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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 (100-year) 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 DATE: The effective dates for these modified base (100-year)
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:
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
makes the final determinations listed below of the final determinations
of modified base (100-year) 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 (100-year) 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
(100-year) 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 (100-year) 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 (100-year) 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 (100-year) 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 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 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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Dates and name of newspaper Chief executive officer of Effective date Community
State and county Location where notice was published community of modification No.
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Oklahoma: Oklahoma (FEMA City of Oklahoma............ December 10, 1993, December The Honorable Ronald J. Norick, November 18, 405378
docket No. 7087). 17, 1993, The Daily Mayor, City of Oklahoma City, 1993.
Oklahoman. 200 North Walker, Suite 302,
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73102.
Texas: Tarrant (FEMA docket City of North Richland Hills December 2, 1993, December The Honorable Tommy Brown, November 19, 480607
No. 7087). 9, 1993, Mid-Cities News. Mayor, City of North Richland 1993.
Hills, P.O. Box 820609, North
Richland Hills, Texas 76182.
Texas: Collin (FEMA docket City of Plano............... December 24, 1993, December The Honorable James N. Muns, December 13, 480140
No. 7087). 31, 1993, The Dallas Mayor, City of Plano, P.O. Box 1993.
Morning News. 860358, Plano, Texas 75086-0358.
Texas: Wichita (FEMA docket City of Wichita Falls....... January 19, 1994, January The Honorable Mike Lam, Mayor, December 20, 480662
No. 7087). 26, 1994, Wichita Falls City of Wichita Falls, P.O. Box 1993.
Times Record News. 1431, Wichita Falls, Texas
76307.
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(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance No. 83.100, ``Flood
Insurance'')

Dated: June 16, 1994.
Richard T. Moore,
Associate Director for Mitigation.
[FR Doc. 94-15157 Filed 6-21-94; 8:45 am]
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