[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 113 (Tuesday, June 11, 1996)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 29488-29489]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-14725]



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FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY

44 CFR Part 65

[Docket No. FEMA-7183]


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) (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 Acting 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 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.
    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 Acting 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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                                                                                              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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Florida: Duval..............  City of Jacksonville........  April 15, 1996, April 22, 1996,   The Honorable    April 8, 1996...............     120077 E
                                                             The Florida Times-Union.          John Delaney,                                            
                                                                                               Mayor of the                                             
                                                                                               City of                                                  
                                                                                               Jacksonville,                                            
                                                                                               220 East Bay                                             
                                                                                               Street, 14th                                             
                                                                                               Floor,                                                   
                                                                                               Jacksonville,                                            
                                                                                               Florida 32202-                                           
                                                                                               3495.                                                    
New Jersey: Union...........  Borough of Kenilworth.......  April 10, 1996, April 17, 1996,   The Honorable    April 3, 1996...............     340466 B
                                                             Cranford Chronicle.               Michael                                                  
                                                                                               Tripodi, Mayor                                           
                                                                                               of the Borough                                           
                                                                                               of Kenilworth,                                           
                                                                                               567 Boulevard,                                           
                                                                                               Kenilworth,                                              
                                                                                               New Jersey                                               
                                                                                               07033.                                                   

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North Carolina: Rowan.......  City of Salisbury...........  April 11, 1996, April 18, 1996,   The Honorable    July 17, 1996,..............     370215 B
                                                             Salisbury Post.                   Margaret                                                 
                                                                                               Kluttz, Mayor                                            
                                                                                               of the City of                                           
                                                                                               Salisbury,                                               
                                                                                               P.O. Box 479,                                            
                                                                                               Salisbury,                                               
                                                                                               North Carolina                                           
                                                                                               28145-0479.                                              
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(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance No. 83.100, ``Flood 
Insurance'')

    Dated: May 31, 1996.
Richard W. Krimm,
Acting Associate Director for Mitigation.
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