Proposed Flood Elevation Determinations
Federal Register: February 22, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 36)
Proposed Rules
Page 9750-9754
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Federal Emergency Management Agency 44 CFR Part 67
Docket No. FEMA-B-7762
Proposed Flood Elevation Determinations
AGENCY: Federal Emergency Management Agency, DHS.
ACTION: Proposed rule.
SUMMARY: Comments are requested on the proposed Base (1 percent 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 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 May 22, 2008.
ADDRESSES: The corresponding preliminary Flood Insurance Rate Map
(FIRM) for the proposed BFEs for each community are 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-7762, to
William R. Blanton, Jr., Chief, Engineering Management Branch,
Mitigation Directorate, Federal Emergency Management Agency, 500 C
Street, SW., Washington, DC 20472, (202) 646-3151, or (e-mail) bill.blanton@dhs.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: William R. Blanton, Jr., Chief,
Engineering Management Branch, Mitigation Directorate, Federal
Emergency Management Agency, 500 C Street, SW., Washington, DC 20472,
(202) 646-3151 or (e-mail) bill.blanton@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 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.
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.
Administrative Procedure Act Statement. This matter is not a rulemaking governed by the Administrative Procedure Act (APA), 5 U.S.C. 553. FEMA publishes flood elevation determinations for notice and comment; however, they are governed by the Flood Disaster Protection
Act of 1973, 42 U.S.C. 4105, and the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968, 42 U.S.C. 4001 et seq., and do not fall under the APA.
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.
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)
State
City/town/county
Source of
Location **
Depth in feet above flooding
ground
Existing
Modified
Unincorporated Areas of Siskiyou County, California
California.................... Unincorporated
Panther Creek
Shallow flooding
None 1
Areas of
(Shallow
areas between
Siskiyou County. Flooding).
Squaw Valley
Creek and
McCloud River
Railroad.
Shallow flooding
None 3 areas between
Squaw Valley
Creek and
McLoud River
Railroad.
California.................... Unincorporated
Squaw Valley
At the
None
* 3090
Areas of
Creek.
downstream side
Siskiyou County.
of Cemetery
Road.
Approximately
None
* 3400 100 feet upstream of
McCloud River
Railroad.
California.................... Unincorporated
Squaw Valley
Shallow flooding
None 1
Areas of
Creek (Shallow
areas between
Siskiyou County. Flooding).
Cemetery Road and McCloud
River Railroad.
Shallow flooding
None 3 areas between
Cemetery Road and McCloud
River Railroad.
* National Geodetic Vertical Datum.
+ North American Vertical Datum.
Depth in feet above ground.
** 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 William R. Blanton, Jr., Chief, Engineering Management Branch, Mitigation Directorate, Federal
Emergency Management Agency, 500 C Street, SW., Washington, DC 20472.
ADDRESSES
Unincorporated Areas of Siskiyou County
Maps are available for inspection at the Siskiyou County Planning Department, 305 Butte Street, Yreka, CA.
Unincorporated Areas of Trinity County, California
California.................... Unincorporated
Carter Gulch..... At the
* 2319
* 2304
Areas of Trinity
confluence with
County.
Hayfork Creek.
Approximately
None
* 2340 960 feet upstream of
Highway 3.
California.................... Unincorporated
Ewing Gulch...... At the
* 2321
* 2305
Areas of Trinity
confluence with
County.
Hayfork Creek.
Approximately
None
* 2343 780 feet upstream of
State Highway 3.
California.................... Unincorporated
Hayfork Creek.... Approximately
None
* 2280
Areas of Trinity
260 feet
County.
downstream of the confluence of Salt Creek.
Approximately
None
* 2322 300 feet upstream of Oak
Avenue.
California.................... Unincorporated
Kellogg Gulch.... At the
* 2317
* 2302
Areas of Trinity
confluence with
County.
Hayfork Creek.
Approximately
None
2343 980 feet upstream of
State Highway 3.
* National Geodetic Vertical Datum.
+ North American Vertical Datum.
Depth in feet above ground.
** 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 William R. Blanton, Jr., Chief, Engineering Management Branch, Mitigation Directorate, Federal
Emergency Management Agency, 500 C Street, SW., Washington, DC 20472.
ADDRESSES
Unincorporated Areas of Trinity County
Maps are available for inspection at the Trinity County Planning Department and Planning Commission, 60 Glen
Road, Weaverville, CA.
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* Elevation in feet
(NGVD) + Elevation in feet (NAVD)
Flooding source(s)
Location of referenced
Depth in feet above
Communities affected elevation**
ground
Effective
Modified
Tehama County, California, and Incorporated Areas
Grasshopper Creek................... Approximately 1,500
None
*275 Unincorporated Areas of feet upstream of the
Tehama County, City of confluence with Red
Red Bluff.
Bank Creek.
Approximately 0.4 mile
None
*312 ....................... upstream of South
Jackson Street.
Highway 99W Overflow................ Approximately 150 feet
None
*282 Unincorporated Areas of upstream of the
Tehama County. confluence witih Red
Bank Creek.
Approximately 0.5 mile
None
*291 upstream of the confluence with Red
Bank Creek.
Spyglass Drive Overflow............. At the confluence with
None
*300 City of Red Bluff.
Grasshopper Creek.
At the upstream side of
None
*308
South Jackson Street.
* National Geodetic Vertical Datum.
+ North American Vertical Datum.
Depth in feet above ground.
** 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 William R. Blanton, Jr., Chief, Engineering Management Branch, Mitigation Directorate, Federal
Emergency Management Agency, 500 C Street SW., Washington, DC 20472.
