Proposed Flood Elevation Determinations, 22551-22556 [2012-8870]

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Please note that if EPA receives adverse comment on an amendment, paragraph, or section of this rule, and if that provision may be severed from the remainder of the rule, EPA may adopt as final those provisions of the rule that are not the subject of an adverse comment. For additional information, see the direct final rule which is located in the Rules section of this Federal Register. Dated: March 12, 2012. Bharat Mathur, Acting Regional Administrator, Region 5. [FR Doc. 2012–8951 Filed 4–13–12; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY Federal Emergency Management Agency 44 CFR Part 67 [Docket ID FEMA–2011–0002; Internal Agency Docket No. FEMA–B–7748] Proposed Flood Elevation Determinations Federal Emergency Management Agency, DHS. ACTION: Proposed rule; correction. AGENCY: On December 6, 2007, FEMA published in the Federal Register a proposed rule that contained an erroneous table. This document provides corrections to that table, to be used in lieu of the information published December 6, 2007. The table provided in this document represents the flooding sources, location of referenced elevations, effective and modified elevations, and communities affected for Pierce County, Washington, and Incorporated Areas. Specifically, it addresses the following flooding sources: Artondale Creek (main stem), Artondale Creek—East Branch, Artondale Creek—West Branch, Canyon Creek, Carbon River (left overbank areas, without consideration of left levees), Carbon River Overflow, Clarks Creek, Clear Creek, Clover Creek, Clover Creek (overflow at 134th Street South), Clover Creek (overflow at designated parkland), Clover Creek (overflow at golf course), Clover Creek (overflow near Lakewood Town Center), Crescent Creek, Crescent Lake, Diru Creek, Diru Creek (104th Street East overflow), Diru Creek (96th SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00042 Fmt 4702 Sfmt 4702 22551 Street East overflow), East Fork Clear Creek, East Fork Clear Creek (west stem), Fennel Creek, Gig Harbor, Lacamas Creek, Mashel River, Meeker Ditch, Morey Creek, North Fork Clover Creek, North Fork Clover Creek Tributary #1, North Fork Clover Creek Tributary #2, North Fork Clover Creek Tributary #4, North Fork Clover Creek Tributary #5, Puyallup River (overflow through golf course between State Route 162 and Puyallup River), Puyallup River (overflow through golf course to Hylebos Waterway), Puyallup River (overflows to Blair Waterway via numerous flow paths), Puyallup River (with consideration of levees), Puyallup River (without consideration of left levee), Puyallup River (without consideration of right levee), Rody Creek, South Prairie Creek, Spanaway Creek, Swan Creek, Wapato Creek I, Wapato Creek II, West Fork Canyon Creek, White River, Woodland Creek, Woodland Creek (80th Street East overflow), and Woodland Creek (96th Street East overflow). DATES: Comments are to be submitted on or before July 16, 2012. ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by Docket No. FEMA–B– 7748, 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 (email) Luis.Rodriguez3@fema.dhs.gov. 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 (email) Luis.Rodriguez3@fema.dhs.gov. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) publishes proposed determinations of Base (1% annualchance) Flood Elevations (BFEs) and modified BFEs for communities participating in the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP), 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 minimum requirements. 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 SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: E:\FR\FM\16APP1.SGM 16APP1 22552 Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 73 / Monday, April 16, 2012 / Proposed Rules 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. Corrections In the proposed rule published at 72 FR 68784, in the December 6, 2007, issue of the Federal Register, FEMA published a table under the authority of 44 CFR 67.4. The table, entitled ‘‘Pierce County, Washington, and Incorporated Areas,’’ addressed the following flooding sources: Artondale Creek (main stem), Artondale Creek—East Branch, Artondale Creek—West Branch, Canyon Creek, Carbon River, Clarks Creek, Clarks Creek—Meeker Ditch, Clover Creek, Crescent Creek, Fennel Creek, Lacamas Creek, Mashel River, Morey Creek, Muck Creek, North Fork Clover Creek, North Fork Clover Creek Tributary #1, North Fork Clover Creek Tributary #2, North Fork Clover Creek Tributary #4, North Fork Clover Creek Tributary #5, Puyallup River, South Prairie Creek, Spanaway Creek, Swan Creek, Wapato Creek I, Wapato Creek II, and White River. That table contained inaccurate information as to the location of referenced elevation, effective and modified elevation in feet, and/or communities affected for the following flooding sources: Artondale Creek (main stem), Artondale Creek—East Branch, Flooding source(s) Artondale Creek—West Branch, Canyon Creek, Carbon River, Clarks Creek, Clarks Creek—Meeker Ditch, Clover Creek, Crescent Creek, Fennel Creek, Lacamas Creek, Mashel River, Morey Creek, North Fork Clover Creek, North Fork Clover Creek Tributary #1, North Fork Clover Creek Tributary #2, North Fork Clover Creek Tributary #4, North Fork Clover Creek Tributary #5, Puyallup River, South Prairie Creek, Spanaway Creek, Swan Creek, Wapato Creek I, Wapato Creek II, and White River. It also should not have included the flooding source Muck Creek. In addition, it did not include the following flooding sources: Carbon River (left overbank areas, without consideration of left levees), Carbon River Overflow, Clear Creek, Clover Creek (overflow at 134th Street South), Clover Creek (overflow at designated parkland), Clover