[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 210 (Monday, November 1, 2004)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 63338-63341]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-24332]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Federal Emergency Management Agency

44 CFR Part 67

[Docket No. FEMA-P-7659]


Proposed Flood Elevation Determinations

AGENCY: Federal Emergency Management Agency, Emergency Preparedness and 
Response Directorate, Department of Homeland Security.

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: Technical information or comments are requested on the 
proposed Base (1% annual-chance) Flood Elevations (BFEs) and proposed 
BFE modifications for the communities listed below. The BFEs and 
modified BFEs are the basis for the floodplain management measures that 
the 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).

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DATES: The comment period is ninety (90) days following the second 
publication of this proposed rule in a newspaper of local circulation 
in each community.

ADDRESSES: The proposed 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: Doug Bellomo, P.E., Hazard 
Identification Section, Emergency Preparedness and Response 
Directorate, Federal Emergency Management Agency, 500 C Street, SW., 
Washington, DC 20472, (202) 646-2903.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Federal Emergency Management Agency 
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 Mitigation Division Director of the Emergency 
Preparedness and Response Directorate has resolved any appeals 
resulting from this notification.
    These proposed BFEs and modified BFEs, together with the floodplain 
management criteria required by 44 CFR 60.3, are the minimum that are 
required. They should not be construed to mean that the community must 
change any existing ordinances that are more stringent in their 
floodplain management requirements. The community may at any time enact 
stricter requirements of its own, or pursuant to policies established 
by other Federal, State, or regional entities. These proposed 
elevations are used to meet the floodplain management requirements of 
the NFIP and are also used to calculate the appropriate flood insurance 
premium rates for new buildings built after these elevations are made 
final, and for the contents in these buildings.
    National Environmental Policy Act. This proposed rule is 
categorically excluded from the requirements of 44 CFR Part 10, 
Environmental Consideration. No environmental impact assessment has 
been prepared.
    Regulatory Flexibility Act. The Mitigation Division Director of the 
Emergency Preparedness and Response Directorate certifies that this 
rule is exempt from the requirements of the Regulatory Flexibility Act 
because modified base flood elevations are required by the Flood 
Disaster Protection Act of 1973, 42 U.S.C. 4105, and are required to 
maintain community eligibility in the NFIP. No regulatory flexibility 
analysis has been prepared.
    Regulatory Classification. This proposed 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 12612, Federalism. This proposed rule involves no 
policies that have federalism implications under Executive Order 12612, 
Federalism, dated October 26, 1987.
    Executive Order 12778, Civil Justice Reform. This proposed rule 
meets the applicable standards of Section 2(b)(2) of Executive Order 
12778.

List of Subjects in 44 CFR Part 67

    Administrative practice and procedure, Flood Insurance, Reporting 
and recordkeeping requirements.

    Accordingly, 44 CFR Part 67 is proposed to be 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.


Sec.  67.4  [Amended]

    2. The tables published under the authority of Sec.  67.4 are 
proposed to be amended as follows:

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                                                                                                                                                                         <greek-i> Depth in feet
                                                                                                                                                                          above ground  [diams]
                                                                                                                                                                            Elevation in Feet
                State                      City/town/county                  Source of flooding                                      Location                                [diams] (NAVD)
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                                                                                                                                                                          Existing     Modified
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MO...................................  Knob Noster (City)        Clear Fork...............................  ..........................................................  [diams] 714  [diams] 726
                                        Johnson County.
                                       ........................  Hughes Branch............................  ..........................................................  [diams] 747  [diams] 779
                                       ........................  Tributary 1..............................  ..........................................................  [diams] 774  [diams] 781
                                       ........................  Tributary 2..............................  ..........................................................  [diams] 750  [diams] 778
 
  Maps are available for inspection at City Hall, 218 North State Street, Knob Noster, Missouri.
 
