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and adverse human health or
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not affect the level of protection
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comment on one aspect of the final
NESHAP for existing stationary CI RICE
without proposing any changes to the
rule.
44 CFR Part 67
[Docket ID FEMA–2010–0003; Internal
Agency Docket No. FEMA–B–1164]
Proposed Flood Elevation
Determinations
Federal Emergency
Management Agency, DHS.
ACTION: Proposed rule.
AGENCY:
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
SUMMARY:
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below. The BFEs and modified BFEs are
a part of the floodplain management
measures that the community is
required either to adopt or to 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 March 7, 2011.
ADDRESSES: The corresponding
preliminary Flood Insurance Rate Map
(FIRM) for the proposed BFEs for each
community is 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–1164, to Luis
Rodriguez, Chief, Engineering
Management Branch, Federal Insurance
and Mitigation Administration, Federal
Emergency Management Agency, 500 C
Street, SW., Washington, DC 20472,
(202) 646–4064, or (e-mail)
luis.rodriguez1@dhs.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Luis
Rodriguez, Chief, Engineering
Management Branch, Federal Insurance
and Mitigation Administration, Federal
Emergency Management Agency, 500 C
Street, SW., Washington, DC 20472,
(202) 646–4064, or (e-mail)
luis.rodriguez1@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 also are
used to calculate the appropriate flood
insurance premium rates for new
buildings built after these elevations are
made final, and for the contents in those
buildings.
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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.
Flooding source(s)
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
St. Lucie County, Florida, and Incorporated Areas
Canal 8 ..................................
At the confluence with Fivemile Creek .........................
None
+12
Fivemile Creek ......................
Approximately 1,385 feet upstream of Summit Street
At Peterson Road .........................................................
None
None
+18
+16
Howard Creek .......................
Approximately 0.5 mile upstream of Peterson Road ...
Approximately 1,635 feet downstream of Southeast
Ballantrae Boulevard.
None
None
+16
+6
Approximately 0.6 mile upstream of Southeast Westmoreland Boulevard.
Ponding area bounded by Virginia Park Boulevard to
the north, west, and south, and South 35th Street
to the east.
Ponding area bounded by State Highway 70 to the
north, South 35th Street to the west, Cortez Boulevard to the south, and South 29th Street to the east.
Ponding area bounded by State Highway 70 to the
north, South 29th Street to the west, Cortez Boulevard to the south, and Placid Avenue to the east..
Ponding area bounded by Royal Palm Drive to the
north, South 25th Street to the west, Cortez Boulevard to the south, and South 19th Street to the east.
Ponding area bounded by Cortez Boulevard to the
north, South 25th Street to the west, Edwards Road
to the south, and Admiral Street to the east.
Ponding area bounded by Arnold Road to the north,
Fivemile Creek to the west, Kirby Loop Road to the
south, and Virginia Park Boulevard to the east.
Ponding area bounded by State Highway 70 to the
north, South 35th Street to the west, Cortez Boulevard to the south, and South 29th Street to the east.
Ponding area bounded by State Highway 70 to the
north, South 35th Street to the west, Cortez Boulevard to the south, and South 29th Street to the east.
Ponding area bounded by Linda Sue Circle to the
north, west, south, and east.
At McCarty Road ..........................................................
None
+13
None
+15
None
+15
None
+16
None
+17
None
+17
None
+14
City of Fort Pierce, Unincorporated Areas of St.
Lucie County.
City of Fort Pierce, Unincorporated Areas of St.
Lucie County.
City of Fort Pierce, Unincorporated Areas of St.
Lucie County.
City of Fort Pierce, Unincorporated Areas of St.
Lucie County.
City of Fort Pierce, Unincorporated Areas of St.
Lucie County.
City of Fort Pierce.
None
+16
City of Fort Pierce.
None
+17
City of Fort Pierce.
None
+17
City of Fort Pierce.
None
+19
City of Port St. Lucie, Unincorporated Areas of
St. Lucie County.
Ponding Area ........................
Ponding Area ........................
Ponding Area ........................
Ponding Area ........................
Ponding Area ........................
Ponding Area ........................
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Ponding Area ........................
Ponding Area ........................
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City of Fort Pierce, Unincorporated Areas of St.
Lucie County.
City of Fort Pierce, Unincorporated Areas of St.
Lucie County.
City of Port St. Lucie, Unincorporated Areas of
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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
Approximately 1,400 feet upstream of Newell Road ...
