Federal Register, Volume 76 Issue 149 (Wednesday, August 3, 2011)

[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 149 (Wednesday, August 3, 2011)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 46701-46705]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-19546]

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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-1207]

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 November 1, 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-1207, 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)
luis.rodriguez1@dhs.gov.

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) luis.rodriguez1@dhs.gov.

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.

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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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City of Cadiz, Kentucky
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Kentucky............................. City of Cadiz........... Little River (backwater effects from Lake From the Lake Barkley confluence to approximately 4.5 None +375
Barkley). miles upstream of the Lake Barkley confluence.
Kentucky............................. City of Cadiz........... Little River Tributary 1 (backwater From the Little River confluence to approximately 1,678 None +375
effects from Lake Barkley). feet upstream of the Little River 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
City of Cadiz
Maps are available for inspection at 63 Main Street, Cadiz, KY 42211.
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Unincorporated Areas of Caldwell Parish, Louisiana
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Louisiana............................ Unincorporated Areas of Hurricane Creek/Branch 2-3............... Approximately 0.9 mile upstream of the Hurricane Creek None +146
Caldwell Parish. confluence.
Approximately 1.0 mile upstream of the Hurricane Creek None +146
confluence.
Louisiana............................ Unincorporated Areas of Hurricane Creek/Branch 3-1............... Approximately 1,275 feet upstream of the Hurricane Creek None +168
Caldwell Parish. confluence.
Approximately 1.0 mile upstream of the Hurricane Creek None +168
confluence.
Louisiana............................ Unincorporated Areas of Hurricane Creek/Branch 3-4 (Hanchey Approximately 265 feet upstream of the Hurricane Creek None +156
Caldwell Parish. Tributary). confluence.
Approximately 0.87 mile upstream of the Hurricane Creek None +156
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

Unincorporated Areas of Caldwell Parish
Maps are available for inspection at the Caldwell Parish Community Recreation Center, 911 Complex, 6563 U.S. Route 165, Columbia, LA 71418.
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Town of Stuckey, South Carolina
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South Carolina....................... Town of Stuckey......... Indiantown Swamp......................... At the upstream side of Mount Carmel Road................. None +31
Approximately 0.56 mile upstream of Mount Carmel Road..... None +32
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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 Stuckey
Maps are available for inspection at the Town Office, 11 Town Hall Road, Stuckey, SC 29554.
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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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Carroll County, New Hampshire (All Jurisdictions)
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Bay Tributary 1..................... At the Moultonborough None +506 Town of Moultonborough.
Bay confluence.
Approximately 1.09 None +547
miles upstream of the
Bay Tributary 1.1
divergence.
Bay Tributary 1.1................... At the Moultonborough None +506 Town of Moultonborough.
Bay confluence.
At the Bay Tributary 1 None +515
divergence.
Bearcamp River...................... At the upstream side of +428 +429 Town of Ossipee.
Covered Bridge Road.
Approximately 520 feet +430 +431
upstream of Covered
Bridge Road.
Bearcamp River...................... Approximately 2.06 +567 +566 Town of Tamworth.
miles upstream of
State Route 113
(Tamworth Road).
Approximately 2.15 +571 +570
miles upstream of
State Route 113
(Tamworth Road).
Berry Pond/Berry Pond Tributary 1... Approximately 150 feet None +568 Town of Moultonborough,
upstream of State Town of Sandwich.
Route 25 (Whittier
Highway).
Approximately 2.6 miles None +622
upstream of State
Route 25 (Whittier
Highway).
Berry Pond Diversion................ At the Red Hill River None +536 Town of Moultonborough.
confluence.
At the Berry Pond None +569
divergence.
East Branch Saco River.............. Approximately 160 feet +565 +566 Town of Bartlett, Town
upstream of U.S. Route of Jackson.
302B (State Route 16A).
Approximately 0.63 +835 +836
miles upstream of Town
Hall Road.
Halfway Brook....................... At the Moultonborough None +506 Town of Moultonborough.
Bay confluence.
Approximately 1.29 None +1428
miles upstream of
Ossipee Mountain Road.
Halfway Brook Tributary 1........... At the Halfway Brook None +529 Town of Moultonborough.
confluence.
Approximately 0.88 None +541
miles upstream of the
Halfway Brook
confluence.
Moultonborough Bay.................. Entire shoreline....... None +506 Town of Moultonborough.
Ossipee Lake........................ Entire shoreline....... None +414 Town of Effingham.
Pequawket Pond...................... Entire shoreline within None +464 Town of Albany.
community.
Province Lake....................... Entire shoreline....... None +480 Town of Effingham.
Red Hill River...................... At the Moultonborough None +506 Town of Moultonborough,
Bay confluence. Town of Sandwich.
Approximately 1.70 None +587
miles upstream of
School House Road.

