Final Flood Elevation Determinations, 44707-44712 [2014-18291]
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Flooding source(s)
Maps are available for inspection
Township of Claybanks
Maps are available for inspection
Township of Golden
Maps are available for inspection
Township of Weare
Maps are available for inspection
* Elevation in feet
(NGVD)
+ Elevation in feet
(NAVD)
# Depth in feet
above ground
∧ Elevation in
meters (MSL)
Modified
Location of referenced elevation
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Communities affected
at Benona Township Hall, 7169 West Baker Road, Shelby, MI 49455.
at Claybanks Township Hall, 7577 West Cleveland Road, New Era, MI 49446.
at Golden Township Hall, 5527 West Fox Road, Mears, MI 49436.
at Weare Township Hall, 6506 North Oceana Drive, Hart, MI 49420.
Town of Richmond, Vermont
Docket No.: FEMA–B–1226
Winooski River ...................................................
Approximately 0.8 mile downstream of I–89 .....
Approximately 1,150 feet upstream of Cochran
Road.
+303
+326
Town of Richmond.
* National Geodetic Vertical Datum.
+ North American Vertical Datum.
# Depth in feet above ground.
∧ Mean Sea Level, rounded to the nearest 0.1 meter.
ADDRESSES
Town of Richmond
Maps are available for inspection at the Town Center Building, 203 Bridge Street, Richmond, VT 05477.
(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance No.
97.022, ‘‘Flood Insurance.’’)
Date: July 11, 2014.
Roy E. Wright,
Deputy Associate Administrator for
Mitigation, Department of Homeland
Security, Federal Emergency Management
Agency.
National Flood Insurance Program
(NFIP).
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:
[FR Doc. 2014–18254 Filed 7–31–14; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 9110–12–P
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:
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
Federal Emergency Management
Agency
[Docket ID FEMA–2014–0002]
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
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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.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
SUMMARY:
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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:
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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.
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Executive Order 12988, Civil Justice
Reform. This final rule meets the
applicable standards of Executive Order
12988.
Accordingly, 44 CFR part 67 is
amended as follows:
1978 Comp., p. 329; E.O. 12127, 44 FR 19367,
3 CFR, 1979 Comp., p. 376.
PART 67—[AMENDED]
§ 67.11
List of Subjects in 44 CFR Part 67
Administrative practice and
procedure, Flood insurance, Reporting
and recordkeeping requirements.
■
1. The authority citation for part 67
continues to read as follows:
■
Flooding source(s)
Authority: 42 U.S.C. 4001 et seq.;
Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 1978, 3 CFR,
[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)
Effective
Modified
Location of referenced elevation
Communities affected
Montgomery County, Texas, and Incorporated Areas
Docket No.: FEMA–B–1045 and B 1221
Alligator Creek Flooding Effects, its West Branch and
its West Fork.
At the confluence of West Fork of San Jacinto River and
Alligator Creek.
+133
Arnold Branch ........................
Approximately 375 feet upstream of Hillcrest Road .............
Approximately 650 feet upstream of Hillcrest Road .............
Just upstream of State Highway 336 and Alligator Creek ....
Approximately 1.4 miles downstream of FM 1488 ................
Approximately 1,475 feet upstream of FM 1488 ...................
At the confluence of Mink Branch and Arnold Branch ..........
+195
+215
+238
+219
+246
+203
Approximately
vard.
Approximately
Road.
Approximately
Approximately
800 feet downstream of Grand Oaks Boule-
+214
2,100 feet upstream of Nichols Sawmill
+227
2.34 miles downstream of Doodson Road ....
2,500 feet downstream of Sawdust Road .....
+246
+117
Just downstream of Woodlands Parkway .............................
At the confluence of Panther Branch and Bear Branch .......
Approximately 100 feet downstream from Kuykendahl Road
Approximately 1.1 miles upstream of the confluence with
Jayhawker Creek and Bee Branch.
Just upstream of Fostoria Road ............................................
Approximately 620 feet downstream from the Loop 494 ......
+123
+140
+157
+129
Just downstream of Loop 494 ...............................................
At the confluence of Spring Creek and Brushy Creek ..........
+80
+187
Approximately 4,550 feet upstream from the confluence of
Threemile Creek and Brushy Creek.
Just upstream of Rogers Road .............................................
+214
+306
Caney Creek Flooding Effects
Just upstream of African Hill Road .......................................
At the confluence of Peach Creek and Caney Creek ...........
+337
+70
+183
+268
+282
+285
Caney Creek North Flooding
Effects.
At the confluence of McRae Creek and Caney Creek .........
Approximately 6,500 feet upstream of Bilnoski Road ...........
Approximately 9,000 feet upstream of Mt. Zion Road ..........
Approximately 15,500 feet upstream of confluence with
Caney Creek.
At the confluence of Caney Creek Tributary No. 4 and
Caney Creek North.
At the confluence of Kelly Branch and Caney Creek North
At the confluence of West Fork of San Jacinto River and
Carters Slough.
