[Federal Register: October 10, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 195)]
[Rules and Regulations]
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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 (FEMA), Department of
Homeland Security, Mitigation Division.
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: Base (1% annual chance) Flood Elevations (BFEs) and modified
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: 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 maps are available
for inspection as indicated on the table below.
ADDRESSES: The final 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: William R. Blanton, Jr., Engineering
Management Section, Mitigation Division, 500 C Street, SW., Washington,
DC 20472, (202) 646-3151.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: FEMA 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 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. 4104, and 44 CFR part
67.
The 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. As flood elevation determinations are
not within the scope of the Regulatory Flexibility Act, 5 U.S.C. 601-
612, a regulatory flexibility analysis is not required.
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 13132, Federalism. This rule involves no policies
that have federalism implications under Executive Order 13132.
Executive Order 12988, Civil Justice Reform. This rule meets the
applicable standards of Executive Order 12988.
List of Subjects in 44 CFR Part 67
Administrative practice and procedure, flood insurance, reporting
and recordkeeping requirements.
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Accordingly, 44 CFR part 67 is amended 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
*Elevation in
State City/town/county Source of flooding Location feet (NGVD)
+Elevation in
feet (NAVD)
Modified
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Parkston, South Dakota
Docket No.: FEMA-B-7454
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South Dakota................. City of Pony Creek...................... Approximately 1,100 feet downstream of Glynn Drive *1,378
Parkston,
Hutchinson
County.
Approximately 200 feet upstream of Highway 37..... *1,407
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Depth in feet above ground
*National Geodetic Vertical Datum
+North American Vertical Datum
ADDRESSES
City of Parkston:
Maps are available for inspection at the Office of the Chief Executive Officer, 207 West Main Street, Parkston, South Dakota 57366.
Send comments to the Honorable David J. Hoffman, Mayor, City of Parkston, 207 West Main Street, Parkston, South Dakota 57366.
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*Elevation in
feet (NGVD)
+Elevation in
Flooding source(s) Location of referenced feet (NAVD) Communities affected
elevation Depth
in feet above
ground Modified
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Adams County, Colorado and Incorporated Areas
Docket No.: FEMA-B-7460
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Basin 4100........................... 60 feet upstream of Colorado +5095 Adams County
Boulevard. +5223 (Unincorporated
300 feet upstream of Thornton Areas), City of
Parkway. Thornton.
Bear Gulch........................... Confluence with Box Elder +5283 Adams County
Creek. +5536 (Unincorporated
Approximately 100 feet Areas).
downstream from Quail Run
Mile Road.
Bear Gulch Tributary D............... Approximately 900 feet +5410 Adams County
upstream of the confluence +5440 (Unincorporated
with Bear Gulch. Areas).
Approximately 400 feet
downstream of future Quail
Run Road alignment.
Bear Gulch Tributary E............... Confluence with Bear Gulch... +5388 Adams County
1115 feet upstream from +5390 (Unincorporated
confluence with Bear Gulch. Areas).
Bear Gulch Tributary G............... Confluence with Bear Gulch... +5335 Adams County
320 feet upstream from Quail +5367 (Unincorporated
Run Mile Road. Areas).
Box Elder Creek...................... Approximately 130 feet +5054 Adams County
downstream from East 168th ................. (Unincorporated
Avenue. +5516 Areas).
3000 feet north of the Union
Pacific Railroad.
Clear Creek.......................... Confluence with South Platte +5106 Adams County
River. +5263 (Unincorporated
At Sheridan Boulevard........ Areas).
Clear Creek North Overflow........... Confluence with Clear Creek.. +5222 Adams County
At Sheridan Boulevard........ +5263 (Unincorporated
Areas).
Coyote Run........................... Confluence with Box Elder +5394 Adams County
Creek. +5512 (Unincorporated
Immediately downstream of Areas).
U.S. 36.
Hayesmount Creek..................... Approximately 130 feet +5071 Adams County
downstream from East 168th ................. (Unincorporated
Avenue. +5234 Areas).
Adams/Denver County Line.....
Hayesmount Creek East Tributary...... Confluence with Hayesmount +5190 Adams County
Creek. +5234 (Unincorporated
Approximately 5800 feet Areas).
upstream from East 120th
Avenue.
Hayesmount Creek West Tributary...... Confluence with Hayesmount +5165 Adams County
Creek. +5225 (Unincorporated
Approximately 9000 feet Areas).
upstream from East 128th
Avenue.
South Platte River................... Approximately 130 feet +4956 Adams County
downstream from East 168th ................. (Unincorporated
Avenue. +5138 Areas), City of
At Franklin Street........... Brighton, City of
Commerce City, City of
Thornton.
Depth in feet above ground
*National Geodetic Vertical Datum
+North American Vertical Datum
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ADDRESSES
City of Brighton:
Maps are available for inspection at 22 South 4th Avenue, Brighton, Colorado 80601.
Send comments to the Honorable Jan Pawlowski, Mayor, City of Brighton, 22 South 4th Avenue, Brighton, Colorado
80601.
City of Commerce City:
Maps are available for inspection at 5291 East 60th Avenue, Commerce City, Colorado 80022.
Send comments to the Honorable Sean Ford, Mayor, City of Commerce City, 5291 East 60th Avenue, Commerce City,
Colorado 80022.
City of Thornton:
Maps are available for inspection at Infrastructure Maintenance Center, 12450 Washington Street, Thornton,
Colorado 80229.
Send comments to the Honorable Noel Busck, Mayor, City of Thornton, 9500 Civic Center Drive, Thornton, Colorado
80229.
Unincorporated Areas of Adams County:
Maps are available for inspection at 12200 North Pecos Street, Third Floor, Westminster, Colorado 80234.
Send comments to Commissioner Larry W. Pace, Chairman, Board of County Commissioners, 450 South 4th Avenue,
Brighton, Colorado 80601.
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(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance No. 83.100, ``Flood
Insurance.'')
Dated: September 26, 2006.
David I. Maurstad,
Director, Mitigation Division, Federal Emergency Management Agency,
Department of Homeland Security.
[FR Doc. E6-16660 Filed 10-6-06; 8:45 am]
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