Rules and Regulations. Final rule

Agency: Federal Emergency Management Agency, DHS
Action: Final rule
Citation: FR Doc. 2012-18668 · Docket ID FEMA-2012-0003 · 44 CFR 67

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 in the table below.

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 Deputy Associate Administrator for Mitigation 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. Accordingly, 44 CFR part 67 is 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. § 67.11 [Amended] 2. The tables published under the authority of § 67.11 are amended as follows: State City/town/county Source of flooding Location * Elevation in feet (NGVD) + Elevation in feet (NAVD) # Depth in feet above ground ‸ Elevation in meters (MSL) Modified Unincorporated Areas of Solano County, California Docket No.: FEMA-B-1200 California Unincorporated Areas of Solano County Sweany Creek Approximately 375 feet upstream of the McCune Creek confluence +64 Approximately 930 feet upstream of Timm Road +149 * National Geodetic Vertical Datum. + North American Vertical Datum. # Depth in feet above ground. ‸ Mean Sea Level, rounded to the nearest 0.1 meter. ADDRESSES Unincorporated Areas of Solano County Maps are available for inspection at the Solano County Public Works Department, 675 Texas Street, Suite 5500, Fairfield, CA 94533. City of Colonial Heights, Virginia Docket No.: FEMA-B-1198 Virginia City of Colonial Heights Old Town Creek Approximately 0.63 mile downstream of Conduit Road +11 Approximately 0.48 mile upstream of the railroad +68 * National Geodetic Vertical Datum. + North American Vertical Datum. # Depth in feet above ground. ‸ Mean Sea Level, rounded to the nearest 0.1 meter. ADDRESSES City of Colonial Heights Maps are available for inspection at 202 James Avenue, Colonial Heights, VA 23834. Flooding source(s) Location of referenced elevation * Elevation in feet (NGVD) + Elevation in feet (NAVD) # Depth in feet above ground ‸ Elevation in meters (MSL) Modified Communities affected Grundy County, Illinois, and Incorporated Areas Docket No.: FEMA-B-1104 Claypool Ditch Approximately at Carbon Hill Road +546 Village of Carbon Hill. Approximately 0.38 mile upstream of Carbon Hill Road +546 Des Plaines River Approximately 1.75 miles upstream of the upstream side of the Dresden Island Lock and Dam +510 Unincorporated Areas of Grundy County, Village of Channahon. Approximately 0.1 mile upstream of Will Road extended +510 East Fork Mazon River Approximately 1,275 feet downstream of Rice Street +581 Village of East Brooklyn. Approximately at Rice Street +582 Gooseberry Creek Approximately 750 feet upstream of Old Mazon Road +612 Unincorporated Areas of Grundy County, Village of Dwight. Approximately 425 feet upstream of U.S. Route 66 +620 Illinois River Approximately 0.4 mile downstream of the railroad +497 City of Morris, Unincorporated Areas of Grundy County, Village of Channahon, Village of Seneca. Just downstream of the Dresden Island Lock and Dam +507 * National Geodetic Vertical Datum. + North American Vertical Datum. # Depth in feet above ground. ‸ Mean Sea Level, rounded to the nearest 0.1 meter. ADDRESSES City of Morris Maps are available for inspection at City Hall, 700 North Division Street, Morris, IL 60450. Unincorporated Areas of Grundy County Maps are available for inspection at the Grundy County Administration Building, 1320 Union Street, Morris, IL 60450. Village of Carbon Hill Maps are available for inspection at the Village Hall, 695 North Holcomb Street, Carbon Hill, IL 60416. Village of Channahon Maps are available for inspection at the Village Hall, 24555 South Navajo Drive, Channahon, IL 60410. Village of Dwight Maps are available for inspection at the Dwight Public Services Complex, 209 South Prairie Avenue, Dwight, IL 60420. Village of East Brooklyn Maps are available for inspection at the Village Hall, 170 Monroe Street, East Brooklyn, IL 60474. Village of Seneca Maps are available for inspection at the Village Hall, 340 North Cash, Seneca, IL 61360. Warrick County, Indiana, and Incorporated Areas Docket No.: FEMA-B-7753 Kelly Ditch Approximately 900 feet upstream of the confluence with Cypress Creek +388 City of Boonville, Unincorporated Areas of Warrick County. Approximately 1,650 feet upstream of Baker Road +398 Summer Pecka Ditch Approximately 2,500 feet downstream of Anderson Road +383 Unincorporated Areas of Warrick County. Approximately 3,900 feet