FR Doc 03-23991

[Federal Register: September 19, 2003 (Volume 68, Number 182)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 54852-54854]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Federal Emergency Management Agency

44 CFR Part 67

Final Flood Elevation Determinations

AGENCY: Federal Emergency Management Agency, Emergency Preparedness and
Response Directorate, Department of Homeland Security.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: Base (1-percent-annual-chance) Flood Elevations and modified
Base Flood Elevations (BFEs) are made final for the communities listed
below. The BFEs and modified BFEs are the basis for the floodplain
management measures that each community is required either to adopt or
to show evidence of being already in effect in order to qualify or
remain qualified for participation in the National Flood Insurance
Program (NFIP).

EFFECTIVE DATE: The date of issuance of the Flood Insurance Rate Map
(FIRM) showing BFEs and modified BFEs for each community. This date may
be obtained by contacting the office where the FIRM is available for
inspection as indicated in the table below.

ADDRESSES: The final 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 table
below.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Doug Bellomo, Federal Emergency
Management Agency, 500 C Street, SW., Washington, DC 20472, (202) 646-
2903.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Federal Emergency Management Agency
makes the final determinations listed below of BFEs and modified BFEs
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 Mitigation Division Director of the
Emergency Preparedness and Response Directorate has resolved any
appeals resulting from this notification.
This final rule is issued in accordance with Section 110 of the
Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973, 42 U.S.C. 4105, and 44 CFR part
67.
The Federal Emergency Management Agency has developed criteria for
floodplain management in floodprone areas in accordance with 44 CFR
part 60.
Interested lessees and owners of real property are encouraged to
review the proof Flood Insurance Study and FIRM available at the
address cited below for each community.
The BFEs and modified BFEs are made final in the communities listed
below. Elevations at selected locations in each community are shown.
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.

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Regulatory Flexibility Act. The Mitigation Division Director of the
Emergency Preparedness and Response 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
establish and 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 67

Administrative practice and procedure, Flood insurance, Reporting
and record keeping requirements.

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Accordingly, 44 CFR Part 67 is amended to read as follows:

PART 67--[AMENDED]

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1. The authority citation for Part 67 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. 67.11 [Amended]

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2. The tables published under the authority of Sec. 67.11 are amended
as follows:

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Depth in
feet above
ground.
[lozf]Elevation
State City/town/county Source of flooding Location in feet (NGVD)
Modified *
Elevation in feet
(NAVD) Modified
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MO........................... Northmoor Line Creek...................... Approximately 250 feet upstream of U.S. Highway 69 * 767
(City), Platte
County (FEMA
Docket No.
P7627).
At upstream corporate limits (approximately 225 * 770
feet downstream of Interstate 29).
Maps are available for inspection at City Hall, 4907 NW Waukomis Drive, Northmoor, Missouri.
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MO........................... Seneca (City), Little Lost Creek............... At confluence with Lost Creek..................... * 847
Newton County
(FEMA Docket
No. P7629).
Approximately 2,650 feet upstream of St. Louise * 872
Street.
Lost Creek...................... Approximately 3,000 feet downstream of Cherokee * 847
Avenue.
Approximately 3,900 feet upstream of Seneca Avenue * 862
Maps are available for inspection at the Seneca City Hall, 1303 Cherokee, Seneca, Missouri.
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OH........................... Brunswick Plum Creek...................... Just upstream of Carpenter Road................... * 1,115
(City), Medina
County (FEMA
Docket No.
P7623).
Just downstream of Interstate 71.................. * 1,122
Maps are available for inspection at the Brunswick City Hall, 4095 Center Street, Brunswick, Ohio.
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OK........................... Elk City (City), Elk Creek....................... Approximately 90 feet downstream of Hughes Access * 1,873.9
Beckham County Road.
(FEMA Docket
No. P7623).
At confluence of East and West Forks Elk Creek.... * 1,890.2
East Fork Elk Creek............. At confluence with Elk Creek...................... * 1,890.2
Approximately \1/2\ mile upstream of Westbound * 1,930.6
Oklahoma Highway 34/66.
West Fork Elk Creek............. At confluence with Elk Creek...................... * 1,890.2
Approximately 0.3 miles upstream of Lori Lane..... * 1,948.0
Tributary No. 1................. At confluence with West Fork Elk Creek............ * 1,919.5
Approximately 30 feet upstream of Hoover Drive.... * 1,936.7
Tributary No. 2................. At confluence with Elk Creek...................... * 1,882.1
Approximately 160 feet upstream of Cedar Village * 1,979.1
Trailer Park.
Maps are available for inspection at 120 South Jefferson Street, Elk City, Oklahoma.
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(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance No. 83.100, ``Flood
Insurance.'')

Dated: September 10, 2003.
Anthony S. Lowe,
Mitigation Division Director, Emergency Preparedness and Response
Directorate.
[FR Doc. 03-23991 Filed 9-18-03; 8:45 am]

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