Changes in Flood Elevation Determinations

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, Hazard Mapping Division, 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 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 Acting 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.

§ 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.

Alabama: Morgan (FEMA Docket No. D-7507)

City of Decatur

December 5, 2000, December 12, 2000,

The Decatur Daily

The Honorable Julian Price, Mayor of the City of Decatur, P.O. Box 488, Decatur, Alabama 35602

Nov. 27, 2000

010176 D

Florida:

Polk (FEMA Docket No. D-7507)

Unincorporated Areas

December 15, 2000, December 22, 2000,

The Ledger

Mr. Jim W. Keene, Polk County Manager, 330 West Church Street, P.O. Box 9005, Drawer BC01, Bartow, Florida 33831-9005

Dec. 21, 2000

120261 F

Brevard (FEMA Docket No. D-7505)

City of Rockledge

November 10, 2000, November 17, 2000,

Florida Today

The Honorable Larry L. Schultz, Mayor of the City of Rockledge, P.O. Box 560488, Rockledge, Florida 32956-0488

Feb. 16, 2001

120027 E

Seminole (FEMA Docket No. D-7507)

Unincorporated Areas

November 1, 2000, November 8, 2000,

Seminole Herald

Mr. Kevin Grace, Seminole County Manager, 1101 East First Street, Sanford, Florida 32771

Feb. 7, 2001

120289 E

Seminole (FEMA Docket No. D-7507)

City of Winter Springs

November 1, 2000, November 8, 2000,

Seminole Herald

Mr. Ronald McLemore, City of Winter Springs Manager, 1126 East State Road, Suite 434, Winter Springs, Florida 32708

Feb. 7, 2001

120295E

Georgia:

Catoosa (FEMA Docket No. D-7507)

Unincorporated Areas

January 17, 2001, January 24, 2001,

The Catoosa County News

Mr. L.C. Cripps, Chairman of the Catoosa County Board of Commissioners, Catoosa County Courthouse, 7694 Nashville Street, Ringgold, Georgia 30736

Jan. 5, 2001

130028 D

Chatham (FEMA Docket No. D-7507)

Unincorporated Areas

November 10, 2000, November 17, 2000,

Savannah Morning News

Dr. Billy Hair, Chairman of the Chatham County Board of Commissioners, P.O. Box 8161, Savannah, Georgia 31412

Feb. 16, 2001

130030 C

Catoosa (FEMA Docket No. D-7507)

City of Fort Oglethorpe

January 17, 2001, January 24, 2001,

The Catoosa County News

The Honorable Judson L. Burkhart, Mayor of the City of Fort Oglethorpe, 500 Greenleaf Circle, Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia 30792

Jan. 5, 2001

130248 D

Chatham (FEMA Docket No. D-7507)

City of Pooler

November 10, 2000, November 17, 2000,

Savannah Morning News

The Honorable Earl Carter, Mayor of the City of Pooler, 100 Southwest Highway 80, Pooler, Georgia 31322

Feb. 16, 2001

130261 C

Kentucky:

Jefferson (FEMA Docket No. D-7507)

Unincorporated Areas

December 19, 2000, December 26, 2000,

The Courier-Journal

The Honorable Rebecca Jackson, Jefferson County Judge Executive, Jefferson County Courthouse, 527 West Jefferson Street, Suite 400, Louisville, Kentucky 40202

Mar. 26, 2001

210120

Pike (FEMA Docket No. D-7505)

City of Pikeville

November 15, 2000, November 22, 2000,

The Appalachian News-Express

The Honorable Frank Morris, Mayor of the City of Pikeville, 118 College Street, Pikeville, Kentucky 41501

Feb. 21, 2001

210193 F

Pike (FEMA Docket No. D-7507)

City of Pikeville

December 27, 2000, January 3, 2001,

The Appalachian News-Express

The Honorable Frank Morris, Mayor of the City of Pikeville, 118 College Street, Pikeville, Kentucky 41501

Dec. 15, 2000

210193 F

Maryland: Harford (FEMA Docket No. D-7501)

