00-3522. Changes in Flood Elevation Determinations

AGENCY:

Federal Emergency Management Agency, FEMA.

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 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, Federal Emergency Management Agency, 500 C Street SW., Washington, DC 20472, [phone], or (email) [e-mail].

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:

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:
Jefferson	City of Birmingham	Sept. 20, 1999, Sept. 27, 1999, Birmingham News	The Honorable William A. Bell, Sr., Mayor of the city of Birmingham, 710 North 20th Street, Birmingham, Alabama 35203	Dec. 26, 1999	010116 E
Jefferson	Unincorporated areas	Sept. 20, 1999, Sept. 27, 1999, Birmingham News	Mr. Gary White, President of the Jefferson County Commission, 716 21st Street, Birmingham, Alabama 35263	Dec. 26, 1999	010217 E
Talladya	City of Sylacauga	Oct. 1, 1999, Oct. 8, 1999, Daily Home	The Honorable Jesse L. Cleveland, mayor of the city of Sylacauga, P.O. Box 390, Sylacauga, Alabama 35150	Sep. 21, 1999	010199 C
Connecticut:
Fairfield	Town of Darien	Oct. 28, 1999, Nov. 4, 1999, Darien News Review	Mr. Robert F. Harrel, town of Darien First Selectman, 2 Renshaw Road, Darien, Connecticut 06820	Oct. 18, 1999	090005 d&e
Fairfield	Town of Greenwich	Oct. 4, 1999, Oct. 11, 1999, Greenwich Times	Mr. Thomas Ragland, Selectman for the town of Greenwich, Town Hall, 101 Field Point Road, Greenwich, Connecticut 06836	Sept. 24, 1999	090008 d&e
Fairfield	City of Stamford	June 24, 1999, July 1, 1999, The Advocate	The Honorable Dannel P. Malloy, mayor of the city of Stamford, 888 Washington, Boulevard, P.O. Box 10152, Stamford, Connecticut 06904	Sept. 29, 1999	090015 D
Florida:
Dade	City of Miami	Oct. 7, 1999, Oct. 14, 1999, The Miami Herald	Mr. Donald H. Warshaw, Miami city Manager, 444 SW 2nd Avenue, 10th floor, Miami, Florida 33130	Sept. 24, 1999	120650 J
Sumter	Unincorporated areas	Oct. 14, 1999, Oct. 21, 1999, Sumter County Times	Mr. Benny Strickland, Chairman of the Sumter County Board of Commissioners, 209 North Florida Street, room 206, Bushnell, Florida 33513	Oct. 5, 1999	120296 B
Georgia:
Henry	Unincorporated areas	Nov. 17, 1999, Nov. 24, 1999, The Daily Herald	Mr. Jim Joyner, Chairman of the Henry County Board of Commissioners, 345 Phillips Drive, McDonough, Georgia 30253	Feb. 22, 2000	130468 B
Fulton	Unincorporated areas	Dec. 15, 1999, Dec. 22, 1999, The Atlanta Journal & Constitution	Ms. Cecelia Corbin-Hunter, Interim Fulton County Manager, 141 Pryor Street, S.W., Tenth Floor, Atlanta, Georgia 30303	Dec. 7, 1999	135160 E
Henry	City of Stockbridge	Nov. 17, 1999, Nov. 24, 1999, The Daily Herald	The Honorable Rudy Kelley, mayor of the city of Stockbridge, 4545 North Henry Boulevard, Stockbridge, Georgia 30281	Feb. 22, 2000	130468 B
Ilinois:
Cook	Unincorporated areas	July 28, 1999, Aug. 4, 1999, The Daily Southtown	Mr. John H. Stroger, president of the Cook County Board of Commissioners, 118 North Clark Street, room 537, Chicago, Illinois 60602	Nov. 2, 1999	170054 F
DuPage	City of Naperville	Dec. 8, 1999, Dec. 17, 1999, The Herald News	The Honorable A. George Pradel, mayor of the city of Naperville, 400 South Eagle Street, Naperville, Illinois 60566	Mar. 14, 2000	170213 C
