[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 37 (Thursday, February 24, 2011)] [Rules and Regulations] [Pages 10253-10258] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 2011-4129] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY Federal Emergency Management Agency 44 CFR Part 67 Docket ID FEMA-2010-0003 Final Flood Elevation Determinations AGENCY: Federal Emergency Management Agency, DHS. ACTION: Final rule. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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). 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 in 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: Luis Rodriguez, Chief, Engineering Management Branch, Federal Insurance and Mitigation Administration, Federal Emergency Management Agency, 500 C Street, SW., Washington, DC 20472, (202) 646-4064, or (e-mail) [email protected]. 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 Deputy Federal Insurance and Mitigation Administrator 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. [[Page 10254]] List of Subjects in 44 CFR Part 67 Administrative practice and procedure, Flood insurance, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements. Accordingly, 44 CFR part 67 is amended as follows: PART 67--[AMENDED] 0 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] 0 2. The tables published under the authority of Sec. 67.11 are amended as follows: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Elevation in feet (NGVD) + Elevation in feet (NAVD)Flooding source(s) Location of referenced Depth in feet Communities affected elevation above ground [caret] Elevation in meters (MSL) Modified ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska, and Incorporated Areas Docket No.: FEMA-B-1087 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Susitna River........................ Approximately 11 miles +336 Borough of Matanuska- northwest of the Susitna. intersection of Talkeetna Road and Comsat Road. Approximately 1,100 feet +355 downstream of the confluence with the Chulitna River. Talkeetna River...................... Approximately 900 feet +348 Borough of Matanuska- downstream of the railroad Susitna. bridge north of Talkeetna. Approximately 400 feet +394 downstream of the confluence of Whiskey Slough. Twister Creek........................ Just downstream of South +345 Borough of Matanuska- Talkeetna Road Spur. Susitna. At the divergence from +381 Talkeetna River. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * National Geodetic Vertical Datum. + North American Vertical Datum. Depth in feet above ground. [caret] Mean Sea Level, rounded to the nearest 0.1 meter. ADDRESSES Borough of Matanuska-Susitna Maps are available for inspection at 350 East Dahlia Avenue, Palmer, AK 99645. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Carroll County, Arkansas, and Incorporated Areas Docket No.: FEMA-B-1066 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Leatherwood Creek.................... Approximately 0.61 mile +1109 City of Eureka Springs, upstream of Magnetic Road. Unincorporated Areas of Carroll County. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Approximately 1,250 feet +1131 upstream of Magnetic Road. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * National Geodetic Vertical Datum. + North American Vertical Datum. Depth in feet above ground. [caret] Mean Sea Level, rounded to the nearest 0.1 meter. ADDRESSES City of Eureka Springs Maps are available for inspection at City Hall, 44 South Main Street, Eureka Springs, AR 72632. Unincorporated Areas of Carroll County Maps are available for inspection at the Carroll County Courthouse, 210 West Church Street, Berryville, AR 72616. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Vanderburgh County, Indiana, and Incorporated Areas Docket No.: FEMA-B-1080 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bluegrass Creek...................... At Heckel Road............... +384 Unincorporated Areas of Vanderburgh County. Approximately 1.5 miles +387 upstream of Boonville-New Harmony Road. Crawford-Brandeis Ditch.............. Just upstream of Norfolk +386 Unincorporated Areas of Southern Railroad. Vanderburgh County. Dry Run Lower........................ At the confluence with Pigeon +378 City of Evansville. Creek. Approximately 100 feet +381 upstream of 1st Avenue. Dry Run Upper........................ At the confluence with Dry +378 City of Evansville. Run Lower. Approximately 0.3 mile +407 upstream of Cross Gate Drive. Greenbriar Hills Tributary........... Approximately 600 feet +381 Unincorporated Areas of upstream of the confluence Vanderburgh County. with Little Pigeon Creek. Approximately 800 feet +413 upstream of Greendale Drive. Harper Ditch......................... At the confluence with Hirsch +381 City of Evansville. Ditch. [[Page 10255]] At the confluence with Pigeon +381 Creek. Hirsch Ditch......................... At the confluence with Harper +381 City of Evansville, Ditch. Unincorporated Areas of Vanderburgh County. At the confluence with +386 Crawford-Brandeis, Lockwood, and Stockfleith Ditches. Little Pigeon Creek.................. At the confluence with Pigeon +378 City of Evansville, Creek. Unincorporated Areas of Vanderburgh County. Approximately 2,250 feet +378 upstream of the confluence with Pigeon Creek. Lockwood Ditch....................... At the confluence of Crawford- +386 Unincorporated Areas of Brandeis, Stockfleith, and Vanderburgh County. Hirsch Ditches. At the county boundary....... +387 