Unincorporated Areas

May 12, 2000, May 19, 2000,

The Aegis

Mr. James M. Harkins, Harford County Executive, 220 South Main Street, Bel Air, Maryland 21014

May 3, 2000

240040 D

Mississippi:

Hinds (FEMA Docket No. D-7507)

City of Clinton

November 29, 2000, December 6, 2000,

The Clarion Ledger

The Honorable Rosemary Aultman, Mayor of the City of Clinton, P.O. Box 156, Clinton, Mississippi 39060

Mar. 6, 2001

280071 C

Harrison (FEMA Docket No. D-7507)

City of Gulfport

December 29, 2000, January 5, 2001,

The Sun Herald

The Honorable Bob Short, Mayor of the City of Gulfport, P.O. Box 1780, Gulfport, Mississippi 39502

Feb. 13, 2001

285253

New Jersey: Cape May (FEMA Docket No. D-7507)

City of North Wildwood

January 10, 2001, January 17, 2001,

The Leader

The Honorable Aldo A. Palombo, Mayor of the City of North Wildwood, Municipal Building, 901 Atlantic Avenue, North Wildwood, New Jersey 08260

Dec. 27, 2000

345308 E

North Carolina:

Orange (FEMA Docket No. D-7507)

Town of Carrboro

December 29, 2000, January 5, 2001,

The Chapel Hill Herald

Mr. Robert W. Morgan, Town of Carrboro Manager, P.O. Box 829, Carrboro, North Carolina 27510

Dec. 20, 2000

370275 B

Orange, Durham, and Chatham (FEMA Docket No. D-7507)

Town of Chapel Hill

December 12, 2000, December 19, 2000,

The Herald-Sun

The Honorable Rosemary Waldorf, Mayor of the Town of Chapel Hill, 306 North Columbia Street, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27516

Mar. 19, 2001

370180 E

Guilford (FEMA Docket No. D-7505)

City of Greensboro

November 16, 2000, November 23, 2000,

News & Record

The Honorable Keith Holliday, Mayor of the City of Greensboro, P.O. Box 3136, Greensboro, North Carolina 27402-3136

Feb. 22, 2001

375351 C

Pennsylvania:

Berks (FEMA Docket No. 7309

Township of Cumru

January 6, 2000, January 13, 2000,

Reading Eagle/Times

Mr. William Shea, Township of Cumru Manager, 1775 Welsh Road, Mohnton, Pennsylvania 19540

Apr. 11, 2000

420130 D

Lancaster (FEMA Docket No. D-7509)

Township of East Cocalico

February 19, 2001,

Intelligence Journal

Mr. Douglas Mackley, Chairman of the Board of Supervisors, East Cocalico Township Office, 100 Hill Road, Denver, Pennsylvania 17517

Mar. 15, 2001

420547 C

Butler (FEMA Docket No. d-7501)

Borough of Harmony

June 8, 2000, June 15, 2000,

Butler Eagle

Mr. Jeffrey Smith, President, Borough of Harmony Council, P.O. Box 945, Harmony, Pennsylvania 16037

Sep. 13, 2000

420217

York (FEMA Docket No. 7313

Township of Heidelberg

November 19, 1999, November 26, 1999,

The Evening Sun

Mr. Harry Rodgers, Chairman, Township of Heidelberg, Route Number 3, Box 3447 A, Spring Grove, Pennsylvania 17362

Nov. 10, 1999

422221C

Butler (FEMA Docket No. D-7501)

Township of Jackson

June 8, 2000, June 15, 2000,

Butler Eagle

Mr. James A. MacDonald, Chairman, Township of Jackson, Board of Supervisors, 140 Magill Road, Zelieople, Pennsylvania 16063

Sep. 13, 2000

421420

Berks (FEMA Docket No. 7309)

Borough of Kenhorst

January 6, 2000, January 13, 2000,

Reading Eagle/Times

The Honorable Gerald P. Nally, Mayor of the Borough of Kenhorst, 339 South Kenhorst Boulevard, Kenhorst, Pennsylvania 19607

