[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 12 (Wednesday, January 20, 1999)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 3046-3047]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-1213]


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FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY

44 CFR Part 67


Final Flood Elevation Determinations

AGENCY: Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: Base (1% annual chance) flood elevations and modified base 
flood elevations are made final for the communities listed below. The 
base flood elevations and modified base flood elevations 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).

EFFECTIVE DATE: The date of issuance of the Flood Insurance Rate Map 
(FIRM) showing base flood elevations and modified base flood elevations 
for each community. This date may be obtained by contacting the office 
where the FIRM is available for inspection as indicated in the table 
below.

ADDRESSES: The final base flood elevations 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: Matthew B. Miller, P.E., Chief, 
Hazards Study Branch, Mitigation Directorate, Federal Emergency 
Management Agency, 500 C Street SW., Washington, DC 20472, (202) 646-
3461, or (e-mail) [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Federal Emergency Management Agency 
makes final determinations listed below of base flood elevations and 
modified base flood elevations for each community listed. The proposed 
base flood elevations and proposed modified base flood elevations were 
published in newspapers of local circulation and an opportunity for the 
community or individuals to appeal the proposed determinations to or 
through the community was provided for a period of ninety (90) days. 
The proposed base flood elevations and proposed modified base flood 
elevations were also published in the Federal Register.
    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 base flood elevations and modified base flood elevations are 
made final in the communities listed below. Elevations at selected 
locations in each community are shown.

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    National Environmental Policy Act. This rule is categorically 
excluded from the requirements of 44 CFR Part 10, Environmental 
Consideration. No environmental impact assessment has been prepared.
    Regulatory Flexibility Act. The Associate Director for Mitigation 
certifies that this rule is exempt from the requirements of the 
Regulatory Flexibility Act because final or modified base flood 
elevations are required by the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973, 
42 U.S.C. 4104, and are required to establish and maintain community 
eligibility in the NFIP. No regulatory flexibility analysis has been 
prepared.
    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 12612, Federalism. This rule involves no policies 
that have federalism implications under Executive Order 12612, 
Federalism, dated October 26, 1987.
    Executive Order 12778, Civil Justice Reform. This rule meets the 
applicable standards of Section 2(b)(2) of Executive Order 12778.

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 to read 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. 67.11  [Amended]

    2. The tables published under the authority of Sec. 67.11 are 
amended as follows:

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                                                               #Depth in
                                                              feet above
                                                                ground.
               Source of flooding and location                *Elevation
                                                                in feet
                                                                (NGVD)
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                          ARKANSAS
 
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  Clarksville (City), Johnson County (FEMA Docket No. 7254)
 
Little Spadra Creek:
  Approximately 100 feet downstream from eastbound I-40.....      +352.5
  Approximately 500 feet upstream of Highway 64.............      +368.8
Spadra Branch:
  Approximately 1,990 feet downstream from the downstream
   County Road 82...........................................      +391.6
  Approximately 100 feet upstream of County Road 82.........      +411.5
Spadra Creek (Before Overtopping):
  Approximately 120 feet downstream of Highway 40...........      +356.2
  Approximately 4,600 feet upstream of the Missouri Pacific
   Railroad.................................................      +394.4
Little Willett Branch:
  Approximately 4,150 feet downstream of Highway 103........      +377.3
  Approximately 75 feet upstream of Highway 103.............      +409.6
 
Maps are available for inspection at the City of Clarksville
 City Hall, Walnut and Cherry, Clarksville, Arkansas.
 
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                         CALIFORNIA
 
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   Los Angeles (City), Los Angeles County (FEMA Docket No.
                            7246)
 
Overflow Area of Lockheed Storm Drain:
  Approximately 330 feet downstream of the Southern Pacific
   Railroad.................................................        *702
  Just downstream of the Southern Pacific Railroad..........        *707
 
Maps are available for inspection at the B Permit Desk,
 14410 Sylvan Street, Second Floor, Van Nuys, California and
 the Stormwater Management Division, 650 South Spring
 Street, Suite 700, Los Angeles, CA.
 
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                          OKLAHOMA
 
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 Mayes County (Unincorporated Areas) (FEMA Docket No. 7254)
 
Pryor Creek:
  Approximately 1 mile downstream of Elliot Street..........        *594
  Approximately 7,000 feet upstream of County Road..........        *615
Pryor Creek Tributary A and Pryor Creek Backwater:
  Approximately 500 feet upstream of Elliot Street..........        *600
  Approximately 1,600 feet upstream of Elliot Street at the
   Mayes County corporate limit.............................        *600
Maps are available for inspection at the Mayes County
 Commissioner's Office, One Court Street, Pryor, Oklahoma.
 
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   Pryor Creek (City), Mayes County (FEMA Docket No. 7254)
 
Pryor Creek Tributary A and Pryor Creek Backwater:
  Approximately 1,600 feet upstream of Elliot Street at the
   City of Pryor Creek corporate limits.....................        *600
  Approximately 75 feet upstream of 14th Street.............        *619
Pryor Creek:
  Approximately 5,800 feet upstream of Elliot Street........        *600
  Approximately 400 feet downstream of confluence of Salt
   Branch Creek at the City of Pryor Creek corporate limits.        *611
Park Branch Creek and Pryor Creek Backwater:
  Approximately 2,225 feet downstream of MKT Railroad.......        *605
  Approximately 200 feet upstream of Ora Street.............        *630
Pryor Creek Tributary B:
  Approximately 2,300 feet downstream of First Street.......        *606
  Approximately 1,520 feet upstream of County Road..........        *620
Park Branch Creek Tributary A:
  At confluence of Park Branch Creek........................        *616
  Approximately 130 feet upstream of Graham Avenue..........        *623
 
Maps are available for inspection at the City of Pryor Creek
 City Hall, 6 North Adair, Pryor Creek, Oklahoma
 
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                            TEXAS
 
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   Chambers County (Unincorporated Areas) (FEMA Docket No.
                            7254)
 
Oyster Bayou:
  Just upstream of Lone Star Canal..........................         *22
  Approximately 2,500 feet downstream of State Highway 65...         *23
  Approximately 2,000 feet upstream of State Highway 65.....         *24
  Approximately 7,000 feet upstream of State Highway 65.....         *26
 
Maps are available for inspection at the Chambers County
 Engineer's Office, 201 Airport Road, Anahuac, Texas.
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(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance No. 83.100, ``Flood 
Insurance'')

    Dated: January 11, 1999.
Michael J. Armstrong,
Associate Director for Mitigation.
[FR Doc. 99-1213 Filed 1-19-99; 8:45 am]
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