Flood elevation determinations: Various States,
[Federal Register: September 11, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 175)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 51762-51766]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Federal Emergency Management Agency
[Docket No. FEMA-B-7734 & D-7818]
Proposed Flood Elevation Determinations
AGENCY: Federal Emergency Management Agency, DHS.
ACTION: Proposed rule.
SUMMARY: Technical information or comments are requested on the proposed Base (1% annual chance) Flood Elevations (BFEs) and proposed BFEs modifications for the communities listed below. The BFEs are the basis for the floodplain management measures that the 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 comment period is ninety (90) days following the second publication of this proposed rule in a newspaper of local circulation in each community.
ADDRESSES: The proposed 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) 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
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the floodplain management requirements of the NFIP and are also used to calculate the appropriate flood insurance premium rates for new buildings built after these elevations are made final, and for the contents in these buildings.
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.
Regulatory Classification. This proposed 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 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.
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]
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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]
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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) Flooding source(s)
Location of referenced Depth in feet above Communities affected elevation
ground
Effective Modified
Larimer County, Colorado, and Incorporated Areas
Dry Creek (North of Canal).......... Just upstream of the
+4994
+4993 Unincorporated Areas of confluence with
Larimer County. Larimer and Weld Canal. Approximately 900 feet
+5017
+5016 downstream of Shields Street.
(South of Canal)................ Just upstream of the
+4919
+4916 City of Fort Collins, confluence with the
Unincorporated Areas Cache La Poudre River.
of Larimer County. Approximately 850 feet
+4965
+4964 upstream of Redwood Street. East Vine Diversion................. Just upstream of the
None
+4944 City of Fort Collins, confluence with Dry
Unincorporated Areas Creek (South of Canal).
of Larimer County. Just downstream of
None
+4983 Larimer and Weld Canal. East Vine Diversion Left Overbank Just upstream of Vine
None
+4944 City of Fort Collins, Flow.
Drive.
Unincorporated Areas of Larimer County. Approximately 1900 feet
None
+4948 upstream of Vine Drive. Larimer and Weld Canal.............. At the confluence with
None
+4983 City of Fort Collins, East Vine Diversion.
Unincorporated Areas of Larimer County. At the upstream
None
+4993 diversion from Dry Creek (North of Canal). Old Dry Creek (Historic Channel).... Just downstream of
+4921
+4919 Unincorporated Areas of Mulberry Street.
Larimer County. Approximately 800 feet
+4931
+4930 downstream of Dry Creek (South of Canal).
* National Geodetic Vertical Datum. Depth in feet above ground. + North American Vertical Datum. ADDRESSES
City of Fort Collins
Maps are available for inspection at Stormwater Utilities Department, 700 Wood Street, Fort Collins, CO 80521. Send comments to Doug Hutchinson, Mayor, City of Fort Collins, 300 LaPorte Avenue, Fort Collins, CO 80522-0580.
Unincorporated Areas of Larimer County
Maps are available for inspection at 200 West Oak Street, Fort Collins, CO 80521. Send comments to Karen Wagner, Chair, Larimer County Board of Commissioners, P.O. Box 1190, Fort Collins, CO 80522.
Graham County, North Carolina, and Incorporated Areas
Anderson Creek...................... At the confluence with
None +2,255 Graham County. Tulula Creek. Approximately 0.4 mile
None +2,643 upstream of State Road 1103. Atoah Creek......................... At the confluence with
None +2,045 Graham County. Long Creek. Approximately 230 feet
None +2,329 upstream of Lewis Nelson Road. Bear Creek (near Dentons)........... At the confluence with
None +2,510 Graham County. Little Snowbird Creek.
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Approximately 1.5 miles
None +3,093 upstream of the confluence with Little Snowbird Creek. Beech Creek......................... At the confluence with
None +2,196 Graham County. Sweetwater Creek. Approximately 1,920
None +2,363 feet upstream of the confluence of South Fork Beech Creek. Bert Creek.......................... At the confluence with
None +2,185 Graham County. Tulula Creek. Approximately 1,100
None +2,344 feet upstream of Berts Creek Road. Buffalo Creek....................... At the confluence with
None +1,942 Graham County. Cheoah River. At the confluence of
None +1,942 West Buffalo Creek. Cheoah River........................ At the confluence with
None +1,088 Graham County, Town of Little Tennessee River.
Robbinsville. At the confluence of
None +1,982 Tulula Creek and Sweetwater Creek. Cochran Creek....................... Approximately 0.4 mile
None +1,930 Graham County. upstream of Cochrans Creek Road (State Road 1250). At the confluence with
None +1,963 Cheoah River. Cooloska Branch..................... At the confluence with
None +1,942 Graham County, Eastern Snowbird Creek.
