Final Flood Elevation Determinations
Federal Register, Volume 78 Issue 28 (Monday, February 11, 2013)
Federal Register Volume 78, Number 28 (Monday, February 11, 2013)
Rules and Regulations
Pages 9598-9600
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office www.gpo.gov
FR Doc No: 2013-02945
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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.
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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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Wayne County, Pennsylvania (All Jurisdictions)
Docket No.: FEMA-B-1223
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Ariel Creek............................ Approximately 400 feet +1255 Township of Lake,
downstream of Goose Pond Township of Salem.
Road.
Approximately 1,500 feet +1434
upstream of Lake Ariel
Highway.
Balls Creek............................ At the West Branch +940 Township of Buckingham,
Delaware River Township of Scott.
confluence.
Approximately 1.5 miles +1277
upstream of Carl Sands
Road.
Beaverdam Creek........................ At the Delaware River +734 Township of Damascus.
confluence.
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Approximately 4.1 miles +1158
upstream of Buckley Lane.
Carley Brook........................... Approximately 200 feet +957 Borough of Honesdale,
upstream of the Township of Berlin,
Lackawaxen River Township of Dyberry,
confluence. Township of Oregon,
Township of Texas.
Approximately 0.5 mile +1150
upstream of Highhouse
Road.
Delaware River......................... At the Pike County +691 Township of Berlin,
boundary. Township of Buckingham,
Township of Damascus,
Township of Manchester.
At the West Branch +904
Delaware River
confluence.
Equinunk Creek......................... At the Delaware River +871 Township of Buckingham,
confluence. Township of Manchester.
Approximately 1,300 feet +1108
upstream of Crooked
Creek Road.
Holbert Creek.......................... Approximately 400 feet +942 Township of Berlin,
upstream of the Township of Texas.
Lackawaxen River
confluence.
Approximately 0.6 mile +1177
upstream of Garrett Hill
Road.
Little Equinunk Creek (backwater From the Delaware River +815 Township of Manchester.
effects from Delaware River). confluence to
approximately 1,230 feet
upstream of the Delaware
River confluence.
Middle Creek........................... Approximately 1.3 miles +1145 Township of Cherry Ridge,
downstream of Middle Township of Lake,
Creek Road. Township of South
Canaan.
Approximately 0.5 mile +1357
upstream of Cortez Road.
Mill Creek............................. Approximately 50 feet +1375 Township of Dreher.
upstream of the
Wallenpaupack Creek
confluence.
Approximately 1.2 miles +1601
upstream of South
Sterling Road.
Moss Hollow Creek...................... Approximately 0.3 mile +1289 Township of Salem.
upstream of the West
Branch Wallenpaupack
Creek confluence.
Approximately 1.8 miles +1383
upstream of Ledgedale
Road.
South Branch Equinunk Creek............ At the Equinunk Creek +908 Township of Manchester.
confluence.
Approximately 100 feet +910
upstream of the Equinunk
Creek confluence.
Tributary to Middle Creek.............. At the Middle Creek +1205 Township of South Canaan.
confluence.
Approximately 1.4 miles +1396
upstream of South Baker
Road.
Van Auken Creek........................ At the Lake Ladore +1369 Borough of Waymart,
confluence. Township of Canaan.
Approximately 1,360 feet +1864
upstream of Roosevelt
Highway.
West Branch Delaware River............. At the Delaware River +904 Township of Buckingham,
confluence. Township of Scott.
At the Delaware County +952
boundary.
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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 Honesdale
Maps are available for inspection at the Borough Municipal Building, 958 Main Street, Honesdale, PA 18431.
Borough of Waymart
Maps are available for inspection at the Borough Municipal Building, 116 South Street, Waymart, PA 18472.
Township of Berlin
Maps are available for inspection at the Berlin Township Municipal Building, 50 Milanville Road, Beach Lake, PA
18405.
Township of Buckingham
Maps are available for inspection at the Buckingham Township Municipal Building, 177 Travis Road, Starrucca, PA
18462.
Township of Canaan
Maps are available for inspection at the Canaan Township Municipal Building, 46 Gallik Road, Waymart, PA 18472.
Township of Cherry Ridge
Maps are available for inspection at the Cherry Ridge Township Municipal Building, 269 Spinner Road, Honesdale,
PA 18431.
Township of Damascus
Maps are available for inspection at the Township Municipal Building, 60 Conklin Hill Road, Damascus, PA 18415.
Township of Dreher
Maps are available for inspection at the Dreher Township Municipal Building, 899 Main Street, Newfoundland, PA
18445.
Township of Dyberry
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Maps are available for inspection at the Dyberry Township Municipal Building, 44 Cabin Corner, Honesdale, PA
18431.
Township of Lake
Maps are available for inspection at the Lake Township Municipal Building, 1270 Easton Turnpike, Lake Ariel, PA
18436.
Township of Manchester
Maps are available for inspection at the Manchester Township Municipal Building, 3881 Hancock Highway, Equinunk,
PA 18417.
Township of Oregon
Maps are available for inspection at the Oregon Township Municipal Building, 474 Fox Hill Road, Honesdale, PA
18431.
Township of Salem
Maps are available for inspection at the Salem Township Municipal Building, 3 Savitz Road, Moscow, PA 18444.
Township of Scott
Maps are available for inspection at the Scott Township Municipal Building, 197 Sherman Road, Susquehanna, PA
18847.
Township of South Canaan
Maps are available for inspection at the South Canaan Township Municipal Building, 46 Lake Quinn Road, Waymart,
PA 18472.
Township of Texas
Maps are available for inspection at the Texas Township Municipal Building, 320 Shady Lane, Honesdale, PA 18431.
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(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance No. 97.022, ``Flood Insurance.'')
James A. Walke,
Acting Deputy Associate Administrator for Mitigation, Department of Homeland Security, Federal Emergency Management Agency.
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