[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 37 (Thursday, February 24, 2011)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 10253-10258]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-4129]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Federal Emergency Management Agency

44 CFR Part 67

Docket ID FEMA-2010-0003


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 (e-mail) <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#375b425e4419455853455e5042524d0677535f4419505841"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="462a332f3568342922342f2133233c7706222e3568212930">[email protected]</span></a>.

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 Federal Insurance and 
Mitigation Administrator 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.

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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)  <greek-i>
          Flooding source(s)               Location of referenced       Depth in feet      Communities affected
                                                 elevation               above ground
                                                                      [caret] Elevation
                                                                       in  meters (MSL)
                                                                           Modified
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                            Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska, and Incorporated Areas
                                             Docket No.: FEMA-B-1087
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Susitna River........................  Approximately 11 miles                      +336  Borough of Matanuska-
                                        northwest of the                                  Susitna.
                                        intersection of Talkeetna
                                        Road and Comsat Road.
                                       Approximately 1,100 feet                    +355
                                        downstream of the confluence
                                        with the Chulitna River.
Talkeetna River......................  Approximately 900 feet                      +348  Borough of Matanuska-
                                        downstream of the railroad                        Susitna.
                                        bridge north of Talkeetna.
                                       Approximately 400 feet                      +394
                                        downstream of the confluence
                                        of Whiskey Slough.
Twister Creek........................  Just downstream of South                    +345  Borough of Matanuska-
                                        Talkeetna Road Spur.                              Susitna.
                                       At the divergence from                      +381
                                        Talkeetna River.
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* National Geodetic Vertical Datum.
+ North American Vertical Datum.
<greek-i> Depth in feet above ground.
[caret] Mean Sea Level, rounded to the nearest 0.1 meter.
                                                    ADDRESSES
Borough of Matanuska-Susitna
Maps are available for inspection at 350 East Dahlia Avenue, Palmer, AK 99645.
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                                Carroll County, Arkansas, and Incorporated Areas
                                             Docket No.: FEMA-B-1066
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Leatherwood Creek....................  Approximately 0.61 mile                    +1109  City of Eureka Springs,
                                        upstream of Magnetic Road.                        Unincorporated Areas
                                                                                          of Carroll County.
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                                       Approximately 1,250 feet                   +1131
                                        upstream of Magnetic Road.
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* National Geodetic Vertical Datum.
+ North American Vertical Datum.
<greek-i> Depth in feet above ground.
[caret] Mean Sea Level, rounded to the nearest 0.1 meter.
                                                    ADDRESSES
City of Eureka Springs
Maps are available for inspection at City Hall, 44 South Main Street, Eureka Springs, AR 72632.
 
                                     Unincorporated Areas of Carroll County
Maps are available for inspection at the Carroll County Courthouse, 210 West Church Street, Berryville, AR
 72616.
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                               Vanderburgh County, Indiana, and Incorporated Areas
                                             Docket No.: FEMA-B-1080
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Bluegrass Creek......................  At Heckel Road...............               +384  Unincorporated Areas of
                                                                                          Vanderburgh County.
                                       Approximately 1.5 miles                     +387
                                        upstream of Boonville-New
                                        Harmony Road.
Crawford-Brandeis Ditch..............  Just upstream of Norfolk                    +386  Unincorporated Areas of
                                        Southern Railroad.                                Vanderburgh County.
Dry Run Lower........................  At the confluence with Pigeon               +378  City of Evansville.
                                        Creek.
                                       Approximately 100 feet                      +381
                                        upstream of 1st Avenue.
Dry Run Upper........................  At the confluence with Dry                  +378  City of Evansville.
                                        Run Lower.
                                       Approximately 0.3 mile                      +407
                                        upstream of Cross Gate Drive.
Greenbriar Hills Tributary...........  Approximately 600 feet                      +381  Unincorporated Areas of
                                        upstream of the confluence                        Vanderburgh County.
                                        with Little Pigeon Creek.
                                       Approximately 800 feet                      +413
                                        upstream of Greendale Drive.
Harper Ditch.........................  At the confluence with Hirsch               +381  City of Evansville.
                                        Ditch.

