[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 90 (Tuesday, May 10, 2011)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 26976-26978]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-11425]
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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-1193]
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 August 8, 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-1193, 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.
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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
Flooding source(s) Location of referenced ground [caret]Elevation Communities affected
elevation ** in meters (MSL)
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Effective Modified
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St. Clair County, Alabama, and Incorporated Areas
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Coosa River......................... At the Fishing Creek None +477 Town of Ragland, Town
confluence. of Riverside.
Approximately 5.5 miles None +486 .......................
downstream of Neely
Henry Dam.
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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
Town of Ragland
Maps are available for inspection at 220 Fredia Street, Suite 102, Ragland, AL 35131.
Town of Riverside
Maps are available for inspection at 379 Depot Street, Riverside, AL 35135.
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Cass County, Missouri, and Incorporated Areas
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Lake Winnebago...................... Entire shoreline....... +922 +923 City of Lake Winnebago.
Unnamed Tributary to Lumpkins Fork From approximately 275 None +962 City of Raymore.
(backwater effects from Lumpkins feet upstream of the
Fork). Lumpkins Fork
confluence to
approximately 850 feet
upstream of the
Lumpkins Fork
confluence.
Unnamed Tributary to Mill Creek From approximately 50 None +893 Village of Loch Lloyd.
(backwater effects from Mill Creek). feet upstream of the
Mill Creek confluence
to approximately 850
feet upstream of the
Mill Creek confluence.
Unnamed Tributary to Poney Creek From approximately None +845 Unincorporated Areas of
(backwater effects from Poney 1,300 feet upstream of Cass County
Creek). the Poney Creek
confluence to
approximately 1.0 mile
upstream of the Poney
Creek confluence.
Unnamed Tributary to South Grand From approximately None +849 Unincorporated Areas of
River (backwater effects from South 1,850 feet upstream of Cass County.
Grand River). South Lake Annette
Road to approximately
0.49 mile upstream of
South Lake Annette
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.
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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
City of Lake Winnebago
Maps are available for inspection at City Hall, 10 East Winnebago Drive, Lake Winnebago, MO 64034.
Unincorporated Areas of Cass County
Maps are available for inspection at Cass County Courthouse, 102 East Wall Street, Harrisonville, MO 64701.
Village of Loch Loyd
Maps are available for inspection at the Loch Lloyd Trustee's Office, 16750 Country Club Drive, Loch Lloyd, MO
64012.
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Dauphin County, Pennsylvania (All Jurisdictions)
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Mahantango Creek.................... Approximately 1.88 None +434 Township of Mifflin.
miles upstream of
Malta Road.
Approximately 0.38 mile None +470 .......................
downstream of Market
Street.
Rattling Creek...................... Approximately 185 feet None +762 Township of Jackson.
upstream of Glen Park
Road.
Approximately 630 feet None +768 .......................
upstream of Glen Park
Road.
Wiconisco Creek (Upper Reach)....... Approximately 1.26 None +603 Township of Washington.
miles downstream of
the Rattling Creek
confluence.
Approximately 1.11 None +606
miles downstream of
the Rattling Creek
confluence.
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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 Jackson
Maps are available for inspection at the Jackson Township Building, 450 Bastion Road, Halifax, PA 17032.
Township of Mifflin
Maps are available for inspection at the Mifflin Township Building, 3843 Shippen Dam Road, Millersburg, PA
17061.
Township of Washington
Maps are available for inspection at the Washington Township Municipal Building, 185 Manors Road,
Elizabethville, PA 17023.
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(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance No. 97.022, ``Flood
Insurance.'')
Dated: April 28, 2011.
Sandra K. Knight,
Deputy Federal Insurance and Mitigation Administrator, Mitigation,
Department of Homeland Security, Federal Emergency Management Agency.
[FR Doc. 2011-11425 Filed 5-9-11; 8:45 am]
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