[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 202 (Thursday, October 19, 1995)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 54051-54056]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-25937]



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FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY

44 CFR Part 67

[Docket No. FEMA-7155]


Proposed Flood Elevation Determinations

AGENCY: Federal Emergency Management Agency, FEMA.

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: Technical information or comments are requested on the 
proposed base (1% annual chance) flood elevations and proposed base 
flood elevation modifications for the communities listed below. The 
base flood elevations are the basis for the floodplain management 
measures that the community is required either to adopt or to show 
evidence of being already in effect in order to qualify or remain 
qualified for participation in the National Flood Insurance Program 
(NFIP).

DATES: The comment period is ninety (90) days following the second 
publication of this proposed rule in a newspaper of local circulation 
in each community.

ADDRESSES: The proposed 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 Federal Emergency Management Agency 
(FEMA or Agency) proposes to make determinations of base flood 
elevations and modified base flood elevations for each community listed 
below, in accordance with section 110 of the Flood Disaster Protection 
Act of 1973, 42 U.S.C. 4104, and 44 CFR 67.4(a).
    These proposed base flood and modified base flood 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 

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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. These proposed elevations are used 
to meet the floodplain management requirements of the NFIP and are also 
used to calculate the appropriate flood insurance premium rates for new 
buildings built after these elevations are made final, and for the 
contents in these buildings.

National Environmental Policy Act

    This proposed 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 
proposed rule is exempt from the requirements of the Regulatory 
Flexibility Act because proposed or modified base flood elevations are 
required by the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973, 42 U.S.C. 4104, 
and are required to establish and maintain community eligibility in the 
National Flood Insurance Program. As a result, a regulatory flexibility 
analysis has not been prepared.

Regulatory Classification

    This proposed 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 proposed rule involves no policies that have federalism 
implications under Executive Order 12612, Federalism, dated October 26, 
1987.

Executive Order 12778, Civil Justice Reform

    This proposed rule meets the applicable standards of section 
2(b)(2) of Executive Order 12778.

List of Subjects in 44 CFR Part 67

    Administrative practice and procedure, Flood insurance, Reporting 
and recordkeeping requirements.

    Accordingly, 44 CFR part 67 is proposed to be amended as follows:

PART 67--[AMENDED]

    1. The authority citation for part 67 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. 67.4  [Amended]

    3. The tables published under the authority of Sec. 67.4 are 
proposed to be amended as follows:

                                                                                                                                                                                                
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                                                                                                                                                                          #Depth in feet above  
                                                                                                                                                                          ground. *Elevation in 
                State                      City/town/county                  Source of flooding                                      Location                                  feet (NGVD)      
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                                                                                                                                                                          Existing     Modified 
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Indiana..............................  Boone County              New Reynolds Ditch.......................  Approximately 500 feet downstream of Golf Course Road.....         *932         *930
                                        (unincorporated areas).                                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                            At downstream side of Elm Swamp Road......................         *940         *938
                                                                                                                                                                                                
  Maps available for inspection at the Area Planning Commission, Building Inspector's Office, 101 Courthouse Square, Lebanon, Indiana.                                                          
                                                                                                                                                                                                
  Send comments to Mr. Paul Green, President of the Boone County Council, Boone County Auditor's Office, 201 Courthouse Square, Lebanon, Indiana 46052.                                         
                                                                                                                                                                                                
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Indiana..............................  Lebanon (city) Boone      New Reynolds Ditch.......................  Approximately 1,000 feet upstream of confluence with               *920         *919
                                        County.                                                              Prairie Creek.                                                                     
                                                                                                            At limit of study, approximately 80 feet upstream of Grant         *940         *939
                                                                                                             Drive.                                                                             
                                                                                                                                                                                                
  Maps available for inspection at the Building Inspector's Office, 201 East Main Street, Lebanon, Indiana.                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                                                                                
  Send comments to The Honorable James Acton, Mayor of the City of Lebanon, 201 East Main Street, Lebanon, Indiana 46052.                                                                       
                                                                                                                                                                                                
