        DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
        45 CFR Part 98
        Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) Program; Reopening of Comment Period

          AGENCY:
          Administration for Children and Families, Department of Health and Human Services.

          ACTION:
          Proposed rule; reopening of comment period.

          SUMMARY:

          The Administration for Children and Families within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is reopening and extending the period to submit comments on the proposed rule for the Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF), published in the Federal Register of May 20, 2013. The proposed rule makes changes to the CCDF regulatory provisions in order to strengthen health and safety requirements for child care providers, reflect current State and local practices to improve the quality of child care, infuse new accountability for Federal tax dollars, and leverage the latest knowledge and research in the field of early care and education to better serve low-income children and families.

          DATES:
          The comment period for the proposed rule that published May 20, 2013 (78 FR 29441), is reopened. Comments will be received through August 23, 2013. To receive consideration comments must be received no later than 11:59 p.m. E.D.T. on that date.

          ADDRESSES:

          You may submit written comments to the following address: Office of Child Care, 370 L'Enfant Promenade SW., Washington, DC 20024, Attention: Cheryl Vincent, Office of Child Care, or electronically via the Internet at: http://www.regulations.gov.

          FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
          Cheryl Vincent, Office of Child Care, 202-205-0750 (not a toll-free call). Deaf and hearing impaired individuals may call the Federal Dual Party Relay Service at 1-800-877-8339 between 8 a.m. and 7 p.m. Eastern Time.

        SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

        HHS published a proposed rule for the Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) in the Federal Register on May 20, 2013 (78 FR 29441) with a deadline for public comments on April 5, 2013 by 11:59 p.m. E.D.T. The Web site for submitting public comments, http://www.regulations.gov, experienced technical difficulties and was unavailable for periods of time during the several days prior to this deadline and many commenters reported difficulty submitting their comments using this mechanism. In addition, the site was shut down for maintenance at 6 p.m. E.D.T. on Monday, August 5th shortening the time allowed for submitting public comment. Therefore, HHS is re-opening the comment period for 10 days to ensure all interested parties have an opportunity to submit comment on the proposed rule.

          Dated: August 9, 2013.
          Kathleen Sebelius,
          Secretary.

      [FR Doc. 2013-19704 Filed 8-12-13; 8:45 am]
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        DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
        Federal Emergency Management Agency
        44 CFR Part 67
        [Docket No. FEMA-B-1016]
        Proposed Flood Elevation Determinations

          AGENCY:
          Federal Emergency Management Agency, DHS.

          ACTION:
          Proposed rule.

          SUMMARY:
          Comments are requested on the proposed Base (1 percent annual-chance) 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 February 3, 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-1016, 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.

          Administrative Procedure Act Statement. This matter is not a rulemaking governed by the Administrative Procedure Act (APA), 5 U.S.C. 553. FEMA publishes flood elevation determinations for notice and comment; however, they are governed by the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973, 42 U.S.C. 4105, and the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968, 42 U.S.C. 4001 et seq., and do not fall under the APA.

          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

                Effective
                Modified
                Communities affected

                  Archuleta County, CO, Colorado, and Incorporated Areas

                Stollsteimer Creek
                150 feet east of CR 700 Extension
                None
                +6783
                Unincorporated Areas of Archuleta County.

                South of Hawthorne Drive and Highway 160
                None
                +7023

                * National Geodetic Vertical Datum.

                + North American Vertical Datum.

                # Depth in feet above ground.

                ** 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 Archuleta County

                Maps are available for inspection at 449 San Juan Street, Pagosa Springs, CO 81147.

                  Berrien County, Georgia, and Incorporated Areas

                Cat Creek/Tributary 2
                Approximately 320 feet downstream of State Highway 37
                None
                +175
                Unincorporated Areas of Berrien County.

                Approximately 1,270 feet upstream of North Street
                None
                +183

                * National Geodetic Vertical Datum.

                + North American Vertical Datum.

                # Depth in feet above ground.

                ** 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 Berrien County

                Maps are available for inspection at County Courthouse, Town Square, Nashville, GA 31639.

                  Colquitt County, Georgia, and Incorporated Areas

                Ochlockonee River
                Approximately 3,380 feet downstream of Camilla Highway
                None
                +256
                Township of Riverside.

                Approximately 238 feet upstream of Camilla Highway
                None
                +258

                * National Geodetic Vertical Datum.

                + North American Vertical Datum.

                # Depth in feet above ground.

                ** 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

                  Township of Riverside

                Maps are available for inspection at City Hall, 301 Riverside Drive, Moultrie, GA 31768.

