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Flooding source(s)
* Elevation in feet (NGVD)
+ Elevation in feet (NAVD)
# Depth in feet above
ground
∧ Elevation in meters
(MSL)
Location of referenced elevation **
Effective
Communities affected
Modified
∧ 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 Brown County
Maps are available for inspection at 25 Market Street, Aberdeen, SD 57401.
Lake County, Tennessee, and Incorporated Areas
Mississippi River ...................
From the Dyer/Lake County boundary (River Mile
845).
None
+281
Lake County/New Madrid County, Missouri/Fulton
County, Kentucky boundaries (River Mile 907.3).
None
Unincorporated Areas of
Lake County, Town of
Tiptonville.
+311
* National Geodetic Vertical Datum.
+ North American Vertical Datum.
# Depth in feet above ground.
∧ 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 Tiptonville
Maps are available for inspection at the Town Hall, 130 South Court Street, Tiptonville, TN 38079.
Unincorporated Areas of Lake County
Maps are available for inspection at the County Courthouse, 229 Church Street, Tiptonville, TN 38079.
(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance No.
97.022, ‘‘Flood Insurance.’’)
ACTION:
Dated: May 13, 2009.
Deborah S. Ingram,
Acting Deputy Assistant Administrator for
Mitigation, Mitigation Directorate,
Department of Homeland Security, Federal
Emergency Management Agency.
[FR Doc. E9–12106 Filed 5–22–09; 8:45 am]
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.
BILLING CODE 9110–12–P
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
Federal Emergency Management
Agency
44 CFR Part 67
[Docket ID FEMA–2008–0020; Internal
Agency Docket No. FEMA–B–1051]
Proposed Flood Elevation
Determinations
Federal Emergency
Management Agency, DHS.
Comments are to be submitted
on or before August 24, 2009.
AGENCY:
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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–1051, 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.
The
Federal Emergency Management Agency
(FEMA) proposes to make
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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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.
Flooding source(s)
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.
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
∧ Elevation in meters
(MSL)
Location of referenced elevation **
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Effective
Communities affected
Modified
Jefferson County, Alabama, and Incorporated Areas
Dry Creek ..............................
Huckleberry Branch ..............
Approximately
Just upstream
Approximately
Approximately
way.
Approximately
200 feet downstream of Tyler Road .....
+516
+514
+824
+814
Little Shades Creek (Cahaba
Basin).
Approximately 1,500 feet upstream of Mountain Oaks
Drive.
Approximately 930 feet upstream of Loch Haven
Drive.
+431
+432
Just upstream of Pipe Line Road .................................
Just downstream of Wenonah Oxmoor Road ..............
+625
+515
+626
+514
+633
+632
+424
+423
+534
+533
+690
+691
+850
+846
+566
+565
+880
+885
Unnamed Creek 10 ...............
Approximately 2.3 miles downstream of Alabama
Highway 150.
Approximately 0.6 miles downstream of Alabama
Highway 150.
Approximately 310 feet downstream of West Ridge
Drive.
Approximately 0.7 miles downstream of Watterson
Parkway.
Approximately 2.0 miles upstream of Gadsden Highway.
Approximately 0.7 miles downstream of Old Bradford
Road.
Approximately 950 feet upstream of Eagle Ridge
Drive.
Approximately 515 feet downstream of Main Street ....
+605
+607
Unnamed Creek 11 ...............
Approximately 90 feet downstream of Houston Road
Just upstream of Center Point Road ............................
+671
+627
+667
+626
Approximately, 1610 feet upstream of Green Crest
Drive.
+690
+692
Griffin Brook ..........................
Little Shades Creek (Shades
Creek).
Patton Creek .........................
Pinchgut Creek .....................
Turkey Creek ........................
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630 feet upstream of Navajo Trail NE
of Chalkville Mountain Road ................
800 feet upstream of Lakeshore Drive
90 feet upstream of Montgomery High-
+720
None
+634
None
+722
+958
+631
+788
City of Homewood.
City of Hoover, City of
Vestavia Hills.
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City of Center Point.
City of Hoover, City of
Mountain Brook, City of
Vestavia Hills.
