FR Doc 05-10303

[Federal Register: May 24, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 99)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 29639-29640]
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% 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).

DATES: 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, 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 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.
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.
State City/town/county Source of flooding Location *Elevation in
feet (NGVD)
Modified
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IN.................................. Indianapolis (City) Marion Berkshire Creek............. At its confluence with Devon Creek.... *746
County (FEMA Docket No. Approximately 150 feet upstream of *780
P7663). Marrison Place..
Buffalo Creek............... Just upstream of West County Line Road *707
At East Stop 11 Road.................. *754
Devon Creek................. Approximately 740 feet downstream of *733
Millersville Road.
............................ Approximately 100 feet upstream of *814
Laurel Falls Road.
Little Buck Creek........... Approximately 300 feet downstream of *669
South Tibbs Avenue.
Approximately 75 feet upstream of the *844
furthest upstream crossing of East
Edgewood Avenue.
Maps are available for inspection at 2142 City-County Building, 200 East Washington Street, Indianapolis, Indiana.
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NE.................................. Wakefield (City) Dixon and Logan Creek Dredge.......... Approximately 1.4 miles downstream of [diams]1,378
Wayne Counties (FEMA Docket State Highway 35. [diams]1,389
No. P7663). Approximately 0.6 miles upstream of
County Road 859.
South Logan Creek........... At confluence with Logan Creek Dredge. [diams]1,387
Approximately 1.2 miles upstream of [diams]1,390
the confluence with Logan Creek
Dredge.
Ponding areas west of State Entire shoreline...................... [diams]1,382
Highway 35 and north of
Abandoned Railroad (4).
Ponding areas adjacent to Entire shoreline...................... [diams]1,380
State Highway 35 and north
of Abandoned Railroad (4).
Ponding area east of State Entire shoreline...................... [diams]1,376
Highway 35.
Ponding area east of State Entire shoreline...................... [diams]1,378
Highway 35 and south of
Abandoned Railroad.
Maps are available for inspection at 405 Main Street, Wakefield, Nebraska.
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WI.................................. Manitowoc (City Manitowoc Manitowoc River............. At South 10th Street.................. *585
County (FEMA Docket No. Approximately 2,550 feet downstream of *604
P7663). Michigan Avenue.
Maps are available for inspection at Manitowoc City Hall, 900 Quay Street Manitowoc, Wisconsin.
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(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance No. 83.100, ``Floor
Insurance.'')

Dated: May 16, 2005.
David I. Maurstad,
Acting Director, Mitigation Division, Emergency Preparedness and
Response Directorate.
[FR Doc. 05-10303 Filed 5-23-05; 8:45 am]

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