Apr. 11, 2000

420135 D

Lancaster (FEMA Docket No. D-7503

City of Lancaster

July 25, 2000, August 1, 2000,

Intelligencer Journal

The Honorable Charles W. Smithgall, Mayor of the City of Lancaster, P.O. Box 1599, 120 North Duke Street, Lancaster, Pennsylvania 17603-1599

Jul. 5, 2000

420552

Berks (FEMA Docket No. D-7501)

Township of Lower Heidelberg

April 24, 2000, May 1, 2000,

Reading Eagle/Reading Times

Mr. Russell Swinehart, Chairman of the Lower Heidelberg, Board of Supervisors, 24 Lisa Road, Sinking Spring, Pennsylvania 19608

Apr. 4, 2000

421077 E

Dauphin (FEMA Docket No. D-7507)

Township of Lower Paxton

December 6, 2000, December 13, 2000,

Patriot News

Mr. George S. Wolfe, Lower Paxton Township Manager, 75 South Houcks Road, Suite 207, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17109

Nov. 28, 2000

420384 B

Lancaster (FEMA Docket No. D-7503)

Township of Manheim

July 25, 2000, August 1, 2000,

Intelligencer Journal

Mr. Thomas Woodland, President, Manheim Township Board of Commissioners, 1840 Municipal Drive, Lancaster, Pennsylvania 17601-4162

Jul. 5, 2000

420556 C

Bucks (FEMA Docket No D-7501)

Township of Middletown

April 26, 2000, May 3, 2000,

News-Herald

Mr. John J. Burke, Middletown Township Manager, 2140 Trenton Road, Levittown, Pennsylvania 19056

Mar. 8, 2000

420193

Huntingdon (FEMA Docket No. D-7501)

Borough of Mount Union

April 21, 2000, April 28, 2000,

The Daily News

The Honorable Michael C. Goodman, Mayor of the Borough of Mount Union, P.O. Box 90, Mount Union, Pennsylvania 17066

Mar. 22, 2000

420489 B

York (FEMA Docket No. 7313)

Township of Penn

November 19, 1999, November 26, 1999,

The Evening Sun

Mr. Frederick W. Stine, President of the Penn Township Board of Commissioners, 20 Wayne Avenue, Hanover, Pennsylvania 17331

Nov. 10, 1999

421025 C

Montgomery (FEMA Docket No. D-7503)

Township of Plymouth

July 18, 2000, July 25, 2000,

Times Herald

Ms. Joan Mower, Township of Plymouth Manager, 700 Belvoir Road, Plymouth Meeting, Pennsylvania 19462

Jul. 7, 2000

420955 E

Lebanon (FEMA Docket No. D-7501)

Township of South Lebanon

October 8, 1999, October 15, 1999,

The Daily News

Mr. Curtis Kulp, Township of South Lebanon Manager, 1800 South Fifth Avenue, Lebanon, Pennsylvania 17042

Jan. 13, 2000

420581

Chester (FEMA Docket No. 7309)

Township of Valley

February 8, 2000, February 15, 2000,

The Daily Local News

Mr. Grover E. Koon, Chairperson, Township of Valley Board of Supervisors, P.O. Box 467, Coatesville, Pennsylvania 19320

Feb. 1, 2000

421206 D

Mifflin (FEMA Docket No. D-7501)

Township of Wayne

April 21, 2000, April 28, 2000,

The Daily News

Mr. Theodore M. Reed, Chairman of the Wayne Township Board of Supervisors, 3055 Ferguson Valley, McVeytown, Pennsylvania 17051

Mar. 22, 2000

421240 A

South Carolina: Lexington (FEMA Docket No. D-7507)

Unincorporated Areas

December 22, 2000, December 29, 2000,

The State

Mr. Johnny Jeffcoat, Lexington County Chairman, 212 South Lake Drive, Lexington, South Carolina 29072

Dec. 15, 2000

450129G

Tennessee:

