[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 45 (Tuesday, March 9, 1999)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 11386-11388]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-5764]


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FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY

44 CFR Part 67


Final Flood Elevation Determinations

AGENCY: Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).

ACTION: Final rule.

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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: Matthew B. Miller, P.E., Chief, 
Hazards Study Branch, Mitigation Directorate, Federal Emergency 
Management Agency, 500 C Street SW., Washington, DC 20472, (202) 646-
3461, or (email) [email protected].

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 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.

List of Subjects in 44 CFR Part 67

    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:

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                                                               #Depth in
                                                              feet above
                                                                ground.
               Source of flooding and location                *Elevation
                                                                in feet
                                                                (NGVD)
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                          MINNESOTA
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  Blue Earth County (Unincorporated Areas) (FEMA Docket No.
                            7267)
 
Minnesota River:
  Approximately 1.25 miles downstream of downstream county          *769
   boundary.................................................
  Approximately 3.7 miles upstream of confluence of Minneopa        *787
   Creek....................................................
Blue Earth River:
  At Mankato corporate limits...............................        *785
  Approximately 1.06 miles upstream of U.S. Highway 169.....        *785
 

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Maps available for inspection at the Blue Earth County
 Government Center, 410 South Fifth Street, Mankato,
 Minnesota.
 
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Courtland (City), Nicollet County (FEMA Docket No. 7267)
 
Minnesota River:
  At the downstream corporate limits........................        *800
  At the upstream corporate limits..........................        *804
 
Maps available for inspection at the Courtland City
 Recreation Hall, Council Chambers/Clerks Office, 300
 Railroad Street, Courtland, Minnesota.
 
                           ------
 
    Kasota (City), Le Sueur County (FEMA Docket No. 7267)
 
Minnesota River:
  Approximately 325 feet downstream of confluence of                *764
   Shanaska Creek...........................................
  Approximately 1,800 feet upstream of the confluence with          *764
   the Minnesota River along Shanaska Creek.................
  Approximately 1.06 miles upstream of confluence of                *765
   Shanaska Creek...........................................
 
Maps available for inspection at the Kasota City Hall, 200
 North Webster, Kasota, Minnesota.
 
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   Le Sueur (City), Le Sueur County (FEMA Docket No. 7267)
 
Minnesota River:
  Approximately 0.47 mile upstream of downstream corporate          *742
   limits...................................................
  Upstream corporate limits.................................        *748
 
Maps available for inspection at the Le Sueur City Hall, 203
 South 2nd Street, Le Sueur, Minnesota.
 
                           ------
 
Le Sueur County (Unincorporated Areas) (FEMA Docket No.
 7267)
 
Minnesota River:
  At downstream county boundary.............................        *740
  Approximately 0.25 mile downstream from upstream county           *770
   boundary.................................................
White Water Creek:
  At upstream Waterville corporate limits...................      *1,013
  Approximately 1,300 feet upstream from upstream Waterville      *1,016
   corporate limits.........................................
 
Maps available for inspection at the Le Sueur County
 Planning and Zoning Administration, Environmental Services
 Building, 88 South Park, Le Center, Minnesota.
 
                           ------
 
   Nicollet County (Unincorporated Areas) (FEMA Docket No.
                            7267)
 
Minnesota River:
  At the downstream county boundary.........................        *748
  Approximately 0.20 mile upstream of the Chicago & North           *807
   Western Railroad.........................................
 
Maps available for inspection at the Nicollet County
 Courthouse, 501 South Minnesota Avenue, St. Peter,
 Minnesota.
 
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North Mankato (City), Nicollet County (FEMA Docket No. 7267)
 
Minnesota River:
  Approximately 0.9 mile upstream of U.S. Highway 14........        *777
  Approximately 2 miles upstream of U.S. Highway 169........        *786
 
Maps available for inspection at the North Mankato City
 Hall, 1001 Belgrade Avenue, North Mankato, Minnesota.
 
