Final Flood Elevation Determinations
Federal Register: July 13, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 132)
Rules and Regulations
Page 33368-33372
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Federal Emergency Management Agency 44 CFR Part 67
Final Flood Elevation Determinations
AGENCY: Federal Emergency Management Agency, DHS.
ACTION: Final rule.
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 on 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: William R. Blanton, Jr., Engineering
Management Section, Mitigation Directorate, Federal Emergency
Management Agency, 500 C Street SW., Washington, DC 20472, (202) 646- 3151.
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 Mitigation Division Director of
FEMA 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. 0
Accordingly, 44 CFR part 67 is amended as follows:
PART 67--[AMENDED] 0 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] 0 2. The tables published under the authority of Sec. 67.11 are amended as follows:
Depth in feet above ground. *
State
City/town/county
Source of flooding
Location
Elevation in feet
(NGVD) +
Elevation in feet
(NAVD) Modified
Town of North Canaan, Connecticut
Docket No.: FEMA-B-7472
Connecticut
Town of North
Blackberry River................ Approximately 700 feet downstream of Route 44.....
+656
Canaan.
Approximately 1,050 feet upstream of Route 7......
+672
Depth in feet above ground.
* National Geodetic Vertical Datum.
+ North American Vertical Datum.
ADDRESSES
Maps are available for inspection at Town Hall, 100 Pease Street, Canaan, Connecticut 06018.
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* Elevation in feet (NGVD)
+Elevation in
State
City/town/county
Source of flooding
Location
feet (NAVD)
Depth in feet above ground Modified
Town of Van Buren, Maine
Docket No.: FEMA-B-7708
Maine........................ Town of Van
Violette Brook.................. At confluence of Violette Stream..................
+468
Buren.
Just upstream of Castonguay Road..................
+530
Approximately 2,500 feet upstream of private road
+608 at the Corporate Limits.
Maine........................ Town of Van
Violette Stream................. At Bangor and Aroostook Railroad..................
+451
Buren.
At confluence of Violette Brook...................
+468
Approximately 1,000 feet upstream of Champlain
+483
Street.
* National Geodetic Vertical Datum.
+ North American Vertical Datum.
Depth in feet above ground.
ADDRESSES
Town of Van Buren
Maps are available for inspection at 51 Main Street, Suite 101, Van Buren, ME 04785.
* Elevation in feet (NGVD) +
Elevation in feet
Flooding source(s)
Location of referenced (NAVD) Communities affected elevation
Depth in feet above ground
Modified
Village of Cambridge, New York
Docket No.: FEMA-B-7711
Cambridge Creek........................ Confluence with Owl Kill.
+477 Village of Cambridge.
Approximately 3,000 feet
+508 upstream of State Route 372.
Owl Kill............................... Approximately 850 feet
+466 Village of Cambridge. upstream of County Route 71.
Approximately 1,000 feet
+493 upstream of N. Park
Street.
White Creek............................ Corporate limits of
+493 Village of Cambridge.
Village of Cambridge.
Approximately 150 feet
+523 downstream of corporate limits of Village of
Cambridge.
* National Geodetic Vertical Datum.
+ North American Vertical Datum.
Depth in feet above ground.
ADDRESSES
Village of Cambridge
Maps are available for inspection at 23 West Main Street, Cambridge, NY 12819.
Grand County, Colorado and Incorporated Areas
Docket No.: FEMA-B-7705
Fraser River........................... Approximately 1,700 ft
+8550 Town of Fraser, Grand upstream of the
County, (Unincorporated intersection with State
Areas).
Highway 8.
Approximately 2,445 ft
+8628 ......................... downstream of the confluence with Leland
Creek.
* National Geodetic Vertical Datum.
+ North American Vertical Datum.
Depth in feet above ground.
ADDRESSES
Town of Fraser
Maps are available for inspection at 153 Fraser Avenue, Fraser, CO 80442.
Grand County (Unincorporated Areas)
Maps are available for inspection at 308 Byers Avenue, Hot Sulphur Springs, CO 80451.