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                                       At the confluence with Pigeon               +381
                                        Creek.
Hirsch Ditch.........................  At the confluence with Harper               +381  City of Evansville,
                                        Ditch.                                            Unincorporated Areas
                                                                                          of Vanderburgh County.
                                       At the confluence with                      +386
                                        Crawford-Brandeis, Lockwood,
                                        and Stockfleith Ditches.
Little Pigeon Creek..................  At the confluence with Pigeon               +378  City of Evansville,
                                        Creek.                                            Unincorporated Areas
                                                                                          of Vanderburgh County.
                                       Approximately 2,250 feet                    +378
                                        upstream of the confluence
                                        with Pigeon Creek.
Lockwood Ditch.......................  At the confluence of Crawford-              +386  Unincorporated Areas of
                                        Brandeis, Stockfleith, and                        Vanderburgh County.
                                        Hirsch Ditches.
                                       At the county boundary.......               +387
Mill Road Tributary..................  At the confluence with Little               +378  City of Evansville.
                                        Pigeon Creek.
                                       Approximately 725 feet                      +407
                                        upstream of Inwood Drive.
Nurenbern Ditch......................  At the confluence with                      +387  Unincorporated Areas of
                                        Lockwood Ditch.                                   Vanderburgh County.
                                       At State Road 66.............               +389
Ohio River...........................  Approximately 7.3 miles                     +374  City of Evansville,
                                        upstream of the Posey County                      Unincorporated Areas
                                        boundary (extended).                              of Vanderburgh County.
                                       Approximately 1.5 miles                     +381
                                        downstream of the Warrick
                                        County boundary (extended).
Pigeon Creek.........................  Approximately 1,200 feet                    +378  City of Evansville,
                                        downstream of North Fulton                        Unincorporated Areas
                                        Avenue.                                           of Vanderburgh County.
                                       At Green River Road..........               +383
Schlensker Ditch.....................  At Green River Road..........               +389  Unincorporated Areas of
                                                                                          Vanderburgh County.
                                       Approximately 2,000 feet                    +441
                                        upstream of Browning Road.
Schlensker Ditch Tributary...........  At the confluence with                      +405  Unincorporated Areas of
                                        Schlensker Ditch.                                 Vanderburgh County.
                                       Approximately 0.5 mile                      +409
                                        upstream of the confluence
                                        with Schlensker Ditch.
Stockfleith Ditch....................  At the confluence with                      +386  Unincorporated Areas of
                                        Hirsch, Lockwood, and                             Vanderburgh County.
                                        Crawford-Brandeis Ditches.
                                       At State Road 66.............               +388
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* National Geodetic Vertical Datum.
+ North American Vertical Datum.
<greek-i> Depth in feet above ground.
[caret] Mean Sea Level, rounded to the nearest 0.1 meter.
                                                    ADDRESSES
City of Evansville
Maps are available for inspection at the Evansville Civic Center Complex, Building Commission Department, 1
 Northwest Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard, Room 310, Evansville, IN 47708.
 
                                   Unincorporated Areas of Vanderburgh County
Maps are available for inspection at the Evansville Civic Center Complex, Building Commission Department, 1
 Northwest Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard, Room 310, Evansville, IN 47708.
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                                  Marion County, Kansas, and Incorporated Areas
                                             Docket No.: FEMA-B-1087
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Clear Creek..........................  At the confluence with Mud                 +1319  Unincorporated Areas of
                                        Creek.                                            Marion County.
                                       Approximately 250 feet                     +1319
                                        upstream of Cedar Street.
Cottonwood River.....................  Approximately 1,100 feet                   +1272  Unincorporated Areas of
                                        downstream of 5th Street.                         Marion County.
                                       Approximately 775 feet                     +1316
                                        upstream of West Main Street.
Cottonwood River Tributary...........  Approximately 1,100 feet                   +1307  Unincorporated Areas of
                                        upstream of Upland Road.                          Marion County.
                                       Approximately 1,200 feet                   +1322
                                        upstream of Tanglewood
                                        Street.
Doyle Creek..........................  Approximately 1.1 miles                    +1272  City of Marion,
                                        downstream of 105th Street.                       Unincorporated Areas
                                                                                          of Marion County.
                                       Approximately 0.7 mile                     +1367
                                        upstream of Maple Street.

