[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 47 (Friday, March 10, 1995)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 13048-13050]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-5972]



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FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY

44 CFR Part 65

[Docket No. FEMA-7127]


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 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.


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 was    Chief executive officer of     Effective date    Community No.
                                                                     published                     community             of modification                
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Connecticut: New Haven        Town of Madison.............  January 4, 1995, January    Mr. Thomas Rylander, First      December 22,      090079 C      
 County.                                                     11, 1995, Shoreline Times.  Selectman for the Town of       1994.                          
                                                                                         Madison, Eight Campus Drive,                                   
                                                                                         Madison, Connecticut 06443.                                    
[[Page 13050]]                                                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                                        
Florida: Orange County......  Unincorporated areas........  January 18, 1995, January   Ms. Jean Bennett, Orange        January 11, 1995  120179 C      
                                                             25, 1995, Orlando           County Administrator, P.O.                                     
                                                             Sentinel.                   Box 1393, Orlando, Florida                                     
                                                                                         32802-1393.                                                    
Georgia: Cobb County........  Unincorporated areas........  December 6, 1994, December  Mr. William J. Byrne, Chairman  November 29,      130052 F      
                                                             13, 1994, Marietta Daily    of the Board of                 1994.                          
                                                             Journal.                    Commissioners, 100 Cherokee                                    
                                                                                         Street, Suite 300, Marietta,                                   
                                                                                         Georgia 30090-9680.                                            
Georgia: Gwinnett County....  Unincorporated areas........  January 10, 1995, January   Mr. Wayne Hill, Chairman of     April 17, 1995..  130322        
                                                             17, 1995, Gwinnett Post     the Gwinnett County Board of                                   
                                                             Tribune.                    Supervisors, 75 Langley                                        
                                                                                         Drive, Lawrenceville, Georgia                                  
                                                                                         30245.                                                         
Illinois: Unincorporated      Cook County.................  September 2, 1994,          Mr. Richard J. Phelan,          August 26, 1994.  170054 B      
 Areas.                                                      September 9, 1994, The      President of the Cook County                                   
                                                             Chicago Tribune.            Board of Commissioners, 118                                    
                                                                                         North Clark Street, Suite                                      
                                                                                         537, Chicago, Illinois 60602.                                  
Illinois: McHenry County....  Lake-In-The-Hills (Village).  January 20, 1995, January   Ms. Christine Thornrose,        April 27, 1995..  170481 C      
                                                             27, 1995, The Northwest     President of the Village of                                    
                                                             Herald.                     Lake-In-The-Hills, 1115                                        
                                                                                         Crystal Lake Road, Lake-In-                                    
                                                                                         The-Hills, Illinois 60102.                                     
Indiana: Vigo County........  Unincorporated areas........  December 30, 1994, January  Mr. John A. Scott, President    April 5, 1995...  180263        
                                                             6, 1995, Tribune-Star.      of the Vigo County, Board of                                   
                                                                                         Commissioners, Vigo County                                     
                                                                                         Security Annex, 201 Cherry                                     
                                                                                         Street, Terre Haute, Indiana                                   
                                                                                         47807.                                                         
North Carolina: Gaston        City of Gastonia............  January 17, 1995, January   The Honorable James B.          January 10, 1995  370100 D      
 County.                                                     24, 1995, The Gaston        Garland, Mayor of the City of                                  
                                                             Gazette.                    Gastonia, P.O. Box 1748,                                       
                                                                                         Gastonia, North Carolina                                       
                                                                                         28053-1748.                                                    
Ohio: Franklin and Delaware   City of Westerville.........  January 18, 1995, January   Mr. David Lindimore, Manager    April 25, 1995..  390179 F      
 Counties.                                                   25, 1995, Westerville       of the City of Westerville,                                    
                                                             News and Public Opinion.    21 South State Street,                                         
                                                                                         Westerville, Ohio 43081.                                       
Pennsylvania: Berks County..  Borough of Wyomissing.......  December 19, 1994,          Mr. David Y. Bausher, Manager   December 12,      421375 A      
                                                             December 26, 1994, Times-   of the Borough of Wyomissing,   1994.                          
                                                             Eagle.                      22 Reading Boulevard,                                          
                                                                                         Wyomissing, Pennsylvania                                       
                                                                                         19610-2083.                                                    
South Carolina: Lexington     Unincorporated areas........  December 14, 1994,          Mr. Bruce Rucker, Chairman of   December 7, 1994  450129        
 County.                                                     December 21, 1994, The      the Lexington County Council,                                  
                                                             State.                      212 South Lake Drive,                                          
                                                                                         Lexington, South Carolina                                      
                                                                                         29072.                                                         
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(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance No. 83.100, ``Flood 
Insurance'')

    Dated: March 1, 1995.
Richard T. Moore,
Associate Director for Mitigation.
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