[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 211 (Tuesday, November 2, 2010)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 67317-67321]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-27585]
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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-1149]
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 31, 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-1149, 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 Butte-Silver Bow County, Montana
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Montana.............................. Unincorporated Areas of Basin Creek.............................. Approximately 1,000 feet upstream of I-90................. +5468 +5469
Butte-Silver Bow County.
Approximately 40 feet downstream of Mormon Church Road.... +5495 +5494
Montana.............................. Unincorporated Areas of Sand Creek............................... Approximately 90 feet downstream of Evans Avenue.......... +5460 +5456
Butte-Silver Bow County.
Approximately 50 feet upstream of Chicago, Milwaukee, St. +5545 +5547
Paul and Pacific Railroad.
Montana.............................. Unincorporated Areas of Sand Creek Diversion..................... Approximately 500 feet upstream of Elizabeth Warren Avenue None +5484
Butte-Silver Bow County.
Approximately 100 feet downstream of Harrison Avenue...... None +5514
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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 Butte-Silver Bow County
Maps are available for inspection at 155 West Granite Street, Room 108, Butte, MT 59701.
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City of Sioux Falls, South Dakota
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South Dakota........................ City of Sioux Falls..... Big Sioux River.......................... Approximately 0.5 mile downstream of Cliff Avenue, None +1320
landward of north levee.
Approximately 1,800 feet upstream of Cliff Avenue, None +1324
landward of north levee.
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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
City of Sioux Falls
Maps are available for inspection at 224 West 9th Street, Sioux Falls, SD 57117.
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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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Jackson County, Arkansas, and Incorporated Areas
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Cache River......................... Approximately 1.06 mile None +223 Unincorporated Areas of
downstream of the Jackson County.
confluence with Browns
Creek Ditch.
Approximately 0.57 mile None +224
downstream of the
confluence with Browns
Creek Ditch.
Swan Pond Ditch..................... Just upstream of the None +227 Unincorporated Areas of
confluence with Jackson County.
Tuckerman Ditch.
Just upstream of State None +227
Highway 37.
Tuckerman Ditch..................... Just upstream of the None +236 City of Tuckerman,
confluence with Unincorporated Areas
Village Creek. of Jackson County.
Approximately 0.57 mile None +242
downstream of County
Road 620.
Village Creek....................... Just upstream of the None +227 Unincorporated Areas of
confluence with the Jackson County.
White River.
Just downstream of None +242
State Highway 37.
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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 Tuckerman
Maps are available for inspection at 200 West Main Street, Tuckerman, AR 72473.
Unincorporated Areas of Jackson County
Maps are available for inspection at the Jackson County Courthouse, 208 Main Street, Newport, AR 72112.
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Hernando County, Florida, and Incorporated Areas
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Blue Sink Watershed................. Approximately 700 feet None +41 City of Brooksville,
downstream of Duck Unincorporated Areas
Pond Road (at Junction of Hernando County.
1NP0170).
Approximately 100 feet None +236
upstream of Chinsegut
Hill Road (at Junction
1NE0500).
Bystre Lake Watershed............... Approximately 280 feet None +56 City of Brooksville,
downstream of Unincorporated Areas
Weatherly Road (at of Hernando County.
Junction 2NG1980).
Approximately 2,800 None +256
feet upstream of
Griffin Road (at
Junction 2NC1010).
Centralia Watershed................. Approximately 1 mile None +8 Unincorporated Areas of
downstream of the Hernando County.
intersection of U.S.
Route 19 and Knuckey
Road (at Junction
3NJ1550).
Approximately 1,200 None +186
feet upstream of
Barrientos Lane (at
Junction 3NR2100).
Chassahowitzka River Watershed...... Approximately 850 feet None +7 Unincorporated Areas of
downstream of the Hernando County.
intersection U.S.
Route 19 and Nicasio
Jay Avenue (at
Junction 4NK1450).
Approximately 2,000 None +158
feet upstream of the
intersection of Citrus
Road and Thompson Loop
(at Junction 4NC0900).
Croom Watershed..................... Approximately 1,000 None +42 City of Brooksville,
feet downstream of Unincorporated Areas
Malvern Street (at of Hernando County.
Junction 6NA0266).
Approximately 400 feet None +201
upstream of La Ruth
Road (at Junction
6NC0405).
Eastern Hernando Withlacoochee River Approximately 2,600 None +41 Unincorporated Areas of
Watershed. feet downstream of the Hernando County.
intersection of
Nobleton Croom Road
and Trail 9 (at
Junction 7NB1530).
