Proposed Flood Elevation Determinations; Correction
Federal Register, Volume 77 Issue 69 (Tuesday, April 10, 2012)
Federal Register Volume 77, Number 69 (Tuesday, April 10, 2012)
Proposed Rules
Pages 21516-21521
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office www.gpo.gov
FR Doc No: 2012-8603
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Federal Emergency Management Agency
Docket ID FEMA-2011-0002; Internal Agency Docket Nos. FEMA-B-7749 and FEMA-B-7775
Proposed Flood Elevation Determinations; Correction
AGENCY: Federal Emergency Management Agency, DHS.
ACTION: Proposed rule; correction.
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SUMMARY: On December 6, 2007, and on May 8, 2008, FEMA published in the Federal Register proposed rules that contained erroneous tables affecting Washington County, Oregon, and Incorporated Areas. This notice provides corrections to those tables, to be used in lieu of the information published at 72 FR 68769 and 73 FR 26060. The table provided in this notice represents the flooding sources, location of referenced elevations, effective and modified elevations, and communities affected for Washington County, Oregon, and Incorporated Areas. Specifically, it addresses the following flooding sources: Beal Creek, Beaverton Creek, Bethany Creek, Bronson Creek, Butternut Creek, Cedar Creek, Cedar Mill Creek, Cedar Mill Creek--North Overflow, Cedar Mill Creek--South Overflow, Cedar Mill Creek--Upper North Overflow, Celebrity Creek, Chicken Creek, Chicken Creek--West Tributary, Council Creek, Dairy Creek, Dawson Creek, Deer Creek, Erickson Creek, Fanno Creek, Glencoe Swale, Golf Creek, Gordon Creek, Hall Creek, Hall Creek--106th Tributary, Hall Creek South Fork, Hedges Creek, Holcomb Creek, McKay Creek, North Fork Hall Creek, North Johnson Creek, North Johnson Creek--East Tributary, North Johnson Creek--North Tributary, Rock Creek North, Rock Creek South, South Johnson Creek, Storey Creek, Storey Creek--East Tributary, Storey Creek--Middle Tributary, Tualatin River, Tualatin River--Golf Overflow, Tualatin River--LaFollett Overflow, Tualatin River Overflow to Nyberg Slough, Turner Creek, Waible Creek, Waible Creek--North Tributary, Waible Creek--South Tributary, West Fork Dairy Creek, and Willow Creek.
DATES: Comments are to be submitted on or before July 9, 2012.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by Docket Nos. FEMA-B-
7749 and FEMA-B-7775, to Luis Rodriguez, Chief, Engineering
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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.
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) publishes proposed determinations of Base (1% annual-chance) Flood Elevations (BFEs) and modified BFEs for communities participating in the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP), 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 minimum requirements. 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.
Corrections
In the proposed rule published at 72 FR 68769, in the December 6, 2007, issue of the Federal Register, FEMA published a table under the authority of 44 CFR 67.4. The table, entitled ``Washington County, Oregon, and Incorporated Areas,'' addressed the flooding sources Beal Creek, Beaverton Creek, Bethany Creek, Bronson Creek, Butternut Creek, Cedar Creek, Cedar Mill Creek, Cedar Mill Creek--North Overflow, Cedar Mill Creek--South Overflow, Cedar Mill Creek--Upper North Overflow, Celebrity Creek, Chicken Creek, Chicken Creek--West Tributary, Council Creek, Dairy Creek, Dawson Creek, Deer Creek, Erickson Creek, Glencoe Swale, Golf Creek, Gordon Creek, Hall Center Creek, Hall Creek, Hall Creek--106th Tributary, Hall Creek--South Fork, Hedges Creek, Holcomb Creek, McKay Creek, North Johnson Creek, North Johnson Creek--East Tributary, North Johnson Creek--North Tributary, Rock Creek North, Rock Creek South, South Johnson Creek, Storey Creek, Storey Creek--East Tributary, Storey Creek--Middle Tributary, Tualatin River, Tualatin River Overflow to Nyberg Slough, Turner Creek, Waible Gulch, Waible Gulch--North Tributary, Waible Gulch--South Tributary, and Willow Creek. In the proposed rule published at 73 FR 26060, in the May 8, 2008, issue of the Federal Register, FEMA published a table under the authority of 44 CFR 67.4. The table, entitled ``Washington County, Oregon, and Incorporated Areas'' addressed the flooding sources Dairy Creek and West Fork Dairy Creek. Both tables contained inaccurate information as to the location of referenced elevation, effective and modified elevation in feet, and/or communities affected for those flooding sources. In addition, they did not include the following flooding sources: Fanno Creek, Tualatin River--Golf Overflow, and Tualatin River--LaFollett Overflow. In this notice, FEMA is publishing a table containing the accurate information, to address these prior errors. The information provided below should be used in lieu of that previously published for Washington County, Oregon, and Incorporated Areas.
