[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 194 (Thursday, October 7, 2010)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 62057-62061]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-25337]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Federal Emergency Management Agency
44 CFR Part 67
[Docket ID FEMA-2010-0003; Internal Agency Docket No. FEMA-B-1144]
Proposed Flood Elevation Determinations
AGENCY: Federal Emergency Management Agency, DHS.
ACTION: Proposed rule.
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SUMMARY: Comments are requested on the proposed Base (1% annual-chance)
Flood Elevations (BFEs) and proposed BFE modifications for the
communities listed in the table below. The purpose of this notice is to
seek general information and comment regarding the proposed regulatory
flood elevations for the reach described by the downstream and upstream
locations in the table below. The BFEs and modified BFEs are a part of
the floodplain management measures that the community is required
either to adopt or to show evidence of having in effect in order to
qualify or remain qualified for participation in the National Flood
Insurance Program (NFIP). In addition, these elevations, once
finalized, will be used by insurance agents and others to calculate
appropriate flood insurance premium rates for new buildings and the
contents in those buildings.
DATES: Comments are to be submitted on or before January 5, 2011.
ADDRESSES: The corresponding preliminary Flood Insurance Rate Map
(FIRM) for the proposed BFEs for each community is available for
inspection at the community's map repository. The respective addresses
are listed in the table below.
You may submit comments, identified by Docket No. FEMA-B-1144, to
Roy E. Wright, Deputy Director, Risk Analysis Division, Federal
Insurance and Mitigation Administration, Federal Emergency Management
Agency, 500 C Street, SW., Washington, DC 20472, (202) 646-3461, or (e-
mail) [email protected].
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Roy E. Wright, Deputy Director, Risk
Analysis Division, Federal Insurance and Mitigation Administration,
Federal Emergency Management Agency, 500 C Street, SW., Washington, DC
20472, (202) 646-3461, or (e-mail) [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Federal Emergency Management Agency
(FEMA) proposes to make determinations of BFEs and modified BFEs for
each community listed below, 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
also are used to calculate the appropriate flood insurance premium
rates for new buildings built after these elevations are made final,
and for the contents in those buildings.
Comments on any aspect of the Flood Insurance Study and FIRM, other
than the proposed BFEs, will be considered. A letter acknowledging
receipt of any comments will not be sent.
National Environmental Policy Act. This proposed 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.
Executive Order 12866, Regulatory Planning and Review. This
proposed rule is not a significant regulatory action under the criteria
of section 3(f) of Executive Order 12866, as amended.
Executive Order 13132, Federalism. This proposed rule involves no
policies that have federalism implications under Executive Order 13132.
Executive Order 12988, Civil Justice Reform. This proposed 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.
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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* Elevation in feet
(NGVD) + Elevation in
feet (NAVD)
Location of referenced Depth in feet above
Flooding source(s) elevation ground [caret] Elevation Communities affected
in meters (MSL)
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Effective Modified
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McCracken County, Kentucky, and Incorporated Areas
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Arnold Branch (backwater effects From the confluence None +341 Unincorporated Areas of
from Ohio River). with Blizzards Ponds McCracken County.
Drainage Ditch to
approximately 0.7 mile
upstream of the
Blizzards Ponds
Drainage Canal.
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Bayou Creek (backwater effects from From the confluence +333 +336 Unincorporated Areas of
Ohio River). with the Ohio River to McCracken County.
approximately 1.0 mile
downstream of Ogden
Landing Road.
Blizzards Ponds Drainage Canal From the confluence None +341 Unincorporated Areas of
(backwater effects from Ohio River). with West Fork Clarks McCracken County.
River to approximately
275 feet upstream of
Husband Road.
Camp Creek (backwater effects from From the confluence None +341 Unincorporated Areas of
Ohio River). with West Fork Clarks McCracken County.
River to approximately
0.5 mile downstream of
KY-348.
Clarks River (backwater effects from From the confluence None +341 Unincorporated Areas of
Ohio River). with the Ohio River to McCracken County.
approximately 0.7 mile
upstream of KY-787.
Crooked Creek....................... At the confluence with +365 +363 Unincorporated Areas of
Perkins Creek. McCracken County.
