Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 54 / Thursday, March 20, 1997 / Rules and Regulations 13343

Dated: January 22, 1997.

David J. Barram,

Acting Administrator of General Services.

[FR Doc. 97–7037 Filed 3–19–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6820–34–P

FEDERAL EMERGENCY

MANAGEMENT AGENCY

44 CFR Part 64

[Docket No. FEMA–7661]

List of Communities Eligible for the

Sale of Flood Insurance

AGENCY: Federal Emergency

Management Agency (FEMA).

ACTION: Final rule.

SUMMARY: This rule identifies

communities participating in the

National Flood Insurance Program

(NFIP). These communities have

applied to the program and have agreed

to enact certain floodplain management

measures. The communities’

participation in the program authorizes

the sale of flood insurance to owners of

property located in the communities

listed.

EFFECTIVE DATES: The dates listed in the

third column of the table.

ADDRESSES: Flood insurance policies for

property located in the communities

listed can be obtained from any licensed

property insurance agent or broker

serving the eligible community, or from

the NFIP at: Post Office Box 6464,

Rockville, MD 20849, (800) 638–6620.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Robert F. Shea, Jr., Division Director,

Program Implementation Division,

Mitigation Directorate, 500 C Street SW.,

room 417, Washington, DC 20472, (202)

646–3619.

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

measures aimed at protecting lives and

new construction from future flooding.

Since the communities on the attached

list have recently entered the NFIP,

subsidized flood insurance is now

available for property in the community.

In addition, the Executive Associate

Director of the Federal Emergency

Management Agency has identified the

special flood hazard areas in some of

these communities by publishing a

Flood Hazard Boundary Map (FHBM) or

Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM). The

date of the flood map, if one has been

published, is indicated in the fourth

column of the table. In the communities

listed where a flood map has been

published, Section 102 of the Flood

Disaster Protection Act of 1973, as

amended, 42 U.S.C. 4012(a), requires

the purchase of flood insurance as a

condition of Federal or federally related

financial assistance for acquisition or

construction of buildings in the special

flood hazard areas shown on the map.

The Executive Associate Director

finds that the delayed effective dates

would be contrary to the public interest.

The Executive Associate Director also

finds that notice and public procedure

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

and unnecessary.

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

Executive Associate Director certifies

that this rule will not have a significant

economic impact on a substantial

number of small entities in accordance

with the Regulatory Flexibility Act, 5 U.

S. C. 601 et seq., because the rule creates

no additional burden, but lists those

communities eligible for the sale of

flood insurance.

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:

State/location Community

No. Effective date of eligibility Current effective mapdate

New Eligibles—Emergency Program

Georgia: Terrell County, unincorporated areas ......................... 130400 February 13, 1997 ................................... July 16, 1976.

South Dakota:

Dewey County, unincorporated areas ................................ 460023 February 12, 1997 ...................................

Corson County, unincorporated areas ............................... 460237 ......do .......................................................

Hand County, unincorporated areas .................................. 460269 ......do .......................................................

Stanley County, unincorporated areas ............................... 460287 ......do .......................................................

Turner County, unincorporated areas ................................ 460290 ......do .......................................................

Hartford, city of, Minnehaha County .................................. 460180 February 13, 1997 ...................................

Ziebach County, unincorporated areas .............................. 460292 ......do .......................................................

Pollock, town of, Campbell County .................................... 460132 February 14, 1997 ...................................

Gettysburg, city of, Potter County ...................................... 460299 ......do .......................................................

Faulk County, unincorporated areas .................................. 460265 February 13, 1997 ...................................

Campbell County, unincorporated areas ............................ 460256 ......do .......................................................

Hyde County, unincorporated areas .................................. 460272 ......do .......................................................

Haakon County, unincorporated areas .............................. 460268 February 14, 1997 ...................................

Webster, city of, Day County ............................................. 460227 ......do .......................................................

Iowa:

Marion County, unincorporated areas ................................ 190889 February 21, 1997 ................................... October 18, 1977.
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State/location Community

No. Effective date of eligibility Current effective mapdate

Riceville, city of, Howard County ....................................... 190418 ......do ....................................................... March 19, 1979.

