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Therefore, no regulatory flexibility
analysis is required.
Executive Order 12866
This proposed rule is not a significant
regulatory action as defined by
Executive Order 12866. Therefore, it
requires no regulatory assessment.
Drafting Information
N.A. Sutton of the Regulations and
Rulings Division drafted this notice.
List of Subjects in 27 CFR Part 9
Wine.
Proposed Regulatory Amendment
For the reasons discussed in the
preamble, we propose to amend title 27,
chapter 1, part 9, Code of Federal
Regulations, as follows:
PART 9—AMERICAN VITICULTURAL
AREAS
1. The authority citation for part 9
continues to read as follows:
Authority: 27 U.S.C. 205.
Subpart C—Approved American
Viticultural Areas
2. Amend subpart C by adding § 9.___
to read as follows:
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§ 9.___
Upper Mississippi River Valley.
(a) Name. The name of the viticultural
area described in this section is ‘‘Upper
Mississippi River Valley’’. For purposes
of part 4 of this chapter, ‘‘Upper
Mississippi River Valley’’ is a term of
viticultural significance.
(b) Approved maps. The six United
States Geological Survey topographic
maps used to determine the boundary of
the Upper Mississippi River Valley
viticultural area are titled:
(1) State of Minnesota, scale
1:500,000; compiled in 1963; edition of
1985;
(2) State of Wisconsin, scale
1:500,000; compiled in 1966; edition of
1984;
(3) State of Illinois, scale 1:500,000;
compiled in 1970; edition of 1987;
(4) State of Iowa, scale 1:500,000;
compiled in 1965; edition of 1984;
(5) Anamosa, Iowa, 1:100,000 scale;
edited 1984; and
(6) Marshalltown, Iowa, 1:100,000
scale; edited 1984.
(c) Boundary. The Upper Mississippi
River Valley viticultural area is located
in portions of southeast Minnesota,
southwest Wisconsin, northwest
Illinois, and northeast Iowa. The
boundary of the Upper Mississippi
River Valley viticultural area is as
described below:
(1) The beginning point is on the State
of Minnesota map at the intersection of
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Interstate Highways 94 and 494
(beltway), east of St. Paul at Oakbury in
Washington County. From the beginning
point, proceed east on Interstate 94,
crossing over Lake St. Croix and onto
the State of Wisconsin map at St. Croix
County, and then continuing through
Dunn County to Eau Claire County, to
the intersection of Interstate Highway 94
with Wisconsin State Highway 85,
southwest of the City of Eau Claire; then
(2) Proceed northeast on Wisconsin
State Highway 85 toward the City of Eau
Claire to its intersection with U.S.
Highway 12; then
(3) Proceed southeast on U.S.
Highway 12 into Jackson County and
passing through Clark County, to its
intersection with Interstate Highway 94
at Black River Falls; then
(4) Proceed southeast on Interstate
Highway 94 into Monroe County to its
intersection with Interstate Highway 90,
east of the Fort McCoy Military
Reservation; then
(5) Proceed southeast on Interstate
Highway 90 through Juneau, Sauk,
Columbia, Dane, and Rock Counties,
crossing onto the State of Illinois map
at Winnebago County to its intersection
with U.S. Highway 20 at Cherry Valley;
then
(6) Proceed west on U.S. Highway 20
to its intersection with Illinois State
Highway 2, west of the Rock River; then
(7) Proceed southwest on Illinois State
Highway 2, passing through Ogle
County and into Lee County, to its
intersection with Illinois State Highway
26 at Dixon; then
(8) Proceed south on Illinois State
Highway 26 to its intersection with
Illinois State Highway 5 (which has
been redesignated as Interstate Highway
88 on contemporary maps of Illinois);
then
(9) Proceed southwest on Illinois State
Highway 5 (Interstate Highway 88),
passing through Whiteside County and
into Rock Island County, to its
intersection with Interstate Highway 80
at Barstow; then
(10) Proceed generally northwest on
Interstate Highway 80, crossing the
Mississippi River, onto the State of Iowa
map at Scott County, and continuing
west-northwest through Cedar County
and into Johnson County to the
intersection of Interstate Highways 80
and 380 at Tiffin; then
(11) Proceed north-northwest on
Interstate Highway 380 into Linn
County and Cedar Rapids on the State
of Iowa map. Then using the Anamosa
map, followed by the Marshalltown
map, follow Interstate Highway 380,
labeled ‘‘Under Construction’’ on the
Anamosa map, northwest through
Benton and Buchanan Counties to Black
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Hawk County, to its intersection with
U.S. Highway 20, southeast of Waterloo
and Raymond; then
(12) Using the State of Iowa map,
proceed west-northwest on U.S.
