[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 66 (Wednesday, April 6, 2011)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 19005-19007]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-8111]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Federal Emergency Management Agency
44 CFR Part 67
[Docket ID FEMA-2011-0002; Internal Agency Docket No. FEMA-B-1187]
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 proposed
rule 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 July 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-1187, to
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].
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) 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:
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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
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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Sussex County, Delaware, and Incorporated Areas
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Butler Mill Branch................. Approximately 500 feet None +5 Unincorporated Areas
downstream of Woodland of Sussex County.
Road.
At the Horsepen Branch None +22
confluence.
Chapel Branch...................... Approximately 0.16 mile None +5 Unincorporated Areas
downstream of Woodland of Sussex County.
Road.
Approximately 0.67 mile None +34
upstream of Boyce Road.
Gravelly Branch.................... At the Nanticoke River None +10 Unincorporated Areas
confluence. of Sussex County.
Approximately 0.06 mile None +33
upstream of Deer Forest
Road.
Gum Branch......................... At the Nanticoke River None +22 Unincorporated Areas
confluence. of Sussex County.
Approximately 1.22 miles None +43
upstream of Wolf Road.
Hitch Pond Branch.................. At the James Branch None +19 Unincorporated Areas
confluence. of Sussex County.
Approximately 0.24 mile None +39
upstream of Wooten Road.
Iron Branch........................ Approximately 450 feet None +18 Unincorporated Areas
downstream of Handy Road. of Sussex County.
Approximately 0.3 mile None +30
upstream of Hickory Hill
Road.
James Branch....................... Approximately 0.36 mile None +9 Unincorporated Areas
downstream of Laurel Road. of Sussex County.
Approximately 0.51 mile None +39
upstream of Whitesville
Road.
Marshy Hope Branch................. Approximately 0.87 mile None +26 Unincorporated Areas
downstream of Noble Road. of Sussex County.
Approximately 0.16 mile None +33
upstream of Hickman Road.
Nanticoke River.................... Approximately 586 feet +7 +6 Town of Greenwood,
downstream of Old Furnace Unincorporated Areas
Road. of Sussex County.
Approximately 0.8 mile None +47
upstream of Greenhurst
Farm Road.
Smith-Short and Willing Ditch...... At the Gravelly Branch None +30 Unincorporated Areas
confluence. of Sussex County.
Approximately 0.05 mile None +32
upstream of Russell Road.
Thompson Branch.................... At the Hitch Pond Branch None +33 Unincorporated Areas
confluence. of Sussex County.
Approximately 0.07 mile None +38
upstream of Whaleys Road.
Toms Dam Branch.................... At the Gum Branch None +27 Unincorporated Areas
confluence. of Sussex County.
Approximately 0.31 mile None +44
upstream of Beach Highway.
Unnamed Tributary of White Marsh At the White Marsh Branch None +43 Unincorporated Areas
Branch. confluence. of Sussex County.
Approximately 0.52 mile None +53
upstream of Dupont
Parkway.
White Marsh Branch................. At the Nanticoke River None +43 Unincorporated Areas
confluence. of Sussex County.
Approximately 0.55 mile None +47
upstream of Woodyard 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 Luis Rodriguez, Chief, Engineering Management Branch, Federal Insurance and Mitigation
Administration, Federal Emergency Management Agency, 500 C Street, SW., Washington, DC 20472.
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ADDRESSES
Town of Greenwood
Maps are available for inspection at the Town Hall, 100 West Market Street, Greenwood, DE 19950.
Unincorporated Areas of Sussex County
Maps are available for inspection at the Sussex County Administrative Office, 2 The Circle, Georgetown, DE
19947.
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Gladwin County, Michigan (All Jurisdictions)
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Lake Lancer........................ Entire shoreline.......... None +841 Township of Butman.
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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 Luis Rodriguez, Chief, Engineering Management Branch, Federal Insurance and Mitigation
Administration, Federal Emergency Management Agency, 500 C Street, SW., Washington, DC 20472.
ADDRESSES
Township of Butman
Maps are available for inspection at 5005 North Hockaday Road, Gladwin, MI 48624.
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(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance No. 97.022, ``Flood
Insurance.'')
Dated: March 23, 2011.
Sandra K. Knight,
Deputy Federal Insurance and Mitigation Administrator, Mitigation,
Department of Homeland Security, Federal Emergency Management Agency.
[FR Doc. 2011-8111 Filed 4-5-11; 8:45 am]
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