South Dakota:

Cresbard, town of, Faulk County ....................................... 460107 ......do ....................................................... July 18, 1975.

Waubay, city of, Day County .............................................. 460226 ......do .......................................................

Clark County, unincorporated areas .................................. 460258 ......do .......................................................

Isabel, city of, Dewey County ............................................. 460122 February 20, 1997 ...................................

Dupree, city of, Ziebach County ......................................... 460169 ......do ....................................................... April 25, 1975.

Lyman County, unincorporated areas ................................ 460278 ......do .......................................................

Lennox, city of, Lincoln County .......................................... 460192 ......do .......................................................

North Dakota:

Manvel, city of, Grand Forks County ................................. 380037 February 21, 1997 ...................................

Amenia, township of, Cass County .................................... 380686 ......do .......................................................

Corinne, township of, Stutsman County ............................. 380687 ......do .......................................................

North Carolina: Franklin County, unincorporated areas ............ 370377 ......do ....................................................... September 15, 1978.

Texas: McLendon-Chishom, city of, Rockwall County .............. 480546 ......do ....................................................... September 26, 1975.

North Dakota:

Eagle, township of, Richland county .................................. 380688 February 24, 1997 ...................................

McIntosh County, unincorporated areas ............................ 380689 February 26, 1997 ...................................

Davenport, township of, Cass County ................................ 380690 ......do .......................................................

Richland County, unincorporated areas ............................. 380098 ......do ....................................................... February 3, 1981.

South Dakota:

Orient, town of, Faulk County ............................................ 461202 February 24, 1997 ...................................

Buffalo County, unincorporated areas ................................ 460255 ......do .......................................................

Herreid, city of, Campbell County ...................................... 460181 ......do ....................................................... July 11, 1975.

Hughes County, unincorporated areas .............................. 460271 ......do ....................................................... January 10, 1978.

Corsica, city of, Douglas County ........................................ 460167 ......do .......................................................

Warner, city of, Brown County ........................................... 460298 February 26, 1997 ...................................

Raymond, city of, Clark County ......................................... 461205 ......do .......................................................

Bristol, city of, Day County ................................................. 460101 ......do .......................................................

Colton, city of, Minnehaha County ..................................... 460166 ......do .......................................................

Yankton Sioux Tribe, Charles Mix County ......................... 461204 ......do .......................................................

Hanson County, unincorporated areas .............................. 460270 ......do ....................................................... August 16, 1977.

Bon Homme County, unincorporated areas ....................... 460252 February 25, 1997 ...................................

Cheyenne River Indian Reservation Dewey, Ziebach

County.

461203 ......do .......................................................

Duel County, unincorporated areas ................................... 460262 ......do .......................................................

Marshall County, unincorporated areas ............................. 460279 ......do .......................................................

Parker, city of, Turner County ............................................ 460211 ......do .......................................................

Missouri: Morgan County, unincorporated areas ...................... 290244 February 28, 1997 ................................... September 30, 1983.

Minnesota:

Clarkfield, city of, Yellow Medicine County ........................ 270764 ......do .......................................................

Climax, city of, Polk County ............................................... 270363 ......do ....................................................... June 11, 1976.

Ohio: Hamler, village of, Henry County ..................................... 390264 ......do ....................................................... April 15, 1977.

Texas: St. Hedwig, town of, Bexar County ............................... 481132 February 5, 1997 ..................................... February 16, 1996.

Georgia: Taylor County, unincorporated areas ......................... 130522 February 13, 1997 ................................... September 20, 1996.

North Carolina:

Pikeville, town of, Wayne County ....................................... 370429 February 14, 1997 ................................... April 1, 1982.

Foxfire, village of, Moore County ....................................... 370402 ......do ....................................................... December 15, 1989.

Spring Lake, town of, Cumberland County 1 ...................... 370484 ......do ....................................................... February 17, 1982.

