[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 197 (Wednesday, October 13, 2010)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 62751-62754]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-25664]
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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-1151]
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 11, 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-1151, 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)
Depth in feet above
State City/town/county Source of flooding Location ** ground [caret]
Elevation in meters
(MSL)
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Existing Modified
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Unincorporated Areas of Claiborne County, Tennessee
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Tennessee............................ Unincorporated Areas of Clinch River............................. Approximately 2.3 miles downstream of Big Barren Creek.... +1055 +1032
Claiborne County.
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Approximately 28 miles upstream of Big Sycamore Creek..... None +1032
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* National Geodetic Vertical Datum.
Depth in feet above ground.
+ North American Vertical Datum.
[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
Unincorporated Areas of Claiborne County
Maps are available for inspection at the Claiborne County Courthouse, 1740 Main Street, Tazewell, TN 37879.
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* Elevation in feet
(NGVD) + Elevation in
feet (NAVD)
Depth in feet above
Flooding source(s) Location of referenced ground [caret] Communities affected
elevation Elevation in meters
(MSL)
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Effective Modified
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Collier County, Florida, and Incorporated Areas
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Gulf of Mexico...................... At Monroe County....... +5 +6 City of Everglades
City, City of Marco
Island, City of
Naples, Unincorporated
Areas of Collier
County.
At Lee County.......... +18 +16
Shallow Flooding.................... An area bounded by the +10-13 +9-14 Unincorporated Areas of
Lee County boundary to Collier County.
the north, Immokalee
Road to the south,
Little Hickory Bay to
the west, and I-75 to
the east.
Shallow Flooding.................... An area bounded by I-75 +5 +12 Unincorporated Areas of
to the north, 112th Collier County.
Street to the south,
Collier Road to the
west, and Patterson
Road to the east.
Shallow Flooding.................... An area bounded by the None +16-39 Seminole Tribe of
Lee County boundary to Florida,
the north, County Road Unincorporated Areas
858 to the south, of Collier County.
Everglades Road to the
west, and County Road
858 to the east.
Shallow Flooding.................... An area bounded by None +11-21 Unincorporated Areas of
County Road 858 to the Collier County.
north, I-75 to the
south, Everglades Road
to the west, and State
Route 29 to the east.
Shallow Flooding.................... An area bounded by +9-12 +9-13 Unincorporated Areas of
Bluebill/Immokalee Collier County.
Road to the north,
Vanderbilt Beach Road
to the south,
Vanderbilt Road to the
west, and I-75 to the
east.
Shallow Flooding.................... An area bounded by None +9-18 Unincorporated Areas of
Vanderbilt Beach Road Collier County.
to the north, Pine
Ridge Road to the
south, Tamiami Trail
to the west, and I-75
to the east.
Shallow Flooding.................... An area bounded by Pine +7-10 +8-18 City of Naples,
Ridge Road to the Unincorporated Areas
north, Radio Road to of Collier County.
the south, Tamiami
Trail to the east, and
I-75 and Collier Road
to the west.
Shallow Flooding.................... An area bounded by +6 +8-12 Unincorporated Areas of
Radio Road to the Collier County.
north, Tamiami Trail
to the south, Tamiami
Trail to the west, and
Collier Road to the
east.
Shallow Flooding.................... An area bounded by the None +10-14 Unincorporated Areas of
Lee County boundary to Collier County.
the north, Immokalee
Road to the south, I-
75 to the east, and
Quarry Road to the
west.
Shallow Flooding.................... An area bounded by None +10-15 Unincorporated Areas of
Immokalee Road to the Collier County.
north, I-75 to the
south, I-75 to the
east, and Collier Road
to the west.
Shallow Flooding.................... An area bounded by the None +12-30 Unincorporated Areas of
Lee County boundary to Collier County.
the north, Immokalee
Road and Randall Road
to the south, Quarry
Road and the Lee
County boundary to the
west, and Everglades
Road to the east.
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Shallow Flooding.................... An area bounded by None +11-15 Unincorporated Areas of
Immokalee Road and Collier County.
Randall Road to the
north, Blackburn Road
to the south, I-75 to
the west, and
Everglades Road to the
east.
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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 Everglades City
Maps are available for inspection at 102 Broadway Avenue, Everglades City, FL 34139.
City of Marco Island
Maps are available for inspection at 50 Bald Eagle Drive, Marco Island, FL 34145.
City of Naples
Maps are available for inspection at 735 8th Street South, Naples, FL 34102.
Seminole Tribe of Florida
Maps are available for inspection at 6300 Stirling Road, Hollywood, FL 33024.
Unincorporated Areas of Collier County
Maps are available for inspection at 3301 East Tamiami Trail, Building F, 1st Floor, Naples, FL 34112.
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Alpena County, Michigan (All Jurisdictions)
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Lake Huron.......................... From approximately 1.3 None +583 City of Alpena,
miles northwest of the Township of Alpena.
intersection of
Rockport Road and Old
Grade Road, to
approximately 700 feet
southeast of the
intersection of S
State Avenue and Mason
Street.
Lake Huron.......................... From approximately None +583 Township of Sanborn.
1,000 feet northeast
of the intersection of
Curtis Drive and U.S.
Route 23, to
approximately 4.5
miles southeast of the
intersection of Wilds
Road and Brousseau
Road.
Long Lake........................... Entire shoreline within None +651 Township of Alpena.
Alpena County.
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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 Alpena
Maps are available for inspection at 208 North 1st Avenue, Alpena, MI 49707.
Township of Alpena
Maps are available for inspection at 4385 U.S. Route 23 North, Alpena, MI 49707.
Township of Sanborn
Maps are available for inspection at 10068 Ossineke Road, Ossineke, MI 49766.
Mercer County, North Dakota, and Incorporated Areas
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Antelope Creek...................... Approximately 0.85 mile +1740 +1739 City of Hazen,
upstream of the Unincorporated Areas
confluence with East of Mercer County.
Hazen Tributary (Reach
6).
Approximately 0.55 mile +1756 +1755
upstream of the
confluence with
Upstream Hazen
Tributary (Reach
2).
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East Hazen Tributary (Reach 6). confluence with Unincorporated Areas
Antelope Creek. of Mercer County.
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Approximately 1,680 None +1737
feet upstream of the
confluence with
Antelope Creek.
Upstream Hazen Tributary (Reach Just upstream of the None +1752 City of Hazen,
2). confluence with Unincorporated Areas
Antelope Creek. of Mercer County.
Approximately 1,050 None +1752
feet upstream of the
confluence with
Antelope Creek.
West Hazen Tributary (Reach 4). confluence with
Antelope Creek.
Approximately 300 feet None +1764
upstream of Divide
Street.
West Hazen Tributary to Knife River. Just upstream of the None +1743 City of Hazen,
confluence with the Unincorporated Areas
Knife River. of Mercer County.
Approximately 70 feet None +1755
upstream of 13th
Avenue West.
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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 Hazen
Maps are available for inspection at 146 Main Street East, Hazen, ND 58545.
Unincorporated Areas of Mercer County
Maps are available for inspection at 1021 Arthur Street, Stanton, ND 58571.
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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. 2010-25664 Filed 10-12-10; 8:45 am]
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