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Massachusetts........................  Monson (town) Hampden     Twelvemile Brook.........................  At the upstream side of Pulpit Rock Pond dam..............         None         *367
                                        County.                                                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                            Approximately 1,000 feet upstream of Reimers Street.......         None         *426
                                                                 Thayer Brook.............................  Approximately 210 feet downstream of Lakeshore Drive......         None         *367
                                                                                                            Approximately 40 feet upstream of Lakeshore Drive.........         None         *385
                                                                                                                                                                                                
  Maps available for inspection at the Building Inspector's Office, 110 Main Street, Monson, Massachusetts.                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                                                                                
  Send comments to Mr. Peter A. Rouette, Chairman of the Board of Selectmen for the Town of Monson, 110 Main Street, Monson, Massachusetts 01057.                                               
                                                                                                                                                                                                
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Michigan.............................  Allen Park (city) Wayne   North Branch Ecorse Creek................  Approximately 0.36 mile downstream of Allen Road..........         None         *590
                                        County.                                                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                            Approximately 250 feet upstream of Euclid Avenue..........         *600         *598
                                                                                                                                                                                                

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  Maps available for inspection at the Allen Park City Hall, 16850 Southfield Road, Allen Park, Michigan.                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                                                                                
  Send comments to The Honorable Gerald Richards, Mayor of the City of Allen Park, 16850 Southfield Road, Allen Park, Michigan 48101-2599.                                                      
                                                                                                                                                                                                
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Michigan.............................  Coldwater (city) Branch   Sauk River...............................  At confluence with South Lake.............................         None         *928
                                        County.                                                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                            Approximately 0.1 mile upstream of Michigan Avenue........         None         *972
                                                                 South Lake Drain.........................  Approximately 300 feet downstream of Race Street..........         None         *940
                                                                                                            Approximately 1,300 feet upstream of most upstream                 None         *985
                                                                                                             crossing of Farm Lane.                                                             
                                                                 County Drain 15..........................  At State Road.............................................         None         *969
                                                                                                            Approximately 900 feet upstream of Private Drive..........         None         *974
                                                                 South Lake...............................  Entire shoreline within community.........................         None         *928
                                                                 Randall Lake.............................  Entire shoreline within community.........................         None         *928
                                                                                                                                                                                                
  Maps available for inspection at the Coldwater City Hall, 28 West Chicago Street, Coldwater, Michigan.                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                                                                                
  Send comments to Mr. Fred Lilue, Chief, Coldwater City Engineer, 28 West Chicago Street, Coldwater, Michigan 49036-1683.                                                                      
                                                                                                                                                                                                
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Michigan.............................  Coldwater (township)      Coldwater River..........................  At confluence with South Lake.............................         None         *928
                                        Branch County.                                                                                                                                          
                                                                                                            At Fenn Road..............................................        *None         *959
                                                                 South Lake Drain.........................  At confluence with South Lake.............................         None         *928
                                                                                                            Approximately 1.2 miles upstream of Garfield Road.........        *None        *1000
                                                                 Sauk River...............................  Approximately 0.6 mile downstream of Michigan Avenue......         None         *970
                                                                                                            At Fox Road...............................................         None         *984
                                                                 County Drain 40..........................  At confluence with Sauk River.............................         None         *978
                                                                                                            Approximately 1.0 mile upstream of Wood Road..............         None         *990
                                                                 Cold Creek...............................  At confluence with Randall Lake...........................         None         *928
                                                                                                            At Jonesville Road........................................         None         *963
                                                                 County Drain 15..........................  At confluence with Cold Creek.............................         None         *946
                                                                                                            Approximately 0.7 mile upstream of Michigan Road..........         None         *966
                                                                 Morrison Lake............................  Entire shoreline within community.........................         None         *928
                                                                 Randall Lake.............................  Entire shoreline within community.........................         None         *928
                                                                 South Lake...............................  Entire shoreline within community.........................         None         *928
                                                                                                                                                                                                
  Maps available for inspection at the Coldwater Township Hall, 571 South Sprague Road, Coldwater, Michigan.                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                                                                                
  Send comments to Mr. John Kopacz, Supervisor of the Township of Coldwater, 571 South Sprague Road, Coldwater, Michigan 49036.                                                                 
                                                                                                                                                                                                
