[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 168 (Wednesday, August 28, 1996)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 44167-44169]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-21962]
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FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY
44 CFR Part 65
[Docket No. FEMA-7191]
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
S.W., 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.
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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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Dates and name of newspaper where Chief executive
State and county Location notice was published officer of community Effective date of modification Community No.
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Connecticut:
Fairfield...................... City of Bridgeport................. June 14, 1996, June 21, 1996, The Honorable Joseph Sept. 19, 1996.................... 090002 C
Connecticut Post. P. Ganim, Mayor of
the city of
Bridgeport, 45 Lyon
Terrace, Bridgeport,
Connecticut 06604.
Fairfield...................... Town of Stratford.................. June 14, 1996, June 21, 1996, Mr. Mark S. Barnhart, Sept. 19, 1996.................... 090016 D
Connecticut Post. Stratford Town
Manager, 2725 Main
Street, Stratford,
Connecticut 06497.
Illinois:
Will and DuPage Counties....... City of Naperville................. Dec. 13, 1995, Dec. 20, 1995, The The Honorable A. Dec. 5, 1996...................... 170213 C
Naperville Sun. George Pradel, Mayor
of the City of
Naperville, 400
South Eagle Street,
Naperville, Illinois
60540.
Cook........................... City of Country Club Hills......... June 13, 1996, June 20, 1996, The Star The Honorable Dwight June 6, 1996...................... 170078 C
W. Welch, Mayor of
the City of Country
Club Hills, 4200
West 183rd Street,
Country Club Hills,
Illinois 60478.
Kane........................... Village of Hampshire............... June 5, 1996, June 12, 1996, Hampshire Mr. William Schmidt, June 5, 1996...................... 170327 C
Register. President of the
Village of
Hampshire, 234 South
State Street, P.O.
Box 457, Hampshire,
Illinois 60140.
Indiana:
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Allen.......................... Town of Grabill.................... July 16, 1996, July 23, 1996, Journal Ms. Joanne Sauder, July 9, 1996...................... 180499 D
Gazette. Grabill Town
Council, P.O. Box
321, Grabill,
Indiana 46741.
Allen.......................... Unincorporated areas............... July 16, 1996, July 23, 1996, Journal Mr. Jack McComb, Oct. 21, 1996..................... 180302 D
Gazette. Allen County
Commissioner, City/
County Building, 1
East Main Street,
Room 220, Fort
Wayne, Indiana 46802.
Minnesota: Washington.............. Unincorporated areas............... July 17, 1996, July 24, 1996, Oakdale- Mr. Dave Engstrom, Oct. 22, 1996..................... 270499 B
Lake Elmo Review. Chairman of the
Washington County
Board of
Commissioners, 14900
61st Street North,
Stillwater,
Minnesota 55082.
North Carolina: Orange, Durham, and Town of Chapel Hill................ July 2, 1996, July 9, 1996, The Chapel The Honorable June 25, 1996..................... 370180 E
Chatham. Hill Herald. Rosemary Waldorf,
Mayor of the Town of
Chapel Hill, 306
North Columbia
Street, Chapel Hill,
North Carolina 27516-
2124.
Puerto Rico........................ Commonwealth....................... Aug. 7, 1996, Aug. 14, 1996, El Nuevo Ms. Norma N. Burjos- July 18, 1996..................... 720000 E
Dia. Andujar, Chairperson
of the Puerto Rico
Planning Board,
Centro Gurernamental
Minillas, P.O. Box
41119, San Juan,
Puerto Rico 00940-
9985.
Tennessee: Shelby.................. City of Memphis.................... June 14, 1996, June 21, 1996, The The Honorable W.W. Sept. 19, 1996.................... 470177 E
Commercial Appeal. Harrenton, Mayor of
the City of Memphis,
125 North Main
Street, Memphis,
Tennessee 38103.
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(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance No. 83.100, ``Flood
Insurance.'')
Dated: August 15, 1996.
Richard W. Krimm,
Acting Associate Director for Mitigation.
[FR Doc. 96-21962 Filed 8-27-96; 8:45 am]
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