[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 157 (Monday, August 15, 2011)] [Proposed Rules] [Pages 50443-50446] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 2011-20713] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY Federal Emergency Management Agency 44 CFR Part 67 [Docket ID FEMA-2011-0002; Internal Agency Docket No. FEMA-B-7786] Proposed Flood Elevation Determinations AGENCY: Federal Emergency Management Agency, DHS. ACTION: Proposed rule; correction. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: On June 20, 2008, FEMA published in the Federal Register a proposed rule that contained an erroneous table. FEMA published corrections to that table on September 9, 2008, and on May 12, 2009. This notice provides corrections to that table, to be used in lieu of the information published at 73 FR 35112, at 73 FR 52234, and at 74 FR 22151. The table provided here represents the flooding sources, location of referenced elevations, effective and modified elevations, and communities affected for Plymouth County, Massachusetts (All Jurisdictions). Specifically, it addresses the following flooding sources: Aassawompsett Pond, Accord Brook, Atlantic Ocean, Bear Swamp, Doggett Brook, Fall Brook, French Stream, Great Quittacas Pond, Hathaway Pond, Hockomock River, Matfield River, Meadow Brook, Oldham Pond, Rocky Meadow Brook, Salisbury Plain River, Satucket River, Shumatuscacant River, Stream River, Third Herring Brook, Town River, Tributary A, Tributary to Meadow Brook, and Weweantic River. DATES: Comments are to be submitted on or before November 14, 2011. ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by Docket No. FEMA-B- 7786, 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) publishes proposed determinations of Base (1% annual-chance) Flood Elevations (BFEs) and modified BFEs for communities participating in the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP), 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 minimum requirements. 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 [[Page 50444]] 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. Corrections In the proposed rule published at 73 FR 35112, in the June 20, 2008, issue of the Federal Register, FEMA published a table under the authority of 44 CFR 67.4. The table, entitled ``Plymouth County, Massachusetts, and Incorporated Areas'' addressed the flooding source Atlantic Ocean. That table contained inaccurate information as to the location of referenced elevation, effective and modified elevation in feet, and/or communities affected for that flooding source. In addition, it did not include the following flooding sources: Aassawompsett Pond, Accord Brook, Bear Swamp, Doggett Brook, Fall Brook, French Stream, Great Quittacas Pond, Hathaway Pond, Hockomock River, Matfield River, Meadow Brook, Oldham Pond, Rocky Meadow Brook, Salisbury Plain River, Satucket River, Shumatuscacant River, Stream River, Third Herring Brook, Town River, Tributary A, Tributary to Meadow Brook, and Weweantic River. In the correction published at 73 FR 52234, in the September 9, 2008, issue of the Federal Register, FEMA published a table entitled ``Plymouth County, Massachusetts (All Jurisdictions)'' containing information that addressed the flooding source Atlantic Ocean, to be used in lieu of that published on June 20, 2008. In the correction published at 74 FR 22151, in the May 12, 2009, issue of the Federal Register, FEMA published a table entitled ``Plymouth County, Massachusetts (All Jurisdictions)'' containing information that addressed the flooding source Atlantic Ocean, to be used in lieu of that published on September 9, 2008. In this notice, FEMA is publishing a table containing the accurate information, to address these prior errors. The information provided below should be used in lieu of that previously published for Plymouth County, Massachusetts (All Jurisdictions). ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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) -------------------------- Effective Modified ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Plymouth County, Massachusetts (All Jurisdictions) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Aassawompsett Pond.................. Entire shoreline within None +55 Town of Middleborough. community. Accord Brook........................ Approximately 3,300 None +115 Town of Norwell. feet upstream of State Route 228. Atlantic Ocean...................... Approximately 150 feet +17 +19 Town of Hingham, Town south of the of Hull, Town of intersection of Brant Marion, Town of Beach Avenue and Ocean Mattapoisett, Town of View Avenue. Wareham. Approximately 210 feet +9 +22 southeast of the intersection of Highland Avenue and Mount Pleasant Way. Bear Swamp.......................... The area around State None +14 Town of Rochester. Route 105. Doggett Brook....................... The area around State None +14 Town of Rochester. Route 105. Fall Brook.......................... The low land area None +82 Town of Lakeville. between Azel Road and Howland Road. French Stream....................... Approximately 1,200 None +104 Town of Abington. feet upstream of the Golf Cart Bridge. Approximately 900 feet None +123 downstream of Spruce Street. Great Quittacas Pond................ Entire shoreline within None +55 Town of Middleborough, community. Town of Rochester. Hathaway Pond....................... The area around State None +14 Town of Rochester. Route 105. Hockomock River..................... At the Town River None +63 Town of Bridgewater. confluence. Approximately 1,000 None +63 feet downstream of the Maple Street Bridge. Matfield River...................... At the Bridge Street None +33 Town of East bridge. Bridgewater. Approximately 260 feet None +33 upstream of the Bridge Street bridge. Meadow Brook........................ Approximately 300 feet None +75 Town of Whitman. downstream of State Route 18. Oldham Pond......................... Entire shoreline within None +59 Town of Hanson. community. Rocky Meadow Brook.................. At the Weweantic River None +77 Town of Middleborough. confluence. Approximately 0.75 mile None +84 upstream of France Street. Salisbury Plain River............... Approximately 1 mile None +67 Town of West downstream of the Bridgewater. Sergents Way Bridge. Approximately 3,200 None +70 feet downstream of the Sergents Way Bridge. Satucket River...................... Just upstream of the None +42 Town of Halifax. Pond Street Bridge. Shumatuscacant River................ Approximately 1,000 None +78 Town of Whitman. feet upstream of the Essex Street Bridge. Approximately 3,000 None +80 feet upstream of the Essex Street Bridge. Stream River........................ At the Shumatuscacant None +80 Town of Whitman. River confluence. [[Page 50445]] Approximately 400 feet None +80 upstream of the Shumatuscacant River confluence. Third Herring Brook................. From downstream of the None +8 Town of Hanover. River Street Bridge to the North River confluence. Town River.......................... Approximately 1,200 None +47 Town of Bridgewater. feet upstream of the High Street Bridge. Approximately 1,500 None +48 feet upstream of the High Street Bridge. Approximately 1,100 None +62 feet upstream of the Forest Road Bridge. At the Hockomock River None +63 confluence. Tributary A..................... Just upstream of the None +71 Town of Hanover. Summer Street Bridge. Tributary to Meadow Brook........... Approximately 1,300 None +75 Town of Whitman. feet upstream of the Meadow Brook confluence. Approximately 1,600 None +75 feet upstream of the Meadow Brook confluence. Weweantic River..................... Approximately 1 mile None +63 Town of Middleborough, downstream of State Town of Wareham. Route 58. At the Rocky Meadow None +77 Brook confluence. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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 Abington Maps are available for inspection at the Town Hall, 500 Gliniewicz Way, Abington, MA 02351. Town of Bridgewater Maps are available for inspection at the Town Hall, 66 Central Square, Bridgewater, MA 02324. Town of East Bridgewater Maps are available for inspection at the Town Hall, 175 Central Street, East Bridgewater, MA 02333. Town of Halifax Maps are available for inspection at the Town Hall, 499 Plymouth Street, Halifax, MA 02338. Town of Hanover Maps are available for inspection at the Town Hall, 550 Hanover Street, Suite 29, Hanover, MA 02339. Town of Hanson Maps are available for inspection at the Town Hall, 542 Liberty Street, Hanson, MA 02341. Town of Hingham Maps are available for inspection at the Town Hall, 210 Central Street, Hingham, MA 02043. Town of Hull Maps are available for inspection at the Town Hall, 253 Atlantic Avenue, Hull, MA 02045. Town of Lakeville Maps are available for inspection at the Town Hall, 346 Bedford Street, Lakeville, MA 02347. Town of Marion Maps are available for inspection at the Town Hall, 2 Spring Street, Marion, MA 02738. Town of Mattapoisett Maps are available for inspection at the Town Hall, 16 Main Street, Mattapoisett, MA 02739. Town of Middleborough Maps are available for inspection at the Town Hall, 10 Nickerson Avenue, Middleborough, MA 02346. Town of Norwell Maps are available for inspection at the Town Hall, 345 Main Street, Norwell, MA 02061. Town of Rochester Maps are available for inspection at the Town Hall, 1 Constitution Way, Rochester, MA 02770. Town of Wareham Maps are available for inspection at the Memorial Town Hall, Administration Department, 54 Marion Road, Wareham, MA 02571. Town of West Bridgewater Maps are available for inspection at the Town Hall, 65 North Main Street, West Bridgewater, MA 02379. [[Page 50446]] Town of Whitman Maps are available for inspection at the Town Hall, 54 South Avenue, Whitman, MA 02382. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance No. 97.022, ``Flood Insurance.'') Dated: August 5, 2011. Sandra K. Knight, Deputy Federal Insurance and Mitigation Administrator, Mitigation, Department of Homeland Security, Federal Emergency Management Agency. [FR Doc. 2011-20713 Filed 8-12-11; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 9110-12-P