                  Kankakee County, Illinois, and Incorporated Areas

                South Branch Rock Creek
                Approximately 2,400 feet downstream of Sycamore Street (County Road 3000 East)
                None
                *665
                Unincorporated Areas of Kankakee County, Village of Manteno.

                Upstream side of South Locust Street
                None
                *665

                * National Geodetic Vertical Datum.

                + North American Vertical Datum.

                # Depth in feet above ground.

                ** 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

                  Village of Manteno

                Maps are available for inspection at Manteno Village Hall, 269 North Main Street, Manteno, IL 60950.

                  Unincorporated Areas of Kankakee County

                Maps are available for inspection at Kankakee County Administration Building, 189 East Court Street, Kankakee, IL 60901.

                  Marshall County, Illinois, and Incorporated Areas

                Sandy Creek
                From County Highway 14
                None
                +673
                Unincorporated Areas of Marshall County, City of Wenona.

                To approximately 140 feet northwest of the intersection of Hickory Street and South 5th Street in the City of Wenona
                None
                +686

                * National Geodetic Vertical Datum.

                + North American Vertical Datum.

                # Depth in feet above ground.

                ** 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

                  City of Wenona

                Maps are available for inspection at 226 South Chestnut Street, P.O. Box 601, Wenona, IL 61377.

                  Unincorporated Areas of Marshall County

                Maps are available for inspection at 122 North Prairie Street, P.O. Box 328, Lacon, IL 61540.

                  Elkhart County, Indiana, and Incorporated Areas

                Cobus Creek
                At County Road 6
                None
                +765
                Unincorporated Areas of Elkhart County.

                Approximately 3,370 feet upstream of County Road 2
                None
                +789

                Haverstick Ditch/Darkwood Ditch
                Just upstream of confluence with Berlin Court Ditch
                None
                +835
                Unincorporated Areas of Elkhart County.

                Approximately 3,550 feet upstream of County Road 7
                None
                +862

                Hoke Ditch
                At confluence with Yellow Creek
                None
                +782
                Unincorporated Areas of Elkhart County.

                At State Road 19
                None
                +797

                Horn Ditch
                At confluence with Rock Run Creek
                None
                +799
                Unincorporated Areas of Elkhart County, City of Goshen.

                At County Road 33
                None
                +825

                Little Elkhart River
                Approximately 1,500 feet downstream of County Road 131
                +773
                +774
                Unincorporated Areas of Elkhart County.

                At the LaGrange County Boundary
                None
                +842

                Mather Ditch
                Approximately 900 feet upstream of confluence with Little Elkhart River
                +815
                +816
                Unincorporated Areas of Elkhart County, Town of Middlebury.

                Approximately 350 feet upstream of County Road 43
                None
                +844

                Pine Creek
                Approximately 120 feet downstream of State Road 15
                +806
                +807
                Unincorporated Areas of Elkhart County.

                At County Road 35
                None
                +886

                Rock Run Creek
                Approximately 200 feet upstream of confluence with Elkhart River
                +780
                +779
                Unincorporated Areas of Elkhart County, City of Goshen.

                At County Road 35
                None
                +846

                Werntz Ditch
                At confluence with Baugo Creek
                None
                +810
                Unincorporated Areas of Elkhart County, Town of Wakarusa.

                Approximately 900 feet upstream of Industrial Parkway
                None
                +853

                * National Geodetic Vertical Datum.

                + North American Vertical Datum.

                # Depth in feet above ground.

                ** 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

                  City of Goshen

                Maps are available for inspection at Deparment of Planning and Zoning, 204 East Jefferson Street, Suite 4, Goshen, IN 46528.

                  Town of Middlebury

                Maps are available for inspection at Town Hall, 418 North Main Street, Middlebury, IN 46540.

                  Town of Wakarusa

                Maps are available for inspection at Town Hall, 100 West Waterford Street, Wakarusa, IN 46573.

                  Unincorporated Areas of Elkhart County

                Maps are available for inspection at Elkhart County Public Services Building, 4230 Elkhart Road, Goshen, IN 46526.

                  Cowley County, Kansas, and Incorporated Areas

                Black Crook Creek
                Approximately 0.38 mile upstream of Simpson Avenue
                None
                +1154
                City of Winfield, Unincorporated Areas of Cowley County.

                Approximately 0.16 mile upstream of 152nd Street
                None
                +1244

                Black Crook Creek Tributary 1
                Approximately 0.36 mile downstream of 101st Road
                None
                +1120
                Unincorporated Areas of Cowley County.

