[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 82 (Tuesday, April 29, 1997)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 23197-23202]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-11001]


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FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY

44 CFR Part 67

[Docket No. FEMA-7219]


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 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: Frederick H. Sharrocks, Jr., Chief, 
Hazard Identification Branch, Mitigation Directorate, 500 C Street SW., 
Washington, DC 20472, (202) 646-2796.

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

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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 Executive 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. *Elevation in 
                State                      City/town/county                  Source of flooding                                      Location                                  feet (NGVD)      
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                                                                                                                                                                          Existing     Modified 
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Connecticut..........................  New Britain (City),       Willow Brook.............................  Approximately 300 feet downstream of Willow Brook Park              *63          *61
                                        Hartford County.                                                     Road.                                                                              
                                                                                                            Approximately 800 feet upstream of Reservoir Road.........         *345         *344
                                                                 Mason Pond Brook.........................  At confluence with Willow Brook...........................         *168         *170
                                                                                                            Approximately 75 feet upstream of Shuttle Meadow Avenue...         *172         *171
                                                                 Schultz Pond Brook.......................  At the confluence with Willow Brook.......................         *175         *176
                                                                                                            Approximately 815 feet upstream of Reservoir Road.........         *345         *344
                                                                 Bass Brook...............................  Approximately 1,600 feet downstream of East Street........          *89          *90
                                                                                                            Approximately 825 feet upstream of upstream crossing of            *263         *267
                                                                                                             Lewis Road.                                                                        
                                                                 Batterson Park Pond Brook................  Approximately 400 feet downstream of Stanley Park Road....         *178         *177
                                                                                                            Approximately 115 feet upstream of Brittany Farms Road....         *207         *206
                                                                 Gaffney Brook............................  At Francis Street.........................................         *174         *176
                                                                                                            Approximately 1,400 feet upstream of Francis Street.......         *179         *181
                                                                 Sandy Brook..............................  At corporate limits.......................................          *89          *90
                                                                                                            Approximately 650 feet upstream of Ella Grasso Road.......         None         *131
                                                                                                                                                                                                
  Maps available for inspection at the New Britain City Hall, Engineering Department--Room 503, 27 West Main Street, New Britain, Connecticut.                                                  
                                                                                                                                                                                                
  Send comments to The Honorable Lucian Pawlak, Mayor of the City of New Britain, New Britain City Hall, 27 West Main Street, New Britain, Connecticut 06051.                                   
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Connecticut..........................  Wilton (Town) Fairfield   West Branch Saugatuck River..............  Approximately 840 feet upstream of Westport/Wilton                  *96          *95
                                        County.                                                              corporate limits.                                                                  
                                                                                                            Approximately 800 feet upstream of Route 53 (Cedar Road)..         *160         *159
                                                                                                                                                                                                
  Maps available for inspection at the Inland Wetland Commission, Wilton Town Hall Annex, 238 Danbury Road, Wilton, Connecticut.                                                                
                                                                                                                                                                                                
  Send comments to Mr. Bob Russell, First Selectman for the Town of Wilton, 238 Danbury Road, Wilton, Connecticut 06897.                                                                        
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Georgia..............................  Rockdale County           Yellow River.............................  At confluence of Big Haynes Creek.........................         *646         *652
                                        (Unincorporated Areas).                                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                            Approximately 200 feet downstream of Georgia Highway 138..         *659         *660
                                                                 Big Haynes Creek.........................  At confluence with Yellow River...........................         *646         *652

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                                                                                                            At confluence of Little Haynes Creek......................         None         *661
                                                                 Little Haynes Creek......................  At confluence with Big Haynes Creek.......................         None         *661
                                                                                                            At county boundary........................................         None         *697
                                                                                                                                                                                                
  Maps available for inspection at Rockdale County Planning and Development Department, 2570 Old Covington Highway, Conyers, Georgia.                                                           
                                                                                                                                                                                                
