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ACTION: Notice of deletion of the Cleve

Reber Superfund Site from the National

Priorities List (NPL).

SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA) Region 6 announces the

deletion of the Cleve Reber Superfund

Site (the ‘‘Site’’) located in Ascension

Parish, Louisiana from the National

Priorities List (NPL). The NPL,

promulgated pursuant to Section 105 of

the Comprehensive Environmental

Response, Compensation, and Liability

Act (CERCLA) of 1980, is codified at

Appendix B to the National Oil and

Hazardous Substances Pollution

Contingency Plan (NCP), 40 CFR Part

300. With the concurrence of the State

of Louisiana through the Louisiana

Department of Environmental Quality

(LDEQ), EPA has determined that

responsible parties have implemented

all appropriate response actions

required at the Site (neither the

CERCLA-required five-year reviews, nor

operation and maintenance of the

constructed remedy is considered

further response action for these

purposes), that all appropriate

Hazardous Substance Response Trust

Fund (‘‘Fund’’) financed response

actions under CERCLA have been

implemented, and that no further

response action by responsible parties is

appropriate. Moreover, EPA, with State

of Louisiana concurrence through the

LDEQ, has determined that Site

investigations show that the Site now

poses no significant threat to public

health or the environment;

consequently, pursuant to CERCLA

Section 105, and 40 CFR 300.425(e), the

Site is hereby deleted from the NPL.

EFFECTIVE DATE: December 30, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Information on the Site is

available at the local information

repository located at: Ascension Parish

Public Library, 500 Mississippi Street,

Donaldsonville, Louisiana 70346.

Requests for comprehensive copies of

documents should be directed formally

to the Regional Superfund Management

Branch, care of Steve Wyman, (214)

665–2792, United States Environmental

Protection Agency, Region 6, Mail Code:

6SF–PO, 1445 Ross Avenue, Dallas,

Texas 75202.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Caroline A. Ziegler, Remedial Project

Manager, (214) 665–2178, United States

Environmental Protection Agency,

Region 6, Mail Code: 6SF–LP, 1445 Ross

Avenue, Dallas, Texas 75202.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The site to

be deleted from the NPL is: Cleve Reber

Superfund Site located near Sorrento in

Ascension Parish, Louisiana. A Notice

of Intent to Delete for the Site was

published October 9, 1997 (62 FR

52674). The closing date for comments

on the Notice of Intent to Delete was

November 10, 1997. EPA received no

comments and therefore no

Responsiveness Summary was prepared.

The EPA identifies sites which appear

to present a significant risk to public

health, welfare, or the environment and

it maintains the NPL as the list of those

sites. Sites on the NPL may be the

subject of Fund-financed remedial

actions. Section 300.425(e)(3) of the

NCP, 40 CFR 300.425(e)(3), states that

Fund-financed actions may be taken at

sites deleted from the NPL in the

unlikely event that conditions at the site

warrant such action. Deletion of a site

from the NPL does not affect responsible

party liability or impede EPA efforts to

recover costs associated with response

efforts.

List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 300

Environmental protection, Air

pollution control, Chemicals, Hazardous

substances, Hazardous waste,

Intergovernmental relations, Penalties,

Reporting and recordkeeping

requirements, Superfund, Water

pollution control, Water supply.

Dated: December 8, 1997.

Lynda F. Carroll,

Acting Deputy Regional Administrator

(6RA–D), U.S. EPA Region 6.

For the reasons set out in the

preamble, 40 CFR part 300 is amended

as follows:

PART 300—[AMENDED]

1. The authority citation for part 300

continues to read as follows:

Authority: 33 U.S.C. 1321(c)(2); 42 U.S.C.

9601–9657; E.O. 12777, 56 FR 54757, 3 CFR,

1991 Comp., p. 351; E.O. 12580, 52 FR 2923,

3 CFR, 1987 Comp., p. 193.

Appendix B—[Amended]

2. Table 1 of Appendix B to part 300

is amended by removing the site for

Cleve Reber, Sorrento, Louisiana.

[FR Doc. 97–33742 Filed 12–29–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P

FEDERAL EMERGENCY

MANAGEMENT AGENCY

44 CFR Part 65

[Docket No. FEMA–7232]

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
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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 names of

newspaper where notice

was published

Chief executive officer of community Effective date of

modification

Community

No.

Arizona: Maricopa .. Town of Cave

Creek.

November 5, 1997, November 12, 1997, Foothills Sentinel.The Honorable Thomas Augherton,

Mayor, Town of Cave Creek,

37622 North Cave Creek Road,

Cave Creek, Arizona 85331.

October 20, 1997 040136

Arizona: Maricopa .. City of El Mirage. November 5, 1997, November 12, 1997, Daily

News-Sun.

