Proposed Flood Elevation Determinations
Federal Register: June 3, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 105)
Proposed Rules
Page 26640-26646
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Federal Emergency Management Agency 44 CFR Part 67
Docket ID FEMA-2008-0020; Internal Agency Docket No. FEMA-B-1050
Proposed Flood Elevation Determinations
AGENCY: Federal Emergency Management Agency, DHS.
ACTION: Proposed rule.
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 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 September 1, 2009.
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-1050, 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.
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.
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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:
* 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)
Existing
Modified
City of Greenwood, Wisconsin
Wisconsin............................ City of Greenwood....... Black River.............................. Approximately 4,460 feet downstream of County Highway G...
None
+ 1113
Approximately 4,960 feet upstream of County Highway G.....
None
+ 1126
* 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 William R. Blanton, Jr., Chief, Engineering Management Branch, Mitigation Directorate, Federal Emergency Management Agency, 500 C Street, SW., Washington, DC 20472.
ADDRESSES
City of Greenwood
Maps are available for inspection at City Hall, 102 North Main Street, Greenwood, WI 54437.
* Elevation in feet
(NGVD) + Elevation in feet (NAVD)
Location of referenced
Depth in feet above
Flooding source(s)
elevation **
ground [caret] Elevation
Communities affected in meters (MSL)
Effective
Modified
Arapahoe County, Colorado, and Incorporated Areas
Bear Gulch.......................... Approximately 1 mile
None
+ 5355 Unincorporated Areas of upstream of East 72nd
Arapahoe County.
Avenue.
Approximately 2.1 miles
None
+ 5482 upstream 56th Avenue alignment.
Bear Gulch Tributary................ At the confluence with
None
+ 5402 Unincorporated Areas of
Bear Gulch.
Arapahoe County.
Approximately 900 feet
None
+ 5408 upstream of the confluence with Bear
Gulch.
Blackmer Gulch...................... Approximately 200 feet
+ 5417
+ 5418 City of Cherry Hills upstream of South
Village.
Monroe Lane.
Just upstream of the
+ 5492
+ 5491
High Line Canal.
Box Elder Creek..................... Approximately 1,400
None
+ 5367 City of Aurora, feet upstream of 72nd
Unincorporated Areas
Avenue.
of Arapahoe County.
Approximately 0.5 miles
None
+ 5691 downstream of Yale
Avenue.
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Cherry Creek........................ Approximately 0.92
+ 5623
+ 5624 City of Aurora, City of miles downstream of
Centennial,
Arapahoe Road.
Unincorporated Areas of Arapahoe County.
Approximately 1.70
+ 5713
+ 5713 miles upstream of East
Broncos Parkway.
Coyote Run.......................... At the confluence with
None
+ 5393 City of Aurora,
Box Elder Creek.
Unincorporated Areas of Arapahoe County.
Approximately 3.80
None
+ 5814 miles upstream of East
Alameda Avenue.
Goldsmith Gulch..................... Just upstream of East
+ 5591
+ 5590 Unincorporated Areas of
Belleview Avenue.
Arapahoe County, City of Centennial, City of
Greenwood Village.
Approximately 100 feet
None
+ 5773 downstream of East
Arapahoe Road.
Goldsmith Gulch West Tributary...... Approximately 400 feet
+ 5640
+ 5641 Unincorporated Areas of upstream of the
Arapahoe County, City confluence with
of Greenwood Village.
Goldsmith Gulch.
Approximately 100 feet
+ 5735
+ 5738 downstream of East
Peakview Avenue.
Greenwood Gulch..................... Just upstream of
+ 5344
+ 5344 City of Centennial,
Clarkson Street.
City of Cherry Hills
Village, City of
Greenwood Village.
Just upstream of Holly
+ 5525
+ 5525
Street.
Little Dry Creek.................... Just upstream of
+ 5344
+ 5339 Unincorporated Areas of
Clarkson Street.
Arapahoe County, City of Centennial, City of
Cherry Hills Village,
City of Greenwood
Village.
Just downstream of
+ 5619
+ 5618
South Quebec Street.
Murphy Creek........................ Just downstream of East
+ 5523
+ 5523 City of Aurora,
Alameda Avenue.
Unincorporated Areas of Arapahoe County.
Approximately 1,700
None
+ 6011 feet downstream of
East Wheatlands
Parkway.
Prentice Gulch...................... At the confluence with
+ 5407
+ 5405 City of Greenwood
Greenwood Gulch.
Village.
Just upstream of Holly
+ 5525
+ 5525
Street.