Just upstream of unnamed Railroad and Carters Slough ....
At the confluence of West Fork of San Jacinto River and
Crystal Creek.
Arnold Branch Flooding Effects.
Bear Branch Flooding Effects.
Bee Branch Flooding Effects.
Bens Branch ..........................
Brushy Creek Flooding Effects.
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Camp Creek Flooding Effects
and its Tributaries.
Carters Slough Flooding Effects.
Crystal Creek Flooding Effects.
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+79
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City of Conroe, Unincorporated Areas of Montgomery County.
Town of Magnolia.
Unincorporated Areas of
Montgomery County.
Unincorporated Areas of
Montgomery County.
Unincorporated Areas of
Montgomery County.
Unincorporated Areas of
Montgomery County.
Unincorporated Areas of
Montgomery County.
City of Willis, Unincorporated
Areas of Montgomery
County.
City of Cut ’N Shoot, Unincorporated Areas of Montgomery County.
Unincorporated Areas of
Montgomery County.
Unincorporated Areas of
Montgomery County.
City of Conroe, City of Cut ’N
Shoot, Unincorporated
Areas of Montgomery
County.
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Flooding source(s)
Decker Branch Flooding Effects and its Tributaries.
Dry Creek Flooding Effects
and its Tributaries.
Dry Creek No. 2, its Tributaries and Flooding Effects.
Duck Creek Flooding Effects.
Goodson Branch Flooding Effects and its Tributaries.
Hightower Branch Flooding
Effects.
Jayhawker Creek Flooding
Effects.
Lake Creek Flood Effects, its
Tributaries and unnamed
Streams.
Lawrence Creek Flooding Effects.
Location of referenced elevation
At the confluence of West Fork of Crystal Creek and Crystal Creek.
At the confluence of Crystal Creek Tributary No. 4 and
Crystal Creek.
At the confluence of Crystal Creek Tributary No. 7 and
Crystal Creek.
Approximately 0.5 miles upstream of State Highway 75 ......
At the confluence of Mill Creek .............................................
Little Lake Creek Flooding Effects.
Mares Branch Flooding Effects.
McRae Creek Flooding Effects.
Mill Creek Flooding Effects
and its Tributaries.
Mink Branch Flooding Effects.
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+143
+193
+240
+307
+157
Approximately 350 feet downstream from FM 1774 County
Highway.
Approximately 440 feet upstream from Tree Meadow Road.
At the confluence of Caney Creek and Dry Creek ...............
Just upstream of Massey Road and Dry Creek ....................
At the confluence of unnamed intermittent river ...................
+157
+195
Approximately 190 feet downstream from Smith-Dobbin
Road.
At the confluence of Peach Creek and Duck Creek .............
+214
Approximately 4,000 feet upstream of Duff Road .................
At the confluence of Decker Branch Tributary No. 1 and
Goodson Branch.
Approximately 176 feet downstream from Goodson Loop ...
At the confluence of Peach Creek and Hightower Branch ...
+191
+188
Unincorporated Areas of
Montgomery County.
+208
+219
+93
+151
+217
+120
Approximately 9,800 feet upstream of the confluence with
Peach Creek and Hightower Branch.
Approximately 4,000 feet upstream of the confluence with
Bee Branch and Jayhawker Creek.
Approximately 7,300 feet upstream of unnamed Railroad ...
At the confluence of West Fork of San Jacinto River and
Lake Creek.
At the confluence of Lake Creek Tributary No. 2 and Lake
Creek.
At the confluence of Landrum Creek and Lake Creek .........
Approximately 5,760 feet upstream of the confluence with
Kidhaw Branch and Lake Creek.
At the confluence of Peach Creek and Lawrence Creek .....
City of Conroe, Unincorporated Areas of Montgomery County.
Unincorporated Areas of
Montgomery County.
Unincorporated Areas of
Montgomery County.
Unincorporated Areas of
Montgomery County.
Unincorporated Areas of
Montgomery County.
+135
+152
+128
+147
+133
Unincorporated Areas of
Montgomery County.
Unincorporated Areas of
Montgomery County.
+195
+260
+146
Approximately 1,500 feet downstream of Walker Road and
Lawrence Creek.
Approximately 2,800 feet downstream from Mount Mariah
Road.
Approximately 4,300 feet upstream of Mount Mariah Road.
At the confluence of Little Lake Creek Tributary No. 6 and
Little Lake Creek.
Just upstream of FM1097 County Highway ..........................
At the confluence of Peach Creek and Mares Branch .........
Approximately 7,000 feet upstream of the confluence of
Peach Creek and Mares Branch.
At the confluence of Caney Creek and McRae Creek .........
+98
+184
Approximately 9,850 feet upstream of Tanyard Road ..........
At the confluence of Spring Creek and Mill Creek ...............
+335
+156
Just upstream of unnamed Railroad .....................................
At the confluence of Tributary No. 2 and Mill Creek ............
