[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 237 (Thursday, December 10, 2015)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 76644-76646]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-31017]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Federal Emergency Management Agency
44 CFR Part 67
[Docket ID FEMA-2015-0001]
Final Flood Elevation Determinations
AGENCY: Federal Emergency Management Agency, DHS.
ACTION: Final rule.
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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.
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.
Dated: November 18, 2015.
Roy E. Wright,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Insurance and Mitigation, Department
of Homeland Security, Federal Emergency Management Agency.
Accordingly, 44 CFR part 67 is amended as follows:
PART 67--[AMENDED]
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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]
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2. The tables published under the authority of Sec. 67.11 are amended
as follows:
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* Elevation in
feet (NGVD) +
Elevation in feet
Location of referenced (NAVD) # Depth in
Flooding source(s) elevation feet above ground Communities affected
[caret] Elevation
in meters (MSL)
Modified
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Montgomery County, Pennsylvania (All Jurisdictions)
Docket No.: FEMA-B-1175
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Blair Mill Run......................... At the Pennypack Creek +211 Borough of Hatboro,
confluence. Township of Horsham,
Township of Upper
Moreland.
At the downstream side of +261
County Line Road.
Blair Mill Run Tributary............... At the upstream side of +228 Borough of Hatboro.
West Monument Avenue.
At the downstream side of +252
East County Line Road.
Huntingdon Valley Creek................ Approximately 800 feet +120 Borough of Bryn Athyn,
downstream of Red Lion Township of Lower
Road. Moreland.
Approximately 0.9 mile +267
upstream of Byberry Road.
Meadow Brook........................... At the Pennypack Creek +118 Township of Abington,
confluence. Township of Lower
Moreland.
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Approximately 1,000 feet +287
upstream of the most
upstream State Highway
2017 crossing.
Pennypack Creek........................ Approximately 1,200 feet +100 Borough of Bryn Athyn,
downstream of Moredon Borough of Hatboro,
Road. Township of Abington,
Township of Horsham,
Township of Lower
Moreland, Township of
Upper Dublin, Township
of Upper Moreland.
Approximately 1.0 mile +359
upstream of Mann Road.
Pennypack Creek Branch................. Approximately 400 feet +298 Township of Horsham.
downstream of Witmer
Road.
Approximately 0.7 mile +362
upstream of Witmer Road.
Pennypack Creek Tributary No. 1........ At the Pennypack Creek +204 Borough of Hatboro,
confluence. Township of Horsham,
Township of Upper
Moreland.
Approximately 0.7 mile +341
upstream of Dresher Road.
Pine Run............................... At the upstream side of +176 Township of Upper Dublin.
State Highway 309.
Approximately 800 feet +239
upstream of Dreshertown
Road.
Rapp Run............................... At the Pine Run +183 Township of Upper Dublin.
confluence.
Approximately 0.5 mile +355
upstream of the most
upstream Lexington Drive
crossing.
Sandy Run.............................. Approximately 300 feet +159 Township of Abington,
downstream of Bethlehem Township of Springfield,
Pike. Township of Upper
Dublin, Township of
Whitemarsh.
Approximately 1,400 feet +339
upstream of Roberta
Avenue.
Sandy Run Tributary No. 1.............. Approximately 150 feet +236 Township of Abington.
upstream of Johnston
Avenue.
Approximately 2,000 feet +258
upstream of Johnston
Avenue.
Sandy Run Tributary No. 1a (downstream) Approximately 250 feet +237 Township of Abington.
upstream of Fernwood
Avenue.
Approximately 1,100 feet +243
upstream of Fernwood
Avenue.
Southampton Creek...................... At the Pennypack Creek +177 Borough of Bryn Athyn,
confluence. Township of Lower
Moreland, Township of
Upper Moreland.
At the downstream side of +187
County Line Road.
Tributary No. 2 to Pine Run............ At the Pine Run +202 Township of Upper Dublin.
confluence.
Approximately 1.1 miles +232
upstream of the Pine Run
confluence.
War Memorial Creek..................... At the Pennypack Creek +190 Township of Upper
confluence. Moreland.
Approximately 700 feet +267
upstream of Mineral
Avenue.
* 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
Borough of Bryn Athyn
Maps are available for inspection at the Borough Hall, 2835 Buck Road, Bryn Athyn, PA 19009.
Borough of Hatboro
Maps are available for inspection at the Borough Hall, 414 South York Road, Hatboro, PA 19040.
Township of Abington
Maps are available for inspection at the Township Building, Engineer's Office, 1176 Old York Road, Abington, PA
19001.
Township of Horsham
Maps are available for inspection at the Township Municipal Building, 1025 Horsham Road, Horsham, PA 19044.
Township of Lower Moreland
Maps are available for inspection at the Lower Moreland Municipal Building, 640 Red Lion Road, Huntingdon
Valley, PA 19006.
Township of Springfield
Maps are available for inspection at the Springfield Township Municipal Building, 1510 Paper Mill Road,
Wyndmoor, PA 19038.
Township of Upper Dublin
Maps are available for inspection at the Upper Dublin Municipal Hall, 801 Loch Alsh Avenue, Fort Washington, PA
19034.
Township of Upper Moreland
Maps are available for inspection at the Upper Moreland Township Building, 117 Park Avenue, Willow Grove, PA
19090.
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Township of Whitemarsh
Maps are available for inspection at the Whitemarsh Township Administrative Building, 616 Germantown Pike,
Lafayette Hill, PA 19444.
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