None
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Communities affected
Modified
+21
* 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 Luis Rodriguez, Chief, Engineering Management Branch, Federal Insurance and Mitigation Administration, Federal Emergency Management Agency, 500 C Street, SW., Washington, DC 20472.
ADDRESSES
City of Fort Pierce
Maps are available for inspection at City Hall, 100 North U.S. Highway 1, Fort Pierce, FL 34950.
City of Port St. Lucie
Maps are available for inspection at City Hall, 121 Southwest Port St. Lucie Boulevard, Port St. Lucie, FL 34984.
Unincorporated Areas of St. Lucie County
Maps are available for inspection at the St. Lucie County Building Department, 2300 Virginia Avenue, Fort Pierce, FL 34982.
Wayne County, Michigan (All Jurisdictions)
McClaughrey Drain ...............
Just downstream of Van Born Road ............................
None
+662
Just downstream of I–275 North ..................................
None
City of Romulus, City of
Wayne, Township of
Van Buren.
+669
* 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 Luis Rodriguez, Chief, Engineering Management Branch, Federal Insurance and Mitigation Administration, Federal Emergency Management Agency, 500 C Street, SW., Washington, DC 20472.
ADDRESSES
City of Romulus
Maps are available for inspection at 11111 Wayne Road, Romulus, MI 48174.
City of Wayne
Maps are available for inspection at 4001 South Wayne Road, Wayne, MI 48184.
Township of Van Buren
Maps are available for inspection at 46425 Tyler Road, Van Buren Township, MI 48111.
Harris County, Texas, and Incorporated Areas
Approximately 0.57 mile downstream of Treaschwig
Road.
+78
+79
Approximately 1.1 miles upstream of the Waller
County boundary.
Approximately 1,100 feet downstream of Hardy Toll
Road.
Approximately 650 feet upstream of North Vista Drive
At the confluence with Cypress Creek .........................
+172
+173
K111–00–00 (Turkey Creek)
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K100–00–00 (Cypress
Creek).
+91
+90
+104
+84
+105
+85
Approximately 920 feet downstream of Aldine Westfield Road.
At the confluence with Cypress Creek .........................
+84
+85
+91
+92
Approximately 0.4 mile upstream of Lockridge Drive ..
+91
+92
K116–00–00 (Schulz Gully)
(backwater effects from
Cypress Creek).
K120–00–00 (Lemm Gully)
(backwater effects from
Cypress Creek).
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City of Houston, Unincorporated Areas of Harris
County.
Unincorporated Areas of
Harris County.
Unincorporated Areas of
Harris County.
Unincorporated Areas of
Harris County.
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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
K120–01–00 (Senger Gully)
(backwater effects from
Cypress Creek).
K124–00–00 (Seals Gully) ....
K131–00–00 (Spring Gully) ..
K131–03–03 (Tributary 2.1 to
Spring Gully) (backwater
effects from Spring Gully).
K131–04–00 (Tributary to
Spring Gully) (backwater
effects from Spring Gully).
K133–00–00 (Dry Gully)
(backwater effects from
Cypress Creek).
K142–00–00 (Faulkey Gully)
K145–00–00 (Dry Creek)
(backwater effects from
Cypress Creek).
K152–00–00 (Tributary 37.1
to Cypress Creek).
K155–00–00 (Tributary 40.7
to Cypress Creek).
K157–00–00 (Tributary 42.7
to Cypress Creek).
K159–00–00 (Channel A to
Cypress Creek) (backwater
effects from Cypress
Creek).
K160–00–00 (Rock Hollow) ..
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At the confluence with Lemm Gully .............................
+91
+92
Approximately 100 feet upstream of I–45 ....................
Approximately 1,400 feet downstream of Candle
Creek Road.
Approximately 500 feet upstream of Spring Cypress
Road.
At the confluence with Cypress Creek .........................
+91
+101
+92
+102
+124
+125
+108
+106
Approximately 200 feet downstream of Spring Cypress Road.
At the confluence with Spring Gully .............................
+136
+114
+112
Just upstream of T.C. Jester Boulevard ......................
At the confluence with Spring Gully .............................
+114
+123
+112
+121
Approximately 1,600 feet upstream of the confluence
with Spring Gully.
At the confluence with Cypress Creek .........................
+123
+112
K160–01–00 (Tributary 1.63
to Rock Hollow).
K185–00–00 and K172–00–
00 (Tributary 44.5 to Cypress Creek).
