[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 245 (Thursday, December 19, 1996)] [Rules and Regulations] [Pages 66926-66931] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 96-32262] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY 44 CFR Part 67 Final Flood Elevation Determinations AGENCY: Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). ACTION: Final rule. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: Base (1% annual chance) flood elevations and modified base flood elevations are made final for the communities listed below. The base flood elevations and modified base flood elevations are the basis for the floodplain management measures that each 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). EFFECTIVE DATES: The date of issuance of the Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM) showing base flood elevations and modified base flood elevations for each community. This date may be obtained by contacting the office where the maps are available for inspection as indicated on the table below. ADDRESSES: The final 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 table below. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Frederick H. Sharrocks Jr., Chief, Hazard Identification Branch, Mitigation Directorate, 500 C Street SW., Washington, DC 20472, (202) 646-2796. [[Page 66927]] SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA or Agency) makes final determinations listed below of base flood elevations and modified base flood elevations for each community listed. The proposed base flood elevations and proposed modified base flood elevations were published in newspapers of local circulation and an opportunity for the community or individuals to appeal the proposed determinations to or through the community was provided for a period of ninety (90) days. The proposed base flood elevations and proposed modified base flood elevations were also published in the Federal Register. This final rule is issued in accordance with section 110 of the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973, 42 U.S.C. 4104, and 44 CFR part 67. The Agency has developed criteria for floodplain management in floodprone areas in accordance with 44 CFR part 60. Interested lessees and owners of real property are encouraged to review the proof Flood Insurance Study and Flood Insurance Rate Map available at the address cited below for each community. The base flood elevations and modified base flood elevations are made final in the communities listed below. Elevations at selected locations in each community are shown. National Environmental Policy Act This 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 Executive Associate Director, Mitigation Directorate, certifies that this rule is exempt from the requirements of the Regulatory Flexibility Act because final 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. No regulatory flexibility analysis has been prepared. Regulatory Classification This final 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 rule involves no policies that have federalism implications under Executive Order 12612, Federalism, dated October 26, 1987. Executive Order 12778, Civil Justice Reform This rule meets the applicable standards of section 2(b)(2) of Executive Order 12778. Administrative practice and procedure, Flood insurance, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements. Accordingly, 44 CFR part 67 is 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. 67.11 [Amended] 2. The tables published under the authority of Sec. 67.11 are amended as follows: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ # Depth in feet above ground. Source of flooding and location *Elevation in feet (NGVD) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ CONNECTICUT ------------------------------------------------------------- Granby (town), Hartford County (FEMA Docket No. 7179) Dismal Brook: Upstream side of East Street.............................. *279 At the Massachusetts State boundary....................... *370 East Branch Salmon Brook: Approximatey 1,830 feet downstream of Silver Street Dam... *533 At State boundary......................................... *219 Creamery Brook: Approximately 2,000 feet upstream of the confluence with East Branch Salmon Brook................................. *219 Approximately 875 feet upstream of Creamery Hill Road..... *252 Hungary Brook: At upstream side of Notch Road............................ *202 Approximately 0.87 mile upstream of Quarry Road........... *230 Bradley Brook: At upstream side of Meadowbrook Road...................... *216 Approximately 760 feet upstream of East Street............ *278 West Branch Bradley Brook: Approximately 1,125 feet downstream of Twilight Drive..... *226 Approximately 1,685 feet upstream of Stardust Drive....... *255 East Branch Bradley Brook: At the confluence with Bradley Brook...................... *217 Approximately 150 feet upstream of East Street............ *259 East Fork of East Branch Bradley Brook: At confluence with East Branch Bradley Brook.............. *243 Approximately 170 feet upstream of East Street............ *259 Maps available for inspection at the Granby Town Hall, 15 North Granby Road, Granby, Connecticut. ------------------------------------------------------------- FLORIDA ------------------------------------------------------------- Monroe County (unincorporated areas) (FEMA Docket No. 7168) Gulf of Mexico: Approximately 600 feet northwest of intersection of Evergreen Avenue and Evergreen Terrace................... *13 Approximately 370 feet northwest of intersection of Evergreen Avenue and Evergreen Terrace................... *11 Torch Ramrod Channel: Approximately 700 feet north of the intersection of Mariposa Road and Lesronde Drive along Lesronde Drive.... *8 Approximately 1,000 feet north of the intersection of Mariposa Road and Lesronde Drive along Lesronde Drive.... *10 Maps available for inspection at the Monroe County Growth Management Building, 2798 Overseas Highway, Marathon, Florida. ------------------------------------------------------------- ILLINOIS ------------------------------------------------------------- Aurora (city), Kane and DuPage Counties (FEMA Docket Nos. 7149 and 7175) Blackberry Creek: At Jericho Road........................................... *666 Approximately 0.8 mile upstream of confluence of Blackberry Creek Tributary A............................. *676 Blackberry Creek Tributary A: At confluence with Blackberry Creek....................... *674 Approximately 0.4 mile upstream of Indian Trail Road...... *674 Blackberry Creek Tributary H: Approximately 0.7 mile downstream of Prairie Street....... *666 At Galena Boulevard....................................... *673 Mastadon Lake: Entire shoreline within the community..................... *662 [[Page 66928]] Maps available for inspection at the Planning Department, City Hall, 44 East Downer Place, Aurora, Illinois. ------------------------------------------------------------- KENTUCKY ------------------------------------------------------------- Daviess County (unincorporated areas) (FEMA Docket No. 7105) Ohio River: At downstream county boundary............................. *384 Approximately 1 mile upstream of upstream corporate limits *395 Panther Creek: At confluence with Green River............................ *386 At confluence of North and South Forks Panther Creeks..... *392 Pup Creek: At the confluence with the Ohio River..................... *391 At downstream side of State Route 405..................... *391 Persimmon Ditch Tributary: At confluence with Persimmon Ditch........................ *403 Approximately 900 feet upstream of confluence with Persimmon Ditch.......................................... *403 Persimmon Ditch: Approximately 0.3 mile upstream of Ewing Road............. *399 Downstream side of U.S. Route 60.......................... *403 Devins Ditch: Approximately 500 feet upstream of Wayside Drive.......... *391 Approximately 1,600 feet upstream of Audubon Parkway west entrance ramp............................................ *401 Big Ditch: At confluence with Panther Creek.......................... *392 At confluence of Carter Ditch............................. *395 Carter Ditch: At confluence with Big Ditch.............................. *395 At U.S. Route 60 Bypass................................... *397 Scherm Ditch: At confluence with Carter Ditch........................... *396 Approximately 1,500 feet upstream of U.S. Route 60 Bypass. *398 Tamarack Ditch: At confluence with Big Ditch.............................. *395 At storm sewer outlet..................................... *395 Goetz Ditch: At confluence with Panther Creek.......................... *392 Upstream side of U.S. Route 60 Bypass..................... *396 Harsh Ditch: Approximately 110 feet upstream of confluence with Horse Fork..................................................... *393 Downstream side of 27th Street............................ *398 West Tributary of Harsh Ditch: At confluence with Harsh Ditch............................ *395 Downstream side of Abandoned Railroad (outlet of storm drain)................................................... *396 Horse Fork: At confluence with Panther Creek.......................... *392 Approximately 0.2 mile upstream Fairview Road............. *418 Unnamed Tributary 46 Horse Fork: At confluence with Horse Fork............................. *412 Approximately 0.5 mile upstream of confluence with Horse Fork..................................................... *415 Yellow Creek: At confluence with Ohio River............................. *391 Approximately 317 feet upstream of Daniels Lane........... *403 Gilles Ditch: Upstream side of Lyddane Bridge Road...................... *387 Approximately 0.3 mile upstream of U.S. Route 60.......... *413 North Fork Panther Creek: At the confluence with Panther Creek...................... *392 Downstream side of State Route 298........................ *392 Maps available for inspection at the Daviess County Courthouse, 212 St. Ann Street, Owensboro, Kentucky. ------------------------------------------------------------- MISSISSIPPI ------------------------------------------------------------- Pearl (city), Rankin County (FEMA Docket No. 7187) Conway Slough Tributary 2: Approximately 0.1 mile upstream of Pearson Road culvert... *271 Approximately 0.1 mile upstream of Lionel Road............ *284 Neely Creek (Left Channel): Approximately 30 feet downstream of North Biederman Road.. *271 At downstream side of Old Brandon Road.................... *282 Neely Creek Tributary 2: At downstream side of North Biederman Road................ *271 Approximately 1.2 miles upstream of Illinois Central Gulf Railroad................................................. *280 Richland Creek: Approximately 1,050 feet upstream of Old Pearson Road..... *284 Approximately 1.3 miles upstream of confluence of Richland Creek Tributary 1........................................ *288 Richland Creek Tributary 1: At confluence with Richland Creek......................... *285 Approximately 400 feet downstream of Illinois Central Gulf Railroad................................................. *287 Maps available for inspection at the Pearl City Hall, Department of Community Development, 2420 Old Brandon Road, Pearl, Mississippi. ------------------------------------------------------------- NEW YORK ------------------------------------------------------------- Bayville (village), Nassau County (FEMA Docket No. 7179) Mill Neck Creek/Oyster Bay Harbor: Approximately 600 feet northeast of Bayville Bridge enters community................................................ *15 Maps available for inspection at the Village Hall, 34 School Street, Bayville, New York. ------ Canandaigua (town), Ontario County (FEMA Docket No. 7187) Lake Canandaigua: Approximately 200 feet east of intersection of Cribb and West Lake Roads.......................................... *692 Approximately 1,800 feet east of the intersection of Coy and West Lake Roads...................................... *692 Mud Creek: Approximately 2,000 feet downstream of downstream corporate limits......................................... *683 Approximately 200 feet upstream of upstream corporate limits................................................... *706 Maps available for inspection at the Town of Canandaigua Planning Department, 5440 Route 5 and 20 West, Canandaigua, New York. ------ Cedarhurst (village), Nassau County (FEMA Docket No. 7179) Head of Bay/Motts Creek: Intersection of Oxford Road and Arlington Place........... *8 Maps available for inspection at the Village Hall, 200 Cedarhurst, Cedarhurst, New York. ------ East Rockaway (village), Nassau County (FEMA Docket No. 7179) Mill River: At intersection of Rhame Avenue and Althouse Avenue....... *7 At intersection of Williamson Street and 6th Avenue....... *7 Maps available for inspection at the East Rockaway Village Hall, 376 Atlantic Avenue, East Rockaway, New York. [[Page 66929]] ------ Elmira (city), Chemung County (FEMA Docket No. 7190) Newtown Creek: Approximately 100 feet downstream of East Water Street.... *849 Approximately 680 feet upstream of confluence with Diven Creek.................................................... *861 Interior Ponding Area: Approximately 50 feet south of the intersection of Judson Street and East Water Street............................. *849 Approximately 400 feet north of the intersection of Harriet Street and East Church Street.................... *849 McCann's Tributary: At its confluence with Diven Creek........................ *861 Approximately 325 feet upstream of its confluence with Diven Creek.............................................. *861 Maps available for inspection at the Elmira City Hall, Engineering Department, 317 East Church Street, Elmira, New York. ------ Freeport (village), Nassau County (FEMA Docket No. 7179) Atlantic Ocean/Baldwin Bay: Approximately 200 feet west of intersection of Suffolk Street and South Long Beach Avenue....................... *8 Baldwin Bay: Approximately 150 feet south of intersection of Morris Avenue and Meister Boulevard............................. *8 Hudson Bay: Approximately 1,750 feet southeast of intersection of Anchorage Way and South Grove Avenue..................... *9 Maps available for inspection at the Freeport Village Building Department, 46 North Ocean Avenue, Freeport, New York. ------ Great Neck (village), Nassau County (FEMA Docket No. 7179) Manhasset Bay: Approximately 200 feet southeast of the intersection of East Shore Road and Vista Hill Road...................... *14 Maps available for inspection at the Great Neck Village Hall, 61 Baker Hill Road, Great Neck, New York. ------ Great Neck Plaza (village), Nassau County (FEMA Docket No. 7179) Russells Creek: Approximately 1,640 feet downstream of Clent Road......... *63 At Clent Road............................................. *75 Maps available for inspection at the Village Hall, Building Department, 2 Gussack Plaza, Great Neck, New York. ------ Gouverneur (village), St. Lawrence County (FEMA Docket No. 7187) Oswegatchie River: At corporate limits....................................... *395 Approximately 0.74 mile upstream of State Route 58........ *411 Maps available for inspection at the Village Clerk's Office, Gouverneur Municipal Building, 33 Clinton Street, Gouverneur, New York. ------ Hempstead (town), Nassau County (FEMA Docket No. 7179) Head of Bay: Approximately 250 feet west of intersection of West Avenue and Baker Avenue......................................... *8 Hewlett Bay/Macy Channel: Approximately 700 feet east of intersection of Elinor Road and Cedar Avenue......................................... *7 Brosewere Bay: Approximately 500 feet south of intersection of Woodmere Boulevard and Hickory Road............................... *8 Valley Stream: Approximately 300 feet west of the intersection of Mill Road and Sidney Place.................................... *10 Hewlett Bay: Approximately 50 feet south of West Boulevard extended.... *9 East Rockaway Inlet: Approximately 200 feet west of intersection of Bay Boulevard and Granada Street............................. *10 Atlantic Ocean: Approximately 500 feet south of Malone Avenue extended.... *15 At intersection of Bay Boulevard and Bermuda Street....... *10 Approximately 550 feet south of intersection of Ocean Boulevard and Wayne Avenue............................... *15 Reynolds Channel: Approximately 1,200 feet north from intersection of Yates Avenue and West Beach Street............................. *8 Approximately 500 feet north of Bay Boulevard and Albany Boulevard................................................ *8 Freeport Creek: Approximately 1,000 feet southeast of the end of South Main Street.............................................. *7 Maps available for inspection at the Engineering Department, 350 Front Street, Hempstead, New York. ------ Hewlett Bay Park (village), Nassau County (FEMA Docket No. 7179) Hewlett Bay: Macy Channel: At intersection of Everett Avenue and Seawane Drive....... *7 Approximately 650 feet east of intersection of Piermont Avenue and Veeder Drive.................................. *7 Maps available for inspection at the Village Hall, 30 Piermont Avenue, Hewlett, New York. ------ Hewlett Harbor (village), Nassau County (FEMA Docket No. 7179) Hewlett Bay: Thixton Creek: Approximately 500 feet southeast of intersection of Harbor Road and Thixton Drive................................... *9 Hewlett Bay: Macy Channel: Intersection of Everett Avenue and Seawane Drive.......... *7 Maps available for inspection at the Hewlett Harbor Village Hall, 449 Pepperidge Road, Hewlett Harbor, New York. ------ Hewlett Neck (village), Nassau County (FEMA Docket No. 7179) Brosewere Bay: Georges Creek: Approximately 600 feet southeast of the intersection of Dolphin Drive and Curtis Road............................ *7 Approximately 50 feet east of Adams Cane cul-de-sac....... *7 Hewlett Bay: Georges Creek: Approximately 300 feet east of intersection of Hewlett Neck Road and Dolphin Lane............................... *7 Maps available for inspection at the Village Hall, 30 Piermont Avenue, Hewlett, New York. ------ Island Park (village), Nassau County (FEMA Docket No. 7179) Wreck Lead Channel: Approximately 500 feet southwest of intersection of Railroad Place and Bridge Plaza.......................... *8 [[Page 66930]] Hog Island Channel: Approximately 475 feet north of intersection of Island Parkway and Sherborne Place.............................. *8 Maps available for inspection at the Village Hall, 127 Long Beach Road, Island Park, New York. ------ Lawrence (village), Nassau County (FEMA Docket No. 7179) Brosewere Bay: Approximately 1,000 feet south of the intersection of Burton Lane and Albro Lane............................... *7 Approximately 1,000 feet southeast from intersection of Burton Lane and Albro Lane............................... *9 Broad Channel: Approximately 1,000 feet southeast of confluence with Post Lead..................................................... *9 Reynolds Channel: Approximately 250 feet southeast from 2nd Street extended. *10 Bannister Creek: Intersection of North Street and Monroe Street............ *7 Approximately 1,000 feet south of intersection of Rock Hall Road and Nassau Expressway.......................... *10 Maps available for inspection at the Lawrence Village Building Department, 196 Central Avenue, Lawrence, New York. ------ Long Beach (city), Nassau County (FEMA Docket No. 7179) Atlantic Ocean: Approximately 850 feet southeast of the intersection of East Broadway and Roosevelt Boulevard.................... *15 Reynolds Channel: Approximately 500 feet north of intersection of Lindell Boulevard and West Bay Drive............................. *8 Maps available for inspection at the City Hall, 1 West Chester Street, Long Beach, New York. ------ Malverne (village), Nassau County (FEMA Docket No. 7179) Motts Creek: At Motley Street.......................................... *24 Approximately 220 feet upstream of Franklin Avenue........ *30 Maps available for inspection at the Village Hall, 99 Church Street, Malverne, New York. ------ Massapequa Park (village), Nassau County (FEMA Docket No. 7179) Atlantic Ocean: South Oyster Bay: Approximately 350 feet south of the intersection of Skylark Road and Whitewood Drive......................... *9 Approximately 125 feet southwest of the intersection of Knell Drive and Harbor Lane East......................... *8 Massapequa Creek: Approximately 250 feet downstream of Southern State Parkway.................................................. *38 At Clark Street........................................... *18 Maps available for inspection at the Village Hall, 151 Front Street, Massapequa Park, New York. ------ North Hempstead (town), Nassau County (FEMA Docket No. 7179) Little Neck Bay: Approximately 200 feet southwest of the intersection of Shorecliff Place and Bayside Road........................ *13 Approximately 400 feet northwest of intersection of Woodland Place and Bayview Avenue........................ *13 Manhasset Bay: Approximately 175 feet west of West Shore Drive and Bayview Avenue........................................... *16 Russells Creek: Approximately 700 feet upstream of Melbourne Road......... *115 Maps available for inspection at the North Hempstead Town Hall, 220 Plandome Road, Manhasset, New York. ------ Oyster Bay (town), Nassau County (FEMA Docket No. 7179) Hempstead Harbor: Approximately 100 feet west of the intersection of Glenwood Road and Shore Road............................. *16 Atlantic Ocean: South Oyster Bay: Approximately 525 feet west of the intersection of Atwater Place and West Shore Drive............................... *9 Approximately 250 feet southeast of the intersection of Sunset Boulevard and Bay Drive........................... *8 Beaver Lake: Approximately 950 feet northeast of Kentuck Lane.......... *12 Maps available for inspection at the Oyster Bay Town Department of Planning and Development, 74 Audry Avenue, Oyster