Band of Cherokee Indians. Approximately 900 feet
None +1,965 upstream of Massey Branch Road (State Road 1116).
Tributary 1..................... At the confluence with
None +1,961 Eastern Band of Cooloska Branch.
Cherokee Indians. Approximately 30 feet
None +2,008 downstream of Jackson Branch Road (State Road 1149). Dry Creek........................... At the confluence with
None +2,050 Graham County. Stecoah Creek. Approximately 1,630
None +2,629 feet upstream of Collins Cove. East Buffalo Creek.................. At the confluence with
None +1,942 Graham County, Town of Cheoah River.
Lake Santeetlah. Approximately 0.4 mile
None +2,066 upstream of Buffalo Lane. Eller Mill Creek.................... At the confluence with
None +2,317 Graham County. Little Snowbird Creek. Approximately 0.5 mile
None +2,540 upstream of the confluence with Little Snowbird Creek. Fontana Lake........................ Entire shoreline within
None +1,710 Graham County. Graham County. Franks Creek........................ At the confluence with
None +2,126 Graham County. Tulula Creek. Approximately 1,000
None +2,315 feet upstream of Franks Creek Road (State Road 1207). Gladdens Creek...................... At the confluence with
None +1,722 Graham County. Cheoah River. Approximately 0.5 mile
None +1,917 upstream of Gladdens Creek Road (State Road 1135). Hares Creek......................... At the confluence with
None +2,278 Graham County. Tulula Creek. Approximately 700 feet
None +2,602 downstream of Carpenter Drive. Hooper Mill Creek................... At the confluence with
None +2,114 Graham County. West Buffalo Creek. Approximately 20 feet
None +2,672 downstream of the confluence of Seven Springs Branch. Hyde Mill Creek..................... At the confluence with
None +2,084 Graham County. Tulula Creek. Approximately 1,870
None +2,433 feet upstream of Floyd Carpenter Road (State Road 1132). Juanita Branch...................... At the confluence with
None +2,985 Graham County. Little Snowbird Creek. Approximately 0.7 mile
None +3,255 upstream of the confluence with Little Snowbird Creek. Juts Creek.......................... At the confluence with
None +2,425 Graham County. Tulula Creek. Approximately 0.5 mile
None +2,580 upstream of U.S. Highway 129. Little Buffalo Creek................ At the confluence with
None +2,361 Graham County. West Buffalo Creek and Squally Creek. Approximately 1.5 miles
None +2,928 upstream of the confluence with West Buffalo Creek and Squally Creek. Little Snowbird Creek............... At the confluence with
None +2,108 Graham County, Eastern Snowbird Creek.
Band of Cherokee Indians. Approximately 800 feet
None +3,288 upstream of the confluence of Hornet Nest Branch. Little Tennessee River.............. Approximately 1.7 miles
None +1,088 Graham County. downstream of the confluence of Cheoah River. At the downstream side
None +1,277 of the Fontana Dam.
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Long Creek.......................... At the confluence with
None +1,968 Graham County, Town of Cheoah River.
Robbinsville. Approximately 1.4 miles
None +2,393 upstream of Springwood Lake Road. Mountain Creek...................... At the confluence with
None +1,945 Graham County, Eastern Cheoah River.
Band of Cherokee Indians. Approximately 50 feet
None +2,397 downstream of Mountain Creek Road (State Road 1214). Mouse Branch........................ At the confluence with
None +1,710 Graham County. Panther Creek. Approximately 2.0 miles
None +1,713 upstream of the confluence with Panther Creek. North Fork Tuskeegee Creek.......... At the confluence with
None +1,953 Graham County. Tuskeegee Creek. Approximately 1,420
None +2,031 feet upstream of Upper Tuskeegee NP (State Road 1242). Ollie Branch........................ At the confluence with
None +1,943 Graham County. East Buffalo Creek. Approximately 180 feet
None +2,246 upstream of Ollies Creek Road (State Road 1253). Panther Creek....................... At the confluence with
None +1,710 Graham County. Little Tennessee River. Approximately 0.4 mile
None +1,886 upstream of Shell Stand Road (State Road 1268). Santeetlah Creek.................... At the confluence with
None +1,942 Graham County. Cheoah River. Approximately 1.8 miles
None +1,942 upstream of the confluence with Cheoah River. Sawyer Creek........................ At the confluence with
None +1,710 Graham County. Stecoah Creek. Approximately 0.4 mile
None +2,284 upstream of Upper Sawyers Creek NP (State Road 1240). Snowbird Creek...................... At the confluence with
None +1,942 Graham County, Eastern Cheoah River.