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Mud Creek............................  Approximately 1,000 feet                   +1316  City of Marion,
                                        upstream of the confluence                        Unincorporated Areas
                                        with Cottonwood Creek.                            of Marion County.
                                       Approximately 1,200 feet                   +1319
                                        upstream of the confluence
                                        with Clear Creek.
Old Mud Creek Channel................  Approximately 1,100 feet                   +1299  City of Marion,
                                        downstream of Commercial                          Unincorporated Areas
                                        Street.                                           of Marion County.
                                       Approximately 1.6 miles                    +1300
                                        upstream of Main Street.
Old Mud Creek Channel Tributary......  At the confluence with Old                 +1299  City of Marion.
                                        Mud Creek Channel.
                                       At West Santa Fe Street......              +1304
Prairie Creek........................  At the confluence with Doyle               +1356  Unincorporated Areas of
                                        Creek.                                            Marion County.
                                       Approximately 0.7 mile                     +1390
                                        upstream of Old Mill Road.
Spring Creek.........................  At Peabody Street............              +1368  Unincorporated Areas of
                                                                                          Marion County.
                                       Approximately 1,325 feet                   +1377
                                        upstream of 70th Street.
Tributary to Cottonwood River........  Approximately 1,375 feet                   +1299  City of Marion.
                                        downstream of West Main
                                        Street.
                                       Approximately 75 feet                      +1299
                                        downstream of West Main
                                        Street.
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* National Geodetic Vertical Datum.
+ North American Vertical Datum.
<greek-i> Depth in feet above ground.
[caret] Mean Sea Level, rounded to the nearest 0.1 meter.
                                                    ADDRESSES
City of Marion
Maps are available for inspection at City Hall, 208 East Sante Fe Street, Marion, KS 66861.
 
                                      Unincorporated Areas of Marion County
Maps are available for inspection at the Marion County Courthouse, 200 South 3rd Street, Marion, KS 66861.
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                                Simpson County, Kentucky, and Incorporated Areas
                                             Docket No.: FEMA-B-1066
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Webb Branch..........................  Just downstream of KY-1008                  +660  City of Franklin,
                                        (Industrial Bypass).                              Unincorporated Areas
                                                                                          of Simpson County.
                                       Approximately 0.4 mile                      +736
                                        upstream of Witt Road.
* National Geodetic Vertical Datum.
+ North American Vertical Datum.
<greek-i> Depth in feet above ground.
[caret] Mean Sea Level, rounded to the nearest 0.1 meter.
                                                    ADDRESSES
City of Franklin
Maps are available for inspection at 117 West Cedar Street, Franklin, KY 42135.
 
                                     Unincorporated Areas of Simpson County
Maps are available for inspection at 100 Main Street, Franklin, KY 42135.
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                                 Allen Parish, Louisana, and Incorporated Areas
                                             Docket No.: FEMA-B-1040
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Beaver Creek.........................  Approximately 7,218 feet                    +117  City of Oakdale.
                                        downstream of 16th Street.
                                       Approximately 575 feet                      +119
                                        downstream of 16th Street.
Bunch Creek..........................  At Martin Tram Road..........                +37  Unincorporated Areas of
                                                                                          Allen Parish.
                                       Approximately 3,097 feet                     +38
                                        upstream of U.S. Route 190.
Calcasieu River......................  Approximately 341 feet                      +106  City of Oakdale.
                                        upstream of the confluence
                                        with unnamed creek.
                                       At the intersection of                      +107
                                        unnamed creek and Union
                                        Pacific Railroad.
Gilley Gully.........................  Approximately 1,539 feet                     +35  Unincorporated Areas of
                                        downstream of Martin Tram                         Allen Parish.
                                        Road.
                                       Approximately 4,613 feet                     +36
                                        upstream of Martin Tram Road.
Whisky Chitto Creek..................  Approximately 10,369 feet                    +41  Unincorporated Areas of
                                        upstream of the confluence                        Allen Parish.
                                        with the Calcasieu River.

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                                       Approximately 6,544 feet                     +41
                                        upstream of the confluence
                                        with the Calcasieu River.
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* National Geodetic Vertical Datum.
+ North American Vertical Datum.
<greek-i> Depth in feet above ground.
[caret] Mean Sea Level, rounded to the nearest 0.1 meter.
                                                    ADDRESSES
City of Oakdale
Maps are available for inspection at 333 East 6th Avenue, Oakdale, LA 71463.
 
