Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 167 / Thursday, August 28, 1997 / Rules and Regulations 45573

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[FR Doc. 97–22949 Filed 8–27–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P

FEDERAL EMERGENCY

MANAGEMENT AGENCY

44 CFR Part 65

[Docket No. FEMA–7224]

Changes in Flood Elevation

Determinations

AGENCY: Federal Emergency

Management Agency (FEMA).

ACTION: Interim rule.

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 for Mitigation

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:

Frederick H. Sharrocks, Jr., Chief,

Hazard Identification Branch, Mitigation

Directorate, 500 C Street SW.,

Washington, DC 20472, (202) 646–2796.

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

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 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 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.

§ 65.4 [Amended]

2. The tables published under the

authority of § 65.4 are amended as

follows:

State and county Location

Dates and name of newspaper where notice was

published

Chief executive officer of

community

Effective date of

modification

Community

No.

Arizona: Mohave .. City of Bullhead

City.

June 17, 1997, June 24,

1997, Mohave Valley

Daily News.

The Honorable Norm Hicks, Mayor,

City of Bullhead City, 1255 Marina

Boulevard, Bullhead City, Arizona

86442.

June 5, 1997 ....... 040125

California:

Riverside ....... City of Banning .... June 20, 1997, June 27,

1997, The Record-Gazette.

The Honorable Gary Reynolds,

Mayor, City of Banning, P.O. Box

998, Banning, California 92220.

June 5, 1997 ....... 060246

Marin ............. City of Novato ..... July 1, 1997, July 8,

1997, Marin Independent Journal.

The Honorable Pat Eklund, Mayor,

City of Novato, 900 Sherman Avenue, Novato, California 94945.

June 13, 1997 ..... 060178
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State and county Location

Dates and name of newspaper where notice was

published

Chief executive officer of

community

Effective date of

modification

Community

No.

Sonoma ......... City of Petaluma .. June 17, 1997, June 24,

1997, Argus Courier.

The Honorable Patricia Hilligoss,

Mayor, City of Petaluma, P.O. Box

61, Petaluma, California 94953.

June 2, 1997 ....... 060379

Santa Clara ... City of San Jose .. July 1, 1997, July 8,

1997, San Jose Mercury News.

The Honorable Susan Hammer,

Mayor, City of San Jose, 801

North First Street, Room 600, San

Jose, California 95110.

June 12, 1997 ..... 060349

North Dakota:

Dunn .............. Unincorporated

areas.

June 20, 1997, June 27,

1997, Dunn County

Herald.

The Honorable Orris Bang, Chairman, Dunn County Board of Commissioners, Dunn County Auditor’s

Office, P.O. Box 105, Manning,

North Dakota 58642.

June 9, 1997 ....... 380026

Dunn .............. City of Halliday .... June 20, 1997, June 27,

1997, Dunn County

Herald.

The Honorable Leo Lesmeister,

Mayor, City of Halliday, P.O. Box

438, Halliday, North Dakota 58642.

June 9, 1997 ....... 380029

Oklahoma:

Oklahoma ...... City of Edmond ... June 12, 1997, June 19,

1997, Edmond Evening

Sun.

The Honorable Bob Rudkin, Mayor,

City of Edmond, P.O. Box 2970,

Edmond, Oklahoma 73083.

May 28, 1997 ...... 400252

Tulsa ............. City of Tulsa ........ June 17, 1997, June 24,

1997, Tulsa World.

The Honorable M. Susan Savage,

Mayor, City of Tulsa, 200 Civic

Center, Tulsa, Oklahoma 74103.

May 23, 1997 ...... 405381

Texas:

Dallas ............ City of Carrollton June 20, 1997, June 27,

1997, Metrocrest News.

The Honorable Milburn Gravley,

Mayor, City of Carrollton, P.O. Box

110535, Carrollton, Texas 75011–

0535.

June 4, 1997 ....... 480167

Tarrant ........... City of Grapevine June 19, 1997, June 26,

1997, The Grapevine

Sun.

The Honorable William D. Tate,

Mayor, City of Grapevine, 200

South Main, Grapevine, Texas

76051.

June 4, 1997 ....... 480598

Kaufman ........ City of Terrell ....... July 1, 1997, July 8,

1997, Terrell Tribune.

The Honorable Don L. Lindsay,

Mayor, City of Terrell, P.O. Box

310, Terrell, Texas 75160.

June 17, 1997 ..... 480416

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance No.

83.100, ‘‘Flood Insurance.’’)

Dated: August 15, 1997.

Michael J. Armstrong,

Associate Director for Mitigation.

[FR Doc. 97–22941 Filed 8–27–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6718–04–P

FEDERAL EMERGENCY

MANAGEMENT AGENCY

44 CFR Part 65

Changes in Flood Elevation

Determinations

AGENCY: Federal Emergency

Management Agency (FEMA).

ACTION: Final rule.

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:

Frederick H. Sharrocks, Jr., Chief,

Hazard Identification Branch, Mitigation

Directorate, 500 C Street SW.,

Washington, DC 20472, (202) 646–2796.

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