Proposed Flood Elevation Determinations, 75945-75949 [2010-30613]
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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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Communities affected
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.
[FR Doc. 2010–30609 Filed 12–6–10; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 9110–12–P
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
Federal Emergency Management
Agency
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
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
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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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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
Flooding source(s)
Accordingly, 44 CFR part 67 is
proposed to be amended as follows:
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.
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.
List of Subjects in 44 CFR Part 67
§ 67.4
Administrative practice and
procedure, Flood insurance, Reporting
and recordkeeping requirements.
2. The tables published under the
authority of § 67.4 are proposed to be
amended as follows:
PART 67—[AMENDED]
1. The authority citation for part 67
continues to read as follows:
[Amended]
* 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
Skagit County, Washington, and Incorporated Areas
Left Bank Overflow Main
Stem Skagit River.
Approximately 1,400 feet north of the intersection of
Hickox Road and I–5.
#2
+23
#2
+24
Left Bank Overflow Main
Stem Skagit River.
Approximately 300 feet west of the intersection of Anderson Road and Old Highway 99.
Approximately 0.43 mile east of the intersection of
Dike Road and Britt Road.
+19
+24
+19
+27
Left Bank Overflow Main
Stem Skagit River.
Approximately 1,500 feet west of the intersection of
Riverview Lane and Dike Road.
Just northwest of the intersection of Britt Road and
Dike Road.
#3
+26
#3
+28
Left Bank Overflow Main
Stem Skagit River.
Approximately 250 feet north of Dike Road and approximately 1,000 feet west of Riverview Lane.
Approximately 900 feet north of Blackburn Road between 2nd Street and 3rd Street.
#1
+25
#1
+39
#3
+41
#3
+42
Left Bank Overflow Main
Stem Skagit River.
At the intersection of Freeway Drive and Cameron
Way.
Just north of Stewart Road between Riverside Drive
and the Burlington Northern Railroad.
Just northwest of the intersection of Hoag Road and
the Burlington Northern Railroad.
Approximately 1.4 miles west of the intersection of I–5
and State Route 538, at levee.
+34
+40
+34
+40
Left Bank Overflow Main
Stem Skagit River.
At the intersection of the Burlington Northern Railroad
and State Route 538.
Just north of the intersection of Hickox Road and Dike
Road.
None
+24
Approximately 640 feet west of the intersection of Riverview Lane and Dike Road.
At the intersection of I–5 and Anderson Road ..............
None
+27
None
+24
At the intersection of I–5 and Section Street .................
Just north of Fir Island Road, at the intersection with
the Burlington Northern Railroad.
None
#3
+28
+20
Approximately 500 feet south of Hickox Road between
the levee and the Burlington Northern Railroad.
Approximately 0.75 mile south of the intersection of
Milltown Road and Pioneer Highway.
#3
+23
+13
+16
At the intersection of State Route 534 and I–5 .............
+13
+20
Left Bank Overflow Main
Stem Skagit River.
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Left Bank Overflow Main
Stem Skagit River.
Left Bank Overflow Main
Stem Skagit River/South
Fork Skagit River.
Left Bank Overflow Main
Stem Skagit River/South
Fork Skagit River.
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City of Mount Vernon, Unincorporated Areas of
Skagit County.
City of Mount Vernon, Unincorporated Areas of
Skagit County.
City of Mount Vernon, Unincorporated Areas of
Skagit County.
City of Mount Vernon, Unincorporated Areas of
Skagit County.
City of Mount Vernon.
City of Mount Vernon, Unincorporated Areas of
Skagit County.
City of Mount Vernon, Unincorporated Areas of
Skagit County.
City of Mount Vernon.
City of Mount Vernon, Unincorporated Areas of
Skagit County.
Unincorporated Areas of
Skagit 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
Left Bank Overflow North
Fork Skagit River.
North Fork Skagit River ......
Overflow from the Main
Stem Skagit River between the North Fork
Skagit River and the
South Fork Skagit River.