Bay, New York. ------ Plandome (village), Nassau County (FEMA Docket No. 7179) Manhasset Bay: Approximately 600 feet west of intersection of Shoreview Lane and Plandome Road................................... *14 Approximately 750 feet west of intersection of Shoreview Lane and Plandome Road................................... *16 Maps available for inspection at the Plandome Village Hall, 65 South Drive, Plandome, New York. ------ Plandome Heights (village), Nassau County (FEMA Docket No. 7179) Manhasset Bay: Approximately 100 feet west of the waterway and Shore Drive at the intersection of Shore Drive and The Beachway *14 At northern corporate limits approximately 500 feet west of intersection of The Beachway and Shore Drive.......... *16 Maps available for inspection at the Plandome Heights Village Office, 34 Grandview Circle, Manhasset, New York. ------ Plandome Manor (village), Nassau County (FEMA Docket No. 7179) Manhasset Bay: Approximately 750 feet west of intersection of Lake and Bayview Roads............................................ *16 Maps available for inspection at the Plandome Manor Village Hall, 1526 North Plandome Road, Plandome Manor, New York. ------ Rockville Centre (village), Nassau County (FEMA Docket No. 7179) Mill River: Approximately 360 feet west of intersection of River Avenue and Demott Place.................................. *7 [[Page 66931]] Maps available for inspection at the Rockville Centre Village Engineer's Office, 110 Maple Avenue, Rockville Centre. ------ Sands Point (village), Nassau County (FEMA Docket No. 7179) Sandspoint/Hempstead Harbor: Approximately 800 feet east of intersection of Harbor Road and Todd Drive........................................... *10 Maps available for inspection at the Sands Point Village Hall, Tibbits Lane, Port Washington, New York. ------ Thomaston (village), Nassau County (FEMA Docket No. 7179) Manhasset Bay: Approximately 500 feet northeast of Colonial Road and East Shore Road............................................... *15 Russells Creek: At Clent Road............................................. *74 Approximately 0.15 mile upstream of Clent Road............ *92 Maps available for inspection at the Thomaston Village Hall, 100 East Shore Road, Great Neck, New York. ------ Valley Stream (village), Nassau County (FEMA Docket No. 7179) Motts Creek: Approximately 120 feet northeast of the intersection of Hungry Harbor Road and Rosedale Road..................... *8 Maps available for inspection at the Valley Stream Village Hall, 123 South Central Avenue, Valley Stream, New York. ------ Windham (town), Greene County (FEMA Docket Nos. 7112 and 7187) Batavia Kill: Approximately 1.6 miles upstream of County Route 56....... *2,345 At downstream corporate limits............................ *1,466 Maps available for inspection at the Windham Town Hall, Route 296, Hensonville, New York. ------ Woodsburgh (village), Nassau County (FEMA Docket No. 7179) Woodmere Channel: At intersection of Meadow Drive and Channel Road.......... *7 Approximately 500 feet south of intersection of Channel Road and Meadow Drive.................................... *7 Brosewere Bay: Approximately 450 feet southeast of intersection of Bay Drive and Hickory Road................................... *9 Maps available for inspection at the Woodsburgh Village Hall, 30 Piermont Avenue, Hewlett, New York. ------------------------------------------------------------- PENNSYLVANIA ------------------------------------------------------------- York Springs (borough), Adams County (FEMA Docket No. 7172) Gardner Run: At corporate limits....................................... *585 Approximately 65 feet upstream of Business U.S. Route 15.. *587 Tributary 1: Approximately 440 feet downstream of Latimore Street...... *598 Approximately 320 feet upstream of Latimore Street........ *606 Tributary 2: At confluence with Tributary 1............................ *605 At corporate limits....................................... *639 Maps available for inspection at the York Springs Borough Office, 311 Main Street, York Springs, Pennsylvania. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ (Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance No. 83.100, ``Flood Insurance'') Dated: December 10, 1996. Craig S. Wingo, Deputy Associate Director, Mitigation Directorate. [FR Doc. 96-32262 Filed 12-18-96; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6718-04-P