Flood Elevation Determinations
Federal Register: June 3, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 106)
Proposed Rules
Page 31377-31383
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Federal Emergency Management Agency 44 CFR Part 67
Docket ID FEMA-2010-0003; Internal Agency Docket No. FEMA-B-1109
Proposed Flood Elevation Determinations
AGENCY: Federal Emergency Management Agency, DHS.
ACTION: Proposed rule.
SUMMARY: Comments are requested on the proposed Base (1% annual-chance)
Flood Elevations (BFEs) and proposed BFE modifications for the communities listed in the table below. The purpose of this notice is to seek general information and comment regarding the proposed regulatory flood elevations for the reach described by the downstream and upstream locations in the table below. The BFEs and modified BFEs are a part of the floodplain management measures that the community is required either to adopt or to show evidence of having in effect in order to qualify or remain qualified for participation in the National Flood
Insurance Program (NFIP). In addition, these elevations, once finalized, will be used by insurance agents and others to calculate appropriate flood insurance premium rates for new buildings and the contents in those buildings.
DATES: Comments are to be submitted on or before September 1, 2010.
ADDRESSES: The corresponding preliminary Flood Insurance Rate Map
(FIRM) for the proposed BFEs for each community is available for inspection at the community's map repository. The respective addresses are listed in the table below.
You may submit comments, identified by Docket No. FEMA-B-1109, to
Kevin C. Long, Acting Chief, Engineering Management Branch, Mitigation
Directorate, Federal Emergency Management Agency, 500 C Street, SW.,
Washington, DC 20472, (202) 646-2820, or (e-mail) kevin.long@dhs.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kevin C. Long, Acting Chief,
Engineering Management Branch, Mitigation Directorate, Federal
Emergency Management Agency, 500 C Street, SW., Washington, DC 20472,
(202) 646-2820, or (e-mail) kevin.long@dhs.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Federal Emergency Management Agency
(FEMA) proposes to make determinations of BFEs and modified BFEs for each community listed below, in accordance with section 110 of the
Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973, 42 U.S.C. 4104, and 44 CFR 67.4(a).
These proposed BFEs and modified BFEs, together with the floodplain management criteria required by 44 CFR 60.3, are the minimum that are required. They should not be construed to mean that the community must change any existing ordinances that are more stringent in their floodplain management requirements. The community may at any time enact stricter requirements of its own or pursuant to policies established by other Federal, State, or regional entities. These proposed elevations are used to meet the floodplain management requirements of the NFIP and also are used to calculate the appropriate flood insurance premium rates for new buildings built after these elevations are made final, and for the contents in those buildings.
Comments on any aspect of the Flood Insurance Study and FIRM, other than the proposed BFEs, will be considered. A letter acknowledging receipt of any comments will not be sent.
National Environmental Policy Act. This proposed 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.
Executive Order 12866, Regulatory Planning and Review. This proposed rule is not a significant regulatory action under the criteria of section 3(f) of Executive Order 12866, as amended.
Executive Order 13132, Federalism. This proposed rule involves no policies that have federalism implications under Executive Order 13132.
Executive Order 12988, Civil Justice Reform. This proposed rule meets the applicable standards of Executive Order 12988.
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List of Subjects in 44 CFR Part 67
Administrative practice and procedure, Flood insurance, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements.
Accordingly, 44 CFR part 67 is proposed to be amended 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. 67.4 [Amended] 2. The tables published under the authority of Sec. 67.4 are proposed to be amended as follows:
*Elevation in feet (NGVD)
+Elevation in feet (NAVD)
Depth in feet above
Flooding source(s)
Location of
ground [caret]Elevation in
Communities affected referenced elevation
meters (MSL)
Effective
Modified
Franklin Parish, Louisiana, and Incorporated Areas
Ash Slough........................ Just upstream of
None
+69 Unincorporated Areas
Riser Road.
of Franklin Parish.
Approximately 700
None
+70 feet downstream of
Wyman Road.
