01-24346. 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 Acting Executive 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, Federal Insurance and Mitigation Administration, 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 (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 Acting Executive 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 number
Alabama: Morgan	City of Decatur	May 29, 2001, June 5, 2001, The Decatur Daily	The Honorable Julian Price, Mayor of the City of Decatur, P.O. Box 488, Decatur, Alabama 35602	September 4, 2001	010176
Connecticut: New Haven	Town of Branford	June 11, 2001, June 18, 2001, New Haven Register	Mr. Anthony Daros, Town of Branford First Selectman, Town Hall, P.O. Box 150, Branford, Connecticut 06405	June 1, 2001	090073 C
Florida:
Charlotte	Unincorporated Areas	July 2, 2001, July 9, 2001, Charlotte Sun Herald	Mr. Jan Winters, Charlotte County Administrator, 18500 Murdock Circle, Room 536, Port Charlotte, Florida 33948-1094	June 25, 2001	120061 D
Duval	City of Jacksonville	August 1, 2001, August 8, 2001, Financial News and Daily Record		November 7, 2001	120077 E
Seminole	Unincorporated Areas	May 30, 2001, June 6, 2001, Seninole Herald	Mr. Kevin Grace, Manager of Seminole County, 1101 East First Street, Sanford, Florida 32771	May 23, 2001	120289 E
Georgia: Gwinnett	City of Suwanee	May 18, 2001, Gwinnett Daily Post	The Honorable Nick Masino, Mayor of the City of Suwanee, 373 U.S. Highway, Suwanee, Georgia 30024	June 18, 2001
Illinois:
DuPage and Will	Village of Bolingbrook	July 6, 2001, July 13, 2001, The Bolingbrook Sun	The Honorable Roger C. Claar, Mayor of the Village of Bolingbrook, 375 West Briarcliff Road, Bolingbrook, Illinois 60440-0951	June 26, 2001	170812 F
Cook	Unincorporated Areas	August 9, 2001, August 16, 2001, Northbrook Star	Mr. John H. Stroger, Jr., President of the Cook County Board of Commissioners, 118 North Clark Street, Room 537, Chicago, Illinois 60602	November 15, 2001	170054 F
Williamson	City of Marion	July 30, 2001, August 6, 2001, The Marion Daily Republican	The Honorable Robert Butler, Mayor of the City of Marion, City Hall, 1102 Tower Square Plaza, Marion, Illinois 62959	November 5, 2001	170719 B
Cook	Village of Northbrook	June 7, 2001, June 14, 2001, Northbrook Star	Mr. Mark V. Damisch, Village of Northbrook President, 1225 Cedar Lane, Northbrook, Illinois 60062-4582	June 1, 2001	170132 F
Will	Unincorporated Areas	July 6, 2001, July 13, 2001, Herald-News	Mr. Joseph Mikan, Will County Executive, 302 North Chicago Street, Joliet, Illinois 60432	October 12, 2001	170695 F
Indiana:
Allen	Unincorporated Areas	July 19, 2001, The Journal Gazette	Mr. Edwin J. Rousseau, President of the Allen County Board of Commissioners, 1 East Main Street, Room 200, City/County Building, Fort Wayne, Indiana 46802	August 8, 2001	180302 E
Allen	City of Fort Wayne	July 19, 2001, The Journal Gazette	The Honorable Graham Richard, Mayor of the City of Fort Wayne, 1 East Main Street, 9th Floor, City/County Building, Fort Wayne, Indiana 46802	August 8, 2001	18003 E
Noble	Unincorporated Areas	May 30, 2001, June 6, 2001, The News-Sun	Mr. Mark Pankap, President of the Noble County Board of Commissioners, Noble County Courthouse, 101 North Orange Street, Albion, Indiana 46701	September 5, 2001	180183 A&B
Rush	Unincorporated Areas	July 31, 2001, August 7, 2001, Rushville Republican	Mr. Kenneth Brashaber, President of the Rush County Board of Commissioners, County Courthouse, 101 East Second Street, Rushville, Indiana 46173	July 20, 2001	180421 B
Rush	City of Rushville	July 31, 2001, August 7, 2001, Rushville Republican	The Honorable Robert M. Bridges, Mayor of the City of Rushville, Rushville City Hall, 133 West First Street, Rushville, Indiana 46173	July 20, 2001	180223 B
Kentucky	Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government	May 30, 2001, June 6, 2002, Lexington Herald-Leader	The Honorable Pam Miller, Mayor of the Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government, 200 East Main Street, 12th Floor, Lexington-Fayette Government Building, Lexington, Kentucky 40507	May 23, 2001	210067 C
Massachusetts: Middlesex	Town of Pepperell	June 19, 2001, The Lowell Sun	Mr. Scott Butcher, Town of Pepperell Chairman, 1 Main Street, Pepperell, Massachusetts 01463	July 12, 2001	250210 C
Michigan: Macomb	City of New Baltimore	June 20, 2001, June 27, 2001, The Bay Voice	The Honorable Joe Grajek, Mayor of the City of New Baltimore, City Hall, 36535 Green Street, New Baltimore, Michigan 48047	June 8, 2001	260125 B
