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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Federal Emergency Management 

Agency 

44 CFR Part 67 

[Docket ID FEMA–2008–0020; Internal 

Agency Docket No. FEMA–B–1041] 

Proposed Flood Elevation 

Determinations 

AGENCY: Federal Emergency 

Management Agency, DHS. 

ACTION: Proposed rule. 

SUMMARY: Comments are requested on 

the proposed Base (1 percent annualchance) Flood Elevations (BFEs) and 

proposed BFE modifications for the 

communities listed in the table below. 

The purpose of this notice is to seek 

general information and comment 

regarding the proposed regulatory flood 

elevations for the reach described by the 

downstream and upstream locations in 

the table below. The BFEs and modified 

BFEs are a part of the floodplain 

management measures that the 

community is required either to adopt 

or show evidence of having in effect in 

order to qualify or remain qualified for 

participation in the National Flood 

Insurance Program (NFIP). In addition, 

these elevations, once finalized, will be 

used by insurance agents, and others to 

calculate appropriate flood insurance 

premium rates for new buildings and 

the contents in those buildings. 

DATES: Comments are to be submitted 

on or before June 23, 2009. 

ADDRESSES: The corresponding 

preliminary Flood Insurance Rate Map 

(FIRM) for the proposed BFEs for each 

community are available for inspection 

at the community’s map repository. The 

respective addresses are listed in the 

table below. 

You may submit comments, identified 

by Docket No. FEMA–B–1041, to 

William R. Blanton, Jr., Chief, 

Engineering Management Branch, 

Mitigation Directorate, Federal 

Emergency Management Agency, 500 C 

Street, SW., Washington, DC 20472, 

(202) 646–3151, or (e-mail) 

bill.blanton@dhs.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

William R. Blanton, Jr., Chief, 

Engineering Management Branch, 

Mitigation Directorate, Federal 

Emergency Management Agency, 500 C 

Street, SW., Washington, DC 20472, 

(202) 646–3151 or (e-mail) 

bill.blanton@dhs.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Federal Emergency Management Agency 

(FEMA) proposes to make 

determinations of BFEs and modified 

BFEs for each community listed below, 

in accordance with section 110 of the 

Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973, 

42 U.S.C. 4104, and 44 CFR 67.4(a). 

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. 

Comments on any aspect of the Flood 

Insurance Study and FIRM, other than 

the proposed BFEs, will be considered. 

A letter acknowledging receipt of any 

comments will not be sent. 

National Environmental Policy Act. 

This proposed 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. 

Executive Order 12866, Regulatory 

Planning and Review. This proposed 

rule is not a significant regulatory action 

under the criteria of section 3(f) of 

Executive Order 12866, as amended. 

Executive Order 13132, Federalism. 

This proposed rule involves no policies 

that have federalism implications under 

Executive Order 13132. 

Executive Order 12988, Civil Justice 

Reform. This proposed 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 

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. 

§ 67.4 [Amended] 

2. The tables published under the 

authority of § 67.4 are proposed to be 

amended as follows: 

Flooding source(s) Location of referenced elevation** 

* Elevation in 

feet (NGVD) 

+ Elevation in 

feet (NAVD) 

# Depth in feet 

above ground 

∧Elevation in meters 

(MSL) 

Communities affected 

Effective Modified 

Lamar County, Alabama, and Incorporated Areas 

Driver Creek .......................... Approximately 3,318 feet upstream of confluence of 

Luxapallila Creek and Driver Creek.

None +261 Unincorporated Areas of 

Lamar County. 

Approximately 3,810 feet upstream of confluence of 

Luxapallila Creek and Driver Creek.

None +265 

* National Geodetic Vertical Datum. 

+ North American Vertical Datum. 

# Depth in feet above ground. 

∧ Mean Sea Level, rounded to the nearest 0.1 meter. 


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Flooding source(s) Location of referenced elevation** 

* Elevation in 

feet (NGVD) 

+ Elevation in 

feet (NAVD) 

# Depth in feet 

above ground 

∧Elevation in meters 

(MSL) 

Communities affected 

Effective Modified 

** BFEs to be changed include the listed downstream and upstream BFEs, and include BFEs located on the stream reach between the referenced locations above. Please refer to the revised Flood Insurance Rate Map located at the community map repository (see below) for 

exact locations of all BFEs to be changed. 

