Proposed Flood Elevation Determinations
Federal Register, Volume 76 Issue 227 (Friday, November 25, 2011)
Federal Register Volume 76, Number 227 (Friday, November 25, 2011)
Proposed Rules
Pages 72661-72666
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office www.gpo.gov
FR Doc No: 2011-30304
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Federal Emergency Management Agency
Docket ID FEMA-2011-0002; Internal Agency Docket No. FEMA-B-1232
Proposed Flood Elevation Determinations
AGENCY: Federal Emergency Management Agency, DHS.
ACTION: Proposed rule.
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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 proposed rule 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 February 23, 2012.
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-1232, to 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.
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) 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
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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.
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:
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* Elevation in feet
(NGVD) + Elevation in
feet (NAVD) Depth in feet above
State City/town/county Source of flooding Location ** ground caret
Elevation in meters
(MSL)
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Existing Modified
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Town of Richland, New York
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New York............................. Town of Richland........ Lake Ontario............................. Entire shoreline within Selkirk Shores State Park boundary None +249
New York............................. Town of Richland........ South Branch Grindstone Creek (backwater Areas within Selkirk Shores State Park boundary........... None +249
effects from Lake Ontario).
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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.
** 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
Town of Richland
Maps are available for inspection at the Town of Richland Courthouse Building, 1 Bridge Street, Pulaski, NY 13142.
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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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Existing Modified
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Middlesex County, Connecticut (All Jurisdictions)
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Long Island Sound................... Approximately 1,000 +9 +10 Borough of Fenwick,
feet south of the Town of Clinton, Town
intersection of U.S. of Old Saybrook, Town
Route 1 and Chapman of Westbrook.
Beach Drive.
Approximately 400 feet +15 +24
southeast of the
intersection of
Hartlands Drive and
Sea Lane No. 1.
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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.
** 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
Borough of Fenwick
Maps are available for inspection at the Fenwick Borough Municipal Office, 580 Maple Avenue, Old Saybrook, CT
06475.
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Town of Clinton
Maps are available for inspection at the Town Hall, 54 East Main Street, Clinton, CT 06413.
Town of Old Saybrook
Maps are available for inspection at the Town Hall, 302 Main Street, Old Saybrook, CT 06475.
Town of Westbrook
Maps are available for inspection at the Town Hall, 866 Boston Post Road, Westbrook, CT 06498.
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Allegheny County, Pennsylvania (All Jurisdictions)
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Graesers Run........................ At the McLaughlin Run +986 +989 Borough of Bethel Park,
confluence. Township of Upper St.
Clair.
Approximately 1,720 None +1025
feet upstream of
Brookside Boulevard.
McLaughlin Run...................... Approximately 50 feet +801 +802 Borough of Bethel Park,
upstream of the Borough of
Chartiers Creek Bridgeville, Township
confluence. of Upper St. Clair.
Approximately 1,330 None +1017
feet upstream of
Bethel Church Road.
Plum Creek.......................... Approximately 220 feet +743 +742 Borough of Oakmont,
upstream of Allegheny Borough of Plum,
River Boulevard. Borough of Verona,
Township of Penn
Hills.
Approximately 280 feet None +1018
upstream of Saltsburg
Road.
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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.
** 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
Borough of Bethel Park
Maps are available for inspection at the Municipal Building, 5100 West Library Avenue, Bethel Park, PA 15102.
Borough of Bridgeville
Maps are available for inspection at the Municipal Building, 425 Bower Hill Road, Bridgeville, PA 15017.
Borough of Oakmont
Maps are available for inspection at the Borough Office, 767 5th Street, Oakmont, PA 15139.
Borough of Plum
Maps are available for inspection at the Plum Borough Municipal Building, 4575 New Texas Road, Pittsburgh, PA
15239.
Borough of Verona
Maps are available for inspection at the Municipal Building, 736 East Railroad Avenue, Verona, PA 15147.
Township of Penn Hills
Maps are available for inspection at the Municipal Building, 12245 Frankstown Road, Penn Hills, PA 15234.
Township of Upper St. Clair
Maps are available for inspection at the Municipal Building, 1830 McLaughlin Run Road, Upper St. Clair, PA
15241.
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Monroe County, Pennsylvania (All Jurisdictions)
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Appenzell Creek..................... Approximately 100 feet +485 +486 Township of Hamilton,
upstream of the Township of Jackson.
McMichaels Creek
confluence.
Approximately 975 feet None +871
upstream of LR 45056.
Aquashicola Creek................... At the Carbon County None +467 Township of Eldred,
Boundary Township of Ross.
(approximately 2.2
miles downstream of
Lower Smith Gap Road).
Approximately 1.2 miles +579 +580
upstream of the most
upstream Upper Smith
Gap Road crossing.
