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State/location Community

No. Effective date of eligibility Current effective map date

Region V

Minnesota:

Elk River, city of, Sherburne County 270436 ......do ........................................................ Do.

Sherburne County, unincorporated

areas.

270435 ......do ........................................................ Do.

Region X

Washington: Aberdeen, city of, Grays

Harbor County.

530058 ......do ........................................................ Do.

Region II

New York:

Clarkstown, town of, Rockland County.360679 May 18, 2000 Suspension Withdrawn. May 18, 2000.

Painted Post, village of, Steuben

County.

360779 ......do ........................................................ Do.

Region III

West Virginia:

Logan County, unincorporated areas 545536 ......do ........................................................ Do.

Morgan County, unincorporated

areas.

540144 ......do ........................................................ Do.

Region V

Wisconsin: Crawford County, unincorporated areas.555551 ......do ........................................................ Do.

1The City of Becker adopted Sherburne County’s (CID #270435) Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM), dated May 4, 2000, panels 0220E,

0240E, 0310E, 0330E and 0335E. 2The City of Mustang Ridge adopted Travis County’s (CID #481026) FIRM, dated June 5, 1997, panels 0140E, 0145E, 0180E, 0185E and the

FIRM for Caldwell County (CID #480094), panel 0025C. 3The Village of Clemmons adopted Forsyth County’s (CID #375349) FIRM, dated October 20, 1998, panel 242H.

4The Town of St. James adopted Brunswick County’s (CID #370295) FIRM, dated August 18 1992, panels 360C and 380E.

Code for reading third column: Emerg.—Emergency; Reg.—Regular; Rein.—Reinstatement; Susp.—Suspension; With.—Withdrawn; NSFHA—

Non Special Flood Hazard Area.

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance

No. 83.100, ‘‘Flood Insurance.’’)

Issued: September 26, 2000.

Michael J. Armstrong,

Associate Director for Mitigation.

[FR Doc. 00–26602 Filed 10–16–00; 8:45 am]

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FEDERAL EMERGENCY

MANAGEMENT AGENCY

44 CFR Part 64

[Docket No. FEMA–7745]

Suspension of Community Eligibility

AGENCY: Federal Emergency

Management Agency, FEMA.

ACTION: Final rule.

SUMMARY: This rule identifies

communities, where the sale of flood

insurance has been authorized under

the National Flood Insurance Program

(NFIP), that are suspended on the

effective dates listed within this rule

because of noncompliance with the

floodplain management requirements of

the program. If the Federal Emergency

Management Agency (FEMA) receives

documentation that the community has

adopted the required floodplain

management measures prior to the

effective suspension date given in this

rule, the suspension will be withdrawn

by publication in the Federal Register.

EFFECTIVE DATES: The effective date of

each community’s suspension is the

third date (‘‘Susp.’’) listed in the third

column of the following tables.

ADDRESSES: If you wish to determine

whether a particular community was

suspended on the suspension date,

contact the appropriate FEMA Regional

Office or the NFIP servicing contractor.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Mike Robinson, Branch Chief, Policy,

Assessment and Outreach Division,

Mitigation Directorate, 500 C Street,

SW., Room 411, Washington, DC 20472,

(202) 646–3098.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The NFIP

enables property owners to purchase

flood insurance which is generally not

otherwise available. In return,

communities agree to adopt and

administer local floodplain management

aimed at protecting lives and new

construction from future flooding.

Section 1315 of the National Flood

Insurance Act of 1968, as amended, 42

U.S.C. 4022, prohibits flood insurance

coverage as authorized under the

National Flood Insurance Program, 42

U.S.C. 4001 et seq., unless an

appropriate public body adopts

adequate floodplain management

measures with effective enforcement

measures. The communities listed in

this document no longer meet that

statutory requirement for compliance

with program regulations, 44 CFR part

59 et seq. Accordingly, the communities

will be suspended on the effective date

in the third column. As of that date,

flood insurance will no longer be

available in the community. However,

some of these communities may adopt

and submit the required documentation

of legally enforceable floodplain

management measures after this rule is

published but prior to the actual

suspension date. These communities

will not be suspended and will continue

their eligibility for the sale of insurance.

A notice withdrawing the suspension of

the communities will be published in

the Federal Register.

