[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 216 (Wednesday, November 8, 1995)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 56249-56251]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-27661]



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FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY

44 CFR Part 65

[Docket No. FEMA-7160]


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 (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) 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, 
Mitigation Directorate, 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 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 (NFIP).
    These modified elevations, together with the floodplain management 
criteria 

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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 NFIP. 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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                                                                                            Chief executive                                             
      State and county                 Location             Dates and name of newspaper        officer of            Effective date of        Community 
                                                            where notice was published         community               modification              No.    
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Arizona: Coconino..........  City of Flagstaff..........  September 21, 1995, September   The Honorable        August 16, 1995.............       040020
                                                           28, 1995, Arizona Daily Sun.    Christopher J.                                               
                                                                                           Bavasi, Mayor,                                               
                                                                                           City of Flagstaff,                                           
                                                                                           211 West Aspen                                               
                                                                                           Avenue, Flagstaff,                                           
                                                                                           Arizona 86001.                                               
Arizona: Coconino..........  City of Flagstaff..........  September 22, 1995, September   The Honorable        August 17, 1995.............       040020
                                                           29, 1995, Arizona Daily Sun.    Christopher J.                                               
                                                                                           Bavasi, Mayor,                                               
                                                                                           City of Flagstaff,                                           
                                                                                           211 West Aspen                                               
                                                                                           Avenue, Flagstaff,                                           
                                                                                           Arizona 86001.                                               
Arizona: Maricopa..........  City of Glendale...........  August 31, 1995, September 7,   The Honorable        August 7, 1995..............       040045
                                                           1995, Arizona Republic.         Elaine Scruggs,                                              
                                                                                           Mayor, City of                                               
                                                                                           Glendale, 5850                                               
                                                                                           West Glendale                                                
                                                                                           Avenue, Glendale,                                            
                                                                                           Arizona 85301.                                               
Arizona: Maricopa..........  Unincorporated Areas.......  August 31, 1995, September 7,   The Honorable Tom    August 7, 1995..............       040037
                                                           1995, Arizona Republic.         Rawles,                                                      
                                                                                           Chairperson,                                                 
                                                                                           Maricopa County                                              
                                                                                           Board of                                                     
                                                                                           Supervisors, 301                                             
                                                                                           West Jefferson,                                              
                                                                                           Phoenix, Arizona                                             
                                                                                           85003.                                                       
Arizona: Maricopa..........  City of Peoria.............  August 31, 1995, September 7,   The Honorable Ken    August 7, 1995..............       040050
                                                           1995, Arizona Republic.         C. Forgia, Mayor,                                            
                                                                                           City of Peoria                                               
                                                                                           8401 West Monroe,                                            
                                                                                           Peoria, Arizona                                              
                                                                                           85345.                                                       
California: Santa Clara....  City of Gilroy.............  September 22, 1995, September   The Honorable Don    August 31, 1995.............       060340
                                                           29, 1995, Dispatch.             F. Gage, Mayor,                                              
                                                                                           City of Gilroy,                                              
                                                                                           7351 Rosanna                                                 
                                                                                           Street, Gilroy,                                              
                                                                                           California 95020.                                            
California: Santa Clara....  Unincorporated Areas.......  September 22, 1995, September   The Honorable Mike   August 31, 1995.............       060337
                                                           29, 1995, San Jose Mercury      M. Honda,                                                    
                                                           News.                           Chairman, Santa                                              
                                                                                           Clara County Board                                           
                                                                                           of Supervisors,                                              
                                                                                           County Government                                            
                                                                                           Center 70 West                                               
                                                                                           Hedding Street,                                              
                                                                                           East Wing, Tenth                                             
                                                                                           Floor, San Jose,                                             
                                                                                           California 95110.                                            
Colorado: Adams, Boulder,    City of Broomfield.........  August 31, 1995, September 7,   The Honorable Bill   August 2, 1995..............       085073
 and Jefferson.                                            1995, Daily Camera.             Berens, Mayor,                                               
                                                                                           City of                                                      
                                                                                           Broomfield, P.O.                                             
                                                                                           Box 1415,                                                    
                                                                                           Broomfield,                                                  
                                                                                           Colorado 80038-                                              
                                                                                           1415.                                                        
Hawaii: Maui...............  Unincorporated Areas.......  September 20, 1995, September   The Honorable Linda  August 17, 1995.............       150003
                                                           27, 1995, Maui News.            Crockett Lingle,                                             
                                                                                           Mayor, Maui                                                  
                                                                                           County, 250 South                                            
                                                                                           High Street,                                                 
                                                                                           Wailuku, Maui,                                               
                                                                                           Hawaii 96793.                                                
Iowa: Polk.................  Unincorporated Areas.......  September 22, 1995, September   The Honorable Jack   August 14, 1995.............       190901
                                                           29, 1995, The Des Moines        Bishop, Chairman,                                            
                                                           Register.                       Polk County Board                                            
                                                                                           of Supervisors,                                              
                                                                                           111 Court Avenue,                                            
                                                                                           Room 300, Des                                                
                                                                                           Moines, Iowa 50309.                                          
Texas: Tarrant.............  City of Forest Hill........  August 31, 1995, September 7,   The Honorable        July 28, 1995...............      480595 
                                                           1995, Forest Hill News.         Esterlene Griffin,                                           
                                                                                           Mayor, City of                                               
                                                                                           Forest Hill, 6800                                            
                                                                                           Forest Hill Drive,                                           
                                                                                           Forest Hill, Texas                                           
                                                                                           76140-1299.                                                  

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 Texas: Gregg and Rusk.....  City of Kilgore............  September 22, 1995, September   The Honorable Bill   August 23, 1995.............       480263
                                                           29, 1995, Kilgore News Herald.  Wilson, Mayor,                                               
                                                                                           City of Kilgore,                                             
                                                                                           P.O. Box 1125,                                               
                                                                                           Kilgore, Texas                                               
                                                                                           75663.                                                       
Texas: Tarrant.............  City of North Richland       September 21, 1995, September   The Honorable Tommy  August 17, 1995.............       480607
                              Hills.                       28, 1995, Mid-Cities News.      Brown, Mayor, City                                           
                                                                                           of North Richland                                            
                                                                                           Hills, P.O. Box                                              
                                                                                           820609, North                                                
                                                                                           Richland Hills,                                              
                                                                                           Texas 76182-0609.                                            
Texas: Bexar...............  City of San Antonio........  September 19, 1995, September   The Honorable        August 14, 1995.............       480045
                                                           26, 1995, San Antonio Express   Nelson W. Wolff,                                             
                                                           News.                           Mayor, City of San                                           
                                                                                           Antonio, P.O. Box                                            
                                                                                           839966, San                                                  
                                                                                           Antonio, Texas                                               
                                                                                           78283-3966.                                                  
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(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance No. 83.100, ``Flood 
Insurance.'')

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