoenix, AZ 85003	April 23, 2009	040051
Maricopa	City of Phoenix (08-09-1384P)	May 7, 2009; May 14, 2009; Arizona Business Gazette	The Honorable Phil Gordon, Mayor, City of Phoenix, 200 West Washington Street, 11th Floor, Phoenix, AZ 85003	September 11, 2009	040051
California:
Sacramento	City of Elk Grove (08-09-1760P)	May 12, 2009; May 19, 2009; The Sacramento Bee	The Honorable Patrick Hume, Mayor, City of Elk Grove, 8401 Laguna Palms Way, Elk Grove, CA 95758	June 2, 2009	060767
Sacramento	Unincorporated areas of Sacramento County (08-09-1760P)	May 12, 2009; May 19, 2009; The Sacramento Bee	The Honorable Susan Peters, Chair, Sacramento County Board of Supervisors, 700 H Street, Suite 2450, Sacramento, CA 95814	June 2, 2009	060262
San Diego	City of Carlsbad (09-09-0276P)	May 1, 2009; May 8, 2009; North County Times	The Honorable Claude A. Lewis, Mayor, City of Carlsbad, 1200 Carlsbad Village Drive, Carlsbad, CA 92008	September 8, 2009	060285
Santa Barbara	City of Carpinteria (08-09-1482P)	April 27, 2009; May 4, 2009; Santa Barbara News Press	The Honorable Gregg Carty, Mayor, City of Carpinteria, 5775 Carpinteria Avenue, Carpinteria, CA 93013	May 15, 2009	060332
Santa Barbara	Unincorporated areas of Santa Barbara County (08-09-1482P)	April 27, 2009; May 4, 2009; Santa Barbara News Press	The Honorable Salud Carbajal, Chairman, Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors, 105 East Anapamu Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101	May 15, 2009	060331
Ventura	Unincorporated areas of Ventura County (08-09-1921P)	May 8, 2009; May 15, 2009; Ventura Star	The Honorable Steve Bennett, Chairman, Ventura County Board of Supervisors, 800 South Victoria Avenue, Ventura, CA 93009	September 14, 2009	060413
Connecticut:	Tolland	Town of Coventry (09-01-0698P)	May 11, 2009; May 18, 2009; Journal Inquirer	The Honorable Liz Woolf, Chairperson, Coventry Town Council, Town Hall, 1712 Main Street, Coventry, CT 06238	September 15, 2009
Colorado:	Grand	Town of Granby (08-08-0416P)	April 30, 2009; May 7, 2009; Middle Park Times	The Honorable Jynnifer Pierro, Mayor, Town of Granby, P.O. Box 440, Granby, CO 80446	September 8, 2009
Grand	Unincorporated areas of Grand County (08-08-0416P)	April 30, 2009; May 7, 2009; Middle Park Times	The Honorable Nancy Stuart, Chairman, Grand County Board of Commissioners, P.O. Box 264, Hot Sulphur Springs, CO 80451	September 8, 2009	080280
Florida:	Charlotte	Unincorporated areas of Charlotte County (09-04-3000P	May 11, 2009; May 18, 2009; Charlotte Sun Herald	The Honorable Adam Cummings, Chairman, Board of Commissioners, Charlotte County, 18500 Murdock Circle, Port Charlotte, FL 33948	April 30, 2009
Marion	City of Ocala (08-04-4557P)	May 13, 2009; May 20, 2009; Star-Banner	The Honorable Randy Ewers, Mayor, City of Ocala, P.O. Box 1270, Ocala, FL 34478-1270	September 15, 2009	120330
Illinois:	Will	Unincorporated areas of Will County (09-05-1623P)	May 11, 2009; May 18, 2009; The Herald News	The Honorable Lawrence M. Walsh, Will County Executive, 302 North Chicago Street, Joliet, IL 60432	September 15, 2009
Indiana:	Marion	City of Indianapolis (09-05-2436P)	May 8, 2009; May 15, 2009; Indianapolis Recorder	The Honorable Gregory A. Ballard, Mayor, City of Indianapolis, 2501 City-County Building, 200 East Washington Street, Indianapolis, IN 46204	April 30, 2009
Missouri:	St. Charles	City of St. Peters (09-07-0566P)	April 29, 2009; May 6, 2009; St. Louis Post Dispatch	The Honorable Len Pagano, Mayor, City of St. Peters, One St. Peters Centre Boulevard, St. Peters, MO 63376	April 21, 2009
New Mexico:	Chaves	City of Roswell (09-06-0188P)	May 1, 2009; May 8, 2009; Roswell Daily Record	The Honorable Sam D. LaGrone, Mayor, City of Roswell, 425 North Richardson Avenue, Roswell, NM 88201	April 21, 2009
New York:	Rockland	Town of Ramapo (09-02-0256P)	May 11, 2009; May 18, 2009; The Journal News	The Honorable Christopher St. Lawrence, Supervisor, Town of Ramapo, 237 Route 59, Suffern, NY 10901	October 27, 2009
Nevada:	Clark	Unincorporated areas of Clark County (09-09-0526P)	May 12, 2009; May 19, 2009; Las Vegas Review-Journal	The Honorable Rory Reid, Chair, Clark County Board of Commissioners, 500 South Grand Central Parkway, Las Vegas, NV 89106	September 16, 2009
