00-26602. List of Communities Eligible for the Sale of Flood Insurance

AGENCY:

Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).

ACTION:

Final rule.

SUMMARY:

This rule identifies communities participating in the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP). These communities have applied to the program and have agreed to enact certain floodplain management measures. The communities' participation in the program authorizes the sale of flood insurance to owners of property located in the communities listed.

EFFECTIVE DATES:

The dates listed in the third column of the table.

ADDRESSES:

Flood insurance policies for property located in the communities listed can be obtained from any licensed property insurance agent or broker serving the eligible community, or from the NFIP at: Post Office Box 6464, Rockville, MD 20849, [phone].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Donna M. Dannels, Branch Chief, Policy, Assessment and Outreach Division, Mitigation Directorate, 500 C Street SW., room 411, Washington, DC 20472, [phone].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

The NFIP enables property owners to purchase flood insurance which is generally not otherwise available. In return, communities agree to adopt and administer local floodplain management measures aimed at protecting lives and new construction from future flooding. Since the communities on the attached list have recently entered the NFIP, subsidized flood insurance is now available for property in the community.

In addition, the Associate Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency has identified the special flood hazard areas in some of these communities by publishing a Flood Hazard Boundary Map (FHBM) or Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM). The date of the flood map, if one has been published, is indicated in the fourth column of the table. In the communities listed where a flood map has been published, Section 102 of the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973, as amended, 42 U.S.C. 4012(a), requires the purchase of flood insurance as a condition of Federal or federally related financial assistance for acquisition or construction of buildings in the special flood hazard areas shown on the map.

The Associate Director finds that the delayed effective dates would be contrary to the public interest. The Associate Director also finds that notice and public procedure under 5 U.S.C. 553(b) are impracticable and unnecessary.

National Environmental Policy Act. This rule is categorically excluded from the requirements of 44 CFR Part 10, Environmental Considerations. No environmental impact assessment has been prepared.

Regulatory Flexibility Act. The Associate Director certifies that this rule will not have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities in accordance with the Regulatory Flexibility Act, 5 U.S.C. 601 et seq., because the rule creates no additional burden, but lists those communities eligible for the sale of flood insurance.

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.

Paperwork Reduction Act. This rule does not involve any collection of information for purposes of the Paperwork Reduction Act, 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.

Executive Order 12612, Federalism. This rule involves no policies that have federalism implications under Executive Order 12612, Federalism, October 26, 1987, 3 CFR, 1987 Comp., p. 252.

Executive Order 12778, Civil Justice Reform. This rule meets the applicable standards of section 2(b)(2) of Executive Order 12778, October 25, 1991, 56 FR 55195, 3 CFR, 1991 Comp., p. 309.

List of Subjects in 44 CFR Part 64.

Flood insurance, Floodplains.

Accordingly, 44 CFR part 64 is amended as follows:

PART 64—[AMENDED]

1. The authority citation for Part 64 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.

§ 64.6

[Amended]

2. The tables published under the authority of § 64.6 are amended as follows:

State/location	Community No.	Effective date of eligibility	Current effective map date
NEW ELIGIBLES—Emergency Program
North Carolina: Norwood, town of, Stanley County	370509	May 17, 2000
Texas:
Jones County, unincorporated areas	480884	June 15, 2000
Lamb County, unincorporated areas	480893	......do.
Navarro County, unincorporated areas	480950	......do.	December 27, 1977.
Riverside, city of, Walker County	481044	June 26, 2000	November 19, 1976.
Georgia: Candler County, unincorporated areas	130574	June 27, 2000
North Carolina: Aulander, town of, Bertie County	370018	......do.
South Carolina: Sycamore, town of, Allendale County	450011	......do.
Wyoming: Basin, town of, Big Horn County	560069	June 30, 2000
NEW ELIGIBLES—Regular Program
Texas: Krugerville, city of, Denton County	481661	June 6, 2000	April 2, 1997.
Minnesota: Becker, city of, Sherburne County 1	270710	June 12, 2000	May 4, 2000.
Texas: Mustang Ridge, city of, Travis and Caldwell Counties 2	481687	June 15, 2000	May 5, 2000.
Georgia:
Brooks, town of, Fayette County	130430	June 27, 2000	March 18, 1996.
Colquitt County, unincorporated areas	130058	......do	July 16, 1997.
North Carolina:
Clemmons, village of, Forsyth County 3	370531	......do	October 20, 1998.
Kernersville, town of, Forsyth County	370309	......do	October 20, 1998.
St. James, town of, Brunswick County 4	370530	......do	August 18, 1992.
REINSTATMENTS
Iowa: Clutier, city of, Tama County	190514	October 6, 1976 Emer August 19, 1985 Reg June 3, 1988 Susp June 12, 2000 Rein	August 19, 1985.
Virginia: Nottoway County, unincorporated areas	510307	May 7, 1975 Emer September 1, 1987 Reg September 1, 1987 Susp June 27, 2000 Rein	September 1, 1987.
REGULAR PROGRAM CONVERSIONS
Region I
New Hampshire:
Brentwood, town of, Rockingham County	330125	May 4, 2000 Suspension Withdrawn	May 4, 2000.
Charlestown, town of, Sullivan County	330153	......do	Do.
Walpole, town of, Cheshire County	330027	......do	Do.
Region II
New York:
Cooperstown, village of, Otsego County	360665	......do	Do.
Greenwich, village of, Washington County	360887	......do	Do.
New Bremen, town of, Lewis County	360373	......do	Do.
New York Mills, village of, Oneida County	360537	......do	Do.
Whitesboro, village of, Oneida County	360566	......do	Do.
Whitestown, town of, Oneida County	360567	......do	Do.
Yorkville, village of, Oneida County	360568	......do	Do.
Region III
West Virginia: Grant County, unincorporated areas	540038	......do	Do.
Region IV
North Carolina: Spring Lake, town of, Cumberland County	370484	......do	Do.
Region V
Minnesota:
Elk River, city of, Sherburne County	270436	......do	Do.
Sherburne County, unincorporated areas	270435	......do	Do.
Region X
Washington: Aberdeen, city of, Grays Harbor County	530058	......do	Do.
Region II
New York:
Clarkstown, town of, Rockland County	360679	May 18, 2000 Suspension Withdrawn.	May 18, 2000.
Painted Post, village of, Steuben County	360779	......do	Do.
Region III
West Virginia:
Logan County, unincorporated areas	545536	......do	Do.
Morgan County, unincorporated areas	540144	......do	Do.
Region V
Wisconsin: Crawford County, unincorporated areas	555551	......do	Do.
1 The City of Becker adopted Sherburne County's (CID #270435) Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM), dated May 4, 2000, panels 0220E, 0240E, 0310E, 0330E and 0335E.
2 The City of Mustang Ridge adopted Travis County's (CID #481026) FIRM, dated June 5, 1997, panels 0140E, 0145E, 0180E, 0185E and the FIRM for Caldwell County (CID #480094), panel 0025C.
3 The Village of Clemmons adopted Forsyth County's (CID #375349) FIRM, dated October 20, 1998, panel 242H.
4 The Town of St. James adopted Brunswick County's (CID #370295) FIRM, dated August 18 1992, panels 360C and 380E.
Code for reading third column: Emerg.—Emergency; Reg.—Regular; Rein.—Reinstatement; Susp.—Suspension; With.—Withdrawn; NSFHA—Non Special Flood Hazard Area.

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

Issued: September 26, 2000.

Michael J. Armstrong,

Associate Director for Mitigation.