Quincy Gulch........................ At the confluence with
+ 5414
+ 5414 City of Cherry Hills
Blackmer Gulch.
Village.
Approximately 300 feet
+ 5494
+ 5494 upstream of the High
Line Canal.
SJCD 6200........................... At the confluence with
None
+ 5360 Unincorporated Areas of
South Platte River.
Arapahoe County, City of Littleton.
Approximately 400 feet
None
+ 5404 downstream of South
Platte Canyon Road.
Willow Creek........................ At the confluence with
+ 5537
+ 5536 Unincorporated Areas of
Little Dry Creek.
Arapahoe County.
Just downstream of
+ 5558
+ 5559
Englewood Dam outlet structure.
* 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 William R. Blanton, Jr., Chief, Engineering Management Branch, Mitigation Directorate, Federal
Emergency Management Agency, 500 C Street, SW., Washington, DC 20472..
ADDRESSES
City of Aurora
Maps are available for inspection at 15151 East Alameda Parkway, 3rd Floor, Aurora, CO 80012.
City of Centennial
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Maps are available for inspection at the Arapahoe County Department of Public Works and Development, 10730 West
Briarwood Avenue, Centennial, CO 80112.
City of Cherry Hills Village
Maps are available for inspection at 2450 East Quincy Avenue, Cherry Hills Village, CO 80113.
City of Greenwood Village
Maps are available for inspection at 6060 South Quebec Street, Greenwood Village, CO 80111.
City of Littleton
Maps are available for inspection at 2255 West Berry Avenue, Littleton, CO 80165.
Unincorporated Areas of Arapahoe County
Maps are available for inspection at the Arapahoe County Department of Public Works and Development, 10730 East
Briarwood Avenue, Centennial, CO 80112.
Fergus County, Montana, and Incorporated Areas
Flood Channel....................... Approximately 70 feet
+ 3609
+ 3610 Town of Denton. upstream of Main
Street Bridge.
Approximately 50 feet
+ 3610
+ 3614 upstream of Railroad
Bridge.
Shallow Flooding.................... Intersection of Bain
None 1 Town of Denton.
Street and Main Street.
* 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 William R. Blanton, Jr., Chief, Engineering Management Branch, Mitigation Directorate, Federal
Emergency Management Agency, 500 C Street, SW., Washington, DC 20472.
ADDRESSES
Town of Denton
Maps are available for inspection at 305 West Watson Street, Lewistown, MT 59457.
Tuscarawas County, Ohio, and Incorporated Areas
Beggar Run (Backwater from
At the confluence of
None
+ 909 Unincorporated Areas of
Tuscarawas River).
Beggar Run with
Tuscarawas County.
Conotton Creek.
Approximately 0.78 mile
None
+ 909 upstream of the confluence of Beggar
Run with Conotton
Creek.
Browns Run (Backwater from
At the confluence of
None
+ 909 Unincorporated Areas of
Tuscarawas River).
Browns Run with
Tuscarawas County.
Conotton Creek.
Just downstream of
None
+ 909
Henderson School Road.
Conotton Creek (Backwater from
At the confluence of
None
+ 909 Unincorporated Areas of
Tuscarawas River).
Conotton Creek and
Tuscarawas County.
Tuscarawas River.
Approximately 0.76 mile
None
+ 909 upstream of Miller
Hill Road (Tuscarawas/
Carroll County boundary).
Dog Run (Backwater from Tuscarawas
At the confluence of
None
+ 909 Unincorporated Areas of
River).
Dog Run and Conotton
Tuscarawas County.
Creek.
Approximately 0.42 mile
None
+ 909 upstream of Norfolk and Western Railway.
Huff Run (Backwater from Tuscarawas At the confluence of
None
+ 909 Unincorporated Areas of
River).
Huff Run with Conotton
Tuscarawas County,
Creek.
Village of Mineral
City.
Approximately 1.38
None
+ 909 miles upstream of New
Cumberland Road.
Indian Fork (Backwater from
At the confluence of
None
+ 909 Unincorporated Areas of
Tuscarawas River).
Indian Fork with
Tuscarawas County.
Conotton Creek.
Just downstream of
None
+ 909
State Route 212.
Middle Run (Backwater from
At the confluence of
None
+ 909 Unincorporated Areas of
Tuscarawas River).
Middle Run with
Tuscarawas County.
Tuscarawas River.
Approximately 0.72 mile
None
+ 909 upstream of Dover Zoar
Road.
Small Middle Run (Backwater from
At the confluence of
None
+ 909 Unincorporated Areas of
Tuscarawas River).
Small Middle Run with
Tuscarawas County.
Tuscarawas River.
