[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 234 (Wednesday, December 6, 1995)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 62369-62373]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-29706]



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FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY

44 CFR Part 67

[Docket No. FEMA-7163]


Proposed Flood Elevation Determinations

AGENCY: Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: Technical information or comments are requested on the 
proposed base (1% annual chance) flood elevations and proposed base 
flood elevation modifications for the communities listed below. The 
base flood elevations and modified base flood elevations are the basis 
for the floodplain management measures that the 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 comment period is ninety (90) days following the second 
publication of this proposed rule in a newspaper of local circulation 
in each community.

ADDRESSES: The proposed base flood elevations 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 following 
table.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael K. Buckley, P.E., Chief, 
Hazard 

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Identification Branch, Mitigation Directorate, 500 C Street, SW, 
Washington, DC 20472, (202) 646-2756.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Federal Emergency Management Agency 
proposes to make determinations of base flood elevations and modified 
base flood elevations 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 base flood and modified base flood elevations, 
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.

National Environmental Policy Act

    This proposed rule is categorically excluded from the requirements 
of 44 CFR Part 10, Environmental Consideration. No environmental impact 
assessment has been prepared.

Regulatory Flexibility Act

    The Associate Director, Mitigation Directorate, certifies that this 
proposed rule is exempt from the requirements of the Regulatory 
Flexibility Act because proposed or modified base flood elevations are 
required by the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973, 42 U.S.C. 4104, 
and are required to establish and maintain community eligibility in the 
NFIP. No regulatory flexibility analysis has been prepared.

Regulatory Classification

    This proposed 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 12612, Federalism

    This proposed rule involves no policies that have federalism 
implications under Executive Order 12612, Federalism, dated October 26, 
1987.

Executive Order 12778, Civil Justice Reform

    This proposed rule meets the applicable standards of Section 
2(b)(2) of Executive Order 12778.

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.


Sec. 67.4  [Amended]

    2. The tables published under the authority of Sec. 67.4 are 
proposed to be amended as follows:

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                                                                                            #Depth in feet above
                                                                                             ground. *Elevation 
             State               City/town/county      Source of            Location          in feet.  (NGVD)  
                                                       flooding                            ---------------------
                                                                                             Existing   Modified
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Arizona.......................  Flagstaff (City),  Clay Avenue Wash  At Milton Road.......     *6,895     *6,894
                                 Coconino County.                                                               
                                                                     Approximately 450         *6,897     *6,899
                                                                      feet upstream of                          
                                                                      Malpais Lane.                             
                                                                     Approximately 80 feet     *6,900     *6,901
                                                                      upstream of                               
                                                                      Blackbird Forest                          
                                                                      Street.                                   
                                                                     At Chateau Drive.....     *6,905     *6,905
                                                                     Approximately 980         *6,929     *6,930
                                                                      feet upstream of                          
                                                                      Chateau Drive.                            
                                                                     Approximately 1,300       *6,931     *6,931
                                                                      feet upstream of                          
                                                                      Chateau Drive.                            
                                                                                                                
   Maps are available for inspection at the City of Flagstaff, City Hall, 211 West Aspen Avenue, Flagstaff,     
   Arizona.                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                
  Send comments to The Honorable Christopher J. Bavasi, Mayor, City of Flagstaff, 211 West Aspen Avenue,        
   Flagstaff, Arizona 86001.                                                                                    
                                                                                                                
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Idaho.........................  Ada County,        Cottonwood Gulch  Approximately 7,615         None     *2,896
                                 (Unincorporated                      feet above Garrison                       
                                 Areas).                              Road at the City of                       
                                                                      Boise corporate                           
                                                                      limits.                                   
                                                                     Approximately 9,100         None     *2,930
                                                                      feet above Garrison                       
                                                                      Road.                                     
                                                                     Approximately 100           None     *2,953
                                                                      feet upstream of                          
                                                                      Shaw Mountain Road.                       
                                                                     Approximately 1,280         None     *2,980
                                                                      feet above Shaw                           
                                                                      Mountain Road.                            
                                                                     Approximately 2,280         None     *3,010
                                                                      feet above Shaw                           
                                                                      Mountain Road.                            
                                                   Stuart Gulch....  Approximately 2,000         None     *2,796
                                                                      feet downstream of                        
                                                                      Cartwright Road at                        
                                                                      the City of Boise                         
                                                                      corporate limits.                         
                                                                     Approximately 1,360         None     *2,840
                                                                      feet downstream of                        
                                                                      Cartwright Road.                          
                                                                     Approximately 500           None    *2,861 
                                                                      feet downstream of                        
                                                                      Cartwright Road.                          