Mississippi: Madison	City of Ridgeland	May 17, 2001, May 24, 2001, Madison County Journal	The Honorable Gene F. McGee, Mayor of the City of Ridgeland, P.O. Box 217, Ridgeland, Mississippi 39158	May 10, 2001	280110 D
New Hampshire:
Sullivan	City of Claremont	July 23, 2001, July 30, 2001, Eagle Times	Mr. Richard Hodgkinson, City Manager of Claremont, 58 Tremont Square, City Hall, Claremont, New Hampshire 03743	July 11, 2001	330154 C
Hillsborough	Town of Hollis	June 19, 2001, June 26, 2001, The Telegraph	Mr. Daniel McManus, Chairman of the Board of Selectmen, 7 Monument Square, Hollis, New Hampshire 03049	September 25, 2001	330091 B
New York:
Chemung	Town of Big Flats	August 15, 2001, August 22, 2001, Star Gazette	Mr. Merrill Lynn, Supervisor of the Town of Big Flats, P.O. Box 449, Big Flats, New York 14814-0449	February 2, 2002	360148 E
Erie	Town of Cheektowaga	July 19, 2001, July 26, 2001, Cheektowaga Times	Mr. Dennis H. Gabryszak, Town of Cheektowaga, Supervisor, Town Hall, Broadway and Union Roads, Cheektowaga, New York 14227	January 26, 2002	360231 E
North Carolina:
Brunswick	Unincorporated Areas	June 28, 2001, July 5, 2001, Wilmington Morning Star	Mr. Marty Lawing, Brunswick County Manager, P.O. Box 249, 45 Courthouse Drive, Bolivia, North Carolina 28422	October 4, 2001	370295 C
Orange	Town of Carrboro	May 21, 2001, May 28, 2001, Chapel Hill Herald	Mr. Robert W. Morgan, Manager of the Town of Carrboro, 301 West Main Street, Carrboro, North Carolina 27510	August 27, 2001	370275 C
Wake	Town of Cary	May 24, 2001, May 31, 2001, The Cary News	The Honorable Glenn D. Lang, Mayor of the Town of Cary, P.O. Box 8005, Cary, North Carolina 27512	August 29, 2001	370238 E
Wake	Town of Garner	July 18, 2001, July 25, 2001, The News and Observer	Ms. Mary Lou Rand, Town Manager, P.O. Box 446, 900 Seventh Avenue, Garner, North Carolina 27529	July 11, 2001	370240 D
Wake	City of Raleigh	July 18, 2001, July 25, 2002, The News and Observer	The Honorable Paul Y. Coble, Mayor of the City of Raleigh, P.O. Box 590, 222 West Hargett Street, Raleigh, North Carolina 27602	July 11, 2001	370243 D
Wake	Unincorporated Areas	July 18, 2001, July 25, 2001, The News and Observer	Mr. David Cooke, Wake County Manager, Suite 1100, 337 South Salisbury Street, Raleigh, North Carolina 27602	July 11, 2001	370368 D
Ohio:
Fairfield, Franklin, and Delaware Counties	City of Columbus	May 16, 2001, May 23, 2001, Gahanna News	The Honorable Michael Coleman, May or of the City of Columbus, 90 West Board Street, Columbus, Ohio 43215	August 22, 2001	390170 G
Franklin	Unincorporated Areas	May 16, 2001, May 23, 2001, Gahanna News	Ms. Arlene Shoemaker, President of the Franklin County Board of Commissioners, 373 South High Street, 26th Floor, Columbus, Ohio 43215-6304	August 22, 2001	390167 G
Pennsylvania; Dauphin	Township of East Hanover	August 3, 2001, August 10, 2001, Patriot News	Mr. George Rish, Township of Hanover Board of Supervisors, 80848 Jonestown Road, Grantville, Pennsylvania 17028	November 9, 2001	420377 B
Puerto Rico	Commonwealth	August 3, 2001, August 10, 2001, San Jaun Star	The Honorable Sila Maria Calderon, Governor of Puerto Rico, Post Office Box 9020082, La Fortaleza, San Juan, Puerto Rico 00902	November 9, 2001	720000 B
South Carolina:
Anderson	Unincorporated Areas	June 20, 2001, June 27, 2001, Anderson Independent	Mr. Joey Preston, Anderson County Administrator, 100 South Main Street, P.O. Box 8002, Anderson, South Carolina 29622	September 26, 2001	450013 B
Richland	Unincorporated Areas	June 28, 2001, July 5, 2001, The State	Mr. T. Cary McSwain, Richland County Administrator, 2020 Hampton Street, P.O. Box 192, Columbia, South Carolina 29202	June 21, 2001	450170 G
Tennessee: Wilson	City of Lebanon	June 21, 2001, June 28, 2001, The Lebanon Democrat	The Honorable Don Fox, Mayor of the City of Lebanon, 200 Castle Heights Avenue North, Suite 100, Lebanon, Tennessee 37087-2845	September 27, 2001	470208 C
West Virginia: Upshur	City of Buckhannon	August 15, 2001, August 22, 2001, Delta Record	The Honorable Nancy Shoebe, Acting Mayor of the City of Buckhannon, 70 East Main Street, Buckhannon, West Virginia 26201	February 2, 2001	540199 B
Wisconsin: Sauk	Unincorporated Areas	May 29, 2001, News-Republic	Mr. Melvin Rose, Sauk County Board Chairperson, 505 Broadway Street, Room 140, Baraboo, Wisconsin 53913	June 21, 2001	550391 D

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

Robert F. Shea,

Acting Administrator, Federal Insurance and Mitigation Administration.