Flood elevation determinations: Illinois and North Carolina,
[Federal Register: May 17, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 95)]
[Rules and Regulations]
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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 Division, 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:
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Depth in feet above ground. * Elevation in feet State
City/town/county
Source of flooding
Location
(NGVD) +Elevation in feet (NAVD) Modified
City of Hamilton, Illinois Docket No.: FEMA-P-7917
Illinois..................... City of Hamilton Chaney Creek Tributary 1........ Approximately 190 feet upstream of the confluence
+532 with Chaney Creek. Approximately 1,155 feet upstream of Park Drive...
+605 Cheny Creek Tributary........... At the confluence with Chaney Creek Tributary 1...
+580 Approximately 20 feet upstream of Hillcrest Drive.
+616 Railroad Creek Tributary 1...... Approximately 215 feet upstream of the confluence
+558 with Railroad Creek. Approximately 30 feet upstream of Walnut Street...
+612 Tributary 2..................... Approximately 345 feet upstream of the confluence
+588 with Railroad Creek. Approximately 435 feet upstream of Broadway Street
+645 Tributary 3..................... Approximately 200 feet upstream of the confluence
+575 with Railroad Creek. Approximately 60 feet upstream of South 19th
+635 Street. Spring Creek.................... Approximately 460 feet upstream of the confluence
+561 with Chaney Creek. Approximately 1,975 feet upstream of the
+611 confluence with Chaney Creek.
Depth in feet above ground. * National Geodetic Vertical Datum. + North American Vertical Datum.
ADDRESSES City of Hamilton Maps are available for inspection at the Community Map Repository, City of Hamilton, City Hall, 1010 Broadway, Hamilton, Illinois.
Hancock County, Illinois (Unincorporated Areas) Docket No.: FEMA-P-7917
Illinois..................... Hancock County Chaney Creek Tributary 1........ Approximately 70 feet upstream of the confluence
*529 (Unincorporated
with Chaney Creek. Areas). Approximately 370 feet upstream of the confluence
*536 with Chaney Creek. Railroad Creek Tributary 3...... Approximately 2,970 feet upstream of the
*636 confluence with Railroad Creek. Approximately 3,170 feet upstream of the
*636 confluence with Railroad Creek. Spring Creek.................... Approximately 70 feet upstream of the confluence
*536 with Chaney Creek. Approximately 460 feet upstream of the confluence
*561 with Chaney Creek.
Depth in feet above ground. * National Geodetic Vertical Datum. + North American Vertical Datum. ADDRESSES
Hancock County, UIllinois (Unincorporated Areas)
Maps are available for inspection at the Community Map Repository, Hancock County Courthouse, 500 Main Street, Carthage, Illinois.
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*Elevation in feet (NGVD) +Elevation in Flooding source(s)
Location of referenced
feet (NAVD) Communities affected elevation
Depth in feet above ground Modified
Richmond County, North Carolina and Incorporated Areas Docket No.: FEMA-D-7686
Baggetts Creek....................... At the confluence with Speeds
+135 Richmond County Creek.
(Unincorporated Areas). At U.S. Highway 1............
+159 Beaver Dam Creek (into Rocky Fork At the confluence with Rocky
+238 Richmond County Creek).
Fork Creek.
(Unincorporated Areas). Approximately 0.4 mile
+315 upstream of Millstone Road (State Road 1487). Beaverdam Branch..................... Approximately 50 feet
+247 Richmond County upstream of the Railroad.
(Unincorporated Areas). Approximately 860 feet
+269 City of Hamlet, City of upstream of Chalk Road.
Rockingham. Beaverdam Creek (into Big Mountain At the confluence with Big
+341 Richmond County Creek).
Mountain Creek.
(Unincorporated Areas). Approximately 100 feet
+367 downstream of Capel Mill Road (State Road 1321). Bells Creek.......................... At the confluence with Rocky
+270 Richmond County Fork Creek.
(Unincorporated Areas). Approximately 1,200 feet
+320 upstream of Haywood Parker Road (State Road 1441). Big Branch........................... At the confluence with
+302 Richmond County Drowning Creek.