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                                                   Hulls Gulch.....  Approximately 700           None     *2,864
                                                                      feet downstream of                        
                                                                      McCord Lane at the                        
                                                                      City of Boise                             
                                                                      corporate limits.                         
                                                                     At McCord Lane.......       None     *2,903
                                                                     Approximately 2,300         None     *2,971
                                                                      feet upstream of                          
                                                                      McCord Lane.                              
                                                                                                                
   Maps are available for inspection at the Ada County Development Services Office, 650 Main Street, Boise,     
   Idaho.                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                
  Send comments to The Honorable Vern Bisterfeldt, Chairman, Ada County Board of Commissioners, 650 Main Street,
   Boise, Idaho 83702.                                                                                          
                                                                                                                
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Idaho.........................  Boise (City), Ada  Stuart Gulch....  Approximately 100           None     *2,692
                                 County.                              feet upstream of                          
                                                                      Stuart Gulch Road.                        
                                                                     Approximately 3,000         None     *2,745
                                                                      feet upstream of                          
                                                                      Stuart Gulch Road at                      
                                                                      an unnamed road.                          
                                                                     Approximately 4,600         None     *2,785
                                                                      feet upstream of                          
                                                                      Stuart Gulch Road at                      
                                                                      an unnamed road.                          
                                                                     Approximately 5,000       *2,800     *2,795
                                                                      feet upstream of                          
                                                                      Stuart Gulch Road.                        
                                                                     Approximately 6,910         None     *2,825
                                                                      feet upstream of                          
                                                                      Stuart Gulch Road at                      
                                                                      the City of Boise                         
                                                                      corporate limits.                         
                                                   Stuart Gulch      At the convergence          None     *2,725
                                                    Split Flow        with Stuart Gulch,                        
                                                    Channel.          approximately 2,350                       
                                                                      feet upstream of                          
                                                                      Stuart Gulch Road.                        
                                                                     Approximately 2,200         None     *2,775
                                                                      feet upstream of the                      
                                                                      convergence with                          
                                                                      Stuart Gulch at an                        
                                                                      unnamed road.                             
                                                                     At the divergence           None     *2,800
                                                                      from Stuart Gulch.                        
                                                   Crane Gulch.....  At Hill Road.........       None     *2,732
                                                   ................  Just upstream of            None     *2,750
                                                                      Parkhill Drive.                           
                                                                     Just upstream of            None     *2,773
                                                                      Cottonwood Court.                         
                                                                     Just upstream of            None     *2,795
                                                                      Ranch Road.                               
                                                                     Just downstream of          None     *2,865
                                                                      Curling Drive.                            
                                                   Hulls Gulch.....  Just upstream of the        None     *2,735
                                                                      intersection of 9th                       
                                                                      Street and Heron                          
                                                                      Street.                                   
                                                                     Approximately 1,400         None     *2,761
                                                                      feet downstream of                        
                                                                      Mile High Road at                         
                                                                      9th Street.                               
                                                                     Approximately 1,000         None     *2,826
                                                                      feet upstream of                          
                                                                      Mile High Road.                           
                                                                     Approximately 2,300         None     *2,864
                                                                      feet upstream of                          
                                                                      Mile High Road at                         
                                                                      the City of Boise                         
                                                                      corporate limits.                         
                                                   Cottonwood Gulch  Approximately 1,100         None     *2,748
                                                                      feet upstream of                          
                                                                      Garrison Road.                            
                                                                     At confluence with          None     *2,793
                                                                      Freestone Creek.                          
                                                                     Approximately 4,300         None     *2,878
                                                                      feet upstream of                          
                                                                      confluence with                           
                                                                      Freestone Creek at                        
                                                                      the City of Boise                         
                                                                      corporate limits.                         
                                                                     Approximately 5,085         None     *2,898
                                                                      feet upstream of                          
                                                                      confluence with                           
                                                                      Freestone Creek at                        
                                                                      the City of Boise                         
                                                                      corporate limits.                         
                                                                                                                