  Send comments to Mr. Randolph W. Poynter, Chairman of the Rockdale County Board of Commissioners, 922 Court Street, P.O. Box 289, Conyers, Georgia 30207.                                     
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Michigan.............................  Escanaba (Township)       Little Bay De Noc........................  Entire shoreline within community.........................         None         *585
                                        Delta County.                                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                                                                                
  Maps available for inspection at the Escanaba Township Hall, County 416, 20th Road, Gladstone, Michigan.                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                                                                                
  Send comments to Mr. Kevin Dubord, Escanaba Township Supervisor, 3983 County 416, 20th Road, Gladstone, Michigan 49837.                                                                       
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Georgia..............................  Trion (Town) Chattooga    Chattooga River..........................  Approximately 1,400 feet downstream of U.S. 27............         *659         *656
                                        County.                                                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                            Approximately 0.75 mile upstream of confluence of Cane             *684         *682
                                                                                                             Creek.                                                                             
                                                                 Cane Creek...............................  At confluence with Chattooga River........................         *681         *679
                                                                                                            Approximately 0.5 mile upstream of Welcome Hill Road......         *681         *680
                                                                 Spring Branch............................  At confluence with Chappel Creek..........................         *661         *659
                                                                                                            Approximately 100 feet downstream of Central Avenue.......         *664         *663
                                                                 Chappel Creek............................  At confluence with Chattooga River........................         *661         *659
                                                                                                            Approximately 1,150 feet upstream of First Street.........         *661         *659
                                                                 Trion Branch.............................  At confluence with Chattooga River........................         *663         *661
                                                                                                            Approximately 50 feet upstream of Allgood Street..........         *663         *662
                                                                                                                                                                                                
  Maps available for inspection at the Trion Town Hall, 128 Park Avenue, Trion, Georgia.                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                                                                                
  Send comments to The Honorable Alan Plunkett, Mayor of the Town of Trion, Trion Town Hall, P.O. Box 727, Trion, Georgia 30753.                                                                
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Michigan.............................  Fairbanks (Township)      Big Bay De Noc...........................  Approximately 200 feet west and south of the intersection          None         *584
                                        Delta County.                                                        of 11 Road and 11 Drive.                                                           
                                                                                                            Approximately 1,550 feet west of the intersection of HH            None         *585
                                                                                                             Road and 8th Road.                                                                 
                                                                 Green Bay................................  In the vicinity of Sac Bay................................         None         *585
                                                                                                            At the southernmost tip of Garden Peninsula...............         None         *584
                                                                 Lake Michigan............................  Entire shoreline within community.........................         None         *584
                                                                                                                                                                                                
  Maps available for inspection at the Fairbanks Township Hall, 4314 11 Road, Garden, Michigan.                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                                                                                
  Send comments to Mr. John Latulip, Fairbanks Township Supervisor, 4677 LL Road, Garden, Michigan 49829.                                                                                       
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Michigan.............................  Garden (Township) Delta   Big Bay De Noc...........................  Entire shoreline within community.........................         None         *585
                                        County.                                                                                                                                                 
                                                                 Lake Michigan............................  Entire shoreline within community.........................         None         *584
                                                                                                                                                                                                
  Maps available for inspection at the Garden Supervisor's Office, State Road, Garden, Michigan.                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                                                                                
  Send comments to Mr. Gary Plant, Garden Township Supervisor, P.O. Box 82, Garden, Michigan 49835.                                                                                             
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New York.............................  Yonkers (City)            Saw Mill River...........................  Approximately 1,420 feet downstream of Ashburton Avenue...         None          *95
                                        Westchester County.                                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                            Approximately 0.4 mile upstream of Hearst Street..........         *117         *115
                                                                 Crestwood Lake...........................  Entire shoreline within community.........................         None         *161
                                                                                                                                                                                                
  Maps available for inspection at the Engineering Department, Room 313, Yonkers City Hall, Yonkers, New York.                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                                                                                
  Send comments to The Honorable John D. Spencer, Mayor of the City of Yonkers, Yonkers City Hall, Yonkers, New York 10701.                                                                     
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North Carolina.......................  North Topsail Beach       Atlantic Ocean...........................  Approximately 225 feet south of the intersection of 14th            *16          *19
                                        (Town) Onslow County.                                                Avenue and Ocean Boulevard (SR 1583).                                              
                                                                                                            Just north of the intersection of Gray Street and North              *7          *11
                                                                                                             Carolina State Route 210.                                                          

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                                                                 Stump Sound/Intracoastal Waterway........  Approximately 0.7 mile north of the intersection of Sand             *7          *13
                                                                                                             Piper Drive and New River Inlet Road.                                              
                                                                                                            Approximately 0.5 mile northeast of confluence of Normans            *7          *11
                                                                                                             Creek and Old Sound Channel.                                                       
                                                                                                                                                                                                