Overflow from the Main
Stem Skagit River between the North Fork
Skagit River and the
South Fork Skagit River
Padilla Bay.
Right Bank Overflow Main
Stem Skagit River.
Right Bank Overflow Main
Stem Skagit River.
Right Bank Overflow Main
Stem Skagit River.
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Right Bank Overflow Main
Stem Skagit River.
Right Bank Overflow Main
Stem Skagit River/North
Fork Skagit River Right
Bank Overflow North
Fork Skagit River.
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Communities affected
Modified
#1
+16
#1
+18
+27
+30
Just downstream of the Burlington Northern Railroad ...
At the confluence with Skagit Bay .................................
+49
+14
+52
+16
At the confluence with the Main Stem Skagit River and
South Fork Skagit River.
At the confluence with Skagit Bay .................................
+27
+30
+12
+14
At the intersection of Moore Road and Dry Slough
Road.
Approximately 200 feet north of Moore Road between
the North Fork Skagit River and Dry Slough Road.
+13
+18
#3
+18
Approximately 880 feet southwest of the confluence
with North Fork Skagit River and the South Fork
Skagit River.
Approximately 1,000 feet northwest of the intersection
of Highway 20 and Padilla Heights Road.
Approximately 100 feet north of the crossing at State
Route 20 and the Swinomish Channel.
Approximately 0.36 mile west of the intersection of
Penn Road and Calhoun Road.
#3
+21
None
+13
None
+13
#3
+21
Approximately 400 feet south of the levee between
Moores Garden Road and Baker Street.
Approximately 300 feet north of the intersection of
Dunbar Avenue and Avon Allen Road.
Aproximately 500 feet east of Avon Allen Road between Bennett Road and State Route 536.
Approximately 400 feet northeast of the intersection of
Bennett Road and State Route 536.
Approximately 500 feet southeast of the intersection of
Bennett Road and Silver Lane.
Approximately 400 feet west of the intersection of
Pulver Road and McCorquedale Road.
Approximately 400 feet east of Pulver Road between
Whitemarsh Road and McCorquedale Road.
At Kamb Road approximately 0.47 mile south of Calhoun Road.
#3
+30
#3
+24
#3
+31
#3
+25
#3
+34
#3
+32
#3
+34
#3
+19
Approximately 0.38 mile southeast of the intersection
of Calhoun Road and Kamb Road.
Just south of Kamb Road approximately 0.66 mile east
of Beaver Marsh Road.
Approximately 1,600 feet east of the intersection of
Beaver Marsh Road and Marsh Road.
Main Stem Skagit River .....
Just east of the levee, approximately 350 feet northeast of the intersection of Moore Road and Polson
Road.
Just east of the levee, approximately 450 feet north of
Moore Road.
At the confluence with the North Fork Skagit River and
South Fork Skagit River.
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#3
+20
#3
+19
#3
+19
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Unincorporated Areas of
Skagit County.
City of Burlington, City of
Mount Vernon, City of
Sedro-Woolley, Town of
La Conner, Unincorporated Areas of Skagit
County.
Unincorporated Areas of
Skagit County.
Unincorporated Areas of
Skagit County.
Unincorporated Areas of
Skagit County.
Swinomish Indian Tribal
Community.
City of Mount Vernon, Unincorporated Areas of
Skagit County.
Unincorporated Areas of
Skagit County.
Unincorporated Areas of
Skagit County.
Unincorporated Areas of
Skagit County.
Unincorporated Areas of
Skagit County.
Unincorporated Areas of
Skagit 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
Right Bank Overflow South
Fork Skagit River Samish
Bay.
Communities affected
Modified
Skagit Bay ..........................
Skagit Bay ..........................
Skagit Bay ..........................
Skagit Bay/Swinomish
Channel.
Skagit River ........................
Skagit River Delta
Overbank Flowpath 1.
Skagit River Delta
Overbank Flowpath 2
Skagit River Delta
Overbank Flowpath 3.
South Fork Skagit River .....
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Swinomish Channel ............
#1
#1
+17
+18
Unincorporated Areas of
Skagit County.
