[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 210 (Friday, October 30, 1998)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 58316-58319]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-29135]



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FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY

44 CFR Part 65


Changes in Flood Elevation Determinations

AGENCY: Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: Modified base (1% annual chance) flood elevations are 
finalized for the communities listed below. These modified elevations 
will be used to calculate flood insurance premium rates for new 
buildings and their contents.

EFFECTIVE DATES: The effective dates for these modified base flood 
elevations are indicated on the following table and revise the Flood 
Insurance Rate Map(s) in effect for each listed community prior to this 
date.

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: Matthew B. Miller, P.E., Chief, 
Hazards Study Branch, Mitigation Directorate, 500 C Street SW., 
Washington, DC 20472, (202) 646-3461.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Federal Emergency Management Agency 
makes the final determinations listed below of the final determinations 
of modified base flood elevations for each community listed. These 
modified elevations have been published in newspapers of local 
circulation and ninety (90) days have elapsed since that publication. 
The Associate Director has resolved any appeals resulting from this 
notification.
    The modified base flood elevations are not listed for each 
community in this notice. However, this rule includes the address of 
the Chief Executive Officer of the community where the modified base 
flood elevation determinations are available for inspection.
    The modifications are made pursuant to Section 206 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 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.
    These modified 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.
    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 for Mitigation 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 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.

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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                                                              Date and name of
         State and county                  Location           newspaper where     Chief executive officer of    Effective date of      Community number
                                                            notice was published           community               modification
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Arizona: Maricopa (FEMA Docket No.  Unincorporated Areas.  June 11, 1998 June     The Honorable Don Stapley   May 15, 1998.........  040037
 7252).                                                     18, 1998 Arizona       Chairperson, Maricopa
                                                            Republic.              County Board of
                                                                                   Supervisors 301 West
                                                                                   Jefferson, 10th Floor
                                                                                   Phoenix, Arizona 85003.
Arizona: Maricopa (FEMA Docket No.  Unincorporated Areas.  July 24, 1998 July     The Honorable Janice K.     June 30, 1998........  040037
 7252).                                                     31, 1998 Scottsdale    Brewer Chairman, Maricopa
                                                            Progress-Tribune.      County Board of
                                                                                   Supervisors 301 West
                                                                                   Jefferson, 10th Floor
                                                                                   Phoenix, Arizona 85003.
Arizona: Maricopa (FEMA Docket No.  Town of Paradise       June 11, 1998 June     The Honorable Marian Davis  May 15, 1998.........  040049
 7252).                              Valley.                18, 1998 Arizona       Mayor, Town of Paradise
                                                            Republic.              Valley 6401 East Lincoln
                                                                                   Drive Paradise Valley,
                                                                                   Arizona 85253.