  Maps available for inspection at the North Topsail Beach Town Hall, 2008 Loggerhead Court, North Topsail Beach, North Carolina.                                                               
                                                                                                                                                                                                
  Send comments to Ms. Ann Vause, Town of North Topsail Beach Manager, 2008 Loggerhead Court, North Topsail Beach, North Carolina 28460.                                                        
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North Carolina.......................  Surf City (Town) Pender   Atlantic Ocean...........................  Approximately 250 feet south of the intersection of NC 50           *16          *19
                                        and Onslow Counties.                                                 and Reachwood Drive.                                                               
                                                                                                            At intersection of Goldsboro Avenue and New River Drive...           *7          *11
                                                                 Topsail Sound............................  Approximately 1,250 feet northwest of the intersection of            *7          *12
                                                                                                             Pender Avenue and Shore Drive.                                                     
                                                                                                            Approximately 1,400 feet northwest of the intersection of           *10           *9
                                                                                                             NC 50 and Reachwood Drive.                                                         
                                                                                                                                                                                                
   Maps available for inspection at the Surf City Town Hall, P.O. Box 2475, Surf City, North Carolina.                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                                                                                
  Send comments to The Honorable Vance Kee, Mayor of the Town of Surf City, P.O. Box 2475, Surf City, North Carolina 28445.                                                                     
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North Carolina.......................  Topsail Beach (Town)      Atlantic Ocean...........................  Approximately 350 feet southeast of the intersection of             *17          *20
                                        Pender County.                                                       Clark Avenue and NC State Route 1554.                                              
                                                                                                            At intersection of Humphrey Avenue and Shore Drive........         None          *13
                                                                 Topsail Sound............................  Approximately 700 feet west of the intersection of Shore            *14          *13
                                                                                                             Line Drive and Godwin Avenue.                                                      
                                                                                                            Approximately 450 feet northwest of intersection of Fields           *9          *10
                                                                                                             Avenue and Shore Drive.                                                            
                                                                                                                                                                                                
   Maps available for inspection at the Topsail Beach Town Hall, 820 South Anderson Boulevard, Topsail Beach, North Carolina.                                                                   
                                                                                                                                                                                                
  Send comments to Mr. Eric Peterson, Topsail Beach Town Manager, P.O. Box 3089, Topsail Beach, North Carolina 28445-9831.                                                                      
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Ohio.................................  Clark County              Mad River................................  At CONRAIL................................................         *889         *888
                                        (Unincorporated Areas).                                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                            Approximately 2,100 feet downstream of Snider Road........         None         *856
                                                                                                                                                                                                
   Maps available for inspection at the Clark County Building Department, 25 West Pleasant Street, Springfield, Ohio.                                                                           
                                                                                                                                                                                                
  Send comments to Mr. Roger Tackett, President of the Clark County Board of Commissioners, P.O. Box 2639, Springfield, Ohio 45501.                                                             
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Pennsylvania.........................  Hatfield (Township)       West Branch Neshaminy Creek Tributary No.  Approximately 600 feet upstream of confluence with West            *288         *289
                                        Montgomery County.        2.                                         Branch Neshaminy Creek.                                                            
                                                                                                            Approximately 600 feet upstream of Lansdale Tributary.....         *303         *302
                                                                                                                                                                                                
   Maps available for inspection at the Hatfield Township Administration Building, 1950 School Road, Hatfield, Pennsylvania.                                                                    
                                                                                                                                                                                                
  Send comments to Ms. Jean R. Vandegrift, President of the Township of Hatfield Board of Commissioners, 1950 School Road, Hatfield, Pennsylvania 19440.                                        
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Pennsylvania.........................  Lansdale (Borough)        West Branch Neshaminy Creek Tributary No.  Approximately 250 feet upstream of Schues Road............         *299         *301
                                        Montgomery County.        2 (previously Lansdale Tributary and                                                                                          
                                                                  Neshaminy Creek Branch).                                                                                                      
                                                                                                            Approximately 650 feet upstream of West 5th Street........         *324         *318
                                                                                                                                                                                                
   Maps available for inspection at the Lansdale Borough Building, One Vine Street, Lansdale, Pennsylvania.                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                                                                                
  Send comments to Mr. Lee Mangan, Lansdale Borough Manager, One Vine Street, Lansdale, Pennsylvania 19446.                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                                                                                
Pennsylvania.........................  Pike (Township) Berks     Bieber Creek.............................  At a point approximately 730 feet upstream of Keim Road...         None         *398
                                        County.                                                                                                                                                 

