[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 113 (Tuesday, June 11, 1996)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 29518-29522]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-14727]



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FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY

44 CFR Part 67

[Docket No. FEMA-7182]


Proposed Flood Elevation Determinations

AGENCY: Federal Emergency Management Agency, FEMA.


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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Federal Emergency Management Agency 
(FEMA or 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 Acting 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 National Flood Insurance Program. As a result, a 
regulatory flexibility analysis has not 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. 
               Source of flooding and location                *Elevation
                                                                in feet 
                                                                (NGVD)  
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                        Pennsylvania                                    
                                                                        
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           Jenkintown (Borough), Montgomery County                      
                                                                        
Tacony Creek:                                                           
  Approximately 200 feet upstream of Greenwood Avenue.......        *206
  At the confluence of Baeder Run...........................        *220
Baeder Run:                                                             
  At the confluence with Tacony Creek.......................        *220
  Approximately 586 feet upstream of confluence with Tacony             
   Creek....................................................        *220
                                                                        
Maps available for inspection at the Jenkintown Borough                 
 Offices, 700 Summit Avenue, Jenkintown, Pennsylvania.                  
                                                                        
Send comments to Mr. John Plunkett, President of the                    
 Jenkintown Borough Council, P.O. Box 2176, Jenkintown,                 
 Pennsylvania 19046.                                                    
                                                                        
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         Lower Salford (Township), Montgomery County                    
                                                                        
Skippack Creek:                                                         
  At Quarry Bridge Road.....................................        *176
  Near Wampole Road approximately 950 feet upstream of State            
   Highway 63...............................................        *199
Skippack Creek Tributary No. 2:                                         
  Approximately 150 feet downstream of Wampole Road.........        *211
  Approximately 525 feet upstream of Wampole Road...........        *212
                                                                        
Maps available for inspection at the Township Office, 474               
 Main Street, Harleysville, Pennsylvania.                               
                                                                        
Send comments to Mr. Douglas Gifford, Chairman of the Lower             
 Salford Township Board of Commissioners, 474 Main Street,              
 Harleysville, Pennsylvania 19438.                                      
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Sec. 67.4  [Amended]

    3. 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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North Carolina.......................  Marion (City) McDowell    Catawba River............................  Approximately 340 feet (or 0.1 mile) downstream of the            *1226        *1222
                                        County.                                                              U.S. Route 221 bridgex.                                                            
                                                                                                            Approximately 0.4 mile upstream of the U.S. Route 221             *1234        *1228
                                                                                                             Bypass bridge.                                                                     
                                                                                                                                                                                                
  Maps available for inspection at the Marion City Hall, 200 North Main Street, Marion, North Carolina.                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                                                                                
  Send comments to The Honorable A. Everette Clark, Mayor of the City of Marion, P.O. Drawer 700, Marion, North Carolina 28752.                                                                 
                                                                                                                                                                                                
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Tennessee............................  La Vergne (City)          Hurricane Creek..........................  Approximately 0.9 mile downstream of U.S. Routes 41 and 70         *517         *510
                                        Rutherford County.                                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                            At confluence of East and West Branches Hurricane Creek...         *573         *575
                                                                 West Branch Hurricane Creek..............  Approximately 820 feet downstream of Bridgestone Parkway..         *576         *575
                                                                                                            Approximately 200 feet downstream of Heil Quaker Boulevard         *586         *585
                                                                 Rock Spring Branch.......................  Approximately 900 feet downstream of Waldron Road.........         *656         *654
                                                                                                            At Waldron Road...........................................         None         *660
                                                                 East Branch Hurricane Creek..............  Approximately 0.18 mile upstream of Bridgestone Parkway...         *578         *579
                                                                                                            Approximately 0.16 mile upstream of Waldron Road..........         *581         *582
                                                                 J. Percy Priest Resevoir.................  Entire shoreline within community.........................         None         *506
                                                                 East Branch Hurricane Creek..............  Approximately 100 feet downstream of Industrial Boulevard.         *586         *587
                                                                                                                                                                                                
  Maps available for inspection at the La Vergne City Hall, 5093 Murfreesboro Road, La Vergne, Tennessee.                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                                                                                
  Send comments to The Honorable Mike Webb, Mayor of the City of La Vergne, 5093 Murfreesboro Road, La Vergne, Tennessee 37086.                                                                 
                                                                                                                                                                                                
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Tennessee............................  Murfreesboro (City)       Lytle Creek..............................  Approximately 200 feet upstream of Old Fort Parkway at the         *582         *581
                                        Rutherford County.                                                   upstream side of Louisville and Nashville Railroad.                                
                                                                                                            Approximately 200 feet upstream of County Club Drive......         None         *604
                                                                 Bushman Creek............................  At upstream side of Compton Road..........................         *549         *546
                                                                                                            Approximately 200 feet downstream of New Lascassas Road...         *587         *585
                                                                                                                                                                                                
  Maps available for inspection at the Murfreesboro City Hall, City Planning Department, 111 West Vine Street, Murfreesboro, Tennesse.                                                          
                                                                                                                                                                                                
  Send comments to The Honorable Joe B. Jackson, Mayor of the City of Murfreesboro, P.O. Box 1139, Murfreesboro, Tennessee 37133-1139.                                                          
                                                                                                                                                                                                