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Unincorporated Areas of
Harris County.
Unincorporated Areas of
Harris County.
+122
+113
City of Houston, Unincorporated Areas of Harris
County.
+137
Approximately 400 feet upstream of Champions Forest Drive.
At the confluence with Cypress Creek .........................
+113
+119
+118
Just downstream of River Park Drive ..........................
At the confluence with Cypress Creek .........................
+119
+124
+118
+122
Just downstream of Lakewood Forest Drive ................
At the confluence with Cypress Creek .........................
+124
+140
+123
+139
Just downstream of Jarvis Road ..................................
Approximately 1,500 feet upstream of the confluence
with Cypress Creek.
Approximately 920 feet downstream of U.S. Route
290.
At the confluence with Cypress Creek .........................
+140
+149
+139
+148
+153
+158
Approximately 1,580 feet downstream of U.S. Route
290.
At the confluence with Cypress Creek .........................
+198
+163
Approximately 2 miles upstream of Jack Road ...........
At the confluence with Cypress Creek .........................
+197
+150
+196
+151
Approximately 1,900 feet upstream of the confluence
with Cypress Creek.
At the confluence with Cypress Creek .........................
+150
+151
+161
+163
Approximately 980 feet upstream of Mound Road ......
Approximately 0.6 mile upstream of the confluence
with Rock Hollow.
Approximately 2.8 miles upstream of the confluence
with Rock Hollow.
At the Cypress Creek confluence with K185–00–00 ...
+207
+167
+206
+166
+193
+192
+164
+166
+208
+206
Unincorporated Areas of
Harris County.
+197
+159
Unincorporated Areas of
Harris County.
+151
+156
Unincorporated Areas of
Harris County.
+112
Approximately 0.7 mile downstream of Mound Road ..
K140–00–00 (Pillot Gully)
(backwater effects from
Cypress Creek).
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Unincorporated Areas of
Harris County.
Unincorporated Areas of
Harris County.
Unincorporated Areas of
Harris County.
Unincorporated Areas of
Harris County.
Unincorporated Areas of
Harris County.
Unincorporated Areas of
Harris County.
Unincorporated Areas of
Harris County.
Unincorporated Areas of
Harris County.
Unincorporated Areas of
Harris County.
Unincorporated Areas of
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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
L100–00–00 (Little Cypress
Creek) (backwater effects
from Cypress Creek).
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Modified
At the confluence with Cypress Creek .........................
+131
+130
Approximately 1,500 feet upstream of the confluence
with Cypress Creek.
+131
Unincorporated Areas of
Harris County.
+130
* 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 Luis Rodriguez, Chief, Engineering Management Branch, Federal Insurance and Mitigation Administration, Federal Emergency Management Agency, 500 C Street, SW., Washington, DC 20472.
ADDRESSES
City of Houston
Maps are available for inspection at the Floodplain Management Office, 3300 Main Street, 1st Floor, Houston, TX 77002.
Unincorporated Areas of Harris County
Maps are available for inspection at the Harris County Permit Office, 10555 Northwest Freeway, Suite 120, Houston, TX 77092.
(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance No.
97.022, ‘‘Flood Insurance.’’)
Dated: November 23, 2010.
Sandra K. Knight,
Deputy Federal Insurance and Mitigation
Administrator, Mitigation, Department of
Homeland Security, Federal Emergency
Management Agency.
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Federal Emergency Management
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44 CFR Part 67
[Docket ID FEMA–2010–0003; Internal
Agency Docket No. FEMA–B–1168]
Proposed Flood Elevation
Determinations
Federal Emergency
Management Agency, DHS.
ACTION: Proposed rule.
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AGENCY:
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
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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 to 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 March 7, 2011.
ADDRESSES: The corresponding
preliminary Flood Insurance Rate Map
(FIRM) for the proposed BFEs for each
community is 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–1168, to Luis
Rodriguez, Chief, Engineering
Management Branch, Federal Insurance
and Mitigation Administration, Federal
Emergency Management Agency, 500 C
Street, SW., Washington, DC 20472,
(202) 646–4064, or (e-mail)
luis.rodriguez1@dhs.gov.
Luis
Rodriguez, Chief, Engineering
Management Branch, Federal Insurance
and Mitigation Administration, Federal
Emergency Management Agency, 500 C
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Street, SW., Washington, DC 20472,
(202) 646–4064, or (e-mail)
luis.rodriguez1@dhs.gov.