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Michigan.............................  Dearborn Heights (city).  North Branch.............................  At Southfield Freeway.....................................         *601         *598
                                       Wayne County............  Ecorse Creek.............................  Approximately 250 feet downstream of Pardee Road..........         *610         *609
                                                                                                                                                                                                
  Maps available for inspection at the Dearborn Heights City Hall, 6045 Fenton Street, Dearborn Heights, Michigan.                                                                              
                                                                                                                                                                                                
  Send comments to The Honorable Ruth A. Canfield, Mayor of the City of Dearborn Heights, 6045 Fenton Street, Dearborn Heights, Michigan 48127.                                                 
                                                                                                                                                                                                
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Michigan.............................  Hartland (township).....  North Ore Creek..........................  At Parshallville Road.....................................         None         *909
                                       Livingston County.......                                             At Fenton Road............................................         None         *966
                                                                                                                                                                                                
  Maps available for inspection at the Hartland Township Office, 3191 Hartland Road, Hartland, Michigan.                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                                                                                
  Send comments to Mr. Don Rhodes, Hartland Township Supervisor, 3191 Hartland Road, Hartland, Michigan 48353.                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                                                                                
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Michigan.............................  Taylor (city) Wayne       North Branch.............................  At Pelham Road............................................         *604         *602
                                        County.                                                                                                                                                 
                                                                 Ecorse Creek.............................  Approximately 200 feet downstream of Pardee Road..........         *610         *609
                                                                                                                                                                                                

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  Maps available for inspection at the City of Taylor Building Department, 23333 Eureka Road, Taylor, Michigan.                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                                                                                
  Send comments to The Honorable Cameron Priebe, Mayor of the City of Taylor, 23333 Eureka Road, Taylor, Michigan 48180.                                                                        
                                                                                                                                                                                                
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New Jersey...........................  Flemington (Borough)....  Walnut Brook.............................  Approximately 605 feet downstream of downstream corporate          *168         *169
                                                                                                             limits.                                                                            
                                       Hunterdon County........                                             Approximately 400 feet upstream of State Route 12.........         *181         *182
                                                                 Bushkill Brook...........................  Approximately 70 feet downstream of State Route 31........         None         *129
                                                                                                            Approximately 900 feet upstream of Elizabethtown Gas               None         *140
                                                                                                             Company bridge.                                                                    
                                                                                                                                                                                                
  Maps available for inspection at the Flemington Borough Building, 38 Park Avenue, Flemington, New Jersey.                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                                                                                
  Send comments to The Honorable Austin H. Kutcher, Jr., Mayor of the Borough of Flemington, 38 Park Avenue, Flemington, New Jersey 08822-1396.                                                 
                                                                                                                                                                                                
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Pennsylvania.........................  McSherrystown (Borough)   Plum Creek...............................  At downstream corporate limits (approximately 1,250 feet           *527         *526
                                        Adams County.                                                        downstream of State Route 116).                                                    
                                                                                                            At upstream corporate limits (approximately 1,175 feet             *533         *534
                                                                                                             upstream of State Route 116).                                                      
                                                                                                                                                                                                
  Maps available for inspection at the Borough Building, 338 Main Street, McSherrystown, Pennsylvania.                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                                                                                
  Send comments to Mr. William Smith, Borough of McSherrystown Manager, 338 Main Street, McSherrystown, Pennsylvania 17344.                                                                     
                                                                                                                                                                                                
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Pennsylvania.........................  Philadelphia (city)       Schuylkill River.........................  The land area located adjacent to and east of the                  None          *10
                                        Philadelphia County.                                                 Schuylkill River previously designated as the                                      
                                                                                                             Philadelphia Naval Base.                                                           
                                                                 Delaware River...........................  The land area located adjacent to and north of the                 None          *10
                                                                                                             Delaware River previously designated as the Philadelphia                           
                                                                                                             Naval Base.                                                                        
                                                                                                                                                                                                
  Maps available for inspection at the Philadelphia Planning Commission, 1515 Market Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.                                                                        
                                                                                                                                                                                                
