Document ID: FEMA-2020-0002-0055
Agency: fema
Document Type: Rule
Title: Final Flood Elevation Determinations
Posted Date: 2020-06-08T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 110 (Monday, June 8, 2020)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 34648-34650]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-10102]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Federal Emergency Management Agency

44 CFR Part 67

[Docket ID FEMA-2020-0002]

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: Rick Sacbibit, Chief, Engineering 
Services Branch, Federal Insurance and Mitigation Administration, FEMA, 
400 C Street SW, Washington, DC 20472, (202) 646-7659, or (email) 
patrick.sacbibit@fema.dhs.gov; or visit the FEMA Mapping and Insurance 
eXchange (FMIX) online at www.floodmaps.fema.gov/fhm/fmx_main.html.

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 Associate Administrator for 
Insurance and Mitigation 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. FEMA included flood hazard 
mapping data dissemination determinations as part of the NFIP 
Nationwide Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement, published on 
November 3, 2017, and completed in accordance with the Council on 
Environmental Quality's National Environmental Policy Act implementing 
regulations in 40 CFR 1500 through 1508 and therefore has determined 
that this action will not have a significant effect on the human 
environment.
    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.

David I. Maurstad,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Insurance and Mitigation, Department 
of Homeland Security, Federal Emergency Management Agency.

    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
                                           Location of referenced   (NAVD) # Depth in
            Flooding sources                     elevation          feet above ground     Communities affected
                                                                      - Elevation in
                                                                       meters (MSL)
                                                                         modified
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                                 King County, Washington and Incorporated Areas
                                       Docket Nos.: FEMA-B-7748 and B-7765
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Cedar River............................  Approximately at 149th                  +101  Unincorporated Areas of
                                          Avenue SE.                                    King County, City of
                                                                                        Renton.
                                         Approximately 350 feet                  +528
                                          upstream of Landsburg
                                          Road SE.
Green River............................  Approximately at Fort                    +24  Unincorporated Areas of
                                          Dent Park Road.                               King County, City of
                                                                                        Auburn, City of Kent,
                                                                                        City of Renton, City of
                                                                                        Seatac, City of Tukwila.
                                         Approximately 0.48 miles                 +74
                                          downstream of SR 18.
North Creek............................  Approximately 690 feet                   +34  City of Bothell, City of
                                          upstream of NE 195th                          Woodinville.
                                          Street, landward of east
                                          levee.
                                         Approximately at SR 522,                 +34
                                          east of I-405, landward
                                          of east levee.
                                         Approximately 820 feet                   +42
                                          upstream of North Creek
                                          Parkway, landward of
                                          east levee.
North Creek............................  Approximately 100 feet                   +36  City of Bothell.
                                          upstream of N 195th
                                          Street, landward of west
                                          levee.
                                         Approximately 820 feet                   +42
                                          upstream of North Creek
                                          Parkway, landward of
                                          west levee.
Patterson Creek........................  Approximately 600 feet                   +86  Unincorporated Areas of
                                          upstream of SR 202, near                      King County.
                                          confluence with
                                          Snoqualmie R.
                                         Approximately .31 miles                 +160
                                          upstream of SR 202 past
                                          Patterson Creek Overflow.
Snoqualmie River.......................  Approximately at the King                +50  Unincorporated Areas of
                                          County/Snohomish County                       King County, City of
                                          boundary.                                     Carnation, City of
                                                                                        Duvall, City of
                                                                                        Snoqualmie.
                                         Approximately 0.5 miles                 +125
                                          downstream from
                                          Snoqualmie Dam.
Springbrook Creek......................  Approximately 0.44 miles                 +24  Unincorporated Areas of
                                          downstream of SW 7th                          King County, City of
                                          Street Bridge.                                Renton, City of Tukwila.
                                         Approximately 250 feet                   +30
                                          downstream of the City
                                          of Renton/City of Kent
                                          boundary.
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* National Geodetic Vertical Datum.
+ North American Vertical Datum.
# Depth in feet above ground.
- Mean Sea Level, rounded to the nearest 0.1 meter.
 
                                                    ADDRESSES
City of Auburn
Maps are made available for inspection at City Hall Annex, Planning & Development Department, Permit Center, 1
 East Main Street, 2nd Floor, Auburn, WA 98001.
 
City of Bothell
Maps are made available for inspection at City Hall, 18415 101st Avenue Northeast, Bothell, WA 98011.
 
City of Carnation
Maps are available for inspection at City Hall, 4621 Tolt Avenue, Carnation, WA 98014.
 
City of Duvall

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Maps are available for inspection at City Hall, 15535 Main Street Northeast, Duvall, WA 98019.
 
City of Kent
Maps are available for inspection at City Hall, 220 Fourth Avenue South, Kent, WA 98032.
 
City of Renton
Maps are available for inspection at City Hall, 1055 South Grady Way, Renton, WA 98057.
 
City of Seatac
Maps are available for inspection at City Hall, 4800 South 188th Street, Seatac, WA 98188.
 
City of Snoqualmie
Maps are available for inspection at City Hall, 38624 Southeast River Street, Snoqualmie, WA 98065.
 
City of Tukwila
Maps are available for inspection at Public Works Department, 6300 Southcenter Boulevard, Tukwila, WA 98188.
 
City of Woodinville
Maps are available for inspection at City Hall, 17301 133rd Avenue Northeast, Woodinville, WA 98072.
 
Unincorporated Areas of King County
Maps are available for inspection at Department of Natural Resources and Parks, Water and Land Resources
 Division, 201 South Jackson Street, Suite 600, Seattle, WA 98104.
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