Final Flood Elevation Determinations, 4089-4091 [2014-01374]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 16 / Friday, January 24, 2014 / Rules and Regulations Dated: January 7, 2014. David L. Miller, Associate Administrator, Federal Insurance and Mitigation Administration, Department of Homeland Security, Federal Emergency Management Agency. [FR Doc. 2014–01371 Filed 1–23–14; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 9110–12–P DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY Federal Emergency Management Agency 44 CFR Part 67 [Docket ID FEMA–2013–0002] Final Flood Elevation Determinations Federal Emergency Management Agency, DHS. ACTION: Final rule. AGENCY: Base (1% annual-chance) Flood Elevations (BFEs) and modified BFEs are made final for the communities listed below. The BFEs and modified BFEs are the basis for the floodplain management measures that each community is required either to adopt or to show evidence of being already in effect in order to qualify or remain qualified for participation in the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP). SUMMARY: The date of issuance of the Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM) showing BFEs and modified BFEs for each community. This date may be obtained by contacting the office where the maps are available for inspection as indicated in the table below. DATES: Flooding source(s) The final BFEs for each community are available for inspection at the office of the Chief Executive Officer of each community. The respective addresses are listed in the table below. 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) makes the final determinations listed below for the modified BFEs for each community listed. These modified elevations have been published in newspapers of local circulation and ninety (90) days have elapsed since that publication. The Deputy Associate Administrator for Mitigation has resolved any appeals resulting from this notification. This final rule is issued in accordance with section 110 of the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973, 42 U.S.C. 4104, and 44 CFR part 67. FEMA has developed criteria for floodplain management in floodprone areas in accordance with 44 CFR part 60. Interested lessees and owners of real property are encouraged to review the proof Flood Insurance Study and FIRM available at the address cited below for each community. The BFEs and modified BFEs are made final in the communities listed below. Elevations at selected locations in each community are shown. National Environmental Policy Act. This final rule is categorically excluded ADDRESSES: 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. Regulatory Classification. This final rule is not a significant regulatory action under the criteria of section 3(f) of Executive Order 12866 of September 30, 1993, Regulatory Planning and Review, 58 FR 51735. Executive Order 13132, Federalism. This final rule involves no policies that have federalism implications under Executive Order 13132. Executive Order 12988, Civil Justice Reform. This final 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 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. § 67.11 [Amended] 2. The tables published under the authority of § 67.11 are amended as follows: ■ * Elevation in feet (NGVD) + Elevation in feet (NAVD) # Depth in feet above ground ∧ Elevation in meters (MSL) Modified Location of referenced elevation 4089 Communities affected Fort Bend County, Texas, and Incorporated Areas Docket Nos.: FEMA–B–1100 and B–1221 ehiers on DSK2VPTVN1PROD with RULES Brazos River ............................. VerDate Mar<15>2010 18:02 Jan 23, 2014 At the confluence with Cow Creek ...................................... At the Waller/Austin county boundary ................................. Jkt 232001 PO 00000 Frm 00017 Fmt 4700 Sfmt 4700 E:\FR\FM\24JAR1.SGM +51 +117 24JAR1 City of Missouri. City, City of Richmond, City of Rosenberg, City of Sugar Land, Fort Bend County L.I.D. #2, Fort Bend County L.I.D. #7, Pecan Grove M.U.D., Town of Thompsons, Unincorporated Areas of Fort Bend County, Village of Simonton, Weston Lakes. 4090 Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 16 / Friday, January 24, 2014 / Rules and Regulations * Elevation in feet (NGVD) + Elevation in feet (NAVD) # Depth in feet above ground ∧ Elevation in meters (MSL) Modified Flooding source(s) Location of referenced elevation Cane Island Branch .................. Just upstream of the confluence with Willow Fork Buffalo Bayou. Just upstream of I–10 ......................................................... Just downstream of FM 2234 ............................................. +132 Just downstream of Rouen Road ....................................... Approximately 1,500 feet downstream of Hodges Bend Drive. Approximately 988 feet upstream of Hodges Bend Drive .. At the confluence with Flat Bank Creek ............................. +68 +88 Approximately 1,300 feet upstream of McKeever Road ..... Approximately 2000 feet downstream of Ellison Road ....... +64 +59 Oyster Creek ............................. Just downstream of Watts Plantation Road ........................ At the confluence with Flat Bottom Creek .......................... +60 +61 Willow Fork Buffalo Bayou ....... At the confluence with Jones Creek ................................... At the Harris County boundary ........................................... +85 +97 At the Waller County boundary ........................................... +147 Clear Creek ............................... Keegans Bayou ........................ Lower Oyster Creek .................. Old Oyster Creek (Backwater Effects from Lower Oyster Creek). +133 +60 +88 +61 * National Geodetic Vertical Datum. + North American Vertical Datum. # Depth in feet above ground. ∧ Mean Sea Level, rounded to the nearest 0.1 meter. ehiers on DSK2VPTVN1PROD with RULES ADDRESSES City of Arcola Maps are available for inspection City of Houston Maps are available for inspection City of Katy Maps are available for inspection City of Missouri City Maps are available for inspection City of Pearland Maps are available for inspection City of Richmond Maps are available for inspection City of Rosenberg Maps are available for inspection City of Sugar Land Maps are available for inspection First Colony L.I.D. Maps are available for inspection Fort Bend County L.I.D. #2 Maps are available for inspection Fort Bend County L.I.D. #7 Maps are available for inspection VerDate Mar<15>2010 14:14 Jan 23, 2014 at 13222 State Highway 6, Arcola, TX 77583. at 3300 Main Street, Houston, TX 77002. at 910 Avenue C, Katy, TX 77492. at 1522 Texas Parkway, Missouri City, TX 77459. at 3519 Liberty Drive, Pearland, TX 77581. at 402 Morton Street, Richmond, TX 77469. at 2110 4th Street, Rosenberg, TX 77471. at 10405 Corporate Drive, Sugar Land, TX 77478. at 2077 South Gessner Road, Suite 225, Houston, TX 77063. at 2929 Briarpark Drive, Suite 600, Houston, TX 77042. at 2929 Briarpark Drive, Suite 600, Houston, TX 77042. Jkt 232001 PO 00000 Frm 00018 Fmt 4700 Sfmt 4700 E:\FR\FM\24JAR1.SGM 24JAR1 Communities affected City of Katy. City of Houston, City of Pearland, Unincorporated Areas of Fort Bend County. West Keegans Bayou Improvement District. City of Arcola, City of Missouri City, Unincorporated Areas of Fort Bend County. City of Missouri City, Unincorporated Areas of Fort Bend County. Unincorporated Areas of Fort Bend County, City of Missouri City, City of Sugar Land, First Colony L.I.D., Fort Bend County L.I.D. #2, Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District No. 25, Fort Bend County M.U.D. #42, Pecan Grove M.U.D. City of Houston, City of Katy, Unincorporated Areas of Fort Bend County, Willow Fork Drainage District. Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 16 / Friday, January 24, 2014 / Rules and Regulations Flooding source(s) * Elevation in feet (NGVD) + Elevation in feet (NAVD) # Depth in feet above ground ∧ Elevation in meters (MSL) Modified Location of referenced elevation 4091 Communities affected Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District No. 25 Maps are available for inspection at 8522 Katy Freeway, Suite 300, Houston, TX 77024. Fort Bend County M.U.D. #42 Maps are available for inspection at 6335 Gulfton Street, Suite 200, Houston, TX 77081. Pecan Grove M.U.D. Maps are available for inspection at 6335 Gulfton Street, Suite 200, Houston, TX 77081. Town of Thompsons Maps are available for inspection at 520 Thompson Oil Field Road, Thompsons, TX 77481. Unincorporated Areas of Fort Bend County Maps are available for inspection at 1124 Blume Road, Rosenburg, TX 77471. Village of Simonton Maps are available for inspection at 1104 Blume Road, Rosenburg, TX 77471. West Keegans Bayou Improvement District Maps are available for inspection at 5757 Woodway Drive, Houston, TX 77057. Weston Lakes Maps are available for inspection at 32611 FM 1093, Fulshear, TX 77441. Willow Fork Drainage District Maps are available for inspection at 5757 Woodway Drive, Houston, TX 77057. (Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance No. 97.022, ‘‘Flood Insurance.’’) Date: December 18, 2013. Roy E. Wright, Deputy Associate Administrator for Mitigation, Department of Homeland Security, Federal Emergency Management Agency. The date of issuance of the Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM) showing BFEs and modified BFEs for each community. This date may be obtained by contacting the office where the maps are available for inspection as indicated in the table below. DATES: The final BFEs for each community are available for inspection at the office of the Chief Executive Officer of each community. The respective addresses are listed in the table below. ADDRESSES: [FR Doc. 2014–01374 Filed 1–23–14; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 9110–12–P DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY 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: Federal Emergency Management Agency 44 CFR Part 67 [Docket ID FEMA–2013–0002] Final Flood Elevation Determinations Federal Emergency Management Agency, DHS. ACTION: Final rule. AGENCY: Base (1% annual-chance) Flood Elevations (BFEs) and modified BFEs are made final for the communities listed below. The BFEs and modified BFEs are the basis for the floodplain management measures that each community is required either to adopt or to show evidence of being already in effect in order to qualify or remain qualified for participation in the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP). ehiers on DSK2VPTVN1PROD with RULES SUMMARY: VerDate Mar<15>2010 14:14 Jan 23, 2014 Jkt 232001 The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) makes the final determinations listed below for the modified BFEs for each community listed. These modified elevations have been published in newspapers of local circulation and ninety (90) days have elapsed since that publication. The Deputy Associate Administrator for Mitigation has resolved any appeals resulting from this notification. This final rule is issued in accordance with section 110 of the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973, 42 U.S.C. 4104, and 44 CFR part 67. FEMA has developed criteria for floodplain SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: PO 00000 Frm 00019 Fmt 4700 Sfmt 4700 management in floodprone areas in accordance with 44 CFR part 60. Interested lessees and owners of real property are encouraged to review the proof Flood Insurance Study and FIRM available at the address cited below for each community. The BFEs and modified BFEs are made final in the communities listed below. Elevations at selected locations in each community are shown. National Environmental Policy Act. This final 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. Regulatory Classification. This final rule is not a significant regulatory action under the criteria of section 3(f) of Executive Order 12866 of September 30, 1993, Regulatory Planning and Review, 58 FR 51735. Executive Order 13132, Federalism. This final rule involves no policies that have federalism implications under Executive Order 13132. Executive Order 12988, Civil Justice Reform. This final rule meets the applicable standards of Executive Order 12988. E:\FR\FM\24JAR1.SGM 24JAR1