Approximately 500 feet
None
+ 909 downstream of Dover
Zoar Road.
Stillwater Creek.................... Just downstream of the
None
+ 844 City of Midvale.
Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad.
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Approximately 0.45 mile
None
+ 845 upstream of US Route 250.
Tuscarawas River.................... Just upstream of the
None
+ 909 Village of Bolivar,
Dover Dam.
Unincorporated Areas of Tuscarawas County,
Village of Zoar.
Approximately 2.18
None
+ 909 miles upstream of
State Route 212
(Tuscarawas/Stark
County boundary).
Tuscarawas River.................... Approximately 0.66 mile
None
+ 838 Village of Tuscarawas. downstream of
Tuscarawas Road.
Tuscarawas River.................... Approximately 1,000
None
+ 831 Village of feet upstream of the
Gnadenhutten. confluence of
Tuscarawas River with
Clewell Run.
Wolf Run (Backwater from Tuscarawas At the confluence of
None
+ 909 Unincorporated Areas of
River).
Wolf Run and
Tuscarawas County.
Tuscarawas River.
Approximately 0.89 mile
None
+ 909 upstream of Norfolk and Western Railway.
* 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 William R. Blanton, Jr., Chief, Engineering Management Branch, Mitigation Directorate, Federal
Emergency Management Agency, 500 C Street, SW., Washington, DC 20472.
ADDRESSES
City of Midvale
Maps are available for inspection at City Hall, 311 Barnhill Road, Midvale, OH 44653.
Unincorporated Areas of Tuscarawas County
Maps are available for inspection at the Tuscarawas County Administrative Offices, 125 East High Avenue, New
Philadelphia, OH 44663.
Village of Bolivar
Maps are available for inspection at the Bolivar Village Hall, 109 Canal Street Northwest, Bolivar, OH 44612.
Village of Gnadenhutten
Maps are available for inspection at the Gnadenhutten Village Hall, 131 South Walnut Street, Gnadenhutten, OH 44629.
Village of Mineral City
Maps are available for inspection at the Mineral City Village Hall, 8728 North High Street, Mineral City, OH 44656.
Village of Tuscarawas
Maps are available for inspection at the Tuscarawas Village Hall, 522 East Cherry Street, Tuscarawas, OH 44682.
Village of Zoar
Maps are available for inspection at the County Administrative Offices, 125 East High Avenue, New Philadelphia,
OH 44663.
Yankton County, South Dakota, and Incorporated Areas
James River......................... Just upstream of the
None
+ 1167 Unincorporated Areas of confluence with the
Yankton County.
Missouri River.
Approximately 600 feet
None
+ 1188 upstream of County
Highway 213 (431st
Avenue).
* 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 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 Yankton County
Maps are available for inspection at 321 West 3rd Street, Yankton, SD 57078.
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Angelina County, Texas, and Incorporated Areas
Biloxi Creek North Tributary........ Approximately 0.6 miles
None
+ 306 City of Lufkin. downstream of Loop 287.
Just upstream of Loop
None
+ 329 287.
Cedar Creek......................... Just downstream of
None
+ 278 City of Lufkin.
Lotus Lane.
Just upstream of State
None
+ 299
Loop 339.
Cedar Creek North Tributary......... Just upstream of Lotus
None
+ 280 City of Lufkin.
Lane.
Approximately 1,070
None
+ 286 feet upstream of Texas
Southeastern Rail Road.
Cedar Creek South Tributary......... Confluence of Cedar
+ 254
+ 253 City of Lufkin.
Creek and Cedar Creek
South Tributary.
Approximately 1,300
None
+ 287 feet upstream of Berry
Road.
Cedar Creek Tributary 3............. Confluence of Cedar
None
+ 239 City of Lufkin.
Creek Tributary 3 and
Cedar Creek.
Just upstream of Live
None
+ 266
Oak Lane.
East Fork of West Branch Mill Creek. Confluence of; East
+ 283
+ 279 City of Lufkin.
Fork of West Branch
Mill Creek and
Tributary to Mill
Creek Tributary.
Just downstream of US
None
+ 300
Highway 69.
Hurricane Creek..................... Approximately 0.7 miles
None
+ 232 City of Lufkin. downstream of College
Drive.
Just downstream of the
+ 279
+ 280 intersection of Conn
Avenue and Chestnut
Street.
Hurricane Creek East Tributary (E).. Approximately 0.6 miles
None
+ 269 City of Lufkin. upstream of Brentwood
Drive.
Confluence of Hurricane
None
+ 273
Creek and Hurricane
Creek East Tributary
(E).