upstream of Martin Drive +395 * National Geodetic Vertical Datum. + North American Vertical Datum. # Depth in feet above ground. ‸ Mean Sea Level, rounded to the nearest 0.1 meter. ADDRESSES City of Boonville Maps are available for inspection at 135 South Second Street, Boonville, IN 47601. Unincorporated Areas of Warrick County Maps are available for inspection at the Warrick County Historic Courthouse, 107 West Locust Street, Room 201, Boonville, IN 47601. Lawrence County, Missouri, and Incorporated Areas Docket No.: FEMA-B-1105 Chapel Drain Approximately 50 feet upstream of Farm Road 1090 +1335 Unincorporated Areas of Lawrence County. Approximately 0.71 mile upstream of Farm Road 1090 +1379 Clear Creek Approximately 250 feet downstream of Farm Road 1050 +1233 Unincorporated Areas of Lawrence County. Just upstream of the Barry County boundary +1243 Kelly Creek Tributary Approximately 0.45 mile downstream of Farm Road 2230 +1365 Unincorporated Areas of Lawrence County. Approximately 100 feet upstream of Farm Road 2230 +1401 Tributary No. 1 Approximately 50 feet upstream of the Unnamed Tributary confluence +1326 Unincorporated Areas of Lawrence County. Approximately 275 feet upstream of State Highway 37 +1333 Tributary 2 Just upstream of the Unnamed Tributary confluence +1357 Unincorporated Areas of Lawrence County. Approximately 900 feet upstream of State Route H +1377 Unnamed Tributary Approximately 1,675 feet downstream of the Barry County boundary +1277 Unincorporated Areas of Lawrence County. Approximately 550 feet upstream of Farm Road 2230 +1383 Unnamed Tributary Number 1 Approximately 200 feet downstream of Washington Avenue +1372 City of Aurora. Approximately 525 feet upstream of Union Street +1406 Unnamed Tributary Number 2 Approximately 600 feet upstream of South Street +1359 City of Aurora. Approximately 100 feet upstream of Prospect Street +1402 Unnamed Tributary Number 3 Approximately 250 feet upstream of the Unnamed Tributary Number 2 confluence +1376 City of Aurora. At Tyler Drive +1390 Unnamed Tributary Number 4 Approximately 215 feet upstream of Saint Louis Street +1361 City of Aurora. Approximately 650 feet upstream of Lincoln Avenue +1381 * National Geodetic Vertical Datum. + North American Vertical Datum. # Depth in feet above ground. ‸ Mean Sea Level, rounded to the nearest 0.1 meter. ADDRESSES City of Aurora Maps are available for inspection at City Hall, 2 West Pleasant Street, Aurora, MO 65605. Unincorporated Areas of Lawrence County Maps are available for inspection at the Lawrence County Courthouse, 1 East Courthouse Square, Mt. Vernon, MO 65712. Madison County, Missouri, and Incorporated Areas Docket No.: FEMA-B-1142 and FEMA-B-1170 Little Saint Francis River Approximately 675 feet downstream of U.S. Route 67 +689 City of Fredericktown, Unincorporated Areas of Madison County. Approximately 1.3 miles downstream of County Road 220 +743 Little Saint Francis River Tributary 1 At the confluence with the Little Saint Francis River +700 City of Fredericktown, Unincorporated Areas of Madison County. Just downstream of County Road 218 +769 Mill Creek (backwater effects from Little Saint Francis River) From the confluence with the Little Saint Francis River to approximately 665 feet downstream of County Road 500 +690 Unincorporated Areas of Madison County. Saline Creek At the confluence with the Little Saint Francis River +703 Unincorporated Areas of Madison County. Approximately 550 feet downstream of the confluence with Goose Creek +736 Spiva Creek (backwater effects from Little Saint Francis River) From the confluence with the Little Saint Francis River to just upstream of County Road 201 +692 Unincorporated Areas of Madison County. Tollar Branch At the confluence with Saline Creek +713 City of Fredericktown, Unincorporated Areas of Madison County, Village of Cobalt. Approximately 1,310 feet upstream of Mine LaMotte Street +788 Village Creek At the confluence with the Little Saint Francis River +704 City of Fredericktown, City of Junction City, Unincorporated Areas of Madison County. Approximately 550 feet upstream of Catherine Mine Road +710 * National Geodetic Vertical Datum. + North American Vertical Datum. # Depth in feet above ground. ‸ Mean Sea Level, rounded to the nearest 0.1 meter. ADDRESSES City of Fredericktown Maps are available for inspection at City Hall, 124 West Main Street, Fredericktown, MO 63645. City of Junction City Maps are available