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[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 16 (Friday, January 24, 2014)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 4089-4091]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-01374]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Federal Emergency Management Agency

44 CFR Part 67

[Docket ID FEMA-2013-0002]

Final Flood Elevation Determinations

AGENCY: Federal Emergency Management Agency, DHS.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: Base (1% annual-chance) Flood Elevations (BFEs) and modified
BFEs are made final for the communities listed below. The BFEs and
modified BFEs are the basis for the floodplain management measures that
each community is required either to adopt or to show evidence of being
already in effect in order to qualify or remain qualified for
participation in the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP).

DATES: The date of issuance of the Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM)
showing BFEs and modified BFEs for each community. This date may be
obtained by contacting the office where the maps are available for
inspection as indicated in the table below.

ADDRESSES: The final BFEs for each community are available for
inspection at the office of the Chief Executive Officer of each
community. The respective addresses are listed in the table below.

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) makes the final determinations listed below for the modified
BFEs for each community listed. These modified elevations have been
published in newspapers of local circulation and ninety (90) days have
elapsed since that publication. The Deputy Associate Administrator for
Mitigation has resolved any appeals resulting from this notification.
This final rule is issued in accordance with section 110 of the
Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973, 42 U.S.C. 4104, and 44 CFR part
67. FEMA has developed criteria for floodplain management in floodprone
areas in accordance with 44 CFR part 60.
Interested lessees and owners of real property are encouraged to
review the proof Flood Insurance Study and FIRM available at the
address cited below for each community.
The BFEs and modified BFEs are made final in the communities listed
below. Elevations at selected locations in each community are shown.
National Environmental Policy Act. This final 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.
Regulatory Classification. This final rule is not a significant
regulatory action under the criteria of section 3(f) of Executive Order
12866 of September 30, 1993, Regulatory Planning and Review, 58 FR
51735.
Executive Order 13132, Federalism. This final rule involves no
policies that have federalism implications under Executive Order 13132.
Executive Order 12988, Civil Justice Reform. This final 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 amended as follows:

PART 67--[AMENDED]

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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. 67.11 [Amended]

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2. The tables published under the authority of Sec. 67.11 are amended
as follows:

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* Elevation in
feet (NGVD) +
Elevation in feet
(NAVD)
Flooding source(s) Location of referenced Depth in feet Communities affected
elevation above ground
[caret] Elevation
in meters (MSL)
Modified
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Fort Bend County, Texas, and Incorporated Areas
Docket Nos.: FEMA-B-1100 and B-1221
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Brazos River........................... At the confluence with +51 City of Missouri.
Cow Creek.
At the Waller/Austin +117 City, City of Richmond,
county boundary. City of Rosenberg, City
of Sugar Land, Fort Bend
County L.I.D. 2, Fort Bend County
L.I.D. 7, Pecan
Grove M.U.D., Town of
Thompsons,
Unincorporated Areas of
Fort Bend County,
Village of Simonton,
Weston Lakes.