  Send comments to Mr. Edward G. Rendell, Mayor of the City of Philadelphia, Room 215, City Hall, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19107.                                                             
                                                                                                                                                                                                
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Virginia.............................  Norfolk (city)            Chesapeake Bay...........................  Approximately 1,300 feet northeast of the intersection of           *13          *12
                                        Independent City.                                                    Pleasant Avenue and 30th Bay Street.                                               
                                                                 Little Creek.............................  Approximately 1,400 feet east of the intersection of                 *9          *10
                                                                                                             Pleasant Avenue and 30th Bay Street.                                               
                                                                                                                                                                                                
  Maps available for inspection at the Norfolk City Planning Office, Suite 508, City Hall Building, Norfolk, Virginia.                                                                          
                                                                                                                                                                                                
  Send comments to The Honorable Paul D. Frame, Mayor of the City of Norfolk, City Hall Building, Suite 1109, Norfolk, Virginia 23501.                                                          
                                                                                                                                                                                                
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Virginia.............................  City of Virginia Beach    Chesapeake Bay...........................  At the intersection of Oceanview and Fentiess Avenues.....         None           *9
                                        Independent City.                                                                                                                                       
                                                                                                            Approximately 220 feet north of the intersection of Windy          None          *12
                                                                                                             Road and Sandy Bay Drive.                                                          
                                                                                                            Approximately 650 feet northwest of the intersection of             *11          *10
                                                                                                             Shore Drive and Vista Circle.                                                      
                                                                                                            Approximately 310 feet north of the intersection of Ebb              *9          *11
                                                                                                             Tide Road and Ocean Shore Avenue.                                                  
                                                                                                            At Lynnhaven Inlet........................................          *13          *14
                                                                 Atlantic Ocean...........................  Approximately 130 feet east of the intersection of 20th            None          *11
                                                                                                             Street and Atlantic Avenue.                                                        
                                                                                                            Approximately 450 feet east of the intersection of 8th              *13          *14
                                                                                                             Street and Atlantic Avenue.                                                        
                                                                 Lake Wishart.............................  Entire shoreline..........................................         None           *8
                                                                 Bradford Lake............................  Entire shoreline..........................................           *8           *9

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                                                                 Chubb Lake...............................  Entire shoreline..........................................           *8           *9
                                                                 Fox Run Canal............................  At the confluence with Eastern Branch Elizabeth River.....           *8           *9
                                                                                                            Approximately 1,200 feet upstream of Churchill Drive......          *14          *13
                                                                 Left Bank Tributary Thalia Creek.........  Approximately 1,400 feet upstream of the mouth of Thalia             *9           *8
                                                                                                             Creek.                                                                             
                                                                                                            At Windsor Oaks Boulevard.................................          *12          *10
                                                                 Holland Road Tributary Thalia Creek......  At the confluence with Left Bank Tributary Thalia Creek...          *12          *10
                                                                                                            At the downstream side of Holland Road....................          *12          *10
                                                                 Unnamed Pond.............................  Approximately 100 feet east of the intersection of East            None           *9
                                                                                                             Port Road and Gammon Road.                                                         
                                                                 Shallow Ponding Area.....................  Approximately 400 feet east of Atlantic Avenue on 65th             None           #1
                                                                                                             Street.                                                                            
                                                                 Shallow Ponding Area.....................  Located in the vicinity of the intersection of Sandpiper           None           #2
                                                                                                             Road and Oyster Lane.                                                              
                                                                 Shallow Ponding Area.....................  Approximately 500 feet north of the State boundary line...         None           #3
                                                                                                                                                                                                
  Maps available for inspection at the City of Virginia Beach Municipal Center, Operations Building No. 2, Virginia Beach.                                                                      
                                                                                                                                                                                                
  Send comments to The Honorable Mayera E. Oberndorf, Mayor of the City of Virginia Beach, Municipal Center, Virginia Beach, Virginia 23456.                                                    
                                                                                                                                                                                                
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West Virginia........................  Mineral County            Patterson Creek..........................  Approximately 1.55 miles downstream of George Run Road....         None         *593
                                        (unincorporated areas).                                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                            Approximately 0.58 mile upstream of confluence of Mill             None         *751
                                                                                                             Creek.                                                                             
                                                                                                                                                                                                