for inspection at the Madison County Courthouse, 1 Courthouse Square, Fredericktown, MO 63645. Unincorporated Areas of Madison County Maps are available for inspection at the Madison County Courthouse, 1 Courthouse Square, Fredericktown, MO 63645. Village of Cobalt Maps are available for inspection at the Madison County Courthouse, 1 Courthouse Square, Fredericktown, MO 63645. Dauphin County, Pennsylvania (All Jurisdictions) Docket No.: FEMA-B-1100 and FEMA-B-1193 Beaver Creek (Upper Reach) Approximately 1,540 feet below Devonshire Heights Road +381 Township of Lower Paxton. Approximately 160 feet above the confluence with Beaver Creek Tributary A +432 Mahantango Creek Approximately 1.88 miles upstream of Malta Road +434 Township of Mifflin. Approximately 0.38 mile downstream of Market Street +470 Paxton Creek Approximately 2,285 feet above the confluence with Paxton Tributary +321 City of Harrisburg. Approximately 4,000 feet above confluence with the centerline of the Susquehanna River +325 Rattling Creek Approximately 185 feet upstream of Glen Park Road +762 Township of Jackson. Approximately 630 feet upstream of Glen Park Road +768 Susquehanna River At Whitehouse Lane (295 feet northeast of Cherry Avenue) +304 Borough of Steelton. Approximately 840 feet northwest of the intersection of Franklin Street and the railroad +313 Swatara Creek Approximately 2,100 feet downstream of the confluence with Bow Creek +348 Township of East Hanover. At the Lebanon County boundary +359 Wiconisco Creek (Upper Reach) Approximately 1.26 miles downstream of the Rattling Creek confluence +603 Township of Washington. Approximately 1.11 miles downstream of the Rattling Creek confluence +606 * National Geodetic Vertical Datum. + North American Vertical Datum. # Depth in feet above ground. ‸ Mean Sea Level, rounded to the nearest 0.1 meter. ADDRESSES Borough of Steelton Maps are available for inspection at the Borough Hall, 123 North Front Street, Steelton, PA 17113. City of Harrisburg Maps are available for inspection at the City Government Center, 10 North 2nd Street, Harrisburg, PA 17101. Township of East Hanover Maps are available for inspection at the East Hanover Township Municipal Building, 8848 Jonestown Road, Grantville, PA 17028. Township of Jackson Maps are available for inspection at the Jackson Township Building, 450 Bastion Road, Halifax, PA 17032. Township of Lower Paxton Maps are available for inspection at the Lower Paxton Township Municipal Building, 425 Prince Street, Harrisburg, PA 17109. Township of Mifflin Maps are available for inspection at the Mifflin Township Building, 3843 Shippen Dam Road, Millersburg, PA 17061. Township of Washington Maps are available for inspection at the Washington Township Municipal Building, 185 Manors Road, Elizabethville, PA 17023. Wyoming County, Pennsylvania (All Jurisdictions) Docket No.: FEMA-B-1185 Bowman Creek Approximately 250 feet upstream of Keelersburg Road +605 Township of Eaton, Township of Monroe. Approximately 1.02 miles upstream of the most upstream crossing of State Route 29 (Joseph W. Hunter Highway) +931 Buttermilk Creek Approximately 1.1 miles downstream of State Route 2027 +784 Township of Falls. Approximately 460 feet upstream of Oak Drive +961 South Branch Tunkhannock Creek Approximately 0.4 mile downstream of State Route 2012 +713 Borough of Factoryville, Township of Clinton. Approximately 0.6 mile upstream of Church Street +838 Susquehanna River Approximately 1.0 mile upstream of the Falls/Exeter State Route 92 crossing +585 Township of North Moreland. Approximately 2.5 miles upstream of the Falls/Exeter State Route 92 crossing +589 Swale Brook At the downstream side of the railroad bridge +609 Borough of Tunkhannock, Township of Tunkhannock. Approximately 0.7 mile upstream of Bridge Street +655 Tributary No. 1 to Swale Brook At the Swale Brook confluence +617 Borough of Tunkhannock. Approximately 75 feet upstream of North Bridge Street +723 Tunkhannock Creek Approximately 425 feet downstream of the second U.S. Route 6 crossing +609 Township of Tunkhannock. Approximately 1.7 miles upstream of the most upstream U.S. Route 6 crossing +643 * National Geodetic Vertical Datum. + North American Vertical Datum. # Depth in feet above ground. ‸ Mean Sea Level, rounded to the nearest 0.1 meter. ADDRESSES Borough of Factoryville Maps are available for inspection at the Borough Municipal Building, 161 College Avenue, Factoryville, PA 