Creek (overflow at golf course), Clover Creek (overflow near Lakewood Town Center), Crescent Lake, Diru Creek, Diru Creek (104th Street East overflow), Diru Creek (96th Street East overflow), East Fork Clear Creek, East Fork Clear Creek (west stem), Gig Harbor, Meeker Ditch, Puyallup River (overflow through golf course between State Route 162 and Puyallup River), Puyallup River (overflow through golf course to Hylebos Waterway), Puyallup River (overflows to Blair Waterway via numerous flow paths), Puyallup River (with consideration of levees), Puyallup River (without consideration of left levee), Puyallup River (without consideration of right levee), Rody Creek, West Fork Canyon Creek, Woodland Creek, Woodland Creek (80th Street East overflow), and Woodland Creek (96th Street East overflow). Specifically, the information published in the December 6, 2007, Federal Register proposed rule for the Carbon River has been refined and divided into individual descriptions for Carbon River (left overbank areas, without consideration of left levees) and Carbon River Overflow; the information published in the December 6, 2007, Federal Register proposed rule for the Puyallup River has been refined and divided into individual descriptions for Puyallup River (overflow through golf course between State Route 162 and Puyallup River), Puyallup River (overflow through golf course to Hylebos Waterway), Puyallup River (overflows to Blair Waterway via numerous flow paths), Puyallup River (with consideration of levees), Puyallup River (without consideration of left levee), and Puyallup River (without consideration of right levee); and the information published in the December 6, 2007, Federal Register proposed rule for Clarks Creek and Clarks Creek— Meeker Ditch has been refined and divided into individual descriptions for Clarks Creek and Meeker Ditch. These individual descriptions provide a more detailed representation of changes than originally described for the flooding sources Carbon River, Clarks Creek, Meeker Ditch, and Puyallup River in the December 6, 2007, Federal Register proposed rule. In this document, FEMA is publishing a table containing the accurate information, to address these prior errors. The information provided below should be used in lieu of that previously published for Pierce County. * 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 Pierce County, Washington, and Incorporated Areas emcdonald on DSK29S0YB1PROD with PROPOSALS Artondale Creek (main stem) Artondale Creek—East Branch. Artondale Creek—West Branch. VerDate Mar<15>2010 14:34 Apr 13, 2012 Approximately 100 feet upstream of the Wollochet Drive culvert. None +13 Approximately 200 feet downstream of the Artondale Creek—East Branch and Artondale Creek—West Branch confluences. Approximately 320 feet upstream of the Artondale Creek (main stem) and Artondale Creek—West Branch confluences. Approximately 80 feet downstream of Hunt Street Northwest. At the Artondale Creek—East Branch and Artondale Creek (main stem) confluences. None +39 None +40 None +152 None +39 Jkt 226001 PO 00000 Frm 00043 Fmt 4702 Sfmt 4702 E:\FR\FM\16APP1.SGM 16APP1 City of Fife, Unincorporated Areas of Pierce County. Unincorporated Areas of Pierce County. Unincorporated Areas of Pierce County. Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 73 / Monday, April 16, 2012 / 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 Canyon Creek ....................... Carbon River (left overbank areas, without consideration of left levees). Carbon River Overflow ......... Clarks Creek ......................... Clear Creek ........................... Clover Creek ......................... Clover Creek (overflow at 134th Street South). Clover Creek (overflow at designated parkland). Clover Creek (overflow at golf course). Clover Creek (overflow near Lakewood Town Center). Communities affected Modified Approximately in line with 56th Street Northwest extended, between 78th Avenue Northwest and 72nd Avenue Northwest. Approximately 130 feet upstream of 72nd Street ........ None +49 None +279 Approximately 250 feet downstream of 128th Street East. At the Puyallup River confluence ................................. None +475 +121 +122 Approximately 1,000 feet upstream of the 177th Street East turnaround. Approximately 1.2 miles upstream of 226th Street East along 177th Street East and Alward Road. At the Puyallup River confluence ................................. None +460 None #3 None +30 +31 +32 Approximately 195 feet west of the west end of 15th Avenue Southwest. From the Puyallup River confluence to the water treatment plant near the intersection of Pioneer Way East and 44th Avenue East. At the Steilacoom Lake confluence .............................. +17 +24 +215 +214 At the downstream side of 71st Avenue East .............. At the upstream side of A Street South ....................... None +308 +344 +307 Approximately 116 feet downstream of the intersection of B Street East and 134th Street Court East. At the Clover Creek confluence ................................... +308 None +297 +313 None +312 +319 None +261 None +12 Unincorporated Areas of Pierce County. City of Puyallup, Unincorporated Areas of Pierce County. +268 None City of Orting, Unincorporated Areas of Pierce County. +320 None Unincorporated Areas of Pierce County. +309 At the downstream side of 4th Avenue East ............... At the North Fork Clover Creek confluence (in Mayfair County Park). Approximately 740 feet downstream of the Clover Creek confluence. At the upstream side of 111th Street Southwest ......... Crescent Creek ..................... At the divergence from Clover Creek (between Lindale Lane Southwest and Cochise Lane Southwest). At the Gig Harbor confluence ....................................... Approximately 1,050 feet downstream of Crescent Valley Drive Northwest. Entire shoreline within community ................................ None None +173 Diru Creek ............................. At the upstream side of 84th Street East ..................... None +335 At the downstream side of 128th Street East .............. Approximately 530 feet upstream of 104th Street East None None +468 +414 Approximately 317 feet downstream of State Route 512. At the downstream side of 96th Street East ................ None +398 East Fork Clear Creek .......... Approximately 155 feet upstream of 96th Street East Approximately 200 feet south of 72nd Street East ...... None None +400 +352 East Fork Clear Creek (west stem). At the downstream side of 105th Street East .............. Approximately 500 feet downstream of 96th Street East. Approximately 75 feet downstream of State Route 512. None None +453 +425 None +453 City of Lakewood, Unincorporated Areas of Pierce County. Unincorporated Areas of Pierce County. Unincorporated Areas of Pierce County. Unincorporated Areas of Pierce County. City of Lakewood. +448 None Unincorporated Areas of Pierce County. +172 Crescent Lake ....................... Diru Creek (104th Street East overflow). emcdonald on DSK29S0YB1PROD with PROPOSALS 22553 Diru Creek (96th Street East overflow). VerDate Mar<15>2010 14:34 Apr 13, 2012 Jkt 226001 PO 00000 Frm 00044 Fmt 4702 Sfmt 4702 E:\FR\FM\16APP1.SGM 16APP1 City of Gig Harbor, Unincorporated Areas of Pierce County. Unincorporated Areas of Pierce County. Unincorporated Areas of Pierce County. Unincorporated Areas of Pierce County. Unincorporated Areas of Pierce County. Unincorporated Areas of Pierce County. Unincorporated Areas of Pierce County. 22554 Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 73 / Monday, April 16, 2012 / 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 Modified Fennel Creek ........................ Approximately 100 feet downstream of McCutcheon Road. None +105 Gig Harbor ............................ At the upstream side of Kelley Lake Road .................. Entire shoreline within community ................................ None None +505 +12 Lacamas Creek ..................... Approximately 1,300 feet downstream of State Route 507, near the southeast corner of Muck Lake. +322 +324 Mashel River ......................... Approximately 600 feet south of 304th Street South ... At the upstream side of Private Road, 1,600 feet upstream of the Little Mashel River confluence. +473 +739 +474 +738 Approximately 0.54 mile upstream of Alder Cutoff Road East. At the upstream side of 17th Street Southwest ........... Approximately 266 feet downstream of Fairview Drive Approximately 180 feet upstream of the Clover Creek confluence. Approximately 140 feet upstream of Spanaway Loop Road. Approximately 115 feet downstream of B Street East +862 +866 #1 None None +31 +38 +293 None +300 +307 +309 At the upstream side of 96th Street East ..................... Approximately 270 feet upstream of the intersection of 14th Avenue East and North Fork Clover Creek. Approximately 600 feet downstream of Bingham Avenue East. At the upstream side of the North Fork Clover Creek confluence. At the upstream side of the Tacoma Rail Mountain Division railroad, approximately 450 feet north of the Waller Road railroad crossing. Approximately 0.5 mile downstream of 22nd Avenue Court East. Approximately 1,050 feet upstream of 22nd Avenue Court East. At the upstream side of Aqueduct Drive East .............. None +323 +391 +321 None +457 None +327 None +397 None +363 None +402 None +368 Approximately 1,320 feet upstream of Aqueduct Drive East. Approximately 90 feet upstream of 140th Street East None +368 +128 +127 At the downstream side of Lane Boulevard Northwest At the Hylebos Creek confluence ................................. None None +164 +14 At the upstream side of 12th Street East ..................... At the Blair Waterway confluence ................................ None None +16 +12 At the upstream side of the I–5 ramp to Port of Tacoma Road. At the Commencement Bay confluence ....................... None +18 +13 +12 Approximately 1.0 mile upstream of the Burlington Northern Railroad/Champion Bridge. +633 +634 Meeker Ditch ......................... Morey Creek ......................... North Fork Clover Creek ....... North Fork Clover Creek Tributary #1. North Fork Clover Creek Tributary #2. North Fork Clover Creek Tributary #4. North Fork Clover Creek Tributary #5. Puyallup River (overflow through golf course between State Route 162 and Puyallup River). Puyallup River (overflow through golf course to Hylebos Waterway). emcdonald on DSK29S0YB1PROD with PROPOSALS Communities affected Puyallup River (overflows to Blair Waterway via numerous flow paths). Puyallup River (with consideration of levees). VerDate Mar<15>2010 14:34 Apr 13, 2012 Jkt 226001 PO 00000 Frm 00045 Fmt 4702 Sfmt 4702 E:\FR\FM\16APP1.SGM 16APP1 City of Bonney Lake, Unincorporated Areas of Pierce County. City of Gig Harbor, Unincorporated Areas of Pierce County. City of Roy, Unincorporated Areas of Pierce County. Town of Eatonville, Unincorporated Areas of Pierce County. City of Puyallup. Unincorporated Areas of Pierce County. City of Lakewood, City of Tacoma, Unincorporated Areas of Pierce County. Unincorporated Areas of Pierce County. Unincorporated Areas of Pierce County. Unincorporated Areas of Pierce County. Unincorporated Areas of Pierce County. City of Orting, Unincorporated Areas of Pierce County. City of Fife, City of Tacoma, Unincorporated Areas of Pierce County. City of Fife, City of Tacoma. City of Fife, City of Orting, City of Puyallup, City of Sumner, Unincorporated Areas of Pierce County. Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 73 / Monday, April 16, 2012 / 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 Puyallup River (without consideration of left levee). Communities affected Modified At the Tacoma City Waterway confluence ................... None +12 At the southern end of 169th Avenue East .................. At the upstream side of I–5 .......................................... +501 None +498 +17 None +446 Rody Creek ........................... Approximately 700 feet south of the southern end of Neadham Road East. At the Clarks Creek confluence (at 66th Avenue East) None +30 None +452 South Prairie Creek .............. Approximately 70 feet downstream of 128th Street East. At the Carbon River confluence ................................... +301 +302 +452 +449 +287 +286 +323 +325 Swan Creek .......................... Approximately 2,000 feet upstream of State Route 162. Approximately 55 feet upstream of Spanaway Loop Road South. Approximately 355 feet upstream of Military Road South. At the upstream side of Pioneer Way East .................. None +22 Wapato Creek I ..................... At the upstream side of 112th Street East ................... Approximately 125 feet upstream of Marshall Avenue None None +419 +12 None +40 Wapato Creek II .................... Approximately 120 feet upstream of 7th Street Northwest. Approximately 500 feet north of Valley Avenue Northeast and approximately 670 feet east of North Meridian Avenue. None +49 Approximately 1,825 feet upstream of 114th Avenue Court East. At the Canyon Creek confluence ................................. +53 +56 None +387 Puyallup River (without consideration of right levee). Spanaway Creek ................... West Fork Canyon Creek ..... White River ........................... Approximately 400 feet upstream of 116th Street East Approximately 380 feet downstream of State Route 410. None +47 +464 +51 Woodland Creek ................... Approximately 0.4 mile upstream of 8th Street East ... At the Clarks Creek confluence ................................... None None +74 +30 At the downstream side of 106th Street East .............. At the Woodland Creek confluence ............................. None None +411 +35 At the upstream side of 80th Street East ..................... At the Woodland Creek divergence ............................. None None +96 +305 At the downstream side of the Woodland Creek confluence. None +346 Woodland Creek (80th Street East overflow). emcdonald on DSK29S0YB1PROD with PROPOSALS 22555 Woodland Creek (96th Street East overflow). * National Geodetic Vertical Datum. + North American Vertical Datum. # Depth in feet above ground. ∧ Mean Sea Level, rounded to the nearest 0.1 meter. VerDate Mar<15>2010 14:34 Apr 13, 2012 Jkt 226001 PO 00000 Frm 00046 Fmt 4702 Sfmt 4702 E:\FR\FM\16APP1.SGM 16APP1 City of Orting, City of Puyallup, City of Tacoma, Unincorporated Areas of Pierce County. City of Edgewood, City of Fife, City of Puyallup, City of Sumner, City of Tacoma, Unincorporated Areas of Pierce County. Unincorporated Areas of Pierce County. Town of South Prairie, Unincorporated Areas of Pierce County. Unincorporated Areas of Pierce County. City of Tacoma, Unincorporated Areas of Pierce County. City of Edgewood, City of Fife, City of Puyallup, City of Tacoma, Unincorporated Areas of Pierce County. City of Edgewood, City of Puyallup, Unincorporated Areas of Pierce County. Unincorporated Areas of Pierce County. City of Puyallup, City of Sumner, Unincorporated Areas of Pierce County. Unincorporated Areas of Pierce County. Unincorporated Areas of Pierce County. Unincorporated Areas of Pierce County. 22556 Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 73 / Monday, April 16, 2012 / 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 Communities affected Modified ** 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 Bonney Lake Maps are available for inspection at the City Hall Annex, 8720 Main Street East, Bonney Lake, WA 98391. City of Edgewood Maps are available for inspection at City Hall, 2224 104th Avenue East, Edgewood, WA 98372. City of Fife Maps are available for inspection at City Hall, 5411 23rd Street East, Fife, WA 98424. City of Gig Harbor Maps are available for inspection at City Hall, Building Department, 3510 Grandview Street, Gig Harbor, WA 98335. City of Lakewood Maps are available for inspection at City Hall, Public Works Department, 6000 Main Street Southwest, Lakewood, WA 98499. City of Orting Maps are available for inspection at City Hall, 110 Train Street Southeast, Orting, WA 98360. City of Puyallup Maps are available for inspection at City Hall, Development Services Department, 333 South Meridian, Puyallup, WA 98371. City of Roy Maps are available for inspection at City Hall, 216 McNaught Street South, Roy, WA 98580. City of Sumner Maps are available for inspection at City Hall, Community Development Department, 1104 Maple Street, Sumner, WA 98390. City of Tacoma Maps are available for inspection at City Hall, Building and Land Use Department, 747 Market Street, Tacoma, WA 98402. Town of Eatonville Maps are available for inspection at the Town Hall, 201 Center Street West, Eatonville, WA 98328. Town of South Prairie Maps are available for inspection at City Hall, 121 Northwest Washington Street, South Prairie, WA 98385. Unincorporated Areas of Pierce County Maps are available for inspection at the Pierce County Surface Water Management Division, Tacoma Mall Plaza, 2702 South 42nd Street, Suite 201, Tacoma, WA 98409. (Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance No. 97.022, ‘‘Flood Insurance.’’) Dated: April 2, 2012. Sandra K. Knight, Deputy Associate Administrator for Mitigation, Department of Homeland Security, Federal Emergency Management Agency. [FR Doc. 2012–8870 Filed 4–13–12; 8:45 am] emcdonald on DSK29S0YB1PROD with PROPOSALS BILLING CODE 9110–12–P VerDate Mar<15>2010 14:34 Apr 13, 2012 Jkt 226001 PO 00000 Frm 00047 Fmt 4702 Sfmt 9990 E:\FR\FM\16APP1.SGM 16APP1