                Approximately 0.91 mile upstream of 103rd Road
                None
                +1188

                Black Crook Creek Tributary 2
                Confluence with Black Crook Creek
                None
                +1132
                City of Winfield, Unincorporated Areas of Cowley County.

                Approximately 350 feet upstream of State Route K360
                None
                +1183

                * National Geodetic Vertical Datum.

                + North American Vertical Datum.

                # Depth in feet above ground.

                ** 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

                  City of Winfield

                Maps are available for inspection at City Office, 200 East Ninth Avenue, Winfield, KS 67156.

                  Unincorporated Areas of Cowley County

                Maps are available for inspection at County Office, 311 East Ninth Avenue, Winfield, KS 67156.

                  Neosho County, Kansas, and Incorporated Areas

                Little Turkey Creek
                Approximately 127 feet downstream of Katy Road
                None
                +925
                Unincorporated Areas of Neosho County.

                Approximately 675 feet downstream of U.S. Highway 169
                None
                +932

                Neosho River
                Approximately 1.2 miles downstream of State Highway 39
                None
                +917
                Unincorporated Areas of Neosho County.

                Approximately 1.13 miles upstream of State Highway 39
                None
                +920

                Puckets Run Creek
                Approximately 120 feet upstream of East State Street
                None
                +896
                Unincorporated Areas of Neosho County.

                At East Railroad Street
                None
                +897

                Approximately 75 feet downstream of Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad
                None
                +898

                Approximately 350 feet downstream of Queen Road
                None
                +902

                Santa Fe Lake
                Approximately 115 feet downstream of West 35 Street
                None
                +944
                Unincorporated Areas of Neosho County.

                At Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad
                None
                +945

                Tolen Creek
                Approximately 0.32 mile upstream of Pratt Road
                None
                +896
                Unincorporated Areas of Neosho County.

                Approximately 1.95 miles upstream of Pratt Road
                None
                +910

                Tributary to Puckets Run Creek
                Intersection of Trib Street and Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad
                None
                +895
                Unincorporated Areas of Neosho County.

                Intersection of Trib Street and East Street
                None
                +899

                * National Geodetic Vertical Datum.

                + North American Vertical Datum.

                # Depth in feet above ground.

                ** 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 Neosho County

                Maps are available for inspection at 100 South Main, Erie, KS 66733.

                  St. Clair County, Michigan, and Incorporated Areas

                Beaubien Creek
                At confluence with Lake St. Clair
                +578
                +579
                Township of Clay, Township of Cottrellville, Township of Ira.

                Upstream side of Mayer Road
                +578
                +579

                Belle River
                At confluence with St. Clair River
                +580
                +581
                City of Marysville.

                Approximately 475 feet upstream of Broadway Street
                +580
                +581

                Belle River
                Upstream side of Bordman Road
                None
                +699
                Township of Riley.

                Approximately 550 feet upstream of Bordman Road
                None
                +701

                Black River
                At confluence with St. Clair River
                +582
                +583
                City of Port Huron.

                Upstream side of 7th Street
                +582
                +583

                Lake Huron
                Entire shoreline of Lake Huron
                None
                +584
                Township of Burtchville.

                Lake St. Clair
                Entire shoreline of Lake St. Clair
                +578
                +579
                Township of Clay, Township of Ira.

                Lester Bammel Drain
                At confluence with St. Clair River
                +579
                +581
                Township of Cottrellville.

                Approximately 175 feet downstream of Paradise Boulevard
                +580
                +581

                Marine City Drain
                At confluence with St. Clair River
                +579
                +580
                Township of Clay, City of Algonac.

                At Algonac State Park
                +579
                +580

                Meldrum Creek
                At confluence with Swan Creek
                +578
                +579
                Township of Ira.

                Approximately 1,500 feet upstream of the confluence with Swan Creek
                +578
                +579

                Middle Channel St. Clair River
                At confluence with Lake St. Clair
                +578
                +579
                Township of Clay.

                At diversion with North Channel St. Clair River
                +578
                +579

                North Channel St. Clair River
                At confluence with Lake St. Clair
                +578
                +579
                Township of Clay, City of Algonac.

                At diversion with South Channel St. Clair River
                +579
                +580

                Pine River
                At confluence with St. Clair River
                +581
                +582
                City of St. Clair.

                Approximately 0.3 mile upstream of S Riverside Avenue
                +581
                +582

                Robbins Drain
                At confluence with St. Clair River
                +579
                +580
                Township of Cottrellville.

                Approximately 500 feet downstream of Nautical Lane
                +579
                +580

                Robbins Drain Outlet
                At confluence with St. Clair River
                +579
                +581
                Township of Cottrellville.