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Red Hill River Tributary 1.......... At the Red Hill River None +536 Town of Moultonborough.
confluence.
Approximately 0.80 None +878
miles upstream of
Sheridan Road.
Red Hill River...................... At the Red Hill River None +536 Town of Moultonborough.
confluence.
Tributary 1 Diversion............... At the Red Hill River None +600
Tributary 1 divergence.
Rocky Branch........................ Approximately 70 feet +573 +574 Town of Bartlett.
upstream of U.S. Route
302 (Crawford Notch
Road).
Approximately 520 feet +575 +576
upstream of U.S. Route
302 (Crawford Notch
Road).
Rocky Branch........................ Approximately 0.47 +607 +608 Town of Bartlett.
miles upstream of U.S.
Route 302 (Crawford
Notch Road).
Approximately 0.90 +655 +656
miles upstream of U.S.
Route 302 (Crawford
Notch Road).
Saco River.......................... Approximately 1,970 None +756 Town of Hart's
feet upstream of Maine Location.
Central Railroad.
Approximately 0.85 None +772
miles upstream of
Maine Central Railroad.
Shannon Brook....................... At the Moultonborough None +506 Town of Moultonborough.
Bay confluence.
Approximately 1.07 None +1202
miles upstream of
State Route 171 (Old
Mountain Road).
Shannon Brook Tributary 1........... At the Shannon Brook None +550 Town of Moultonborough.
confluence.
Approximately 400 feet None +588
upstream of State
Route 109 (Governor
Wentworth Highway).
Squam Lake.......................... Entire shoreline....... None +565 Town of Moultonborough,
Town of Sandwich.
Weed Brook.......................... At the Berry Pond None +569 Town of Moultonborough,
confluence. Town of Sandwich.
Approximately 650 feet None +701
upstream of State
Route 25 (Whittier
Highway).
Weed Brook Diversion................ At the Weed Brook None +569 Town of Moultonborough.
Tributary 1 confluence.
At the Weed Brook None +585
divergence.
Weed Brook Tributary 1.............. At the Weed Brook None +600 Town of Moultonborough.
confluence.
Approximately 1,700 None +785
feet upstream of Bodge
Hill Road.
Wildcat Brook....................... Approximately 1,560 +1116 +1115 Town of Jackson.
feet downstream of
Meloon Road.
Approximately 120 feet +1177 +1176
downstream of Meloon
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.

ADDRESSES
Town of Albany
Maps are available for inspection at the Town Hall, 1972-A State Route 16, Albany, NH 03818.

Town of Bartlett
Maps are available for inspection at the Bartlett Town Hall, 56 Town Hall Road, Intervale, NH 03845.

Town of Effingham
Maps are available for inspection at the Town Hall, 68 School Street, Effingham, NH 03882.

Town of Hart's Location
Maps are available for inspection at the Town Hall, 979 U.S. Route 302, Hart's Location, NH 03812.

Town of Jackson
Maps are available for inspection at the Town Hall, 54 Main Street, Jackson, NH 03846.

Town of Moultonborough
Maps are available for inspection at the Town Hall, 6 Holland Street, Moultonborough, NH 03254.

Town of Ossipee
Maps are available for inspection at the Ossipee Town Hall, 55 Main Street, Center Ossipee, NH 03814.

Town of Sandwich
Maps are available for inspection at the Sandwich Town Hall, 8 Maple Street, Center Sandwich, NH 03227.

Town of Tamworth
Maps are available for inspection at the Town Hall, 84 Main Street, Tamworth, NH 03886.
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Juniata County, Pennsylvania (All Jurisdictions)
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Susquehanna River................... At the downstream +405 +403 Township of
Northumberland County Susquehanna.
boundary.
At the West Mahantango +408 +405
Creek confluence.
Tuscarora Creek..................... Approximately 0.9 mile None +445 Township of Spruce
upstream of Groninger Hill.
Valley Road.
Approximately 3.1 miles None +461
upstream of Groninger
Valley Road.
West Mahantango Creek............... At the Susquehanna +408 +405 Township of
River confluence. Susquehanna.
Approximately 60 feet +408 +407
downstream of Old
Trail 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.

ADDRESSES
Township of Spruce Hill
Maps are available for inspection at the Spruce Hill Township Secretary's Office, 727 Half Moon Road, Port
Royal, PA 17082.

Township of Susquehanna
Maps are available for inspection at the Susquehanna Township Hall, 358 Fairground Road, Liverpool, PA 17045.
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(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance No. 97.022, ``Flood
Insurance.'')

Dated: July 22, 2011.
Sandra K. Knight,
Deputy Federal Insurance and Mitigation Administrator, Mitigation,
Department of Homeland Security, Federal Emergency Management Agency.
[FR Doc. 2011-19546 Filed 8-2-11; 8:45 am]
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