Brodhead Creek Reach 1.............. At the Delaware River +321 +323 Township of Smithfield.
confluence.
Approximately 0.5 mile +321 +323
upstream of State
Route 2028.
Buck Hill Creek..................... Approximately 160 feet +1018 +1017 Township of Barrett,
upstream of the Township of Coolbaugh.
Brodhead Creek Reach 2
and Middle Branch
Tributary confluence.
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Approximately 2.2 miles None +2012
upstream of State
Route 191.
Bushkill Creek...................... Approximately 1,100 +471 +470 Township of Middle
feet downstream of Smithfield.
Club House Drive.
Approximately 1,130 None +756
feet upstream of State
Route 402.
Cherry Creek........................ At the Delaware River +321 +323 Borough of Delaware
confluence. Water Gap, Township of
Hamilton, Township of
Smithfield, Township
of Stroud.
Approximately 1,250 None +635
feet upstream of
Spring Mountain Lane.
Cranberry Creek at Paradise......... At the upstream side of +706 +715 Township of Paradise.
Browns Hill Road.
Approximately 200 feet None +1092
upstream of Snowbird
Lane.
Cranberry Creek at Pocono........... At the Pocono Creek +794 +796 Township of Pocono.
confluence.
Approximately 580 feet +818 +817
downstream of State
Route 611.
Delaware River...................... Approximately 1.3 miles +312 +315 Borough of Delaware
downstream of I-80. Water Gap, Township of
Middle Smithfield,
Township of
Smithfield.
Approximately 14.8 None +357
miles upstream of I-80.
Kettle Creek........................ At the Appenzell Creek +493 +491 Township of Hamilton.
confluence.
Approximately 200 feet +493 +492
upstream of the
Appenzell Creek
confluence.
Lehigh River Reach 2................ Approximately 1.4 miles None +1512 Township of Coolbaugh,
downstream of State Township of Tobyhanna.
Route 4003.
Approximately 780 feet None +1617
upstream of T-303.
Marshalls Creek..................... At the Brodhead Creek +321 +323 Township of Middle
Reach 1 confluence. Smithfield, Township
of Smithfield.
Approximately 2.6 miles None +1144
upstream of Wooddale
Road.
Pocono Creek........................ Approximately 1,000 +415 +416 Borough of Stroudsburg,
feet upstream of the Township of Hamilton,
McMichaels Creek Township of Pocono,
confluence. Township of Stroud.
Approximately 0.8 mile None +1441
upstream of Wilke Road.
Sambo Creek......................... Approximately 60 feet None +444 Township of Stroud.
downstream of the
railroad.
Approximately 1,500 None +451
feet upstream of State
Route 447 (extended).
Scot Run............................ At the Pocono Creek +948 +955 Township of Pocono.
confluence.
Approximately 450 feet +954 +955
downstream of State
Route 611.
Shawnee Creek Reach 1............... At the Delaware River +325 +326 Township of Smithfield.
confluence.
Approximately 100 feet +325 +326
upstream of River Road.
Swiftwater Creek.................... Approximately 1,580 +1162 +1163 Township of Pocono,
feet downstream of Township of Tobyhanna.
State Route 314.
Approximately 2.7 miles None +1736
upstream of Lake
Minausin Dam.
Tributary 4 to Pocono Creek......... At the Pocono Creek +865 +861 Township of Pocono.
confluence.
Approximately 110 feet +866 +865
downstream of Alger
Avenue.
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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.
** 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
Borough of Delaware Water Gap
Maps are available for inspection at the Municipal Building, 49 Main Street, Delaware Water Gap, PA 18327.
Borough of Stroudsburg
Maps are available for inspection at the Municipal Building, 700 Sarah Street, Stroudsburg, PA 18360.
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Township of Barrett
Maps are available for inspection at the Barrett Township Hall, 993 State Route 390, Cresco, PA 18326.
Township of Coolbaugh
Maps are available for inspection at the Coolbaugh Township Municipal Center, 5550 Memorial Boulevard,
Tobyhanna, PA 18466.
Township of Eldred
Maps are available for inspection at the Eldred Township Office, 490 Kunkletown Road, Kunkletown, PA 18058.
Township of Hamilton
Maps are available for inspection at the Hamilton Township Municipal Building, Fenner Avenue, Sciota, PA 18354.
Township of Jackson
Maps are available for inspection at the Jackson Township Municipal Building, 2162 State Route 715, Stroudsburg,
PA 18360.
Township of Middle Smithfield
Maps are available for inspection at the Middle Smithfield Township Office, Schoonover Municipal Building, 25
Municipal Drive, East Stroudsburg, PA 18301.
Township of Paradise
Maps are available for inspection at the Paradise Township Municipal Building, 5912 Paradise Valley Road,
Cresco, PA 18326.