Watha, town of, Pender County 2 ....................................... 370486 ......do ....................................................... January 6, 1995.

Princeton, town of, Johnston County 3 ............................... 370485 ......do ....................................................... November 2, 1995.

Chimney Rock, village of, Rutherford County 4 .................. 370487 ......do ....................................................... June 1, 1987.

Granville County, unincorporated areas ............................. 370325 February 20, 1997 ................................... September 28, 1990.

Montgomery County, unincorporated areas ....................... 370336 ......do ....................................................... June 1, 1981.

Minnesota: Fayal, town of, St. Louis County 5 .......................... 270739 February 21, 1997 ................................... February 19, 1992.

New Hampshire: Troy, town of, Cheshire County ..................... 330173 ......do ....................................................... July 23, 1976.

North Carolina: Erwin, town of, Harnett County ........................ 370456 February 28, 1997 ................................... April 16, 1990.

Minnesota: Cohasset, city of, Itasca County 6 ........................... 270202 ......do ....................................................... November 1, 1978.

Missouri: Wildwood, city of, St. Louis County 7 ......................... 290922 ......do ....................................................... August 5, 1995.

Reinstatements

Pennsylvania:

Sewickley Heights, borough of, Allegheny County ............ 420071 December 21, 1978, Emerg.; May 1,

1986, Reg.; October 4, 1995, Susp.;

February 5, 1997, Rein.

October 4, 1995.

Newlin, township of, Chester County ................................. 421486 October 24, 1975, Emerg.; August 1,

1984, Reg.; November 20, 1996,

Susp.; February 5, 1997, Rein.

November 20, 1996

Kentucky:

Florence, city of, Boone County ......................................... 210238 April 5, 1977, July 3, 1986, Reg.; July 3,

1986, Susp.; February 3, 1997, Rein.

July 3, 1986.

Hustonville, city of, Lincoln County .................................... 210144 August 26, 1975, Emerg.; September 27,

1985, Reg.; November 1, 1985, Susp.;

February 3, 1997, Rein.

September 27, 1985.
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State/location Community

No. Effective date of eligibility Current effective mapdate

Simpson County, unincorporated areas ............................. 210316 July 31, 1975, Emerg.; May 1, 1987,

Reg.; September 15, 1993, Susp.;

February 5, 1997, Rein.

September 15, 1993.

Iowa: Cushing, city of, Woodbury County ................................. 190289 April 28, 1975, Emerg.; September 18,

1985, Reg.; September 18, 1985,

Susp.; February 5, 1997, Rein.

September 18, 1985.

Virginia: Powhatan County ........................................................ 510117 February 5, 1975, Emerg.; September

15, 1978, Reg.; September 15, 1978,

Susp.; February 14, 1997, Rein.

September 15, 1978.

North Carolina:

Speed, town of, Edgecombe County ................................. 370093 September 4, 1979, Emerg.; July 2,

1987, Reg.; July 2, 1987, Susp.; February 21, 1997, Rein.

July 2, 1987.

Franklinville, town of, Randolph County ............................. 370197 July 10, 1975, Emerg.; July 1, 1987,

Reg.; July 1, 1987, Susp.; February

21, 1997, Rein.

July 1, 1987.

Iowa: Alburnett, city of, Linn County ......................................... 190692 March 2, 1976, Emerg.; June 1, 1987,

Reg.; June 1, 1987, Susp.; February

21, 1997, Rein.

June 1, 1987.

Regular Program Conversions

Region I

Connecticut:

East Granby, town of, Hartford County .............................. 090025 February 5, 1997, Suspension Withdrawn.February 5, 1997.

Ellington, town of, Tolland County ..................................... 090158 ......do ....................................................... Do.

Region III

West Virginia: Moorefield, town of, Hardy County .................... 540052 ......do ....................................................... Do.

Region IV

Florida: Destin, city of, Oklaoosa County .................................. 125158 ......do ....................................................... Do.

Region V

Wisconsin: Shell Lake, city of, Washburn County .................... 550469 ......do ....................................................... Do.