Approximately 400 feet None +402
upstream of U.S. Route
62.
Cross Creek......................... Just upstream of the +333 +331 Unincorporated Areas of
Illinois Central McCracken County.
Railroad Yard.
Approximately 345 feet +343 +341
upstream of South 24th
Street.
Deer Lick Creek (backwater effects From the confluence None +336 Unincorporated Areas of
from Ohio River). with the Ohio River to McCracken County.
approximately 2.9
miles upstream of the
confluence with the
Ohio River.
Horse Branch (backwater effects from From the confluence None +341 Unincorporated Areas of
Ohio River). with the Clarks River McCracken County.
to approximately 85
feet downstream of
Georgia Street South.
Island Creek Tributary 6.1 From the confluence None +336 Unincorporated Areas of
(backwater effects from Island with Island Creek to McCracken County.
Creek). approximately 800 feet
downstream of I-24.
Little Bayou Creek (backwater From the confluence +334 +336 Unincorporated Areas of
effects from Ohio River). with Bayou Creek to McCracken County.
approximately 2.3
miles downstream of
Ogden Landing Road.
Little Massac Creek (backwater From the confluence None +378 Unincorporated Areas of
effects from West Fork Massac with West Fork Massac McCracken County.
Creek). Creek to approximately
1,000 feet upstream of
the confluence with
West Fork Massac Creek.
Middle Fork......................... Approximately 1,800 +354 +352 City of Paducah,
feet upstream of the Unincorporated Areas
confluence with Massac of McCracken County.
Creek.
Massac Creek........................ Approximately 1,700 +355 +354
feet upstream of
McCracken Boulevard.
Nasty Creek (backwater effects from From the confluence None +335 Unincorporated Areas of
Ohio River). with Newtons Creek I McCracken County.
to approximately 0.6
mile upstream of Grief
Road.
Newtons Creek I (backwater effects From the confluence None +335 Unincorporated Areas of
from Ohio River). with the Ohio River to McCracken County.
approximately 0.7 mile
upstream of Grief Road.
Ohio River.......................... Approximately 1,700 +331 +334 City of Paducah,
feet downstream of the Unincorporated Areas
confluence with of McCracken County.
Redstone Creek.
Approximately 2.0 miles +339 +340
upstream of the
confluence with the
Tennessee River.
Perkins Creek....................... At the confluence with +337 +339 City of Paducah,
the Ohio River. Unincorporated Areas
of McCracken County.
Approximately 0.5 mile None +399
upstream of Blandville
Road.
Perkins Creek Tributary 4 (backwater From the confluence None +339 City of Paducah,
effects from Ohio River). with Perkins Creek to Unincorporated Areas
approximately 80 feet of McCracken County.
downstream of U.S.
Route 60.
Redstone Creek (backwater effects From the confluence +332 +335 Unincorporated Areas of
from Ohio River). with Redstone Creek McCracken County.
Tributary 5 to
approximately 0.6 mile
upstream of the
confluence with
Redstone Creek
Tributary 5.
Redstone Creek Tributary 5 From the confluence +332 +335 Unincorporated Areas of
(backwater effects from Ohio River). with Redstone Creek to McCracken County.
approximately 0.5 mile
upstream of the
confluence with
Redstone Creek.
Tennessee River..................... At the confluence with +339 +340 City of Paducah,
the Ohio River. Unincorporated Areas
of McCracken County.
Approximately 3.0 miles None +341
upstream of U.S. Route
60.
West Fork Clarks River (backwater From the confluence None +341 Unincorporated Areas of
effects from Ohio River). with Clarks River to McCracken County.
approximately 3.7
miles upstream of the
confluence with Camp
Creek at the county
boundary.
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West Fork Massac Creek (backwater From the confluence +336 +338 Unincorporated Areas of
effects from Ohio River). with Massac Creek to McCracken County.
approximately 2,000
feet upstream of
Wilmington Road.
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* National Geodetic Vertical Datum.
+ North American Vertical Datum.
Depth in feet above ground.
[caret] Mean Sea Level, rounded to the nearest 0.1 meter.
