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authoritative source, such as the U.S.

Army Corps of Engineers, U.S.

Geological Survey, Natural Resources

Conservation Service, State and local

water resource departments, or

technical data prepared and certified by

a registered professional engineer may

be submitted. If base flood elevations

have not previously been established,

hydraulic calculations may also be

requested.

(6) A revision of flood plain

delineations based on fill must

demonstrate that any such fill does not

result in a floodway encroachment.

(b) New topographic data. The

procedures described in paragraphs (a)

(1) through (5) of this section may be

also followed to request a map revision

when no physical changes have

occurred in the area of special flood

hazard, when no fill has been placed,

and when the natural ground elevations,

as evidenced by new topographic maps,

more detailed or more accurate than

those used to prepare the map to be

revised, are shown to be above the

elevation of the base flood.

(c) Certification requirements. A

registered professional engineer or

licensed land surveyor must certify the

items required in paragraphs (a)(3) and

(b) of this section. Such certifications

are subject to the provisions of § 65.2.

(d) Submission procedures. Submit all

requests to the appropriate FEMA

Regional Office servicing the

community’s geographic area or to the

FEMA Headquarters Office in

Washington, DC, and submit the

appropriate payment with the requests,

in accordance with 44 CFR part 72.

4. Paragraph 65.6 is amended by

adding paragraph (a)(14) to read as

follows:

§ 65.6 Revision of base flood elevation

determinations.

(a) * * *

(14) Written assurance by the

participating community that they have

complied with the appropriate

minimum floodplain management

requirements outlined in § 60.3 of this

chapter. This includes the requirements

that:

(i) Residential structures built in the

SFHA have their lowest floor elevated to

or above the base flood;

(ii) The community has determined

through best engineering practices that

the land or structures to be removed

from the SFHA are ‘‘reasonably safe

from flooding’’, and that the community

maintains on file all supporting

engineering analyses that it used to

make that determination; and

(iii) The community has issued all

necessary permits for development

within the SFHA.

* * * * *

Dated: October 3, 2000.

Michael Armstrong,

Associate Director for Mitigation.

[FR Doc. 00–25834 Filed 10–6–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6718–04–P

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS

COMMISSION

47 CFR Part 73

[DA 00–2244, MM Docket No. 00–188, RM–

9969]

Digital Television Broadcast Service;

New Orleans, LA

AGENCY: Federal Communications

Commission.

ACTION: Proposed rule.

SUMMARY: The Commission requests

comments on a petition filed by WWL–

TV, Inc., licensee of station WWL–TV,

NTSC channel 4, New Orleans,

Louisiana, requesting the substitution of

DTV channel 36 for station WWL–TV’s

assigned DTV channel 30. DTV Channel

36 can be allotted to New Orleans,

Louisiana, in compliance with the

principle community coverage

requirements of Section 73.625(a) at

reference coordinates (29–54–23 N. and

90–02–23 W.). As requested, we propose

to allot DTV Channel 36 to New Orleans

with a power of 1000 and a height above

average terrain (HAAT) of 305 meters.

DATES: Comments must be filed on or

before November 27, 2000, and reply

comments on or before December 12,

2000.

ADDRESSES: Federal Communications

Commission, 445 12th Street, SW, Room

TW–A325, Washington, DC 20554. In

addition to filing comments with the

FCC, interested parties should serve the

petitioner, or its counsel or consultant,

as follows: John M. Burgett, Wiley, Rein

& Fielding, 1776 K Street, NW,

Washington, DC 20006 (Counsel for

WWL–TV, Inc.).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Pam

Blumenthal, Mass Media Bureau, (202)

418–1600.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a

synopsis of the Commission’s Notice of

Proposed Rule Making, MM Docket No.

00–188, adopted September 29, 2000,

and released December 12, 2000. The

full text of this Commission decision is

available for inspection and copying

during normal business hours in the

FCC Reference Center 445 12th Street,

SW, Washington, DC. The complete text

of this decision may also be purchased

from the Commission’s copy contractor,

International Transcription Services,

Inc., (202) 857–3800, 1231 20th Street,

NW, Washington, DC 20036.

Provisions of the Regulatory

Flexibility Act of 1980 do not apply to

this proceeding.

Members of the public should note

that from the time a Notice of Proposed

Rule Making is issued until the matter

is no longer subject to Commission

consideration or court review, all ex

parte contacts are prohibited in

Commission proceedings, such as this

one, which involve channel allotments.

See 47 CFR 1.1204(b) for rules

governing permissible ex parte contacts.

For information regarding proper

filing procedures for comments, see 47

CFR 1.415 and 1.420.

Federal Communications Commission.

Barbara A. Kreisman,

Chief, Video Services Division, Mass Media

Bureau.

[FR Doc. 00–25809 Filed 10–6–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6712–01–P

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric

Administration

50 CFR Part 622

[I.D. 092200A]

Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management

Council; Public Hearings

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),

Commerce.

ACTION: Public hearings; request for

comments.

SUMMARY: The Gulf of Mexico Fishery

Management Council (Council) will

convene public hearings on draft

Amendment 7 to the Fishery

Management Plan for the Stone Crab

Fishery of the Gulf of Mexico.

Amendment 7 proposes to create a

Federal trap certificate program for the

commercial stone crab fishery in

Federal waters (exclusive economic

zone (EEZ)) off Florida. This program

would be similar to the trap certificate

program adopted by the State of Florida.

In addition, public testimony on

Amendment 7 will be accepted at the

Gulf Council meeting in November

2000. A separate Federal Register notice

will give details about that meeting.

DATES: The Council will accept written

comments through November 3, 2000.