   Maps are available for inspection at the Office of Community Planning and Development, City Hall, 150 North  
   Capitol Boulevard, Boise, Idaho.                                                                             
                                                                                                                
  Send comments to The Honorable Brent H. Coles, Mayor, City of Boise, City Hall, P.O. Box 500, Boise, Idaho    
   83701-0500.                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                
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Texas.........................  Uvalde (City),     Cooks Slough....  Approximately 500           *900       *899
                                 Uvalde County.                       feet downstream of                        
                                                                      West Main Street.                         
                                                                     Just downstream of          *903       *901
                                                                      Fort Clark Street.                        
                                                                     Approximately 4,300         *911       *908
                                                                      feet downstream of                        
                                                                      Benson Road.                              
                                                                     Approximately 300           *915       *917
                                                                      feet downstream of                        
                                                                      Benson Road.                              
                                                                                                                
 
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  Maps are available for inspection at Uvalde City Hall, Highway 90, Uvalde, Texas.                             
                                                                                                                
  Send comments to The Honorable George Horner, Mayor, City of Uvalde, P.O. Box 799, Uvalde, Texas 78801.       
                                                                                                                
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Texas.........................  Uvalde County,     Cooks Slough....  Approximately 1,100         *891       *893
                                 (Unincorporated                      feet upstream of                          
                                 Areas).                              U.S. Highway 83 (or                       
                                                                      100 feet upstream of                      
                                                                      South Grove Street).                      
                                                                     Just downstream of          *906       *904
                                                                      the grade control                         
                                                                      structure.                                
                                                                     Approximately 2,470         *918       *920
                                                                      feet upstream of                          
                                                                      Benson Road (FM                           
                                                                      1052).                                    
                                                                                                                
   Maps are available for inspection at the County Judge's Office, Uvalde County Courthouse, Courthouse Square, 
   Corner of Main and Getty Streets, Uvalde, Texas.                                                             
                                                                                                                
  Send comments to The Honorable William R. Mitchell, County Judge, Uvalde County Courthouse, Uvalde, Texas     
   78801.                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                
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Washington....................  Ferry County,      Kettle            Approximately 73.96         None     *1,806
                                 (Unincorporated    RiverReach 7.     miles upstream of                         
                                 Areas).                              confluence with the                       
                                                                      Columbia River.                           
                                                                     Approximately 74.66         None     *1,810
                                                                      miles upstream of                         
                                                                      confluence with the                       
                                                                      Columbia River.                           
                                                                     Approximately 75.17       *1,813     *1,812
                                                                      miles upstream of                         
                                                                      confluence with the                       
                                                                      Columbia River.                           
                                                                     Approximately 75.52       *1,814     *1,814
                                                                      miles upstream of                         
                                                                      confluence with the                       
                                                                      Columbia River.                           
                                                                     Approximately 75.84       *1,816     *1,815
                                                                      miles upstream of                         
                                                                      confluence with the                       
                                                                      Columbia River.                           
                                                   Kettle            Approximately 9.87          None     *1,306
                                                    RiverReach 1      miles upstream of                         
                                                    (Near Barstow).   confluence with the                       
                                                                      Columbia River.                           
                                                                     Approximately 10.36         None     *1,309
                                                                      miles upstream of                         
                                                                      confluence with the                       
                                                                      Columbia River.                           
                                                                     Approximately 10.85         None     *1,312
                                                                      miles upstream of                         
                                                                      confluence with the                       
                                                                      Columbia River.                           
                                                   Kettle            Approximately 18.62         None     *1,389
                                                    RiverReach 2      miles upstream of                         
                                                    (Near Orient).    confluence with the                       
                                                                      Columbia River.                           
                                                                     Approximately 18.77         None     *1,390
                                                                      miles upstream of                         
                                                                      confluence with the                       
                                                                      Columbia River.                           
                                                                     Approximately 19.17         None     *1,391
                                                                      miles upstream of                         
                                                                      confluence with the                       
                                                                      Columbia River.                           
                                                   Kettle            Approximately 27.24         None     *1,435
                                                    RiverReach 3      miles upstream of                         
                                                    (Near Laurier).   confluence with the                       
                                                                      Columbia River.                           
                                                                     Approximately 27.53         None     *1,438
                                                                      miles upstream of                         
                                                                      confluence with the                       
                                                                      Columbia River.                           
                                                                     Approximately 28.00         None     *1,441
                                                                      miles upstream of                         
                                                                      confluence with the                       
                                                                      Columbia River.                           
                                                                     Approximately 28.27         None     *1,443
                                                                      miles upstream of                         
                                                                      confluence with the                       
                                                                      Columbia River.                           
                                                   Kettle            Approximately 58.0          None     *1,732
                                                    RiverReach 4      miles upstream of                         
                                                    (Near Danville).  confluence with the                       
                                                                      Columbia River.                           
                                                                     Approximately 58.43         None     *1,733
                                                                      miles upstream of                         
                                                                      confluence with the                       
                                                                      Columbia River.                           
                                                   Kettle            Approximately 64.87         None     *1,764
                                                    RiverReach 5      miles upstream of                         
                                                    (Near Curlew).    confluence with the                       
                                                                      Columbia River.                           
                                                                     Approximately 65.17         None     *1,765
                                                                      miles upstream of                         
                                                                      confluence with the                       
                                                                      Columbia River.                           
                                                                     Approximately 65.45         None     *1,766
                                                                      miles upstream of                         
                                                                      confluence with the                       
                                                                      Columbia River.                           
                                                   Kettle            Approximately 84.78         None     *1,864
                                                    RiverReach 8      miles upstream of                         
                                                    (Near Ferry).     confluence with the                       
                                                                      Columbia River.                           
                                                                     Approximately 85.15         None     *1,866
                                                                      miles upstream of                         
                                                                      confluence with the                       
                                                                      Columbia River.                           
                                                                     Approximately 85.78         None     *1,868
                                                                      miles upstream of                         
                                                                      confluence with the                       
                                                                      Columbia River.                           
                                                                                                                
