[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 80 (Thursday, April 26, 2007)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 20755-20757]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-7970]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Federal Emergency Management Agency

44 CFR Part 67


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 on 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: William R. Blanton, Jr., Engineering 
Management Section, Mitigation Division, Federal Emergency Management 
Agency, 500 C Street SW., Washington, DC 20472, (202) 646-3151.

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 Mitigation Division Director of 
FEMA has resolved any appeals resulting from this notification.
    This final rule is issued in accordance with section 110 of the 
Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973, 42 U.S.C. 4104, and 44 CFR part 
67. FEMA has developed criteria for floodplain management in floodprone 
areas in accordance with 44 CFR part 60.
    Interested lessees and owners of real property are encouraged to 
review the proof Flood Insurance Study and FIRM available at the 
address cited below for each community. The BFEs and modified BFEs are 
made final in the communities listed below. Elevations at selected 
locations in each community are shown.
    National Environmental Policy Act. This final rule is categorically 
excluded from the requirements of 44 CFR part 10, Environmental 
Consideration. An environmental impact assessment has not been 
prepared.
    Regulatory Flexibility Act. As flood elevation determinations are 
not within the scope of the Regulatory Flexibility Act, 5 U.S.C. 601-
612, a regulatory flexibility analysis is not required.
    Regulatory Classification. This final rule is not a significant 
regulatory action under the criteria of section 3(f) of Executive Order 
12866 of September 30, 1993, Regulatory Planning and Review, 58 FR 
51735.
    Executive Order 13132, Federalism. This final rule involves no 
policies that have federalism implications under Executive Order 13132.
    Executive Order 12988, Civil Justice Reform. This final rule meets 
the applicable standards of Executive Order 12988.

List of Subjects in 44 CFR Part 67

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

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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-
         Flooding source(s)              Location of referenced       i> Depth in feet     Communities affected
                                                elevation               above ground
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                                                                          Modified
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                                  Fairfield County, Ohio and Incorporated Areas
                                             Docket No.: FEMA-P-7923
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Blacklick Creek.....................  Just upstream of Tussing                      *826  Fairfield County
                                       Road.                                               (Unincorporated
                                                                                           Areas).
                                      Approximately 190 feet                        *828
                                       downstream of U.S.
                                       Interstate 70 Eastbound.
Georges Creek.......................  Approximately 350 feet                        *791  City of Pickerington.
                                       downstream of Long Road.
                                      Approximately 150 feet                        *816
                                       upstream of Pickerington
                                       Ridge Drive.
Georges Creek Overflow..............  Approximately 2,690 feet                      *800  City of Pickerington.
                                       downstream of the
                                       divergence from Georges
                                       Creek.
                                      At the divergence from                        *807
                                       Georges Creek.
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                                                    ADDRESSES
                                  Fairfield County, Ohio (Unincorporated Areas)
 
Maps are available for inspection at Fairfield County Regional Planning Commission, 210 East Main Street,
 Lancaster, Ohio 43140.
 
                           City of Pickerington, Fairfield and Franklin Counties, Ohio
 
Maps are available for inspection at City of Pickerington City Hall, 100 Lockville Road, Pickerington, Ohio
 43147.
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                                  Franklin County, Ohio and Incorporated Areas
                                             Docket No.: FEMA-P-7923
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Blacklick Creek.....................  Approximately 3,930 feet                      *803  City of Columbus.
                                       upstream of Refugee Road.
                                      Approximately 300 feet                        *828
                                       downstream of U.S.
                                       Interstate 70 Eastbound.
Coble-Bowman Ditch..................  Approximately 500 feet                        *742  Franklin County
                                       downstream of Bixby Road/                           (Unincorporated
                                       County Highway 229.                                 Areas).
                                      Approximately 4,500 feet                      *760
                                       upstream of Winchester Pike/
                                       CountyHighway 376.
Georges Creek.......................  Approximately 90 feet                         *749  Franklin County
                                       upstream of Conrail.                                (Unincorporated
                                                                                           Areas).
                                      Approximately 2,200 feet                      *799  Village of Canal
                                       upstream of Long Road/                              Winchester, City of
                                       County Highway 220 (limit                           Columbus.
                                       of flooding affecting
                                       Franklin County).
Georges Creek Overland Flow.........  At the confluence with                        *749  Franklin County
                                       Georges Creek.                                      (Unincorporated
                                                                                           Areas).
                                      Approximately 1,440 feet                      *749
                                       upstream of confluence with
                                       Georges Creek.
Georges Creek Split Flow............  At the convergence with                       *777  Franklin County
                                       Georges Creek.                                      (Unincorporated
                                                                                           Areas).
                                      At the divergence from                        *784  City of Columbus.
                                       Georges Creek.
Georges Creek Overflow..............  Approximately 150 feet                        *796  City of Columbus.
                                       upstream of the convergence
                                       with Blacklick Creek.
                                      Approximately 3,560 feet                      *800
                                       upstream of the convergence
                                       with Blacklick Creek.
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                                                    ADDRESSES
                               Village of Canal Winchester, Franklin County, Ohio
 
Maps are available for inspection at Canal Winchester Municipal Building, 36 South High Street, Canal
 Winchester, Ohio 43110.
 
                                     City of Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio
 
Maps are available for inspection at Building Services Division, 757 Carolyn Avenue, Columbus, Ohio 43215.
 
                                  Franklin County, Ohio (Unincorporated Areas)
 
Maps are available for inspection at Franklin County Economic Development and Planning Department, 280 East
 Broad Street, Room 202, Columbus, Ohio 43215.
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<greek-i> Depth in feet above ground.
*National Geodetic Vertical Datum.
+North American Vertical Datum.


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(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance No. 83.100, ``Flood 
Insurance.'')

    Dated: April 16, 2007.
David I. Maurstad,
Federal Insurance Administrator of the National Flood Insurance 
Program, Federal Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland 
Security.
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