[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 125 (Thursday, June 29, 1995)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 33754-33757]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-15976]



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FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY

44 CFR Part 64

[Docket No. FEMA-7620]


Suspension of Community Eligibility

AGENCY: Federal Emergency Management Agency, FEMA.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This rule identifies communities, where the sale of flood 
insurance has been authorized under the National Flood Insurance 
Program (NFIP), that are suspended on the effective dates listed within 
this rule because of noncompliance with the floodplain management 
requirements of the program. If the Federal Emergency Management Agency 
(FEMA) receives documentation that the community has adopted the 
required floodplain management measures prior to the effective 
suspension date given in this rule, the suspension will be withdrawn by 
publication in the Federal Register.

EFFECTIVE DATES: The effective date of each community's suspension is 
the third date (``Susp.'') listed in the third column of the following 
tables.

ADDRESSES: If you wish to determine whether a particular community was 
suspended on the suspension date, contact the appropriate FEMA Regional 
Office or the NFIP servicing contractor.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Robert F. Shea, Jr., Division 
Director, Program Implementation Division, Mitigation Directorate, 500 
C Street SW., room 417, Washington, DC 20472, (202) 646-3619.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The NFIP enables property owners to purchase 


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flood insurance which is generally not otherwise available. In return, 
communities agree to adopt and administer local floodplain management 
aimed at protecting lives and new construction from future flooding. 
Section 1315 of the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968, as amended, 
42 U.S.C. 4022, prohibits flood insurance coverage as authorized under 
the National Flood Insurance Program, 42 U.S.C. 4001 et seq., unless an 
appropriate public body adopts adequate floodplain management measures 
with effective enforcement measures. The communities listed in this 
document no longer meet that statutory requirement for compliance with 
program regulations, 44 CFR part 59 et seq. Accordingly, the 
communities will be suspended on the effective date in the third 
column. As of that date, flood insurance will no longer be available in 
the community. However, some of these communities may adopt and submit 
the required documentation of legally enforceable floodplain management 
measures after this rule is published but prior to the actual 
suspension date. These communities will not be suspended and will 
continue their eligibility for the sale of insurance. A notice 
withdrawing the suspension of the communities will be published in the 
Federal Register.
    In addition, the Federal Emergency Management Agency has identified 
the special flood hazard areas in these communities by publishing a 
Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM). The date of the FIRM if one has been 
published, is indicated in the fourth column of the table. No direct 
Federal financial assistance (except assistance pursuant to the Robert 
T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act not in 
connection with a flood) may legally be provided for construction or 
acquisition of buildings in the identified special flood hazard area of 
communities not participating in the NFIP and identified for more than 
a year, on the Federal Emergency Management Agency's initial flood 
insurance map of the community as having flood-prone areas (section 
202(a) of the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973, 42 U.S.C. 4106(a), 
as amended). This prohibition against certain types of Federal 
assistance becomes effective for the communities listed on the date 
shown in the last column.
    The Deputy Associate Director finds that notice and public comment 
under 5 U.S.C. 553(b) are impracticable and unnecessary because 
communities listed in this final rule have been adequately notified.
    Each community receives a 6-month, 90-day, and 30-day notification 
addressed to the Chief Executive Officer that the community will be 
suspended unless the required floodplain management measures are met 
prior to the effective suspension date. Since these notifications have 
been made, this final rule may take effect within less than 30 days.

National Environmental Policy Act

     This rule is categorically excluded from the requirements of 44 
CFR Part 10, Environmental Considerations. No environmental impact 
assessment has been prepared.

Regulatory Flexibility Act

    The Deputy Associate Director has determined that this rule is 
exempt from the requirements of the Regulatory Flexibility Act because 
the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968, as amended, 42 U.S.C. 4022, 
prohibits flood insurance coverage unless an appropriate public body 
adopts adequate floodplain management measures with effective 
enforcement measures. The communities listed no longer comply with the 
statutory requirements, and after the effective date, flood insurance 
will no longer be available in the communities unless they take 
remedial action.

Regulatory Classification

    This final 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.

Paperwork Reduction Act

    This rule does not involve any collection of information for 
purposes of the Paperwork Reduction Act, 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.

Executive Order 12612, Federalism

    This rule involves no policies that have federalism implications 
under Executive Order 12612, Federalism, October 26, 1987, 3 CFR, 1987 
Comp., p. 252.

Executive Order 12778, Civil Justice Reform

    This rule meets the applicable standards of section 2(b)(2) of 
Executive Order 12778, October 25, 1991, 56 FR 55195, 3 CFR, 1991 
Comp., p. 309.

List of Subjects in 44 CFR Part 64

    Flood insurance, Floodplains.