Highway 20 to Waterloo and its
intersection with U.S. Highway 63; then
(13) Proceed north on U.S. Highway
63 through Bremer, Chicksaw, and
Howard Counties, skirting the Upper
Iowa River at Chester, and crossing onto
the State of Minnesota map at Fillmore
County, to its intersection with
Minnesota State Highway 56; then
(14) Proceed northwest and northerly
on Minnesota State Highway 56 through
Mower, Dodge, and Goodhue Counties
to Dakota County, where it joins with
State Highway 52 on commercial maps,
to its intersection with the Interstate
Highway 494 (beltway), south of St.
Paul; then
(15) Follow Interstate Highway 494
(beltway) northeast into Washington
County, returning to the beginning
point.
Signed: June 6, 2008.
John J. Manfreda,
Administrator.
Editorial Note: This document was
received in the Office of the Federal Register
on August 6, 2008.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
Federal Emergency Management
Agency
44 CFR Part 67
[Docket No. FEMA–B–7796]
Proposed Flood Elevation
Determinations
Federal Emergency
Management Agency, DHS.
ACTION: Proposed rule.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: Comments are requested on
the proposed Base (1 percent annualchance) 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
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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 November 10, 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–7796, 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).
Flooding source(s)
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.
§ 67.4
[Amended]
2. The tables published under the
authority of § 67.4 are proposed to be
amended as follows:
* Elevation in feet (NGVD)
+ Elevation in feet (NAVD)
# Depth in feet above
ground
Location of referenced elevation**
Effective
Communities
affected
Modified
Hutchinson County, South Dakota, and Incorporated Areas
Approximately 50 feet upstream of Maxwell Road ......
None
+1189
Approximately 2,600 feet downstream of 269th Street
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James River ..........................
None
+1210
Unincorporated Areas of
Hutchinson County,
Town of Olivet.
* 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
Town of Olivet
Maps are available for inspection at P.O. Box 490, Parkston, SD 57366.
Unincorporated Areas of Hutchinson County
Maps are available for inspection at PO Box 490, Parkston, SD 57366.
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(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance No.
97.022, ‘‘Flood Insurance.’’)
Dated: July 25, 2008.
Edward L. Connor,
Deputy Assistant Administrator for
Insurance, Department of Homeland Security,
Federal Emergency Management Agency.
[FR Doc. E8–18528 Filed 8–11–08; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 9110–12–P
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
Federal Emergency Management
Agency
44 CFR Part 67
[Docket No. FEMA–B–7798]
Proposed Flood Elevation
Determinations
Federal Emergency
Management Agency, DHS.
ACTION: Proposed rule.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: Comments are requested on
the proposed Base (1 percent annualchance) 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 November 10, 2008.
ADDRESSES: The corresponding
preliminary Flood Insurance Rate Map
(FIRM) for the proposed BFEs for each
community are available for inspection
yshivers on PROD1PC62 with PROPOSALS
State
City/town/county
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–7798, 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
Source of flooding
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.
§ 67.4
[Amended]
2. The tables published under the
authority of § 67.4 are proposed to be
amended as follows:
* Elevation in feet (NGVD)
+ Elevation in feet (NAVD)
# Depth in feet above
ground
Location **
Existing
Modified
Town of Boxborough, Massachusetts
Massachusetts ..........
Town of Boxborough
Guggins Brook ..........
Approximately 1,000 feet upstream of confluence with Inch Brook.
*National Geodetic Vertical Datum.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Federal Emergency Management Agency
44 CFR Part 67
[Docket No. FEMA-B-7796]
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 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
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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 November 10, 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-7796, 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)
Flooding source(s) Location of referenced Depth in feet above Communities affected
elevation** ground
--------------------------
Effective Modified
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Hutchinson County, South Dakota, and Incorporated Areas
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
James River......................... Approximately 50 feet None +1189 Unincorporated Areas of
upstream of Maxwell Hutchinson County,
Road.
Approximately 2,600 None +1210 Town of Olivet.
feet downstream of
269th Street.
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* 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
Town of Olivet
Maps are available for inspection at P.O. Box 490, Parkston, SD 57366.
Unincorporated Areas of Hutchinson County
Maps are available for inspection at PO Box 490, Parkston, SD 57366.
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(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance No. 97.022, ``Flood
Insurance.'')
Dated: July 25, 2008.
Edward L. Connor,
Deputy Assistant Administrator for Insurance, Department of Homeland
Security, Federal Emergency Management Agency.
[FR Doc. E8-18528 Filed 8-11-08; 8:45 am]
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