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Arizona: Maricopa (FEMA Docket No.  City of Phoenix......  June 11, 1998 June     The Honorable Skip Rimsza   May 15, 1998.........  040051
 7252).                                                     18, 1998 Arizona       Mayor, City of Phoenix
                                                            Republic.              200 West Washington
                                                                                   Street, 11th Floor
                                                                                   Phoenix, Arizona 85003.
Arizona: Pima (FEMA Docket No.      Unincorporated Areas.  July 2, 1998 July 9,   The Honorable Mike Boyd     May 27, 1998.........  040073
 7252).                                                     1998 Arizona Daily     Chairman, Pima County
                                                            Star.                  Board of Supervisors 130
                                                                                   West Congress, Fifth
                                                                                   Floor Tucson, Arizona
                                                                                   85701.
Arizona: Maricopa (FEMA Docket No.  City of Scottsdale...  June 11, 1998 June     The Honorable Sam Kathryn   May 15, 1998.........  045012
 7252).                                                     18, 1998 Arizona       Campana Mayor, City of
                                                            Republic.              Scottsdale P.O. Box 1000
                                                                                   Scottsdale, Arizona 85252-
                                                                                   1000.
Arizona: Maricopa (FEMA Docket No.  City of Scottsdale...  July 2, 1998 July 9,   The Honorable Sam Kathryn   June 2, 1998.........  045012
 7252).                                                     1998 Scottdale         Campana Mayor, City of
                                                            Progress-Tribune.      Scottsdale P.O. Box 1000
                                                                                   Scottsdale, Arizona 85252-
                                                                                   1000.
Arizona: Maricopa (FEMA Docket No.  City of Scottsdale...  July 24, 1998 July     The Honorable Sam Kathryn   June 30, 1998........  045012
 7252).                                                     31, 1998 Scottsdale    Campana Mayor, City of
                                                            Progress-Tribune.      Scottsdale 3939 Civic
                                                                                   Center Boulevard
                                                                                   Scottsdale, Arizona 85252-
                                                                                   1000.
Arizona: Maricopa (FEMA Docket No.  City of Tempe........  June 11, 1998 June     The Honorable Neil          May 15, 1998.........  040054
 7252).                                                     18, 1998 Arizona       Giuliano Mayor, City of
                                                            Republic.              Tempe P.O. Box 5002
                                                                                   Tempe, Arizona 85280.
California: Riverside (FEMA Docket  Agua Caliente Band of  June 18, 1998 June     The Honorable Richard M.    May 22, 1998.........  060763
 No. 7252).                          Cahuilla Indians       25, 1998 Desert Sun.   Milanovich Chairman,
                                     Tribe.                                        Tribal Council Agua
                                                                                   Caliente Band of Cahuilla
                                                                                   Indians 600 East Tahquitz
                                                                                   Canyon Way Palm Springs,
                                                                                   California 92262.
California: Riverside (FEMA Docket  City of Cathedral      June 18, 1998 June     The Honorable David W.      May 22, 1998.........  060704
 No. 7252).                          City.                  25, 1998 The Press-    Berry Mayor, City of
                                                            Enterprise.            Cathedral City P.O. Box
                                                                                   5001 Cathedral City,
                                                                                   California 92235-5001.
California: Contra Costa (FEMA      City of Danville.....  June 18, 1998 June     The Honorable Dick Waldo    May 20, 1998.........  060707
 Docket No. 7252).                                          25, 1998 San Ramone    Mayor, City of Danville
                                                            Valley Times.          510 La Gonda Way
                                                                                   Danville, California
