Final Flood Elevation Determinations
Federal Register, Volume 79 Issue 54 (Thursday, March 20, 2014)
Federal Register Volume 79, Number 54 (Thursday, March 20, 2014)
Rules and Regulations
Pages 15549-15551
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office www.gpo.gov
FR Doc No: 2014-06092
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Federal Emergency Management Agency
44 CFR Part 67
Docket ID FEMA-2014-0002
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: 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) Luis.Rodriguez3@fema.dhs.gov.
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.
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) Flooding source(s) Location of referenced Depth in feet Communities affected
elevation above ground
caret Elevation
in meters (MSL)
Modified
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Mercer County, Pennsylvania (All Jurisdictions)
Docket No.: FEMA-B-1127
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Baker Run.............................. Approximately 55 feet +1114 City of Sharon.
upstream of Highland
Road.
Approximately 30 feet +1117
downstream of Richmond
Drive.
Little Shenango River.................. Approximately 0.94 mile +968 Township of Sugar Grove.
downstream of the
confluence with Little
Shenango River Tributary
1.
Approximately 0.9 mile +968
downstream of the
confluence with Little
Shenango River Tributary
1.
Munnel Run............................. Approximately 0.31 mile +1125 Township of Findley.
upstream of Home Street.
Approximately 0.21 mile +1131
downstream of Franklin
Street.
Neshannock Creek....................... Approximately 425 feet +1093 Township of Findley.
downstream of the
intersection of
Plantation Drive and
Cypress Lane.
Approximately 0.3 mile +1095
upstream of the
intersection of Schaffer
Road and Grove City Road.
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Otter Creek............................ Approximately 0.28 mile +1099 Township of Findley.
upstream of the
confluence with Munnel
Run.
Approximately 0.3 mile +1099
upstream of the
confluence with Munnel
Run.
Sawmill Run............................ Approximately 0.35 mile +1164 Township of Sandy Lake.
upstream of the
confluence with Sawmill
Run Tributary 1.
Approximately 0.46 mile +1165
upstream of the
confluence with Sawmill
Run Tributary 1.
Sawmill Run............................ Approximately 0.23 mile +1167 Borough of Stoneboro.
downstream of Franklin
Street (just below Maple
Street).
Approximately 305 feet +1167
upstream of Franklin
Street.
Shenango River......................... Approximately 690 feet +930 Borough of Greenville,
upstream of the Township of West Salem.
confluence with Big Run
No. 1.
Approximately 295 feet +943
upstream of the
intersection of Clinton
Street and Canal Street.
Shenango River......................... Approximately 275 feet +835 City of Hermitage.
upstream of the
confluence with Shenango
River Tributary 3.
Approximately 490 feet +845
downstream of the
confluence with Little
Yankee Run.
Just downstream of Clark +856
Street.
Approximately 820 feet +859
upstream of the
confluence with Big Run
No. 2.
Shenango River......................... Approximately 2,400 feet +833 Township of Shenango.
upstream of I-80.
Approximately 1.1 miles +833
upstream of I-80.
Shenango River......................... Approximately 645 feet +833 Borough of Wheatland.
downstream of Sieg Hill
Road.
Approximately 1,000 feet +834
upstream of Sieg Hill
Road.
Shenango River......................... Approximately 0.34 mile +949 Township of West Salem.
upstream of the
confluence with the
Little Shenango River.
Approximately 200 feet +951
downstream of Porter
Road.
Wolf Creek............................. Approximately 0.21 mile +1220 Township of Pine.
upstream of the
confluence with Barmore
Run.
Approximately 0.34 mile +1226
downstream of the
intersection of Craig
Street and Garden Avenue.
Approximately 0.2 mile +1226
downstream of the
intersection of Craig
Street and Garden Avenue.
Approximately 0.38 mile +1226
downstream of State
Route 58 (Main Street).
Approximately 0.22 mile +1245
downstream of the
confluence with Black
Run.
Approximately 0.21 mile +1245
downstream of the
confluence with Black
Run.
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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
Borough of Greenville
Maps are available for inspection at the Borough Building, 125 Main Street, Greenville, PA 16125.
Borough of Stoneboro
Maps are available for inspection at the Borough Building, 59 Lake Street, Stoneboro, PA 16153.
Borough of Wheatland
Maps are available for inspection at the Borough Building, 71 Broadway Avenue, Wheatland, PA 16161.
City of Hermitage
Maps are available for inspection at City Hall, 800 North Hermitage Road, Hermitage, PA 16148.
City of Sharon
Maps are available for inspection at the Municipal Building, 155 West Connelly Boulevard, Sharon, PA 16146.
Township of Findley
Maps are available for inspection at the Findley Township Building, 369 McClelland Road, Mercer, PA 16137.
Township of Pine
Maps are available for inspection at the Pine Township Building, 545 Barkeyville Road, Grove City, PA 16127.
Township of Sandy Lake
Maps are available for inspection at the Township Building, 3086 Sandy Lake-Grove City Road, Sandy Lake, PA
16145.
Township of Shenango
Maps are available for inspection at the Shenango Township Building, 3439 Hubbard-West Middlesex Road, West
Middlesex, PA 16159.
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Township of Sugar Grove
Maps are available for inspection at the Sugar Grove Township Building, 359 Groover Road, Greenville, PA 16125.
Township of West Salem
Maps are available for inspection at the West Salem Township Building, 610 Vernan Road, Greenville, PA 16125.
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(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance No. 97.022, ``Flood Insurance.'')
Dated: January 31, 2014.
Roy E. Wright,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Mitigation, Department of Homeland Security, Federal Emergency Management Agency.
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