At the confluence of Mill Creek Tributary No. 6 ....................
At the confluence of Walnut Creek and Mink Branch ...........
+172
+190
+214
+189
+203
Unincorporated Areas of
Montgomery County.
+191
At the confluence of Arnold Branch and Mink Branch ..........
Little Caney Creek No. 3
Flooding Effects.
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(NGVD)
+ Elevation in feet
(NAVD)
# Depth in feet
above ground
∧ Elevation in
meters (MSL)
Effective
Modified
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+228
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Unincorporated Areas of
Montgomery County.
Unincorporated Areas of
Montgomery County.
Unincorporated Areas of
Montgomery County.
Unincorporated Areas of
Montgomery County.
Unincorporated Areas of
Montgomery County.
Unincorporated Areas of
Montgomery County.
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* Elevation in feet
(NGVD)
+ Elevation in feet
(NAVD)
# Depth in feet
above ground
∧ Elevation in
meters (MSL)
Effective
Modified
Flooding source(s)
Location of referenced elevation
Orton Gully Flooding Effects.
Approximately 1,500 feet downstream of Old Hempstead
Road.
At the confluence of East Fork of San Jacinto River and
Orton Gully.
Approximately 750 feet upstream of Cambridge Boulevard.
At the confluence of Spring Creek and Panther Branch ......
Panther Branch Flooding Effects.
Peach Creek ..........................
Peach Creek Flooding Effects
and its Tributaries.
Pole Creek Flooding Effects.
Sand Branch No. 2 Flooding
Effects.
Silverdale Creek Flooding Effects.
Spring Branch Flooding Effects.
Spring Branch No. 2 Flooding
Effects.
Spring Creek Flooding Effects
into Sam Bell Gully Diversion Channel.
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Spring Creek, its Tributaries,
intermittent Streams and
Flooding Effects for areas
north of Spring Creek.
Stewart Creek Flooding Effects.
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+249
+72
+91
+108
Just upstream of Magnolia Conroe Road .............................
Just upstream of FM 1488 County Highway .........................
Approximately 1,375 feet downstream of Roman Forest
Boulevard.
Approximately 425 feet upstream of Roman Forest Boulevard.
At the confluence of Caney Creek and Peach Creek ...........
+181
+191
+85
Approximately 15,000 feet upstream of the confluence with
Duck Creek and Peach Creek.
Approximately 17,000 feet upstream of the confluence with
Peach Creek Tributary No. 3 and Peach Creek.
Approximately 16,500 feet upstream of the confluence with
Peach Creek.
At the confluence with Little Lake Creek and Pole Creek ....
Unincorporated Areas of
Montgomery County.
City of Conroe, Town of
Shenandoah, Unincorporated Areas of Montgomery County.
+164
Town of Roman Forest.
+86
+70
City of Splendora, Unincorporated Areas of Montgomery County, Village of
Patton Village, Village of
Woodbranch.
+340
+367
+239
Approximately 10,000 feet upstream of Martha Williams
Road.
At the confluence with Little Lake Creek and Sand Branch
No. 2.
Approximately 18,000 feet upstream of the confluence with
Little Lake Creek and Sand Branch No. 2.
At the confluence of West Fork of San Jacinto River and
Silverdale Creek.
Just upstream of Wagers Street ...........................................
At the confluence of Carney Creek and Spring Branch .......
+187
+95
Approximately 2,600 feet upstream of East Old Highway
105 Road.
Approximately 1,500 feet upstream from the confluence
with Landrum Creek and Spring Branch No. 2.
Just upstream of Spring Branch Road ..................................
At the confluence of Spring Creek and Sam Bell Gully ........
Unincorporated Areas of
Montgomery County.
+297
+176
+243
Unincorporated Areas of
Montgomery County.
+314
+126
+202
+264
+100
At the confluence of Sam Bell Gully Tributary Diversion
Channel and Spring Creek.
Approximately 1,150 feet upstream from Woodson Road ....
At the confluence of West Fork of San Jacinto River and
Spring Creek.
At the confluence of Sam Bell Gully Diversion Channel and
Spring Creek.
At the confluence of Mill Creek and Spring Creek ...............
At the confluence of Walnut Creek and Spring Creek ..........
Approximately 330 feet upstream of SH 336 ........................
City of Conroe, Unincorporated Areas of Montgomery County.
Unincorporated Areas of
Montgomery County.
Unincorporated Areas of
Montgomery County.
City of Oak Ridge North, Unincorporated Areas of
Montgomery County.
+117
+100
At the confluence of Stewarts Creek Tributary No. 1 and
Stewarts Creek.
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+67
+156
+169
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City of Houston, Unincorporated Areas of Montgomery County.
City of Conroe, City of Panorama Village, Unincorporated Areas of Montgomery County.
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Flooding source(s)
Sulphur Branch Flooding Effects.
Threemile Creek Flooding Effects.
Walnut Creek Flooding Effects.
West Fork of Spring Branch
Flooding Effects.