In addition, the Federal Emergency

Management Agency has identified the

special flood hazard areas in these

communities by publishing a Flood

Insurance Rate Map (FIRM). The date of

the FIRM if one has been published, is

indicated in the fourth column of the

table. No direct Federal financial

assistance (except assistance pursuant to

the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief

and Emergency Assistance Act not in

connection with a flood) may legally be

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provided for construction or acquisition

of buildings in the identified special

flood hazard area of communities not

participating in the NFIP and identified

for more than a year, on the Federal

Emergency Management Agency’s

initial flood insurance map of the

community as having flood-prone areas

(section 202(a) of the Flood Disaster

Protection Act of 1973, 42 U.S.C.

4106(a), as amended). This prohibition

against certain types of Federal

assistance becomes effective for the

communities listed on the date shown

in the last column. The Associate

Director finds that notice and public

comment under 5 U.S.C. 553(b) are

impracticable and unnecessary because

communities listed in this final rule

have been adequately notified.

Each community receives a 6-month,

90-day, and 30-day notification

addressed to the Chief Executive Officer

that the community will be suspended

unless the required floodplain

management measures are met prior to

the effective suspension date. Since

these notifications have been made, this

final rule may take effect within less

than 30 days.

National Environmental Policy Act.

This rule is categorically excluded from

the requirements of 44 CFR Part 10,

Environmental Considerations. No

environmental impact assessment has

been prepared.

Regulatory Flexibility Act. The

Associate Director has determined that

this rule is exempt from the

requirements of the Regulatory

Flexibility Act because the National

Flood Insurance Act of 1968, as

amended, 42 U.S.C. 4022, prohibits

flood insurance coverage unless an

appropriate public body adopts

adequate floodplain management

measures with effective enforcement

measures. The communities listed no

longer comply with the statutory

requirements, and after the effective

date, flood insurance will no longer be

available in the communities unless

they take remedial action.

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.

Paperwork Reduction Act. This rule

does not involve any collection of

information for purposes of the

Paperwork Reduction Act, 44 U.S.C.

3501 et seq.

Executive Order 12612, Federalism.

This rule involves no policies that have

federalism implications under Executive

Order 12612, Federalism, October 26,

1987, 3 CFR, 1987 Comp., p. 252.

Executive Order 12778, Civil Justice

Reform. This rule meets the applicable

standards of section 2(b)(2) of Executive

Order 12778, October 25, 1991, 56 FR

55195, 3 CFR, 1991 Comp., p. 309.

List of Subjects in 44 CFR Part 64

Flood insurance, Floodplains.

Accordingly, 44 CFR part 64 is

amended as follows:

PART 64—[AMENDED]

1. The authority citation for Part 64

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.

§ 64.6 [Amended]

2. The tables published under the

authority of § 64.6 are amended as

follows:

64.6 LIST OF ELIGIBLE COMMUNITIES

State and Location Community

No.

Effective date authorization/cancellation of

sale of flood insurance in community

Current effective

map date

Date certain

Federal assistance no longer

available in special flood hazard

areas

Region III

Delaware:

Ardentown, village of, New Castle

County.

100058 January 28, 1997; Reg., October 6, 2000;

Susp.

10–06–00 ......... 10–06–00

Delaware City, city of, New Castle

County.

100022 December 17, 1973; Emerg.; February 16,

1977; Reg. October 6, 2000.

......do ............... ......do.

New Castle, city of, New Castle County 100026 June 6, 1970, Emerg.; December 26, 1975;

Reg. October 6, 2000.

......do ............... ......do.

New Castle County, unincorporated

areas.

105085 June 6, 1970, Emerg.; December 3, 1971;

Reg. October 6, 2000.

......do ............... ......do.

Wilmington, city of, New Castle County 100028 December 19, 1973, Emerg.; May 2, 1977,

Reg.; October 6, 2000.

......do ............... ......do.

Pennsylvania:

Blooming Grove, township of, Pike

County.

421962 December 2, 1976, Emerg.; October 18,

1988, Reg.; October 6, 2000.

......do ............... ......do.

Delaware, township of, Pike County ..... 421963 September 10, 1975, Emerg.; December 4,

1985, Reg.; October 6, 2000.

......do ............... ......do.

Dingman, township of, Pike County ...... 421964 March 6, 1979, Emerg.; December 4, 1985;

Reg. October 6, 2000.