(Unincorporated Areas). Approximately 0.8 mile
+318 upstream of the confluence with Drowning Creek. Big Mountain Creek................... At the confluence with
+246 Richmond County Mountain Creek and Little
(Unincorporated Mountain Creek.
Areas). Approximately 600 feet
+374 upstream of the confluence of Silver Creek. Big Muddy Creek...................... At the Richmond/Scotland
+311 Richmond County County boundary.
(Unincorporated Areas), Town of Hoffman. Approximately 1,500 feet
+397 upstream of Blues Bridge Road. Black Branch......................... At the confluence with
+214 Richmond County Solomans Creek.
(Unincorporated Areas). Approximately 0.5 mile
+256 upstream of U.S. Highway 74. Bones Fork Creek..................... At the confluence with
+256 Richmond County Hitchcock Creek.
(Unincorporated Areas). Approximately 1,000 feet
+276 upstream of Millstone Road (State Road 1487).
Tributary 1...................... At the confluence with Bones
+267 Richmond County Fork Creek.
(Unincorporated Areas). Approximately 600 feet
+280 upstream of Millstone Road (State Road 1487). Buffalo Creek........................ At the confluence with Little
+201 Richmond County River.
(Unincorporated Areas). Approximately 0.7 mile
+262 upstream of Cartledge Creek Road (State Road 1005).
Tributary 1...................... At the confluence with
+224 Richmond County Buffalo Creek.
(Unincorporated Areas). Approximately 0.6 mile
+238 upstream of the confluence with Buffalo Creek. Camp Branch.......................... At the confluence with Gum
+256 Richmond County Swamp Creek.
(Unincorporated Areas). Approximately 0.5 mile
+302 upstream of Cognac Road (State Road 1605). Cartledge Creek...................... At the confluence with Pee
+152 Richmond County Dee River.
(Unincorporated Areas). Approximately 1,400 feet
+294 upstream of John Webb Road (State Road 1308).
Tributary 1...................... At the confluence with
+152 Richmond County Cartledge Creek.
(Unincorporated Areas). Approximately 2.0 miles
+219 upstream of the confluence with Cartledge Creek.
Tributary 2...................... At the confluence with
+168 Richmond County Cartledge Creek.
(Unincorporated Areas).
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Approximately 0.5 mile
+218 upstream of Dockery Road (State Road 1143). Cheek Creek.......................... At the confluence with Little
+207 Richmond County River.
(Unincorporated Areas). Approximately 1,800 feet
+207 upstream of the confluence with Little River. Chock Creek.......................... At the confluence with
+239 Richmond County Hitchcock Creek.
(Unincorporated Areas). Approximately 0.5 mile
+279 upstream of Gray Woods Road.
Tributary 1...................... At the confluence with Chock
+247 Richmond County Creek.
(Unincorporated Areas). Approximately 1.0 mile
+260 upstream of the confluence with Chock Creek.
Tributary 2...................... At the confluence with Chock
+263 Richmond County Creek.
(Unincorporated Areas). Approximately 1.3 miles
+301 upstream of Fox Road (State Road 1606). Colemans Creek....................... At the confluence with
+193 Richmond County Mountain Creek.
(Unincorporated Areas). Approximately 1.8 miles
+271 upstream of Grassy Island Road (State Road 1148). Cox Pond............................. At the upstream side of the
+274 Richmond County Railroad.
(Unincorporated Areas), City of Hamlet. Approximately 150 feet
+296 downstream of McDonald Avenue. Crawford Branch...................... Approximately 1.2 miles
+260 Richmond County downstream of Old Peggy Mill
(Unincorporated Road (State Road 1610).
Areas). Approximately 0.6 mile
+302 upstream of Old Peggy Mill Road (State Road 1610). Crooked Creek........................ At County Line Road (State
+244 Richmond County Road 1803).
(Unincorporated Areas). Approximately 700 feet
+268 downstream of Scholl Shankle Road (State Road 1805). Drowning Creek....................... At the Richmond/Scotland/Hoke/
+268 Richmond County Moore County boundaries.