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Approximately 2,000 None +152
feet upstream of the
intersection of Poe
County Lane and Power
Line Road (at Junction
7NH0398).
Little Withlacoochee River Watershed Approximately 2,300 None +56 Unincorporated Areas of
feet downstream of End Hernando County.
of Nations Road, at
the confluence of the
Withlacoochee and
Little Withlacoochee
Rivers (at Junction
8NE0020).
Approximately 600 feet None +90
upstream of Carter
Pond Road (at Junction
8NA9044).
Lizzie Hart Sink Watershed.......... Approximately 50 feet None +43 Unincorporated Areas of
downstream of the Hernando County.
intersection of
Brittle Road and
Forest 24 Road (at
Junction 9NF0040).
Approximately 5,000 None +164
feet upstream of the
intersection of Jones
Road and Snow Hill
Road (at Junction
9NC0330).
McKethan Watershed.................. Approximately 3,000 None +38 Unincorporated Areas of
feet downstream of Hernando County.
U.S. Route 41 and the
Citrus County boundary
(at Junction 10NF1000).
Approximately 850 feet None +233
upstream of the
intersection of
Chinsegut Hill Road
and Pilots Path (at
Junction 10NC0012).
Oman Quarry Watershed............... Approximately 220 feet None +9 Unincorporated Areas of
downstream of Hernando County.
Windjammer Drive (at
Junction 11NB0070).
Approximately 50 feet None +37
upstream of the
intersection of
Gerbert Street and
William Street (at
Junction 11NI0080).
Powell Watershed.................... Approximately 750 feet +69 +62 City of Brooksville,
downstream of State Unincorporated Areas
Prison Drive (at of Hernando County.
Junction 13NB0095).
Approximately 2,000 None +134
feet upstream of the
intersection of Powell
Road and Mars Road (at
Junction 13NK0240).
Spring Hill Lakes Watershed......... Approximately 4,500 None +10 Town of Weeki Wachee,
feet downstream of Unincorporated Areas
intersection at of Hernando County.
Suzanne Drive and
Commercial Way (at
Junction 14NAA0080).
Approximately 50 feet None +69
upstream of the
intersection of
Palmgren Lane and
Mariner Boulevard (at
Junction 14NG0425).
Toachodka Watershed................. Approximately 600 feet None +64 Unincorporated Areas of
downstream of the Hernando County.
intersection of
Hickory Hill Road and
Lockhart Road (at
Junction 16NE0510).
Approximately 2,100 None +225
feet upstream of the
intersection of Spring
Hill Highway and
Rosecrans Street (at
Junction 16NA2680).
Tooke Watershed..................... Approximately 1,600 None +1 Town of Weeki Wachee,
feet downstream of Unincorporated Areas
Porpoise Street (at of Hernando County.
Junction 17NK1000).
Approximately 100 feet None +107
upstream of the
intersection of Star
Road and Madison
Street (at Junction
17NB5230).
Weeki Wachee Prairie Watershed...... Approximately 400 feet None +19 Unincorporated Areas of
downstream of the Hernando County.
intersection of Azora
Road and Watt Avenue
(at Junction 18NA2170).
Approximately 100 feet None +76
upstream of the
intersection of Spring
Hill Drive and
Whitewood Avenue (at
Junction 18NB1065).
Willow Sink Watershed............... Approximately 100 feet None +19 Unincorporated Areas of
downstream of the Hernando County.
intersection of Lynn
Road and India Drive
(at Junction 19NG2360).
Approximately 100 feet None +101
upstream of the
intersection of Star
Road and Jayson Road
(at Junction
19WISCON1).
Wiscon Watershed.................... Approximately 380 feet None +25 Unincorporated Areas of
downstream of the Hernando County.
intersection of Elwood
Road and Tacoma Avenue
(at Junction 20NS0200).
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Approximately 800 feet None +153
upstream of Dusty Pine
Trail (at Junction
20NK0034).
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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 Brooksville
Maps are available for inspection at 201 Howell Avenue, Brooksville, FL 34601.
Town of Weeki Wachee
Maps are available for inspection at 6131 Commercial Way, Weeki Wachee, FL 34606.
Unincorporated Areas of Hernando County
Maps are available for inspection at 20 North Main Street, Brooksville, FL 34601.
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(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance No. 97.022, ``Flood
Insurance.'')
Dated: October 15, 2010.
Sandra K. Knight,
Deputy Federal Insurance and Mitigation Administrator, Mitigation,
Department of Homeland Security, Federal Emergency Management Agency.
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