Band of Cherokee Indians. Approximately 0.6 mile
None +2,207 downstream of the confluence of Chestnut Flat Branch. South Fork Beech Creek.............. At the confluence with
None +2,283 Graham County. Beech Creek. Approximately 1.6 miles
None +2,845 upstream of Beech Creek Road (State Road 1223). Squally Creek....................... At the confluence with
None +2,361 Graham County. West Buffalo Creek and Little Buffalo Creek. Approximately 0.9 mile
None +3,922 upstream of the confluence of South Fork Squally Creek. Stecoah Creek....................... At the confluence with
None +1,710 Graham County. Little Tennessee River. Approximately 0.7 mile
None +2,328 upstream of Cody Branch (State Road 1226). Sweetwater Creek.................... At the confluence with
None +1,982 Graham County, Town of Cheoah River and
Robbinsville. Tulula Creek. Approximately 80 feet
None +2,356 downstream of NC Highway 143. Town Branch......................... At the confluence with
None +1,710 Graham County. Panther Creek. Approximately 0.5 mile
None +1,729 upstream of the confluence of Town Branch Tributary 1.
Tributary 1..................... At the confluence with
None +1,710 Graham County. Town Branch. Approximately 0.5 mile
None +1,712 upstream of the confluence with Town Branch. Tulula Creek........................ At the confluence with
None +1,982 Graham County, Town of Cheoah River and
Robbinsville. Sweetwater Creek. Approximately 0.8 mile
None +2,506 upstream of the confluence of Juts Creek. Tuskeegee Creek..................... At the confluence with
None +1,710 Graham County. Little Tennessee River. At the confluence of
None +1,953 North Fork Tuskeegee Creek. West Buffalo Creek.................. At the confluence with
None +1,942 Graham County. Buffalo Creek. At the confluence of
None +2,361 Squally Creek and Little Buffalo Creek. Wolf Creek.......................... At the confluence with
None +1,710 Graham County. Panther Creek. Approximately 0.5 mile
None +1,855 upstream of Little Bear Lane. Yellow Creek........................ At the confluence with
None +1,447 Graham County. Cheoah River. Approximately 0.9 mile
None +2,338 upstream of Yellow Creek Road (State Road 1242).
* National Geodetic Vertical Datum. Depth in feet above ground. + North American Vertical Datum.
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ADDRESSES
Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians
Maps are available for inspection at Ginger Lynn Welch Complex, 810 Aquona Road, Cherokee, North Carolina. Send comments to Mr. Michell Hicks, Principal Chief for the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, P.O. Box 455, Cherokee, North Carolina 28719.
Graham County
Maps are available for inspection at Graham County Mapping Department, 12 North Main Street, Robbinsville, North Carolina. Send comments to Mrs. Sandra Smith, Graham County Manager, 12 North Main Street, Robbinsville, North Carolina 28771.
Town of Lake Santeetlah
Maps are available for inspection at Lake Santeetlah Town Hall, 4 Marina Drive, Lake Santeetlah, North Carolina. Send comments to The Honorable Harding Hohenschutz, Mayor of the Town of Lake Santeetlah, 4 Marina Drive, Lake Santeetlah, North Carolina 28771.
Town of Robbinsville
Maps are available for inspection at Robbinsville Town Hall, 4 Court Street, Robbinsville, North Carolina. Send comments to The Honorable Bobby Cagle, Jr., Mayor of the Town of Robbinsville, P.O. Box 129, Robbinsville, North Carolina 28771.
Moody County, South Dakota, and Incorporated Areas
Big Sioux River..................... Just upstream of County
None
+1532 Unincorporated Areas of Highway 32 2500 feet
None
+1543 Moody County, City of upstream of First
Flandreau. Avenue.
* National Geodetic Vertical Datum. Depth in feet above ground. + North American Vertical Datum. ADDRESSES
City of Flandreau
Maps are available for inspection at 1005 W. Elm Avenue, Planning and Zoning Department, Flandreau, SD 57028. Send comments to The Honorable Warren Ludeman, Mayor, City of Flandreau, 1005 W. Elm Avenue, PO Box 343, Flandreau, SD 57028.
Unincorporated Areas of Moody County
Maps are available for inspection at 101 E. Pipestone Avenue, Suite E, Flandreau, SD 57028. Send comments to Ms. Brenda Duncan, Planning and Zoning Secretary, 101 E. Pipestone Avenue, Suite E, Flandreau, SD 57028.
(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance No. 97.022, ``Flood Insurance.'')
Dated: August 31, 2007. David I. Maurstad, Federal Insurance Administrator of the National Flood Insurance Program, Department of Homeland Security, Federal Emergency Management Agency.
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