White Oak Creek Flooding
Effects.
Woodsons Gully Flooding Effects.
* Elevation in feet
(NGVD)
+ Elevation in feet
(NAVD)
# Depth in feet
above ground
∧ Elevation in
meters (MSL)
Effective
Modified
Location of referenced elevation
Approximately 4,000 feet upstream of FM 830 County
Highway.
At the confluence of Walnut Creek and Sulphur Branch ......
Just upstream of Greek Oak Road .......................................
Approximately 75 feet downstream from Magnolia Conroe
Street.
At the confluence of Brushy Creek and Threemile Creek ....
Approximately 4,300 feet upstream from the confluence of
Brushy Creek and Threemile Creek.
At the confluence of Spring Creek and Walnut Creek ..........
At the confluence of Mink Branch and Walnut Creek ...........
At the confluence of Log Gully and Walnut Creek ...............
Approximately 3,200 feet upstream from unnamed Tributary
At the confluence of Spring Branch and West Fork of
Spring Branch.
Approximately 3,300 feet upstream of Pine Road ................
Approximately 20,000 feet downstream of unnamed Railroad.
Approximately 5,100 feet downstream of unnamed Railroad
At the confluence of West Fork of San Jancinto River and
Woodsons Gully.
Approximately 15,100 feet upstream of Riley Fuzzel Road.
+178
+208
+168
+189
+195
+223
+129
+191
+67
+80
+78
+111
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at 300 West Davis, Conroe, TX 77301.
at 14391 East Highway 105, Cut ’N Shoot, TX 77303.
at 611 Walker Road, Houston, TX 77002.
at 27326 Robinson Road, Suite 115, Conroe, TX 77385.
at 98 Hiwon Drive, Panorama Village, TX 77304.
at 16940 Main Street, Splendora, TX 77372.
at 16022 Westward Ho, Mongolia Texas, TX 77355.
at 200 North Bell Street, Willis, TX 77378.
at 510 Magnolia Boulevard, Magnolia, TX 77356.
at 2430 Roman Forest Boulevard, New Caney, TX 77357.
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Unincorporated Areas of
Montgomery County.
+211
at 29955 I–45 North, Shenandoah, TX 77381.
Unincorporated Areas of Montgomery County
Maps are available for inspection at 301 North Thompson, Suite 210, Conroe, TX 77301.
Village of Patton Village
Maps are available for inspection at 16940 Main Street, Splendora, TX 77372.
Village of Woodbranch
Maps are available for inspection at 58A Woodbranch Drive, New Caney, TX 77357.
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City of Stagecoach, Town of
Magnolia, Unincorporated
Areas of Montgomery
County.
+218
+273
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+292
* National Geodetic Vertical Datum.
# Depth in feet above ground.
+ North American Vertical Datum.
∧ Mean Sea Level, rounded to the nearest 0.1 meter.
City of Conroe
Maps are available for inspection
City of Cut ’N Shoot
Maps are available for inspection
City of Houston
Maps are available for inspection
City of Oak Ridge North
Maps are available for inspection
City of Panorama Village
Maps are available for inspection
City of Splendora
Maps are available for inspection
City of Stagecoach
Maps are available for inspection
City of Willis
Maps are available for inspection
Town of Magnolia
Maps are available for inspection
Town of Roman Forest
Maps are available for inspection
Town of Shenandoah
Maps are available for inspection
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City of Stagecoach, Unincorporated Areas of Montgomery County.
Unincorporated Areas of
Montgomery County.
Unincorporated Areas of
Montgomery County.
Unincorporated Areas of
Montgomery County.
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38501; telephone 931–528–6481;
facsimile 931–528–7075.
Dated: July 11, 2014.
Roy E. Wright,
Deputy Associate Administrator for
Mitigation, Department of Homeland
Security, Federal Emergency Management
Agency.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Mary E. Jennings, Field Supervisor, U.S.
Fish and Wildlife Service, Tennessee
Ecological Services Field Office, (see
ADDRESSES above). Persons who use a
telecommunications device for the deaf
(TDD) may call the Federal Information
Relay Service (FIRS) at 800–877–8339.
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Executive Summary
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
50 CFR Part 17
[Docket No. FWS–R4–ES–2013–
0087;4500030113]
RIN 1018–AZ11
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife
and Plants; Endangered Status for
Physaria globosa (Short’s
Bladderpod), Helianthus verticillatus
(Whorled sunflower), and
Leavenworthia crassa (Fleshy-Fruit
Gladecress)
AGENCY:
Fish and Wildlife Service,
Interior.
Final rule.
ACTION:
We, the U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service (Service), determine
endangered species status under the
Endangered Species Act of 1973 (Act),
as amended, for Physaria globosa
(Short’s bladderpod), Helianthus
verticillatus (whorled sunflower), and
Leavenworthia crassa (fleshy-fruit
gladecress). Short’s bladderpod occurs
in Indiana, Kentucky, and Tennessee.
