Final Flood Elevation Determinations, 12510-12512 [2017-04233]

Download as PDF 12510 Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 42 / Monday, March 6, 2017 / Rules and Regulations 1. The authority citation for part 438 continues to read as follows: ■ Authority: Sec. 1102 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1302). § 438.358 [Amended] 2. In § 438.358— a. Amend paragraph (c)(3) by removing the reference ‘‘(b)(2) of this section.’’ and adding in its place the reference ‘‘paragraph (b)(1)(ii) of this section.’’; and ■ b. Amend paragraph (c)(4) by removing the reference ‘‘(b)(1) of this section.’’ and adding in its place the reference ‘‘paragraph (b)(1)(i) of this section.’’. ■ ■ Dated: February 28, 2017. Wilma M. Robinson, Deputy Executive Secretary to the Department, Department of Health and Human Services. [FR Doc. 2017–04307 Filed 3–3–17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4120–01–P DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY Federal Emergency Management Agency 44 CFR Part 67 [Docket ID FEMA–2017–0002] 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). asabaliauskas on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with RULES SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:33 Mar 03, 2017 Jkt 241001 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: Rick Sacbibit, Chief, Engineering Services Branch, Federal Insurance and Mitigation Administration, FEMA, 400 C Street SW., Washington, DC 20472, (202) 646–7659, or (email) patrick.sacbibit@fema.dhs.gov; or visit the FEMA Map Information eXchange (FMIX) online at www.floodmaps. fema.gov/fhm/fmx_main.html. 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 Insurance and 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. FEMA has reviewed this final rule for purposes of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et DATES: PART 438—MANAGED CARE PO 00000 Frm 00008 Fmt 4700 Sfmt 4700 seq.) and has determined that this action will not have a significant effect on the human environment. This action is covered by categorical exclusions A4 and A7 identified in FEMA Instruction 108–1–1 and Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Instruction 023–01–001 –01, Appendix A. 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. Dated: February 16, 2017. Roy E. Wright, Deputy Associate Administrator for Insurance and Mitigation, Federal Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security. 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: ■ E:\FR\FM\06MRR1.SGM 06MRR1 Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 42 / Monday, March 6, 2017 / 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 12511 Communities affected Panola County, Mississippi and Incorporated Areas Docket No.: FEMA–B–1158 Enid Lake .................................. Entire shoreline within community ...................................... +274 Fowler Creek ............................ Approximately 790 feet downstream of the railroad ........... +188 Peters Creek ............................. Approximately 180 feet upstream of Old Crenshaw Road Approximately 380 feet upstream of the railroad ................ +200 +228 Sardis Lake ............................... Approximately 1,730 feet upstream of U.S. Route 51 ........ Entire shoreline within community ...................................... +231 +286 An area bounded by State Highway 6 to the north, Farrish Gravel Road to the west, and State Highway 35 to the south and east. Approximately 1,085 feet downstream of Tiger Drive ........ #1 Shallow Flooding ...................... Whitten Creek ........................... +236 Unincorporated Areas of Panola County. Town of Crenshaw, Unincorporated. Areas of Panola County. Town of Courtland, Village of Pope. Unincorporated Areas of Panola County. City of Batesville. City of Batesville. * National Geodetic Vertical Datum. + North American Vertical Datum. # Depth in feet above ground. ∧ Mean Sea Level, rounded to the nearest 0.1 meter. ADDRESSES City of Batesville: Maps are available for inspection at City Hall, 103 College Street, Batesville, MS 38606. Town of Courtland: Maps are available for inspection at the Panola County Building Department, 245 Eureka Street, Batesville, MS 38606. Town of Crenshaw: Maps are available for inspection at the Town Hall, 600 Broad Street, Crenshaw, MS 38621. Unincorporated Areas of Panola County Maps are available for inspection at the Panola County Building Department, 245 Eureka Street, Batesville, MS 38606. Village of Pope: Maps are available for inspection at the Panola County Building Department, 245 Eureka Street, Batesville, MS 38606. Quitman County, Mississippi and Incorporated Areas Docket No.: FEMA–B–1158 Opossum Bayou Tributary ........ Approximately 1,875 feet downstream of State Highway 3 + 153 Approximately 350 feet upstream of Johnson Avenue ....... + 156. Town of Lambert, Unincorporated. Areas of Quitman County. * 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 Lambert: Maps are available for inspection at the Town Hall, 831 Scott Avenue, Lambert, MS 38643. Unicorporated Areas of Quitman County: Maps are available for inspection at the Quitman County Courthouse, 220 Chestnut Street, Marks, MS 38646. Tallahatchie County, Mississippi and Incorporated Areas Docket No.: FEMA–B–1184 asabaliauskas on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with RULES Hunter Creek ............................ North Fork Tillatoba Creek ....... Tillatoba Creek .......................... Approximately Approximately Approximately Approximately Approximately Approximately 1,170 feet downstream of State Route 32 .. 66 feet upstream of State Route 32 ........... 995 feet downstream of State Route 35 ..... 1,170 feet upstream of State Route 35 ...... 1,465 feet downstream of State Route 32 .. 1.1 miles upstream of State Route 32 ........ + 187 + 187 + 180 + 181 + 181 + 186 * National Geodetic Vertical Datum. + North American Vertical Datum. # Depth in feet above ground. ∧ Mean Sea Level, rounded to the nearest 0.1 meter. VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:33 Mar 03, 2017 Jkt 241001 PO 00000 Frm 00009 Fmt 4700 Sfmt 4700 E:\FR\FM\06MRR1.SGM 06MRR1 City of Charleston. City of Charleston. City of Charleston. 12512 Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 42 / Monday, March 6, 2017 / 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 Communities affected ADDRESSES City of Charleston: Maps are available for inspection at City Hall, 26 South Square Street, Charleston, MS 38921. [FR Doc. 2017–04233 Filed 3–3–17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 9110–12–P FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION 47 CFR Part 1 [GN Docket No. 15–236; FCC 16–128] Review of Foreign Ownership Policies for Broadcast, Common Carrier and Aeronautical Radio Licensees Federal Communications Commission. ACTION: Final rule; technical amendment. AGENCY: The Federal Communications Commission (Commission) published a document revising Commission rules applicable to foreign ownership of broadcast, common carrier, aeronautical en route and aeronautical fixed radio station licensees. Due to an error in the effective date language, the Commission’s rules were prematurely removed from the CFR. This technical amendment restores these rules to the CFR. SUMMARY: This technical amendment is effective March 6, 2017. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kimberly Cook or Francis Gutierrez, Telecommunications and Analysis Division, International Bureau, FCC, (202) 418–1460 or via email to Kimberly.Cook@fcc.gov, Francis.Gutierrez@fcc.