    Accordingly, 44 CFR part 64 is amended as follows:

PART 64--[AMENDED]

    1. The authority citation for part 64 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. 64.6  [Amended]

    2. The tables published under the authority of Sec. 64.6 are 
amended as follows:

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                                                                                                 Date certain   
                                                                                              federal assistance
                                  Community                                       Current          no longer    
       State and location            No.       Effective dates of eligibility  effective map     available in   
                                                                                    date         special flood  
                                                                                                 hazard areas   
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           Region II                                                                                            
                                                                                                                
New York: Evans, town of, Erie        360240  April 21, 1972, Emerg;.........  July 3, 1995   July 3, 1995.     
 County.                                      September 30, 1977, Reg;.......                                   
                                              July 3, 1995, Susp.............                                   
                                                                                                                
           Region III                                                                                           
Pennsylvania: Orbisonia,              421682  October 15, 1975, Emerg;.......  ......do           Do.           
 borough of, Huntingdon County.               December 31, 1982, Reg;........                                   
                                              July 3, 1995, Susp.............                                   
Virginia: Hampton, independent        515527  March 27, 1970, Emerg;.........  ......do           Do.           
 city.                                        January 15, 1971, Reg;.........                                   
                                              July 3, 1995, Susp.............                                   
                                                                                                                

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            Region V                                                                                            
Ohio: Malvern, village of,            390052  May 14, 1975, Emerg;...........  ......do           Do.           
 Carroll County.                              July 3, 1995, Reg;.............                                   
                                              July 3, 1995, Susp.............                                   
                                                                                                                
            Region X                                                                                            
Oregon: Fairview, city of,            410180  March 31, 1975, Emerg;.........  ......do           Do.           
 Multnomah County.                            September 30, 1987, Reg;.......                                   
                                              July 3, 1995, Susp.............                                   
                                                                                                                
           Region II                                                                                            
New York:                                                                                                       
    Oswego, town of Oswego            360657  December 16, 1976, Emerg;......  July 17, 1995  July 17, 1995.    
     County.                                  September 30, 1981, Reg;.......                                   
                                              July 17, 1995, Susp;...........                                   
    Richland, town of, Oswego         360660  March 21, 1974, Emerg;.........  ......do           Do.           
     County.                                  February 15, 1978, Reg;........                                   
                                              July 17, 1995, Susp............                                   
    Sandy Creek, town of,             360661  August 18, 1975, Emerg;........  ......do           Do.           
     Oswego County.                           October 15, 1981, Reg;.........                                   
                                              July 17, 1995, Susp............                                   
                                                                                                                
           Region IV                                                                                            
Georgia: Glynn County,                130092  January 16, 1974, Emerg;.......  ......do           Do.           
 unincorporated areas.                        April 15, 1995, Reg;...........                                   
                                              July 17, 1995, Susp............                                   
South Carolina:                                                                                                 
    Cayce, city of, Lexington         450131  February 5, 1974, Emerg;.......  ......do           Do.           
     County.                                  May 1, 1980, Reg;..............                                   
                                              July 17, 1995, Susp............                                   
    Lexington County,                 450129  September 6, 1974, Emerg;......  ......do           Do.           
     unincorporated areas.                    June 15, 1981, Reg;............                                   
                                              July 17, 1995, Susp............                                   
    West Columbia, city of,           450140  December 6, 1973, Emerg;.......  ......do           Do.           
     Lexington County.                        February 15, 1979, Reg;........                                   
                                              July 17, 1995, Susp............                                   
                                                                                                                
            Region V                                                                                            
Minnesota: Andover, city of,          270689  June 23, 1976, Emerg;..........  ......do           Do.           
 Anoka County.                                September 30, 1980, Reg;.......                                   
                                              July 17, 1995, Susp............                                   
Ohio: Miami County,                   390398  April 1, 1976, Emerg;..........  ......do           Do.           
 unincorporated areas.                        January 19, 1983, Reg;.........                                   
                                              July 17, 1995, Susp............                                   
                                                                                                                
           Region VI                                                                                            
Texas:                                                                                                          
    Comal County,                     485463  March 5, 1971, Emerg;..........  ......do           Do.           
     unincorporated areas.                    November 9, 1973, Reg;.........                                   
                                              July 17, 1995, Susp............                                   
    Schertz, city of, Bexar           480269  November 2, 1973; Emerg;.......  ......do           Do.           
     County.                                  September 15, 1977, Reg;.......                                   
                                              July 17, 1995, Susp............                                   
    Sherman, city of, Grayson         485509  May 22, 1970, Emerg;...........  ......do           Do.           
     County.                                  June 4, 1971, Reg;.............                                   
                                              July 17, 1995, Susp............                                   
                                                                                                                
           Region VII                                                                                           
Missouri: Hayti Heights, city         290277  March 20, 1975, Emerg;.........  ......do           Do.           
 of, Pemiscot County.                         June 15, 1981, Reg;............                                   
                                              July 17, 1995, Susp............                                   
Nebraska: Blair, city of,             310228  September 17, 1974, Emerg;.....  ......do           Do.           
 Washington County.                           July 16, 1981, Reg;............                                   
                                              July 17, 1995, Susp............                                   
                                                                                                                
            Region X                                                                                            
Idaho: Coeur d'Alene, city of,        160078  June 25, 1975, Emerg;..........  ......do           Do.           
 Kootenai County.                             September 2, 1982, Reg;........                                   
                                              July 17, 1995, Susp............                                   
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Code for reading third column: Emerg.--Emergency; Reg.--Regular; Rein.--Reinstatement; Susp.--Suspension.       



 
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(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance No. 83.100, ``Flood 
Insurance.'')

    Issued: June 23, 1995.
Frank H. Thomas,
Deputy Associate Director, Mitigation Directorate.
[FR Doc. 95-15976 Filed 6-28-95; 8:45 am]
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