Whorled sunflower occurs in Alabama,
Georgia, and Tennessee. Fleshy-fruit
gladecress occurs only in Alabama. The
effect of this regulation will be to add
these species to the List of Endangered
and Threatened Plants.
DATES: This rule is effective September
2, 2014.
ADDRESSES: This final rule is available
on the internet at https://
www.regulations.gov and https://
www.fws.gov/cookeville. Comments and
materials we received, as well as
supporting documentation we used in
preparing this rule, are available for
public inspection at https://
www.regulations.gov. All of the
comments, materials, and
documentation that we considered in
this rulemaking are available by
appointment during normal business
hours at: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service,
Tennessee Ecological Services Field
Office, 446 Neal Street, Cookeville, TN
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Why we need to publish a rule. Under
the Act, a species may warrant
protection through listing if it is
endangered or threatened throughout all
or a significant portion of its range.
Listing a species as an endangered or
threatened species can only be
completed by issuing a rule.
This rule will finalize the listing of
Physaria globosa (Short’s bladderpod),
Helianthus verticillatus (whorled
sunflower), and Leavenworthia crassa
(fleshy-fruit gladecress) as endangered
species.
The basis for our action. Under the
Act, we can determine that a species is
an endangered or threatened species
based on any of five factors: (A) The
present or threatened destruction,
modification, or curtailment of its
habitat or range; (B) overutilization for
commercial, recreational, scientific, or
educational purposes; (C) disease or
predation; (D) the inadequacy of
existing regulatory mechanisms; or (E)
other natural or manmade factors
affecting its continued existence. We
have determined that listing is
warranted for these species, which are
currently at risk throughout all of their
respective ranges due to threats related
to:
• For Short’s bladderpod, potential
future construction and ongoing
maintenance of transportation rights-ofway; prolonged inundation and soil
erosion due to flooding and water level
manipulation; overstory shading due to
forest succession and shading and
competition from invasive, nonnative
plant species; and small population
sizes.
• For whorled sunflower, mechanical
or chemical vegetation management for
industrial forestry, right-of-way
maintenance, or agriculture; shading
and competition resulting from
vegetation succession; limited
distribution and small population sizes.
• For fleshy-fruit gladecress, loss of
habitat due to residential and industrial
development; conversion of agricultural
sites for use as pasture; maintenance of
road rights-of-way via mowing and
herbicide treatment prior to seed
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production; shading due to natural
forest succession; competition from
invasive nonnative plants; off-road
vehicles and dumping; limited
distribution; and small sizes and limited
genetic variation of some populations.
Peer review and public comment. We
sought comments from independent
specialists to ensure that our
designation is based on scientifically
sound data, assumptions, and analyses.
We invited these peer reviewers to
comment on our listing proposal. We
also considered all comments and
information received during the
comment period.
Previous Federal Action
Please refer to the proposed listing
rule for Short’s bladderpod, whorled
sunflower, and fleshy-fruit gladecress
(78 FR 47109; August 2, 2013) for a
detailed description of previous Federal
actions concerning this species.
We will also be finalizing critical
habitat designations for the Short’s
bladderpod, whorled sunflower, and
fleshy-fruit gladecress under the Act in
the near future.
Summary of Comments and
Recommendations
In the proposed rule published on
August 2, 2013 (78 FR 47109), we
requested that all interested parties
submit written comments on the
proposal by October 1, 2013. We also
contacted appropriate Federal and State
agencies, scientific experts and
organizations, and other interested
parties and invited them to comment on
the proposal. Newspaper notices
inviting general public comment were
published in the Cherokee County
Herald, The Birmingham News, and The
Decatur Daily in Alabama; the Rome
News Tribune in Georgia; The Posey
County News in Indiana; the Lexington
Herald-Leader and The State Journal in
Kentucky; and the Jackson County
Sentinel, The Tennessean, The Leaf
Chronicle, Carthage Courier, and
Hartsville Vidette in Tennessee. We did
not receive any requests for a public
hearing. All substantive information
provided during comment periods has
either been incorporated directly into
this final determination or addressed in
our responses to the comments below.
Peer Reviewer Comments
In accordance with our peer review
policy published on July 1, 1994 (59 FR
34270), we solicited expert opinion
from 15 knowledgeable individuals with
scientific expertise that included
familiarity with one or more of these
species and their habitats, biological
needs, and threats. We received
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[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 148 (Friday, August 1, 2014)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 44707-44712]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-18291]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Federal Emergency Management Agency
44 CFR Part 67
[Docket ID FEMA-2014-0002]
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.
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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) Depth in feet
Flooding source(s) Location of referenced above ground Communities affected
elevation [caret] Elevation
in meters (MSL)
Effective
Modified
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Montgomery County, Texas, and Incorporated Areas
Docket No.: FEMA-B-1045 and B 1221
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Alligator Creek Flooding Effects, its At the confluence of West +133 City of Conroe,
West Branch and its West Fork. Fork of San Jacinto River Unincorporated Areas
and Alligator Creek. of Montgomery County.