At the intersection of Chuckanut Drive and South Blanchard Drive.
At the intersection of Bayview-Edison Road and
Samish Island Road.
Approximately 0.32 mile southwest of the intersection
of Snee-Oosh Road and Snee-Oosh Lane.
Approximately 100 feet southwest of the intersection of
Reservation Road and Simlik Bay Road.
Approximately 0.36 mile northwest of the intersection
of Pioneer Highway and Milltown Road.
At the confluence of Ishois Slough and Tom Moore
Slough.
Approximately 200 feet northwest of the intersection of
Sherman Avenue and Chilberg Avenue.
Approximately 0.32 mile southwest of the intersection
of Snee-Oosh Road and Snee-Oosh Lane.
Approximately 400 feet northwest of Pull and Be
Damned Point Road.
Approximately 200 feet southwest of the intersection of
Sherman Avenue and Chilberg Avenue.
Approximately 600 feet southwest of the intersection of
North Pearle Jensen Way and East Pearle Jensen
Way.
Approximately 400 feet west of Pull and Be Damned
Point Road.
Just upstream of the Burlington Northern Railroad .......
+12
+13
+12
+13
None
+12
Unincorporated Areas of
Skagit County.
Unincorporated Areas of
Skagit County.
Swinomish Indian Tribal
Community.
None
+12
+15
+14
+17
+14
None
+12
None
+12
None
+14
None
+14
None
+12
None
+12
+49
+52
Approximately 1.0 mile upstream of the confluence
with the Baker River.
Just upstream of Pulver Road .......................................
+197
+198
+27
+32
Approximately 1,170 feet southeast of the intersection
of Lafayette Road and Peter Anderson Road.
At the confluence with Samish Bay ...............................
+45
+46
+12
+13
Just downstream of Pulver Road ...................................
At the confluence with the Swinomish Channel ............
Samish Bay/Padilla Bay
Simlik Bay.
Between Moore Road and Polson Road Approximately
870 feet south of Moore Road, at levee.
+27
+12
+32
+15
Just downstream of Pulver Road ...................................
At the confluence with Ishois Slough and Tim Moore
Slough.
At the confluence with the Main Stem Skagit River and
the North Fork Skagit River.
Just north of Highway 20 ...............................................
+27
+17
+32
+14
+27
+30
None
+11
None
+11
Approximately 600 feet northwest of the intersection of
North Pearle Jensen Way and East Pearle Jensen
Way.
Unincorporated Areas of
Skagit County.
Swinomish Indian Tribal
Community.
Swinomish Indian Tribal
Community.
Swinomish Indian Tribal
Community.
City of Sedro-Woolley,
Town of Concrete, Town
of Hamilton, Town of
Lyman, Unincorporated
Areas of Skagit County.
City of Burlington, Unincorporated Areas of Skagit
County.
Unincorporated Areas of
Skagit County.
Town of La Conner, Unincorporated Areas of
Skagit County.
Unincorporated Areas of
Skagit County.
Swinomish Indian Tribal
Community.
* 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.
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Federal Register / Vol. 75, No. 234 / Tuesday, December 7, 2010 / Proposed Rules
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
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Modified
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 Burlington
Maps are available for inspection at 900 East Fairhaven Avenue, Burlington, WA 98233.
City of Mount Vernon
Maps are available for inspection at 910 Cleveland Avenue, Mount Vernon, WA 98273.
City of Sedro-Woolley
Maps are available for inspection at 720 Murdock Street, Sedro-Woolley, WA 98284.
Swinomish Indian Tribal Community
Maps are available for inspection at 11404 Moorway Way, La Conner, WA 98257.
Town of Concrete
Maps are available for inspection at 45672 Main Street, Concrete, WA 98237.
Town of Hamilton
Maps are available for inspection at 584 Maple Street, Hamilton, WA 98255.
Town of La Conner
Maps are available for inspection at 204 Douglas Street, La Conner, WA 98257.
Town of Lyman
Maps are available for inspection at 8224 South Main Street, Lyman, WA 98263.