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 also are
used to calculate the appropriate flood
insurance premium rates for new
buildings built after these elevations are
made final, and for the contents in those
buildings.
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.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Federal Emergency Management Agency
44 CFR Part 67
[Docket ID FEMA-2010-0003; Internal Agency Docket No. FEMA-B-1164]
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 to 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 March 7, 2011.
ADDRESSES: The corresponding preliminary Flood Insurance Rate Map
(FIRM) for the proposed BFEs for each community is 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-1164, to
Luis Rodriguez, Chief, Engineering Management Branch, Federal Insurance
and Mitigation Administration, Federal Emergency Management Agency, 500
C Street, SW., Washington, DC 20472, (202) 646-4064, or (e-mail)
luis.rodriguez1@dhs.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Luis Rodriguez, Chief, Engineering
Management Branch, Federal Insurance and Mitigation Administration,
Federal Emergency Management Agency, 500 C Street, SW., Washington, DC
20472, (202) 646-4064, or (e-mail) luis.rodriguez1@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
also are used to calculate the appropriate flood insurance premium
rates for new buildings built after these elevations are made final,
and for the contents in those buildings.
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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)
Location of referenced Depth in feet above
Flooding source(s) elevation ** ground [caret] Elevation Communities affected
in meters (MSL)
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Effective Modified
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St. Lucie County, Florida, and Incorporated Areas
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Canal 8............................. At the confluence with None +12 City of Fort Pierce,
Fivemile Creek. Unincorporated Areas
of St. Lucie County.
Approximately 1,385 None +18
feet upstream of
Summit Street.
Fivemile Creek...................... At Peterson Road....... None +16 City of Fort Pierce,
Unincorporated Areas
of St. Lucie County.
Approximately 0.5 mile None +16
upstream of Peterson
Road.
Howard Creek........................ Approximately 1,635 None +6 City of Port St. Lucie,
feet downstream of Unincorporated Areas
Southeast Ballantrae of St. Lucie County.
Boulevard.
Approximately 0.6 mile None +13
upstream of Southeast
Westmoreland Boulevard.
Ponding Area........................ Ponding area bounded by None +15 City of Fort Pierce,
Virginia Park Unincorporated Areas
Boulevard to the of St. Lucie County.
north, west, and
south, and South 35th
Street to the east.
Ponding Area........................ Ponding area bounded by None +15 City of Fort Pierce,
State Highway 70 to Unincorporated Areas
the north, South 35th of St. Lucie County.
Street to the west,
Cortez Boulevard to
the south, and South
29th Street to the
east.
Ponding Area........................ Ponding area bounded by None +16 City of Fort Pierce,
State Highway 70 to Unincorporated Areas
the north, South 29th of St. Lucie County.
Street to the west,
Cortez Boulevard to
the south, and Placid
Avenue to the east..
Ponding Area........................ Ponding area bounded by None +17 City of Fort Pierce,
Royal Palm Drive to Unincorporated Areas
the north, South 25th of St. Lucie County.
Street to the west,
Cortez Boulevard to
the south, and South
19th Street to the
east.
Ponding Area........................ Ponding area bounded by None +17 City of Fort Pierce,
Cortez Boulevard to Unincorporated Areas
the north, South 25th of St. Lucie County.
Street to the west,
Edwards Road to the
south, and Admiral
Street to the east.
Ponding Area........................ Ponding area bounded by None +14 City of Fort Pierce.
Arnold Road to the
north, Fivemile Creek
to the west, Kirby
Loop Road to the
south, and Virginia
Park Boulevard to the
east.
Ponding Area........................ Ponding area bounded by None +16 City of Fort Pierce.
State Highway 70 to
the north, South 35th
Street to the west,
Cortez Boulevard to
the south, and South
29th Street to the
east.
Ponding Area........................ Ponding area bounded by None +17 City of Fort Pierce.
State Highway 70 to
the north, South 35th
Street to the west,
Cortez Boulevard to
the south, and South
29th Street to the
east.
Ponding Area........................ Ponding area bounded by None +17 City of Fort Pierce.
Linda Sue Circle to
the north, west,
south, and east.
Tenmile Creek Tributary............. At McCarty Road........ None +19 City of Port St. Lucie,
Unincorporated Areas
of St. Lucie County.
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Approximately 1,400 None +21
feet upstream of
Newell Road.