Batey Bayou....................... Just downstream of
None
+65 Town of Wisner,
Kansas Street.
Unincorporated Areas of Franklin Parish.
Approximately 800
None
+72 feet upstream of
State Highway 15.
Cypress Slough.................... Just upstream of
None
+65 Unincorporated Areas
Kansas Street.
of Franklin Parish.
Just downstream of
None
+73
Maple Street.
Turkey Creek...................... Approximately 500
None
+64 Unincorporated Areas feet upstream of
of Franklin Parish.
Highway 3201.
Approximately 0.5
None
+69 mile upstream of
Alice Shaw Road.
* National Geodetic Vertical Datum.
+ North American Vertical Datum.
Depth in feet above ground.
caret
Mean Sea Level, rounded to the nearest 0.1 meter.
** BFEs to be changed include the listed downstream and upstream BFEs, and include BFEs located on the stream reach between the referenced locations above. Please refer to the revised Flood Insurance Rate Map located at the community map repository (see below) for exact locations of all BFEs to be changed.
Send comments to Kevin C. Long, Acting Chief, Engineering Management Branch, Mitigation Directorate, Federal
Emergency Management Agency, 500 C Street, SW., Washington, DC 20472.
ADDRESSES
Town of Wisner
Maps are available for inspection at the Town Hall, 9530 Natchez Street, Wisner, LA 71378.
Unincorporated Areas of Franklin Parish.
Maps are available for inspection at the Franklin Parish Police Jury, 6558 Main Street, Winnsboro, LA 71295.
Madison Parish, Louisiana, and Incorporated Areas
Bayou Macon....................... Just upstream of
None
+75 Unincorporated Areas
Atkins Road.
of Madison Parish.
Just downstream of
None
+79
Bryant Road.
* National Geodetic Vertical Datum.
+ North American Vertical Datum.
Depth in feet above ground.
caret
Mean Sea Level, rounded to the nearest 0.1 meter.
** BFEs to be changed include the listed downstream and upstream BFEs, and include BFEs located on the stream reach between the referenced locations above. Please refer to the revised Flood Insurance Rate Map located at the community map repository (see below) for exact locations of all BFEs to be changed.
Send comments to Kevin C. Long, Acting Chief, Engineering Management Branch, Mitigation Directorate, Federal
Emergency Management Agency, 500 C Street SW., Washington, DC 20472.
ADDRESSES
Unincorporated Areas of Madison Parish
Maps are available for inspection at Madison Parish Police Jury, 100 North Cedar Street, Tallulah, LA 71282.
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Gallatin County, Montana, and Incorporated Areas
Bridger Creek..................... Approximately 1.0
+4687
+4688 City of Bozeman. mile downstream of
Story Mill Road.
Just downstream of
+4730
+4731
Story Mill Road.
Buster Gulch...................... Approximately 0.9
+4478
+4480 Unincorporated Areas mile upstream of
of Gallatin County.
Airport Road.
Approximately 4.2
None
+4568 miles upstream of
Airport Road.
East Gallatin River............... Just downstream of
+4461
+4463 City of Bozeman,
Airport Road.
Unincorporated Areas of Gallatin County.
Approximately 2.1
+4789
+4791 miles downstream of
Story Hill Road.
East Gallatin River Golf Course
Just upstream of the
None
+4604 City of Bozeman.
Reach.
confluence with East
Gallatin River
Springhill Reach.
Approximately 0.5
None
+4617 mile upstream of the confluence with East
Gallatin River
Springhill Reach.
East Gallatin River Overflow Reach Approximately 1,300
None
+4596 City of Bozeman, feet downstream of
Unincorporated Areas
Springhill Road.
of Gallatin County.
Approximately 2.6
None
+4674 miles upstream of
Springhill Road.
East Gallatin River Spillway Reach Just upstream of the
None
+4591 City of Bozeman. confluence with East
Gallatin River
Overflow Reach.
Approximately 0.5
None
+4603 mile upstream of the confluence with East
Gallatin River
Overflow Reach.
