Federal Register: November 4, 2002 (Volume 67, Number 213)
DOCID: FR Doc 02-27963
FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY
Federal Emergency Management Agency
CFR Citation: 44 CFR Part 65
NOTICE: RULES
ACTION: Flood elevation determinations:
DOCUMENT ACTION: Final rule.
SUBJECT CATEGORY:
Changes in Flood Elevation Determinations
DOCUMENT 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.
SUMMARY:
Various States,
SUPPLEMENTAL 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 Administrator 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 Administrator, Federal Insurance and Mitigation Administration, 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.
Sec. 65.4 [Amended]
2. The tables published under the authority of Sec. 65.4 are amended as follows:
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Dates and name
of newspaper Chief executive Effective date of
State and county Location where notice was officer of modification Community No.
published community
Arizona: Maricopa (FEMA Docket No. City of Tempe..................... May 1, 2002, May The Honorable Aug. 6, 2002........... 040054 G&F
D7525). 8, 2002, Neil G.
Arizona Giuliano,
Republic. Mayor of the
City of Tempe,
P.O. Box 5002,
Tempe, Arizona
85280. Connecticut:
Hartford (FEMA Docket No. D Town of Berlin.................... April 26, 2002, Ms. Bonnie Apr. 15, 2002.......... 090022 D 7525). May 3, 2002, Therrien, The Herald. Manager of the Town of Berlin, Town Hall, 240 Kensington Road, Berlin, Connecticut 06037.
Fairfield (FEMA Docket No. D City of Stamford.................. May 10, 2002, The Honorable Apr. 23, 2002.......... 090015 C&D 7525). May 17, 2002, Dannel P. The Stamford Malloy, Mayor Advocate. of the City of Stamford, 888 Washington Boulevard, 10th Floor Government Center, Stamford, Connecticut 06904. Indiana: Hamilton (FEMA Docket No. Town of Westfield................. April 12, 2002, Mr. Michael July 19, 2002.......... 180083 C D7525). April 19, 2002, McDonald, Town The Daily of Westfield Ledger. Council President, 130 Penn Street, Westfield, Indiana 46074. North Carolina:
Wake (FEMA Docket No. D7525). Town of Cary...................... Apr. 23, 2002, The Honorable July 30, 2002.......... 370238 F&E April 30, 2002, Glenn Lang, The News and Mayor of the Observer. Town of Cary, P.O. Box 8005, Cary, North Carolina 27512.
Lee (FEMA Docket No. D7525).. City of Sanford................... Apr. 18, 2002, The Honorable July 25, 2002.......... 370143 B April 25, 2002, Winston C. Sanford Herald. Hestor, Mayor of the City of Sanford, P.O. Box 3729, Sanford, North Carolina 27331 3729. Pennsylvania: Chester (FEMA Docket Township of Willistown............ April 17, 2002, Mr. Robert T. Apr. 1, 2002........... 422282 D No. D7523). April 24, 2002, Lang, Chairman Daily Local of the News. Township of Willistown Board of Supervisors, 688 Sugartown Road, Malvern, Pennsylvania 19335. South Carolina: Lexington (FEMA Unincorporated Areas.............. April 19, 2002, Mr. Bill July 26, 2002.......... 450129 G Docket No. D7525). April 26, 2002, Banning, The State. Council Chairman, 212 South Lake Drive, Lexington, South Carolina 29072. Virginia:
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Loudoun (FEMA Docket No. D Town of Leesburg.................. May 15, 2002, The Honorable Aug. 21, 2002.......... 510091 D 7525). May 22, 2002, B. J. Webb, Loudoun Times Mayor of the Mirror. Town of Leesburg, 25 West Market Street, P.O. Box 88, Leesburg, Virginia 20178.
Loudoun (FEMA Docket No. D Unincorporated Areas.............. May 22, 2002, Mr. Kirby May 6, 2002............ 510090 D 7525). May 29, 2002, Bowers, Loudoun Times Loudoun County Mirror. Administrator, 1 Harrison Street, S.E., 5th Floor, P.O. Box 7000, Leesburg, Virginia 20177 7000.
Prince William (FEMA Docket Unincorporated Areas.............. April 19, 2002, Mr. Craig Apr. 3, 2002........... 510119 D
No. D7523). April 26, 2002, Gerhart,
Potomac News. Prince William
County
Executive, 1
County Complex
Court, Prince
William,
Virginia 22192.
(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance No. 83.100, ``Flood Insurance.'')
Dated: October 30, 2002.
Anthony S. Lowe,
Administrator, Federal Insurance and Mitigation Administration.
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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) 6463461, or (email) matt.miller@fema.gov.