City of Bessemer, City of
Birmingham.
City of Hoover, City of
Vestavia Hills.
City of Birmingham, City of
Trussville.
City of Center Point, City
of Clay, City of Pinson.
City of Center Point, City
of Pinson.
City of Center Point, City
of Pinson.
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* Elevation in feet (NGVD)
+ Elevation in feet (NAVD)
# Depth in feet above
ground
∧ Elevation in meters
(MSL)
Location of referenced elevation **
Effective
Unnamed Creek 9 .................
Valley Creek ..........................
Just downstream of Alabama Highway 151 .................
Just downstream of Pinson Heights Road ...................
Approximately 0.5 miles downstream of Power Plant
Road.
Approximately 0.5 miles upstream of Power Plant
Road.
Communities affected
Modified
+591
+630
None
+590
+631
+431
None
City of Center Point.
+440
City of Bessemer.
* National Geodetic Vertical Datum.
+ North American Vertical Datum.
# Depth in feet above ground.
∧ 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 Bessemer
Maps are available for inspection at 1800 Third Avenue North, Bessemer, AL 35020.
City of Birmingham
Maps are available for inspection at 710 20th Street North, Birmingham, AL 35203.
City of Center Point
Maps are available for inspection at 2209 Center Point Parkway, Center Point, AL 35215.
City of Clay
Maps are available for inspection at 6757 Old Springville Road, Pinson, AL 35126.
City of Homewood
Maps are available for inspection at 1903 29th Avenue South, Birmingham, AL 35209.
City of Hoover
Maps are available for inspection at 100 Municipal Drive, Hoover, AL 35236.
City of Mountain Brook
Maps are available for inspection at 56 Church Street, Mountain Brook, AL 35213.
City of Pinson
Maps are available for inspection at 4410 Main Street, Pinson, AL 35126.
City of Trussville
Maps are available for inspection at 131 Main Street, Trussville, AL 35173.
City of Vestavia Hills
Maps are available for inspection at 513 Montgomery Highway, Vestavia Hills, AL 35085.
La Plata County, Colorado, and Incorporated Areas
Grimes Creek ........................
Junction Creek ......................
Los Pinos River .....................
Los Pinos River .....................
Middle Creek .........................
Vallecito Creek ......................
Approximately 0.5 miles downstream of County Road
501.
Approximately 1,400 feet upstream of West Grimes
Creek Road.
Pleasant Drive in Durango ...........................................
Approximately 0.2 miles upstream of National Forest
Boundary.
Approximately 1.2 miles downstream of Highway
160B.
Upstream Limit of Detailed Study at Vallecito Reservoir Dam.
Approximately 1,200 feet downstream of Highway
160B.
Downstream face of Highway 160 Bridge ....................
Approximately 0.6 miles downstream of County Road
501.
West Grimes Creek Road ............................................
Approximately 0.5 miles downstream of County Road
501.
Vallecito Campground/National Forest Boundary ........
+7674
+7674
+7779
+7776
+6641
+6659
+6994
+6996
+6829
+6826
None
+7533
+6865
+6863
+6891
+7674
+6895
+7674
+7718
+7674
+7717
+7674
+7922
+7918
* National Geodetic Vertical Datum.
+ North American Vertical Datum.
# Depth in feet above ground.
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Unincorporated Areas of
La Plata County.
Unincorporated Areas of
La Plata County.
Unincorporated Areas of
La Plata County.
Town of Bayfield.
Unincorporated Areas of
La Plata County.
Unincorporated Areas of
La Plata County.
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Flooding source(s)
* Elevation in feet (NGVD)
+ Elevation in feet (NAVD)
# Depth in feet above
ground
∧ Elevation in meters
(MSL)
Location of referenced elevation **
Effective
24741
Communities affected
Modified
∧ 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 Bayfield
Maps are available for inspection at P.O. Box 80, Bayfield, CO 81122.
Unincorporated Areas of La Plata County
Maps are available for inspection at 1060 East 2nd Avenue, Durango, CO 81301.
Will County, Illinois, and Incorporated Areas
Des Plaines River .................