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[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 73 (Monday, April 16, 2012)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 22551-22556]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-8870]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Federal Emergency Management Agency

44 CFR Part 67

[Docket ID FEMA-2011-0002; Internal Agency Docket No. FEMA-B-7748]

Proposed Flood Elevation Determinations

AGENCY: Federal Emergency Management Agency, DHS.

ACTION: Proposed rule; correction.

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SUMMARY: On December 6, 2007, FEMA published in the Federal Register a
proposed rule that contained an erroneous table. This document provides
corrections to that table, to be used in lieu of the information
published December 6, 2007. The table provided in this document
represents the flooding sources, location of referenced elevations,
effective and modified elevations, and communities affected for Pierce
County, Washington, and Incorporated Areas. Specifically, it addresses
the following flooding sources: Artondale Creek (main stem), Artondale
Creek--East Branch, Artondale Creek--West Branch, Canyon Creek, Carbon
River (left overbank areas, without consideration of left levees),
Carbon River Overflow, Clarks Creek, Clear Creek, Clover Creek, Clover
Creek (overflow at 134th Street South), Clover Creek (overflow at
designated parkland), Clover Creek (overflow at golf course), Clover
Creek (overflow near Lakewood Town Center), Crescent Creek, Crescent
Lake, Diru Creek, Diru Creek (104th Street East overflow), Diru Creek
(96th Street East overflow), East Fork Clear Creek, East Fork Clear
Creek (west stem), Fennel Creek, Gig Harbor, Lacamas Creek, Mashel
River, Meeker Ditch, Morey Creek, North Fork Clover Creek, North Fork
Clover Creek Tributary 1, North Fork Clover Creek Tributary
2, North Fork Clover Creek Tributary 4, North Fork
Clover Creek Tributary 5, Puyallup River (overflow through
golf course between State Route 162 and Puyallup River), Puyallup River
(overflow through golf course to Hylebos Waterway), Puyallup River
(overflows to Blair Waterway via numerous flow paths), Puyallup River
(with consideration of levees), Puyallup River (without consideration
of left levee), Puyallup River (without consideration of right levee),
Rody Creek, South Prairie Creek, Spanaway Creek, Swan Creek, Wapato
Creek I, Wapato Creek II, West Fork Canyon Creek, White River, Woodland
Creek, Woodland Creek (80th Street East overflow), and Woodland Creek
(96th Street East overflow).

DATES: Comments are to be submitted on or before July 16, 2012.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by Docket No. FEMA-B-
7748, 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
(email) Luis.Rodriguez3@fema.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 (email) Luis.Rodriguez3@fema.dhs.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Federal Emergency Management Agency
(FEMA) publishes proposed determinations of Base (1% annual-chance)
Flood Elevations (BFEs) and modified BFEs for communities participating
in the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP), 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 minimum requirements.
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

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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.