(Unincorporated Areas). At the Richmond/Montgomery/
+368 Moore County boundary. Gum Swamp Creek...................... At Gum Swamp Road (State Road
+255 Richmond County 1609).
(Unincorporated Areas). Approximately 0.5 mile
+329 upstream of Marston Road (State Road 1001). Hitchcock Creek...................... At the confluence with Pee
+138 Richmond County Dee River.
(Unincorporated Areas), City of Rockingham. Approximately 0.6 mile
+302 upstream of the confluence of Indian Camp Lake.
Tributary 1...................... At the confluence with
+186 Richmond County Hitchcock Creek.
(Unincorporated Areas), City of Rockingham. Approximately 250 feet
+235 downstream of Richmond Road.
Tributary 2...................... At the confluence with
+195 Richmond County Hitchcock Creek.
(Unincorporated Areas), City of Rockingham. Approximately 30 feet
+251 downstream of Richmond Road.
Tributary 2A..................... At the confluence with
+195 Richmond County Hitchcock Creek Tributary 2.
(Unincorporated Areas), City of Rockingham. Approximately 0.5 mile
+267 upstream of the confluence of Hitchcock Creek Tributary 2.
Tributary 2B..................... At the confluence with
+241 City of Rockingham. Hitchcock Creek Tributary 2. Approximately 50 feet
+249 downstream of Richmond Road.
Tributary 3...................... At the confluence with
+195 Richmond County Hitchcock Creek.
(Unincorporated Areas), City of Rockingham. Approximately 1,100 feet
+220 upstream of Nicholson Road.
Tributary 4...................... At the confluence with
+283 Richmond County McKinney Lake/Hitchcock
(Unincorporated Creek.
Areas). Approximately 0.4 mile
+290 upstream of the confluence with McKinney Lake/Hitchcock Creek.
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Indian Camp Lake..................... At the confluence with
+287 Richmond County Hitchcock Creek.
(Unincorporated Areas). Approximately 1.0 mile
+306 upstream of the confluence with Hitchcock Creek.
Tributary 1...................... At the confluence with Indian
+296 Richmond County Camp Lake.
(Unincorporated Areas). Approximately 1.4 miles
+349 upstream of the confluence with Indian Camp Lake. Jennies Branch....................... At the confluence with
+159 Richmond County Hitchcock Creek.
(Unincorporated Areas), City of Rockingham. Approximately 1,300 feet
+276 upstream of Patterson Street. Jobs Creek........................... At the confluence with Little
+375 Richmond County Mountain Creek.
(Unincorporated Areas). Approximately 0.5 mile
+418 upstream of U.S. Highway 220. Joes Creek........................... Approximately 1,700 feet
+224 Richmond County upstream of the confluence
(Unincorporated with Joes Creek Tributary.
Areas). Approximately 500 feet
+276 upstream of Old Laurinburg Road (State Road 1614).
Tributary........................ At the County Line Road
+261 Richmond County (State Road 1802.
(Unincorporated Areas). Approximately 1.0 mile
+282 upstream of County Line Road (State Road 1802. Kinsman Lake......................... Approximately 1,000 feet
+260 Richmond County upstream of the confluence
(Unincorporated with South Prong Falling
Areas), City of Creek.
Hamlet. Approximately 0.6 mile
+276 upstream of the confluence with South Prong Falling Creek. Lightwood Knot Creek................. Approximately 1,800 feet
+246 Richmond County downstream of Ghio Road
(Unincorporated (State Road 1803).
Areas). Approximately 0.6 mile
+259 upstream of Ghio Road (State Road 1803). Little Hamer Creek................... At the confluence with Wolf
+238 Richmond County Branch Creek and Unnamed
(Unincorporated Tributary of Wolf Branch
Areas). Creek. At the Richmond/Montgomery
+241 County boundary. Little Mountain Creek................ The confluence with Mountain
+246 Richmond County Creek and Big Mountain Creek.