Clark	City of Henderson (09-09-0526P)	May 12, 2009; May 19, 2009; Las Vegas Review-Journal	The Honorable James B. Gibson, Mayor, City of Henderson, 240 South Water Street, Henderson, NV 89015	September 16, 2009	320005
Clark	City of North Las Vegas (09-09-0019P)	May 8, 2009; May 15, 2009; Las Vegas Review-Journal	The Honorable Michael L. Montandon, Mayor, City of North Las Vegas, 2200 Civic Center Drive, North Las Vegas, NV 89030	September 14, 2009	320007
North Carolina: Pender	Pender County (Unincorporated Areas) (08-04-6525P)	May 6, 2009; May 13, 2009; The Pender Post	Mr. Rick Benton, Manager, Pender County, 805 South Walker Street, P.O. Box 5, Burgaw, North Carolina 28425	September 10, 2009	370344
Oklahoma: Rogers	City of Catoosa (09-06-0354P)	May 6, 2009; May 13, 2009; Catoosa Times	The Honorable Rita Lamkin, Mayor, City of Catoosa, P.O. Box 190, Catoosa, OK 74015	April 29, 2009	400185
South Carolina: Charleston	City of North Charleston (08-04-2279P)	April 30, 2009; May 7, 2009; Post and Courier	The Honorable R. Keith Summery, Mayor, City of North Charleston, Post Office Box 190016, North Charleston, SC 29419	September 3, 2009	450042
South Dakota: Lawrence	City of Spearfish (09-08-0035P)	May 1, 2009; May 8, 2009; Black Hills Pioneer	The Honorable Jerry Krambeck, Mayor, City of Spearfish, 233 Vermont Street,Spearfish, SD 57783	April 23, 2009	460046
Texas:	Brazos	City of College Station (08-06-2806P)	May 11, 2009; May 18, 2009; Bryan College Station Eagle	The Honorable Ben White, Mayor, City of College Station, P.O. Box 9960, College Station, TX 77842	June 2, 2009
Collin	Town of Prosper (09-06-0211P)	May 11, 2009; May 18, 2009; Dallas Morning News	The Honorable Charles Niswanger, Mayor, Town of Prosper, P.O. Box 307, Prosper, TX 75078	September 15, 2009	480141
Dallas	City of Cedar Hill (08-06-2296P)	May 8, 2009; May 15, 2009; Dallas Morning News	The Honorable Rob Franke, Mayor, City of Cedar Hill, 285 Uptown Boulevard, Cedar Hill, TX 75104	September 14, 2009	480168
Dallas	City of Duncanville (08-06-2296P)	May 8, 2009; May 15, 2009; Dallas Morning News	The Honorable David Green, Mayor, City of Duncanville, P.O. Box 380280, Duncanville, TX 75138	September 14, 2009	480173
Denton	City of Frisco (08-06-3220P)	May 8, 2009; May 15, 2009; Frisco Enterprise	The Honorable Maher Maso, Mayor, City of Frisco, 6101 Frisco Square Boulevard, Frisco, TX 75034	May 29, 2009	480134
El Paso	City of El Paso (09-06-0832P)	May 13, 2009; May 20, 2009; El Paso Times	The Honorable John Cook, Mayor, City of El Paso, City Hall, 10th Floor, Two Civic Center Plaza, El Paso, TX 79901	September 17, 2009	480214
Galveston	City of League City (08-06-3081P)	May 8, 2009; May 15, 2009; Galveston County Daily News	The Honorable Toni Randall, Mayor, City of League City, 300 West Walker Street, League City, TX 77573	April 29, 2009	485488
Utah:	Washington	City of LaVerkin (09-08-0296P)	April 23, 2009; April 30, 2009; St. George Spectrum	The Honorable Karl Wilson, Mayor, City of LaVerkin, 435 North Main Street, LaVerkin, UT 84745	August 28, 2009
Washington	City of Toquerville (09-08-0296P)	April 23, 2009; April 30, 2009; St. George Spectrum	The Honorable Kenneth Powell, Mayor, Town of Toquerville, P.O. Box 27, Toquerville, UT 84774	August 28, 2009	490180
Wisconsin:	Rock	Unincorporated areas of Rock County (08-05-4045P)	April 30, 2009; May 7, 2009; Beloit Daily News	The Honorable J. Russell Podzilni, Chairman, Rock County, Board of Supervisors, 51 South Main Street, Janesvile, WI 53545	September 11, 2009
Walworth	Unincorporated areas of Walworth County (08-05-4045P)	May 7, 2009; May 14, 2009; Elkhorn Independent	The Honorable Nancy Russell, Chairperson, Walworth County, Board of Supervisors, P.O. Box 1001, Elkhorn, WI 53121	September 11, 2009	550462

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance No. 97.022, “Flood Insurance.”)

Dated: June 29, 2009.

Deborah S. Ingram,

Acting Deputy Assistant Administrator for Mitigation, Mitigation Directorate, Department of Homeland Security, Federal Emergency Management Agency.