[Federal Register: May 1, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 85)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 24036-24037]
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
[Docket No. FEMA-B-7736 & D-7820]
Proposed Flood Elevation Determinations
AGENCY: Federal Emergency Management Agency, DHS.
ACTION: Proposed rule; correction.
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SUMMARY: On September 26, 2007, FEMA published in the Federal Register
a proposed rule that contained an erroneous table. This notice provides
corrections to that table, to be used in lieu of the information
published at 72 FR 54624. The table provided here represents the
flooding source, location of referenced elevation, effective and
modified elevation, and communities affected for the Town of Franklin
and the Unincorporated Areas of Macon County, North Carolina.
Specifically, it addresses flooding sources ``Cartoogechaye Creek,''
``Jones Creek,'' ``Poplar Cove Creek,'' ``Rabbit Creek,'' and ``Rocky
Branch.''
DATES: Comments are to be submitted on or before June 2, 2008.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by Docket No. FEMA-B-
7736 &D-7820, to William R. Blanton, Jr., Chief, Engineering Management
Branch, Mitigation Directorate, Federal Emergency Management Agency,
500 C Street, SW., Washington, DC 20472 (202) 646-3151, or (e-mail)
bill.blanton@dhs.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: William R. Blanton, Jr., Chief,
Engineering Management Branch, Mitigation Directorate, Federal
Emergency Management Agency, 500 C Street, SW., Washington, DC 20472
(202) 646-3151 or.(e-mail) bill.blanton@dhs.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Federal Emergency Management Agency
(FEMA) publishes proposed determinations of Base (1% annual-chance)
Flood Elevations (BFEs) and modified BFEs for communities participating
in the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP), in accordance with
section 110 of the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973, 42 U.S.C.
4104, and 44 CFR 67.4(a).
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.
Correction
In the proposed rule published at 72 FR 54624, in the September 26,
2007 issue of the Federal Register, FEMA published a table under the
authority of 44 CFR 67.4. The table, entitled ``Macon County, North
Carolina, and Incorporated Areas,'' addressed flooding sources
``Cartoogechaye Creek,'' ``Jones Creek,'' ``Poplar Cove Creek,''
``Rabbit Creek,'' and ``Rocky Branch.'' That table contained inaccurate
information as to the location of referenced elevation, effective and
modified elevation in feet, or communities affected for these flooding
sources.
In this notice of correction, FEMA is publishing a new table to
address these errors. The table below should be used in lieu of that
previously published.
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+Elevation in feet
Location of referenced (NAVD)
Flooding source(s) elevation** -------------------------- Communities affected
Effective Modified
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Macon County, North Carolina and Incorporated Areas
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Cartoogechaye Creek................ The confluence with Little None +2,024 Macon County
Tennessee River. (Unincorporated
Areas), Town of
Franklin.
At the confluence of Jones None +2,178
Creek and Poplar Cove
Creek.
Jones Creek........................ At the confluence with None +2,178 Macon County
Poplar Cove Creek and (Unincorporated
Cartoogechaye Creek. Areas).
At the confluence of None +2,232
Allison Creek.
Poplar Cove Creek.................. At the confluence with None +2,178 Macon County
Cartoogechaye Creek and (Unincorporated
Jones Creek. Areas).
Approximately 380 feet None +2,264
upstream of Smith Hill
Road (State Road 1306).
Rabbit Creek....................... The confluence with Little None +2,000 Macon County
Tennessee River. (Unincorporated
Areas), Town of
Franklin.
At the confluence of None +2,220
Corbin Creek and Berry
Creek.
Rocky Branch....................... The confluence with Little None +1,977 Macon County
Tennessee River. (Unincorporated
Areas).
Approximately 0.7 mile None +1,996
upstream of Nettie
Riverbend Road (State
Road 1337).
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Franklin (Town)
Maps available for inspection at the Franklin Town Hall, 188 West Main Street, Franklin, North Carolina.
Send comments to The Honorable Joe Collins, Mayor of the Town of Franklin, 188 West Main Street, Franklin, North
Carolina 28734.
Macon County (Unincorporated Areas)
Maps available for inspection at the Macon County Planning Department, Human Services Building, 5 West Main
Street, Franklin, North Carolina.
Send comments to Mr. Jack Horton, Macon County Manager, Courthouse Annex, 5 West Main Street, Franklin, North
Carolina 28734.
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Dated: April 18, 2008.
David I. Maurstad,
Federal Insurance Administrator of the National Flood Insurance
Program, Department of Homeland Security, Federal Emergency Management
Agency.
[FR Doc. E8-9271 Filed 4-30-08; 8:45 am]
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