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* Elevation in feet
(NGVD) + Elevation in
feet (NAVD) Depth in feet above
Flooding source(s) Location of referenced ground caret Communities affected
elevation ** Elevation in meters
(MSL)
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Effective Modified
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Washington County, Oregon, and Incorporated Areas
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Beal Creek.......................... Approximately 750 feet None +170 City of Forest Grove,
upstream of State Unincorporated Areas
Highway 47. of Washington County.
Approximately 765 feet None +172
upstream of Main
Street.
Beaverton Creek..................... At the upstream side of +158 +160 City of Beaverton, City
Southwest 197th Avenue. of Hillsboro,
Unincorporated Areas
of Washington County.
Approximately 870 feet None +267
upstream of Southwest
Laurelwood Avenue.
Bethany Creek....................... Approximately 0.21 mile +173 +174 Unincorporated Areas of
downstream of Washington County.
Northwest 185th Avenue.
Approximately 0.58 mile None +188
upstream of Northwest
West Union Road.
Bronson Creek....................... Approximately 65 feet +155 +158 City of Beaverton, City
downstream of of Hillsboro,
Northwest Anzalone Unincorporated Areas
Drive. of Washington County.
Approximately 1.0 mile +236 +238
upstream of Northwest
West Union Road.
Butternut Creek..................... Approximately 940 feet +164 +165 Unincorporated Areas of
downstream of Washington County.
Southwest 209th Avenue.
Approximately 80 feet +199 +200
upstream of Southwest
Farmington Road.
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Cedar Creek......................... Approximately 0.4 mile +144 +145 City of Sherwood,
downstream of Unincorporated Areas
Southwest Edy Road. of Washington County.
Approximately 560 feet None +176
upstream of Southwest
Sunset Boulevard.
Cedar Mill Creek.................... Approximately 0.6 mile +172 +171 City of Beaverton,
downstream of Portland Unincorporated Areas
& Western Railroad. of Washington County.
Approximately 90 feet None +300
upstream of Northwest
113th Avenue.
Cedar Mill Creek--North Overflow.... At the Cedar Mill Creek None +207 City of Beaverton,
confluence. Unincorporated Areas
of Washington County.
Approximately 250 feet None +213
upstream of Southwest
131st Avenue.
Cedar Mill Creek--South Overflow.... At the Cedar Mill Creek None +195 City of Beaverton,
confluence. Unincorporated Areas
of Washington County.
At the upstream side of None +205
Southwest Evergreen
Street.
Cedar Mill Creek--Upper North At the Cedar Mill Creek- None +212 City of Beaverton,
Overflow. North Overflow Unincorporated Areas
confluence. of Washington County.
Approximately 550 feet None +214
upstream of the Cedar
Mill Creek--North
Overflow confluence.
Celebrity Creek..................... At the Butternut Creek None +176 Unincorporated Areas of
confluence. Washington County.
Approximately 65 feet None +212
downstream of
Southwest Farmington
Road.
Chicken Creek....................... Approximately 0.8 mile None +135 City of Sherwood,
downstream of Unincorporated Areas
Southwest Roy Rogers of Washington County.
Road.
At the upstream side of None +157
Southwest Edy Road.
Chicken Creek--West Tributary....... At the upstream side of None +151 Unincorporated Areas of
Southwest Elwert Road. Washington County.
Approximately 0.3 mile None +156
upstream of Southwest
Elwert Road.
Council Creek....................... Approximately 0.25 mile +155 +156 Unincorporated Areas of
downstream of Washington County.
Northwest Hobbs Road.
Approximately 0.39 mile +167 +166
downstream of Beal
Road.
Dairy Creek......................... At the Tualatin River +151 +152 City of Hillsboro,
confluence. Unincorporated Areas
of Washington County.
Approximately 125 feet +158 +159
upstream of Northwest
Susbauer Road.
Dawson Creek........................ Approximately 317 feet +150 +151 City of Hillsboro,
upstream of Northwest Unincorporated Areas
Brookwood Avenue. of Washington County.
Approximately 0.3 mile None +184
upstream of Northwest
Shute Road.
Deer Creek.......................... Approximately 475 feet None +176 Unincorporated Areas of
downstream of Washington County.
Northwest Kahneeta
drive.
Approximately 90 feet None +202
upstream of Northwest
174th Avenue.
Erickson Creek...................... Approximately 211 feet +174 +175 City of Beaverton.
upstream of Southwest
144th Avenue.