Send comments to William R. Blanton, Jr., Chief, Engineering Management Branch, Mitigation Directorate, Federal Emergency Management 

Agency, 500 C Street SW., Washington, DC 20472. 

ADDRESSES 

Unincorporated Areas of Lamar County 

Maps are available for inspection at 4690 Hwy 17, Vernon, AL 35592. 

Marion County, Alabama, and Incorporated Areas 

Unnamed Tributary to Reedy 

Creek.

At the confluence of Reedy Creek .................................... None +458 Town of Gu-Win. 

Approximately 1,825 feet upstream of the confluence 

with Reedy Creek.

None +459 

* National Geodetic Vertical Datum. 

+ North American Vertical Datum. 

# Depth in feet above ground. 

∧ Mean Sea Level, rounded to the nearest 0.1 meter. 

** BFEs to be changed include the listed downstream and upstream BFEs, and include BFEs located on the stream reach between the referenced locations above. Please refer to the revised Flood Insurance Rate Map located at the community map repository (see below) for 

exact locations of all BFEs to be changed. 

Send comments to William R. Blanton, Jr., Chief, Engineering Management Branch, Mitigation Directorate, Federal Emergency Management 

Agency, 500 C Street SW., Washington, DC 20472. 

ADDRESSES 

Town of Gu-Win 

Maps are available for inspection at 4835 U.S. Hwy 43, Gu-Win, AL 35563. 

Lee County, Illinois, and Incorporated Areas 

Kyte River ............................. Approximately 1,080 feet west of Thorpe Road ................ None +770 Unincorporated Areas of 

Lee County. 

Approximately 125 feet west of Illinois Route 251 ............ None +771 

* National Geodetic Vertical Datum. 

+ North American Vertical Datum. 

# Depth in feet above ground. 

∧ Mean Sea Level, rounded to the nearest 0.1 meter. 

** BFEs to be changed include the listed downstream and upstream BFEs, and include BFEs located on the stream reach between the referenced locations above. Please refer to the revised Flood Insurance Rate Map located at the community map repository (see below) for 

exact locations of all BFEs to be changed. 

Send comments to William R. Blanton, Jr., Chief, Engineering Management Branch, Mitigation Directorate, Federal Emergency Management 

Agency, 500 C Street SW., Washington, DC 20472. 

ADDRESSES 

Unincorporated Areas of Lee County 

Maps are available for inspection at Lee County Zoning Office, Old Lee County Courthouse, Third Floor, 112 E. Second Street, Dixon, IL 

61021. 

St. John The Baptist Parish, Louisiana, and Incorporated Areas 

Lake Lac Des Alemands ....... Entire shoreline and extending approximately 6,000 feet 

landward of the entire lake.

None +6–7 Unincorporated Areas of St. 

John The Baptist Parish. 

Starting with the Texas and Pacific Railroad and continuing both East and West to the Parish Lines and 

South to Lake Lac Des Alemands and the Southern 

Parish line. Also, two small areas North of the railroad 

are included.

None +3–6 

Lake Maurepas ..................... Along the shoreline of Lake Maurepas starting at the 

Parish Line and continuing along the coastline East to 

Lake Pontchartrain and extending landward approximately 2,000 feet.

None +9–12 Unincorporated Areas of St. 

John The Baptist Parish. 


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Flooding source(s) Location of referenced elevation** 

* Elevation in 

feet (NGVD) 

+ Elevation in 

feet (NAVD) 

# Depth in feet 

above ground 

∧Elevation in meters 

(MSL) 

Communities affected 

Effective Modified 

Covering an area extending West from Interstate 55 

North and following the shoreline of Lake Maurepas to 

the Parish boundary and extending south to approximately Highway 61.

None +3–13 

Lake Pontchartrain ................ Covering an area extending East from Interstate 55 

North to the Western Coast of Lake Pontchartrain and 

extending North from I–10 to the Parish Boundary on 

Interstate 55 North.

None +10–13 Unincorporated Areas of St. 

John The Baptist Parish. 