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Tennessee............................  Rutherford County         East Fork Stones River...................  Approximately 1.45 miles downstream of U.S. Route 231              *530         *529
                                        (Unincorporated Areas).                                              (Lebanon Pike).                                                                    
                                                                                                            Approximately 0.8 mile upstream of State Route 96.........         *565         *561
                                                                 J. Percy Priest Resevoir.................  Entire shoreline within county............................         None         *506
                                                                 Bear Branch..............................  At confluence with East Fork Stones River.................         *542         *539
                                                                                                            At downstream side of Dejarnette Lane.....................         *584         *580
                                                                 Overall Creek............................  At confluence with West Fork Stones River.................         *533         *532
                                                                                                            Approximately 4.0 miles upstream of State Route 96........         *632         *634
                                                                 Lytle Creek..............................  Approximately 500 feet upstream of Sanbyrn Road (at                None         *601
                                                                                                             downstream corporate limits).                                                      
                                                                                                            Approximately 100 feet downstream of Dilton-Mankin Road...         *644         *643
                                                                 Rock Spring Branch.......................  Approximately 1,000 feet downstream of Waldron Road.......         *654         *653
                                                                                                            Approximately 1,900 feet upstream of Waldron Road.........         None         *673
                                                                 Olive Branch.............................  At confluence with Stewart Creek..........................         *531         *532

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                                                                                                            Approximately 0.45 mile upstream of Rocky Ford Road.......         *582         *583
                                                                 Stewart Creek............................  Approximately 0.5 mile downstream of 8th Avenue...........         None         *506
                                                                                                            Approximately 50 feet upstream of Almaville Road..........         None         *603
                                                                 Lees Spring Branch.......................  At confluence with Lytle Creek............................         None         *623
                                                                                                            Approximately 150 feet upstream of Dilton-Mankin Road.....         None         *630
                                                                 Wades Branch.............................  At confluence with East Fork Stones River.................         *535         *531
                                                                                                            Approximately 0.65 mile upstream of State Route 102.......         *535         *534
                                                                 Bradley Creek............................  At confluence with East Fork Stones River.................         *564         *559
                                                                                                            Approximately 264 feet upstream of Browns Mill Road.......            *            *
                                                                 Puckett Creek............................  At confluence with Overall Creek..........................         *570         *572
                                                                                                            Approximately 0.12 mile upstream of confluence with                *571         *572
                                                                                                             Overall Creek.                                                                     
                                                                 Bushman Creek............................  At confluence with East Fork Stones River.................         *549         *546
                                                                                                            Approximately 1,300 feet upstream of New Lascassas Road...         *590         *591
                                                                                                                                                                                                
  Maps available for inspection at the Rutherford County Courthouse, County Engineering Department, #1 Public Square South, Room 101, Murfreesboro, Tennessee.                                  
                                                                                                                                                                                                
  Send comments to Ms. Nancy Allen, Rutherford County Executive, Rutherford County Courthouse, #1 Public Square South, Room 101, Murfreesboro, Tennessee 37130.                                 
                                                                                                                                                                                                
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Tennessee............................  Smyrna (Town) Rutherford  Stewart Creek............................  Approximately 0.6 mile downstream of 8th Avenue...........         None         *506
                                        County.                                                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                            Approximately 500 feet upstream of I-24 Eastbound.........         *542         *547
                                                                 Rock Spring Branch.......................  Approximately 0.29 mile upstream of confluence with Harts          *542         *543
                                                                                                             Branch.                                                                            
                                                                                                            Approximately 0.33 mile upstream of Last Crossing of Rock          None         *702
                                                                                                             Spring Road.                                                                       
                                                                 J. Percy Priest Resevoir.................  For its entire shoreline within community.................         None         *506
                                                                 Olive Branch.............................  At the confluence with Stewart Creek......................         *531         *532
                                                                                                            Approximately 375 feet upstream of Rosewood Drive.........         *553         *560
                                                                                                                                                                                                
  Maps available for inspection at the Smyrna Town Hall, 315 South Lowry Street, Smyrna, Tennessee.                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                                                                                
  Send comments to The Honorable Paul H. Johns, Mayor of the Town of Smyrna, 315 South Lowry Street, Smyrna, Tennessee 37167.                                                                   
                                                                                                                                                                                                
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West Virginia........................  Moorefield (Town) Hardy   South Branch Potomac River...............  At a point approximately 2,000 feet upstream of corporate          *806         *807
                                        County.                                                              limits.                                                                            
                                                                                                            At confluence of the South Fork of the South Branch                *808         *807
                                                                                                             Potomac River.                                                                     
                                                                 South Fork of the South Branch Potomac     At confluence with the South Branch Potomac River.........         *808         *807
                                                                  River.                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                            Approximately 700 feet upstream of southern corporate              *828         *829
                                                                                                             limits.                                                                            
                                                                                                                                                                                                
  Maps available for inspection at the Moorefield Town Hall, 206 Winchester Avenue, Moorefield, West Virginia.                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                                                                                
  Send comments to The Honorable LeMar Sager, Mayor of the Town of Moorefield, 206 Winchester Avenue, Moorefield, West Virginia 26836.                                                          
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(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance No. 83.100, ``Flood 
Insurance.'')

    Dated: May 31, 1996.
Richard W. Krimm,
Acting Associate Director for Mitigation.
[FR Doc. 96-14727 Filed 6-10-96; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6718-04-P