00-14662. 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: Morgan	City of Decatur	Jan. 25, 2000, Feb. 1, 2000, The Decatur Daily News	The Honorable Julian Price, mayor of the city of Decatur, P.O. Box 488, Decatur, Alabama 35602	May 1, 2000	010176 D
Georgia: Gwinnett	Unincorporated areas	Dec. 3, 1999, Dec. 10, 1999, Gwinnett Daily Post	Mr. Wayne Hill, chairman of the Gwinnett County, Board of Commissioners, 751 Langley Drive, Lawrenceville, Georgia 30045	Mar. 9, 1999	130322 C
Illinois:
Cook and DuPage	Village of Burr Ridge	Mar. 29, 2000, Apr. 5, 2000, Suburban Life News	Ms. Jo V. Irmen, Village of Burr Ridge President, 7660 County Line Road, Burr Bridge, Illinois 60521	July 4, 2000	170071 B
DuPage	Unincorporated areas	Mar. 10, 2000, Mar. 17, 2000, Daily Herald	Mr. Robert J. Schillerstrom, chairman, DuPage County Board, DuPage Center, 421 North County Farm Road, Wheaton, Illinois 60187	Mar. 3, 2000	170197 B
Lake	Village of Green Oaks	Aug. 12, 2000, Aug. 19, 2000, The Daily Herald	Mr. Thomas Adams, president of the Village of Green Oaks, 14052 Petronella, Suite 102B, Green Oaks, Illinois 60048-1547	July 18, 2000	170364 F
Will	City of Joliet	Dec. 3, 1999, Dec. 10, 1999, The Herald-News	The Honorable Arthur Schultz, mayor of the city of Joliet, Municipal Building, 150 West Jefferson Street, Joliet, Illinois 60432	Mar. 9, 2000	170702 E
Lake	Unincorporated areas	Apr. 12, 2000, Apr. 19, 2000, The News-Sun	Mr. Jim LaBelle, chairman of the Lake County Board, 18 North County Street, 10th Floor, Waukepan, Illinois 60085	July 18, 2000	170357 F
Will and Cook	Village of Tinley Park	Mar. 8, 2000, Mar. 15, 2000, Daily Southtown	The Honorable Edward J. Zabrocki, mayor of the Village of Tinley Park, 16250 South Oak Park Avenue, Tinley Park, Illinois 60477	Mar. 31, 2000	170169 C
DuPage	Village of Winfield	Mar. 30, 2000, Apr. 6, 2000, The Winfield Press	Mr. John Kirschbaum, president of the Village of Winfield, 27 W. 465 Jewel Road, Winfield, Illinois 60190	July 5, 2000	170223 C
Will	Unincorporated areas	Dec. 3, 1999, Dec. 10, 1999, The Herald-News	Mr. Charles R. Adelman, Will County Executive, 302 North Chicago Street, Joliet, Illinois 60432	Mar. 9, 2000	170695 E
Indiana:
Marion	City of Indianapolis	Apr. 5, 2000, Apr. 12, 2000, The Indianapolis Star	The Honorable Barton Peterson, mayor of the city of Indianapolis, 200 East Washington Street, Suite 2501, Indianapolis, Indiana 46204	Mar. 30, 2000	180159 D
Johnson	Unincorporated areas	Mar. 27, 2000, Apr. 3, 2000 Daily Journal	Mr. Joseph E. Dettart, chairman of the Johnson County Board of Commissioners, 86 West Court Street, Courthouse Annex, Franklin, Indiana 46131	Mar. 20, 2000	180111 C
Kentucky:
Jefferson	Unincorporated areas	Nov. 19, 1999, Nov. 26, 1999, The Courier-Journal	The Honorable Rebecca Jackson, Jefferson County Judge Executive, Jefferson County Courthouse, 527 West Jefferson Street, Suite 400, Louisville, Kentucky 40202	Nov. 10, 1999	210120 D