Corrections

In the proposed rule published at 72 FR 68784, in the December 6,
2007, issue of the Federal Register, FEMA published a table under the
authority of 44 CFR 67.4. The table, entitled ``Pierce County,
Washington, and Incorporated Areas,'' addressed the following flooding
sources: Artondale Creek (main stem), Artondale Creek--East Branch,
Artondale Creek--West Branch, Canyon Creek, Carbon River, Clarks Creek,
Clarks Creek--Meeker Ditch, Clover Creek, Crescent Creek, Fennel Creek,
Lacamas Creek, Mashel River, Morey Creek, Muck Creek, North Fork Clover
Creek, North Fork Clover Creek Tributary 1, North Fork Clover
Creek Tributary 2, North Fork Clover Creek Tributary
4, North Fork Clover Creek Tributary 5, Puyallup
River, South Prairie Creek, Spanaway Creek, Swan Creek, Wapato Creek I,
Wapato Creek II, and White River. That table contained inaccurate
information as to the location of referenced elevation, effective and
modified elevation in feet, and/or communities affected for the
following flooding sources: Artondale Creek (main stem), Artondale
Creek--East Branch, Artondale Creek--West Branch, Canyon Creek, Carbon
River, Clarks Creek, Clarks Creek--Meeker Ditch, Clover Creek, Crescent
Creek, Fennel Creek, Lacamas Creek, Mashel River, Morey Creek, North
Fork Clover Creek, North Fork Clover Creek Tributary 1, North
Fork Clover Creek Tributary 2, North Fork Clover Creek
Tributary 4, North Fork Clover Creek Tributary 5,
Puyallup River, South Prairie Creek, Spanaway Creek, Swan Creek, Wapato
Creek I, Wapato Creek II, and White River. It also should not have
included the flooding source Muck Creek. In addition, it did not
include the following flooding sources: Carbon River (left overbank
areas, without consideration of left levees), Carbon River Overflow,
Clear Creek, Clover Creek (overflow at 134th Street South), Clover
Creek (overflow at designated parkland), Clover Creek (overflow at golf
course), Clover Creek (overflow near Lakewood Town Center), Crescent
Lake, Diru Creek, Diru Creek (104th Street East overflow), Diru Creek
(96th Street East overflow), East Fork Clear Creek, East Fork Clear
Creek (west stem), Gig Harbor, Meeker Ditch, Puyallup River (overflow
through golf course between State Route 162 and Puyallup River),
Puyallup River (overflow through golf course to Hylebos Waterway),
Puyallup River (overflows to Blair Waterway via numerous flow paths),
Puyallup River (with consideration of levees), Puyallup River (without
consideration of left levee), Puyallup River (without consideration of
right levee), Rody Creek, West Fork Canyon Creek, Woodland Creek,
Woodland Creek (80th Street East overflow), and Woodland Creek (96th
Street East overflow). Specifically, the information published in the
December 6, 2007, Federal Register proposed rule for the Carbon River
has been refined and divided into individual descriptions for Carbon
River (left overbank areas, without consideration of left levees) and
Carbon River Overflow; the information published in the December 6,
2007, Federal Register proposed rule for the Puyallup River has been
refined and divided into individual descriptions for Puyallup River
(overflow through golf course between State Route 162 and Puyallup
River), Puyallup River (overflow through golf course to Hylebos
Waterway), Puyallup River (overflows to Blair Waterway via numerous
flow paths), Puyallup River (with consideration of levees), Puyallup
River (without consideration of left levee), and Puyallup River
(without consideration of right levee); and the information published
in the December 6, 2007, Federal Register proposed rule for Clarks
Creek and Clarks Creek--Meeker Ditch has been refined and divided into
individual descriptions for Clarks Creek and Meeker Ditch. These
individual descriptions provide a more detailed representation of
changes than originally described for the flooding sources Carbon
River, Clarks Creek, Meeker Ditch, and Puyallup River in the December
6, 2007, Federal Register proposed rule. In this document, FEMA is
publishing a table containing the accurate information, to address
these prior errors. The information provided below should be used in
lieu of that previously published for Pierce County.

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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)
--------------------------
Effective Modified
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Pierce County, Washington, and Incorporated Areas
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Artondale Creek (main stem)......... Approximately 100 feet None +13 City of Fife,
upstream of the Unincorporated Areas
Wollochet Drive of Pierce County.
culvert.
Approximately 200 feet None +39
downstream of the
Artondale Creek--East
Branch and Artondale
Creek--West Branch
confluences.
Artondale Creek--East Branch........ Approximately 320 feet None +40 Unincorporated Areas of
upstream of the Pierce County.
Artondale Creek (main
stem) and Artondale
Creek--West Branch
confluences.
Approximately 80 feet None +152
downstream of Hunt
Street Northwest.
Artondale Creek--West Branch........ At the Artondale Creek-- None +39 Unincorporated Areas of
East Branch and Pierce County.
Artondale Creek (main
stem) confluences.