The Honorable Maggie Reese,

Mayor, City of El Mirage, P.O. Box

26, El Mirage, Arizona 85335.

October 20, 1997 040041

Arizona: Maricopa .. Unincorporated

Areas.

November 5, 1997, November 12, 1997, Daily

News-Sun.

The Honorable Don Stapley, Chairperson, Maricopa County Board of

Supervisors, 301 West Jefferson

Street, Phoenix, Arizona 85003.

October 20, 1997 040037

Arizona: Maricopa .. City of Surprise. .. November 5, 1997, November 12, 1997, Daily

News-Sun.

The Honorable Joan Schafer, Mayor,

City of Surprise, 12425 West Bell

Road, Suite D–100, Surprise, Arizona 85374.

October 20, 1997 040053

Arizona: Pima. City of Tucson. October 21, 1997, October 28, 1997, The Arizona Daily Star.The Honorable George Miller, Mayor,

City of Tucson, P.O. Box 27210,

Tucson, Arizona 85726.

October 1, 1997. 040076

Arizona: Maricopa .. Town of

Wickenburg.

October 21, 1997, October 28, 1997, The Arizona Republic.

The Honorable Dallas Gant, Mayor,

Town of Wickenburg, 155 North

Tegner Street, Suite A,

Wickenburg, Arizona 85390.

October 1, 1997. 040056

Arizona: Maricopa .. Town of

Wickenburg.

October 22, 1997, October 29, 1997,

Wickenburg Sun.

The Honorable Dallas Gant, Mayor,

Town of Wickenburg, 155 North

Tegner Street, Suite A,

Wickenburg, Arizona 85390.

September 26,

1997.

040056

California: Alameda City of Livermore. September 10, 1997,

September 17, 1997,

The Independent.

The Honorable Cathie Brown, Mayor,

City of Livermore, 1052 South

Livermore Avenue, Livermore,

California 94550.

August 14, 1997. 060008

California: Riverside City of Murrieta. ... October 9, 1997, October

16, 1997, The Californian.

The Honorable Gary Smith, Mayor,

City of Murrieta, 26442 Beckman

Court, Murrieta, California 92562..

September 11,

1997.

060751

California: San

Diego.

City of Poway. October 16, 1997, October 23, 1997, Poway

News Chieftain.

The Honorable Don Higginson,

Mayor, City of Poway, 13325 Civic

Center Drive, Poway, California

92064.

January 22, 1998 060702

California: Santa

Barbara.

Unincorporated

Areas.

October 17, 1997, October 24, 1997, Santa

Barbara News-Press.

The Honorable Naomi Schwartz,

Chairperson, Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors, 105 East

Anapamu Street, Santa Barbara,

California 93101.

September 15,

1997.

060331
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State and county Location

Dates and names of

newspaper where notice

was published

Chief executive officer of community Effective date of

modification

Community

No.

Colorado: Adams,

Boulder, and Jefferson.

City of Broomfield September 25, 1997, October 2, 1997, Broomfield Enterprise Sentinel.The Honorable Bill Berens, Mayor,

City of Broomfield, One

Descombes Drive, Broomfield,

Colorado 80038–1415.

September 5,

1997.

085073

Colorado: El Paso .. City of Colorado

Springs.

September 24, 1997, October 1, 1997, Gazette

Telegraph.

The Honorable Mary Lou

Makepeace, Mayor, City of Colorado Springs, P.O. Box 1575, Colorado Springs, Colorado 80901–

1575..

August 20, 1997 .. 080060

Colorado: El Paso .. City of Colorado

Springs.

November 7, 1997, November 14, 1997, Gazette Telegraph.The Honorable Mary Lou

Makepeace, Mayor, City of Colorado Springs, P.O. Box 1575, Colorado Springs, Colorado 80901–

1575.

October 9, 1997 .. 080060

Colorado: Douglas Unincorporated

Areas.

October 1, 1997, October

8, 1997, Douglas County News Press.

The Honorable Michael Cooke,

Chairman, Douglas County Board

of Commissioners, 101 Third

Street, Castle Rock, Colorado

80104.

August 27, 1997 .. 080049

Colorado: Larimer .. Unincorporated

Areas.

October 3, 1997, October

10, 1997, Loveland

Daily Reporter-Herald.

The Honorable Jim Disney, Chairman, Larimer County Board of

Commissioners, P.O. Box 1190,

Fort Collins, Colorado 80522.

September 8,

1997.

080101

Colorado: Boulder .. City of Longmont October 24, 1997, October 31, 1997, Daily

Times—Call.

The Honorable Leona Stoecker,

Mayor, City of Longmont, 350

Kimbark Street, Longmont, Colorado 80501.

