FR Doc 04-24332

[Federal Register: November 1, 2004 (Volume 69, Number 210)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 63338-63341]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
[DOCID:fr01no04-16]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Federal Emergency Management Agency

44 CFR Part 67

[Docket No. FEMA-P-7659]

Proposed Flood Elevation Determinations

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

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: Technical information or comments are requested on the
proposed Base (1% annual-chance) Flood Elevations (BFEs) and proposed
BFE modifications for the communities listed below. The BFEs and
modified BFEs are the basis for the floodplain management measures that
the 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).

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DATES: The comment period is ninety (90) days following the second
publication of this proposed rule in a newspaper of local circulation
in each community.

ADDRESSES: The proposed BFEs 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, P.E., Hazard
Identification Section, Emergency Preparedness and Response
Directorate, 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 for the 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.
These proposed BFEs and modified BFEs, 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 proposed
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.
National Environmental Policy Act. This proposed 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 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
maintain community eligibility in the NFIP. No regulatory flexibility
analysis has been prepared.
Regulatory Classification. This proposed 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 proposed rule involves no
policies that have federalism implications under Executive Order 12612,
Federalism, dated October 26, 1987.
Executive Order 12778, Civil Justice Reform. This proposed 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 recordkeeping requirements.

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

PART 67--[AMENDED]

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. 67.4 [Amended]

2. The tables published under the authority of Sec. 67.4 are
proposed to be amended as follows:

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Depth in feet
above ground [diams]
Elevation in Feet
State City/town/county Source of flooding Location [diams] (NAVD)
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Existing Modified
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MO................................... Knob Noster (City) Clear Fork............................... .......................................................... [diams] 714 [diams] 726
Johnson County.
........................ Hughes Branch............................ .......................................................... [diams] 747 [diams] 779
........................ Tributary 1.............................. .......................................................... [diams] 774 [diams] 781
........................ Tributary 2.............................. .......................................................... [diams] 750 [diams] 778

Maps are available for inspection at City Hall, 218 North State Street, Knob Noster, Missouri.

Send comments to The Honorable Edward Thering, Mayor, City of Knob Noster, 218 North State Street, Knob Noster, Missouri 65336.
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Depth in feet
above ground *
Elevation in Feet *
State City/town/county Source of flooding Location (NGVD)
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Existing Modified
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OK................................... Altus (City) Jackson Tributary 1.............................. Approximately 0.40 mile downstream of North 2070 Road/ * 1,337 * 1,339
County. Challenger Boulevard.
Approximately 250 feet upstream of East Tammarack Road.... * 1,378 * 1,376
Tributary 2.............................. Just upstream of Burlington and Santa Fe Railroad Bridge.. * 1,345 * 1,346
Approximately 1.7 miles upstream of Veterans Drive........ * 1,369 * 1,370
Tributary 3.............................. At the confluence with Tributary 1........................ * 1,364 * 1,363

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Maps are available for inspection at 300 East Commerce Street, Altus, Oklahoma.

Send comments to The Honorable T.L. Gramling, Mayor, City of Altus, 300 East Commerce Street, Altus, OK 73521.
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Jackson County Tributary 1.............................. Just downstream of County Highway 164..................... None * 1,334
(Unincorporated Areas).
Approximately 1,550 feet upstream of the confluence of None * 1,343
Tributary 2.
Tributary 2.............................. At confluence with Tributary 1............................ None * 1,343
Just upstream of Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway None * 1,346
Bridge.

Maps are available for inspection at 101 North Main Street, Room 101, Altus, Oklahoma.

Send comments to The Honorable Ricky Crouch, Commissioner, District 2, Jackson County, 101 North Main Street, Room 101, Altus, OK 73521.
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TX................................... Corsicana (City) Navarro Mesquite Branch.......................... At the confluence with Post Oak Creek (Lower Reach)....... * 367 * 368
County.
Approximately 20 feet upstream of South 15th Street....... * 415 * 416
Post Oak Creek (Lower Reach)............. Approximately 200 feet downstream of the confluence of * 367 * 368
Mesquite Branch.
Approximately 370 feet downstream of the confluence of * 408 * 407
South Fork Post Oak Creek and divergence of Post Oak
Creek (Upper Reach).
Post Oak Creek (Upper Reach)............. Approximately 350 feet upstream of the confluence of South * 409 * 408
Fork Post Oak Creek and divergence of Post Oak Creek
(Upper Reach).
Approximately 2,960 feet upstream of Bowie Drive.......... None * 416
Post Oak Creek Tributary 3............... At the confluence with Post Oak Creek (Lower Reach)....... * 399 * 398
Just upstream of Burlington Northern & Santa Fe Railway... None * 402
Post Oak Creek Tributary 5............... At the confluence with Post Oak Creek (Lower Reach)....... * 407 * 406
Just upstream of Forrest Lane............................. None * 430
Post Oak Creek Tributary 6............... At the confluence with Post Oak Creek (Upper Reach)....... * 412 * 411
Approximately 190 feet upstream of Emhouse Road........... None * 449
South Fork Post Oak Creek................ At the confluence with Post Oak Creek (Lower Reach) and * 409 * 408
Post Oak Creek (Upper Reach).
Approximately 1,490 feet upstream of North 29th Street.... None * 438
Town Branch.............................. Approximately 150 feet upstream of the confluence with * 391 * 390
Mesquite Branch.
Approximately 620 feet upstream of North 24th Street...... None * 454

Maps are available for inspection at the Engineering Department, City of Corsicana Government Center, 200 North 12th Street, Corsicana, Texas.

Send comments to The Honorable Jay Waterman, Mayor, City of Corsicana, City of Corsicana Government Center, 200 North 12th Street, Corsicana, TX 75110.
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(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance No. 83.100, ``Flood
Insurance.'')

Dated: October 26, 2004.
David I. Maurstad,
Acting Director, Mitigation Division, Emergency Preparedness and
Response Directorate.
[FR Doc. 04-24332 Filed 10-29-04; 8:45 am]

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