   Maps are available for inspection at the Ferry County Planning Department, 146 North Clark, Suite 7,         
   Republic, Washington.                                                                                        
                                                                                                                
  Send comments to The Honorable Ed F. Windson, Chairperson, Ferry County Commissioners, County Courthouse, 350 
   East Delaware, Republic, Washington 99166.                                                                   
                                                                                                                
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Washington                      Stevens County,    Kettle            Approximately 9.87          None    *1,306 
                                 (Unincorporated    RiverReach 1      miles upstream of                         
                                 Areas).            (Near Barstow).   confluence with the                       
                                                                      Columbia River.                           

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                                                                     Approximately 10.5          None     *1,310
                                                                      miles upstream of                         
                                                                      confluence with the                       
                                                                      Columbia River.                           
                                                                     Approximately 10.86         None     *1,312
                                                                      miles upstream of                         
                                                                      confluence with the                       
                                                                      Columbia River.                           
                                                   Kettle            Approximately 18.62         None     *1,389
                                                    RiverReach 2      miles upstream of                         
                                                    (Near Orient).    confluence with the                       
                                                                      Columbia River.                           
                                                                     Approximately 19.17         None     *1,392
                                                                      miles upstream of                         
                                                                      confluence with the                       
                                                                      Columbia River.                           
                                                   Kettle            Approximately 27.24         None     *1,435
                                                    RiverReach 3      miles upstream of                         
                                                    (Near Laurier).   confluence with the                       
                                                                      Columbia River.                           
                                                                     Approximately 27.8          None     *1,440
                                                                      miles upstream of                         
                                                                      confluence with the                       
                                                                      Columbia River.                           
                                                                     Approximately 28.26         None     *1,443
                                                                      miles upstream of                         
                                                                      confluence with the                       
                                                                      Columbia River.                           
                                                                                                                
   Maps are available for inspection at the Stevens County Planning Department, 260 South Oak Street, Colville, 
   Washington.                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                
  Send comments to The Honorable Alan L. Mack, Chairperson, Stevens County Commissioners, County Courthouse, 215
   South Oak Street, Colville, Washington 99114.                                                                
                                                                                                                
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(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance No. 83.100, ``Flood 
Insurance.'')

    Dated: November 29, 1995.
Richard T. Moore,
Associate Director for Mitigation.
[FR Doc. 95-29706 Filed 12-5-95; 8:45 am]
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