Along the shoreline of Lake Pontchartrain starting at the 

Northern peninsula and continuing south to Interstate 

10 and extending landward approximately 6,000 feet.

None +12–17 

* National Geodetic Vertical Datum. 

+ North American Vertical Datum. 

# Depth in feet above ground. 

∧ Mean Sea Level, rounded to the nearest 0.1 meter. 

** BFEs to be changed include the listed downstream and upstream BFEs, and include BFEs located on the stream reach between the referenced locations above. Please refer to the revised Flood Insurance Rate Map located at the community map repository (see below) for 

exact locations of all BFEs to be changed. 

Send comments to William R. Blanton, Jr., Chief, Engineering Management Branch, Mitigation Directorate, Federal Emergency Management 

Agency, 500 C Street SW., Washington, DC 20472. 

ADDRESSES 

Unincorporated Areas of St. John The Baptist Parish 

Maps are available for inspection at 1801W. Airline Hwy., La Place, LA 70068. 

Wayne County, Michigan, and Incorporated Areas 

Apple Run/Horner Drain ....... Confluence with Sines Drain ............................................. None +688 Township of Canton. 

Downstream side of Beck Road ........................................ None +689 Township of Van Buren. 

Bakewell Tile Extension Bell 

Branch.

Confluence with Bell Branch .............................................. None +671 City of Livonia. 

Downstream side of Newburgh Road ................................ None +672 

Upstream side of Ellen Drive ............................................. None +654 City of Livonia. 

Downstream side of 5 Mile Road ...................................... None +671 

Belleville Lake ....................... Entire shoreline of Belleville Lake ..................................... None +653 City of Belleville, Township 

of Van Buren. 

Bingell Drain .......................... Upstream side of Hannan Road ........................................ None +662 Township of Canton. 

Approximately 30 feet upstream of Hannan Road ............ None +663 

Bird Marsh Drain ................... Confluence with Day and Cutter Drain .............................. None +666 Township of Sumpter. 

Downstream side of Judd Road ........................................ None +676 

Blakely Drain ......................... Approximately 575 feet west of Telegraph Road and just 

south of Pennsylvania Road.

None +610 Charter Township of 

Brownstown. 

Approximately 400 feet west of Beech Daly Road and 

just south of Pennsylvania Road.

None +612 

Just upstream of Pennsylvania Road ................................ None +615 

Approximately 50 feet upstream of Pennsylvania Road ... None +615 

Blakely Drain ......................... Upstream side of King Road ............................................. None +593 City of Riverview. 

Approximately 300 feet east of Cascade Drive ................. None +593 

Bradshaw Drain .................... Upstream side of Oakville-Waltz Road .............................. None +642 Township of Sumpter. 

Downstream side of Rawsonville Road ............................. None +667 

Branch No. 1 Mosquito Drain Confluence with Mosquito Drain ........................................ None +624 Township of Sumpter. 

Approximately 0.7 mile upstream of Arkona Road ............ None +627 Township of Huron. 

Brooks Drain ......................... Confluence with Huron River ............................................. None +616 Township of Sumpter. 

Downstream side of Haggerty Road ................................. None +655 

Brownstown Creek ................ Approximately 1500 feet upstream of Gudith Road .......... None +599 Charter Township of 

Brownstown, City of 

Woodhaven. 

Approximately 0.7 mile downstream of Sibley Road ......... None +615 

Brownstown Creek ................ Approximately 500 feet downstream of Gibraltar Road .... +577 +578 City of Gibraltar. 

Approximately 700 feet upstream of Gibraltar Road ......... +577 +578 

Carroll Drain .......................... Confluence with Burnap Drain ........................................... None +631 Township of Sumpter. 

Downstream side of Martinsville Road .............................. None +638 

Clark-Morey Drain ................. Confluence with Lords Drain ............................................. None +631 Township of Sumpter. 

Approximately 200 feet downstream of Arkona Road ....... None +645 

Day and Cutter Drain ............ Confluence with Bradshaw Drain ...................................... None +666 Township of Sumpter. 