Approximately 375 feet +195
upstream of Hillcrest Road.
Approximately 650 feet +215
upstream of Hillcrest Road.
Just upstream of State +238
Highway 336 and Alligator
Creek.
Arnold Branch........................ Approximately 1.4 miles +219 Town of Magnolia.
downstream of FM 1488.
Approximately 1,475 feet +246 .......................
upstream of FM 1488.
Arnold Branch Flooding Effects....... At the confluence of Mink +203 Unincorporated Areas of
Branch and Arnold Branch. Montgomery County.
Approximately 800 feet +214
downstream of Grand Oaks
Boulevard.
Approximately 2,100 feet +227
upstream of Nichols Sawmill
Road.
Approximately 2.34 miles +246
downstream of Doodson Road.
Bear Branch Flooding Effects......... Approximately 2,500 feet +117 Unincorporated Areas of
downstream of Sawdust Road. Montgomery County.
Just downstream of Woodlands +123
Parkway.
At the confluence of Panther +140
Branch and Bear Branch.
Approximately 100 feet +157
downstream from Kuykendahl
Road.
Bee Branch Flooding Effects.......... Approximately 1.1 miles +129 Unincorporated Areas of
upstream of the confluence Montgomery County.
with Jayhawker Creek and Bee
Branch.
Just upstream of Fostoria +142
Road.
Bens Branch.......................... Approximately 620 feet +79 Unincorporated Areas of
downstream from the Loop 494. Montgomery County.
Just downstream of Loop 494.. +80
Brushy Creek Flooding Effects........ At the confluence of Spring +187 Unincorporated Areas of
Creek and Brushy Creek. Montgomery County.
Approximately 4,550 feet +214
upstream from the confluence
of Threemile Creek and
Brushy Creek.
Camp Creek Flooding Effects and its Just upstream of Rogers Road. +306 City of Willis,
Tributaries. Unincorporated Areas
of Montgomery County.
Just upstream of African Hill +337
Road.
Caney Creek Flooding Effects......... At the confluence of Peach +70 City of Cut 'N Shoot,
Creek and Caney Creek. Unincorporated Areas
of Montgomery County.
At the confluence of McRae +183
Creek and Caney Creek.
Approximately 6,500 feet +268
upstream of Bilnoski Road.
Approximately 9,000 feet +282
upstream of Mt. Zion Road.
Approximately 15,500 feet +285
upstream of confluence with
Caney Creek.
Caney Creek North Flooding Effects... At the confluence of Caney +202 Unincorporated Areas of
Creek Tributary No. 4 and Montgomery County.
Caney Creek North.
At the confluence of Kelly +220
Branch and Caney Creek North.
Carters Slough Flooding Effects...... At the confluence of West +108 Unincorporated Areas of
Fork of San Jacinto River Montgomery County.
and Carters Slough.
Just upstream of unnamed +124
Railroad and Carters Slough.
Crystal Creek Flooding Effects....... At the confluence of West +109 City of Conroe, City of
Fork of San Jacinto River Cut 'N Shoot,
and Crystal Creek. Unincorporated Areas
of Montgomery County.
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At the confluence of West +143
Fork of Crystal Creek and
Crystal Creek.
At the confluence of Crystal +193
Creek Tributary No. 4 and
Crystal Creek.
At the confluence of Crystal +240
Creek Tributary No. 7 and
Crystal Creek.
Approximately 0.5 miles +307
upstream of State Highway 75.
Decker Branch Flooding Effects and At the confluence of Mill +157 Unincorporated Areas of
its Tributaries. Creek. Montgomery County.
Approximately 350 feet +208
downstream from FM 1774
County Highway.
Approximately 440 feet +219
upstream from Tree Meadow
Road..
Dry Creek Flooding Effects and its At the confluence of Caney +93 City of Conroe,
Tributaries. Creek and Dry Creek. Unincorporated Areas
of Montgomery County.
Just upstream of Massey Road +157
and Dry Creek.
Dry Creek No. 2, its Tributaries and At the confluence of unnamed +195 Unincorporated Areas of
Flooding Effects. intermittent river. Montgomery County.
Approximately 190 feet +214
downstream from Smith-Dobbin
Road.
Duck Creek Flooding Effects.......... At the confluence of Peach +151 Unincorporated Areas of
Creek and Duck Creek. Montgomery County.
Approximately 4,000 feet +191
upstream of Duff Road.
Goodson Branch Flooding Effects and At the confluence of Decker +188 Unincorporated Areas of
its Tributaries. Branch Tributary No. 1 and Montgomery County.
Goodson Branch.
Approximately 176 feet +217
downstream from Goodson Loop.
Hightower Branch Flooding Effects.... At the confluence of Peach +120 Unincorporated Areas of
Creek and Hightower Branch. Montgomery County.
Approximately 9,800 feet +135
upstream of the confluence
with Peach Creek and
Hightower Branch.