18419. Borough of Tunkhannock Maps are available for inspection at the Tunkhannock Borough Municipal Building, 126 Warren Street, Tunkhannock, PA 18657. Township of Clinton Maps are available for inspection at the Clinton Township Municipal Building, 256 Creek Road, Factoryville, PA 18419. Township of Eaton Maps are available for inspection at the Eaton Township Municipal Building, 1331 State Route 29 South, Tunkhannock, PA 18657. Township of Falls Maps are available for inspection at the Township Municipal Building, 220 Buttermilk Road, Falls, PA 18615. Township of Monroe Maps are available for inspection at the Monroe Township Municipal Building, 2605 State Route 29 South, Monroe, PA 18657. Township of North Moreland Maps are available for inspection at the North Moreland Township Municipal Building, 15 Municipal Lane, Dallas, PA 18612. Township of Tunkhannock Maps are available for inspection at the Tunkhannock Township Municipal Building, 113 Tunkhannock Township Drive, Tunkhannock, PA 18657. Palo Pinto County, Texas, and Incorporated Areas Docket No.: FEMA-B-1147 and FEMA-B-1216 Brazos River Approximately 7.89 miles downstream of the confluence with Palo Pinto Creek +768 Unincorporated Areas of Palo Pinto County. Approximately 5.43 miles downstream of the confluence with Palo Pinto Creek +773 Crystal Creek Just upstream of 16th Street +915 City of Mineral Wells. Just upstream of 2nd Street +960 Pollard Creek Approximately 387 feet upstream of Ferguson Road +836 Unincorporated Areas of Palo Pinto County. Approximately 118 feet downstream of Pollard Park Road +921 Pollard Creek Tributary No. 1 Just upstream of Southwest 22nd Street +844 Unincorporated Areas of Palo Pinto County. Just downstream of Southwest 10th Street +861 Pollard Creek Tributary No. 2 Approximately 140 feet downstream of 2nd Street +879 Unincorporated Areas of Palo Pinto County. Approximately 1,250 feet upstream of 2nd Street +882 Pollard Creek Tributary No. 5 Approximately 850 feet upstream of Northeast 23rd Street +1032 Unincorporated Areas of Palo Pinto County. Just upstream of Northeast 23rd Street +1049 Rock Creek Just upstream of FM 1195 +846 Unincorporated Areas of Palo Pinto County. Approximately 0.82 mile upstream of FM 1195 +857 Rock Creek Tributary No. 1 Approximately 425 feet upstream of Northeast 23rd Street +972 Unincorporated Areas of Palo Pinto County. Approximately 600 feet upstream of Northeast 23rd Street +972 Rock Creek Tributary No. 2 At the upstream side of FM 1195 +846 Unincorporated Areas of Palo Pinto County. Approximately 0.64 mile downstream of Garrett Morris Parkway +858 * National Geodetic Vertical Datum. + North American Vertical Datum. # Depth in feet above ground. ‸ Mean Sea Level, rounded to the nearest 0.1 meter. ADDRESSES City of Mineral Wells Maps are available for inspection at City Hall, 115 Southwest 1st Street, Mineral Wells, TX 76068. Unincorporated Areas of Palo Pinto County Maps are available for inspection at the Palo Pinto County Courthouse, 520 Oak Street, Palo Pinto, TX 76484. Wirt County, West Virginia, and Incorporated Areas Docket No.: FEMA-B-1188 Daley Run Approximately 1,400 feet downstream of County Route 14/1 +610 Unincorporated Areas of Wirt County. Approximately 500 feet downstream of County Route 14/1 +610 Little Kanawha River Approximately 1.8 miles downstream of the Hughes River confluence +610 Unincorporated Areas of Wirt County. Approximately 4.2 miles downstream of the Hughes River confluence +610 Little Kanawha River Approximately 1.4 miles downstream of State Route 5 +623 Unincorporated Areas of Wirt County. Approximately 650 feet downstream of State Route 5 +625 Tucker Creek At the Little Kanawha River confluence +623 Unincorporated Areas of Wirt County. Approximately 1.1 miles upstream of the Little Kanawha River confluence +623 * National Geodetic Vertical Datum. + North American Vertical Datum. # Depth in feet above ground. ‸ Mean Sea Level, rounded to the nearest 0.1 meter. ADDRESSES Unincorporated Areas of Wirt County Maps are available for inspection at the Wirt County Courthouse, Corner Court of Washington Street, Elizabeth, WV 26143. (Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance No. 97.022, “Flood Insurance.”) Dated: July 19, 2012. Sandra K. Knight, Deputy Associate Administrator for Mitigation, Department of Homeland Security, Federal Emergency Management Agency. [FR Doc. 2012-18668 Filed 7-30-12; 8:45 am]