                                                                                   94526.
California: Solano (FEMA Docket     City of Dixon........  June 10, 1998 June     The Honorable Don Erickson  May 11, 1998.........  060369
 No. 7252).                                                 17, 1998 Dixon         Mayor, City of Dixon 600
                                                            Tribune.               East ``A'' Street Dixon,
                                                                                   California 95620-3697.
California: Riverside (FEMA Docket  City of Palm Springs.  June 18, 1998 June     The Honorable Lloyd         May 22, 1998.........  060257
 No. 7252).                                                 25, 1998 Desert Sun.   Maryanov Mayor City of
                                                                                   Palm Springs P.O. Box
                                                                                   2743 Palm Springs,
                                                                                   California 92263.
California: San Diego (FEMA Docket  Unincorporated Areas.  June 9, 1998 June 16,  The Honorable Greg Cox      May 13, 1998.........  060284
 No. 7252).                                                 1998 San Diego Daily   Chairman, San Diego
                                                            Transcript.            County Board of
                                                                                   Supervisors 1600 Pacific
                                                                                   Highway, Room 335 San
                                                                                   Diego, California 92101.
Colorado: Jefferson (FEMA Docket    City of Westminster..  July 23, 1998 July     The Honorable Nancy M.      June 22, 1998........  080008
 No. 7252).                                                 30, 1998 Westminster   Heil Mayor, City of
                                                            Window.                Westminster 4800 West
                                                                                   92nd Avenue Westminster,
                                                                                   Colorado 80030.
Iowa: Polk (FEMA Docket No. 7252).  City of Ankeny.......  July 15, 1998 July     The Honorable Merle         October 20, 1998.....  190226
                                                            22, 1998 The Des       Johnson Mayor, City of
                                                            Moines Register.       Ankeny 1605 North Ankeny
                                                                                   Boulevard, Suite 200
                                                                                   Ankeny, Iowa 50021.
Missouri: St. Louis (FEMA Docket    Unincorporated Areas.  June 11, 1998 June     The Honorable Buzz          September 16, 1998...  290327
 No. 7252).                                                 18, 1998 St. Louis     Westfall St. Louis County
                                                            Post-Dispatch.         Executive 41 South
                                                                                   Central Executive
                                                                                   Clayton, Missouri 63105.
Montana: Yellowstone (FEMA Docket   City of Billings.....  July 9, 1998 July 16,  The Honorable Charles F.    June 9, 1998.........  300085
 No. 7252).                                                 1998 Billings          Tooley Mayor, City of
                                                            Gazette.               Billings P.O. Box 1178
                                                                                   Billings, Montana 59103-
                                                                                   1178.
New Mexico: Bernalillo (FEMA        City of Albuquerque..  July 24, 1998 July     The Honorable Martin J.     June 18, 1998........  350002
 Docket No. 7252).                                          31, 1998 Albuquerque   Chavez Mayor, City of
                                                            Journal.               Albuquerque P.O. Box 1293
                                                                                   Albuquerque, New Mexico
                                                                                   87103-1293.
New Mexico: Bernalillo (FEMA        Unincorporated Areas.  July 3, 1998 July 10,  The Honorable Tom           June 3, 1998.........  50001
 Docket No. 7252).                                          1998 Albuquerque       Rutherford Chairman,
                                                            Journal.               Bernalillo County Board
                                                                                   of Commissioners 2400
                                                                                   Broadway Southeast
                                                                                   Albuquerque, New Mexico
                                                                                   87102.

