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FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY
44 CFR Part 65
[Docket No. FEMA-7084]
Changes in Flood Elevation Determinations
AGENCY: Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).
ACTION: Interim rule.
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SUMMARY: This interim rule lists communities where modification of the
base (100-year) flood elevations is appropriate because of new
scientific or technical data. New flood insurance premium rates will be
calculated from the modified base (100-year) 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: Michael K. Buckley, P.E., Chief,
Hazard Identification Branch, Mitigation Directorate, 500 C Street,
SW., Washington, DC 20472, (202) 646-2756.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The modified base (100-year) 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 (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.
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 Federal Emergency Management Agency 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 Impact Analysis
This rule is not a major rule under Executive Order 12291, February
17, 1981. No regulatory impact analysis has been prepared.
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.
Sec. 65.4 [Amended]
2. The tables published under the authority of Sec. 65.4 are
amended as follows:
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Dates and name of
State and county Location newspaper where notice Chief executive officer of Effective date of Community No.
was published community modification
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Illinois: Cook.............. Village of Wheeling..... June 10, 1993, June 17, Ms. Sheila Schultz, June 3, 1993........... 170173 C
1993, Daily Herald. President of the Village of
Wheeling, Cook County, 255
West Dundee Road, P.O. Box
V, Wheeling, Illinois 60090.
Maine: Lincoln.............. Town of South Bristol... Nov. 4, 1993, Nov. 11, Mr. Larry Kelsey, Chairman Oct. 26, 1993.......... 230220 B
1993, Lincoln County of the Town of South
News. Bristol Board of Selectmen,
HC 64, Box 050, Walpole,
Maine 04573.
Pennsylvania: Clinton....... City of Lock Haven...... Nov. 26, 1993, Dec. 3, The Honorable Robert Nov. 16, 1993.......... 420328 A
1993, The Express. Edmonston, Mayor of the
City of Lock Haven, 20 E.
Church Street, Lock Haven,
Pennsylvania 17745-2599.
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. Municipality of Cauguas. Nov. 11, 1993, Nov. 18, The Honorable Pedro J. To be determined....... 720000 B,D
1993, The San Juan Star. Rossello, Governor of the
Commonwealth of Puerto
Rico, Office of the
Governor, San Juan, Puerto
Rico 00901.
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(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance No. 83.100, ``Flood
Insurance.'')
Dated: January 14, 1994.
Robert H. Volland,
Acting Deputy Associate Director, Mitigation Directorate.
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