                           ------
 
  St. Peter (City), Nicollet County (FEMA Docket No. 7267)
 
Minnesota River:
  Approximately 1,500 feet downstream of State Highway 99...        *759
  At the upstream corporate limits..........................        *765
 
Maps available for inspection at the City of St. Peter
 Public Works Department, St. Julian Street, St. Peter,
 Minnesota.
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                         MISSISSIPPI
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  Jackson (City), Hinds, Rankin, and Madison Counties (FEMA
                      Docket No. 7267)
 
White Oak Creek:
  Approximately 739 feet upstream of Old Canton Road........        *284
  Approximately 230 feet upstream of Illinois Central               *313
   Railroad.................................................
 
Maps available for inspection at the Department of Public
 Works, 200 South President Street, Jackson, Mississippi.
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                        PENNSYLVANIA
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  Bensalem (Township), Bucks County (FEMA Docket No. 7255)
 
Neshaminy Creek:
  Approximately 200 feet downstream of Old Lincoln Highway..         *49
  Just downstream of Old Lincoln Highway....................         *49
 
Maps available for inspection at the Bensalem Township
 Building, Office of Building and Planning, 2400 Byberry
 Road, Bensalem, Pennsylvania.
 
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 Middletown (Township), Bucks County (FEMA Docket No. 7255)
 
Chub Run:
  At upstream side of Gillam Avenue.........................        *196
  Approximately 90 feet upstream of Gillam Avenue...........        *196
Neshaminy Creek:
  At downstream corporate limits............................         *23
  At upstream corporate limits..............................         *86
Queen Anne Creek:
  Approximately 750 feet downstream of Oxford Valley Road...         *71
  Approximately 650 feet downstream of Oxford Valley Road...         *71
 
Maps available for inspection at the Middletown Township
 Hall, 2140 Trenton Road, Levittown, Pennsylvania.
 
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   Perkasie (Borough), Bucks County (FEMA Docket No. 7255)
 
East Branch Perkiomen Creek:
  Downstream corporate limit................................        *308
  Approximately 1,300 feet upstream of East Callowhill Road.         *31
 
Maps available for inspection at the Perkasie Borough Hall,
 311 South Ninth Street, Perkasie, Pennsylvania
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                          TENNESSEE
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  Gordonsville (Town), Smith County (FEMA Docket No. 7263)
 
Caney Fork River:
  At the confluence of Mullherrin Creek.....................        *489
  Approximately 0.3 mile upstream of the confluence of              *493
   Hickman Creek............................................
Mullherrin Creek:
  Approximately 25 feet upstream of Southern Railway........        *489
  Approximately 1,100 feet upstream of State Route 53/              *490
   Carthage Road............................................
Hickman Creek:
  At the confluence with Caney Fork River...................        *492
  Approximately 1.2 miles upstream of Southern Railway......        *493
 
Maps available for inspection at the Gordonsville City Hall,
 63 East Main Street, Gordonsville, Tennessee.
 

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 Smith County (Unincorporated Areas) (FEMA Docket No. 7263)
 
Caney Fork River:
  At the confluence of Mulherrin Creek......................        *489
  Approximately 0.53 mile upstream of the confluence of             *493
   Hickman Creek............................................
Mulherrin Creek:
  Approximately 25 feet upstream of Southern Railway........        *489
  Approximately 1,250 feet upstream of State Route 53/              *490
   Carthage Road............................................
Hickman Creek:
  At the confluence with Caney Fork River...................        *492
  Approximately 1.2 miles upstream of Southern Railway......        *493
 
Maps available for inspection at the Smith County
 Executive's Office, 122 Turner High Circle, Carthage,
 Tennessee.
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(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance No. 83.100, ``Flood 
Insurance.'')

    Dated: March 2, 1999.
Michael J. Armstrong,
Associate Director for Mitigation.
[FR Doc. 99-5764 Filed 3-8-99; 8:45 am]
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