                At confluence with Robbins Drain
                +580
                +581

                South Channel/St. Clair River
                At confluence with Lake St. Clair
                +578
                +579
                City of Algonac, City of Marine City, City of Marysville, City of Port Huron, City of St. Clair, Township of Clay, Township of Cottrellville, Township of East China, Township of St. Clair.

                At Dunn Paper Gage
                +582
                +584

                Swan Creek
                At confluence with Lake St. Clair
                +578
                +579
                Township of Ira.

                Downstream side of Arnold Road
                +589
                +590

                Swan Creek
                Downstream side of Marine City Highway
                None
                +603
                Township of Casco.

                Upstream side of Marine City Highway
                None
                +603

                * National Geodetic Vertical Datum.

                + North American Vertical Datum.

                # Depth in feet above ground.

                ** 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

                  City of Algonac

                Maps are available for inspection at 805 St. Clair Drive, Algonac, MI 48001.

                  City of Marine City

                Maps are available for inspection at 303 South Water Street, Marine City, MI 48039.

                  City of Marysville

                Maps are available for inspection at 1111 Delaware Avenue, Marysville, MI 48040.

                  City of Port Huron

                Maps are available for inspection at 100 McMorran Boulevard, Port Huron, MI 48060.

                  City of St. Clair

                Maps are available for inspection at 547 North Carney Drive, St. Clair, MI 48079.

                  Township of Burtchville

                Maps are available for inspection at 4000 Burtch Road, Lakeport, MI 48059.

                  Township of Casco

                Maps are available for inspection at 4512 Meldrum Road, Casco, MI 48064.

                  Township of Clay

                Maps are available for inspection at 4710 Pte. Tremble Road, Algonac, MI 48001.

                  Township of Cottrellville

                Maps are available for inspection at 7008 Marsh Road, Cottrellville, MI 48039.

                  Township of East China

                Maps are available for inspection at 5111 River Road, East China, MI 48054.

                  Township of Ira

                Maps are available for inspection at 7085 Meldrum Road, Fair Haven, MI 48023.

                  Township of Riley

                Maps are available for inspection at 13042 Belle River Road, Riley, MI 48041.

                  Township of St. Clair

                Maps are available for inspection at 1539 South Bartlett Road, St. Clair, MI 48079.

                  St. Joseph County, Michigan, and Incorporated Areas

                Adams Lake
                Entire shoreline of Adams Lake
                None
                +843
                Township of Leonidas.

                Clear Lake
                Entire shoreline of Clear Lake
                None
                +876
                Township of Fabius.

                Corey Lake
                Entire shoreline of Corey Lake
                None
                +877
                Township of Fabius.

                Flowerfield Creek
                Approximately 0.8 mile downstream of M 216 (Marcellus Road)
                None
                +817
                Township of Flowerfield.

                Approximately 0.3 mile upstream of Main Street on the St. Joseph County/Kalamazoo County border
                None
                +842

                Kaiser Lake
                Entire shoreline of Kaiser Lake
                None
                +877
                Township of Fabius.

                Long Lake
                Entire shoreline of Long Lake
                None
                +892
                Township of Fabius.

                Mud Lake
                Entire shoreline of Mud Lake
                None
                +877
                Township of Fabius.

                Pleasant Lake
                Entire shoreline of Pleasant Lake
                None
                +853
                Township of Fabius.

                Spring Creek
                At confluence with Flowerfield Creek
                None
                +821
                Township of Flowerfield, Township of Park.

                Approximately 0.6 mile upstream of Quake Road on the St. Joseph County/Kalamazoo County border
                None
                +844

                St. Joseph River
                Approximately 0.7 mile downstream of Wakeman Road
                None
                +829
                Township of Mendon.

                Approximately 350 feet downstream of Wakeman Road
                None
                +829

                * National Geodetic Vertical Datum.

                + North American Vertical Datum.

                # Depth in feet above ground.

                ** 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

                  Township of Fabius

                Maps are available for inspection at 13108 Broadway, Three Rivers, MI 49093.

                  Township of Flowerfield

                Maps are available for inspection at 12020 M-216, Marcellus, MI 49067.

                  Township of Leonidas

                Maps are available for inspection at 53312 Fulton Road, Leonidas, MI 49066.

                  Township of Mendon

                Maps are available for inspection at 136 West Main Street, Mendon, MI 49072.

                  Forrest County, Mississippi, and Incorporated Areas

                Black Creek
                At Forrest/Perry county boundary
                None
                +140
                Unincorporated Areas of Forrest County.