Unincorporated Areas of Skagit County
Maps are available for inspection at 1800 Continental Place, Mount Vernon, WA 98273.
(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. 2010–30613 Filed 12–6–10; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 9110–12–P
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
Federal Emergency Management
Agency
44 CFR Part 67
[Docket ID FEMA–2010–0003; Internal
Agency Docket No. FEMA–B–1161]
Proposed Flood Elevation
Determinations
Federal Emergency
Management Agency, DHS.
ACTION: Proposed rule.
srobinson on DSKHWCL6B1PROD with PROPOSALS
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
SUMMARY:
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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–1161, 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:
Rodriguez, Chief, Engineering
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Luis
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.
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.
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-1168]
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-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.
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.
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.
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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 [and] Elevation Communities affected
in meters (MSL)
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Effective Modified
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Skagit County, Washington, and Incorporated Areas
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Left Bank Overflow Main Stem Skagit Approximately 1,400 feet 2 +23 City of Mount Vernon,
River. north of the intersection Unincorporated Areas
of Hickox Road and I-5. of Skagit County.
Approximately 300 feet 2 +24
west of the intersection
of Anderson Road and Old
Highway 99.
Left Bank Overflow Main Stem Skagit Approximately 0.43 mile +19 +24 City of Mount Vernon,
River. east of the intersection Unincorporated Areas
of Dike Road and Britt of Skagit County.
Road.
Approximately 1,500 feet +19 +27
west of the intersection
of Riverview Lane and
Dike Road.
Left Bank Overflow Main Stem Skagit Just northwest of the 3 +26 City of Mount Vernon,
River. intersection of Britt Unincorporated Areas
Road and Dike Road. of Skagit County.
Approximately 250 feet 3 +28
north of Dike Road and
approximately 1,000 feet
west of Riverview Lane.
Left Bank Overflow Main Stem Skagit Approximately 900 feet 1 +25 City of Mount Vernon,
River. north of Blackburn Road Unincorporated Areas
between 2nd Street and of Skagit County.
3rd Street.
At the intersection of 1 +39
Freeway Drive and Cameron
Way.
Left Bank Overflow Main Stem Skagit Just north of Stewart Road 3 +41 City of Mount Vernon.
River. between Riverside Drive
and the Burlington
Northern Railroad.
Just northwest of the 3 +42
intersection of Hoag Road
and the Burlington
Northern Railroad.
Left Bank Overflow Main Stem Skagit Approximately 1.4 miles +34 +40 City of Mount Vernon,
River. west of the intersection Unincorporated Areas
of I-5 and State Route of Skagit County.
538, at levee.
At the intersection of the +34 +40
Burlington Northern
Railroad and State Route
538.
Left Bank Overflow Main Stem Skagit Just north of the None +24 City of Mount Vernon,
River. intersection of Hickox Unincorporated Areas
Road and Dike Road. of Skagit County.
Approximately 640 feet None +27
west of the intersection
of Riverview Lane and
Dike Road.
Left Bank Overflow Main Stem Skagit At the intersection of I-5 None +24 City of Mount Vernon.
River. and Anderson Road.
At the intersection of I-5 None +28
and Section Street.
Left Bank Overflow Main Stem Skagit Just north of Fir Island 3 +20 City of Mount Vernon,
River/South Fork Skagit River. Road, at the intersection Unincorporated Areas
with the Burlington of Skagit County.
Northern Railroad.
Approximately 500 feet 3 +23
south of Hickox Road
between the levee and the
Burlington Northern
Railroad.
Left Bank Overflow Main Stem Skagit Approximately 0.75 mile +13 +16 Unincorporated Areas
River/South Fork Skagit River. south of the intersection of Skagit County.
of Milltown Road and
Pioneer Highway.
At the intersection of +13 +20
State Route 534 and I-5.
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Left Bank Overflow North Fork Just east of the levee, 1 +16 Unincorporated Areas
Skagit River. approximately 350 feet of Skagit County.
northeast of the
intersection of Moore
Road and Polson Road.
