[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 134 (Tuesday, July 14, 1998)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 37808-37812]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-18724]


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FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY

44 CFR Part 67

[Docket No. FEMA-7250]


Proposed Flood Elevation Determinations

AGENCY: Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: Technical information or comments are requested on the 
proposed base (1% annual chance) flood elevations and proposed base 
flood elevation modifications for the communities listed below. The 
base flood elevations and modified base flood elevations are the basis 
for the floodplain management measures that the community is required 
either to adopt or to show evidence of being already in effect in order 
to qualify or remain qualified for participation in the National Flood 
Insurance Program (NFIP).

DATES: The comment period is ninety (90) days following the second 
publication of this proposed rule in a newspaper of local circulation 
in each community.

ADDRESSES: The proposed base flood elevations for each community are 
available for inspection at the office of the Chief Executive Officer 
of each community. The respective addresses are listed in the following 
table.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Matthew B. Miller, P.E., Chief, 
Hazards Study Branch, Mitigation Directorate, 500 C Street SW., 
Washington, DC 20472, (202) 646-3461.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Federal Emergency Management Agency 
proposes to make determinations of base flood elevations and modified 
base flood elevations for each community listed below, in accordance 
with Section 110 of the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973, 42 
U.S.C. 4104, and 44 CFR 67.4(a).
    These proposed base flood and modified base flood elevations, 
together with the floodplain management criteria required by 44 CFR 
60.3, are the minimum that are required. They should not be construed 
to mean that the community must change any existing ordinances that are 
more stringent in their floodplain management requirements. The 
community may at any time enact stricter requirements of its own, or 
pursuant to policies established by other Federal, State, or regional 
entities. These proposed elevations are used to meet the floodplain 
management requirements of the NFIP and are also used to calculate the 
appropriate flood insurance premium rates for new buildings built after 
these elevations are made final, and for the contents in these 
buildings.

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National Environmental Policy Act

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

Regulatory Flexibility Act

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

Regulatory Classification

    This proposed rule is not a significant regulatory action under the 
criteria of Section 3(f) of Executive Order 12866 of September 30, 
1993, Regulatory Planning and Review, 58 FR 51735.

Executive Order 12612, Federalism

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

Executive Order 12778, Civil Justice Reform

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

List of Subjects in 44 CFR Part 67

    Administrative practice and procedure, Flood insurance, Reporting 
and recordkeeping requirements.
    Accordingly, 44 CFR Part 67 is proposed to be amended as follows:

PART 67--[AMENDED]

    1. The authority citation for part 67 continues to read as follows:

    Authority: 42 U.S.C. 4001 et seq.; Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 
1978, 3 CFR, 1978 Comp., p. 329; E.O. 12127, 44 FR 19367, 3 CFR, 
1979 Comp., p. 376.


Sec. 67.4  [AMENDED]

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

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                                                                                                                                                                          # Depth in feet above 
                                                                                                                                                                         ground. * Elevation in 
                State                      City/town/county                  Source of flooding                                      Location                                 feet. (NGVD)      
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                                                                                                                                                                          Existing     Modified 
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Alaska...............................  Homer (City) Kenai        Kachemak Bay.............................  At the northern end of Kachemak Bay Drive.................         None          *14
                                        Peninsula Borough.                                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                            Near Coal Point...........................................         None          *22
                                                                                                            Near the intersection of Lake Street and Ocean Drive......         None          *28
                                                                                                                                                                                                
   Maps are available for inspection at the City of Homer City Hall, Homer, Alaska.                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                                                                                
  Send comments to The Honorable Jack Cushing, Mayor, City of Homer, 491 East Pioneer Avenue, Homer, Alaska 99603. To convert from NGVD to Mean Lower Low Water (MLLW), subtract 9.7 feet.      
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Colorado.............................  Loveland (City) Larimer   Big Thompson River.......................  Approximately 3,800 feet downstream of U.S. Highway 287...         None       *4,922
                                        County.                                                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                            Approximately 550 feet downstream of U.S. Highway 287.....         None       *4,926
                                                                                                                                                                                                