                At Lamar/Forrest county boundary
                None
                +205

                Boggy Branch
                At the confluence of Greens Creek
                None
                +172
                Unincorporated Areas of Forrest County, City of Petal.

                Approximately 2,870 feet upstream of Otis Lee Road
                None
                +233

                Gordons Creek
                Just upstream of West Street
                +160
                +159
                City of Hattiesburg.

                Approximately 2,260 feet upstream of Interstate 59
                None
                +252

                Greens Creek
                At Chappell Hill Road
                None
                +171
                Unincorporated Areas of Forrest County, City of Petal.

                Approximately 4,220 feet upstream of Robertson Road
                None
                +242

                Little Beaver Creek
                Approximately 2,820 feet downstream of Churchwell Road
                None
                +187
                Unincorporated Areas of Forrest County.

                At Lamar/Forrest county boundary
                None
                +237

                Mixons Creek
                At Highway 49
                None
                +163
                City of Hattiesburg.

                At Interstate 59
                None
                +176

                Approximately 120 feet upstream of Interstate 59
                None
                +176

                Approximately 380 feet upstream of Interstate 59
                None
                +176

                Approximately 2,080 feet downstream of West 4th Street
                None
                +193

                Mixons Creek Tributary 1
                Approximately 2,900 feet upstream of Dogwood Cove
                None
                +197
                City of Hattiesburg.

                Approximately 3,800 feet upstream of Dogwood Cove
                None
                +204

                Mixons Creek Tributary 2
                Approximately 118 feet downstream of Spring Hill Drive
                None
                +190
                City of Hattiesburg.

                Approximately 1,460 feet upstream of Bridges Circle
                None
                +208

                Mixons Creek Tributary 4
                Just upstream of Joy Drive
                None
                +196
                City of Hattiesburg.

                Approximately 1.8 miles upstream of Joy Drive
                None
                +283

                Unnamed Tributary 2
                Approximately 111 feet downstream of Hillcrest Loop
                None
                +149
                City of Petal.

                Approximately 335 feet upstream of Chandler Lane
                None
                +188

                * National Geodetic Vertical Datum.

                + North American Vertical Datum.

                # Depth in feet above ground.

                ** 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

                  City of Hattiesburg

                Maps are available for inspection at Building of Inspection Department, 200 Forrest Street, Hattiesburg, MS 39401.

                  City of Petal

                Maps are available for inspection at City Hall, 107 West Eighth Avenue, Petal, MS 39401.

                  Unincorporated Areas of Forrest County

                Maps are available for inspection at Forrest County Board of Supervisor's Office, 629 Main Street, Hattiesburg, MS 39401.

                  Richland County, North Dakota, and Incorporated Areas

                Sheyenne River
                50 feet upstream of Gol Bridge
                None
                +956
                Richland County, Township of Barrie.

                1,696 feet downstream of 151st Ave SE
                None
                +986

                Upstream Wahpeton Breakout, Breakout Reach
                100 feet upstream of 182nd Ave SE
                None
                +964
                Township of Center, City of Wahpeton, Township of Summit.

                64 feet downstream of 182nd Ave SE
                None
                +966

                Upstream Wahpeton Breakout, Drain 55
                49 feet upstream of State Highway 127
                None
                +965
                Township of Summit, Township of Center.

                Upstream Wahpeton Breakout, West Breakout Reach
                220 feet upstream of 78th Street SE
                None
                +955
                Township of Center, City of Wahpeton.

                36 feet upstream of 83rd Street SE
                None
                +963

                Wild Rice River
                1,118 feet upstream of ND Highway 46
                None
                +923
                Township of Walcott.

                2,466 feet downstream of 60th Street SE
                None
                +930

                * National Geodetic Vertical Datum.

                + North American Vertical Datum.

                # Depth in feet above ground.

                ** 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

                  City of Wahpeton

                Maps are available for inspection at 1900 N 4th Street, Wahpeton, ND 58074.

                  Richland County

                Maps are available for inspection at 418 2nd Ave North, Wahpeton, ND 58075-4400.

                  Township of Barrie

                Maps are available for inspection at 5515 160th Ave SE, Kindred, ND 58051.

                  Township of Center

                Maps are available for inspection at 17915 84th Street SE, Wahpeton, ND 58075.

                  Township of Summit

                Maps are available for inspection at 8945 179th Ave SE, Fairmount, ND 58030.

                  Township of Walcott

                Maps are available for inspection at 5470 County Road #1, Kindred, ND 58051.