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Federal Communications Commission (Commission) published a document in the Federal Register on December 1, 2016 (81 FR 86586) revising Commission rules applicable to foreign ownership of broadcast, common carrier, aeronautical en route and aeronautical fixed radio station licensees. Due to an inadvertent Commission error in the effective date language in the preamble of the document, the Commission’s rules applicable to foreign ownership of asabaliauskas on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with RULES DATES: VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:33 Mar 03, 2017 Jkt 241001 common carrier, aeronautical en route and aeronautical fixed radio station licensees (47 CFR 1.990–1.994) were prematurely removed from the CFR effective January 30, 2017. This technical amendment restores these rules to the CFR. Upon approval of information collection requirements by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), the Commission will publish a separate document in the Federal Register to remove 47 CFR 1.990 through 1.994 and announce the effective date of amendments to 47 CFR 1.5000 through 1.5004, 25.105, 73.1010 and 74.5. List of Subjects in 47 CFR Part 1 Communications common carriers, Radio, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements, Satellites, Telecommunications. Federal Communications Commission. Marlene H. Dortch, Secretary. For the reasons discussed in the preamble, the Federal Communications Commission amends 47 CFR part 1 as follows: PART 1—PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE 1. The authority citation for part 1 continues to read as follows: ■ Authority: 15 U.S.C. 79, et seq.; 47 U.S.C. 151, 154(i), 154(j), 155, 157, 160, 201, 225, 227, 303, 309, 310, 332, 1403, 1404, 1451, 1452, and 1455. § § 1.990 through 1.994 [Added] 2. In subpart F, add an undesignated center heading and §§ 1.990 through 1.994 to read as follows: ■ Foreign Ownership of Common Carrier, Aeronautical en Route, and Aeronautical Fixed Radio Station Licensees § 1.990 Citizenship and filing requirements under the Communications Act of 1934. These rules establish the requirements and conditions for obtaining the Commission’s prior approval of foreign PO 00000 Frm 00010 Fmt 4700 Sfmt 4700 ownership in common carrier, aeronautical en route, and aeronautical fixed radio station licensees and common carrier spectrum lessees that would exceed the 25 percent benchmark in section 310(b)(4) of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended (47 U.S.C. 310(b)(4)). These rules also establish the requirements and conditions for obtaining the Commission’s prior approval of foreign ownership in common carrier (but not aeronautical en route or aeronautical fixed) radio station licensees and spectrum lessees that would exceed the 20 percent limit in section 310(b)(3) of the Act (47 U.S.C. 310(b)(3)). (a)(1) A common carrier, aeronautical en route or aeronautical fixed radio station licensee or common carrier spectrum lessee shall file a petition for declaratory ruling to obtain Commission approval under section 310(b)(4) of the Act, and obtain such approval, before the aggregate foreign ownership of any controlling, U.S.-organized parent company exceeds, directly and/or indirectly, 25 percent of the U.S. parent’s equity interests and/or 25 percent of its voting interests. An applicant for a common carrier, aeronautical en route or aeronautical fixed radio station license or common carrier spectrum leasing arrangement shall file the petition for declaratory ruling required by this paragraph at the same time that it files its application. Note to paragraph (a)(1): Paragraph (a)(1) of this section implements the Commission’s foreign ownership policies under section 310(b)(4) of the Act (47 U.S.C. 310(b)(4)), for common carrier, aeronautical en route, and aeronautical fixed radio station licensees and common carrier spectrum lessees. It applies to foreign equity and/or voting interests that are held, or would be held, directly and/or indirectly in a U.S.-organized entity that itself directly or indirectly controls a common carrier, aeronautical en route, or aeronautical fixed radio station licensee or common carrier spectrum lessee. A foreign individual or entity that seeks to hold a controlling interest in such a licensee or spectrum lessee must hold its controlling interest indirectly, in a U.S.-organized entity that itself directly or indirectly controls the E:\FR\FM\06MRR1.SGM 06MRR1