  Send comments to The Honorable Edward Thering, Mayor, City of Knob Noster, 218 North State Street, Knob Noster, Missouri 65336.
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                                                                                                                                                                         <greek-i> Depth in feet
                                                                                                                                                                             above ground  *
                                                                                                                                                                           Elevation in Feet *
                State                      City/town/county                  Source of flooding                                      Location                                    (NGVD)
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OK...................................  Altus (City) Jackson      Tributary 1..............................  Approximately 0.40 mile downstream of North 2070 Road/          * 1,337      * 1,339
                                        County.                                                              Challenger Boulevard.
                                                                                                            Approximately 250 feet upstream of East Tammarack Road....      * 1,378      * 1,376
                                                                 Tributary 2..............................  Just upstream of Burlington and Santa Fe Railroad Bridge..      * 1,345      * 1,346
                                                                                                            Approximately 1.7 miles upstream of Veterans Drive........      * 1,369      * 1,370
                                                                 Tributary 3..............................  At the confluence with Tributary 1........................      * 1,364      * 1,363
 
 
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  Maps are available for inspection at 300 East Commerce Street, Altus, Oklahoma.
 
  Send comments to The Honorable T.L. Gramling, Mayor, City of Altus, 300 East Commerce Street, Altus, OK 73521.
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                                       Jackson County            Tributary 1..............................  Just downstream of County Highway 164.....................         None      * 1,334
                                        (Unincorporated Areas).
                                                                                                            Approximately 1,550 feet upstream of the confluence of             None      * 1,343
                                                                                                             Tributary 2.
                                                                 Tributary 2..............................  At confluence with Tributary 1............................         None      * 1,343
                                                                                                            Just upstream of Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway          None      * 1,346
                                                                                                             Bridge.
 
   Maps are available for inspection at 101 North Main Street, Room 101, Altus, Oklahoma.
 
  Send comments to The Honorable Ricky Crouch, Commissioner, District 2, Jackson County, 101 North Main Street, Room 101, Altus, OK 73521.
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TX...................................  Corsicana (City) Navarro  Mesquite Branch..........................  At the confluence with Post Oak Creek (Lower Reach).......        * 367        * 368
                                        County.
                                                                                                            Approximately 20 feet upstream of South 15th Street.......        * 415        * 416
                                                                 Post Oak Creek (Lower Reach).............  Approximately 200 feet downstream of the confluence of            * 367        * 368
                                                                                                             Mesquite Branch.
                                                                                                            Approximately 370 feet downstream of the confluence of            * 408        * 407
                                                                                                             South Fork Post Oak Creek and divergence of Post Oak
                                                                                                             Creek (Upper Reach).
                                                                 Post Oak Creek (Upper Reach).............  Approximately 350 feet upstream of the confluence of South        * 409        * 408
                                                                                                             Fork Post Oak Creek and divergence of Post Oak Creek
                                                                                                             (Upper Reach).
                                                                                                            Approximately 2,960 feet upstream of Bowie Drive..........         None        * 416
                                                                 Post Oak Creek Tributary 3...............  At the confluence with Post Oak Creek (Lower Reach).......        * 399        * 398
                                                                                                            Just upstream of Burlington Northern & Santa Fe Railway...         None        * 402
                                                                 Post Oak Creek Tributary 5...............  At the confluence with Post Oak Creek (Lower Reach).......        * 407        * 406
                                                                                                            Just upstream of Forrest Lane.............................         None        * 430
                                                                 Post Oak Creek Tributary 6...............  At the confluence with Post Oak Creek (Upper Reach).......        * 412        * 411
                                                                                                            Approximately 190 feet upstream of Emhouse Road...........         None        * 449
                                                                 South Fork Post Oak Creek................  At the confluence with Post Oak Creek (Lower Reach) and           * 409        * 408
                                                                                                             Post Oak Creek (Upper Reach).
                                                                                                            Approximately 1,490 feet upstream of North 29th Street....         None        * 438
                                                                 Town Branch..............................  Approximately 150 feet upstream of the confluence with            * 391        * 390
                                                                                                             Mesquite Branch.
                                                                                                            Approximately 620 feet upstream of North 24th Street......         None        * 454
 
   Maps are available for inspection at the Engineering Department, City of Corsicana Government Center, 200 North 12th Street, Corsicana, Texas.
 
  Send comments to The Honorable Jay Waterman, Mayor, City of Corsicana, City of Corsicana Government Center, 200 North 12th Street, Corsicana, TX 75110.
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(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance No. 83.100, ``Flood 
Insurance.'')

    Dated: October 26, 2004.
David I. Maurstad,
Acting Director, Mitigation Division, Emergency Preparedness and 
Response Directorate.
[FR Doc. 04-24332 Filed 10-29-04; 8:45 am]
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