Jayhawker Creek Flooding Effects..... Approximately 4,000 feet +128 Unincorporated Areas of
upstream of the confluence Montgomery County.
with Bee Branch and
Jayhawker Creek.
Approximately 7,300 feet +147
upstream of unnamed Railroad.
Lake Creek Flood Effects, its At the confluence of West +133 Unincorporated Areas of
Tributaries and unnamed Streams. Fork of San Jacinto River Montgomery County.
and Lake Creek.
At the confluence of Lake +152
Creek Tributary No. 2 and
Lake Creek.
At the confluence of Landrum +195
Creek and Lake Creek.
Approximately 5,760 feet +260
upstream of the confluence
with Kidhaw Branch and Lake
Creek.
Lawrence Creek Flooding Effects...... At the confluence of Peach +146 Unincorporated Areas of
Creek and Lawrence Creek. Montgomery County.
Approximately 1,500 feet +191
downstream of Walker Road
and Lawrence Creek.
Little Caney Creek No. 3 Flooding Approximately 2,800 feet +223 Unincorporated Areas of
Effects. downstream from Mount Mariah Montgomery County.
Road.
Approximately 4,300 feet +228
upstream of Mount Mariah
Road..
Little Lake Creek Flooding Effects... At the confluence of Little +202 Unincorporated Areas of
Lake Creek Tributary No. 6 Montgomery County.
and Little Lake Creek.
Just upstream of FM1097 +305
County Highway.
Mares Branch Flooding Effects........ At the confluence of Peach +96 Unincorporated Areas of
Creek and Mares Branch. Montgomery County.
Approximately 7,000 feet +98
upstream of the confluence
of Peach Creek and Mares
Branch.
McRae Creek Flooding Effects......... At the confluence of Caney +184 Unincorporated Areas of
Creek and McRae Creek. Montgomery County.
Approximately 9,850 feet +335
upstream of Tanyard Road.
Mill Creek Flooding Effects and its At the confluence of Spring +156 Unincorporated Areas of
Tributaries. Creek and Mill Creek. Montgomery County.
Just upstream of unnamed +172
Railroad.
At the confluence of +190
Tributary No. 2 and Mill
Creek.
At the confluence of Mill +214
Creek Tributary No. 6.
Mink Branch Flooding Effects......... At the confluence of Walnut +189 Unincorporated Areas of
Creek and Mink Branch. Montgomery County.
At the confluence of Arnold +203
Branch and Mink Branch.
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Approximately 1,500 feet +249
downstream of Old Hempstead
Road.
Orton Gully Flooding Effects......... At the confluence of East +72 Unincorporated Areas of
Fork of San Jacinto River Montgomery County.
and Orton Gully.
Approximately 750 feet +91
upstream of Cambridge
Boulevard..
Panther Branch Flooding Effects...... At the confluence of Spring +108 City of Conroe, Town of
Creek and Panther Branch. Shenandoah,
Unincorporated Areas
of Montgomery County.
Just upstream of Magnolia +181
Conroe Road.
Just upstream of FM 1488 +191
County Highway.
Peach Creek.......................... Approximately 1,375 feet +85 Town of Roman Forest.
downstream of Roman Forest
Boulevard.
Approximately 425 feet +86
upstream of Roman Forest
Boulevard.
Peach Creek Flooding Effects and its At the confluence of Caney +70 City of Splendora,
Tributaries. Creek and Peach Creek. Unincorporated Areas
of Montgomery County,
Village of Patton
Village, Village of
Woodbranch.
Approximately 15,000 feet +164
upstream of the confluence
with Duck Creek and Peach
Creek.
Approximately 17,000 feet +340
upstream of the confluence
with Peach Creek Tributary
No. 3 and Peach Creek.
Approximately 16,500 feet +367
upstream of the confluence
with Peach Creek.
Pole Creek Flooding Effects.......... At the confluence with Little +239 Unincorporated Areas of
Lake Creek and Pole Creek. Montgomery County.
Approximately 10,000 feet +297
upstream of Martha Williams
Road.
Sand Branch No. 2 Flooding Effects... At the confluence with Little +243 Unincorporated Areas of
Lake Creek and Sand Branch Montgomery County.
No. 2.
Approximately 18,000 feet +314
upstream of the confluence
with Little Lake Creek and
Sand Branch No. 2.
Silverdale Creek Flooding Effects.... At the confluence of West +126 City of Conroe,
Fork of San Jacinto River Unincorporated Areas
and Silverdale Creek. of Montgomery County.
Just upstream of Wagers +187
Street.
Spring Branch Flooding Effects....... At the confluence of Carney +95 Unincorporated Areas of
Creek and Spring Branch. Montgomery County.
Approximately 2,600 feet +176
upstream of East Old Highway
105 Road.
Spring Branch No. 2 Flooding Effects. Approximately 1,500 feet +202 Unincorporated Areas of
upstream from the confluence Montgomery County.
with Landrum Creek and
Spring Branch No. 2.