                  Lake County, South Dakota, and Incorporated Areas

                Park Creek
                1,720 feet downstream of 4th Street S
                +1656
                +1657
                City of Madison.

                75 feet upstream from Washington Ave N
                +1674
                +1671

                50 feet upstream of 9th Street NE
                +1685
                +1684

                Park Creek Tributary
                150 feet downstream from Union Ave
                +1682
                +1681
                City of Madison.

                150 feet upstream from Chicago Ave
                +1685
                +1684

                50 feet upstream of U.S. Highway 81
                +1691
                +1695

                Silver Creek
                At confluence with Park Creek
                +1658
                +1659
                City of Madison.

                100 feet downstream from Egan Ave
                +1663
                +1665

                50 feet upstream of Highland Avenue
                +1669
                +1671

                * National Geodetic Vertical Datum.

                + North American Vertical Datum.

                # Depth in feet above ground.

                ** 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

                  City of Madison

                Maps are available for inspection at 116 W Center, Madison, SD 57042.

              (Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance No. 97.022, “Flood Insurance.”)

            Dated: October 27, 2008.
            Michael K. Buckley,
            Acting Assistant Administrator, Mitigation Directorate, Department of Homeland Security, Federal Emergency Management Agency.

      [FR Doc. E8-26306 Filed 11-4-08; 8:45 am]
      BILLING CODE 9110-12-P


        DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
        National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
        50 CFR Part 660
        [I.D. 011303A]
        Western Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings

          AGENCY:
          National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.

          ACTION:
          Notice of public meetings/public hearings.

          SUMMARY:

          The Western Pacific Fishery Management Council will meet in February (see SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for specific times, dates, and agenda items).

          ADDRESSES:
          The Council meeting will be held at the Governor Pedro P. Tenorio Multipurpose Center, Office of the Governor, Susupe, P.O. Box 10007, Saipan, MP 96950; telephone:   670-664-1014.

          FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
          Kitty M. Simonds, Executive Director; telephone:  808-522-8220.

        SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

        Dates and Times
        Committee Meetings
        The following Standing Committees of the Council will meet on February 11, 2003.  Enforcement/Vessel Monitoring System (VMS) from 7:30 a.m. to 9 a.m.; Fishery Rights of Indigenous People from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m.; International Fisheries/Pelagics from 9 a.m. to 12 noon; Bottomfish from 1:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.; Ecosystem and Habitat from 2:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.; and Executive/Budget and Program from 4:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.
        In addition, the Council will hear recommendations from its Scientific and Statistical committee (SSC), and other ad hoc groups.  Public comment periods will be provided throughout the agenda.  The order in which agenda items are addressed may change.  The Council will meet as late as necessary to complete scheduled business.
        Public Hearings
        Public hearings will be held at 4:30 p.m on Wednesday, February 12, 2003, on the issuance of Community Development  Program (CDP) Mau Zone bottomfish permits; at 11 a.m. on Thursday, February 13, 2003, on line clippers/bolt cutters, turtle mitigation, southern area closure, seabird mitigation, and longline setting chute; and at 2 p.m. on Thursday, February 13, 2002, on managing Guam's offshore bottomfish fishery.  The order in which agenda items are addressed may change.  The Council will meet as late as necessary to complete scheduled business.
        The agenda during the full Council meeting will include the items listed here:

          Wednesday, February 12, 2003

        1.  Introductions
        2.  Approval of Agenda
        3.  Approval of 115th and 116th meeting minutes
        4.  Island reports
        A. American Samoa
        B. Guam
        C. Hawaii
        D. Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI)
        5. Federal fishery agency and organization reports
        A. Department of Commerce
        (1) NMFS
        (a) Southwest Region, Pacific Island Area Office (PIAO)
        (b) Southwest Fisheries Science Center, La Jolla and Honolulu Laboratories
        (2) NOAA General Counsel, Southwest Region
        (3) National Ocean Service (NOS), National Marine Sanctuaries
        (4) NOS, Pacific Services Center
        B. Department of the Interior, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS)
        C. U.S. State Department
        6. Enforcement and VMS
        A. U.S. Coast Guard activities
        B. NMFS activities
        C. Enforcement activities of local agencies
        D. Status of violations
        E. Report on safety workshop
        7. Observer and monitoring programs
        A. NMFS, PIAO
        (1) American Samoa longline fishery
        (2) Northwestern Hawaiian Islands (NWHI) bottomfish fishery
        (3) Hawaii longline fishery
        B. Native Observer Program
        8. Crustaceans fisheries
        A. Report on CNMI crustacean fisheries
        9. Ecosystems and Habitats
        A. CNMI reef fish commercial catch data
        B. Report on U.S. Coral Reef Task Force
        C. Marianas coral reef survey
        D. Report on marine protected areas working group
        10. Fishery rights of indigenous people
        A. Review Hawaii marine conservation plan
        B. Report on Community demonstration projects program
        (1) Report on first solicitation
        (2) Report on second solicitation
        C. CDP, Mau Zone bottomfish permits
        D. Public hearing on issuance process for Mau Zone bottomfish permits