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[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 42 (Monday, March 6, 2017)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 12510-12512]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-04233]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Federal Emergency Management Agency

44 CFR Part 67

[Docket ID FEMA-2017-0002]


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: Rick Sacbibit, Chief, Engineering 
Services Branch, Federal Insurance and Mitigation Administration, FEMA, 
400 C Street SW., Washington, DC 20472, (202) 646-7659, or (email) 
patrick.sacbibit@fema.dhs.gov; or visit the FEMA Map Information 
eXchange (FMIX) online at www.floodmaps.fema.gov/fhm/fmx_main.html.

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 
Insurance and 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. FEMA has reviewed this final 
rule for purposes of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 
U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) and has determined that this action will not have 
a significant effect on the human environment. This action is covered 
by categorical exclusions A4 and A7 identified in FEMA Instruction 108-
1-1 and Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Instruction 023-01-001-
01, Appendix A.
    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.

    Dated: February 16, 2017.
Roy E. Wright,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Insurance and Mitigation, Federal 
Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security.

    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
           Flooding source(s)              Location of referenced     in feet above       Communities affected
                                                 elevation           ground  [caret]
                                                                       Elevation in
                                                                       meters (MSL)
                                                                         modified
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                                Panola County, Mississippi and Incorporated Areas
                                             Docket No.: FEMA-B-1158
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Enid Lake..............................  Entire shoreline within                 +274  Unincorporated Areas of
                                          community.                                    Panola County.
Fowler Creek...........................  Approximately 790 feet                  +188  Town of Crenshaw,
                                          downstream of the                             Unincorporated.
                                          railroad.
                                         Approximately 180 feet                  +200  Areas of Panola County.
                                          upstream of Old Crenshaw
                                          Road.
Peters Creek...........................  Approximately 380 feet                  +228  Town of Courtland,
                                          upstream of the railroad.                     Village of Pope.
                                         Approximately 1,730 feet                +231  .........................
                                          upstream of U.S. Route
                                          51.
Sardis Lake............................  Entire shoreline within                 +286  Unincorporated Areas of
                                          community.                                    Panola County.
Shallow Flooding.......................  An area bounded by State                  #1  City of Batesville.
                                          Highway 6 to the north,
                                          Farrish Gravel Road to
                                          the west, and State
                                          Highway 35 to the south
                                          and east.
Whitten Creek..........................  Approximately 1,085 feet                +236  City of Batesville.
                                          downstream of Tiger
                                          Drive.
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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 Batesville:
 
Maps are available for inspection at City Hall, 103 College Street, Batesville, MS 38606.
 
Town of Courtland:
Maps are available for inspection at the Panola County Building Department, 245 Eureka Street, Batesville, MS
 38606.
 
Town of Crenshaw:
Maps are available for inspection at the Town Hall, 600 Broad Street, Crenshaw, MS 38621.
 
Unincorporated Areas of Panola County
Maps are available for inspection at the Panola County Building Department, 245 Eureka Street, Batesville, MS
 38606.
 
Village of Pope:
Maps are available for inspection at the Panola County Building Department, 245 Eureka Street, Batesville, MS
 38606.
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                               Quitman County, Mississippi and Incorporated Areas
                                             Docket No.: FEMA-B-1158
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Opossum Bayou Tributary................  Approximately 1,875 feet               + 153  Town of Lambert,
                                          downstream of State                           Unincorporated.
                                          Highway 3.
                                         Approximately 350 feet                + 156.  Areas of Quitman County.
                                          upstream of Johnson
                                          Avenue.
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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
 
Town of Lambert:
Maps are available for inspection at the Town Hall, 831 Scott Avenue, Lambert, MS 38643.
 
                                     Unicorporated Areas of Quitman County:
Maps are available for inspection at the Quitman County Courthouse, 220 Chestnut Street, Marks, MS 38646........
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                             Tallahatchie County, Mississippi and Incorporated Areas
                                             Docket No.: FEMA-B-1184
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Hunter Creek...........................  Approximately 1,170 feet               + 187  City of Charleston.
                                          downstream of State
                                          Route 32.
                                         Approximately 66 feet                  + 187
                                          upstream of State Route
                                          32.
North Fork Tillatoba Creek.............  Approximately 995 feet                 + 180  City of Charleston.
                                          downstream of State
                                          Route 35.
                                         Approximately 1,170 feet               + 181
                                          upstream of State Route
                                          35.
Tillatoba Creek........................  Approximately 1,465 feet               + 181  City of Charleston.
                                          downstream of State
                                          Route 32.
                                         Approximately 1.1 miles                + 186
                                          upstream of State Route
                                          32.
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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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                                                    ADDRESSES
 
City of Charleston:
Maps are available for inspection at City Hall, 26 South Square Street, Charleston, MS 38921.
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