Approximately 322 feet +202 +203
upstream of Southwest
10th Street.
Fanno Creek......................... At the Tualatin River +129 +131 City of Durham, City of
confluence. Tigard.
Approximately 0.3 mile +130 +131
downstream of
Southwest Durham Road.
Glencoe Swale....................... Approximately 980 feet +154 +156 City of Hillsboro,
upstream of the McKay Unincorporated Areas
Creek confluence. of Washington County.
Approximately 0.5 mile None +201
upstream of Northwest
Sewell Road.
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Golf Creek.......................... Approximately 390 feet None +198 City of Beaverton,
upstream of the Hall Unincorporated Areas
Creek confluence. of Washington County.
Approximately 625 feet None +223
upstream of 97th
Avenue.
Gordon Creek........................ Approximately 275 feet None +146 City of Hillsboro,
upstream of Southwest Unincorporated Areas
River Road. of Washington County.
Approximately 0.25 mile None +196
upstream of Southwest
229th Avenue.
Hall Creek.......................... Approximately 175 feet +179 +181 City of Beaverton,
downstream of the Unincorporated Areas
North Fork Hall Creek of Washington County.
confluence.
At the downstream side None +256
of Southwest 87th
Avenue.
Hall Creek--106th Tributary......... At the Hall Creek None +191 City of Beaverton,
confluence. Unincorporated Areas
of Washington County.
Approximately 600 feet None +245
upstream of Southwest
106th Avenue.
Hall Creek South Fork............... Approximately 750 feet None +213 City of Beaverton,
downstream of Unincorporated Areas
Southwest 96th Avenue. of Washington County.
Approximately 150 feet None +260
upstream of Southwest
86th Avenue.
Hedges Creek........................ At the downstream side None +129 City of Tualatin,
of Southwest Boones Unincorporated Areas
Ferry Road. of Washington County.
Approximately 0.75 mile None +142
upstream of Southwest
Teton Avenue.
Holcomb Creek....................... Approximately 500 feet None +178 Unincorporated Areas of
upstream of the Rock Washington County.
Creek North confluence.
Approximately 0.15 mile None +211
upstream of Northwest
Plastics Drive.
McKay Creek......................... At the Dairy Creek +154 +156 City of Hillsboro,
confluence. Unincorporated Areas
of Washington County.
At the upstream side of +175 +174
Northwest Union Road.
North Fork Hall Creek............... At the Hall Creek +179 +181 City of Beaverton,
confluence. Unincorporated Areas
of Washington County.
Approximately 0.4 mile +181 +183
upstream of Center
Street.
North Johnson Creek................. At the Cedar Mill Creek +188 +187 City of Beaverton,
confluence. Unincorporated Areas
of Washington County.
Approximately 0.4 mile None +307
upstream of the North
Johnson Creek--East
Tributary confluence.
North Johnson Creek--East Tributary. At the North Johnson None +249 Unincorporated Areas of
Creek confluence. Washington County.
Approximately 0.4 mile None +327
upstream of the North
Johnson Creek
confluence.
North Johnson Creek--North Tributary Approximately 0.24 mile None +212 City of Beaverton,
downstream of Unincorporated Areas
Northwest 114th Avenue. of Washington County.
Approximately 0.22 mile None +343
upstream of Northwest
112th Avenue.
Rock Creek North.................... Approximately 0.47 mile +172 +174 Unincorporated Areas of
downstream of Washington County.
Northwest Union Road.
Approximately 0.75 mile None +247
upstream of Old
Cornelius Pass Road.
Rock Creek South.................... Approximately 750 feet +133 +134 City of Sherwood,
downstream of Unincorporated Areas
Southwest Pacific of Washington County.
Highway.
Approximately 0.32 mile +140 +139
upstream of Portland &
Western Railroad.
South Johnson Creek................. Approximately 800 feet +199 +205 City of Beaverton,
downstream of Unincorporated Areas
Southwest Hart Road. of Washington County.
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Approximately 160 feet None +219
upstream of Southwest
Hart Road.
Storey Creek........................ Approximately 200 feet None +164 Unincorporated Areas of
upstream of the Waible Washington County.
Creek confluence.
Approximately 0.80 mile None +197
upstream of the Storey
Creek--Middle
Tributary confluence.
Storey Creek--East Tributary........ At the Storey Creek None +173 Unincorporated Areas of
confluence. Washington County.
Approximately 0.35 mile None +188
upstream of Northwest
Sunset Highway.
Storey Creek--Middle Tributary...... Approximately 870 feet None +180 Unincorporated Areas of
upstream of the Storey Washington County.
Creek confluence.
At the upstream side of None +196
Northwest West Union
Road.