Region VI

Arkansas:

Elkins, city of, Washington County ..................................... 050214 ......do ....................................................... Do.

Fayetteville, city of, Washington County ............................ 050216 ......do ....................................................... Do.

Searcy, city of, White County ............................................. 050229 ......do ....................................................... Do.

Washington County, unincorporated areas ........................ 050212 ......do ....................................................... Do.

Oklahoma:

Adair County, unincorporated areas .................................. 400501 ......do ....................................................... Do.

Stilwell, city of, Adair County ..................................................... 400001 ......do ....................................................... Do.

Region IX

California:

Grass Valley, city of, Nevada County ................................ 060211 ......do ....................................................... Do.

Nevada County, unincorporated areas .............................. 060210 ......do ....................................................... Do.

San Joaquin County, unincorporated areas ....................... 060299 ......do ....................................................... Do.

Tehama County, unincorporated areas .............................. 065064 ......do ....................................................... Do.

Region I

Vermont: Londonderry, town of, Windham County ................... 500132 February 19, 1997 Suspension Withdrawn.January 3, 1997

Region II

New Jersey: Jackson, township of, Ocean County ................... 340375 ......do ....................................................... Do.

New York:

Newport, town of, Herkimer County ................................... 361111 ......do ....................................................... Do.

Trenton, town of, Oneida County ....................................... 360556 ......do ....................................................... Do.

Region III

Pennsylvania:

Ambler, borough of, Montgomery County .......................... 420947 ......do ....................................................... December 19, 1996.

Collegeville, borough of, Montgomery County ................... 421900 ......do ....................................................... Do.

Schwenksville, borough of, Montgomery County ............... 421905 ......do ....................................................... Do.

Springfield, township of, Montgomery County ................... 425388 ......do ....................................................... Do.

Towamencin, township of, Montgomery County ................ 422236 ......do ....................................................... Do.

Upper Merion, township of, Montgomery County .............. 420957 ......do ....................................................... Do.

West Virginia: Martinsburg, city of, Berkeley County ................ 540006 ......do ....................................................... January 3, 1997.

Region IV

Georgia: Macon, city of, and Bibb County ................................ 130011 February 19, 1997 ................................... Do.

Region V

Ohio: Oxford, city of, Butler County .......................................... 390731 January 3, 1997 ....................................... Do.
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State/location Community

No. Effective date of eligibility Current effective mapdate

Region VII

Missouri:

Butler County, unincorporated areas ................................. 290044 February 19, 1997 ................................... Do.

Poplar Bluff, city of, Butler County ..................................... 290047 .....do ........................................................ Do.

1The Town of Spring Lake, North Carolina has adopted the Cumberland County (CID 370076) Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM) dated February 17, 1982, panels 0035B, 0040B, 0075B, 0080B. 2The Town of Watha, North Carolina has adopted the Pender County (CID 370344) Flood Insurance Rate Map dated January 6, 1995, panel

0065. 3The Town of Princeton, North Carolina has adopted the Johnston County (CID 370138) Flood Insurance Rate Map dated November 2, 1995,

panels 0110, 0115, and 0140. 4The Village of Chimney Rock, North Carolina has adopted the Rutherford County (CID 370217) Flood Insurance Rate Map dated June 1,

1987. 5The Town of Fayal, Minnesota has adopted the St. Louis County (CID 270416) Flood Insurance Rate Map dated February 19, 1992, panels

0950 and 1075. 6The City of Cohasset, Minnesota has adopted the Itasca County (CID 270200) Flood Insurance Rate Map dated November 1, 1978.

7The City of Wildwood, Missouri has adopted the St. Louis County (CID 290327) Flood Insurance Rate Map dated August 2, 1995.

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

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance No.

83.100, ‘‘Flood Insurance’’)

Issued: March 13, 1997.

Richard W. Krimm,

Executive Associate Director, Mitigation

Directorate.

[FR Doc. 97–7042 Filed 3–19–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6718–05–P

44 CFR Part 78

RIN 3067–AC45

Flood Mitigation Assistance

AGENCY: Federal Emergency

Management Agency (FEMA).

