[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 45 (Thursday, March 7, 2013)] [Rules and Regulations] [Pages 14697-14700] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 2013-05313] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY Federal Emergency Management Agency 44 CFR Part 67 [Docket ID FEMA-2013-0002] 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 (email) [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 Associate Administrator for Mitigation has resolved any appeals resulting from this notification. [[Page 14698]] 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. 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Cecil County, Maryland, and Incorporated Areas Docket No.: FEMA-B-1145 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Back Creek............................. Approximately 224 feet +11 Unincorporated Areas of downstream of 2nd Street. Cecil County Approximately 1,136 feet +11 upstream of Old Telegraph Road. Big Elk Creek.......................... Approximately 0.68 mile +11 Town of Elkton, downstream of West Unincorporated Areas of Pulaski Road. Cecil County. Approximately 1,140 feet +81 downstream of Elk Mills Road. Bohemia River.......................... At Augustine Herman +11 Unincorporated Areas of Highway. Cecil County. Approximately 860 feet +11 upstream of Old Telegraph Road. Chesapeake and Delaware Canal.......... Approximately 0.92 mile +11 Unincorporated Areas of upstream of Augustine Cecil County. Herman Highway. Approximately 1.96 miles +11 upstream of Augustine Herman Highway. Christina River........................ At the New Castle County +160 Unincorporated Areas of boundary. Cecil County. Approximately 100 feet +268 downstream of the Chester County boundary. Dogwood Run............................ At the Little Elk Creek +22 Town of Elkton, confluence. Unincorporated Areas of Cecil County. Approximately 60 feet +27 downstream of Blue Ball Road. Gravelly Run........................... At the Little Elk Creek +50 Unincorporated Areas of confluence. Cecil County. Approximately 246 feet +57 downstream of Blue Ball Road. Hall Creek............................. At Glebe Road............ +11 Unincorporated Areas of Cecil County. Approximately 0.86 mile +11 upstream of Mill Lane. Herring Creek.......................... Approximately 2.74 miles +11 Unincorporated Areas of downstream of Augustine Cecil County. Herman Highway. Approximately 1,609 feet +11 downstream of Augustine Herman Highway. Laurel Run............................. At the Little Elk Creek +40 Unincorporated Areas of confluence. Cecil County. Approximately 1,500 feet +59 downstream of the West Branch Laurel Run confluence. Little Bohemia Creek................... At the Bohemia Creek +11 Unincorporated Areas of confluence. Cecil County. At Bohemia Church Road... +11 [[Page 14699]] Little Elk Creek....................... Approximately 631 feet +14 Town of Elkton, downstream of West Unincorporated Areas of Pulaski Highway. Cecil County. Approximately 1,220 feet +16 downstream of Elkton Road. Little Elk Creek....................... Approximately 425 feet +39 Unincorporated Areas of downstream of the Laurel Cecil County. Run confluence. Approximately 910 feet +58 downstream of Heron Lane. Little Northeast Creek................. Approximately 210 feet +38 Unincorporated Areas of upstream of Pulaski Cecil County. Highway. Approximately 757 feet +74 downstream of Chessie System Railroad. Long Creek............................. At Boat Yard Road........ +11 Unincorporated Areas of Cecil County. At Woods Road............ +11 Mill Creek............................. Approximately 1,095 feet +12 Town of Perryville, downstream of Access Unincorporated Areas of Road. Cecil County. Approximately 260 feet +284 downstream of Principio Road. Mill Creek (Tributary to Little Elk Approximately 1,624 feet +11 Unincorporated Areas of Creek). downstream of Old Elk Cecil County. Neck Road. Approximately 1,939 feet +11 upstream of Old Elk Neck Road. Northeast Creek........................ Approximately 542 feet +12 Town of North East, downstream of Main Unincorporated Areas of Street. Cecil County. Approximately 125 feet +72 downstream of Chessie System Railroad. Perch Creek............................ Approximately 0.49 mile +11 Unincorporated Areas of downstream of Augustine Cecil County. Herman Highway. At Augustine Herman +11 Highway. Plum Creek............................. Approximately 1.32 miles +11 Unincorporated Areas of downstream of Old Field Cecil County. Point Road. Approximately 1,154 feet +11 upstream of Old Elk Neck Road. Susquehanna River...................... Approximately 1.75 miles +12 Unincorporated Areas of upstream of I-95. Cecil County. At U.S. Route 1.......... +38 Tributary 1 to Stone Run............... At the Stone Run +271 Town of Rising Sun, confluence. Unincorporated Areas of Cecil County. Approximately 460 feet +359 downstream of Pierce Road. Tributary 2 to Stone Run............... At the Stone Run +271 Town of Rising Sun, confluence. Unincorporated Areas of Cecil County. At the upstream side of +312 Harrington Drive. Unnamed Tributary to Laurel Run........ Approximately 230 feet +41 Unincorporated Areas of upstream of the Laurel Cecil County. Run confluence. Approximately 1,400 feet +52 upstream of the Laurel Run confluence. West Branch Christina River............ Approximately 600 feet +108 Unincorporated Areas of upstream of the Cecil County. Newcastle County boundary. Approximately 250 feet +193 upstream of Jackson Hall School Road. West Branch Laurel Run................. Approximately 494 feet +64 Unincorporated Areas of upstream of the Laurel Cecil County. Run confluence. Approximately 93 feet +74 upstream of Marley 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 Town of Elkton Maps are available for inspection at the Municipal Building, 100 Railroad Avenue, Elkton, MD 21921. Town of North East Maps are available for inspection at the Town Hall, 106 South Main Street, North East, MD 21901. Town of Perryville Maps are available for inspection at the Municipal Building, 515 Broad Street, Perryville, MD 21903. Town of Rising Sun [[Page 14700]] Maps are available for inspection at the Municipal Building, 1 East Main Street, Rising Sun, MD 21911. Unincorporated Areas of Cecil County Maps are available for inspection at the Cecil County Office of Planning and Zoning, 200 Chesapeake Boulevard, Suite 2300, Elkton, MD 21921. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance No. 97.022, ``Flood Insurance.'') Roy Wright, Deputy Associate Administrator for Mitigation, Department of Homeland Security, Federal Emergency Management Agency. [FR Doc. 2013-05313 Filed 3-6-13; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 9110-12-P