Township of Pocono
Maps are available for inspection at the Pocono Township Municipal Building, State Route 611, Tannersville, PA
18372.
Township of Ross
Maps are available for inspection at the Ross Township Municipal Building, 258 Anchorage Road, Saylorsburg, PA
18353.
Township of Smithfield
Maps are available for inspection at the Smithfield Township Municipal Building, 1155 Red Fox Road, East
Stroudsburg, PA 18301.
Township of Stroud
Maps are available for inspection at the Stroud Township Municipal Center, 1211 North 5th Street, Stroudsburg,
PA 18360.
Township of Tobyhanna
Maps are available for inspection at the Tobyhanna Township Municipal Building, 105 Government Center Way,
Pocono Pines, PA 18350.
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Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania (All Jurisdictions)
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Choconut Creek...................... Approximately 0.9 mile +1039 +1038 Township of Choconut.
downstream of Kellum
Road.
Approximately 1,430 None +1275
feet upstream of State
Route 267.
DuBois Creek........................ At the Susquehanna +873 +875 Borough of Hallstead,
River confluence. Township of Great
Bend.
Approximately 1.2 miles +1038 +1036
upstream of Steam
Hollow Road.
Dundaff Creek....................... At the East Branch +1052 +1047 Township of Clifford.
Tunkhannock Creek
confluence.
Approximately 0.6 mile +1099 +1093
upstream of State
Route 106.
East Branch Tunkhannock Creek....... Approximately 0.8 mile +964 +963 Township of Clifford,
downstream of LR 57037. Township of Lenox.
Approximately 1.7 miles +1081 +1083
upstream of State
Route 106.
Salt Lick Creek..................... At the Susquehanna +875 +877 Borough of Hallstead,
River confluence. Borough of New
Milford, Township of
Great Bend, Township
of New Milford.
Approximately 0.4 mile None +1273
upstream of State
Route 1012.
Starrucca Creek..................... At the Susquehanna +909 +911 Borough of Lanesboro.
River confluence.
At North Main Street... +909 +911
Susquehanna River................... At the downstream New None +872 Borough of Great Bend,
York state boundary. Borough of Hallstead,
Borough of Lanesboro,
Borough of Oakland,
Borough of Susquehanna
Depot, Township of
Great Bend, Township
of Harmony, Township
of Oakland.
At the upstream New +914 +918
York state boundary.
Trowbridge Creek.................... At the Susquehanna +873 +874 Township of Great Bend.
River confluence.
At the New York state +981 +982
boundary.
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* National Geodetic Vertical Datum.
+ North American Vertical Datum.
Depth in feet above ground.
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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 Luis Rodriguez, Chief, Engineering Management Branch, Federal Insurance and Mitigation
Administration, Federal Emergency Management Agency, 500 C Street SW., Washington, DC 20472.
ADDRESSES
Borough of Great Bend
Maps are available for inspection at the Borough Building, 81 Elizabeth Street, Great Bend, PA 18821.
Borough of Hallstead
Maps are available for inspection at the Municipal Building, 101 Franklin Avenue, Hallstead, PA 18822.
Borough of Lanesboro
Maps are available for inspection at the Borough Hall, 418 Main Street, Lanesboro, PA 18827.
Borough of New Milford
Maps are available for inspection at the Borough Office, 948 Main Street, Suite 1, New Milford, PA 18834.
Borough of Oakland
Maps are available for inspection at the Oakland Borough Building, 15 Wilson Avenue, Susquehanna, PA 18847.
Borough of Susquehanna Depot
Maps are available for inspection at the Susquehanna Depot Borough Hall, 83 Erie Boulevard, Suite A,
Susquehanna, PA 18847.
Township of Choconut
Maps are available for inspection at the Choconut Township Hall, 26499 State Route 267, Friendsville, PA 18818.
Township of Clifford
Maps are available for inspection at the Township Building, 119 Cemetery Street, Clifford, PA 18441.
Township of Great Bend
Maps are available for inspection at the Great Bend Township Building, 33253 State Route 151, Susquehanna, PA
18847.
Township of Harmony
Maps are available for inspection at the Harmony Township Office, 4197 Starrucca Creek Road, Susquehanna, PA
18847.
Township of Lenox
Maps are available for inspection at the Lenox Township Municipal Building, 2811 State Route 92, Kingsley, PA
18826.
Township of New Milford
Maps are available for inspection at the Township Building, 19730 State Route 11, New Milford, PA 18834.
Township of Oakland
Maps are available for inspection at the Oakland Township Building, 36 Riverside Drive, Susquehanna, PA 18847.
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(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance No. 97.022, ``Flood Insurance.'')
Dated: November 14, 2011.
Sandra K. Knight,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Mitigation, Department of Homeland Security, Federal Emergency Management Agency.
FR Doc. 2011-30304 Filed 11-23-11; 8:45 am
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