Cook	Village of Schaumburg	Sept. 24, 1999, Oct. 1, 1999, The Daily Herald	Mr. Al Larson, village of Schaumburg president, 101 Schaumburg Court, Schaumburg, Illinois 60193-1899	Sept. 17, 1999	170158 D
Will	Village of Beecher	Sept. 22, 1999, Beecher Herald	Mr. Paul Lohmann, Beecher Village president, P.O. Box 1154, 7224 Penfield Road, Beecher, Illinois 60401	Oct. 18, 1999	170696 E
Will	Unincorporated areas	Dec. 8, 1999, Dec. 17, 1999, The Herald News	Mr. Charles R. Adelman, Will County Executive, 302 North Chicago Street, Joliet, Illinois 60432	Mar. 14, 2000	170695 E
Indiana: Madison	City of Anderson	Dec. 1, 1999, Dec. 8, 1999, The Herald Bulletin	The Honorable J. Mark Lawler, mayor of the city of Anderson, 120 East Eighth Street, P.O. Box 2100, Anderson, Indiana 46016	Nov. 24, 1999	180150 C
Mississippi:
Lauderdale	Unincorporated areas	Oct. 5, 1999, Oct. 12, 1999, The Meridian Star	Mr. Rex Hiatt, Lauderdale County administrator, 410 Constitution Avenue, 11th Floor, Meridian, Mississippi 39301	Sept. 30, 1999	280224 D
Lauderdale	City of Meridian	Oct. 5, 1999, Oct. 12, 1999, The Meridian Star	The Honorable John Robert Smith, mayor of the city of Meridian, P.O. Box 1430, Meridian, Mississippi 39302-1430	Sept. 30, 1999	280096 D
Rankin	City of Pearl	Nov. 24, 1999, Dec. 1, 1999, Rankin County News	The Honorable Jimmy Foster, mayor of the city of Pearl, P.O. Box 5948, Pearl, Mississippi 39288-5948	Feb. 28, 2000	280145 D
New Hampshire:
Hillsborough	Town of Bedford	Sept. 9, 1999, Sept. 16, 1999, Bedford Bulletin	Ms. Catherine Debo, Bedford Town manager, Town Office Building, 24 North Amherst Road, Bedford, New Hampshire 03110	July 15, 1999	330083 C
Merrimack	Town of Epsom	Oct. 1, 1999, Concord Monitor	Mr. John Hickey, Chairman of the Town of Epsom Board of Selectmen, P.O. Box 10, Epsom, New Hampshire 03234	Nov. 1, 1999	330112 B
Ohio: Lucas	Unincorporated areas	Nov. 17, 1999, Nov. 24, 1999, The Blade	Ms. Sandy Isenberg, President of the Lucas County Board of Commissioners, One Government Center, Suite 800, Toledo, Ohio 43604-2259	Feb. 22, 2000	390359 D
South Carolina: Richland	Unincorporated areas	Sept. 23, 1999, Sept. 30, 1999, The State	Mr. T. Cary McSwain, Richland County Administrator, P.O. Box 192, Columbia, South Carolina 29202	Sept. 15, 1999	450170 D
Tennessee:
Hamilton	City of East Ridge	Sept. 10, 1999, Sept. 17, 1999, Chattanooga Times Free Press	The Honorable Fred Pruett, mayor of the city of East Ridge, 1517 Tombras Avenue, East Ridge, Tennessee 37412	Sept. 2, 1999	475424 D
Shelby	Town of Collierville	Sept. 23, 1999, Sept. 30, 1999, Collierville Herald	The Honorable Herman W. Cox, Jr., mayor of the town of Collierville, 101 Walnut Street, Collierville, Tennessee 38017-2671	Sept. 15, 1999	470263 D
Shelby	City of Germantown	Nov. 18, 1999, Nov. 25, 1999, Germantown News	The Honorable Sharon Goldsworthy, mayor of the city of Germantown, P.O. Box 38809, Germantown, Tennessee 38183-0809	Nov. 10, 1999	470353 D
Wisconsin: Washington	Unincorporated areas	Oct. 5, 1999, Oct. 12, 1999, The Daily News	Mr. Kenneth F. Miller, Chairman of the Washington County Board of Commissioners, 432 East Washington Street, P.O. Box 1986, West Bend, Wisconsin 53095	Jan. 10, 2000	550471 B

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

Michael J. Armstrong,

Associate Director for Mitigation.