Hurricane Creek East Tributary (E)
Confluence of Hurricane
+ 246
+ 250 City of Lufkin.
Tributary
Creek East Tributary
(E) Tributary and
Hurricane Creek East
Tributary (E).
Approximately 0.5 miles
None
+ 267 upstream of Brentwood
Drive.
Hurricane Creek East Tributary
Just downstream of
None
+ 289 City of Lufkin.
(North).
Jones Street.
Just upstream of
None
+ 305
Whipporwill Street.
Hurricane Creek East Tributary
Confluence of Hurricane
None
+ 237 City of Lufkin.
(South).
Creek East Tributary
(South) and Unnamed
Tributary 4 to
Hurricane Creek.
Just upstream of Pine
None
+ 265
Valley Drive.
Hurricane Creek West Branch......... Confluence of Hurricane
+ 251
+ 250 City of Lufkin.
Creek and Hurricane
Creek West Branch.
Just upstream of Park
None
+ 276
Lane.
Mill Creek Tributary................ Approximately 1,486
None
+ 290 City of Lufkin. feet downstream of
Bonita Street.
Approximately 230 feet
None
+ 304 upstream of Martin
Luther King Drive.
One Eyed Creek...................... Just downstream of
None
+ 289 City of Lufkin.
Westwood Place.
Just downstream of
None
+ 309
Fuller Springs Drive.
Shirley Creek....................... Just upstream of Loop
+ 259
+ 262 City of Lufkin. 287.
Just upstream of
None
+ 297
Trenton Road.
Shirley Creek Tributary 2........... Just downstream of Loop
None
+ 294 City of Lufkin. 287.
Just downstream of
None
+ 310
Shady Pine Road.
Shirley Creek Tributary 2 East
Confluence of Shirley
None
+ 277 City of Lufkin.
Branch.
Creek Tributary 2 and
Shirley Creek
Tributary 2 East
Branch.
Approximately 600 feet
None
+ 296 upstream of Freeman
Street.
Tributary to Mill Creek Tributary... Just downstream of the
+ 271
+ 272 City of Lufkin.
City Lake Dam.
Just downstream of US
None
+ 305
Highway 69.
Tributary to Paper Mill Creek
Just downstream of
None
+ 272 City of Lufkin.
Tributary.
State Highway 103.
Approximately 675 feet
None
+ 290 upstream of Freeman
Street.
Unnamed Tributary 1 to Hurricane
Confluence of Hurricane
+ 255
+ 259 City of Lufkin.
Creek.
Creek and Unnamed
Tributary 1 to
Hurricane Creek.
Just upstream of Farm-
None
+ 293 to-Market Road 58.
Unnamed Tributary 2 to Hurricane
Confluence of Hurricane
None
+ 247 City of Lufkin.
Creek.
Creek and Unnamed
Tributary 2 to
Hurricane Creek.
Approximately .4 miles
None
+ 273 upstream from Tulane
Road.
Unnamed Tributary 3 to Hurricane
Confluence of Hurricane
None
+ 236 City of Lufkin.
Creek.
Creek and Unnamed
Tributary 3 to
Hurricane Creek.
Just upstream of Loop
None
+ 264 287.
Unnamed Tributary 4 to Hurricane
Confluence of Unnamed
None
+ 237 City of Lufkin.
Creek.
Tributary 4 to
Hurricane Creek and
Hurricane Creek East
Tributary (South).
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Approximately 773 feet
None
+ 272 upstream of Crown
Colony Drive.
Unnamed Tributary to Papermill Creek Limit of detailed study
None
+ 244 City of Lufkin. nearest to Kit
McConnico Park.
Lower limit of detailed
None
+ 252 study (no physical reference available).
Approximately 0.6 miles
None
+ 252 downstream of Moffett
Road.
Approximately 0.5 miles
None
+ 252 downstream of Moffett
Road.
Approximately 1,800
None
+ 254 feet downstream of Old
Moffett Road.
Just upstream of State
+ 259
+ 261
Loop 287.
* 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 William R. Blanton, Jr., Chief, Engineering Management Branch, Mitigation Directorate, Federal
Emergency Management Agency, 500 C Street, SW., Washington, DC 20472.
ADDRESSES
City of Lufkin
Maps are available for inspection at 300 East Shepard Avenue, Lufkin, TX 75901.
(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance No. 97.022, ``Flood
Insurance.'')
Dated: May 21, 2009.
Deborah S. Ingram,
Acting Deputy Assistant Administrator for Mitigation, Mitigation
Directorate, Department of Homeland Security, Federal Emergency
Management Agency.
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