** BFEs to be changed include the listed downstream and upstream BFEs, and include BFEs located on the stream
reach between the referenced locations above. Please refer to the revised Flood Insurance Rate Map located at
the community map repository (see below) for exact locations of all BFEs to be changed.
Send comments to Roy E. Wright, Deputy Director, Risk Analysis Division, Federal Insurance and Mitigation
Administration, Federal Emergency Management Agency, 500 C Street, SW., Washington, DC 20472.
ADDRESSES
City of Paducah
Maps are available for inspection at City Hall, 300 South 5th Street, Paducah, KY 42002.
Unincorporated Areas of McCracken County
Maps are available for inspection at the McCracken County Courthouse, 301 South 6th Street, Paducah, KY 42003.
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Franklin County, Pennsylvania
(All Jurisdictions)
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Back Creek.......................... At the confluence with None +481 Township of Antrim,
Conococheague Creek. Township of Peters.
Approximately 180 feet None +481
upstream of the
confluence with
Conococheague Creek.
Conodoguinet Creek.................. Approximately 500 feet None +544 Township of
downstream of Burnt Letterkenny, Township
Mill Road. of Lurgan.
Approximately 1.49 mile None +603
upstream of Tanyard
Hill Road (State Route
433).
Middle Spring Creek................. Approximately 20 feet None +630 Township of
upstream of Hot Point Southampton.
Avenue (Avon Drive).
Approximately 80 feet None +630
upstream of Hot Point
Avenue (Avon Drive).
Tributary to Falling Spring Branch.. At the confluence with +634 +631 Township of Guilford.
Falling Spring Branch.
At the upstream inlet +634 +631
of the I-81 culvert.
Unnamed Tributary to West Branch Approximately 1,900 None +637 Township of Washington.
Antietam Creek. feet downstream of the
Access Road Bridge.
Approximately 100 feet None +647
downstream of the
Access Road Bridge.
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* National Geodetic Vertical Datum.
+ North American Vertical Datum.
Depth in feet above ground.
[caret] Mean Sea Level, rounded to the nearest 0.1 meter.
** BFEs to be changed include the listed downstream and upstream BFEs, and include BFEs located on the stream
reach between the referenced locations above. Please refer to the revised Flood Insurance Rate Map located at
the community map repository (see below) for exact locations of all BFEs to be changed.
Send comments to Roy E. Wright, Deputy Director, Risk Analysis Division, Federal Insurance and Mitigation
Administration, Federal Emergency Management Agency, 500 C Street, SW., Washington, DC 20472.
ADDRESSES
Township of Antrim
Maps are available for inspection at the Antrim Township Municipal Building, 10655 Antrim Church Road,
Greencastle, PA 17225.
Township of Guilford
Maps are available for inspection at the Guilford Township Building, 115 Spring Valley Road, Chambersburg, PA
17201.
Township of Letterkenny
Maps are available for inspection at the Letterkenny Township Building, 4924 Orrstown Road, Orrstown, PA 17244.
Township of Lurgan
Maps are available for inspection at the Lurgan Township Building, 8650 McClays Mill Road, Newburg, PA 17240.
Township of Peters
Maps are available for inspection at the Peters Township Building, 5342 Lemar Road, Mercersburg, PA 17236.
Township of Southampton
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Maps are available for inspection at the Township Building, 705 Municipal Drive, Southampton, PA 17257.
Township of Washington
Maps are available for inspection at the Washington Township Building, 13013 Welty Road, Waynesboro, PA 17268.
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Marion County, South Carolina, and Incorporated Areas
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Little Pee Dee River................ Just upstream of Drama None +28 Unincorporated Areas of
Court extended. Marion County.
Just downstream of U.S. None +51
Route 76.
Sellers Branch...................... Approximately 250 feet None +72 Town of Sellers,
downstream of Church Unincorporated Areas
Street. of Marion County.
Approximately 1,500 None +85
feet upstream of Main
Street.
White Oak Creek Tributary 1.1....... At the confluence with None +84 City of Mullins.
White Oak Creek
Tributary 1.
Approximately 50 feet None +95
downstream of Lowman
Street.
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* National Geodetic Vertical Datum.
+ North American Vertical Datum.
Depth in feet above ground.
[caret] Mean Sea Level, rounded to the nearest 0.1 meter.