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New Mexico: Bernalillo (FEMA        Unincorporated Areas.  July 24, 1998 July     The Honorable Tom           June 18, 1998........  350001
 Docket No. 7252).                                          31, 1998 Albuquerque   Rutherford Chairman,
                                                            Journal.               Bernalillo County Board
                                                                                   of Commissioners 2400
                                                                                   Broadway Southeast
                                                                                   Albuquerque, New Mexico
                                                                                   87102.
Nevada: Clark (FEMA Docket No.      Unincorporated Areas.  June 18, 1998 June     The Honorable Yvonne        May 20, 1998.........  320003
 7252).                                                     25, 1998 Las Vegas     Atkinson Gates
                                                            Review-Journal.        Chairperson, Clark County
                                                                                   Board of Commissioners
                                                                                   500 Grand Central Parkway
                                                                                   Las Vegas, Nevada 89155.
Oklahoma: Tulsa (FEMA Docket No.    City of Broken Arrow.  July 23, 1998 July     The Honorable James         June 12, 1998........  400236
 7252).                                                     30, 1998 Broken        Reynolds Mayor, City of
                                                            Arrow Ledger.          Broken Arrow P.O. Box 610
                                                                                   Broken Arrow, Oklahoma
                                                                                   74013.
Oregon: Washington (FEMA Docket     City of Hillsboro....  July 16, 1998 July     The Honorable Gordon Faber  June 10, 1998........  410243
 No. 7252).                                                 23, 1998 Hillsboro     Mayor, City of Hillsboro
                                                            Argus.                 123 West Main Street
                                                                                   Hillsboror, Oregon 97123-
                                                                                   39999.
Texas: Collin (FEMA Docket No.      City of Allen........  June 17, 1998 June     The Honorable Steve         May 13, 1998.........  480131
 7252).                                                     24, 1998 The Allen     Terrell Mayor, City of
                                                            American.              Allen One Butler Circle
                                                                                   Allen, Texas 75013.
Texas: Travis (FEMA Docket No.      City of Austin.......  June 19, 1998 June     The Honorable Kirk A.       May 8, 1998..........  480624
 7252).                                                     26, 1998 Austin        Watson Mayor, City of
                                                            American Statesman.    Austin 124 West Eighth
                                                                                   Street Austin, Texas
                                                                                   78701.
Texas: Johnson (FEMA Docket No.     City of Burleson.....  July 8, 1998 July 15,  The Honorable Rick Roper    October 13, 1998.....  485459
 7252).                                                     1998 Burleson Star.    Mayor, City of Burleson
                                                                                   141 West Renfro Burleson,
                                                                                   Texas 76028.
Texas: Williamson (FEMA Docket No.  City of Cedar Park...  July 8, 1998 July 15,  The Honorable Dorothy       June 11, 1998........  481282
 7252).                                                     1998 Hill Country      Duckett Mayor, City of
                                                            News.                  Cedar Park 600 North Bell
                                                                                   Boulevard Cedar Park,
                                                                                   Texas 78613.
Texas: Collin (FEMA Docket No.      City of Dallas.......  July 17, 1998 July     The Honorable Ron Kirk      October 22, 1998.....  480171
 7252).                                                     24, 1998 The Dallas    Mayor, City of Dallas
                                                            Morning News.          1500 Marilla Street,
                                                                                   Suite 5EN Dallas, Texas
                                                                                   75201.
Texas: Denton (FEMA Docket No.      Town of Flower Mound.  July 22, 1998 July     The Honorable Larry W.      June 9, 1998.........  480777
 7252).                                                     29, 1998 Denton        Lipscomb Mayor, Town of
                                                            Record-Chronicle.      Flower Mound 2121 Cross
                                                                                   Timbers Drive Flower
                                                                                   Mound, Texas 75028.
Texas: Fort Bend (FEMA Docket No.   Unincorporated Areas.  June 17, 1998 June     The Honorable Michael D.    May 8, 1998..........  480228
 7252).                                                     24, 1998 Fort Bend     Rozell Fort Bend County
                                                            Star.                  Judge 301 Jackson Street,
                                                                                   Suite 719 Richmond, Texas
                                                                                   77469.
Texas: Tarrant (FEMA Docket No.     City of Fort Worth...  June 12, 1998 June     The Honorable Kenneth Barr  May 6, 1998..........  480596
 7252).                                                     19, 1998 Fort Worth    Mayor, City of Fort Worth
                                                            Star-Telegram.         City Hall 1000
                                                                                   Throckmorton Street Fort
                                                                                   Worth, Texas 76102-6311.
Texas: Webb (FEMA Docket No. 7252)  City of Laredo.......  July 2, 1998 July 9,   The Honorable Saul N.       May 26, 1998.........  480651
                                                            1998 Laredo Morning    Ramirez, Jr. Mayor, City
                                                            News.                  of Laredo P.O. Box 579
                                                                                   Laredo, Texas 78042-0579.
Texas: Gregg and Harrison (FEMA     City of Longview.....  June 19, 1998 June     The Honorable David         May 7, 1998..........  480264
 Docket No. 7252).                                          26, 1998 Longview      McWhorter Mayor, City of
                                                            News-Journal.          Longview P.O. Box 1952
                                                                                   Longview, Texas 75606-
                                                                                   1952.
Texas: Collin (FEMA Docket No.      City of Plano........  June 24, 1998 July 1,  The Honorable John          May 29, 1998.........  480140
 7252).                                                     1998 Plano Star        Longstreet Mayor, City of
                                                            Courier.               Plano P.O. Box 860358
                                                                                   Plano, Texas 75086-0358.
Texas: Collin (FEMA Docket No.      City of Plano........  July 22, 1998 July     The Honorable John          June 22, 1998........  480140
 7252).                                                     29, 1998 Plano Star    Longstreet Mayor, City of
                                                            Courier.               Plano P.O. Box 860358
                                                                                   Plano, Texas 75086-0358.
Texas: Fort Bend (FEMA Docket No.   City of Sugar Land...  June 17, 1998 June     The Honorable Dean Hrbacek  May 8, 1998..........  480234
 7252).                                                     24, 1998 Fort Bend     Mayor, City of Sugar Land
                                                            Star.                  P.O. Box 110 Sugar Land,
                                                                                   Texas 77487-0110.
Texas: Denton (FEMA Docket No.      City of The Colony...  June 19, 1998 June     The Honorable Mary B.       May 19, 1998.........  481581
 7252).                                                     26, 1998 The Leader.   Watts Mayor, City of The
                                                                                   Colony City Hall 5151
                                                                                   North Colony Boulevard
                                                                                   The Colony, Texas 75056.
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(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance No. 83.100, ``Flood 
Insurance.'')

    Dated: October 26, 1998.
Michael J. Armstrong,
Associate Director for Mitigation.
[FR Doc. 98-29135 Filed 10-29-98; 8:45 am]
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