Just upstream of Spring +264
Branch Road.
Spring Creek Flooding Effects into At the confluence of Spring +100 City of Oak Ridge
Sam Bell Gully Diversion Channel. Creek and Sam Bell Gully. North, Unincorporated
Areas of Montgomery
County.
At the confluence of Sam Bell +117
Gully Tributary Diversion
Channel and Spring Creek.
Approximately 1,150 feet +136
upstream from Woodson Road.
Spring Creek, its Tributaries, At the confluence of West +67 City of Houston,
intermittent Streams and Flooding Fork of San Jacinto River Unincorporated Areas
Effects for areas north of Spring and Spring Creek. of Montgomery County.
Creek.
At the confluence of Sam Bell +100
Gully Diversion Channel and
Spring Creek.
At the confluence of Mill +156
Creek and Spring Creek.
At the confluence of Walnut +169
Creek and Spring Creek.
Stewart Creek Flooding Effects....... Approximately 330 feet +148 City of Conroe, City of
upstream of SH 336. Panorama Village,
Unincorporated Areas
of Montgomery County.
At the confluence of Stewarts +208
Creek Tributary No. 1 and
Stewarts Creek.
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Approximately 4,000 feet +292
upstream of FM 830 County
Highway.
Sulphur Branch Flooding Effects...... At the confluence of Walnut +178 City of Stagecoach,
Creek and Sulphur Branch. Town of Magnolia,
Unincorporated Areas
of Montgomery County.
Just upstream of Greek Oak +218
Road.
Approximately 75 feet +273
downstream from Magnolia
Conroe Street.
Threemile Creek Flooding Effects..... At the confluence of Brushy +208 Unincorporated Areas of
Creek and Threemile Creek. Montgomery County.
Approximately 4,300 feet +211
upstream from the confluence
of Brushy Creek and
Threemile Creek.
Walnut Creek Flooding Effects........ At the confluence of Spring +168 City of Stagecoach,
Creek and Walnut Creek. Unincorporated Areas
of Montgomery County.
At the confluence of Mink +189
Branch and Walnut Creek.
At the confluence of Log +195
Gully and Walnut Creek.
Approximately 3,200 feet +223
upstream from unnamed
Tributary.
West Fork of Spring Branch Flooding At the confluence of Spring +129 Unincorporated Areas of
Effects. Branch and West Fork of Montgomery County.
Spring Branch.
Approximately 3,300 feet +191
upstream of Pine Road.
White Oak Creek Flooding Effects..... Approximately 20,000 feet +67 Unincorporated Areas of
downstream of unnamed Montgomery County.
Railroad.
Approximately 5,100 feet +80
downstream of unnamed
Railroad.
Woodsons Gully Flooding Effects...... At the confluence of West +78 Unincorporated Areas of
Fork of San Jancinto River Montgomery County.
and Woodsons Gully.
Approximately 15,100 feet +111
upstream of Riley Fuzzel
Road..
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* National Geodetic Vertical Datum.
Depth in feet above ground.
+ North American Vertical Datum.
[caret] Mean Sea Level, rounded to the nearest 0.1 meter.
ADDRESSES
City of Conroe
Maps are available for inspection at 300 West Davis, Conroe, TX 77301.
City of Cut 'N Shoot
Maps are available for inspection at 14391 East Highway 105, Cut 'N Shoot, TX 77303.
City of Houston
Maps are available for inspection at 611 Walker Road, Houston, TX 77002.
City of Oak Ridge North
Maps are available for inspection at 27326 Robinson Road, Suite 115, Conroe, TX 77385.
City of Panorama Village
Maps are available for inspection at 98 Hiwon Drive, Panorama Village, TX 77304.
City of Splendora
Maps are available for inspection at 16940 Main Street, Splendora, TX 77372.
City of Stagecoach
Maps are available for inspection at 16022 Westward Ho, Mongolia Texas, TX 77355.
City of Willis
Maps are available for inspection at 200 North Bell Street, Willis, TX 77378.
Town of Magnolia
Maps are available for inspection at 510 Magnolia Boulevard, Magnolia, TX 77356.
Town of Roman Forest
Maps are available for inspection at 2430 Roman Forest Boulevard, New Caney, TX 77357.
Town of Shenandoah
Maps are available for inspection at 29955 I-45 North, Shenandoah, TX 77381.
Unincorporated Areas of Montgomery County
Maps are available for inspection at 301 North Thompson, Suite 210, Conroe, TX 77301.
Village of Patton Village
Maps are available for inspection at 16940 Main Street, Splendora, TX 77372.
Village of Woodbranch
Maps are available for inspection at 58A Woodbranch Drive, New Caney, TX 77357.
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(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance No. 97.022, ``Flood
Insurance.'')
Dated: July 11, 2014.
Roy E. Wright,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Mitigation, Department of Homeland
Security, Federal Emergency Management Agency.
[FR Doc. 2014-18291 Filed 7-31-14; 8:45 am]
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