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                                                                                                            At a point approximately 0.27 mile upstream of Keim Road..         None         *407
                                                                                                                                                                                                
   Maps available for inspection at the Pike Township Building, Hill Church Road, Oley, Pennsylvania.                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                                                                                
  Send comments to Mr. Timothy P. Korsak, Chairman of the Pike Township Board of Supervisors, R.D. #4, Box 280, Boyertown, Pennsylvania 19512.                                                  
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Pennsylvania.........................  Plains (Township)         Mill Creek...............................  Confluence with Susquehanna River.........................         *551         *549
                                        Luzerne County.                                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                            Approximately 900 feet upstream from State Route 315......         None         *694
                                                                 Unnamed Tributary to Mill Creek..........  Confluence with Mill Creek................................         None         *680
                                                                                                            Approximately 1,400 feet upstream of confluence with Mill          None         *680
                                                                                                             Creek.                                                                             
                                                                 Susquehanna River........................  At downstream corporate limits............................         *550         *549
                                                                                                            Approximately 900 feet upstream of the upstream corporate          *555         *553
                                                                                                             limits.                                                                            
                                                                                                                                                                                                
  Maps available for inspection at Plains Town Hall Municipal Building, 126 North Main Street, Plains, Pennsylvania.                                                                            
                                                                                                                                                                                                
  Send comments to Mr. Robert Stella, Chairman of the Township of Plains Board of Commissioners, Luzerne County, 126 North Main Street, Plains, Pennsylvania 18705.                             
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Pennsylvania.........................  Reynoldsville (Borough)   Soldier Run..............................  Approximately 600 feet upstream of Worth Street...........       *1,369       *1,368
                                        Jefferson County.                                                                                                                                       
                                                                                                            At corporate limits.......................................       *1,378       *1,376
  Maps available for inspection at the Reynoldsville Municipal Building, 460 Main Street, Reynoldsville, Pennsylvania.                                                                          
                                                                                                                                                                                                
  Send comments to Mr. Richard R. Reed, President of the Reynoldsville Borough Council, P.O. Box 67, Reynoldsville, Pennsylvania 15851.                                                         
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Pennsylvania.........................  Winslow (Township)        Soldier Run..............................  Downstream corporate limits...............................       *1,378       *1,376
                                        Jefferson County.                                                                                                                                       
                                                                                                            Upstream corporate limits.................................         None       *1,482
                                                                                                                                                                                                
  Maps available for inspection at the Winslow Township Municipal Building, R.D. 1, Reynoldsville, Pennsylvania.                                                                                
                                                                                                                                                                                                
  Send comments to Mr. Kenneth J. Long, Chairman of the Township of Winslow Board of Supervisors, Township Municipal Building, R.D. 1, Box 4, Reynoldsville, Pennsylvania 15851.                
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Wisconsin............................  Eau Claire (City)         Chippewa River...........................  At Interstate 94..........................................         *774         *773
                                        Chippewa and Eau Claire                                                                                                                                 
                                        Counties.                                                                                                                                               
                                                                                                            Upstream corporate limits.................................         *808         *806
                                                                 Sherman Creek............................  Confluence with Chippewa River............................         *778         *776
                                                                                                            Approximately 1.0 mile upstream of Menomonie Street.......         *807         *808
                                                                 Eau Claire River.........................  At the confluence with Chippewa River.....................         *784         *782
                                                                                                            Downstream side of Chicago and Northwestern Railroad spur.         *784         *783
                                                                                                                                                                                                
  Maps available for inspection at the Eau Claire City Hall, Inspection Service Office, 203 South Farwell Street, Eau Claire, Wisconsin.                                                        
                                                                                                                                                                                                
  Send comments to Mr. Don Norrell, Manager of the City of Eau Claire, 203 South Farwell Street, Call Box 5148, Eau Claire, Wisconsin 54707-5148.                                               
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(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance No. 83.100, ``Flood 
Insurance.'')

    Dated: April 16, 1997.
Richard W. Krimm,
Executive Associate Director, Mitigation Directorate.
[FR Doc. 97-11001 Filed 4-28-97; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6718-04-P