Just east of the levee, 1 +18
approximately 450 feet
north of Moore Road.
Main Stem Skagit River............. At the confluence with the +27 +30 City of Burlington,
North Fork Skagit River City of Mount
and South Fork Skagit Vernon, City of
River. Sedro-Woolley, Town
of La Conner,
Unincorporated Areas
of Skagit County.
Just downstream of the +49 +52
Burlington Northern
Railroad.
North Fork Skagit River............ At the confluence with +14 +16 Unincorporated Areas
Skagit Bay. of Skagit County.
At the confluence with the +27 +30
Main Stem Skagit River
and South Fork Skagit
River.
Overflow from the Main Stem Skagit At the confluence with +12 +14 Unincorporated Areas
River between the North Fork Skagit Bay. of Skagit County.
Skagit River and the South Fork
Skagit River.
At the intersection of +13 +18
Moore Road and Dry Slough
Road.
Overflow from the Main Stem Skagit Approximately 200 feet 3 +18 Unincorporated Areas
River between the North Fork north of Moore Road of Skagit County.
Skagit River and the South Fork between the North Fork
Skagit River Padilla Bay. Skagit River and Dry
Slough Road.
Approximately 880 feet 3 +21
southwest of the
confluence with North
Fork Skagit River and the
South Fork Skagit River.
Approximately 1,000 feet None +13 Swinomish Indian
northwest of the Tribal Community.
intersection of Highway
20 and Padilla Heights
Road.
Approximately 100 feet None +13
north of the crossing at
State Route 20 and the
Swinomish Channel.
Right Bank Overflow Main Stem Approximately 0.36 mile 3 +21 City of Mount Vernon,
Skagit River. west of the intersection Unincorporated Areas
of Penn Road and Calhoun of Skagit County.
Road.
Approximately 400 feet 3 +30
south of the levee
between Moores Garden
Road and Baker Street.
Right Bank Overflow Main Stem Approximately 300 feet 3 +24 Unincorporated Areas
Skagit River. north of the intersection of Skagit County.
of Dunbar Avenue and Avon
Allen Road.
Aproximately 500 feet east 3 +31
of Avon Allen Road
between Bennett Road and
State Route 536.
Right Bank Overflow Main Stem Approximately 400 feet 3 +25 Unincorporated Areas
Skagit River. northeast of the of Skagit County.
intersection of Bennett
Road and State Route 536.
Approximately 500 feet 3 +34
southeast of the
intersection of Bennett
Road and Silver Lane.
Right Bank Overflow Main Stem Approximately 400 feet 3 +32 Unincorporated Areas
Skagit River. west of the intersection of Skagit County.
of Pulver Road and
McCorquedale Road.
Approximately 400 feet 3 +34
east of Pulver Road
between Whitemarsh Road
and McCorquedale Road.
Right Bank Overflow Main Stem At Kamb Road approximately 3 +19 Unincorporated Areas
Skagit River/North Fork Skagit 0.47 mile south of of Skagit County.
River Right Bank Overflow North Calhoun Road.
Fork Skagit River.
Approximately 0.38 mile 3 +20
southeast of the
intersection of Calhoun
Road and Kamb Road.
Just south of Kamb Road 3 +19 Unincorporated Areas
approximately 0.66 mile of Skagit County.
east of Beaver Marsh Road.
Approximately 1,600 feet 3 +19
east of the intersection
of Beaver Marsh Road and
Marsh Road.
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Right Bank Overflow South Fork Between Moore Road and 1 +17 Unincorporated Areas
Skagit River Samish Bay. Polson Road Approximately 1 +18 of Skagit County.
870 feet south of Moore
Road, at levee.
At the intersection of +12 +13 Unincorporated Areas
Chuckanut Drive and South of Skagit County.
Blanchard Drive.
Samish Bay/Padilla Bay Simlik Bay.. At the intersection of +12 +13 Unincorporated Areas
Bayview-Edison Road and of Skagit County.