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Edwards County, Kansas and Incorporated Areas
Docket No.: FEMA-B-7705
Arkansas River......................... At U.S. Highway 50.......
+2160 Edwards County
Approximately 2 miles
+2187 (Unincorporated Areas). upstream of Old U.S.
Highway 183.
Big Coon Creek......................... At U.S. Highway 50.......
+2164 Edwards County
(Unincorporated Areas),
City of Kinsley.
At Colony Avenue.........
+2172
Approximately 1 mile
+2179 upstream of Winchester
Avenue.
Little Coon Creek...................... At Winchester Avenue.....
+2169 Edwards County
(Unincorporated Areas).
Approximately 2 miles
+2183 upstream of County Road 13.
* National Geodetic Vertical Datum.
+ North American Vertical Datum.
Depth in feet above ground.
ADDRESSES
Edwards County (Unincorporated Areas)
Maps are available for inspection at the County Clerk's Office, 312 Massachusetts Avenue, Kinsley, KS 67547.
City of Kinsley
Maps are available for inspection at City Hall, 721 Marsh, Kinsley, KS 67547.
Dodge County, Nebraska and Incorporated Areas
Docket No.: FEMA-B-7705
Platte River (levee failure)........... At Downing Street, south
+1188 City of Fremont, City of of Union Pacific
Inglewood, City of North
Railroad.
Bend, Unincorporated
Areas of Dodge County.
At U.S. Highway 77.......
+1197
Approximately 1 mile
+1268 downstream of State
1279
Highway 79.
South of U.S. Highway 30
+1287 at County Road 5.
Platte River (levee)................... Approximately \1/2\ mile
+1195 City of Fremont, City of downstream of Burlington
Inglewood, City of North
Northern Railroad.
Bend, Dodge County
(Unincorporated Areas).
At U.S. Highway 77.......
+1201
At County Road 19, south
+1216 of Union Pacific
Railroad.
Approximately 1 mile
+1272 downstream of State
Highway 79.
Approximately 1 mile
+1285 upstream of State
Highway 79.
South of Union Pacific
+1300
Railroad, just upstream of County Road 3.
Platte River Overflow.................. Just north of 23rd
2 City of Fremont, City of
Street, west of
Inglewood, City of North
Burlington Northern
Bend, Dodge County
Railroad.
(Unincorporated Areas).
At the intersection of
2
County Road 5 and County
Road S.
Between U.S. Highway 275
2 and Old Highway 8.
East of Burlington
2
Northern Railroad and north of U.S. Highway 30/
Highway 275.
Between U.S. Highway 30
2 and Burlington Northern
Railroad, north of
Rawhide Creek.
U.S. Highway 77, north of
+1197
U.S. Highway 30/Highway 275.
At County Road 19, north
+1212 of U.S. Highway 30.
At the intersection of
+1222
County Road 17 and
County Road T.
At County Road 11, north
+1255 of U.S. Highway 30.
At Cottonwood Street,
+1276 north of U.S. Highway 30.
* National Geodetic Vertical Datum.
+ North American Vertical Datum.
Depth in feet above ground.
ADDRESSES
City of Inglewood
Maps are available for inspection at the Inglewood Village Office, 445 Boulevard Street, Fremont, NE 68025.
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City of North Bend
Maps are available for inspection at City Hall, North Bend, NE 68649.
Dodge County (Unincorporated Areas)
Maps are available for inspection at Dodge County Zoning Office, 435 N. Park, Fremont, NE 68025.
Cooke County, Texas and Incorporated Areas
Docket No.: FEMA-B-7705
Indian Creek East Lower Reach.......... At confluence with Lake
+645 Cooke County
Ray Roberts.
(Unincorporated Areas).
At Lake Kiowa Dam........
+705
Indian Creek East Tributary 1.......... At the confluence with
+645 Cooke County
Indian Creek East.
(Unincorporated Areas).
Approximately 1,000 feet
+693 upstream.
Indian Creek East Tributary 2.......... At the confluence with
+663 Cook County
Indian Creek East Lower
(Unincorporated Areas).
Reach.
Approximately 1,000 feet
+724 downstream from FM Road 3496.