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* National Geodetic Vertical Datum.
+ North American Vertical Datum.
Depth in feet above ground.
[and] Mean Sea Level, rounded to the nearest 0.1 meter.
** BFEs to be changed include the listed downstream and upstream BFEs, and include BFEs located on the stream
reach between the referenced locations above. Please refer to the revised Flood Insurance Rate Map located at
the community map repository (see below) for exact locations of all BFEs to be changed.
Send comments to Luis Rodriguez, Chief, Engineering Management Branch, Federal Insurance and Mitigation
Administration, Federal Emergency Management Agency, 500 C Street, SW., Washington, DC 20472.
ADDRESSES
City of Fort Pierce
Maps are available for inspection at City Hall, 100 North U.S. Highway 1, Fort Pierce, FL 34950.
City of Port St. Lucie
Maps are available for inspection at City Hall, 121 Southwest Port St. Lucie Boulevard, Port St. Lucie, FL
34984.
Unincorporated Areas of St. Lucie County
Maps are available for inspection at the St. Lucie County Building Department, 2300 Virginia Avenue, Fort
Pierce, FL 34982.
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Wayne County, Michigan (All Jurisdictions)
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McClaughrey Drain................... Just downstream of Van None +662 City of Romulus, City
Born Road. of Wayne, Township of
Van Buren.
Just downstream of I- None +669
275 North.
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* National Geodetic Vertical Datum.
+ North American Vertical Datum.
Depth in feet above ground.
[and] Mean Sea Level, rounded to the nearest 0.1 meter.
** BFEs to be changed include the listed downstream and upstream BFEs, and include BFEs located on the stream
reach between the referenced locations above. Please refer to the revised Flood Insurance Rate Map located at
the community map repository (see below) for exact locations of all BFEs to be changed.
Send comments to Luis Rodriguez, Chief, Engineering Management Branch, Federal Insurance and Mitigation
Administration, Federal Emergency Management Agency, 500 C Street, SW., Washington, DC 20472.
ADDRESSES
City of Romulus
Maps are available for inspection at 11111 Wayne Road, Romulus, MI 48174.
City of Wayne
Maps are available for inspection at 4001 South Wayne Road, Wayne, MI 48184.
Township of Van Buren
Maps are available for inspection at 46425 Tyler Road, Van Buren Township, MI 48111.
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Harris County, Texas, and Incorporated Areas
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K100-00-00 (Cypress Creek).......... Approximately 0.57 mile +78 +79 City of Houston,
downstream of Unincorporated Areas
Treaschwig Road. of Harris County.
Approximately 1.1 miles +172 +173
upstream of the Waller
County boundary.
K111-00-00 (Turkey Creek)........... Approximately 1,100 +91 +90 Unincorporated Areas of
feet downstream of Harris County.
Hardy Toll Road.
Approximately 650 feet +104 +105
upstream of North
Vista Drive.
K116-00-00 (Schulz Gully) (backwater At the confluence with +84 +85 Unincorporated Areas of
effects from Cypress Creek). Cypress Creek. Harris County.
Approximately 920 feet +84 +85
downstream of Aldine
Westfield Road.
K120-00-00 (Lemm Gully) (backwater At the confluence with +91 +92 Unincorporated Areas of
effects from Cypress Creek). Cypress Creek. Harris County.
Approximately 0.4 mile +91 +92
upstream of Lockridge
Drive.
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K120-01-00 (Senger Gully) (backwater At the confluence with +91 +92 City of Houston,
effects from Cypress Creek). Lemm Gully. Unincorporated Areas
of Harris County.
Approximately 100 feet +91 +92
upstream of I-45.
K124-00-00 (Seals Gully)............ Approximately 1,400 +101 +102 Unincorporated Areas of
feet downstream of Harris County.
Candle Creek Road.
Approximately 500 feet +124 +125
upstream of Spring
Cypress Road.
K131-00-00 (Spring Gully)........... At the confluence with +108 +106 Unincorporated Areas of
Cypress Creek. Harris County.
Approximately 200 feet +136 +137
downstream of Spring
Cypress Road.
K131-03-03 (Tributary 2.1 to Spring At the confluence with +114 +112 Unincorporated Areas of
Gully) (backwater effects from Spring Gully. Harris County.
Spring Gully).
Just upstream of T.C. +114 +112
Jester Boulevard.
K131-04-00 (Tributary to Spring At the confluence with +123 +121 Unincorporated Areas of
Gully) (backwater effects from Spring Gully. Harris County.