Approximately 2,700 feet downstream of McKinley
Woods Road (extended).
+511
+510
DuPage River ........................
Brandon Road Lock and Dam ......................................
At confluence with Des Plaines River ..........................
+515
+512
+512
+511
+512
+511
Illinois & Michigan Canal
(backwater from Des
Plaines River).
Illinois & Michigan Canal
(backwater from Des
Plaines River).
Jackson Creek ......................
Approximately 2,700 feet downstream of Bridge
Street.
The area surrounded in a clockwise direction by Hickory Creek, Des Plaines River, Interstate 80, and
250 feet east of Joliet Street.
The area surrounded in a clockwise direction by Interstate 80, Des Plaines River, approximately 900 feet
north of Columbia Street, and Eastern Avenue.
At confluence of Jackson Creek and Jackson Branch
Creek.
None
#3
None
#1
None
+627
Rock Run South ....................
104th Avenue ...............................................................
At confluence with Des Plaines River ..........................
Approximately 2,325 feet downstream of U.S. Route 6
None
+513
+513
+752
+512
+512
Village of Channahon, City
of Joliet, Unincorporated
Areas of Will County.
Village of Channahon, Unincorporated Areas of
Will County.
City of Joliet, Unincorporated Areas of Will
County.
City of Joliet.
Village of Frankfort, Unincorporated Areas of Will
County.
City of Joliet.
* National Geodetic Vertical Datum.
+ North American Vertical Datum.
# Depth in feet above ground.
∧ 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 Joliet
Maps are available for inspection at City Hall, 150 West Jefferson Street, Joliet, IL 60432.
Unincorporated Areas of Will County
Maps are available for inspection at the Will County Land Use Department, 58 East Clinton Street, Joliet, IL 60432.
Village of Channahon
Maps are available for inspection at the Channahon Village Hall, 24555 South Navajo Drive, Channahon, IL 60410.
Village of Frankfort
Maps are available for inspection at the Frankfort Village Hall, 432 West Nebraska Street, Frankfort, IL 60423.
Jones County, Mississippi, and Incorporated Areas
Tallahala Creek .....................
Approximately 800 feet upstream of Luther Hill Road
None
+219
Approximately 1,000 feet upstream of U.S. Highway
84.
None
+228
* National Geodetic Vertical Datum.
+ North American Vertical Datum.
# Depth in feet above ground.
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City of Laurel, Unincorporated Areas of Jones
County.
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Flooding source(s)
* Elevation in feet (NGVD)
+ Elevation in feet (NAVD)
# Depth in feet above
ground
∧ Elevation in meters
(MSL)
Location of referenced elevation **
Effective
Communities affected
Modified
∧ 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 Laurel
Maps are available for inspection at the City Clerk’s Office, 401 North 5th Avenue, Laurel, MS 39440.
Unincorporated Areas of Jones County
Maps are available for inspection at the Jones County Courthouse, 415 North 5th Avenue, Laurel, MS 39440.
Lincoln County, Mississippi, and Incorporated Areas
Stream 2 ...............................
Stream 5 ...............................
Stream 6 ...............................
Approximately 800 feet downstream of Williams
Street.
Approximately 850 feet downstream of railroad ..........
Approximately 1,100 feet downstream of North Jackson Street.
None
+444
Lincoln County.
None
None
+464
+465
Lincoln County.
Lincoln County.
* National Geodetic Vertical Datum.
+ North American Vertical Datum.
# Depth in feet above ground.
∧ 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
Lincoln County
Maps are available for inspection at 300 South 2nd Street, Brookhaven, MS 39601.
Sequatchie County, Tennessee, and Incorporated Areas
Big Brush Creek ....................
Little Brush Creek .................
Sequatchie River ...................
At the confluence with Sequatchie River .....................
Just upstream of Union Road ......................................
Approximately 0.4 miles downstream of Old Union
Road.
Approximately 588 feet upstream of Old Union Road
Just downstream of U.S. Highway 127 ........................
Approximately 651 feet upstream of the confluence
with Big Brush Creek.