Indian Creek Upper Reach............... At confluence with Lake
+705 Cooke County
Kiowa.
(Unincorporated Areas).
Approximately 2500 feet
+718 upstream from confluence with Lake Kiowa.
Lake Kiowa............................. Lake Kiowa...............
+705 Cooke County
(Unincorporated Areas).
Lake Ray Roberts....................... Lake Ray Roberts.........
+645 Cooke County.
(Unincorporated Areas).
Pecan Creek North...................... Approximately 4,000 feet
+703 Cooke County downstream from FM Road
(Unincorporated Areas). 2071.
Approximately 2,000 feet
+783 upstream from I-35.
Pecan Creek South...................... At the Confluence with
+645 City of Valley View,
Lake Ray Roberts.
Cooke County
(Unincorporated Areas).
Approximately 750 feet
+712 upstream from FM Road 922.
Pecan Creet South Tributary 1.......... At the Confluence with
+646 Cooke County
Pecan Creek South.
(Unincorporated Areas).
At intersection with FM
+687
Road 922.
Persimmon Creek........................ At confluence with Elm
+645 Cooke County
Fork Trinity River.
(Unincorporated Areas).
Approximately 2,000 feet
+700 upstream from North
Shore Drive.
Persimmon Creek Tributary 1............ At confluence with
+664 Cooke County
Persimmon Creek (Pioneer
(Unincorporated Areas).
Valley Lake).
Approximately 2,000 feet
+689 upstream from confluence with Persimmon Creek
(Pioneer Valley Lake).
Persimmon Creek Tributary 2............ Confluence with Persimmon
+664 Cooke County
Creek (Pioneer Valley
(Unincorporated Areas).
Lake).
Approximately 1,500 feet
+667 upstream from confluence with Persimmon Creek
(Pioneer Valley Lake).
Persimmon Creek Tributary 3............ At confluence with
+678 Cooke County
Persimmon Creek.
(Unincorporated Areas).
Approximately 1,500 feet
+697 upstream from the confluence with
Persimmon Creek.
Pond Creek............................. Approximately 1,000 feet
+646 Cooke County downstream from
(Unincorporated Areas). confluence with Pond
Creek Tributary 2
(County Border).
Approximately 1,000 feet
+674 downstream from Rail
Road (County Border).
Pond Creek Tributary 1................. At the confluence with
+646 Cooke County
Pond Creek.
(Unincorporated Areas).
Approximately 1,200 feet
+705 upstream from I-35.
Pond Creek Tributary 2................. At the confluence with
+675 Cooke County
Pond Creek Tributary.
(Unincorporated Areas).
Approximately 1,000 feet
+702 upsteam from I-35.
Tributary Kiowa 1...................... Confluence with Lake
+705 Cooke County
Kiowa.
(Unincorporated Areas).
Approximately 1,200 feet
+713 upstream from confluence with Lake Kiowa.
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Tributary Kiowa........................ At confluence with Lake
+705 Cooke County
Kiowa.
(Unincorporated Areas).
Approximately 2,500 feet
+723 upstream from confluence with Lake Kiowa.
Wolf Creek............................. At the confluence with
+645 Cooke County
Lake Ray Roberts.
(Unincorporated Areas).
Approximately 1,000 feet
+746 upstream from FM 295.
Wolf Creek Tributary 1................. At the confluence with
+681 Cooke County
Wolf Creek.
(Unincorporated Areas).
Approximately 2,700 feet
+709 upstream from confluence with Wolf Creek.
* National Geodetic Vertical Datum.
+ North American Vertical Datum.
Depth in feet above ground.
ADDRESSES
City of Valley View
Maps are available for inspection at 100 South Dixon, Gainesville, TX 76240.
Cooke County (Unincorporated Areas)
Maps are available for inspection at 100 South Dixon, Gainesville, TX 76240.
(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance No. 97.022, ``Flood
Insurance.'')
Dated: June 29, 2009.
David I. Maurstad,
Federal Insurance Administrator of the National Flood Insurance
Program, Department of Homeland Security, Federal Emergency Management
Agency.
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