[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 51 (Thursday, March 14, 1996)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 10494-10496]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-6085]



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FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY
44 CFR Part 67
[Docket No. FEMA-7170]

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

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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 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 in 
             State                City/town/county   Source of flooding                         Location                              feet. (NGVD)      
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California.....................  Red Bluff (city)    Reeds Creek.......  Approximately 430 feet upstream of Southern Pacific           *267         *268
                                  Tehama County.                          Railroad.                                                                     
                                                                         Just downstream of South Jackson Street..............         *267         *271
                                                                         Approximately 180 feet downstream of the western              *275         *279
                                                                          corporate limits.                                                             
                                                     East Sand Slough..  Just upstream of Gilmore Ranch Road extended, at the          *267         *267
                                                                          corporate limits.                                                             
                                                                         Approximately 150 feet downstream of Antelope                 *269         *269
                                                                          Boulevard.                                                                    
                                                                         Approximately 550 feet upstream of Antelope Boulevard         *270         *271
                                                     Brewery Creek       Approximately 750 feet downstream of Monroe Avenue...         None         *274
                                                      Tributary.                                                                                        
                                                                         Approximately 130 feet downstream of Monroe Avenue...         None         *280
                                                                         Just upstream of Monroe Avenue.......................         None         *291
                                                                                                                                                        
  Maps are available for inspection at the Community Development Department, City of Red Bluff, City Hall, 555 Washington Street, Red Bluff, California.
                                                                                                                                                        
  Send comments to The Honorable Richard Bull, City Manager, City of Red Bluff, P.O. Box 400, Red Bluff, California 96080.                              
                                                                                                                                                        
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Wyoming........................  Laramie (city)      Laramie River.....  Approximately 2,260 feet downstream of Curtis Street.       *7,129       *7,129
                                  Albany County.                                                                                                        
                                                                         Just upstream of Curtis Street.......................       *7,131       *7,132
                                                                         Just downstream of new Wyoming Highway...............       *7,136       *7,137
                                                                         Just upstream of Interstate Highway 80...............       *7,141      *7,1412

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                                                                         Approximately 1,000 feet upstream of Interstate             *7,143       *7,143
                                                                          Highway 80.                                                                   
                                                                                                                                                        
  Maps are available for inspection at the City of Laramie, City Engineer's Office, City Hall, 406 Ivinson Street, Laramie, Wyoming.                    
                                                                                                                                                        
  Send comments to the Honorable Jim Rose, Mayor, City of Laramie, 406 Ivinson Street, Laramie, Wyoming 82070.                                          
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(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance No. 83.100, ``Flood 
Insurance'')

    Dated: March 7, 1996.
Richard W. Krimm,
Acting Associate Director for Mitigation.
[FR Doc. 96-6085 Filed 3-13-96; 8:45 am]
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