        The Council will consider alternatives to take initial action on a process for issuing NWHI Mau Zone bottomfish CDP permits.  Three alternatives to be considered for selecting participants for the program include a random selection process (lottery), a weighted point system, and evaluation criteria.  Each alternative will be used in concert with the Western Pacific Community eligibility criteria as published in the Federal Register on April 16, 2002 (67 FR 18512).  The Council's preferred alternative adopted by the Council will be incorporated into the existing draft framework amendment “Measure to Establish Eligibility Criteria for New Entry into the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Mau Zone Limited Access System”.  A revised framework regulatory amendment, incorporating a CDP permit issuance process, will be presented to the Council for final action at a subsequent Council meeting in 2003.

          Thursday, February 13, 2002

        11.  Pelagic Fisheries
        A. Quarterly 2002 Hawaii and American Samoa longline reports
        B. American Samoa limited entry program
        C. Recreational fisheries
        (1) CNMI recreational fisheries
        (2) RECFISH 2003
        D. Bycatch conservation and management
        (1) Honolulu lab mitigation turtle research
        (2) Southern longline closure
        On June 12, 2002, a final rule was published that implemented the reasonable and prudent alternative (RPA) of a Biological Opinion issued by NMFS on March 29, 2001.  The Biological Opinion concluded that the actions of the Hawaii-based longline fleet were likely to jeopardize the continued existence of Pacific populations of green, loggerhead and leatherback turtles.  One of the measures included in the reasonable and prudent alternatives for the fishery to operate without jeopardy was a closure of southern fishing grounds below 15° N. lat. during the months of April and May.  The April and May closure denied access to the Hawaii-based longline fleet to grounds at a time when tuna were seasonally abundant.  While some form of seasonal area closure may need to remain in effect, there may be options for a more limited closure that would have the same turtle conservation effects as the current large-scale closure, but be less onerous for the Hawaii-based longline fleet.  The Council will consider alternatives for modifying the seasonal area closure and may take preliminary action at this meeting. Public comment will be solicited from the public prior to the Council's decision.
        (3) Line clippers/bolt cutters

        On November 15, 2002, NMFS issued a new Biological Opinion for the operation of pelagic fisheries in the Western Pacific Region and interactions with turtle and marine mammal species protected under the Endangered Species Act.  The 2002 Biological Opinion does not contain any new requirements for pelagic fishing vessels, however it does appear to remove requirements for non-longline vessels to carry line clippers and bolt cutters, as well as adjusting handling requirements for longline vessel operators that encounter sea turtles.  A range of options are available to the Council in response to the change in requirements that has resulted from the issuance of this new Biological Opinion.  These include maintaining the current non-longline vessel requirements for line clippers, bolt cutters, and sea turtle handling procedures for longline vessels; or adjusting the non-longline requirements for line clippers and bolt cutters, and the sea turtle handling procedures for longline boats.  At the 116th Council meeting, the Council took preliminary action on a preferred alternative to remove requirements for line clippers and bolt cutters, and to clarify the sea turtle handling procedures for longline boats.  The Council may take final action on this preferred alternative, and comments from the public will be solicited prior to the Council's decision.
        (4) Report on CNMI turtles
        (5) Longline setting chute
        On June 12, 2001, a final rule was published implementing the terms and conditions of a Biological Opinion issued by the USFWS on November 28, 2000.  These measures apply to all Hawaii-based longline vessels and consist of the following requirements: When fishing above 23° N. lat., vessel operators must: completely thaw and dye all bait blue before using it; discharge spent bait and fish parts to distract seabirds while setting or hauling the gear (strategic offal discard); use a line shooter or line setting machine with weighted branch lines to set the gear; follow handling guidelines for seabirds hooked or entangled in fishing gear. On November 18, 2002, the USFWS issued a new Biological Opinion.  This new Biological Opinion does not add or delete any measures.  However, it does include a conservation recommendation stating that the FWS will consider the use of underwater setting chute as a seabird mitigation measure after the device is used voluntarily and successfully on Hawaii-based longline vessels.  The new Biological Opinion also states that the blue dyed bait requirement will be reconsidered if it is shown that it does not provide additional protection to seabirds.  Results of recent trials with an underwater setting chute on an Hawaiian longline vessel in 2002 showed that the device is virtually 100 percent effective in eliminating interactions between seabirds and the Hawaii-based longline fishery when used with a line shooter and weighted branch lines.  Given the success of this new technology, a range of options is available to the Council to re-address the issue of seabird interactions with this fishery.  These include: maintaining all current requirements; adding an option to use underwater setting chutes when fishing north of 23° N. lat. (keeping requirements for blue dyed bait, strategic offal discards and handling guidelines); or adding an option to use underwater setting chutes when fishing north of 23° N. lat. instead of blue dyed bait, and strategic offal discards when setting (keeping handling guidelines and requirements to use strategic offal discards when hauling).  The Council may take preliminary action and select a preferred alternative at this Council meeting. Comments will be solicited from the public prior to the Council's decision.
        (6) Litigation
        E. International Fishers Forum
        F. Public hearing on regulatory changes for line clippers and bolt cutters
        12. Bottomfish
        A.  Report on CNMI fisheries
        B.  Guam offshore bottomfish management
        C.  Public hearing on Guam offshore bottomfish management
        The Council will consider alternatives and intends to take initial action to manage Guam's offshore bottomfish fishery.  The Council considered preliminary considered management options at its 115th Council meeting in October 2002, and will be presented revised options including an alternative to prohibit harvest of bottomfish management unit species (BMUS) on vessels longer than 42 ft (12.8 m) that fish in Federal waters within 50 miles from shore. The Council also intends to consider requiring Federal permits and reports for vessels over 42 ft (12.8 m) in length that harvest bottomfish management unit species (BMUS).