(Unincorporated Areas). Approximately 3.6 miles
+486 upstream of the confluence of Jobs Creek. Little River......................... At the confluence with Pee
+200 Richmond County Dee River.
(Unincorporated Areas). Approximately 1,900 feet
+207 upstream of the confluence of Cheek Creek. Marks Creek.......................... At the North Carolina/South
+120 Richmond County Carolina State boundary.
(Unincorporated Areas), City of Hamlet. Approximately 2.3 miles
+340 upstream of Boyd Lake Road.
Tributary 1...................... At the confluence with Marks
+193 Richmond County Creek.
(Unincorporated Areas). Approximately 0.6 mile
+210 upstream of the confluence with Marks Creek.
Tributary 2...................... At the confluence with Marks
+212 Richmond County Creek.
(Unincorporated Areas). Approximately 0.8 mile
+246 upstream of the confluence with Marks Creek.
Tributary 3...................... At the confluence with Marks
+217 Richmond County Creek.
(Unincorporated Areas). Approximately 1.1 miles
+257 upstream of the confluence with Marks Creek.
Tributary 4...................... At the confluence with Marks
+221 Richmond County Creek.
(Unincorporated Areas). Approximately 500 feet
+247 upstream of Homeplace Road (State Road 1995).
Tributary 5...................... At the confluence with Marks
+225 Richmond County Creek.
(Unincorporated Areas). Approximately 0.9 mile
+262 upstream of the confluence with Marks Creek.
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Tributary 6...................... At the confluence with Marks
+228 Richmond County Creek.
(Unincorporated Areas). Approximately 0.4 mile
+244 upstream of NC Highway 177.
Tributary 7...................... At the confluence with Marks
+233 Richmond County Creek.
(Unincorporated Areas), City of Hamlet. Approximately 0.4 mile
+282 upstream of U.S. Highway 74.
Tributary 8...................... At the confluence with Marks
+242 Richmond County Creek.
(Unincorporated Areas). Approximately 1.5 miles
+263 upstream of the confluence with Marks Creek.
Tributary 9...................... At the confluence with Marks
+294 Richmond County Creek.
(Unincorporated Areas), City of Hamlet. Approximately 0.4 mile
+323 upstream of Raintree Road. Middle Prong Hamer Creek............. At the confluence with Little
+201 Richmond County River.
(Unincorporated Areas). At the Richmond/Montgomery
+246 County boundary. Millstone Creek...................... At the confluence with Rocky
+311 Richmond County Fork Creek/Millstone Lake.
(Unincorporated Areas). Approximately 0.8 mile
+334 upstream of the confluence with Rocky Fork Creek/ Millstone Lake. Mountain Creek....................... At the confluence with Pee
+192 Richmond County Dee River.
(Unincorporated Areas). At the confluences of Big
+246 Mountain Creek and Little Mountain Creek. Naked Creek (into Drowning Creek).... At the confluence with
+313 Richmond County Drowning Creek.
(Unincorporated Areas). At Research Farm Road (State
+458 Road 1527). Naked Creek (into Pee Dee River)..... At the confluence with Pee
+190 Richmond County Dee River.
(Unincorporated Areas). Approximately 1,100 feet
+267 upstream of Parson Lake Road (State Road 1145). North Prong Falling Creek............ Approximately 1,200 feet
+222 Richmond County upstream of Long Drive.
(Unincorporated Areas), City of Rockingham. Approximately 1.7 miles
+295 upstream of the confluence of North Prong Falling Creek Tributary 1.
Tributary 1...................... At the confluence with North
+256 Richmond County Prong Falling Creek.
(Unincorporated Areas). Approximately 0.6 mile
+265 upstream of the confluence with North Prong Falling Creek. Paradise Creek....................... At the confluence with Rocky
+351 Richmond County Fork Creek.
(Unincorporated Areas). Approximately 0.4 mile
+369 upstream of Fire Tower Road (State Road 1455). Pee Dee River........................ At the North Carolina/South
+110 Richmond County Carolina State boundary.
