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for the Ohio portion of the CincinnatiHamilton metropolitan moderate ozone

nonattainment area which consists of

Hamilton, Butler, Clermont and Warren

Counties is approved. The date for

attaining the ozone standard in these

counties is November 15, 1997.

PART 81—[AMENDED]

1. The authority citation for part 81

continues to read as follows:

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401–7671q.

2. In § 81.318, the ‘‘Kentucky—

Ozone’’ table is amended by revising the

entry for the ‘‘Cincinnati-Hamilton

Area’’ to read as follows:

§ 81.318 Kentucky.

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KENTUCKY—OZONE

Designated area

Designation Classification

Date 1 Type Date 1 Type

Cincinnati-Hamilton Area:

Boone County ................................................................... .................... Nonattainment ............... .................... Moderate.2

Campbell County .............................................................. .................... Nonattainment ............... .................... Moderate.2

Kenton County .................................................................. .................... Nonattainment ............... .................... Moderate.2

* * * * * * *

1This date is November 15, 1990, unless otherwise noted.

2Attainment date extended to November 15, 1997.

* * * * *

3. In Section 81.336, the ‘‘Ohio—

Ozone’’ table is amended by revising the

entry for the ‘‘Cincinnati-Hamilton

Area’’ to read as follows:

§ 81.336 Ohio.

* * * * *

OHIO—OZONE

Designated area

Designation Classification

Date 1 Type Date 1 Type

* * * * * * *

Cincinnati-Hamilton Area:

Butler County .................................................................... .................... Nonattainment ............... .................... Moderate.2

Clermont County ............................................................... .................... Nonattainment ............... .................... Moderate.2

Hamilton County ............................................................... .................... Nonattainment ............... .................... Moderate.2

Warren County .................................................................. .................... Nonattainment ............... .................... Moderate.2

* * * * * * *

1This date is November 15, 1990, unless otherwise noted.

2Attainment date extended to November 15, 1997.

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BILLING CODE 6560–50–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)

(FIRMs) 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 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
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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.

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, 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 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 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 Number

Indiana: Allen (FEMA

Docket No. 7225).

Unincorporated Areas April 11, 1997, ..

April 18, 1997, ..

Journal Gazette

Mr. Edwin Rousseau, President of the Allen

County Board of Commissioners, 1 East

Main Street, Room 200, Fort Wayne, Indiana 46802.

April 4, 1997 ..... 180302 D

North Carolina: Durham (FEMA Docket

No. 7197).

Unincorporated Areas August 30,

1996,.

September 6,

1996,.

The Herald-Sun

Mr. David F. Thompson, Durham County

Manager, 200 East Main Street, 2nd

Floor, Durham, North Carolina 27701.

August 23, 1996 370085 G

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance No.

83.100, ‘‘Flood Insurance’’)

Dated: October 31, 1997.

Michael J. Armstrong,

Associate Director for Mitigation.

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BILLING CODE 6718–03–P

FEDERAL EMERGENCY

MANAGEMENT AGENCY

44 CFR Part 67

Final Flood Elevation Determinations

AGENCY: Federal Emergency

Management Agency (FEMA).

ACTION: Final rule.

SUMMARY: Base (1% annual chance)

flood elevations and modified base

flood elevations are made final for the

communities listed below. The base

flood elevations and modified base

flood elevations are the basis for the

floodplain management measures that

each community is required either to

adopt or to show evidence of being

already in effect in order to qualify or

remain qualified for participation in the

National Flood Insurance Program

(NFIP).

EFFECTIVE DATES: The date of issuance of

the Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM)

showing base flood elevations and

modified base flood elevations for each

community. This date may be obtained

by contacting the office where the maps

are available for inspection as indicated

on the table below.

ADDRESSES: The final 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 table below.

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

(FEMA or Agency) makes final

determinations listed below of base

flood elevations and modified base

flood elevations for each community

listed. The proposed base flood

elevations and proposed modified base

flood elevations were published in

newspapers of local circulation and an

opportunity for the community or

individuals to appeal the proposed

determinations to or through the

community was provided for a period of

ninety (90) days. The proposed base

flood elevations and proposed modified

base flood elevations were also

published in the Federal Register.