......do ............... ......do.

Greene, township of, Pike County ........ 421965 August 6, 1975, Emerg.; October 18, 1988,

Reg. October 6, 2000.

......do ............... ......do.

Lackawaxen, township of, Pike County 421966 July 7, 1975, Emerg.; August 4, 1988; Reg.

October 6, 2000.

......do ............... ......do.

Lehman, township of, Pike County ....... 421967 February 3, 1976, Emerg.; June 19, 1989;

Reg. October 6, 2000.

......do ............... ......do.

Matamoras, borough of, Pike County ... 420758 October 28, 1975, Emerg.; January 5,

1989; Reg. October 6, 2000.

......do ............... ......do.

Milford, borough of, Pike County ........... 420759 July 23, 1975, Emerg.; June 1, 1989; Reg.

October 6, 2000.

......do ............... ......do.

Milford, township of, Pike County .......... 422642 March 11, 1976, Emerg.; December 4,

1985; Reg. October 6, 2000.

......do ............... ......do.

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64.6 LIST OF ELIGIBLE COMMUNITIES—Continued

State and Location Community

No.

Effective date authorization/cancellation of

sale of flood insurance in community

Current effective

map date

Date certain

Federal assistance no longer

available in special flood hazard

areas

Palmyra, township of, Pike County ....... 421968 May 20, 1981, Emerg.; November 19, 1982;

Reg. October 6, 2000.

......do ............... ......do.

Porter, township of, Pike County ........... 422500 August 17, 1979, Emerg.; October 15,

1985; Reg. October 6, 2000.

......do ............... ......do.

Shohola, township of, Pike County ....... 421969 August 17, 1975, Emerg.; July 15, 1988;

Reg. October 6, 2000.

......do ............... ......do.

Westfall, township of, Pike County ........ 421970 July 30, 1975, Emerg.; February 2, 1989;

Reg. October 6, 2000.

......do ............... ......do.

South Buffalo, township of, Armstrong

County.

421210 April 17, 1975, Emerg.; June 18, 1987;

Reg. October 6, 2000.

......do ............... ......do.

Region IV

North Carolina:

Oakboro, town of, Stanly County .......... 370493 July 9, 1997, Emerg.; October 6, 2000;

Reg. October 6, 2000.

......do ............... ......do.

Region V

Ohio:

Harbor View, village of, Lucas County .. 390702 October 8, 1976, Emerg.; May 25, 1978;

Reg. October 6, 2000.

......do ............... ......do.

Lucas County, unincorporated areas .... 390359 March 9, 1977, Emerg.; March 16, 1983;

Reg. October 6, 2000.

......do ............... ......do.

Maumee, city of, Lucas County ............. 390360 July 25, 1975; Emerg.; March 28, 1980;

Reg. October 6, 2000.

......do ............... ......do.

Oregon, city of, Lucas County ............... 390361 March 16, 1973, Emerg.; March 15, 1978;

Reg. October 6, 2000.

......do ............... ......do.

Ottawa Hills, village of, Lucas County .. 390362 October 24, 1975, Emerg.; June 4, 1980;

Reg. October 6, 2000.

......do ............... ......do.

Sylvania, city of, Lucas County ............. 390364 February 18, 1972, Emerg.; July 5, 1977;

Reg. October 6, 2000.

......do ............... ......do.

Toledo, city of, Lucas County ................ 395373 December 18, 1970; Emerg.; June 4, 1980;

Reg. October 6, 2000.

......do ............... ......do.

Waterville, village of, Lucas County ...... 390637 April 9, 1975; Emerg.; January 2, 1981;

Reg. October 6, 2000.

......do ............... ......do.

Whitehouse, village of, Lucas County ... 390639 August 27, 1975; Emerg.; May 19, 1981;

Reg. October 6, 2000.

......do ............... ......do.

Region X

Washington:

North Bonneville, city of, Skamania

County.

530256 January 19, 1976, Emerg.; May 28, 1984;

Reg. October 6, 2000.

......do ............... ......do.

Code for reading third column: Emerg.—Emergency; Reg.—Regular; Susp.—Suspension.

Dated: October 3, 2000.

Michael J. Armstrong,

Associate Director for Mitigation.

[FR Doc. 00–26603 Filed 10–16–00; 8:45 am]

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