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Flooding source(s) Location of referenced elevation** 

* Elevation in 

feet (NGVD) 

+ Elevation in 

feet (NAVD) 

# Depth in feet 

above ground 

∧Elevation in meters 

(MSL) 

Communities affected 

Effective Modified 

Downstream side of Judd Road ........................................ None +674 

Deacon Drain ........................ Approximately 75 feet northeast of the intersection of 

Ethel Street and Outer Drive.

None +583 City of Detroit. 

Approximately 175 feet northeast of the intersection of 

Bassett Street and Outer Drive.

None +583 

Denton & Branch Drain ......... Confluence with Apple Run ............................................... None +688 Township of Van Buren. 

Approximately 1,650 feet upstream of Beck Road ............ None +688 

Desbrow Drain ...................... Upstream side of Oakville-Waltz Road .............................. None +625 Township of Sumpter. 

Downstream side of Judd Road ........................................ None +674 

Detroit River .......................... Confluence with Lake Erie ................................................. +577 +578 Charter Township of 

Brownstown, City of Detroit, City of Ecorse, City 

of Gibraltar, City of 

Grosse Pointe Park, City 

of River Rouge, City of 

Wyandotte, Township of 

Grosse Ile. 

Confluence with Lake St. Clair .......................................... +578 +579 

Ecorse Creek ........................ Confluence with Detroit River ............................................ +577 +578 City of Ecorse, City of Lincoln Park. 

Confluence with North Branch Ecorse Creek and South 

Branch Ecorse Creek.

+577 +578 

Ecorse Creek ........................ Confluence with Detroit River ............................................ +577 +578 City of Wyandotte. 

Approximately 200 feet downstream of confluence with 

Sexton-Kilfoil Drain.

+577 +578 

Fellows Creek ....................... At confluence with Lower River Rouge ............................. None +654 Township of Canton. 

Approximately 175 feet downstream of Canton Center 

Road.

+687 +688 

Frank and Poet Drain ........... Approximately 1,150 feet downstream of Gibraltar Road +577 +578 City of Gibraltar. 

Approximately 225 feet downstream of Railroad .............. +577 +578 

Frank and Poet Drain ........... Approximately 80 feet southeast of Allen Road and Orchard Avenue.None +601 City of Southgate. 

Approximately 275 feet southeast of Allen Road and Orchard Avenue.None +601 

Frank and Poet Drain ........... Upstream side of Eureka Road ......................................... +606 +605 City of Taylor. 

Downstream side of Inkster Road ..................................... +624 +623 

Frenchman Creek ................. Confluence with Detroit River ............................................ +577 +578 Township of Grosse Ile. 

Approximately 0.7 mile upstream of Groh Road ............... +577 +578 

Green Meadow Drain ............ Confluence with Tonquish Creek ....................................... +683 +684 Township of Canton. 

Approximately 850 feet upstream of Morton Taylor Road +687 +686 

Handler Drain ........................ Confluence with Trenton Channel ..................................... +577 +578 City of Gibraltar, City of 

Trenton. 

Upstream side of Toledo Avenue ...................................... +577 +578 

Head Drain ............................ Downstream side of Bemis Road ...................................... None +670 Township of Sumpter, 

Township of Van Buren. 

Downstream side of Lohr Road ......................................... None +684 

Huntington Creek .................. Confluence with Trenton Channel ..................................... +577 +579 City of Riverview. 

Approximately 1,250 feet downstream of Electric Avenue +578 +579 

Huntington Creek .................. Approximately 60 feet east of the intersection of Pennsylvania Avenue and 13th Street.None +583 City of Wyandotte. 

Approximately 50 feet east of the intersection of Pennsylvania Avenue and 13th Street.None +583 

Huron River ........................... Confluence with Lake Erie ................................................. +577 +578 Charter Township of 

Brownstown. 

Approximately 0.75 mile northwest of the intersection of 

Jefferson Avenue and Harbin Road.

+577 +578 

Huron River ........................... Approximately 1,450 feet southeast of the intersection of 

Huron River Drive and River Lane.

None +597 Township of Huron. 

Approximately 1,300 feet southeast of the intersection of 

Huron River Drive and River Lane.

None +597 

Jefferson Ave Diversion ........ Confluence with Trenton Channel ..................................... +577 +579 City of Riverview.

