[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 128 (Wednesday, July 5, 1995)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 34888-34889]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-16413]
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FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY
44 CFR Part 65
Changes in Flood Elevation Determinations
AGENCY: Federal Emergency Management Agency, FEMA.
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: Modified base flood elevations are finalized for the
communities listed below. These modified elevations will be used to
calculate flood insurance premium rates for new buildings and their
contents.
EFFECTIVE DATES: The effective dates for these modified base flood
elevations are indicated on the following table and revise the Flood
Insurance Rate Map(s) (FIRMs) in effect for each listed community prior
to this date.
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 Federal Emergency Management Agency
makes the final determinations listed below of modified base flood
elevations for each community listed. These modified elevations have
been published in newspapers of local circulation and ninety (90) days
have elapsed since that publication. The Associate Director has
resolved any appeals resulting from this notification.
The modified base (100-year) flood elevations are not listed for
each community in this notice. However, this rule includes the address
of the Chief Executive Officer of the community where the modified base
flood elevation determinations are available for inspection.
The modifications are made pursuant to section 206 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.
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.
These modified elevations are used to meet the floodplain
management requirements of the NFIP and are also used to calculate the
appropriate flood insurance premium rates for new buildings built after
these elevations are made final, and for the contents in these
buildings.
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 final 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
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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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Chief executive
State and county Location Dates and name of newspaper officer of Effective date of Community No.
where notice was published community modification
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Alabama: Tuscaloosa County City of Tuscaloosa.......... Nov. 25, 1994, Dec. 2, 1994, The The Honorable Nov. 16, 1994............ 010203
(FEMA Docket No. 7123). Tuscaloosa News. Alvin P.
DuPont, Mayor
of the City of
Tuscaloosa,
P.O. Box 2089,
Tuscaloosa,
Alabama 35403.
Connecticut: Fairfield City of Stamford............ Oct. 19, 1994, Oct. 26, 1994, The Honorable Sept. 30, 1994........... 090015 D
County (FEMA Docket No. Stamford Advocate. Stanley
7123). Esposito, Mayor
of the City of
Stamford, 888
Washington
Boulevard,
Stamford,
Connecticut
06904-2152.
Florida: Collier County Unincorporated Areas........ Oct. 28, 1994, Nov. 4, 1994, Mr. Timothy Oct. 21, 1994............ 120067 E
(FEMA Docket No. 7123). Naples Daily News. Constantine,
Chairman of the
Collier County
Commissioners,
3301 Tamiami
Trail East,
Building F,
Naples, Florida
33962.
Georgia: Gwinnett County Unincorporated Areas........ Sept. 1, 1994, Sept. 8, 1994, Mr. Wayne Hill, Aug. 25, 1994............ 130322 C
(FEMA Docket No. 7123). The Atlanta Journal- Chairman of the
Constitution. Gwinnett County
Board of
Commissioners,
75 Langley
Drive,
Lawrenceville,
Georgia 30245-
6900.
Indiana: Boone County (FEMA City of Lebanon............. Oct. 11, 1994, Oct. 18, 1994, The Honorable Oct. 3, 1994............. 180013 C
Docket No. 7123). The Reporter. James Acton,
Mayor of the
City of
Lebanon, 201
East Main
Street,
Lebanon,
Indiana 46052.
Wisconsin: Dane County (FEMA City of Madison............. Dec. 2, 1994, Dec. 9, 1994, The The Honorable Nov. 23, 1994............ 550083
Docket No. 7123). Capital Times. Paul Soglin,
Mayor of the
City of
Madison, City-
County
Building, Room
403, 210 Martin
Luther King,
Jr. Boulevard,
Madison,
Wisconsin 53710.
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(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance No. 83.100, ``Flood
Insurance.'')
Dated: June 22, 1995.
Richard T. Moore,
Associate Director for Mitigation.
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