East Gallatin River Springhill
Just upstream of the
None
+4594 City of Bozeman.
Reach.
confluence with the
East Gallatin River.
Just downstream of
None
+4604 the confluence with
East Gallatin River
Golf Course Reach.
Jefferson River................... Approximately 0.6
+4058
+4061 Unincorporated Areas mile downstream of
of Gallatin County.
Old Town Road.
Approximately 120
+4088
+4090 feet upstream of
Frontage Road.
Madison River..................... Approximately 0.8
+4054
+4058 Unincorporated Areas mile downstream of
of Gallatin County.
Frontage Road.
Approximately 1.2
+4081
+4083 mile upstream of
I[dash]90.
* National Geodetic Vertical Datum.
+ North American Vertical Datum.
Depth in feet above ground.
caret
Mean Sea Level, rounded to the nearest 0.1 meter.
** BFEs to be changed include the listed downstream and upstream BFEs, and include BFEs located on the stream reach between the referenced locations above. Please refer to the revised Flood Insurance Rate Map located at the community map repository (see below) for exact locations of all BFEs to be changed.
Send comments to Kevin C. Long, Acting Chief, Engineering Management Branch, Mitigation Directorate, Federal
Emergency Management Agency, 500 C Street SW., Washington, DC 20472.
ADDRESSES
City of Bozeman
Maps are available for inspection at 411 East Main Street, Bozeman, MT 59771.
Unincorporated Areas of Gallatin County
Maps are available for inspection at 311 West Main Street, Bozeman, MT 59771.
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Lincoln County, New Mexico, and Incorporated Areas
Brady Canyon...................... At the confluence
+6744
+6746 Unincorporated Areas with the Rio Ruidoso.
of Lincoln County,
Village of Ruidoso.
Approximately 1,100
None
+6948 feet upstream of Ash
Drive.
Carrizo Creek..................... At the confluence
+6552
+6553 Unincorporated Areas with the Rio Ruidoso.
of Lincoln County,
Village of Ruidoso.
Just upstream of
+6749
+6751
Carrizo Canyon Road.
Cedar Creek....................... At the confluence
+6530
+6534 Unincorporated Areas with the Rio Ruidoso.
of Lincoln County,
Village of Ruidoso.
Approximately 500
None
+7160 feet upstream of
Musket Ball Drive.
Cherokee Bill Canyon.............. At the confluence
+6445
+6446 Unincorporated Areas with the Rio Ruidoso.
of Lincoln County,
Village of Ruidoso.
Approximately 1,800
+6690
+6693 feet upstream of
Dunagan Trail.
Musketball Creek.................. Just upstream of
None
+7150 Unincorporated Areas
Cedar Creek Drive.
of Lincoln County.
Approximately 285
None
+7216 feet upstream of
Musketball Drive.
North Fork Cedar Creek............ Approximately 1,750
None
+7160 Unincorporated Areas feet downstream of
of Lincoln County.
Spring Canyon Road.
Just downstream of
None
+7302
Watson Road.
Rio Bonito........................ Approximately 650
None
+6845 Unincorporated Areas feet downstream of
of Lincoln County.
State Highway 48.
Just downstream of
None
+7318 the Bonito Lake Dam.
Rio Ruidoso....................... Approximately 1.0
None
+5188 Unincorporated Areas mile downstream of
of Lincoln County,
County Road 17.
Village of Ruidoso,
Village of Ruidoso
Downs.
Approximately 800
+7167
+7168 feet upstream of
Malone Road.
Salado Creek...................... Approximately 320
None
+6382 Unincorporated Areas feet upstream of
of Lincoln County,
U.S. Route 380.
Village of Capitan.
Approximately 110
None
+6484 feet upstream of
Dean Drive.
South Fork Cedar Creek............ Approximately 480
None
+7160 Unincorporated Areas feet downstream of
of Lincoln County.
Chuck Wagon Road.
Approximately 330
None
+7233 feet upstream of
Jarratt Drive.