September 24,

1997.

080027

Colorado: Larimer .. City of Loveland .. October 3, 1997, October

10, 1997, Loveland

Daily Reporter—Herald.

The Honorable Treva Edwards,

Mayor, City of Loveland, 500 East

Third Street, Loveland, Colorado

80537.

September 8,

1997.

080103

Colorado: Adams,

Boulder, and Jefferson.

City of Westminster.September 25, 1997, October 2, 1997, Broomfield Enterprise Sentinel.The Honorable Nancy M. Heil,

Mayor, City of Westminster, 4800

West 92nd Avenue, Westminster,

Colorado 80030.

September 5,

1997.

080008

Idaho: Canyon ........ Unincorporated

Areas.

September 11, 1997,

September 18, 1997,

Idaho Press—Tribune.

The Honorable Abel Vasquez, Chairperson, Canyon County Commissioners, Canyon County Courthouse, 1115 Albany Street,

Caldwell, Idaho 83605.

August 26, 1997 .. 160208

Idaho: Canyon ........ City of Nampa ..... September 11, 1997,

September 18, 1997,

Idaho Press—Tribune.

The Honorable Winston Goering,

Mayor, City of Nampa, 411 Third

Street South, Nampa, Idaho 83651.

August 26, 1997 .. 160038

Kansas: Johnson .... City of Overland

Park.

October 21, 1997, October 28, 1997, The

Legal Record.

The Honorable Ed Eilert, Mayor, City

of Overland park, City Hall, 8500

Santa Fe Drive, Overland Park,

Kansas 66212.

September 25,

1997.

200174

Missouri: St. Louis .. City of Chesterfield.October 1, 1997, October

8, 1997, Press Journal

and Chesterfield Journal.

The Honorable Nancy Greenwood,

Mayor, City of Chesterfield, 922

Roosevelt Parkway, Chesterfield,

Missouri 63107–2080.

January 6, 1998 .. 290896

Missouri: St. Louis .. City of Wildwood October 1, 1997, October

8, 1997, Press Journal

and Chesterfield Journal.

The Honorable R.W. Marcantano,

Mayor, City of Wildwood, 16962

Manchester Road, Wildwood, Missouri 63040.

January 6, 1998 .. 290922

New Mexico:

Bernalillo.

City of Albuquerque.September 26, 1997, October 3, 1997, The Albuquerque Journal.The Honorable Martin J. Chavez,

Mayor, City of Albuquerque, P.O.

Box 1293, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87103–1293.

September 5,

1997.

350002

New Mexico:

Bernalillo.

City of Albuquerque.October 2, 1997, October

9, 1997, The Albuquerque Journal.

The Honorable Martin J. Chavez,

Mayor, City of Albuquerque, P.O.

Box 1293, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87103–1293.

September 10,

1997.

350002

New Mexico:

Bernalillo.

City of Albuquerque.October 7, 1997, October

14, 1997, The Albuquerque Journal.

The Honorable Martin J. Chavez,

Mayor, City of Albuquerque, P.O.

Box 1293, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87103–1293.

September 15,

1997.

350002

New Mexico:

Bernalillo.

City of Albuquerque.October 24, 1997, October 31, 1997, The Albuquerque Journal.The Honorable Martin J. Chavez,

Mayor, City of Albuquerque, P.O.

Box 1293, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87103–1293.

September 25,

1997.

350002
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State and county Location

Dates and names of

newspaper where notice

was published

Chief executive officer of community Effective date of

modification

Community

No.

New Mexico:

Bernalillo.

City of Albuquerque.November 4, 1997, November 11, 1997, The

Albuquerque Journal.

The Honorable Martin J. Chavez,

Mayor, City of Albuquerque, P.O.

Box 1293, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87103–1293.

October 3, 1997 .. 350002

New Mexico:

Bernalillo.

Unincorporated

Areas.

September 26, 1997, October 3, 1997, The Albuquerque Journal.The Honorable Tom Rutherford,

Chairman, Bernalillo County Board

of Commissioners, 2400 Broadway

Southeast, Albuquerque, New

Mexico 87102.

September 5,

1997.

350001

Oregon: Coos ......... City of Bandon .... October 1, 1997, October

8, 1997, Bandon Western World.

The Honorable Judy Densmore,

Mayor, City of Bandon, P.O. Box

67, Bandon, Oregon 97411.

September 5,

1997.

410043

Oregon: Lane ......... Unincorporated

Areas.

October 1, 1997, October

8, 1997, The RegisterGuard.

The Honorable Cindy Weeldreyer,

Chairman, Lane County, Board of

Commissioners, 125 East Eighth

Avenue, Eugene, Oregon 97401.

