Document ID: FEMA-2011-0002-0052
Agency: fema
Document Type: Proposed Rule
Title: Proposed Flood Elevation Determinations
Posted Date: 2011-04-18T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 74 (Monday, April 18, 2011)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 21693-21695]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-9343]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Federal Emergency Management Agency

44 CFR Part 67

[Docket ID FEMA-2011-0002; Docket No. FEMA-B-7755]

Proposed Flood Elevation Determinations

AGENCY: Federal Emergency Management Agency, DHS.

ACTION: Proposed rule; correction.

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SUMMARY: On December 28, 2007, FEMA published in the Federal Register a 
proposed rule that contained an erroneous table. This notice provides 
corrections to that table, to be used in lieu of the information 
published at 72 FR 73732. The table provided here represents the 
flooding sources, location of referenced elevations, effective and 
modified elevations, and communities affected for Racine County, 
Wisconsin, and Incorporated Areas. Specifically, it addresses the 
following flooding sources: Bartlett Branch, Chicory Creek, East/West 
Canal, Fonk's Tributary, Kilbourn Road Ditch, Lamparek Creek, Nelson 
Creek, North Cape Lateral, Pike River, Root River, Sorenson Creek, 
Union Grove Industrial Tributary, Unnamed Tributary No. 18 to Kilbourn 
Road Ditch, Unnamed Tributary No. 2 to West Branch Root River Canal, 
Unnamed Tributary No. 37 to Des Plaines River, Unnamed Tributary No. 38 
to Des Plaines River, Unnamed Tributary No. 39 to Des Plaines River, 
Unnamed Tributary to Unnamed Tributary No. 2 to West Branch Root River 
Canal, and Waxdale Creek.

DATES: Comments are to be submitted on or before July 18, 2011.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by Docket No. FEMA-B-
7755, to 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) luis.rodriguez1@dhs.gov.

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) luis.rodriguez1@dhs.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Federal Emergency Management Agency 
(FEMA) publishes proposed determinations of Base (1% annual-chance) 
Flood Elevations (BFEs) and modified BFEs for communities participating 
in the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP), 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 minimum requirements. 
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 
also are used to calculate the appropriate flood insurance premium 
rates for new buildings built after these elevations are made final, 
and for the contents in those buildings.

Correction

    In the proposed rule published at 72 FR 73732, in the December 28, 
2007, issue of the Federal Register, FEMA published a table under the 
authority of 44 CFR 67.4. The table, entitled ``Racine County, 
Wisconsin, and Incorporated Areas'' addressed the following flooding 
sources: Bartlett Branch, Chicory Creek, East/West Canal, Fonk's 
Tributary, Kilbourn Road Ditch, Lamparek Creek, Nelson Creek, North 
Cape Lateral, Pike River, Root River, Sorenson Creek, Union Grove 
Industrial Tributary, Unnamed Tributary No. 18 to Kilbourn Road Ditch, 
Unnamed Tributary No. 2 to West Branch Root River Canal, Unnamed 
Tributary No. 37 to Des Plaines River, Unnamed Tributary No. 38 to Des 
Plaines River, Unnamed Tributary No. 39 to Des Plaines River, Unnamed 
Tributary to Unnamed Tributary No. 2 to West Branch Root River Canal, 
and Waxdale Creek. That table contained inaccurate information as to 
the location of referenced elevation, effective and modified elevation 
in feet, and/or communities affected for the following flooding 
sources: Bartlett Branch, Chicory Creek, Kilbourn Road Ditch, Lamparek 
Creek, Nelson Creek, Pike River, Sorenson Creek, Unnamed Tributary No. 
18 to Kilbourn Road Ditch, and Waxdale Creek. In this notice, FEMA is 
publishing a table containing the accurate information, to address 
these prior errors. The information provided below should be used in 
lieu of that previously published.

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                                                                  * Elevation in feet
                                                                 (NGVD) + Elevation in
                                                                 feet (NAVD) 
                                       Location of referenced     Depth in feet above
         Flooding source(s)                 elevation **       ground [caret] Elevation    Communities affected
                                                                    in meters (MSL)
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                                                                Effective     Modified
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                                Racine County, Wisconsin, and Incorporated Areas
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Bartlett Branch.....................  At the Pike River               +682         +686  Village of Mount
                                       confluence.                                        Pleasant.
                                      Approximately 70 feet           None         +693
                                       downstream of County
                                       Highway C.
Chicory Creek.......................  Approximately 570 feet          +669         +668  Village of Mount
                                       upstream of the Pike                               Pleasant, Village of
                                       River confluence.                                  Sturtevant.
                                      At the downstream side          +723         +722
                                       of 105th Street.
East/West Canal.....................  At the North Cape               None         +788  Unincorporated Areas of
                                       Lateral confluence.                                Racine County.
                                      Approximately 40 feet           None         +788
                                       downstream of U.S.
                                       Route 45.
Fonk's Tributary....................  Approximately 200 feet          None         +746  Unincorporated Areas of
                                       upstream of the Union                              Racine County.
                                       Grove Industrial
                                       Tributary confluence.

