Document ID: FEMA-2008-0020-0251
Agency: fema
Document Type: Proposed Rule
Title: Proposed Flood Elevation Determinations
Posted Date: 2010-08-09T04:00Z

[Federal Register: August 9, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 152)]
[Proposed Rules]               
[Page 47751-47753]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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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-1060]

 
Proposed Flood Elevation Determinations

AGENCY: Federal Emergency Management Agency, DHS.

ACTION: Proposed rule; correction.

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SUMMARY: On July 2, 2009, 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

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lieu of the information published at 74 FR 31656. The table provided 
here represents the flooding sources, location of referenced 
elevations, effective and modified elevations, and communities affected 
for Cumberland County, Maine (All Jurisdictions). Specifically, it 
addresses the following flooding sources: Atlantic Ocean, Bonny Eagle 
Pond, Casco Bay, Crescent Lake, Dock Brook, Elkins Brook, Fore River, 
Highland Lake, Jackson Brook, Presumpscot River, and Saco Bay.

DATES: Comments are to be submitted on or before November 8, 2010.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by Docket No. FEMA-B-
1060, to Kevin C. Long, Acting Chief, Engineering Management Branch, 
Federal Insurance and Mitigation Administration, Federal Emergency 
Management Agency, 500 C Street, SW., Washington, DC 20472, (202) 646-
2820 or (e-mail) kevin.long@dhs.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kevin C. Long, Acting Chief, 
Engineering Management Branch, Federal Insurance and Mitigation 
Administration, Federal Emergency Management Agency, 500 C Street, SW., 
Washington, DC 20472, (202) 646-2820 or (e-mail) kevin.long@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.

Corrections

    In the proposed rule published at 74 FR 31656, in the July 2, 2009, 
issue of the Federal Register, FEMA published a table under the 
authority of 44 CFR 67.4. The table, entitled ``Cumberland County, 
Maine, and Incorporated Areas'' addressed the following flooding 
sources: Atlantic Ocean, Casco Bay, Crescent Lake, Fore River, Jackson 
Brook, Presumpscot River, and Saco Bay. That table contained inaccurate 
information as to the location of referenced elevation, effective and 
modified elevation in feet, or communities affected for these flooding 
sources. In addition, it did not include the following flooding 
sources: Bonny Eagle Pond, Dock Brook, Elkins Brook, and Highland Lake. 
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)
                                                              --------------------------
                                                                Effective     Modified
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                                  Cumberland County, Maine (All Jurisdictions)
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Atlantic Ocean......................  Along the shoreline at            +8          +12  Town of Cape Elizabeth.
                                       the intersection of
                                       Hannaford Cove Road,
                                       Cunner Lane, and Rocky
                                       Point Lane.
                                      Along the shoreline,            None          +42
                                       approximately 1,050
                                       feet east of the
                                       intersection of Shore
                                       Road and Dyer Pond
                                       Road.
Bonny Eagle Pond....................  Entire shoreline within         None         +268  Town of Standish.
                                       the Town of Standish.
Casco Bay...........................  Along the shoreline,              +8          +10  City of Portland, City
                                       approximately 625 feet                             of South Portland,
                                       south of the                                       Town of Cape
                                       intersection of                                    Elizabeth, Town of
                                       Tondreau Point Road                                Cumberland, Town of
                                       and Birch Run.                                     Harpswell.
                                      Along the shoreline,            None          +41
                                       approximately 100 feet
                                       east of the
                                       intersection of Bluff
                                       Road and Cloyster Road.
Crescent Lake.......................  Along the shoreline at          None         +278  Town of Casco.
                                       Edwards Road.
Dock Brook..........................  Just upstream of the            None         +384  Town of Bridgton.
                                       confluence with Kezar
                                       Pond.
                                      Approximately 1.1 mile          None         +384
                                       northwest of the
                                       intersection of White
                                       Mountain Way and
                                       Davids View, at the
                                       Town of Bridgton
                                       corporate limits.
Elkins Brook........................  Just upstream of the            None         +384  Town of Bridgton.
                                       confluence with Kezar
                                       Pond.
                                      Approximately 1,400             None         +384
                                       feet northeast of High
                                       Street, at the Town of
                                       Bridgton corporate
                                       limits.
Fore River..........................  Along the shoreline, at           +9          +10  City of Portland, City
                                       the terminus of                                    of South Portland.
                                       Holyoke Wharf.
                                      Along the shoreline, at         None          +13
                                       the terminus of
                                       Portland Street.
Highland Lake.......................  Entire shoreline within         None         +192  Town of Windham.
                                       the Town of Windham.
Jackson Brook.......................  Approximately 1,500             None          +45  City of Portland.
                                       feet south of the
                                       intersection of Thomas
                                       Drive and County Road.
Presumpscot River...................  Approximately 1,250             None         +225  Town of Standish.
                                       feet west of the
                                       intersection of
                                       Cardinal Lane and
                                       River Road.

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Saco Bay............................  Along the shoreline,            None          +12  Town of Scarborough.
                                       approximately 1,200
                                       feet west of the
                                       intersection of Ferry
                                       Road and Black Point
                                       Road.
                                      Along the shoreline at            +8          +24
                                       the intersection of
                                       Black Point Road and
                                       Whittier Lane.
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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 Kevin C. Long, Acting Chief, Engineering Management Branch, Federal Insurance and Mitigation
 Administration, Federal Emergency Management Agency, 500 C Street, SW., Washington, DC 20472.

                                                    ADDRESSES
City of Portland
Maps are available for inspection at City Hall, 389 Congress Street, Portland, ME 04101.

City of South Portland
Maps are available for inspection at City Hall, 25 Cottage Road, South Portland, ME 04106.

Town of Bridgton
Maps are available for inspection at 3 Chase Street, Bridgton, ME 04009.

Town of Cape Elizabeth
Maps are available for inspection at the Town Hall, 320 Ocean House Road, Cape Elizabeth, ME 04107.

Town of Casco
Maps are available for inspection at the Town Hall, 635 Meadow Road, Casco, ME 04015.

Town of Cumberland
Maps are available for inspection at the Town Hall, 290 Tuttle Road, Cumberland, ME 04021.

Town of Harpswell
Maps are available for inspection at the Town Hall, 263 Mountain Road, Harpswell, ME 04079.

Town of Scarborough
Maps are available for inspection at the Town Hall, 259 U.S. Route 1, Scarborough, ME 04074.

Town of Standish
Maps are available for inspection at the Town Office, 175 Northeast Road, Standish, ME 04084.

Town of Windham
Maps are available for inspection at 8 School Road, Windham, ME 04062.
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(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance No. 97.022, ``Flood 
Insurance.'')

    Dated: July 29, 2010.
Sandra K. Knight,
Deputy Federal Insurance and Mitigation Administrator, Mitigation, 
Department of Homeland Security, Federal Emergency Management Agency.
[FR Doc. 2010-19550 Filed 8-6-10; 8:45 am]
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