ACTION: Interim final rule; request for

comments.

SUMMARY: This interim final rule

implements §§ 553 and 554 of the

National Flood Insurance Reform Act of

1994. Section 553 authorizes a

Mitigation Assistance Program, which

authorizes FEMA to provide grants to

States and communities for planning

assistance and for mitigation projects

that reduce the risk of flood damages to

structures covered under contracts for

flood insurance. Section 554 establishes

the National Flood Mitigation Fund to

fund assistance provided under § 553.

DATES: This interim final rule is

effective April 29, 1997. We invite

comments on this interim final rule,

which should be received by June 18,

1997.

ADDRESSES: Please send any comments

to the Rules Docket Clerk, Office of the

General Counsel, Federal Emergency

Management Agency, 500 C Street SW.,

room 840, Washington, DC 20472,

(facsimile) (202) 646–4536.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Robert F. Shea, Mitigation Directorate,

Federal Emergency Management

Agency, 500 C Street SW., Washington,

DC 20472, (202) 646–3619, (facsimile)

(202) 646–3104.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

enactment of Title V of the Community

Development and Regulatory Reform

Act, also known as the National Flood

Insurance Reform Act of 1994 (the Act),

created significant opportunities for

mitigation. Section 553 of the Act,

authorizes a Mitigation Assistance

Program which FEMA has designated

Flood Mitigation Assistance (FMA).

Section 554 establishes the National

Flood Mitigation Fund to provide

assistance under § 553. These

regulations implement the requirements

of §§ 553 and 554 of the Act. FMA was

developed to address concerns

regarding repetitively or substantially

damaged structures, or both, and the

associated claims on the National Flood

Insurance Fund. The overall goal of

FMA is to fund cost-effective measures

that reduce or eliminate the long-term

risk of flood damage to buildings,

manufactured homes, and other

insurable structures.

FEMA will ask the Governor of each

State to identify a point of contact (POC)

for FMA. Each State, through the POC,

will receive annual funding for

technical assistance and planning grants

through the annual Cooperative

Agreements. States will distribute the

planning grants at their discretion, in

accordance with the specified grant

limitations. The purpose of the planning

grants is to develop or update a Flood

Mitigation Plan that FEMA must

approve before approving a project

grant. In addition, States will be notified

as to the allocation for FMA project

grants each year. States will solicit and

evaluate project applications, choosing

those they wish to fund. The POC will

review the applications for

completeness, basic eligibility, and

consistency with the approved Flood

Mitigation Plan. The POC will forward

these projects to FEMA for final

approval and funding through a

supplement to the annual Cooperative

Agreement. All project applications, as

well as Flood Mitigation Plans, must go

through the POC to be accepted by

FEMA, unless a State chooses not to

coordinate the program. Alternative

procedures allowing for direct

coordination with FEMA are available

in the following two circumstances. If a

Governor chooses not to identify a POC

to coordinate the FMA, communities

may submit applications and plans

directly to FEMA.

The regulations outline a basic

planning process with minimum

standards for the Flood Mitigation

Plans. Existing plans, such as those

credited through the Community Rating

System or those prepared in

conformance with § 409 of the Stafford

Act, 42 U.S.C. 5176, may meet the

requirements of FMA with few or no

modifications. The plan should

summarize the planning process, and

should be reviewed periodically by the

community in order to remain a viable

document. Flood Mitigation Plans must

be formally adopted by the legal entity

submitting the plan for FEMA approval.

All FMA projects must be consistent

with the goals of FMA, that is, to reduce

the risk of flood damage to structures

insured under the National Flood

Insurance Program (NFIP). Specifically,

project eligibility is dependent on two

components: the type of activity must be

eligible (elevation, acquisition, etc.) and

each project must meet a set of

minimum criteria (cost effectiveness,

environmental considerations, etc.).

The regulations address the need for

States and communities to maintain

liaisons with other organizations and

agencies to better coordinate available

programs. FMA strongly encourages