Downstream side of Jefferson Avenue .............................. +578 +579 

Johnson Drain ....................... Approximately 300 feet upstream of Fairbrook ................. None +788 Charter Township of Plymouth, Township of Northville. 

Approximately 0.8 mile upstream of 5 Mile Road ............. +841 +840 


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Flooding source(s) Location of referenced elevation** 

* Elevation in 

feet (NGVD) 

+ Elevation in 

feet (NAVD) 

# Depth in feet 

above ground 

∧Elevation in meters 

(MSL) 

Communities affected 

Effective Modified 

Johnson Drain Tributary ....... Confluence with Johnson Drain ......................................... None +811 Township of Northville. 

Approximately 0.5 mile upstream of 7 Mile Road ............. None +857 

Jones Drain ........................... Confluence with Huron River ............................................. +577 +578 Charter Township of 

Brownstown. 

Downstream side of Main Park Road ................................ +577 +578 

King Drain ............................. Confluence with North Branch Swan Creek ...................... None +633 Township of Sumpter. 

Approximately 0.6 mile downstream of Judd Road ........... None +637 

Lake Erie ............................... Entire shoreline of Lake Erie within Wayne County .......... +577 +578 Charter Township of 

Brownstown. 

Lake St. Clair ........................ Entire shoreline of Lake St. Clair within Wayne County ... None +579 City of Grosse Pointe 

Farms, City of Grosse 

Pointe. 

Lake St. Clair ........................ Entire shoreline of Lake St. Clair within Wayne County ... +578 +579 Village of Grosse Pointe 

Shores, City of Grosse 

Pointe Park. 

Lamke Drain .......................... Confluence with Bradshaw Drain ...................................... None +647 Township of Sumpter. 

Downstream side of Sherwood Road ................................ None +651 

Lords Drain ........................... Confluence with Disbrow Drain ......................................... None +628 Township of Sumpter. 

Downstream side of Sumpter Road .................................. None +639 

Lower River Rouge ............... Upstream side of Hannan Road ........................................ None +653 Township of Canton. 

Upstream side of Ridge Road ........................................... None +713 

Marsh Creek ......................... Approximately 400 feet south of Van Horn Road ............. None +586 City of Trenton. 

Upstream side of Van Horn Road ..................................... None +586 

Approximately 1400 feet northwest of the intersection of 

Marian Drive and Longmeadow Drive.

None +589 

McClaughrey Drain ............... Downstream side of Van Born Road ................................. None +663 City of Wayne, City of Romulus, Township of Van 

Buren. 

Downstream side of N I–275 ............................................. None +669 

Morrison Drain ...................... Confluence with Silver Creek ............................................ +577 +578 Charter Township of 

Brownstown. 

Approximately 700 feet downstream of Woodruff Road ... +577 +578 

Mosquito Drain ...................... Upstream side of Clark Road ............................................ None +624 Township of Huron, Township of Sumpter. 

Downstream side of Haggerty Road ................................. None +628 

Mott Drain ............................. Downstream side of Sheldon Road ................................... None +672 Township of Canton. 

Confluence with Lower River Rouge ................................. None +672 

No. 1 Drain ............................ Confluence with North Branch Swan Creek ...................... None +648 Township of Sumpter. 

Approximately 110 feet downstream of Willis Road .......... None +652 

No. 3 Drain ............................ Confluence with North Branch Swan Creek ...................... None +656 Township of Sumpter. 

Downstream side of Clay Road ......................................... None +658 

North Branch Ecorse Creek .. Confluence with Ecorse Creek .......................................... +577 +578 City of Ecorse, City of Lincoln Park. 

Approximately 1,300 feet downstream of Mill Street ......... +577 +578 

North Branch Ecorse Creek .. Approximately 90 feet downstream of Frank Avenue ....... None +591 City of Melvindale. 

Approximately 500 feet east of Enterprise Drive ............... None +594 

North Branch Swan Creek 

(lower).

Downstream side of Clark Road ........................................ None +626 Township of Huron, Township of Sumpter. 

Downstream side of Judd Road ........................................ None +645 

North Branch Swan Creek 

(upper).

Upstream side of Elwell Road ........................................... None +677 Township of Sumpter, 

Township of Van Buren. 

