Federal Register, Volume 73 Issue 149 (Friday, August 1, 2008)

[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 149 (Friday, August 1, 2008)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 44924-44927]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-17681]

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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, DHS.

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).

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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 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 Branch, Mitigation Directorate, Federal Emergency Management
Agency, 500 C Street, SW., Washington, DC 20472, (202) 646-3151.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Federal Emergency Management Agency
(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 Assistant Administrator of the
Mitigation 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. 4104, and 44 CFR part
67. FEMA 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 final rule is categorically
excluded from the requirements of 44 CFR part 10, Environmental
Consideration. An environmental impact assessment has not 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 final rule involves no
policies that have federalism implications under Executive Order 13132.
Executive Order 12988, Civil Justice Reform. This final 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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* Elevation in
feet (NGVD) +
Elevation in feet
State City/town/county Source of flooding Location (NAVD)
Depth in feet
above ground
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Unincorporated Areas of Sutter County, California
Docket Nos.: FEMA-B-7472; B-7753; and B-7760
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California.................. Unincorporated Bear River..................... Approximately 0.9 miles upstream of the *54
Areas of Sutter confluence with Feather River.
County.
At Wheatland Road................................. *96
California.................. Unincorporated East Side Canal................ Downstream source of the East Side Canal......... *40
Areas of Sutter
County.
1,500 feet downstream of Catlett Road............. *40
California.................. Unincorporated Feather River.................. At the confluence with Sacramento River.......... *40
Areas of Sutter
County.
Approximately 1.5 miles upstream of Bogue Road.... *72
California.................. Unincorporated King Slough.................... Confluence with East Side Canal.................. *40
Areas of Sutter
County.
1,600 feet upstream of the confluence of North *40
King Slough.
California.................. Unincorporated Natomas Basin.................. Area West of Natomas East Main Drainage Canal.... *33
Areas of Sutter
County.
Area South of Cross Canal......................... *33
Area East of Sacramento River..................... *33
California.................. Unincorporated North King Slough.............. Confluence with King Slough...................... *40
Areas of Sutter
County.
3,200 feet upstream of the confluence with King *40
Slough.
California.................. Unincorporated Yankee Slough.................. At the confluence with Bear River................ *58
Areas of Sutter
County.
Approximately 1.1 miles upstream of Brewer Road... *75
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* National Beodetic Vertical Datum.
+ North American Vertical Datum.
Depth in feet above ground.

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ADDRESSES

Unincorporated Areas of Sutter County

Maps are available for inspection at Sutter County Administrators Office, 1160 Civic Center Boulevard, Yuba City, CA 95993.
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City of Troy, Michigan
Docket No.: FEMA-B-7749
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Michigan.................... City of Troy... Hawthorn Drain................. Downstream side of Dequindre Road................ +629
Approximately 750 feet upstream of Minnesota Road. +635
Michigan.................... City of Troy... Shanahan Drain (West of Henry Inlet to Henry Graham Drain...................... +639
Graham Drain).
Downstream side of John R Road.................... +644
Michigan.................... City of Troy... Spencer-Barnard Drain (East)... Downstream side of Dequindre Road................ +630
Upstream side of Minnesota Road................... +632
Michigan.................... City of Troy... Spencer-Barnard Drain (West)... Upstream side of John R Road..................... +639
Approximately 1,800 feet upstream of Maple Road... +662
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* National Geodetic Vertical Datum.
+ North American Vertical Datum.
Depth in feet above ground.

ADDRESSES

City of Troy

Maps are available for inspection at 500 West Big Beaver Road, Troy, MI 48084.

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* Elevation in
feet (NGVD) +
Elevation in feet
Flooding source(s) Location of referenced (NAVD) Communities affected
elevation Depth in feet
above ground
Modified
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Marion County, Tennessee, and Incorporated Areas
Docket No.: FEMA-B-7756
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Pryor Cove Branch...................... Confluence with Standifer +640 Town of Jasper.
Branch.
Confluence with West Fork +714
Pryor Cove Branch.
Sequatchie River....................... At confluence with +616 Town of Jasper.
Tennessee River.
Approximately 575 feet +620
upstream of U.S. Highway
41.
Standifer Branch....................... At confluence of Town +619 Town of Jasper.
Creek.
At confluence of Pryor +639
Cove Branch.
West Fork Pryor Cove Branch............ At confluence with Pryor +714 Town of Jasper.
Cove Branch.
Approximately 250 feet +786
upstream of Pryor Cove
Road.
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* National Geodetic Vertical Datum.
+ North American Vertical Datum.
Depth in feet above ground.
ADDRESSES

Town of Jasper

Maps are available for inspection at 4460 Main Street, Jasper, TN 37347.
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Adams County, Washington, and Incorporated Areas
Docket No.: FEMA-B-7755
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Paha Creek............................. Approximately 1400 feet +1,790 City of Ritzville,
downstream of Division Unincorporated Areas of
Street Bridge. Adams County.
Approximately 800 feet +1,806
upstream of Fairgrounds
footbridge.
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* National Geodetic Vertical Datum.
+ North American Vertical Datum.
Depth in feet above ground.

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ADDRESSES

City of Ritzville

Maps are available for inspection at 216 E. Main Avenue, Ritzville, WA 99169.

Unincorporated Areas of Adams County

Maps are available for inspection at 210 W. Alder, Ritzville, WA 99169.
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(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance No. 97.022, ``Flood
Insurance.'')

Dated: July 23, 2008.
David I. Maurstad,
Federal Insurance Administrator of the National Flood Insurance
Program, Department of Homeland Security, Federal Emergency Management
Agency.
[FR Doc. E8-17681 Filed 7-31-08; 8:45 am]
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