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Cane Island Branch..................... Just upstream of the +132 City of Katy.
confluence with Willow
Fork Buffalo Bayou.
Just upstream of I-10.... +133
Clear Creek............................ Just downstream of FM +60 City of Houston, City of
2234. Pearland, Unincorporated
Areas of Fort Bend
County.
Just downstream of Rouen +68
Road.
Keegans Bayou.......................... Approximately 1,500 feet +88 West Keegans Bayou
downstream of Hodges Improvement District.
Bend Drive.
Approximately 988 feet +88
upstream of Hodges Bend
Drive.
Lower Oyster Creek..................... At the confluence with +61 City of Arcola, City of
Flat Bank Creek. Missouri City,
Unincorporated Areas of
Fort Bend County.
Approximately 1,300 feet +64
upstream of McKeever
Road.
Old Oyster Creek (Backwater Effects Approximately 2000 feet +59 City of Missouri City,
from Lower Oyster Creek). downstream of Ellison Unincorporated Areas of
Road. Fort Bend County.
Just downstream of Watts +60
Plantation Road.
Oyster Creek........................... At the confluence with +61 Unincorporated Areas of
Flat Bottom Creek. Fort Bend County, City
of Missouri City, City
of Sugar Land, First
Colony L.I.D., Fort Bend
County L.I.D. 2, Fort Bend County
Municipal Utility
District No. 25, Fort
Bend County M.U.D.
42, Pecan Grove
M.U.D.
At the confluence with +85
Jones Creek.
Willow Fork Buffalo Bayou.............. At the Harris County +97 City of Houston, City of
boundary. Katy, Unincorporated
Areas of Fort Bend
County, Willow Fork
Drainage District.
At the Waller County +147
boundary.
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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.
ADDRESSES

City of Arcola
Maps are available for inspection at 13222 State Highway 6, Arcola, TX 77583.

City of Houston
Maps are available for inspection at 3300 Main Street, Houston, TX 77002.

City of Katy
Maps are available for inspection at 910 Avenue C, Katy, TX 77492.

City of Missouri City
Maps are available for inspection at 1522 Texas Parkway, Missouri City, TX 77459.

City of Pearland
Maps are available for inspection at 3519 Liberty Drive, Pearland, TX 77581.

City of Richmond
Maps are available for inspection at 402 Morton Street, Richmond, TX 77469.

City of Rosenberg
Maps are available for inspection at 2110 4th Street, Rosenberg, TX 77471.

City of Sugar Land
Maps are available for inspection at 10405 Corporate Drive, Sugar Land, TX 77478.

First Colony L.I.D.
Maps are available for inspection at 2077 South Gessner Road, Suite 225, Houston, TX 77063.

Fort Bend County L.I.D. 2
Maps are available for inspection at 2929 Briarpark Drive, Suite 600, Houston, TX 77042.

Fort Bend County L.I.D. 7
Maps are available for inspection at 2929 Briarpark Drive, Suite 600, Houston, TX 77042.

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Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District No. 25
Maps are available for inspection at 8522 Katy Freeway, Suite 300, Houston, TX 77024.

Fort Bend County M.U.D. 42
Maps are available for inspection at 6335 Gulfton Street, Suite 200, Houston, TX 77081.

Pecan Grove M.U.D.
Maps are available for inspection at 6335 Gulfton Street, Suite 200, Houston, TX 77081.

Town of Thompsons
Maps are available for inspection at 520 Thompson Oil Field Road, Thompsons, TX 77481.

Unincorporated Areas of Fort Bend County
Maps are available for inspection at 1124 Blume Road, Rosenburg, TX 77471.

Village of Simonton
Maps are available for inspection at 1104 Blume Road, Rosenburg, TX 77471.

West Keegans Bayou Improvement District
Maps are available for inspection at 5757 Woodway Drive, Houston, TX 77057.

Weston Lakes
Maps are available for inspection at 32611 FM 1093, Fulshear, TX 77441.

Willow Fork Drainage District
Maps are available for inspection at 5757 Woodway Drive, Houston, TX 77057.
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(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance No. 97.022, ``Flood
Insurance.'')

Date: December 18, 2013.
Roy E. Wright,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Mitigation, Department of Homeland
Security, Federal Emergency Management Agency.
[FR Doc. 2014-01374 Filed 1-23-14; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 9110-12-P

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