Rowan	City of Morehead	Dec. 10, 1999, Dec. 17, 1999, The Morehead News	The Honorable Bradley Collins, mayor of the city of Morehead, 105 East Main Street, Morehead, Kentucky 40351	Mar. 16, 2000	210204 B
Rowan	Unincorporated areas	Dec. 10, 1999, Dec. 17, 1999, The Morehead News	Mr. Clyde A. Thomas, county executive for Rowan County, 127 East Main Street, Morehead, Kentucky 40351	Mar. 16, 2000	210203 B
Michigan: Macomb	Charter Township of Clinton	Mar. 31, 2000, Apr. 7, 2000, The Macomb Daily	Mr. James Sinnamon, Charter Township of Clinton Supervisor, 40700 Romeo Plank Road, Clinton, Michigan 48038	July 6, 2000	260121 E
New Hampshire: Coos	Town of Gorham	Dec. 9, 1999, Dec. 16, 1999, The Berlin Reporter	Mr. William H. Jackson, Manager of the Town of Gorham, 20 Park Street, Gorham, New Hampshire 03581	Dec. 1, 1999	330032 C
North Carolina: Mecklenburg	Unincorporated areas	Jan. 21, 2000, Jan. 28, 2000, Charlotte Observer	Mr. Gerald G. Fox, Mecklenburg County Manager, 600 East 4th Street, Charlotte, North Carolina 28202-2835	Jan. 14, 2000	370158 D
Ohio:
Cuyahoga	City of Garfield Heights	Mar. 16, 2000, Mar. 23, 2000, Neighborhood News	The Honorable Thomas Longo, mayor of the city of Garfield Heights, 5107 Turney Road, Garfield Heights, Ohio 44125	June 21, 2000	390109 B
Pike	Unincorporated areas	Apr. 19, 2000, Apr. 26, 2000, Pike County News Watchman	Mr. Charles Osborne, chairman of the Pike County commissioners, 100 East Second Street, Waverly, Ohio 45690	July 25, 2000	390450 B
Shelby	Unincorporated areas	Feb. 10, 2000, Feb. 17, 2000, The Sidney Daily News	Mr. Larry Klainhans, chairman, Shelby County Board of Commissioners, 129 East Court Street, Suite 100, Sidney, Ohio 45365	May 17, 2000	390503 C
Pike	City of Waverly	Apr. 19, 2000, Apr. 26, 2000, Pike County News Watchman	The Honorable William Kelly, mayor of the city of Waverly, 201 West North Street, Waverly, Ohio 45690	July 25, 2000	390452 B
Pennsylvania:
York	Township of Heidelberg	Nov. 19, 1999, Nov. 26, 1999, The Evening Sun	Mr. Harry Rodgers, chairman, township of Heidelberg, Route Number 3, Box 3447A, Spring Grove, Pennsylvania 17362	Nov. 10, 1999	422221 C
York	Township of Penn	Nov. 19, 1999, Nov. 26, 1999, The Evening Sun	Mr. Frederick W. Stine, president of the Penn Township, Board of Commissioners, 20 Wayne Avenue, Hanover Pennsylvania 17331	Nov. 10, 1999	421025 C
Chester	Township of Valley	Feb. 8, 2000, Feb. 15, 2000, The Daily Local News	Mr. Grover E. Koon, chairperson, Township of Valley, Board of Supervisors, P.O. Box 467, Coatesville, Pennsylvania 19320	Feb. 1, 2000	421206 D
Virginia: Loudoun	Town of Leesburg	Dec. 1, 1999, Dec. 8, 1999, Loudoun Times-Mirror	The Honorable James E. Clem, mayor of the town of Leesburg, P.O. Box 88, Leesburg, Virginia 20178	Nov. 19, 1999	510091 C

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

Dated: May 16, 2000.

Michael J. Armstrong,

Associate Director for Mitigation.