* National Geodetic Vertical Datum.
+ North American Vertical Datum.
Depth in feet above ground.
caret
Mean Sea Level, rounded to the nearest 0.1 meter.
** BFEs to be changed include the listed downstream and upstream BFEs, and include BFEs located on the stream reach between the referenced locations above. Please refer to the revised Flood Insurance Rate Map located at the community map repository (see below) for exact locations of all BFEs to be changed.
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Send comments to Kevin C. Long, Acting Chief, Engineering Management Branch, Mitigation Directorate, Federal
Emergency Management Agency, 500 C Street SW., Washington, DC 20472.
ADDRESSES
Unincorporated Areas of Lincoln County
Maps are available for inspection at the County Floodplain Manager's Office, 115 Kansas City Road, Ruidoso, NM 88345.
Village of Capitan
Maps are available for inspection at the County Floodplain Manager's Office, 115 Kansas City Road, Ruidoso, NM 88345.
Village of Ruidoso
Maps are available for inspection at 313 Cree Meadows Drive, Ruidoso, NM 88345.
Village of Ruidoso Downs
Maps are available for inspection at the Planning and Zoning Department, 313 Cree Meadows Drive, Ruidoso, NM 88345.
Fairfield County, Ohio, and Incorporated Areas
Baltimore Tributary............... At the confluence
None
+847 Unincorporated Areas with Pawpaw Creek.
of Fairfield County,
Village of
Baltimore.
Approximately 0.41
None
+860 mile downstream of
Roley Road.
Buckeye Lake...................... Entire shoreline.....
None
+893 Unincorporated Areas of Fairfield County,
Village of
Millersport.
Clark Run......................... At the confluence
+807
+804 Unincorporated Areas with Rush Creek.
of Fairfield County.
Approximately 586
+807
+805 feet upstream of the confluence with Rush
Creek.
Claypool Run...................... At the confluence
+839
+838 Unincorporated Areas with the Ohio Canal.
of Fairfield County.
Approximately 200
None
+909 feet downstream of
Brook Road.
Crumley Creek..................... At the confluence
+908
+905 Unincorporated Areas with Hunters Run.
of Fairfield County.
Approximately 850
+908
+914 feet upstream of the confluence with
Hunters Run.
Georges Creek..................... Approximately 1,588
+800
+798 City of Pickerington. feet downstream of
Conrail Railroad.
At the upstream side
None
+815 of Pickerington
Ridge Road.
Greenfield Creek.................. At the confluence
+833
+830 Unincorporated Areas with the Ohio Canal.
of Fairfield County.
Approximately 1,400
None
+898 upstream of Coonpath
Road.
Greenfield Creek Escape........... At the confluence
+840
+839 Unincorporated Areas with Claypool Run.
of Fairfield County.
Approximately 2,000
+858
+854 feet downstream of
Election House Road.
Greenfield Creek Split............ At the confluence
None
+865 Unincorporated Areas with Greenfield
of Fairfield County.
Creek.
Approximately 2,000
None
+872 feet upstream of the confluence with
Greenfield Creek.
Hocking River..................... Approximately 100
+807
+808 City of Lancaster, feet downstream of
Unincorporated Areas
Sugar Grove Road.
of Fairfield County.
Approximately 650
None
+886 feet upstream of the confluence with
Wilson Creek.
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Hocking River Lateral D........... At the confluence
+830
+826 City of Lancaster. with the Hocking
River.
Approximately 125
+834
+830 feet downstream of
Collins Road.
Hunters Run....................... At the confluence
+819
+815 City of Lancaster, with the Hocking
Unincorporated Areas
River.
of Fairfield County.
Approximately 250
None
+967 feet downstream of
Mt. Zion Road.
Ohio Canal........................ At the confluence
+831
+825 City of Lancaster, with the Hocking
Unincorporated Areas
River.
of Fairfield County.
At the confluence
+841
+844 with Ohio Canal
Lateral A.
