[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 42 (Monday, March 6, 2017)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 12510-12512]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-04233]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Federal Emergency Management Agency
44 CFR Part 67
[Docket ID FEMA-2017-0002]
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: Rick Sacbibit, Chief, Engineering
Services Branch, Federal Insurance and Mitigation Administration, FEMA,
400 C Street SW., Washington, DC 20472, (202) 646-7659, or (email)
[email protected]; or visit the FEMA Map Information
eXchange (FMIX) online at www.floodmaps.fema.gov/fhm/fmx_main.html.
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
Insurance and 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. FEMA has reviewed this final
rule for purposes of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42
U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) and has determined that this action will not have
a significant effect on the human environment. This action is covered
by categorical exclusions A4 and A7 identified in FEMA Instruction 108-
1-1 and Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Instruction 023-01-001-
01, Appendix A.
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: February 16, 2017.
Roy E. Wright,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Insurance and Mitigation, Federal
Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security.
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
(NAVD) # Depth
Flooding source(s) Location of referenced in feet above Communities affected
elevation ground [caret]
Elevation in
meters (MSL)
modified
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Panola County, Mississippi and Incorporated Areas
Docket No.: FEMA-B-1158
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Enid Lake.............................. Entire shoreline within +274 Unincorporated Areas of
community. Panola County.
Fowler Creek........................... Approximately 790 feet +188 Town of Crenshaw,
downstream of the Unincorporated.
railroad.
Approximately 180 feet +200 Areas of Panola County.
upstream of Old Crenshaw
Road.
Peters Creek........................... Approximately 380 feet +228 Town of Courtland,
upstream of the railroad. Village of Pope.
Approximately 1,730 feet +231 .........................
upstream of U.S. Route
51.
Sardis Lake............................ Entire shoreline within +286 Unincorporated Areas of
community. Panola County.
Shallow Flooding....................... An area bounded by State #1 City of Batesville.
Highway 6 to the north,
Farrish Gravel Road to
the west, and State
Highway 35 to the south
and east.
Whitten Creek.......................... Approximately 1,085 feet +236 City of Batesville.
downstream of Tiger
Drive.
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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.
ADDRESSES
City of Batesville:
Maps are available for inspection at City Hall, 103 College Street, Batesville, MS 38606.
Town of Courtland:
Maps are available for inspection at the Panola County Building Department, 245 Eureka Street, Batesville, MS
38606.
Town of Crenshaw:
Maps are available for inspection at the Town Hall, 600 Broad Street, Crenshaw, MS 38621.
Unincorporated Areas of Panola County
Maps are available for inspection at the Panola County Building Department, 245 Eureka Street, Batesville, MS
38606.
Village of Pope:
Maps are available for inspection at the Panola County Building Department, 245 Eureka Street, Batesville, MS
38606.
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Quitman County, Mississippi and Incorporated Areas
Docket No.: FEMA-B-1158
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Opossum Bayou Tributary................ Approximately 1,875 feet + 153 Town of Lambert,
downstream of State Unincorporated.
Highway 3.
Approximately 350 feet + 156. Areas of Quitman County.
upstream of Johnson
Avenue.
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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.
ADDRESSES
Town of Lambert:
Maps are available for inspection at the Town Hall, 831 Scott Avenue, Lambert, MS 38643.
Unicorporated Areas of Quitman County:
Maps are available for inspection at the Quitman County Courthouse, 220 Chestnut Street, Marks, MS 38646........
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Tallahatchie County, Mississippi and Incorporated Areas
Docket No.: FEMA-B-1184
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Hunter Creek........................... Approximately 1,170 feet + 187 City of Charleston.
downstream of State
Route 32.
Approximately 66 feet + 187
upstream of State Route
32.
North Fork Tillatoba Creek............. Approximately 995 feet + 180 City of Charleston.
downstream of State
Route 35.
Approximately 1,170 feet + 181
upstream of State Route
35.
Tillatoba Creek........................ Approximately 1,465 feet + 181 City of Charleston.
downstream of State
Route 32.
Approximately 1.1 miles + 186
upstream of State Route
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.
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ADDRESSES
City of Charleston:
Maps are available for inspection at City Hall, 26 South Square Street, Charleston, MS 38921.
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