ADDRESSES
City of Red Bluff
Maps are available for inspection at Red Bluff City Hall, 555 Washington Street, Red Bluff, CA.
Unincorporated Areas of Tehama County
Maps are available for inspection at Tehama County Planning Department, 444 Oak Street, Red Bluff, CA.
Tippecanoe County, Indiana, and Incorporated Areas
Cole Ditch.......................... At its confluence with
None
+627 Unincorporated Areas of
Burnett Creek.
Tippecanoe County.
Approximately 4,000
None
+669 ....................... feet upstream of
County Road 150.
Cole Ditch Unnamed Tributary 1...... At its confluence with
None
+647 Unincorporated Areas of
Cole Ditch.
Tippecanoe County,
City of West
Lafayette.
Approximately 1,250
None
+694 ....................... feet upstream of
Kalberger Road.
Cole Ditch Unnamed Tributary 2...... At its confluence with
None
+628 Unincorporated Areas of
Cole Ditch.
Tippecanoe County.
Approximately 1,340
None
+655 ....................... feet upstream of
County Road 500.
Cuppy Ditch......................... At its confluence with
None
+649 Unincorporated Areas of
Cole Ditch.
Tippecanoe County.
Approximately 50 feet
None
+655 ....................... upstream of Morehouse
Road.
East Branch Wea Creek............... At its confluence with
None
+684 Unincorporated Areas of
Wea Creek.
Tippecanoe County.
Approximately 50 feet
None
+756 ....................... upstream of County
Road 500.
Indian Creek........................ Approximately 2,900
None
+631 Unincorporated Areas of feet downstream of
Tippecanoe County.
County Road 400.
Approximately 1,775
None
+654 ....................... feet upstream of U.S.
Highway 52.
Tippecanoe River.................... At its confluence with
None
+538 Unincorporated Areas of the Wabash River.
Tippecanoe County.
At the County Boundary.
None
+544
* National Geodetic Vertical Datum.
+ North American Vertical Datum.
Depth in feet above ground.
** 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 William R. Blanton, Jr., Chief, Engineering Management Branch, Mitigation Directorate, Federal
Emergency Management Agency, 500 C Street SW., Washington, DC 20472.
ADDRESSES
City of West Lafayette
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Maps are available for inspection at Area Plan Commission of Tippecanoe County, 20 North Third Street,
Lafayette, IN 47901.
Unincorporated Areas of Tippecanoe County
Maps are available for inspection at Area Plan Commission of Tippecanoe County, 20 North Third Street,
Lafayette, IN 47901.
Camden County, New Jersey, and Incorporated Areas
Mason Run........................... At a point located
+19
+20 Borough of Lindenwold, approximately 1,700
Borough of Pine Hill, feet upstream of the
Township of confluence with North
Gloucester.
Branch Big Timber
Creek.
At a point located
None
+35 ....................... approximately 100 feet upstream of Blackwood-
Clementon Road/County
Route 534.
North Branch Big Timber Creek....... At a point
+19
+18 Borough of Clementon, approximately 400 feet
Borough of Laurel upstream from the
Springs, Borough of confluence of Mason
Lindenwold, Borough of
Run.
Stratford.
At a point located
None
+43 approximately 2,240 feet upstream of East
Atlantic Avenue/State
Route 727.
* National Geodetic Vertical Datum.
+ North American Vertical Datum.
Depth in feet above ground.
** 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 William R. Blanton, Jr., Chief, Engineering Management Branch, Mitigation Directorate, Federal
Emergency Management Agency, 500 C Street SW., Washington, DC 20472.
ADDRESSES
Borough of Clementon
Maps are available for inspection at Clementon Borough Hall, 101 Gibbsboro Road, Clementon, NJ.
Borough of Laurel Springs
Maps are available for inspection at Laurel Springs Borough Hall, 135 Broadway Avenue, Laurel Springs, NJ.
Borough of Lindenwold
Maps are available for inspection at Lindenwold Borough Construction Office, 2001 Egg Harbor Road, Lindenwold,
NJ.
Borough of Pine Hill
Maps are available for inspection at Pine Hill Borough Hall, 45 West 7th Avenue, Pine Hill, NJ.
Borough of Stratford
Maps are available for inspection at Stratford Borough Hall, 307 Union Avenue, Stratford, NJ.
Township of Gloucester
Maps are available for inspection at Township of Gloucester Municipal Building, 1261 Chews Landing Road,
Blackwood, NJ.
Monmouth County, New Jersey, and Incorporated Areas
Manalapan Brook..................... At County boundary.....
+75
+76 Township of Manalapan,
Township of Millstone.
Approximately 500 feet
None
+181 ....................... upstream of Moonlight
Court.
* National Geodetic Vertical Datum.
+ North American Vertical Datum.
Depth in feet above ground.
** 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 William R. Blanton, Jr., Chief, Engineering Management Branch, Mitigation Directorate, Federal
Emergency Management Agency, 500 C Street SW., Washington, DC 20472.
ADDRESSES
Township of Manalapan
Maps are available for inspection at Manalapan Township Municipal Building, 120 Route 522, Manalapan, NJ.
Township of Millstone
Maps are available for inspection at Millstone Township Municipal Building, 470 Stagecoach Road, Millstone, NJ.
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(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance No. 97.022, ``Flood
Insurance.'')
Dated: February 8, 2008.
David I. Maurstad,
Federal Insurance Administrator of the National Flood Insurance
Program, Department of Homeland Security, Federal Emergency Management
Agency.
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