Ohio Canal Lateral A.............. At the confluence
+841
+844 Unincorporated Areas with the Ohio Canal.
of Fairfield County.
Approximately 705
+846
+848 feet downstream of
U.S. Route 33.
Pawpaw Creek...................... At the confluence
None
+844 Unincorporated Areas with Walnut Creek.
of Fairfield County,
Village of
Baltimore.
Approximately 1,169
None
+868 feet upstream of
North Main Street.
Rush Creek........................ Approximately 0.8
+802
+800 Unincorporated Areas mile downstream of
of Fairfield County. the confluence with
Clark Run.
Approximately 283
+807
+803 feet upstream of the confluence with
Clark Run.
South Fork Licking River.......... At the upstream side
+890
+886 Unincorporated Areas of Walnut Road at
of Fairfield County. the west crossing of the South Fork
Licking River.
At the upstream side
+885
+892 of Walnut Road at the east crossing of the South Fork
Licking River.
Stonewall Creek................... At the confluence
+861
+860 Unincorporated Areas with Hunters Run.
of Fairfield County.
Approximately 0.46
None
+899 mile upstream of
U.S. Route 22.
Sycamore Creek.................... At the confluence
+772
+773 City of Pickerington, with Walnut Creek.
Unincorporated Areas of Fairfield County.
Approximately 505
None
+1019 feet upstream of
DeCarlo Lane.
Tributary B....................... At the upstream side
None
+791 Unincorporated Areas of Paradise Road.
of Fairfield County.
Approximately 956
None
+791 feet upstream of
Paradise Road.
Unnamed Tributary to Sycamore
At the confluence
+840
+841 City of Pickerington,
Creek.
with Sycamore Creek.
Unincorporated Areas of Fairfield County.
Approximately 0.44
None
+881 mile upstream of
Doty Road.
Unnamed Tributary to Walnut Creek At the confluence
None
+867 Unincorporated Areas
(Backwater effects from Walnut
with Walnut Creek.
of Fairfield County,
Creek).
Village of Thurston.
Approximately 1,240
None
+867 feet upstream of the confluence with
Walnut Creek.
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Willow Run........................ At the confluence
+815
+816 City of Pickerington, with Sycamore Creek.
Unincorporated Areas of Fairfield County.
Approximately 250
None
+918 feet downstream of
Refugee Road.
Wilson Creek...................... At the confluence
None
+884 Unincorporated Areas with the Hocking
of Fairfield County.
River.
Approximately 200
None
+903 feet downstream of
Mt. Zion Road.
* National Geodetic Vertical Datum.
+ North American Vertical Datum.
Depth in feet above ground.
caret
Mean Sea Level, rounded to the nearest 0.1 meter.
** BFEs to be changed include the listed downstream and upstream BFEs, and include BFEs located on the stream reach between the referenced locations above. Please refer to the revised Flood Insurance Rate Map located at the community map repository (see below) for exact locations of all BFEs to be changed..
Send comments to Kevin C. Long, Acting Chief, Engineering Management Branch, Mitigation Directorate, Federal
Emergency Management Agency, 500 C Street SW., Washington, DC 20472..
ADDRESSES
City of Lancaster
Maps are available for inspection at 121 East Chestnut Street, Lancaster, OH 43130.
City of Pickerington
Maps are available for inspection at 100 Lockville Road, Pickerington, OH 43147.
Unincorporated Areas of Fairfield County
Maps are available for inspection at 210 East Main Street, Lancaster, OH 43130.
Village of Baltimore
Maps are available for inspection at 103 West Market Street, Baltimore, OH 42105.
Village of Millersport
Maps are available for inspection at 2245 Refugee Street, Millersport, OH 43046.
Village of Thurston
Maps are available for inspection at 2215 Main Street, Thurston, OH 43157.
(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance No. 97.022, ``Flood
Insurance.'')
Dated: May 14, 2010.
Sandra K. Knight,
Deputy Federal Insurance and Mitigation Administrator, Mitigation,
Department of Homeland Security, Federal Emergency Management Agency.
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