   Maps are available for inspection at Building and Development Services, 500 East Third Street, Loveland, Colorado.                                                                           
                                                                                                                                                                                                
  Send comments to The Honorable Treva Edwards, Mayor, City of Loveland, 500 East Third Street, Loveland, Colorado 80537.                                                                       
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Kansas...............................  Perry (City) Jefferson    Kansas River.............................  Approximately 1 mile southeast of Cedar Street at the              *848         +846
                                        County.                                                              southeasternmost corporate limit.                                                  
                                                                                                             Approximately 200 feet south of Bridge Street............         *850         +850
                                                                 Delaware River...........................  At Union Pacific Railroad crossing over the Delaware River         *850         +850
                                                                                                                                                                                                
  Maps are available for inspection at the City of Perry City Hall, 119 Elm Street, Perry, Kansas.                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                                                                                
  Send comments to The Honorable Matt Willkomm, Mayor, City of Perry, P.O. Box 724, Perry, Kansas 66073.                                                                                        
  Please note that to convert to NAVD, add 0.26 foot to NGVD elevations.                                                                                                                        
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Louisiana............................  Delhi (Town) Richland     Bayou Macon..............................  Approximately 1 mile downstream of U.S. 80................         None          *77
                                        Parish.                                                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                            Approximately 0.5 mile upstream of U.S. 80................         None         *77 
  Maps are available for inspection at 202 Broadway, Delhi, Louisiana.                                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                                                                                
  Send comments to The Honorable James A. Hopson, Mayor, Town of Delhi, 209 Broadway, Delhi, Louisiana 71232.                                                                                   
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Texas................................  Cameron County            Gulf of Mexico...........................  Approximately 850 feet south of Old Queen Isabella                  *11          *12
                                        (Unincorporated Areas).                                              Causeway.                                                                          
                                                                                                            Approximately 600 feet northeast of the northern corporate          *13          *16
                                                                                                             limits.                                                                            
                                                                 Laguna Madre.............................  Approximately 4,000 feet south of Old Queen Isabella                *10           *8
                                                                                                             Causeway.                                                                          
                                                                                                            Approximately 2,000 feet west of Padre Boulevard..........           *6           *8
                                                                                                                                                                                                

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  Maps are available for inspection at the Cameron County Engineering Office, 805 West Price Road, Brownsville, Texas.                                                                          
                                                                                                                                                                                                
  Send comments to The Honorable Gilbert Hinojosa, Cameron County Judge, 964 East Harrison, Brownsville, Texas 78520.                                                                           
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Texas................................  Mount Pleasant (City)     Hart Creek Tributary.....................  Approximately 1,300 feet downstream of Alexander Road.....         None         *322
                                        Titus County.                                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                            Approximately 130 feet upstream of State Highway 49.......         *359         *359
                                                                                                            Approximately 290 feet downstream of West Sixth Street....         None         *407
                                                                 Tributary 1..............................  At confluence with Hart Creek Tributary...................         None         *330
                                                                                                            Approximately 1,300 feet upstream of confluence with Hart          None         *344
                                                                                                             Creek Tributary.                                                                   
                                                                 Tributary 2..............................  At confluence with Hart Creek Tributary...................         None         *358
                                                                                                            Approximately 1,900 feet upstream of Stark Street.........         None         *370
                                                                 Tributary 3..............................  At confluence with Hart Creek Tributary...................         None         *377
                                                                                                            Approximately 1,620 feet upstream of West First Street....         None         *384
                                                                                                                                                                                                
   Maps are available for inspection at the City of Mount Pleasant Public Works Facility, 1412 North Washington, Mount Pleasant, Texas.                                                         
                                                                                                                                                                                                