Downstream side of Rawsonville Road ............................. None +689 

Olmstead Drain ..................... Confluence with Smith Creek ............................................ None +587 City of Flat Rock. 

Downstream side of Olmstead Road ................................. None +587 

Pickering Drain ...................... Confluence with North Branch Swan Creek ...................... None +632 Township of Sumpter. 

Upstream side of Haggerty Road ...................................... None +632 

River Rouge .......................... Confluence with Detroit River ............................................ None +578 City of Detroit. 

Approximately 0.5 mile upstream of Jefferson Avenue ..... None +578 

River Rouge .......................... Confluence with Detroit River ............................................ +577 +578 City of River Rouge. 

Approximately 0.5 mile upstream of Jefferson Avenue ..... +577 +578 

Shortcut Canal ...................... Confluence with Detroit River ............................................ +577 +578 City of River Rouge. 

Confluence with River Rouge ............................................ +577 +578 

Silver Creek .......................... Approximately 400 feet downstream of Jefferson Avenue +577 +578 Charter Township of 

Brownstown, City of Rockwood 

Downstream side of Railroad ............................................ +577 +578 


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Flooding source(s) Location of referenced elevation** 

* Elevation in 

feet (NGVD) 

+ Elevation in 

feet (NAVD) 

# Depth in feet 

above ground 

∧Elevation in meters 

(MSL) 

Communities affected 

Effective Modified 

Silver Creek .......................... Approximately 1,300 feet southwest of the intersection of 

Woodruff Road and Torry Avenue.

None +586 City of Rockwood. 

Approximately 1,650 feet southwest of the intersection of 

Woodruff Road and Torry Avenue.

None +586 

Sines Drain ........................... Confluence with Lower River Rouge ................................. None +667 Township of Canton, Township of Van Buren. 

Downstream side of Mott Road ......................................... None +707 

Smith Creek (lower) .............. Confluence with Silver Creek ............................................ +577 +578 Charter Township of 

Brownstown, City of Rockwood. 

Downstream side of Huron River Drive ............................. +577 +578 

Smith Creek (lower) .............. Upstream side of S I–75 .................................................... None +587 City of Flat Rock, Charter 

Township of Brownstown, 

City of Woodhaven. 

Approximately 875 feet downstream of Telegraph Road .. None +599 

Smith Creek (upper) ............. Upstream side of Beech Daly Road .................................. None +607 Charter Township of

Brownstown, Township of 

Huron. 

Upstream side of Inkster Road .......................................... None +616 

Smith Drain ........................... Upstream side of Puritan Street ........................................ None +617 City of Detroit. 

Approximately 160 feet upstream of Puritan Street .......... None +617 

South Branch Tonquish 

Creek.

Upstream side of Main Street ............................................ +707 +703 Charter Township of Plymouth, City of Plymouth. 

Downstream of Beck Road ................................................ None +790 

Thorofare Canal .................... Confluence with Trenton Channel ..................................... +577 +578 Township of Grosse Ile. 

Confluence with Detroit River ............................................ +577 +578 

Tonquish Creek ..................... Approximately 300 feet downstream of Holiday Boulevard None +660 Township of Canton, Charter Township of Plymouth, 

City of Plymouth. 

Downstream side of Territorial Road ................................. None +770 

Tonquish Creek ..................... Approximately 1,100 feet downstream of Wayne Road .... None +636 City of Livonia. 

Approximately 700 feet downstream of Wayne Road ....... None +636 

Travis Drain ........................... Confluence with Willow Creek ........................................... None +680 Township of Canton. 

Downstream side of Sheldon Road ................................... None +680 

Trenton Channel ................... Confluence with Lake Erie ................................................. +577 +578 City of Gibraltar, City of Riverview, City of Trenton, 

City of Wyandotte, Township of Grosse Ile. 

Confluence with Detroit River ............................................ +577 +579 

Upper River Rouge ............... Confluence with River Rouge ............................................ None +617 City of Detroit, Township of 

Redford. 

Approximately 1,800 feet upstream of 6 Mile Road .......... +626 +625 

Weightman and Branch Drain Confluence with North Branch Swan Creek ...................... None +638 Township of Sumpter. 