Spring Gully).
Approximately 1,600 +123 +122
feet upstream of the
confluence with Spring
Gully.
K133-00-00 (Dry Gully) (backwater At the confluence with +113 +112 Unincorporated Areas of
effects from Cypress Creek). Cypress Creek. Harris County.
Approximately 400 feet +113 +112
upstream of Champions
Forest Drive.
K140-00-00 (Pillot Gully) (backwater At the confluence with +119 +118 Unincorporated Areas of
effects from Cypress Creek). Cypress Creek. Harris County.
Just downstream of +119 +118
River Park Drive.
K142-00-00 (Faulkey Gully).......... At the confluence with +124 +122 Unincorporated Areas of
Cypress Creek. Harris County.
Just downstream of +124 +123
Lakewood Forest Drive.
K145-00-00 (Dry Creek) (backwater At the confluence with +140 +139 Unincorporated Areas of
effects from Cypress Creek). Cypress Creek. Harris County.
Just downstream of +140 +139
Jarvis Road.
K152-00-00 (Tributary 37.1 to Approximately 1,500 +149 +148 Unincorporated Areas of
Cypress Creek). feet upstream of the Harris County.
confluence with
Cypress Creek.
Approximately 920 feet +153 +151
downstream of U.S.
Route 290.
K155-00-00 (Tributary 40.7 to At the confluence with +156 +158 Unincorporated Areas of
Cypress Creek). Cypress Creek. Harris County.
Approximately 1,580 +198 +197
feet downstream of
U.S. Route 290.
K157-00-00 (Tributary 42.7 to At the confluence with +159 +163 Unincorporated Areas of
Cypress Creek). Cypress Creek. Harris County.
Approximately 2 miles +197 +196
upstream of Jack Road.
K159-00-00 (Channel A to Cypress At the confluence with +150 +151 Unincorporated Areas of
Creek) (backwater effects from Cypress Creek. Harris County.
Cypress Creek).
Approximately 1,900 +150 +151
feet upstream of the
confluence with
Cypress Creek.
K160-00-00 (Rock Hollow)............ At the confluence with +161 +163 Unincorporated Areas of
Cypress Creek. Harris County.
Approximately 980 feet +207 +206
upstream of Mound Road.
K160-01-00 (Tributary 1.63 to Rock Approximately 0.6 mile +167 +166 Unincorporated Areas of
Hollow). upstream of the Harris County.
confluence with Rock
Hollow.
Approximately 2.8 miles +193 +192
upstream of the
confluence with Rock
Hollow.
K185-00-00 and K172-00-00 (Tributary At the Cypress Creek +164 +166 Unincorporated Areas of
44.5 to Cypress Creek). confluence with K185- Harris County.
00-00.
Approximately 0.7 mile +208 +206
downstream of Mound
Road.
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L100-00-00 (Little Cypress Creek) At the confluence with +131 +130 Unincorporated Areas of
(backwater effects from Cypress Cypress Creek. Harris County.
Creek).
Approximately 1,500 +131 +130
feet upstream of the
confluence with
Cypress Creek.
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* National Geodetic Vertical Datum.
+ North American Vertical Datum.
Depth in feet above ground.
[and] Mean Sea Level, rounded to the nearest 0.1 meter.
** BFEs to be changed include the listed downstream and upstream BFEs, and include BFEs located on the stream
reach between the referenced locations above. Please refer to the revised Flood Insurance Rate Map located at
the community map repository (see below) for exact locations of all BFEs to be changed.
Send comments to Luis Rodriguez, Chief, Engineering Management Branch, Federal Insurance and Mitigation
Administration, Federal Emergency Management Agency, 500 C Street, SW., Washington, DC 20472.
ADDRESSES
City of Houston
Maps are available for inspection at the Floodplain Management Office, 3300 Main Street, 1st Floor, Houston, TX
77002.
Unincorporated Areas of Harris County
Maps are available for inspection at the Harris County Permit Office, 10555 Northwest Freeway, Suite 120,
Houston, TX 77092.
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(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance No. 97.022, ``Flood
Insurance.'')
Dated: November 23, 2010.
Sandra K. Knight,
Deputy Federal Insurance and Mitigation Administrator, Mitigation,
Department of Homeland Security, Federal Emergency Management Agency.
[FR Doc. 2010-30609 Filed 12-6-10; 8:45 am]
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