None
None
None
+702
+784
+791
None
None
None
+825
+690
+702
Sequatchie County.
Sequatchie County.
Sequatchie County.
* National Geodetic Vertical Datum.
+ North American Vertical Datum.
# Depth in feet above ground.
∧ 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.
ADDRESSESS
Sequatchie County
Maps are available for inspection at the County Courthouse, 307 Cherry Street East, Dunlap, TN 37327.
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Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 99 / Tuesday, May 26, 2009 / Proposed Rules
(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance No.
97.022, ‘‘Flood Insurance.’’)
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–1049, 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.
ADDRESSES:
Dated: May 14, 2009.
Deborah S. Ingram,
Acting Deputy Assistant Administrator for
Mitigation, Mitigation Directorate,
Department of Homeland Security, Federal
Emergency Management Agency.
[FR Doc. E9–12108 Filed 5–22–09; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 9110–12–P
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
Federal Emergency Management
Agency
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.
44 CFR Part 67
[Docket ID FEMA–2008–0020; Internal
Agency Docket No. FEMA–B–1049]
Proposed Flood Elevation
Determinations
AGENCY: Federal Emergency
Management Agency, DHS.
ACTION: Proposed rule.
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
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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 August 24, 2009.
Flooding source(s)
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.
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
∧ Elevation in meters
(MSL)
Location of referenced elevation**
Effective
Communities affected
Modified
Greene County, Alabama, and Incorporated Areas
Boligee Canal ........................
Tombigbee River ...................
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Road 81.
Approximately 193 feet upstream of County Road 81
Approximately 2.97 miles upstream of I–20 .................
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None
+117
City of Boligee.
None
None
+117
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[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 99 (Tuesday, May 26, 2009)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 24738-24743]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-12108]
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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-1051]
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% 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 August 24, 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-1051, 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
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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.
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)
Depth in feet above
Flooding source(s) Location of referenced ground [caret] Communities affected
elevation ** Elevation in meters
(MSL)
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Effective Modified
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Jefferson County, Alabama, and Incorporated Areas
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Dry Creek........................... Approximately 630 feet +720 +722 City of Center Point.
upstream of Navajo
Trail NE.
Just upstream of None +958
Chalkville Mountain
Road.
Griffin Brook....................... Approximately 800 feet +634 +631 City of Homewood.
upstream of Lakeshore
Drive.
Approximately 90 feet None +788
upstream of Montgomery
Highway.
Huckleberry Branch.................. Approximately 200 feet +516 +514 City of Hoover, City of
downstream of Tyler Vestavia Hills.
Road.
Approximately 1,500 +824 +814
feet upstream of
Mountain Oaks Drive.
Little Shades Creek (Cahaba Basin).. Approximately 930 feet +431 +432 City of Hoover, City of
upstream of Loch Haven Mountain Brook, City
Drive. of Vestavia Hills.
Just upstream of Pipe +625 +626
Line Road.
Little Shades Creek (Shades Creek).. Just downstream of +515 +514 City of Bessemer, City
Wenonah Oxmoor Road. of Birmingham.
Approximately 2.3 miles +633 +632
downstream of Alabama
Highway 150.
Patton Creek........................ Approximately 0.6 miles +424 +423 City of Hoover, City of
downstream of Alabama Vestavia Hills.
Highway 150.
Approximately 310 feet +534 +533
downstream of West
Ridge Drive.
Pinchgut Creek...................... Approximately 0.7 miles +690 +691 City of Birmingham,
downstream of City of Trussville.
Watterson Parkway.
Approximately 2.0 miles +850 +846
upstream of Gadsden
Highway.
Turkey Creek........................ Approximately 0.7 miles +566 +565 City of Center Point,
downstream of Old City of Clay, City of
Bradford Road. Pinson.
Approximately 950 feet +880 +885
upstream of Eagle
Ridge Drive.
Unnamed Creek 10.................... Approximately 515 feet +605 +607 City of Center Point,
downstream of Main City of Pinson.
Street.
Approximately 90 feet +671 +667
downstream of Houston
Road.
Unnamed Creek 11.................... Just upstream of Center +627 +626 City of Center Point,
Point Road. City of Pinson.