Approximately 0.5 mile upstream of North Branch Swan 

Creek.

None +638 

Willow Creek ......................... Approximately 1,800 feet upstream of Lotz Road ............. +668 +669 Township of Canton. 

Downstream side of Canton Center Road ........................ +707 +702 

* National Geodetic Vertical Datum. 

+ North American Vertical Datum. 

# Depth in feet above ground. 

∧ Mean Sea Level, rounded to the nearest 0.1 meter. 

** BFEs to be changed include the listed downstream and upstream BFEs, and include BFEs located on the stream reach between the referenced locations above. Please refer to the revised Flood Insurance Rate Map located at the community map repository (see below) for 

exact locations of all BFEs to be changed. 

Send comments to William R. Blanton, Jr., Chief, Engineering Management Branch, Mitigation Directorate, Federal Emergency Management 

Agency, 500 C Street SW., Washington, DC 20472. 

ADDRESSES 

Charter Township of Brownstown 

Maps are available for inspection at 21313 Telegraph Road, Brownstown, MI 48183. 

Charter Township of Plymouth 

Maps are available for inspection at 9955 North Haggerty Road, Plymouth, MI 48170. 

City of Belleville 

Maps are available for inspection at 6 Main Street, Belleville, MI 49615. 

City of Detroit 


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Flooding source(s) Location of referenced elevation** 

* Elevation in 

feet (NGVD) 

+ Elevation in 

feet (NAVD) 

# Depth in feet 

above ground 

∧Elevation in meters 

(MSL) 

Communities affected 

Effective Modified 

Maps are available for inspection at 660 Woodward Avenue, Suite 1800, Detroit, MI 48226. 

City of Ecorse 

Maps are available for inspection at 3869 West Jefferson Avenue, Ecorse, MI 48229. 

City of Flat Rock 

Maps are available for inspection at 25500 Gibraltar Road, Flat Rock, MI 48134. 

City of Gibraltar 

Maps are available for inspection at 29450 Munro Avenue, Gibraltar, MI 48173. 

City of Grosse Pointe 

Maps are available for inspection at 17147 Maumee Avenue, Grosse Pointe, MI 48230. 

City of Grosse Pointe Farms 

Maps are available for inspection at 90 Kerby Road, Grosse Pointe Farms, MI 48236. 

City of Grosse Pointe Park 

Maps are available for inspection at 15115 East Jefferson Avenue, Grosse Pointe Park, MI 48230. 

City of Lincoln Park 

Maps are available for inspection at 500 Southfield Road, Lincoln Park, MI 48146. 

City of Livonia 

Maps are available for inspection at 33000 Civic Center Drive, Livonia, MI 48154. 

City of Melvindale 

Maps are available for inspection at 3100 Oakwood Boulevard, Melvindale, MI 48122. 

City of Plymouth 

Maps are available for inspection at 201 South Main Street, Plymouth, MI 48170. 

City of River Rouge 

Maps are available for inspection at 10600 W. Jefferson Avenue, River Rouge, MI 48218. 

City of Riverview 

Maps are available for inspection at 14100 Civic Park Drive, Riverview, MI 48193. 

City of Rockwood 

Maps are available for inspection at 32409 Fort Road, Rockwood, MI 48173. 

City of Romulus 

Maps are available for inspection at 11111 Wayne Road, Romulus, MI 48174. 

City of Southgate 

Maps are available for inspection at 14400 Dix-Toledo Highway, Southgate, MI 48195. 

City of Taylor 

Maps are available for inspection at 25605 Northline Road, Taylor, MI 48180. 

City of Trenton 

Maps are available for inspection at 2674 West Jefferson, Trenton, MI 48183. 

City of Wayne 

Maps are available for inspection at 4001 South Wayne Road, Wayne, MI 48184. 

City of Woodhaven 

Maps are available for inspection at 21869 West Road, Woodhaven, MI 48183. 

City of Wyandotte 

Maps are available for inspection at 3131 Biddle Avenue, Wyandotte, MI 48192. 

Township of Canton 

Maps are available for inspection at 1150 South Canton Center Road, Canton, MI 48188. 

Township of Grosse Ile 

Maps are available for inspection at 9601 Groh Road, Grosse Ile, MI 48138. 