  Send comments to The Honorable Jerry Boatner, Mayor, City of Mount Pleasant, 501 North Madison, Mount Pleasant, Texas 75455-3650.                                                             
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                                       Muenster (City) Cooke     Brushy Elm Creek.........................  Approximately 400 feet downstream of Eddy Road............         None         *957
                                        County.                                                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                            Approximately 150 feet downstream of U.S. Highway 82......         None         *963
                                                                                                            Approximately 200 feet downstream of Ash Street...........         None         *967
                                                                 Tributary 1..............................  Approximately 150 feet downstream of U.S. Highway 82......         None         *975
                                                                                                            Approximately 270 feet upstream of Fifth Street...........         None         *997
                                                                                                            Approximately 2,150 feet upstream of Seventh Street.......         None       *1,020
                                                                 Tributary 2..............................  Approximately 150 feet downstream of Ash Street...........         None         *971
                                                                                                            Approximately 1,100 feet upstream of Ash Street...........         None         *995
                                                                 Tributary 3 Emergency Spillway...........  At confluence with Tributary 3............................         None         *965
                                                                                                            Approximately 900 feet downstream of Sixth Street.........         None       *1,000
                                                                 Tributary 3..............................  At confluence with Tributary 3 Emergency Spillway.........         None         *965
                                                                                                            At Sixth Street...........................................         None       *1,000
                                                                                                            Approximately 1,200 feet upstream of confluence with               None       *1,018
                                                                                                             Tributary 4.                                                                       
                                                                 Tributary 4..............................  At confluence with Tributary 3............................         None       *1,007
                                                                                                            Approximately 180 feet upstream of confluence with                 None       *1,008
                                                                                                             Tributary 3.                                                                       
                                                                                                                                                                                                
  Maps are available for inspection at the City of Muenster City Hall, 400 North Main, Muenster, Texas.                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                                                                                
  Send comments to The Honorable Henry Weinzepfel, Mayor, City of Muenster, P.O. Box 208, Muenster, Texas 78252.                                                                                
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                                       South Padre Island        Gulf of Mexico...........................  Approximately 150 feet northeast of intersection of Gulf             *8          *12
                                        (Town) Cameron County.                                               Street and Gulf Boulevard.                                                         
                                                                                                            Approximately 500 feet northeast of intersection of Gulf            *13          *16
                                                                                                             Street and Gulf Boulevard.                                                         
                                                                 Laguna Madre.............................  At intersection of Palm Street at Laguna Boulevard........           *6           *8
                                                                                                                                                                                                
  Maps are available for inspection at the Town of South Padre Island Building Department, 4405 Padre Boulevard, South Padre Island, Texas.                                                     
                                                                                                                                                                                                
  Send comments to The Honorable Edmund Cyganiewicz, Mayor, Town of South Padre Island, 4501 Padre Boulevard, South Padre Island, Texas 78597.                                                  
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                                       Travis County and         Barton Creek.............................  Approximately 4,000 feet downstream of Fitzhugh Road......         *940         *930
                                        Incorporated Areas.                                                                                                                                     