                                      Unincorporated Areas of Allen Parish
Maps are available for inspection at the Allen Parish Police Jury, 602 Court Street, Oberlin, LA 70655.
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                                 Barton County, Missouri, and Incorporated Areas
                                             Docket No.: FEMA-B-1075
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North Fork Spring River..............  Approximately 6,200 feet                    +935  City of Lamar Heights,
                                        downstream of the City of                         Unincorporated Areas
                                        Lamar Heights corporate                           of Barton County.
                                        limits.
                                       Approximately 600 feet                      +942
                                        upstream of the City of
                                        Lamar corporate limits.
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* National Geodetic Vertical Datum.
+ North American Vertical Datum.
<greek-i> Depth in feet above ground.
[caret] Mean Sea Level, rounded to the nearest 0.1 meter.
                                                    ADDRESSES
City of Lamar Heights
Maps are available for inspection at 1004 Gulf Street, Room 103, Lamar, MO 64759.
 
                                      Unincorporated Areas of Barton County
Maps are available for inspection at 1004 Gulf Street, Room 103, Lamar, MO 64759.
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                                   Greene County, Ohio, and Incorporated Areas
                                     Docket No.: FEMA-B-1012 and FEMA-B-1085
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Possum Run...........................  Approximately 900 feet                      +931  City of Centerville.
                                        downstream of Wilmington
                                        Pike.
                                       At the confluence of                        +940
                                        Wilmington Pike North Branch.
Shawnee Park Tributary...............  Approximately 0.80 mile                     +924  City of Xenia,
                                        upstream of Monroe Drive.                         Unincorporated Areas
                                                                                          of Greene County.
                                       Just downstream of U.S. Route               +943
                                        42.
South Fork Massies Creek.............  Approximately 0.53 mile                    +1041  Unincorporated Areas of
                                        upstream of the railroad.                         Greene County.
                                       Approximately 240 feet                     +1050
                                        downstream of Weimer Road.
Yellow Springs Creek.................  Approximately 0.8 mile                      +886  Village of Yellow
                                        upstream of Grinnell Road.                        Springs
                                       Approximately 0.7 mile                      +905
                                        downstream of Fairfield Road.
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* National Geodetic Vertical Datum.
+ North American Vertical Datum.
<greek-i> Depth in feet above ground.
[caret] Mean Sea Level, rounded to the nearest 0.1 meter.
                                                    ADDRESSES
City of Centerville
Maps are available for inspection at the Municipal Building, 100 West Spring Valley Road, Centerville, OH 45458.
 
City of Xenia
Maps are available for inspection at City Hall, 101 North Detroit Street, Xenia, OH 45385.
 
                                      Unincorporated Areas of Greene County
Maps are available for inspection at the Greene County Building Regulations, 667 Dayton-Xenia Road, Xenia, OH
 45385.
 
Village of Yellow Springs
Maps are available for inspection at 100 Dayton Street, Yellow Springs, OH 45387.
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                                  Hopkins County, Texas, and Incorporated Areas
                                             Docket No.: FEMA-B-1091
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Coleman Creek........................  Approximately 0.56 mile                     +437  Unincorporated Areas of
                                        upstream of State Highway 19.                     Hopkins County.
                                       Approximately 600 feet                      +445
                                        upstream of State Highway 19.

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Gena Creek...........................  Just upstream of FM Road 1870               +440  Unincorporated Areas of
                                                                                          Hopkins County.
                                       Approximately 1.04 miles                    +457
                                        upstream of FM Road 1870.
Rock Creek...........................  Just downstream of unnamed                  +421  Unincorporated Areas of
                                        railroad.                                         Hopkins County.
                                       Approximately 500 feet                      +476
                                        upstream of Holiday Drive.
Turtle Creek.........................  Just upstream of State                      +481  Unincorporated Areas of
                                        Highway 11.                                       Hopkins County.
                                       Just upstream of unnamed                    +494
                                        railroad.
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* National Geodetic Vertical Datum.
+ North American Vertical Datum.
<greek-i> Depth in feet above ground.
[caret] Mean Sea Level, rounded to the nearest 0.1 meter.
                                                    ADDRESSES
                                     Unincorporated Areas of Hopkins County
Maps are available for inspection at the Hopkins County Courthouse, 118 Church Street, Sulphur Springs, TX
 75483.
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(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance No. 97.022, ``Flood 
Insurance.'')

    Dated: February 8, 2011.
Edward L. Connor,
Acting Federal Insurance and Mitigation Administrator, Department of 
Homeland Security, Federal Emergency Management Agency.
[FR Doc. 2011-4129 Filed 2-23-11; 8:45 am]
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