Samish Island Road.
Approximately 0.32 mile None +12 Swinomish Indian
southwest of the Tribal Community.
intersection of Snee-Oosh
Road and Snee-Oosh Lane.
Approximately 100 feet None +12
southwest of the
intersection of
Reservation Road and
Simlik Bay Road.
Skagit Bay......................... Approximately 0.36 mile +15 +14 Unincorporated Areas
northwest of the of Skagit County.
intersection of Pioneer
Highway and Milltown Road.
At the confluence of +17 +14
Ishois Slough and Tom
Moore Slough.
Skagit Bay......................... Approximately 200 feet None +12 Swinomish Indian
northwest of the Tribal Community.
intersection of Sherman
Avenue and Chilberg
Avenue.
Approximately 0.32 mile None +12
southwest of the
intersection of Snee-Oosh
Road and Snee-Oosh Lane.
Skagit Bay......................... Approximately 400 feet None +14 Swinomish Indian
northwest of Pull and Be Tribal Community.
Damned Point Road.
Approximately 200 feet None +14
southwest of the
intersection of Sherman
Avenue and Chilberg
Avenue.
Skagit Bay/Swinomish Channel....... Approximately 600 feet None +12 Swinomish Indian
southwest of the Tribal Community.
intersection of North
Pearle Jensen Way and
East Pearle Jensen Way.
Approximately 400 feet None +12
west of Pull and Be
Damned Point Road.
Skagit River....................... Just upstream of the +49 +52 City of Sedro-
Burlington Northern Woolley, Town of
Railroad. Concrete, Town of
Hamilton, Town of
Lyman,
Unincorporated Areas
of Skagit County.
Approximately 1.0 mile +197 +198
upstream of the
confluence with the Baker
River.
Skagit River Delta Overbank Just upstream of Pulver +27 +32 City of Burlington,
Flowpath 1. Road. Unincorporated Areas
of Skagit County.
Approximately 1,170 feet +45 +46
southeast of the
intersection of Lafayette
Road and Peter Anderson
Road.
Skagit River Delta Overbank At the confluence with +12 +13 Unincorporated Areas
Flowpath 2 Skagit River Delta Samish Bay. of Skagit County.
Overbank Flowpath 3.
Just downstream of Pulver +27 +32
Road.
At the confluence with the +12 +15 Town of La Conner,
Swinomish Channel. Unincorporated Areas
of Skagit County.
Just downstream of Pulver +27 +32
Road.
South Fork Skagit River............ At the confluence with +17 +14 Unincorporated Areas
Ishois Slough and Tim of Skagit County.
Moore Slough.
At the confluence with the +27 +30
Main Stem Skagit River
and the North Fork Skagit
River.
Swinomish Channel.................. Just north of Highway 20.. None +11 Swinomish Indian
Tribal Community.
Approximately 600 feet None +11
northwest of the
intersection of North
Pearle Jensen Way and
East Pearle Jensen Way.
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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.
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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 Burlington
Maps are available for inspection at 900 East Fairhaven Avenue, Burlington, WA 98233.
City of Mount Vernon
Maps are available for inspection at 910 Cleveland Avenue, Mount Vernon, WA 98273.
City of Sedro-Woolley
Maps are available for inspection at 720 Murdock Street, Sedro-Woolley, WA 98284.
Swinomish Indian Tribal Community
Maps are available for inspection at 11404 Moorway Way, La Conner, WA 98257.
Town of Concrete
Maps are available for inspection at 45672 Main Street, Concrete, WA 98237.
Town of Hamilton
Maps are available for inspection at 584 Maple Street, Hamilton, WA 98255.
Town of La Conner
Maps are available for inspection at 204 Douglas Street, La Conner, WA 98257.
Town of Lyman
Maps are available for inspection at 8224 South Main Street, Lyman, WA 98263.
Unincorporated Areas of Skagit County
Maps are available for inspection at 1800 Continental Place, Mount Vernon, WA 98273.
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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. 2010-30613 Filed 12-6-10; 8:45 am]
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