        Recent entry of larger vessels into the Guam bottomfish fishery has raised concerns regarding data collection gaps and resource status.  These vessels harvest deep-slope species on offshore seamounts (or “banks”) in Federal waters, land the bottomfish at Guam's commercial port, and export the bottomfish to Japan.  Neither the level of fishing effort nor the amount of bottomfish harvested, which is believed to have started in 2001, is known. Guam's creel survey does not cover fish landed at the commercial port and the exported fish are not sold through any establishments that participate in the voluntary sales ticket monitoring program.  Onaga (Etelis coruscans) appears to be the primary species that is targeted.
        The southern banks have been fished for many years by Guam-based bottomfish fishermen using smaller vessels that engage in a mix of subsistence, recreational, and small-scale commercial fishing, particularly in the summer months, when weather conditions tend to be calmer.  Most of the vessels fishing on the southern banks target the shallow-water bottomfish complex, but some target the deep-water complex.
        It is unknown at this time whether the new component of the fishery is having significant impacts on marine resources. Initial discussions with fishery managers and Guam's fishing community (through a public scoping meeting held in Guam August 8, 2002) indicate that the catch of fish by this new component may lead to localized overfishing of the bank area.
        The Council will also consider additional options to expand the action to include targeting pelagic management unit species (PMUS).  Larger vessels targeting PMUS in the EEZ surrounding Guam must also land fish in the commercial port due to the smaller harbors' inability to accommodate such large vessels. The same issues regarding harbors' collecting data from large bottomfish vessels apply to large vessels targeting and landing other species, such as pelagics.
        12. Program planning
        A. Legislation
        B. NOAA Pacific Island Region
        C. Cooperative research
        D. Council program
        E. Social science research planning
        F. Indigenous working group
        13. Administrative matters
        A. Financial reports
        B. Administrative reports
        C. Upcoming meetings and workshops
        D. Advisory Panel, SSC, Plan Team, NWHI Reserve and Sea Turtle Working Group Appointments
        14. Other Business
        Although non-emergency issues not contained in this agenda may come before the Council for discussion, those issues may not be the subject of formal Council action during this meeting.  Council action will be restricted to those issues specifically listed in this document and any issue arising after publication of this document that requires emergency action under section 305(c) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act, provided the public has been notified of the Council's intent to take final action to address the emergency.
        Special Accommodations
        These meetings are physically accessible to people with disabilities.  Requests for sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aids should be directed to Kitty M. Simonds, 808-522-8220 (voice) or 808-522-8226 (fax), at least 5 days prior to the meeting date.

          Authority:
          16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.

          Dated: January 23, 2003.
          Richard W. Surdi,
          Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.

      [FR Doc. 03-1976 Filed 1-28-03; 8:45 am]
      BILLING CODE 3510-22-S