Township of Huron 

Maps are available for inspection at 22950 Huron River Drive, New Boston, MI 48164. 

Township of Northville 

Maps are available for inspection at 44405 Six Mile Road, Northville, MI 48168. 

Township of Redford 

Maps are available for inspection at 12200 Beech Daly Road, Redford, MI 48239. 

Township of Sumpter 

Maps are available for inspection at 23480 Sumpter Road, Belleville, MI 48111. 

Township of Van Buren 

Maps are available for inspection at 46425 Tyler Road, Belleville, MI 48111. 

Village of Grosse Pointe Shores 

Maps are available for inspection at 795 Lake Shore Road, Grosse Pointe Shores, MI 48236. 


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Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 56 / Wednesday, March 25, 2009 / Proposed Rules 12791 

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance No. 

97.022, ‘‘Flood Insurance.’’) 

Dated: February 26, 2009. 

Michael K. Buckley, 

Acting Assistant Administrator, Mitigation 

Directorate, Department of Homeland 

Security, Federal Emergency Management 

Agency. 

[FR Doc. E9–6586 Filed 3–24–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 9110–12–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Federal Emergency Management 

Agency 

44 CFR Part 67 

[Docket ID FEMA–2008–0020; Internal 

Agency Docket No. FEMA–B–1032] 

Proposed Flood Elevation 

Determinations 

AGENCY: Federal Emergency 

Management Agency, DHS. 

ACTION: Proposed rule. 

SUMMARY: Comments are requested on 

the proposed Base (1 percent annualchance) Flood Elevations (BFEs) and 

proposed BFE modifications for the 

communities listed in the table below. 

The purpose of this notice is to seek 

general information and comment 

regarding the proposed regulatory flood 

elevations for the reach described by the 

downstream and upstream locations in 

the table below. The BFEs and modified 

BFEs are a part of the floodplain 

management measures that the 

community is required either to adopt 

or show evidence of having in effect in 

order to qualify or remain qualified for 

participation in the National Flood 

Insurance Program (NFIP). In addition, 

these elevations, once finalized, will be 

used by insurance agents, and others to 

calculate appropriate flood insurance 

premium rates for new buildings and 

the contents in those buildings. 

DATES: Comments are to be submitted 

on or before June 23, 2009. 

ADDRESSES: The corresponding 

preliminary Flood Insurance Rate Map 

(FIRM) for the proposed BFEs for each 

community are available for inspection 

at the community’s map repository. The 

respective addresses are listed in the 

table below. 

You may submit comments, identified 

by Docket No. FEMA–B–1032, to 

William R. Blanton, Jr., Chief, 

Engineering Management Branch, 

Mitigation Directorate, Federal 

Emergency Management Agency, 500 C 

Street SW., Washington, DC 20472, 

(202) 646–3151, or (e-mail) 

bill.blanton@dhs.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

William R. Blanton, Jr., Chief, 

Engineering Management Branch, 

Mitigation Directorate, Federal 

Emergency Management Agency, 500 C 

Street SW., Washington, DC 20472, 

(202) 646–3151 or (e-mail) 

bill.blanton@dhs.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Federal Emergency Management Agency 

(FEMA) proposes to make 

determinations of BFEs and modified 

BFEs for each community listed below, 

in accordance with section 110 of the 

Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973, 

42 U.S.C. 4104, and 44 CFR 67.4(a). 

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. 

Comments on any aspect of the Flood 

Insurance Study and FIRM, other than 

the proposed BFEs, will be considered. 

A letter acknowledging receipt of any 

comments will not be sent. 

National Environmental Policy Act. 

This proposed 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. 

Executive Order 12866, Regulatory 

Planning and Review. This proposed 

rule is not a significant regulatory action 

under the criteria of section 3(f) of 

Executive Order 12866, as amended. 

Executive Order 13132, Federalism. 

This proposed rule involves no policies 

that have federalism implications under 

Executive Order 13132. 

Executive Order 12988, Civil Justice 

Reform. This proposed 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 

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. 

§ 67.4 [Amended] 

2. The tables published under the 

authority of § 67.4 are proposed to be 

amended as follows: 


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