** BFEs to be changed include the listed downstream and upstream BFEs, and include BFEs located on the stream
reach between the referenced locations above. Please refer to the revised Flood Insurance Rate Map located at
the community map repository (see below) for exact locations of all BFEs to be changed.
Send comments to Roy E. Wright, Deputy Director, Risk Analysis Division, Federal Insurance and Mitigation
Administration, Federal Emergency Management Agency, 500 C Street, SW., Washington, DC 20472.
ADDRESSES
City of Mullins
Maps are available for inspection at 151 East Front Street, Mullins, SC 29574.
Town of Sellers
Maps are available for inspection at 2552 U.S. Route 301, Sellers, SC 29592.
Unincorporated Areas of Marion County
Maps are available for inspection at 1305 North Main Street, Marion, SC 29571.
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Kaufman County, Texas, and Incorporated Areas
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Brooklyn Branch..................... At the confluence with None +457 City of Forney.
Mustang Creek.
Approximately 1,382 None +471
feet upstream of
Ridgecrest Road.
Buffalo Creek....................... Just upstream of Union None +389 City of Forney,
Pacific Railroad. Unincorporated Areas
of Kaufman County.
Just upstream of FM 740 None +403
Cedar Creek......................... Approximately 2.9 miles None +342 City of Mabank,
downstream of U.S. Unincorporated Areas
Route 175. of Kaufman County.
Approximately 1 mile None +342
downstream of State
Highway 274.
Duck Creek.......................... Approximately 925 feet None +458 Unincorporated Areas of
downstream of Country Kaufman County.
Road 337.
Approximately 1,755 None +485
feet upstream of FM
2728.
East Fork Trinity River............. Just upstream of Union None +389 City of Dallas, City of
Pacific Railroad. Heath, Unincorporated
Areas of Kaufman
County.
Approximately 0.85 mile None +398
upstream of the
Rockwell-Forney Dam.
Mustang Creek....................... Approximately 0.51 mile None +413 City of Forney,
upstream of Shady Unincorporated Areas
Brook Lane. of Kaufman County.
Approximately 0.51 mile None +480
upstream of Ridgecrest
Road.
Unnamed Tributary to Kings Creek.... Approximately 1,600 None +486 City of Terrell,
feet upstream of the Unincorporated Areas
confluence with Kings of Kaufman County.
Creek (Upper Reach).
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Approximately 0.91 mile None +506
upstream of the
confluence with Kings
Creek (Upper Reach).
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* National Geodetic Vertical Datum.
+ North American Vertical Datum.
Depth in feet above ground.
[caret] Mean Sea Level, rounded to the nearest 0.1 meter.
** BFEs to be changed include the listed downstream and upstream BFEs, and include BFEs located on the stream
reach between the referenced locations above. Please refer to the revised Flood Insurance Rate Map located at
the community map repository (see below) for exact locations of all BFEs to be changed.
Send comments to Roy E. Wright, Deputy Director, Risk Analysis Division, Federal Insurance and Mitigation
Administration, Federal Emergency Management Agency, 500 C Street, SW., Washington, DC 20472.
ADDRESSES
City of Dallas
Maps are available for inspection at 320 East Jefferson Boulevard, Room 307, Dallas, TX 75203.
City of Forney
Maps are available for inspection at City Hall, 101 West Main Street, Forney, TX 75126.
City of Heath
Maps are available for inspection at City Hall, 200 Laurence Drive, Heath, TX 75032.
City of Mabank
Maps are available for inspection at City Hall, 129 East Market Street, Mabank, TX 75147.
City of Terrell
Maps are available for inspection at City Hall, 201 East Nash Street, Terrell, TX 75160.
Unincorporated Areas of Kaufman County
Maps are available for inspection at the Kaufman County Courthouse, 100 West Mulberry Street, Kaufman, TX 75142.
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(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance No. 97.022, ``Flood
Insurance.'')
Dated: September 21, 2010.
Edward L. Connor,
Acting Federal Insurance and Mitigation Administrator, Department of
Homeland Security, Federal Emergency Management Agency.
[FR Doc. 2010-25337 Filed 10-6-10; 8:45 am]
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