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Approximately in line None +49
with 56th Street
Northwest extended,
between 78th Avenue
Northwest and 72nd
Avenue Northwest.
Canyon Creek........................ Approximately 130 feet None +279 Unincorporated Areas of
upstream of 72nd Pierce County.
Street.
Approximately 250 feet None +475
downstream of 128th
Street East.
Carbon River (left overbank areas, At the Puyallup River +121 +122 City of Orting,
without consideration of left confluence. Unincorporated Areas
levees). of Pierce County.
Approximately 1,000 None +460
feet upstream of the
177th Street East
turnaround.
Carbon River Overflow............... Approximately 1.2 miles None 3 Unincorporated Areas of
upstream of 226th Pierce County.
Street East along
177th Street East and
Alward Road.
Clarks Creek........................ At the Puyallup River None +30 City of Puyallup,
confluence. Unincorporated Areas
of Pierce County.
Approximately 195 feet +31 +32
west of the west end
of 15th Avenue
Southwest.
Clear Creek......................... From the Puyallup River +17 +24 Unincorporated Areas of
confluence to the Pierce County.
water treatment plant
near the intersection
of Pioneer Way East
and 44th Avenue East.
Clover Creek........................ At the Steilacoom Lake +215 +214 City of Lakewood,
confluence. Unincorporated Areas
of Pierce County.
At the downstream side None +344
of 71st Avenue East.
Clover Creek (overflow at 134th At the upstream side of +308 +307 Unincorporated Areas of
Street South). A Street South. Pierce County.
Approximately 116 feet +308 +309
downstream of the
intersection of B
Street East and 134th
Street Court East.
Clover Creek (overflow at designated At the Clover Creek None +297 Unincorporated Areas of
parkland). confluence. Pierce County.
At the downstream side +313 +312
of 4th Avenue East.
Clover Creek (overflow at golf At the North Fork None +319 Unincorporated Areas of
course). Clover Creek Pierce County.
confluence (in Mayfair
County Park).
Approximately 740 feet None +320
downstream of the
Clover Creek
confluence.
Clover Creek (overflow near Lakewood At the upstream side of None +261 City of Lakewood.
Town Center). 111th Street Southwest.
At the divergence from None +268
Clover Creek (between
Lindale Lane Southwest
and Cochise Lane
Southwest).
Crescent Creek...................... At the Gig Harbor None +12 City of Gig Harbor,
confluence. Unincorporated Areas
of Pierce County.
Approximately 1,050 None +172
feet downstream of
Crescent Valley Drive
Northwest.
Crescent Lake....................... Entire shoreline within None +173 Unincorporated Areas of
community. Pierce County.
Diru Creek.......................... At the upstream side of None +335 Unincorporated Areas of
84th Street East. Pierce County.
At the downstream side None +468
of 128th Street East.
Diru Creek (104th Street East Approximately 530 feet None +414 Unincorporated Areas of
overflow). upstream of 104th Pierce County.
Street East.
Approximately 317 feet None +448
downstream of State
Route 512.
Diru Creek (96th Street East At the downstream side None +398 Unincorporated Areas of
overflow). of 96th Street East. Pierce County.
Approximately 155 feet None +400
upstream of 96th
Street East.
East Fork Clear Creek............... Approximately 200 feet None +352 Unincorporated Areas of
south of 72nd Street Pierce County.
East.
At the downstream side None +453
of 105th Street East.
East Fork Clear Creek (west stem)... Approximately 500 feet None +425 Unincorporated Areas of
downstream of 96th Pierce County.
Street East.
Approximately 75 feet None +453
downstream of State
Route 512.

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Fennel Creek........................ Approximately 100 feet None +105 City of Bonney Lake,
downstream of Unincorporated Areas
McCutcheon Road. of Pierce County.
At the upstream side of None +505
Kelley Lake Road.
Gig Harbor.......................... Entire shoreline within None +12 City of Gig Harbor,
community. Unincorporated Areas
of Pierce County.
Lacamas Creek....................... Approximately 1,300 +322 +324 City of Roy,
feet downstream of Unincorporated Areas
State Route 507, near of Pierce County.
the southeast corner
of Muck Lake.
Approximately 600 feet +473 +474
south of 304th Street
South.
Mashel River........................ At the upstream side of +739 +738 Town of Eatonville,
Private Road, 1,600 Unincorporated Areas
feet upstream of the of Pierce County.
Little Mashel River
confluence.
Approximately 0.54 mile +862 +866
upstream of Alder
Cutoff Road East.
Meeker Ditch........................ At the upstream side of 1 +31 City of Puyallup.
17th Street Southwest.
Approximately 266 feet None +38
downstream of Fairview
Drive.
Morey Creek......................... Approximately 180 feet None +293 Unincorporated Areas of
upstream of the Clover Pierce County.
Creek confluence.
Approximately 140 feet None +300
upstream of Spanaway
Loop Road.
North Fork Clover Creek............. Approximately 115 feet +307 +309 City of Lakewood, City
downstream of B Street of Tacoma,
East. Unincorporated Areas
of Pierce County.
At the upstream side of None +391
96th Street East.
North Fork Clover Creek Tributary Approximately 270 feet +323 +321 Unincorporated Areas of
1. upstream of the Pierce County.
intersection of 14th
Avenue East and North
Fork Clover Creek.
Approximately 600 feet None +457
downstream of Bingham
Avenue East.
North Fork Clover Creek Tributary At the upstream side of None +327 Unincorporated Areas of
2. the North Fork Clover Pierce County.
Creek confluence.
At the upstream side of None +397
the Tacoma Rail
Mountain Division
railroad,
approximately 450 feet
north of the Waller
Road railroad crossing.
North Fork Clover Creek Tributary Approximately 0.5 mile None +363 Unincorporated Areas of
4. downstream of 22nd Pierce County.
Avenue Court East.
Approximately 1,050 None +402
feet upstream of 22nd
Avenue Court East.
North Fork Clover Creek Tributary At the upstream side of None +368 Unincorporated Areas of
5. Aqueduct Drive East. Pierce County.
Approximately 1,320 None +368
feet upstream of
Aqueduct Drive East.
Puyallup River (overflow through Approximately 90 feet +128 +127 City of Orting,
golf course between State Route 162 upstream of 140th Unincorporated Areas
and Puyallup River). Street East. of Pierce County.
At the downstream side None +164
of Lane Boulevard
Northwest.
Puyallup River (overflow through At the Hylebos Creek None +14 City of Fife, City of
golf course to Hylebos Waterway). confluence. Tacoma, Unincorporated
Areas of Pierce
County.
At the upstream side of None +16
12th Street East.
Puyallup River (overflows to Blair At the Blair Waterway None +12 City of Fife, City of
Waterway via numerous flow paths). confluence. Tacoma.
At the upstream side of None +18
the I-5 ramp to Port
of Tacoma Road.
Puyallup River (with consideration At the Commencement Bay +13 +12 City of Fife, City of
of levees). confluence. Orting, City of
Puyallup, City of
Sumner, Unincorporated
Areas of Pierce
County.
Approximately 1.0 mile +633 +634
upstream of the
Burlington Northern
Railroad/Champion
Bridge.