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                                                                                                            Approximately 740 feet upstream of Fitzhugh Road..........         *951         *943
                                                                 Bear Creek...............................  At confluence with Onion Creek............................         *618         *617
                                                                                                            Approximately 4.4 miles upstream of Rock Dam                       None         *805
                                                                                                             (Approximately 240 feet upstream of County boundary).                              
                                                                 Bear Creek Tributary.....................  At confluence with Bear Creek.............................         *655         *656
                                                                                                            Approximately 9 feet upstream of FM 1626..................         *655         *656
                                                                                                            Approximately 20 feet upstream of FM 1626.................         *656         *656
                                                                 Boggy Creek South........................  At confluence with Onion Creek............................         *560         *558
                                                                                                            Approximately 300 feet upstream of Bluff Springs Road.....         *560         *559
                                                                                                            Approximately 375 feet upstream of Bluff Springs Road.....         *560         *560
                                                                 Cottonmouth Creek........................  At confluence with Onion Creek............................         *479         *477
                                                                                                            Approximately 5,150 feet (0.98 mile) upstream of                   *481         *480
                                                                                                             confluence with Onion Creek.                                                       
                                                                                                            Approximately 5,350 feet (1.01 miles) upstream of                  *481         *481
                                                                                                             confluence with Onion Creek.                                                       
                                                                 Little Bear Creek........................  At confluence with Bear Creek.............................         *636         *634
                                                                                                            Approximately 1.8 miles upstream of confluence with Bear           *675         *672
                                                                                                             Creek (at County boundary).                                                        
                                                                 Long Branch..............................  Approximately 1,090 feet downstream of dam................       *1,015       *1,013
                                                                                                            Approximately 1,835 feet upstream of dam (at County              *1,036       *1,035
                                                                                                             boundary).                                                                         
                                                                 Marble Creek.............................  At confluence with Onion Creek............................         *538         *540
                                                                                                            Approximately 1,650 feet upstream of William Cannon Drive.         *543         *544
                                                                                                            Approximately 1,700 feet upstream of William Cannon Drive.         *544         *544
                                                                 Onion Creek..............................  At confluence with the Colorado River.....................         *414         *414
                                                                                                            Approximately 2,060 feet upstream of confluence with the           *416         *417
                                                                                                             Colorado River.                                                                    
                                                                                                            Approximately 1.4 miles upstream of confluence of Garlic           None         *645
                                                                                                             Creek (approximately 150 feet upstream of County                                   
                                                                                                             boundary).                                                                         
                                                                 Rinard Creek.............................  At confluence with Onion Creek............................         *578         *576
                                                                                                            Approximately 1,370 feet upstream of Bradshaw Road........         *578         *577
                                                                                                            Approximately 1,405 feet upstream of Bradshaw Road........         *578         *578
                                                                 Slaughter Creek..........................  At confluence with Onion Creek............................         *572         *571
                                                                                                            Approximately 3,850 feet upstream of confluence with Onion         *573         *572
                                                                                                             Creek.                                                                             
                                                                                                            Approximately 4,100 feet upstream of confluence with Onion         *573         *573
                                                                                                             Creek.                                                                             
                                                                 Williamson Creek.........................  At confluence with Onion Creek............................         *524         *526
                                                                                                            Approximately 2,940 feet upstream of Jimmy Cliff Drive....         *528         *529
                                                                                                            Approximately 3,030 feet upstream of Jimmy Cliff Drive....         *529         *529
                                                                 Williamson Creek Tributary 1.............  At confluence with Williamson Creek.......................         *524         *526
                                                                                                            Approximately 2,480 feet upstream of confluence with               *525         *526
                                                                                                             Williamson Creek.                                                                  
                                                                                                            Approximately 2,520 feet upstream of confluence with               *526         *526
                                                                                                             Williamson Creek.                                                                  
                                                                 Williamson Creek Tributary 2.............  At confluence with Williamson Creek.......................         *524         *526
                                                                                                            Approximately 2,410 feet upstream of confluence with               *526         *526
                                                                                                             Williamson Creek.                                                                  

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  Maps are available for inspection at the Travis County Transportation and Natural Resources Department, Executive Office Building, 411 West 13th Street, Austin, Texas.                       
                                                                                                                                                                                                
  Send comments to The Honorable Bill Aleshire, Travis County Judge, P.O. Box 1748, Austin, Texas 78767.                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                                                                                
  Maps are available for inspection at the City of Austin Watershed Engineering Division, 206 East Ninth Street, Suite No. 17102, Austin, Texas.                                                
                                                                                                                                                                                                
  Send comments to The Honorable Kirk Watson, Mayor, City of Austin, P.O. Box 1088, Austin, Texas 78767.                                                                                        
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 Washington..........................  Clark County              East Fork Lewis River....................  Approximately 17,000 feet downstream of Daybreak Road.....          *31          *32
                                        (Unincorporated Areas).                                                                                                                                 
                                                                 .........................................  Approximately 400 feet downstream of Daybreak Road........          *76          *75
                                                                                                                                                                                                
   Maps are available for inspection at the Clark County Department of Community Development, Development Services Division, Office of Engineering Review, 1408 Franklin Street, Vancouver,     
   Washington.                                                                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                                                                                
  Send comments to The Honorable Betty Sue Morris, Chairperson, Clark County Board of Commissioners, P.O. Box 5000, Vancouver, Washington 98666-5000.                                           
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(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance No. 83.100, ``Flood 
Insurance'')

    Dated: July 7, 1998.
Michael J. Armstrong,
Associate Director for Mitigation.
[FR Doc. 98-18724 Filed 7-13-98; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6718-04-P