  Maps available for inspection at the Mineral County Planning Office, 150 Armstrong Street, Keyser, West Virginia.                                                                             
                                                                                                                                                                                                
  Send comments to Mr. Danny Evans, Director of the Mineral County Planning Commission, 150 Armstrong Street, Keyser, West Virginia 26726.                                                      
                                                                                                                                                                                                
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Wisconsin............................  Barron County             Tenmile Lake.............................  Entire shoreline within community.........................         None         1040
                                        (unincorporated areas).                                                                                                                                 
                                                                 Lake Chetek..............................  Entire shoreline within community.........................         None         1040
                                                                 Prairie Lake.............................  Entire shoreline within community.........................         None         1040
                                                                 Pokegama Lake............................  Entire shoreline within community.........................         None         1040
                                                                 Mud Lake.................................  Entire shoreline within community.........................         None         1040
                                                                 Hemlock Lake.............................  Entire shoreline within community.........................         None         1189
                                                                 Red Cedar Lake...........................  Entire shoreline within community.........................         None         1189
                                                                 Kidney Lake..............................  Entire shoreline within community.........................         None         1233
                                                                 Beaver Dam Lake..........................  Entire shoreline within community.........................         None         1233
                                                                 Bear Lake................................  Entire shoreline within community.........................         None         1222
                                                                                                                                                                                                
  Maps available for inspection at the Barron County Clerk's Office, 1671 18th Street, Barron, Wisconsin.                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                                                                                
  Send comments to Mr. Arnold Ellison, Chairman of the Barron County Board, 1671 18th Street, Barron, Wisconsin 54812.                                                                          
                                                                                                                                                                                                
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Wisconsin............................  Dunn County               Chippewa River...........................  Approximately 400 feet upstream of downstream county               *726         *725
                                        (unincorporated areas).                                              boundary.                                                                          
                                                                                                            At upstream county boundary...............................         *762         *761
                                                                 Elk Creek................................  At the Elk Lake Dam.......................................         *814         *806
                                                                                                            At County Highway EE......................................         *852         *846
                                                                 Eau Galle River..........................  At the Eau Galle Dam......................................         *778         *763
                                                                                                            Approximately 200 feet upstream of County Highway D.......         None         *769
                                                                 Red Cedar River..........................  At the confluence with Chippewa River.....................         *730         *729
                                                                                                            Approximately 0.4 mile downstream of County Highway Y.....         *730         *729
                                                                                                                                                                                                
  Maps available for inspection at the Dunn County Clerk's Office, 800 Wilson Avenue, Menomonie, Wisconsin.                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                                                                                
  Send comments to Mr. Patrick Thompson, Dunn County Administrator, 800 Wilson Avenue, Menomonie, Wisconsin 54751.                                                                              
                                                                                                                                                                                                
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Wisconsin............................  Haugen (Village) Barron   Bear Lake................................  Entire shoreline within corporate limits..................         None        *1222
                                        County.                                                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                                                                                

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  Maps available for inspection at the Haugen Village Office, 108 West Third Street, Haugen, Wisconsin.                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                                                                                
  Send comments to Ms. Mary Grengs, President of the Village of Haugen, P.O. Box 085, Haugen, Wisconsin 54841.                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                                                                                
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Wisconsin............................  Shell Lake (city)         Shell Lake...............................  Entire shoreline within community.........................         None        *1226
                                        Washburn County.                                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                                                                                
  Maps available for inspection at the Shell Lake City Hall, 209 West 5th Avenue, Shell Lake, Wisconsin.                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                                                                                
  Send comments to The Honorable Charles R. Lutz, Mayor of the City of Shell Lake, P.O. Box 0520, Shell Lake, Wisconsin 54871.                                                                  
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(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance No. 83.100, ``Flood 
Insurance'')

    Dated: October 5, 1995.
Robert H. Volland,
Acting Deputy Associate Director for Mitigation.
[FR Doc. 95-25937 Filed 10-18-95; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6718-04-P