Federal Register / Vol. 63, No. 134 /Tuesday, July 14, 1998 /Rules and Regulations 37783

FEDERAL EMERGENCY

MANAGEMENT AGENCY

44 CFR Part 64

[Docket No. FEMA–7691]

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 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 Associate Director finds that the

delayed effective dates would be

contrary to the public interest. The

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 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 effectivemap date

New Eligibles—Emergency Program

Michigan:

Marlette, township of, Sanilac County .................... 261022 May 6, 1998.

South Branch, township of, Crawford County ........ 261021 ......do.

Washington: Quileute Indian Tribe, Clallam County ...... 530335 May 8, 1998.

Georgia: McDuffie County, unincorporated areas ......... 130357 May 26, 1998 ............................................................... March 26, 1976.

Iowa: Eagle Grove, city of, Wright County .................... 190928 ......do.

Kentucky: Walton, city of, Boone County ...................... 210379 May 28, 1998.

Montana: Dawson County, unincorporated areas ......... 300140 ......do.

New Eligibles—Regular Program

Texas: 1Bulverde North, city of, Comal County ............ 481683 May 12, 1998 ............................................................... July 17, 1995.

Georgia: Abbeville, city of, Wilcox County ..................... 130195 May 26, 1998 ............................................................... September 20,

1996.

Iowa: Spring Hill, city of, Warren County ....................... 190949 ......do ............................................................................ NSFHA.

Missouri: Westwood, village of, St. Louis County ......... 290396 ......do ............................................................................ August 2, 1995.

Reinstatements

Connecticut: Canterbury, town of, Windham County .... 090183 August 5, 1976, Emerg: October 16, 1984, Reg: October 16, 1984, Susp: May 5, 1998, Rein:.October 16,

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State/location Community

No. Effective date of eligibility Current effectivemap date

Michigan: Chesaning, village of, Saginaw County ........ 260591 September 20, 1982, Reg: October 16, 1997, Susp:

May 11, 1998, Rein:.

October 16,

1997.

Regular Program Conversions

Region III

Pennsylvania: Kennett Square, borough of, Chester

County.

420280 May 4, 1998, Suspension Withdrawn .......................... May 4, 1998.

Region I

Connecticut: New Britain, city of, Hartford County ........ 090032 May 18, 1998, Supension Withdrawn .......................... May 18, 1998.

Maine: Alfred, town of, York County .............................. 230191 ......do ............................................................................ Do.

New Hampshire: Bristol, town of, Grafton County ......... 330047 ......do ............................................................................ Do.

Region II

New York: South Bristol, town of, Ontario County ........ 360606 ......do ............................................................................ Do.

Region IV

Mississippi: Laurel, city of, Jones County ...................... 280092 ......do ............................................................................ Do.

North Carolina: High Point, city of, Davidson, Guilford,

Randolph Counties.

370113 ......do ............................................................................ Do.

Tennessee:

Eagleville, city of, Rutherford County ..................... 470166 ......do ............................................................................ Do.

La Vergne, city of, Rutherford County .................... 470167 ......do ............................................................................ Do.

Rutherford County, unincorporated areas .............. 470165 ......do ............................................................................ Do.

Region V

Michigan: Grosse Point, city of, Wayne County ............ 260230 ......do ............................................................................ Do.

1The City of Bulverde North has adopted the Comal County (CID) #485463) Flood Insurance Rate Map dated July 17, 1995.

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: July 2, 1998.

Michael J. Armstrong,

Associate Director for Mitigation.

[FR Doc. 98–18721 Filed 7–13–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6718–05–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:

Matthew B. Miller, P.E., Chief, Hazards

Study Branch, Mitigation Directorate,

500 C Street SW., Washington, DC

20472, (202) 646–3461.

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