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                                      Approximately 4,880             None         +781
                                       feet upstream of the
                                       Union Grove Industrial
                                       Tributary confluence.
Kilbourn Road Ditch.................  At County Line Road....         +729         +726  Village of Mount
                                                                                          Pleasant.
                                      Approximately 2,400             None         +734
                                       feet downstream of I-
                                       94.
Lamparek Creek......................  At the Pike River               +661         +660  Village of Mount
                                       confluence.                                        Pleasant.
                                      At the downstream side          +714         +713
                                       of 105th Street.
Nelson Creek........................  At County Line Road....         None         +619  Village of Mount
                                                                                          Pleasant.
                                      At the downstream side          None         +642
                                       of Garden Drive.
North Cape Lateral..................  Approximately 30 feet           None         +774  Unincorporated Areas of
                                       upstream of Britton                                Racine County.
                                       Road.
                                      Approximately 2,350             None         +789
                                       feet upstream of the
                                       East/West Canal
                                       confluence.
Pike River..........................  At County Line Road....         +657         +658  City of Racine, Village
                                                                                          of Mount Pleasant.
                                      Approximately 80 feet           None         +688
                                       downstream of Spring
                                       Street.
Root River..........................  At mouth at Lake                +583         +584  City of Racine.
                                       Michigan.
                                      Approximately 825 feet          +586         +587
                                       upstream of Memorial
                                       Drive.
Sorenson Creek......................  At County Line Road....         +614         +617  Village of Mount
                                                                                          Pleasant, City of
                                                                                          Racine.
                                      Approximately 75 feet           None         +654
                                       downstream of Meachem
                                       Road.
Union Grove Industrial Tributary....  At County Line Road....         +738         +743  Unincorporated Areas of
                                                                                          Racine County, Village
                                                                                          of Union Grove.
                                      Approximately 30 feet           None         +771
                                       downstream of Durand
                                       Avenue (State Highway
                                       11).
Unnamed Tributary No. 18 to Kilbourn  Approximately 1,110             +732         +733  Unincorporated Areas of
 Road Ditch.                           feet downstream of I-                              Racine County, Village
                                       94.                                                of Mount Pleasant.
                                      At the upstream side of         None         +742
                                       I-94.
Unnamed Tributary No. 2 to West       Approximately 30 feet           +704         +705  Unincorporated Areas of
 Branch Root River Canal.              upstream of Raymond                                Racine County.
                                       Avenue.
                                      Approximately 3,300             None         +751
                                       feet downstream of
                                       65th Drive.
Unnamed Tributary No. 37 to Des       Approximately 2,675             +713         +712  Unincorporated Areas of
 Plaines River.                        feet downstream of                                 Racine County.
                                       69th Street.
                                      Approximately 70 feet           None         +730
                                       downstream of 69th
                                       Street.
Unnamed Tributary No. 38 to Des       At the confluence with          None         +710  Unincorporated Areas of
 Plaines River.                        the Des Plaines River.                             Racine County.
                                      Approximately 2,750             None         +762
                                       feet upstream of
                                       Durand Avenue (State
                                       Highway 11).
Unnamed Tributary No. 39 to Des       At the confluence with          None         +710  Unincorporated Areas of
 Plaines River.                        the Des Plaines River.                             Racine County.
                                      Approximately 170 feet          None         +746
                                       downstream of County
                                       Line Road.
Unnamed Tributary to Unnamed          Approximately 250 feet          None         +720  Unincorporated Areas of
 Tributary No. 2 to West Branch Root   upstream of 65th Drive.                            Racine County.
 River Canal.
                                      Approximately 125 feet          None         +746
                                       downstream of Colony
                                       Avenue.
Waxdale Creek.......................  At the Pike River               +670         +671  Village of Mount
                                       confluence.                                        Pleasant, Village of
                                                                                          Sturtevant.
                                      Approximately 70 feet           +736         +735
                                       downstream of West
                                       Road.
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* National Geodetic Vertical Datum.
+ North American Vertical Datum.
 Depth in feet above ground.
[caret] Mean Sea Level, rounded to the nearest 0.1 meter.
** 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 Luis Rodriguez, Chief, Engineering Management Branch, Mitigation Directorate, Federal Emergency
 Management Agency, 500 C Street, SW., Washington, DC 20472.
 
                                                    ADDRESSES
City of Racine
Maps are available for inspection at City Hall, 730 Washington Avenue, Racine, Wisconsin 53403.
 

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                                      Unincorporated Areas of Racine County
Maps are available for inspection at the Racine County Planning and Development Department, 14200 Washington
 Avenue, Sturtevant, Wisconsin 53177.
 
Village of Mount Pleasant
Maps are available for inspection at the Mount Pleasant Village Hall, 6126 Durand Avenue, Racine, Wisconsin
 53406.
 
Village of Sturtevant
Maps are available for inspection at the Village Hall, 2801 89th Street, Sturtevant, Wisconsin 53177.
 
Village of Union Grove
Maps are available for inspection at the Village Hall, 925 15th Avenue, Union Grove, Wisconsin 53182.
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(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance No. 97.022, ``Flood 
Insurance.'')

    Dated: April 8, 2011.
Sandra K. Knight,
Deputy Federal Insurance and Mitigation Administrator, Mitigation, 
Department of Homeland Security, Federal Emergency Management Agency.
[FR Doc. 2011-9343 Filed 4-15-11; 8:45 am]
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