Approximately, 1610 +690 +692
feet upstream of Green
Crest Drive.
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Unnamed Creek 9..................... Just downstream of +591 +590 City of Center Point.
Alabama Highway 151.
Just downstream of +630 +631
Pinson Heights Road.
Valley Creek........................ Approximately 0.5 miles None +431 City of Bessemer.
downstream of Power
Plant Road.
Approximately 0.5 miles None +440
upstream of Power
Plant Road.
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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 William R. Blanton, Jr., Chief, Engineering Management Branch, Mitigation Directorate, Federal
Emergency Management Agency, 500 C Street, SW., Washington, DC 20472.
ADDRESSES
City of Bessemer
Maps are available for inspection at 1800 Third Avenue North, Bessemer, AL 35020.
City of Birmingham
Maps are available for inspection at 710 20th Street North, Birmingham, AL 35203.
City of Center Point
Maps are available for inspection at 2209 Center Point Parkway, Center Point, AL 35215.
City of Clay
Maps are available for inspection at 6757 Old Springville Road, Pinson, AL 35126.
City of Homewood
Maps are available for inspection at 1903 29th Avenue South, Birmingham, AL 35209.
City of Hoover
Maps are available for inspection at 100 Municipal Drive, Hoover, AL 35236.
City of Mountain Brook
Maps are available for inspection at 56 Church Street, Mountain Brook, AL 35213.
City of Pinson
Maps are available for inspection at 4410 Main Street, Pinson, AL 35126.
City of Trussville
Maps are available for inspection at 131 Main Street, Trussville, AL 35173.
City of Vestavia Hills
Maps are available for inspection at 513 Montgomery Highway, Vestavia Hills, AL 35085.
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La Plata County, Colorado, and Incorporated Areas
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Grimes Creek........................ Approximately 0.5 miles +7674 +7674 Unincorporated Areas of
downstream of County La Plata County.
Road 501.
Approximately 1,400 +7779 +7776
feet upstream of West
Grimes Creek Road.
Junction Creek...................... Pleasant Drive in +6641 +6659 Unincorporated Areas of
Durango. La Plata County.
Approximately 0.2 miles +6994 +6996
upstream of National
Forest Boundary.
Los Pinos River..................... Approximately 1.2 miles +6829 +6826 Unincorporated Areas of
downstream of Highway La Plata County.
160B.
Upstream Limit of None +7533
Detailed Study at
Vallecito Reservoir
Dam.
Los Pinos River..................... Approximately 1,200 +6865 +6863 Town of Bayfield.
feet downstream of
Highway 160B.
Downstream face of +6891 +6895
Highway 160 Bridge.
Middle Creek........................ Approximately 0.6 miles +7674 +7674 Unincorporated Areas of
downstream of County La Plata County.
Road 501.
West Grimes Creek Road. +7718 +7717
Vallecito Creek..................... Approximately 0.5 miles +7674 +7674 Unincorporated Areas of
downstream of County La Plata County.
Road 501.
Vallecito Campground/ +7922 +7918
National Forest
Boundary.
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* National Geodetic Vertical Datum.
+ North American Vertical Datum.
Depth in feet above ground.
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[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 Bayfield
Maps are available for inspection at P.O. Box 80, Bayfield, CO 81122.
Unincorporated Areas of La Plata County
Maps are available for inspection at 1060 East 2nd Avenue, Durango, CO 81301.
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Will County, Illinois, and Incorporated Areas
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Des Plaines River................... Approximately 2,700 +511 +510 Village of Channahon,
feet downstream of City of Joliet,
McKinley Woods Road Unincorporated Areas
(extended). of Will County.
Brandon Road Lock and +515 +512
Dam.
DuPage River........................ At confluence with Des +512 +511 Village of Channahon,
Plaines River. Unincorporated Areas
of Will County.
Approximately 2,700 +512 +511
feet downstream of
Bridge Street.
Illinois & Michigan Canal (backwater The area surrounded in None 3 City of Joliet,
from Des Plaines River). a clockwise direction Unincorporated Areas
by Hickory Creek, Des of Will County.
