67 FR 24 pgs. 5222-5224 - Changes in Flood Elevation Determinations
Type: RULEVolume: 67Number: 24Pages: 5222 - 5224
FR document: [FR Doc. 02-2666 Filed 2-4-02; 8:45 am]
Agency: Federal Emergency Management Agency
Official PDF Version: PDF Version
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) (FIRMs) 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, Federal Insurance and Mitigation Administration, Federal Emergency Management Agency, 500 C Street SW., Washington, DC 20472, (202) 646-3461, or (email) matt.miller@fema.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
The Federal Emergency Management Agency makes the final determinations listed below 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 Acting Executive 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 Acting Executive Associate Director, Mitigation Directorate, 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. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Florida: Duval (FEMA Docket No. D-7515) | City of Jacksonville | August 8, 2001; August 15, 2001; Financial News and Daily Record | The Honorable John A. Delaney, Mayor of the City of Jacksonville, 117 West Duval Street, Suite 400, Jacksonville, Florida 32202 | August 1, 2001 | 120077DE | |
| Illinois: | Cook (FEMA Docket No. D-7513 | Unincorporated Areas | August 9, 2001; August 16, 2001; Northbrook Star | Mr. John H. Stroger, Jr., President of the Cook County Board of Commissioners, 118 North Clark Street, Room 537, Chicago, Illinois 60602 | November 15, 2001 | 170054 F |
| Williamson (FEMA Docket No. D-7513) | City of Marion | July 30, 2001; August 6, 2001; The Marion Daily Republican | The Honorable Robert Butler, Mayor of the City of Marion, City Hall, 1102 Tower Square Plaza, Marion, Illinois 62959 | November 5, 2001 | 170719 B | |
| Indiana: | Rush (FEMA Docket No. D-7513) | Unincorporated Areas | July 31, 2001; August 7, 2001; Rushville Republican | Mr. Kenneth Brashaber, President of the Rush County Board of Commissioners, County Courthouse, 101 East Second Street, Rushville, Indiana 46173 | July 20, 2001 | 180421 B |
| Rush (FEMA Docket No. D-7513) | City of Rushville | July 31, 2001; August 7, 2001; Rushville Republican | The Honorable Robert M. Bridges, Mayor of the City of Rushville, Rushville City Hall, 133 West First Street, Rushville, Indiana 46173 | July 20, 2001 | 180223 B | |
| New Jersey: Morris (FEMA Docket No. D-7511) | Borough of Madison | March 22, 2001; March 29, 2001; Madison Eagle | The Honorable John J. Dunne, Mayor of the Borough of Madison, Hartley Dodge Memorial, 50 Kings Road, Madison, New Jersey 07940 | June 12, 2001 | 340347 B | |
| Pennsylvania: Dauphin (FEMA Docket No. D-7513) | Township of East Hanover | August 3, 2001; August 10, 2001; Patriot News | Mr. George Rish, Township of Hanover Board of Supervisors, 8848 Jonestown Road, Grantville, Pennsylvania 17028 | November 9, 2001 | 420377 B | |
| Puerto Rico: | (FEMA Docket No. D-7511) | Commonwealth | June 19, 2001; June 26, 2001; San Juan Star | The Honorable Rafael Cordero Santiago, Mayor of the Municipality of Ponce, P.O. Box 1709, Ponce, Puerto Rico 00733-1709 | September 26, 2001 | 720000 D |
| (FEMA Docket No. D-7513) | Commonwealth | August 3, 2001; August 10, 2001; San Juan Star | The Honorable Sila Maria Calderon, Governor of Puerto Rico, Post Office Box 9020082, La Fortaleza, San Juan, Puerto Rico 00902 | November 9, 2001 | 720000 B | |
| South Carolina: Lexington (FEMA Docket No. D-7515) | City of Columbia | August 20, 2001; August 27, 2001; The State | The Honorable Robert D. Coble, Mayor of the City of Columbia, P.O. Box 147, Columbia, South Carolina 29201 | August 13, 2001 | 450172D |
(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance No. 83.100, "Flood Insurance.")
Dated: January 29, 2002.
Robert F. Shea,
Acting Administrator, Federal Insurance and Mitigation Administration.
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