Proposed Flood Elevation Determinations
Federal Register, Volume 77 Issue 180 (Monday, September 17, 2012)
Federal Register Volume 77, Number 180 (Monday, September 17, 2012)
Proposed Rules
Pages 57066-57068
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office www.gpo.gov
FR Doc No: 2012-22897
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Federal Emergency Management Agency
Docket ID FEMA-2010-0003; Internal Agency Docket No. FEMA-B-1095
Proposed Flood Elevation Determinations
AGENCY: Federal Emergency Management Agency, DHS.
ACTION: Proposed rule; correction.
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SUMMARY: On May 21, 2010, FEMA published in the Federal Register a proposed rule that contained an erroneous table. This notice provides corrections to that table, to be used in lieu of the information published at 75 FR 28511. The table provided here represents the flooding sources, location of referenced elevations, effective and modified elevations, and communities affected for Muhlenberg County, Kentucky and Incorporated Areas. Specifically, it addresses the following flooding sources: Brier Creek (backwater effects from Green River), Caney Creek, Caney Creek Tributary 27.1 (backwater effects from Caney Creek), Caney Creek Tributary 31 (backwater effects from Caney Creek), Canfield Branch (backwater effects from Green River), Cypress Creek (backwater effects from Green River), Cypress Creek Tributary 1 (backwater effects from Green River), Green River, Irwin Creek (backwater effects from Green River), Isaacs Creek (backwater effects from Green River), Jacobs Creek (backwater effects from Green River), Jacobs Creek Tributary 7 (backwater effects from Green River), Little Cypress Creek, Little Cypress Creek Tributary 16 (backwater effects from Little Cypress Creek), Little Cypress Creek Tributary 8 (backwater effects from Little Cypress Creek), Log Creek (backwater effects from Green River), Mud River (backwater effects from Green River), Muddy Fork (backwater effects from Green River), Nelson Creek (backwater effects from Green River), Opossum Run (backwater effects from Sandlick Creek), Plum Creek (backwater effects from Green River), Plum Creek Tributary 5 (backwater effects from Green River), Pond Creek (backwater effects from Green River), Pond Creek (backwater effects from Sandlick Creek), Pond Creek Tributary 29 (backwater effects from Green River), Pond Creek Tributary 30 (backwater effects from Green River), Pond River (backwater effects from Green River) and Sandlick Creek Tributary 2 (backwater effects from Sandlick Creek).
DATES: Comments are to be submitted on or before December 17, 2012.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by Docket No. FEMA-B-
1095, 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) 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 75 FR 28511, in the May 21, 2010, issue of the Federal Register, FEMA published a table under the authority of 44 CFR 67.4. The table, entitled ``Muhlenberg County, Kentucky, and Incorporated Areas'' addressed the following flooding sources: Brier Creek (backwater effects from Green River), Caney Creek, Caney Creek Tributary 27.1 (backwater effects from Caney Creek), Caney Creek Tributary 31 (backwater effects from Caney Creek), Canfield Branch (backwater effects from Green River), Cypress Creek (backwater effects from Green River), Cypress Creek Tributary 1 (backwater effects from Green River), Green River, Irwin Creek (backwater effects from Green River), Isaacs Creek (backwater effects from Green River), Jacobs Creek (backwater effects from Green River), Jacobs Creek Tributary 7 (backwater effects from Green River), Little Cypress Creek, Little Cypress Creek Tributary 16 (backwater effects from Little Cypress Creek), Little Cypress Creek Tributary 8 (backwater effects from Little Cypress Creek), Log Creek (backwater effects from Green River), Mud River (backwater effects from Green River), Muddy Fork (backwater effects from Green River), Nelson Creek (backwater effects from Green River), Opossum Run (backwater effects from Sandlick Creek), Plum Creek (backwater effects from Green River), Plum Creek Tributary 5 (backwater effects from Green River), Pond Creek (backwater effects from Green River), Pond Creek (backwater effects from Sandlick Creek), Pond Creek Tributary 29 (backwater effects from Green River), Pond Creek Tributary 30 (backwater effects from Green River),
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Pond River (backwater effects from Green River) and Sandlick Creek Tributary 2 (backwater effects from Sandlick Creek). That table contained inaccurate information as to the communities affected for the flooding source the Green River. 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.
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* Elevation in feet
(NGVD) + Elevation
in feet (NAVD)
Depth in
Flooding source(s) Location of referenced feet above ground Communities affected
elevation** caret Elevation in
meters (MSL)
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Effective Modified
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Muhlenberg County, Kentucky, and Incorporated Areas
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Brier Creek (backwater effects from From the confluence with None +389 Unincorporated Areas
Green River). Pond River to approximately of Muhlenberg County.
1,390 feet downstream of
Phillips Town Road.
Caney Creek......................... Approximately 0.5 mile None +413 City of Greenville,
upstream of North Main Unincorporated Areas
Street. of Muhlenberg County.
At the Caney Creek Tributary None +423
27 confluence.
Caney Creek Tributary 27.1 From the Caney Creek None +424 City of Greenville,
(backwater effects from Caney confluence to approximately Unincorporated Areas
Creek). 0.7 mile upstream of the of Muhlenberg County.
Caney Creek confluence.
Caney Creek Tributary 31 (backwater From the Caney Creek None +413 Unincorporated Areas
effects from Caney Creek). confluence to approximately of Muhlenberg County.
0.6 mile upstream of the
Caney Creek confluence.
Canfield Branch (backwater effects From the Mud River None +404 Unincorporated Areas
from Green River). confluence to approximately of Muhlenberg County.
340 feet upstream of Forest
Oak Church Road.