August 29, 1997 .. 415591

Texas: Johnson ...... City of Burleson ... November 5, 1997, November 12, 1997,

Burleson Star.

The Honorable Rick Roper, Mayor,

City of Burleson, City Hall, 141

West Renfro, Burleson, Texas

76028.

October 16, 1997 485459

Texas: Williamson .. City of Cedar Park September 10, 1997,

September 17, 1997,

Hill Country News.

The Honorable Dorothy Duckett,

Mayor, City of Cedar Park, City

Hall, 600 North Bell Boulevard,

Cedar Park, Texas 78613.

August 18, 1997 .. 481282

Texas: Dallas ......... City of DeSoto ..... October 2, 1997, October

9, 1997, Best Southwest Focus.

The Honorable Richard Rozier,

Mayor, City of DeSoto, 211 East

Pleasant Run Road, DeSoto,

Texas 75115.

September 11,

1997.

480172

Texas: Collin .......... City of Frisco ....... September 19, 1997,

September 26, 1997,

Frisco Enterprise.

The Honorable Kathy Seei, Mayor,

City of Frisco, City Hall, P.O. Box

1100, Frisco, Texas 75034.

September 3,

1997.

480134

Texas: Collin .......... City of Frisco ....... October 24, 1997, October 31, 1997, Frisco

Enterprise.

The Honorable Kathy Seei, Mayor,

City of Frisco, City Hall, P.O. Box

1100, Frisco, Texas 75034.

September 25,

1997.

480134

Texas: Harris .......... Unincorporated

Areas.

October 23, 1997, October 30, 1997, Houston

Chronicle.

The Honorable Robert Eckels, Harris

County Judge, 1001 Preston

Street, Suite 911, Houston, Texas

77002.

September 19,

1997.

480287

Texas: Harris .......... Unincorporated

Areas.

October 24, 1997, October 31, 1997, Houston

Chronicle.

The Honorable Robert Eckels, Harris

County Judge, 1001 Preston

Street, Suite 911, Houston, Texas

77002.

October 9, 1997 .. 480287

Texas: Tarrant ........ City of Hurst ........ October 1, 1997, October

8, 1997, Dallas Morning

News.

The Honorable Bill Souder, Mayor,

City of Hurst, 1505 Precinct Line

Road, Hurst, Texas 76054.

September 8,

1997.

480601

Texas: Johnson ...... Unincorporated

Areas.

November 5, 1997, November 12, 1997,

Burleson Star.

The Honorable Roger Harmon, Johnson County Judge, Johnson County Courthouse, No. 2 Main Street,

Cleburne, Texas 76031.

October 16, 1997 480879

Texas: Williamson .. City of Leander .... October 1, 1997, October

8, 1997, Austin American-Statesman.

The Honorable Charles Eaton,

Mayor, City of Leander, P.O. Box

319, Leander, Texas 78646–0319.

September 3,

1997.

481536

Texas: Montgomery Unincorporated

Areas.

October 22, 1997, October 29, 1997, Woodlands Sun.The Honorable Alan B. Sadler, Montgomery County Judge, 301 North

Thompson Street, Suite 210,

Conroe, Texas 77301.

September 26,

1997.

480483

Texas: Montgomery City of Oak Ridge

North.

October 22, 1997, October 29, 1997, Woodlands Sun.The Honorable Gary North, Mayor,

City of Oak Ridge North, 27326

Robinson Road, Suite 115,

Conroe, Texas 77385.

September 26,

1997.

481560

Texas: Collin and

Dallas.

City of Plano ........ September 17, 1997,

September 24, 1997,

Plano Star Courier.

The Honorable John Longstreet,

Mayor, City of Plano, P.O. Box

860358, Plano, Texas 75086–0358.

September 3,

1997.

480140

Texas: Collin .......... City of Plano ........ October 22, 1997, October 29, 1997, Plano

Star Courier.

The Honorable John Longstreet,

Mayor, City of Plano, P.O. Box

860358, Plano, Texas 75086–0358.

September 19,

1997.

480140

Texas: Collin and

Dallas.

City of Richardson September 17, 1997,

September 24, 1997,

Plano Star Courier.

The Honorable Gary Slagel, Mayor,

City of Richardson, P.O. Box

830309, Richardson, Texas

75083–0309.

September 3,

1997.

480184
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(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance No.

83.100, ‘‘Flood Insurance.’’)

Dated: December 18, 1997.

Michael J. Armstrong,

Associate Director for Mitigation.

[FR Doc. 97–33933 Filed 12–29–97; 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

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.

§ 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

(FEMA Docket

No. 7224).

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

(FEMA Docket No. 7224).

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