Shelby (FEMA Docket No. D-7507)

Town of Collierville

December 13, 2000, December 20, 2000,

The Commercial Appeal

The Honorable Linda Kerley, Mayor of the Town of Collierville, 101 Walnut Street, Collierville, Tennessee 38017-2671

Mar. 20, 2001

470263 E

Unicoi (FEMA Docket No. D-7507)

City of Erwin

January 24, 2001, January 31, 2001,

The Erwin Record

The Honorable Russell Brackins, Mayor of the City of Erwin, Town Hall, P.O. Box 59, Erwin, Tennessee 37650

May 2, 2001

470094 B

Metropolitan Government (FEMA Docket No. D-7507)

City of Nashville and Davidson County

December 12, 2000, December 19, 2000,

The Tennessean

The Honorable William Purcell, Mayor of the Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County, 107 Metropolitan Courthouse, Nashville, Tennessee 37201

Dec. 4, 2000

470040 C

Shelby (FEMA Docket No. D-7507)

Unincorporated Areas

December 13, 2000, December 20, 2000,

The Commercial Appeal

The Honorable Jim Rout, Mayor of Shelby County, 160 North Main Street, Suite 850, Memphis, Tennessee 38103

Mar. 20, 2001

470214 E

Virginia:

Arlington (FEMA Docket No. D-7507)

Unincorporated Areas

November 10, 2000, November 17, 2000

The Journal Newspaper

Mr. William Donahue, Arlington County Manager, 2100 Clarendon Boulevard, Room 302, Arlington, Virginia 22201

May 3, 1982

515520

Brunswick (FEMA Docket No. D-7503)

Unincorporated Areas

September 13, 2000, September 20, 2000

Lake Gaston Gazette

Mr. J. Grady Martin, Chairman of the Brunswick County Board of Supervisors, County Courthouse, P.O. Box 399, Lawrenceville, Virginia 23868

Sept. 6, 2000

510236 B

Independent City (FEMA Docket No. D-7507)

City of Falls Church

November 10, 2000, November 17, 2000,

The Journal Newspaper

The Honorable Daniel Gardner, Mayor of the City of Falls Church, 300 Park Avenue, Falls Church, Virginia 22046

Feb. 3, 1982

510054

Warren (FEMA Docket No. 7309)

Town of Front Royal

February 1, 2000, February 8, 2000,

Northern Virginia Daily

Mr. Richard Anzolut, Jr., Town of Front Royal Manager, P.O. Box 1650, Front Royal, Virginia 22630

Jan. 27, 2000

510167 B

Loudoun (FEMA Docket No. 7313)

Town of Leesburg

December 1, 1999, December 8, 1999,

Loudoun Times-Mirror

The Honorable James E. Clem, Mayor of the Town of Leesburg, P.O. Box 88, Leesburg, Virginia 20178

Nov. 19, 1999

510091 C

Henrico (FEMA Docket No. D-7507)

Unincorporated Areas

December 1, 2000, December 8, 2000,

The Richmond Times

Mr. Frank Thornton, Chairman of the Henrico County Board of Supervisors, P.O. Box 27032, Richmond, Virginia 23273

Feb. 20, 2001

510077 B

Independent City (FEMA Docket No. D-7505)

City of Winchester

July 5, 2000, July 12, 2000,

Winchester Star

Mr. Edwin C. Daley, City of Winchester Manager, Rouss City Hall, 15 North Cameron Street, Winchester, Virginia 22601

June 23, 2000

510173 B

Independent City (FEMA Docket No. D-7505)

City of Winchester

August 30, 2000, September 5, 2000,

Winchester Star

Mr. Edwin C. Daley, City of Winchester Manager, Rouss City Hall, 15 North Cameron Street, Winchester, Virginia 22601

Nov. 20, 2000

510173 B

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance No. 83.100, “Flood Insurance”)

Dated: July 18, 2001.

Robert F. Shea,

Acting Administrator, Federal Insurance and Mitigation Administration.

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