Cypress Creek (backwater effects From approximately 0.6 mile None +393 Unincorporated Areas
from Green River). downstream of KY-175 to of Muhlenberg County.
approximately 0.7 mile
upstream of KY-81.
Cypress Creek Tributary 1 (backwater From the Cypress Creek None +393 Unincorporated Areas
effects from Green River). confluence to approximately of Muhlenberg County.
0.8 mile upstream of
Coffman Schoolhouse Road.
Green River......................... At the confluence with Mud +394 +393 City of South
River. Carrollton,
Unincorporated Areas
of Muhlenberg County.
Approximately 2.6 miles +403 +404
upstream of CSX Railroad.
Irwin Creek (backwater effects from From the Isaacs Creek None +389 Unincorporated Areas
Green River). confluence to approximately of Muhlenberg County.
2,000 feet upstream of the
Isaacs Creek confluence.
Isaacs Creek (backwater effects from From the Green River None +389 Unincorporated Areas
Green River). confluence to approximately of Muhlenberg County.
1,035 feet upstream of the
Irwin Creek confluence.
Jacobs Creek (backwater effects from From the Green River None +402 Unincorporated Areas
Green River). confluence to approximately of Muhlenberg County.
2.0 miles upstream of
Riverside Road.
Jacobs Creek Tributary 7 (backwater From the Jacobs Creek None +402 Unincorporated Areas
effects from Green River). confluence to approximately of Muhlenberg County.
370 feet upstream of
Riverside Road.
Little Cypress Creek................ Approximately 190 feet None +405 Unincorporated Areas
upstream of West Whitmer of Muhlenberg County,
Street. City of Central City.
Just upstream of Front None +408
Street.
Little Cypress Creek Tributary 16 From the Little Cypress None +405 City of Central City,
(backwater effects from Little Creek confluence to Unincorporated Areas
Cypress Creek). approximately 2,507 feet of Muhlenberg County.
upstream of the Little
Cypress Creek confluence.
Little Cypress Creek Tributary 8 From the Little Cypress None +422 Unincorporated Areas
(backwater effects from Little Creek confluence to of Muhlenberg County.
Cypress Creek). approximately 1,100 feet
upstream of the Little
Cypress Creek confluence.
Log Creek (backwater effects from From the Pond River None +389 Unincorporated Areas
Green River). confluence to approximately of Muhlenberg County.
3,900 feet upstream of
Millport Sacramento Road.
Mud River (backwater effects from From the Green River None +404 Unincorporated Areas
Green River). confluence to approximately of Muhlenberg County.
535 feet upstream of the
Canfield Branch confluence.
Muddy Fork (backwater effects from From the Cypress Creek None +393 Unincorporated Areas
Green River). confluence to approximately of Muhlenberg County.
0.8 mile upstream of the
Cypress Creek confluence.
Nelson Creek (backwater effects from From the Green River None +398 Unincorporated Areas
Green River). confluence to approximately of Muhlenberg County.
0.4 mile upstream of Green
River Haul Road.
Opossum Run (backwater effects from From the Sandlick Creek None +430 Unincorporated Areas
Sandlick Creek). confluence to approximately of Muhlenberg County.
1,175 feet upstream of
Opossum Lane.
Plum Creek (backwater effects from From the Pond Creek None +401 City of Drakesboro,
Green River). confluence to approximately Unincorporated Areas
300 feet downstream of the of Muhlenberg County.
Plum Creek Tributary 4
confluence.
Plum Creek Tributary 5 (backwater From the Plum Creek None +401 Unincorporated Areas
effects from Green River). confluence to approximately of Muhlenberg County.
0.65 mile upstream of the
Plum Creek confluence.
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Pond Creek (backwater effects from From the Green River None +401 Unincorporated Areas
Green River). confluence to approximately of Muhlenberg County.
1,280 feet upstream of I-
431.
Pond Creek (backwater effects from From the Sandlick Creek +422 +421 Unincorporated Areas
Sandlick Creek). confluence to just of Muhlenberg County.
downstream of Johnson Road.
Pond Creek Tributary 29 (Backwater From the Pond Creek None +401 Unincorporated Areas
effects from Green River). confluence to approximately of Muhlenberg County.
1,000 feet upstream of KY-
2107.
Pond Creek Tributary 30 (backwater From the Pond Creek None +401 Unincorporated Areas
effects from Green River). confluence to approximately of Muhlenberg County.
1.4 miles upstream of the
Pond Creek confluence.
Pond River (backwater effects from From the Green River None +389 Unincorporated Areas
Green River). confluence to approximately of Muhlenberg County.
1.0 mile upstream of KY-70.
Sandlick Creek Tributary 2 From the Sandlick Creek None +449 Unincorporated Areas
(backwater effects from Sandlick confluence to approximately of Muhlenberg County.
Creek). 1,600 feet upstream of the
Sandlick Creek confluence.
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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
City of Central City
Maps are available for inspection at City Hall, 214 North 1st Street, Central City, KY 42330.
City of Drakesboro
Maps are available for inspection at City Hall, 212 West Mose Rager Boulevard, Drakesboro, KY 42337.
City of Greenville
Maps are available for inspection at City Hall, 118 Court Street, Greenville, KY 42345.
City of South Carrollton
Maps are available for inspection at City Hall, 10515 U.S. Route 431, South Carrollton, KY 42374.
Unincorporated Areas of Muhlenberg County
Maps are available for inspection at the Muhlenberg County Judicial Building, 136 South Main Street, Greenville,
KY 42345.
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(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance No. 97.022, ``Flood Insurance.'')
Dated: August 23, 2012.
Sandra K. Knight,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Mitigation, Department of Homeland Security, Federal Emergency Management Agency.
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