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Puyallup River (without At the Tacoma City None +12 City of Orting, City of
consideration of left levee). Waterway confluence. Puyallup, City of
Tacoma, Unincorporated
Areas of Pierce
County.
At the southern end of +501 +498
169th Avenue East.
Puyallup River (without At the upstream side of None +17 City of Edgewood, City
consideration of right levee). I-5. of Fife, City of
Puyallup, City of
Sumner, City of
Tacoma, Unincorporated
Areas of Pierce
County.
Approximately 700 feet None +446
south of the southern
end of Neadham Road
East.
Rody Creek.......................... At the Clarks Creek None +30 Unincorporated Areas of
confluence (at 66th Pierce County.
Avenue East).
Approximately 70 feet None +452
downstream of 128th
Street East.
South Prairie Creek................. At the Carbon River +301 +302 Town of South Prairie,
confluence. Unincorporated Areas
of Pierce County.
Approximately 2,000 +452 +449
feet upstream of State
Route 162.
Spanaway Creek...................... Approximately 55 feet +287 +286 Unincorporated Areas of
upstream of Spanaway Pierce County.
Loop Road South.
Approximately 355 feet +323 +325
upstream of Military
Road South.
Swan Creek.......................... At the upstream side of None +22 City of Tacoma,
Pioneer Way East. Unincorporated Areas
of Pierce County.
At the upstream side of None +419
112th Street East.
Wapato Creek I...................... Approximately 125 feet None +12 City of Edgewood, City
upstream of Marshall of Fife, City of
Avenue. Puyallup, City of
Tacoma, Unincorporated
Areas of Pierce
County.
Approximately 120 feet None +40
upstream of 7th Street
Northwest.
Wapato Creek II..................... Approximately 500 feet None +49 City of Edgewood, City
north of Valley Avenue of Puyallup,
Northeast and Unincorporated Areas
approximately 670 feet of Pierce County.
east of North Meridian
Avenue.
Approximately 1,825 +53 +56
feet upstream of 114th
Avenue Court East.
West Fork Canyon Creek.............. At the Canyon Creek None +387 Unincorporated Areas of
confluence. Pierce County.
Approximately 400 feet None +464
upstream of 116th
Street East.
White River......................... Approximately 380 feet +47 +51 City of Puyallup, City
downstream of State of Sumner,
Route 410. Unincorporated Areas
of Pierce County.
Approximately 0.4 mile None +74
upstream of 8th Street
East.
Woodland Creek...................... At the Clarks Creek None +30 Unincorporated Areas of
confluence. Pierce County.
At the downstream side None +411
of 106th Street East.
Woodland Creek (80th Street East At the Woodland Creek None +35 Unincorporated Areas of
overflow). confluence. Pierce County.
At the upstream side of None +96
80th Street East.
Woodland Creek (96th Street East At the Woodland Creek None +305 Unincorporated Areas of
overflow). divergence. Pierce County.
At the downstream side None +346
of the Woodland Creek
confluence.
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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.

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** 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 Bonney Lake
Maps are available for inspection at the City Hall Annex, 8720 Main Street East, Bonney Lake, WA 98391.

City of Edgewood
Maps are available for inspection at City Hall, 2224 104th Avenue East, Edgewood, WA 98372.

City of Fife
Maps are available for inspection at City Hall, 5411 23rd Street East, Fife, WA 98424.

City of Gig Harbor
Maps are available for inspection at City Hall, Building Department, 3510 Grandview Street, Gig Harbor, WA
98335.

City of Lakewood
Maps are available for inspection at City Hall, Public Works Department, 6000 Main Street Southwest, Lakewood,
WA 98499.

City of Orting
Maps are available for inspection at City Hall, 110 Train Street Southeast, Orting, WA 98360.

City of Puyallup
Maps are available for inspection at City Hall, Development Services Department, 333 South Meridian, Puyallup,
WA 98371.

City of Roy
Maps are available for inspection at City Hall, 216 McNaught Street South, Roy, WA 98580.

City of Sumner
Maps are available for inspection at City Hall, Community Development Department, 1104 Maple Street, Sumner, WA
98390.

City of Tacoma
Maps are available for inspection at City Hall, Building and Land Use Department, 747 Market Street, Tacoma, WA
98402.

Town of Eatonville
Maps are available for inspection at the Town Hall, 201 Center Street West, Eatonville, WA 98328.

Town of South Prairie
Maps are available for inspection at City Hall, 121 Northwest Washington Street, South Prairie, WA 98385.

Unincorporated Areas of Pierce County
Maps are available for inspection at the Pierce County Surface Water Management Division, Tacoma Mall Plaza,
2702 South 42nd Street, Suite 201, Tacoma, WA 98409.
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(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance No. 97.022, ``Flood
Insurance.'')

Dated: April 2, 2012.
Sandra K. Knight,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Mitigation, Department of Homeland
Security, Federal Emergency Management Agency.
[FR Doc. 2012-8870 Filed 4-13-12; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 9110-12-P

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