Plaines River,
Interstate 80, and 250
feet east of Joliet
Street.
Illinois & Michigan Canal (backwater The area surrounded in None 1 City of Joliet.
from Des Plaines River). a clockwise direction
by Interstate 80, Des
Plaines River,
approximately 900 feet
north of Columbia
Street, and Eastern
Avenue.
Jackson Creek....................... At confluence of None +627 Village of Frankfort,
Jackson Creek and Unincorporated Areas
Jackson Branch Creek. of Will County.
104th Avenue........... None +752
Rock Run South...................... At confluence with Des +513 +512 City of Joliet.
Plaines River.
Approximately 2,325 +513 +512
feet downstream of
U.S. Route 6.
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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 William R. Blanton, Jr., Chief, Engineering Management Branch, Mitigation Directorate, Federal
Emergency Management Agency, 500 C Street, SW., Washington, DC 20472.
ADDRESSES
City of Joliet
Maps are available for inspection at City Hall, 150 West Jefferson Street, Joliet, IL 60432.
Unincorporated Areas of Will County
Maps are available for inspection at the Will County Land Use Department, 58 East Clinton Street, Joliet, IL
60432.
Village of Channahon
Maps are available for inspection at the Channahon Village Hall, 24555 South Navajo Drive, Channahon, IL 60410.
Village of Frankfort
Maps are available for inspection at the Frankfort Village Hall, 432 West Nebraska Street, Frankfort, IL 60423.
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Jones County, Mississippi, and Incorporated Areas
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Tallahala Creek..................... Approximately 800 feet None +219 City of Laurel,
upstream of Luther Unincorporated Areas
Hill Road. of Jones County.
Approximately 1,000 None +228
feet upstream of U.S.
Highway 84.
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* National Geodetic Vertical Datum.
+ North American Vertical Datum.
Depth in feet above ground.
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[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 Laurel
Maps are available for inspection at the City Clerk's Office, 401 North 5th Avenue, Laurel, MS 39440.
Unincorporated Areas of Jones County
Maps are available for inspection at the Jones County Courthouse, 415 North 5th Avenue, Laurel, MS 39440.
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Lincoln County, Mississippi, and Incorporated Areas
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Stream 2............................ Approximately 800 feet None +444 Lincoln County.
downstream of Williams
Street.
Stream 5............................ Approximately 850 feet None +464 Lincoln County.
downstream of railroad.
Stream 6............................ Approximately 1,100 None +465 Lincoln County.
feet downstream of
North Jackson Street.
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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 William R. Blanton, Jr., Chief, Engineering Management Branch, Mitigation Directorate, Federal
Emergency Management Agency, 500 C Street, SW., Washington, DC 20472.
ADDRESSES
Lincoln County
Maps are available for inspection at 300 South 2nd Street, Brookhaven, MS 39601.
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Sequatchie County, Tennessee, and Incorporated Areas
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Big Brush Creek..................... At the confluence with None +702 Sequatchie County.
Sequatchie River.
Just upstream of Union None +784
Road.
Little Brush Creek.................. Approximately 0.4 miles None +791 Sequatchie County.
downstream of Old
Union Road.
Approximately 588 feet None +825
upstream of Old Union
Road.
Sequatchie River.................... Just downstream of U.S. None +690 Sequatchie County.
Highway 127.
Approximately 651 feet None +702
upstream of the
confluence with Big
Brush Creek.
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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 William R. Blanton, Jr., Chief, Engineering Management Branch, Mitigation Directorate, Federal
Emergency Management Agency, 500 C Street, SW., Washington, DC 20472.
ADDRESSESS
Sequatchie County
Maps are available for inspection at the County Courthouse, 307 Cherry Street East, Dunlap, TN 37327.
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(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance No. 97.022, ``Flood
Insurance.'')
Dated: May 14, 2009.
Deborah S. Ingram,
Acting Deputy Assistant Administrator for Mitigation, Mitigation
Directorate, Department of Homeland Security, Federal Emergency
Management Agency.
[FR Doc. E9-12108 Filed 5-22-09; 8:45 am]
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