Mill Road Tributary.................. At the confluence with Little +378 City of Evansville. Pigeon Creek. Approximately 725 feet +407 upstream of Inwood Drive. Nurenbern Ditch...................... At the confluence with +387 Unincorporated Areas of Lockwood Ditch. Vanderburgh County. At State Road 66............. +389 Ohio River........................... Approximately 7.3 miles +374 City of Evansville, upstream of the Posey County Unincorporated Areas boundary (extended). of Vanderburgh County. Approximately 1.5 miles +381 downstream of the Warrick County boundary (extended). Pigeon Creek......................... Approximately 1,200 feet +378 City of Evansville, downstream of North Fulton Unincorporated Areas Avenue. of Vanderburgh County. At Green River Road.......... +383 Schlensker Ditch..................... At Green River Road.......... +389 Unincorporated Areas of Vanderburgh County. Approximately 2,000 feet +441 upstream of Browning Road. Schlensker Ditch Tributary........... At the confluence with +405 Unincorporated Areas of Schlensker Ditch. Vanderburgh County. Approximately 0.5 mile +409 upstream of the confluence with Schlensker Ditch. Stockfleith Ditch.................... At the confluence with +386 Unincorporated Areas of Hirsch, Lockwood, and Vanderburgh County. Crawford-Brandeis Ditches. At State Road 66............. +388 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * National Geodetic Vertical Datum. + North American Vertical Datum. Depth in feet above ground. [caret] Mean Sea Level, rounded to the nearest 0.1 meter. ADDRESSES City of Evansville Maps are available for inspection at the Evansville Civic Center Complex, Building Commission Department, 1 Northwest Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard, Room 310, Evansville, IN 47708. Unincorporated Areas of Vanderburgh County Maps are available for inspection at the Evansville Civic Center Complex, Building Commission Department, 1 Northwest Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard, Room 310, Evansville, IN 47708. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Marion County, Kansas, and Incorporated Areas Docket No.: FEMA-B-1087 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Clear Creek.......................... At the confluence with Mud +1319 Unincorporated Areas of Creek. Marion County. Approximately 250 feet +1319 upstream of Cedar Street. Cottonwood River..................... Approximately 1,100 feet +1272 Unincorporated Areas of downstream of 5th Street. Marion County. Approximately 775 feet +1316 upstream of West Main Street. Cottonwood River Tributary........... Approximately 1,100 feet +1307 Unincorporated Areas of upstream of Upland Road. Marion County. Approximately 1,200 feet +1322 upstream of Tanglewood Street. Doyle Creek.......................... Approximately 1.1 miles +1272 City of Marion, downstream of 105th Street. Unincorporated Areas of Marion County. Approximately 0.7 mile +1367 upstream of Maple Street. [[Page 10256]] Mud Creek............................ Approximately 1,000 feet +1316 City of Marion, upstream of the confluence Unincorporated Areas with Cottonwood Creek. of Marion County. Approximately 1,200 feet +1319 upstream of the confluence with Clear Creek. Old Mud Creek Channel................ Approximately 1,100 feet +1299 City of Marion, downstream of Commercial Unincorporated Areas Street. of Marion County. Approximately 1.6 miles +1300 upstream of Main Street. Old Mud Creek Channel Tributary...... At the confluence with Old +1299 City of Marion. Mud Creek Channel. At West Santa Fe Street...... +1304 Prairie Creek........................ At the confluence with Doyle +1356 Unincorporated Areas of Creek. Marion County. Approximately 0.7 mile +1390 upstream of Old Mill Road. Spring Creek......................... At Peabody Street............ +1368 Unincorporated Areas of Marion County. Approximately 1,325 feet +1377 upstream of 70th Street. Tributary to Cottonwood River........ Approximately 1,375 feet +1299 City of Marion. downstream of West Main Street. Approximately 75 feet +1299 downstream of West Main Street. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * National Geodetic Vertical Datum. + North American Vertical Datum. Depth in feet above ground. [caret] Mean Sea Level, rounded to the nearest 0.1 meter. ADDRESSES City of Marion Maps are available for inspection at City Hall, 208 East Sante Fe Street, Marion, KS 66861. Unincorporated Areas of Marion County Maps are available for inspection at the Marion County Courthouse, 200 South 3rd Street, Marion, KS 66861. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Simpson County, Kentucky, and Incorporated Areas Docket No.: FEMA-B-1066 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Webb Branch.......................... Just downstream of KY-1008 +660 City of Franklin, (Industrial Bypass). Unincorporated Areas of Simpson County. Approximately 0.4 mile +736 upstream of Witt Road. * National Geodetic Vertical Datum. + North American Vertical Datum. Depth in feet above ground. [caret] Mean Sea Level, rounded to the nearest 0.1 meter. ADDRESSES City of Franklin Maps are available for inspection at 117 West Cedar Street, Franklin, KY 42135. Unincorporated Areas of Simpson County Maps are available for inspection at 100 Main Street, Franklin, KY 42135. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Allen Parish, Louisana, and Incorporated Areas Docket No.: FEMA-B-1040 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Beaver Creek......................... Approximately 7,218 feet +117 City of Oakdale. downstream of 16th Street. Approximately 575 feet +119 downstream of 16th Street. Bunch Creek.......................... At Martin Tram Road.......... +37 Unincorporated Areas of Allen Parish. Approximately 3,097 feet +38 upstream of U.S. Route 190. Calcasieu River...................... Approximately 341 feet +106 City of Oakdale. upstream of the confluence with unnamed creek. At the intersection of +107 unnamed creek and Union Pacific Railroad. Gilley Gully......................... Approximately 1,539 feet +35 Unincorporated Areas of downstream of Martin Tram Allen Parish. Road. Approximately 4,613 feet +36 upstream of Martin Tram Road. Whisky Chitto Creek.................. Approximately 10,369 feet +41 Unincorporated Areas of upstream of the confluence Allen Parish. with the Calcasieu River. [[Page 10257]] Approximately 6,544 feet +41 upstream of the confluence with the Calcasieu River. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * National Geodetic Vertical Datum. + North American Vertical Datum. Depth in feet above ground. [caret] Mean Sea Level, rounded to the nearest 0.1 meter. ADDRESSES City of Oakdale Maps are available for inspection at 333 East 6th Avenue, Oakdale, LA 71463. Unincorporated Areas of Allen Parish Maps are available for inspection at the Allen Parish Police Jury, 602 Court Street, Oberlin, LA 70655. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Barton County, Missouri, and Incorporated Areas Docket No.: FEMA-B-1075 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- North Fork Spring River.............. Approximately 6,200 feet +935 City of Lamar Heights, downstream of the City of Unincorporated Areas Lamar Heights corporate of Barton County. limits. Approximately 600 feet +942 upstream of the City of Lamar corporate limits. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * National Geodetic Vertical Datum. + North American Vertical Datum. Depth in feet above ground. [caret] Mean Sea Level, rounded to the nearest 0.1 meter. ADDRESSES City of Lamar Heights Maps are available for inspection at 1004 Gulf Street, Room 103, Lamar, MO 64759. Unincorporated Areas of Barton County Maps are available for inspection at 1004 Gulf Street, Room 103, Lamar, MO 64759. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Greene County, Ohio, and Incorporated Areas Docket No.: FEMA-B-1012 and FEMA-B-1085 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Possum Run........................... Approximately 900 feet +931 City of Centerville. downstream of Wilmington Pike. At the confluence of +940 Wilmington Pike North Branch. Shawnee Park Tributary............... Approximately 0.80 mile +924 City of Xenia, upstream of Monroe Drive. Unincorporated Areas of Greene County. Just downstream of U.S. Route +943 42. South Fork Massies Creek............. Approximately 0.53 mile +1041 Unincorporated Areas of upstream of the railroad. Greene County. Approximately 240 feet +1050 downstream of Weimer Road. Yellow Springs Creek................. Approximately 0.8 mile +886 Village of Yellow upstream of Grinnell Road. Springs Approximately 0.7 mile +905 downstream of Fairfield Road. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * National Geodetic Vertical Datum. + North American Vertical Datum. Depth in feet above ground. [caret] Mean Sea Level, rounded to the nearest 0.1 meter. ADDRESSES City of Centerville Maps are available for inspection at the Municipal Building, 100 West Spring Valley Road, Centerville, OH 45458. City of Xenia Maps are available for inspection at City Hall, 101 North Detroit Street, Xenia, OH 45385. Unincorporated Areas of Greene County Maps are available for inspection at the Greene County Building Regulations, 667 Dayton-Xenia Road, Xenia, OH 45385. Village of Yellow Springs Maps are available for inspection at 100 Dayton Street, Yellow Springs, OH 45387. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hopkins County, Texas, and Incorporated Areas Docket No.: FEMA-B-1091 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Coleman Creek........................ Approximately 0.56 mile +437 Unincorporated Areas of upstream of State Highway 19. Hopkins County. Approximately 600 feet +445 upstream of State Highway 19. [[Page 10258]] Gena Creek........................... Just upstream of FM Road 1870 +440 Unincorporated Areas of Hopkins County. Approximately 1.04 miles +457 upstream of FM Road 1870. Rock Creek........................... Just downstream of unnamed +421 Unincorporated Areas of railroad. Hopkins County. Approximately 500 feet +476 upstream of Holiday Drive. Turtle Creek......................... Just upstream of State +481 Unincorporated Areas of Highway 11. Hopkins County. Just upstream of unnamed +494 railroad. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * National Geodetic Vertical Datum. + North American Vertical Datum. Depth in feet above ground. [caret] Mean Sea Level, rounded to the nearest 0.1 meter. ADDRESSES Unincorporated Areas of Hopkins County Maps are available for inspection at the Hopkins County Courthouse, 118 Church Street, Sulphur Springs, TX 75483. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance No. 97.022, ``Flood Insurance.'') Dated: February 8, 2011. Edward L. Connor, Acting Federal Insurance and Mitigation Administrator, Department of Homeland Security, Federal Emergency Management Agency. [FR Doc. 2011-4129 Filed 2-23-11; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 9110-12-P