(Unincorporated Areas). At the Montgomery/Richmond
+220 County boundary. Rocky Fork Creek..................... At the confluence with
+238 Richmond County Ledbetter Lake.
(Unincorporated Areas). Approximately 1.3 miles
+499 upstream of O.G. Reynolds Road (State Road 1457). Rocky Branch......................... At the confluence with
+159 Richmond County Hitchcock Creek.
(Unincorporated Areas), City of Rockingham. Approximately 0.4 mile
+263 upstream of Sandhill Road (State Road 1971). Rocky Fork Creek Tributary 1......... At the confluence with Rocky
+262 Richmond County Fork Creek.
(Unincorporated Areas). Approximately 0.8 mile
+288 upstream of the confluence with Rocky Fork Creek. Silver Creek......................... At the confluence with Big
+373 Richmond County Mountain Creek.
(Unincorporated Areas). Approximately 0.6 mile
+398 upstream of County Line Road (State Road 1153). Solomans Creek....................... At the confluence with Pee
+132 Richmond County Dee River.
(Unincorporated Areas).
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Approximately 900 feet
+259 upstream of Stokes Road (State Road 1992). South Prong Cartledge Creek.......... At the confluence with
+228 Richmond County Cartledge Creek.
(Unincorporated Areas). Approximately 1,600 feet
+302 upstream of Sandy Ridge Church Road (State Road 1305). South Prong Falling Creek............ At the upstream side of the
+276 Richmond County Richmond College Lake Dam.
(Unincorporated Areas), City of Hamlet. Approximately 1,200 feet
+297 upstream of Wire Grass Road.
Tributary 1...................... At the confluence with South
+276 Richmond County Prong Falling Creek/Richmond
(Unincorporated College Lake.
Areas), City of Hamlet. Approximately 1,800 feet
+295 upstream of the confluence with South Prong Falling Creek/Richmond College Lake. Speeds Creek......................... At the confluence with
+135 Richmond County Solomans Creek.
(Unincorporated Areas). Approximately 0.8 mile
+176 upstream of Sandhill Road (State Road 1971). Treeces Branch....................... At the confluence with
+184 Richmond County Cartledge Creek.
(Unincorporated Areas). Approximately 780 feet
+242 upstream of Cartledge Creek Road (State Road 1005). Unnamed Tributary to Wolf Branch At the confluence with Wolf
+238 Richmond County Creek.
Branch Creek and Little
(Unincorporated Hamer Creek.
Areas). At the Richmond/Montgomery
+245 County boundary. Watery Branch........................ At the confluence with Speeds
+145 Richmond County Creek.
(Unincorporated Areas). Approximately 1,900 feet
+165 upstream of the confluence with Speeds Creek. White Creek Tributary................ Approximately 1,000 feet
+198 Richmond County downstream of Osborne Road
(Unincorporated (State Road 1803).
Areas). Approximately 0.5 mile
+207 upstream of Osborne Road (State Road 1803). Wolf Branch Creek.................... At the confluence with Middle
+220 Richmond County Prong Hamer Creek.
(Unincorporated Areas). At the confluence of Little
+238 Hamer Creek and Unnamed Tributary of Wolf Branch Creek.
Depth in feet above ground. * National Geodetic Vertical Datum. + North American Vertical Datum.
ADDRESSES City of Hamlet Maps are available for inspection at the Hamlet City Hall, 201 Main Street, Hamlet, North Carolina.
City of Rockingham Maps are available for inspection at the Rockingham City Hall, Planning Department, 514 Rockingham Road, Rockingham, North Carolina.
Town of Hoffman Maps are available for inspection at the Hoffman Town Hall, 2176 Caddell Road, Hoffman, North Carolina.
Richmond County (Unincorporated Areas)
Maps are available for inspection at the Richmond County Planning Department, 221 South Hancock Street, Rockingham, North Carolina.
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(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance No. 83.100, ``Flood Insurance.'')
Dated: May 3, 2007. David I. Maurstad, Federal Insurance Administrator of the National Flood Insurance Program, Federal Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security.
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