Tualatin River...................... Approximately 490 feet +125 +126 City of Durham, City of
downstream of the King City, City of
Tualatin River Tigard, City of
Overflow to Nyberg Tualatin,
Slough confluence. Unincorporated Areas
of Washington County.
Approximately 0.3 mile +134 +135
upstream of Southwest
Roy Rogers Road.
Tualatin River...................... Approximately 1.6 miles +154 +153 City of Cornelius, City
downstream of of Hillsboro,
Southwest Golf Course Unincorporated Areas
Road. of Washington County.
Approximately 0.3 mile +167 +168
downstream of the
Gales Creek confluence.
Tualatin River--Golf Overflow....... Approximately 150 feet +155 +156 City of Forest Grove,
downstream of Unincorporated Areas
Southwest Golf Course of Washington County.
Road.
Approximately 1.0 mile +160 +162
upstream of Southwest
Golf Course Road.
Tualatin River--LaFollett Overflow.. Approximately 0.3 mile +156 +157 Unincorporated Areas of
upstream of Southwest Washington County.
Golf Course Road.
At the downstream side +157 +160
of Southwest LaFollett
Road.
Tualatin River Overflow to Nyberg At the Tualatin River +125 +126 City of Tualatin.
Slough. confluence.
Approximately 300 feet +127 +129
downstream of the
divergence from the
Tualatin River.
Turner Creek........................ Approximately 450 feet None +147 City of Hillsboro.
downstream of
Southeast 32nd Avenue.
Approximately 0.5 mile None +168
upstream of East Main
Street.
Waible Creek........................ Approximately 0.25 mile None +160 Unincorporated Areas of
upstream of the McKay Washington County.
Creek confluence.
Approximately 0.25 mile None +196
upstream of the Waible
Creek--North Tributary
confluence.
Waible Creek--North Tributary....... At the Waible Creek None +192 City of Hillsboro,
confluence. Unincorporated Areas
of Washington County.
At the upstream side of None +207
Northwest West Union
Road.
Waible Creek--South Tributary....... At the Waible Creek None +179 City of Hillsboro,
confluence. Unincorporated Areas
of Washington County.
Approximately 90 feet None +211
upstream of Northwest
Jacobson Road.
West Fork Dairy Creek............... Approximately 0.8 mile None +195 City of Banks.
upstream of Northwest
Wilson River Highway.
Approximately 0.72 mile None +196
downstream of
Northwest Banks Road.
Willow Creek........................ Approximately 400 feet +161 +162 City of Beaverton, City
upstream of the of Hillsboro,
Beaverton Creek Unincorporated Areas
confluence. of Washington County.
At the upstream side of None +239
Northwest 141st Place.
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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.
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** 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 Luis Rodriguez, Chief, Engineering Management Branch, Federal Insurance and Mitigation
Administration, Federal Emergency Management Agency, 500 C Street SW., Washington, DC 20472.
ADDRESSES
City of Banks
Maps are available for inspection at City Hall, Planning Department, 100 South Main Street, Banks, OR 97106.
City of Beaverton
Maps are available for inspection at City Hall, Community Development Department, 4755 Southwest Griffith Drive,
Beaverton, OR 97005.
City of Cornelius
Maps are available for inspection at the Development and Operations Building, Planning Department, 1300 South
Kodiak Circle, Cornelius, OR 97113.
City of Durham
Maps are available for inspection at City Hall, 17160 Southwest Upper Boones Ferry Road, Durham, OR 97224.
City of Forest Grove
Maps are available for inspection at City Hall, Planning Department, 1924 Council Street, Forest Grove, OR
97116.
City of Hillsboro
Maps are available for inspection at City Hall, Planning Department, 150 East Main Street, Hillsboro, OR 97123.
City of King City
Maps are available for inspection at City Hall, 15300 Southwest 116th Avenue, King City, OR 97224.
City of Tigard
Maps are available for inspection at City Hall, Planning Department, 13125 Southwest Hall Boulevard, Tigard, OR
97223.
City of Tualatin
Maps are available for inspection at City Hall, Building and Planning Department, 18880 Southwest Martinazzi
Avenue, Tualatin, OR 97062.
City of Sherwood
Maps are available for inspection at City Hall, Engineering Department, 22560 Southwest Pine Street, Sherwood,
OR 97140.
Unincorporated Areas of Washington County
Maps are available for inspection at the Washington County Public Services Building, Land Use and Transportation
Department, 155 North 1st Avenue, Suite 350, Hillsboro, OR 97124.
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(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance No. 97.022, ``Flood Insurance.'')
Dated: March 29, 2012.
Sandra K. Knight,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Mitigation, Department of Homeland Security, Federal Emergency Management Agency.
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