[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 192 (Tuesday, October 5, 1999)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 53938-53939]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-25807]


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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 DATE: 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 FIRM is available for inspection as indicated in 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, 500 C Street SW., 
Washington, DC 20472, (202) 646-3461, or (e-mail) [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Federal Emergency Management 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.
    FEMA 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 FIRM 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 for Mitigation 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 NFIP. 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 to read 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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                          COLORADO
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El Paso County and Incorporated Areas (FEMA Docket No. 7286)
Calhan Main Channel:
  Approximately 40 feet downstream of McClasky Road.........      *6,485
  Approximately 3,740 feet upstream of Eighth Street........      *6,548
Calhan East Tributary:
  At confluence of Calhan Main Channel......................      *6,525
  Approximately 3,140 feet upstream of confluence of Calhan       *6,565
   Main Channel.............................................
Calhan Fairground Tributary:
  Approximately 550 feet downstream of Denver Street........      *6,533
  Approximately 810 feet upstream of Boulder Street.........      *6,561
Maps are available for inspection at the Regional Building,
 101 West Costilla Avenue, Colorado Springs, Colorado.

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Maps are available for inspection at the Town of Calhan Town
 Hall, 556 Colorado Avenue, Calhan, Colorado.
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                            TEXAS
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Brazoria County and Incorporated Areas (FEMA Docket No.
 7242)
Clear Creek:
  Just upstream of Country Club Drive.......................         +39
  Approximately 1,000 feet upstream of Mykawa Road..........         +47
  Approximately 800 feet upstream of South Freeway..........         +58
Chigger Creek:
  Just upstream of State Highway 35.........................        ++39
  Just downstream of Atchison Topeka & Santa Fe Railway.....        ++41
Chigger Creek Bypass:
  At divergence from Chigger Creek..........................        ++40
Cowart Creek:
  Just upstream of FM 2351..................................        ++33
  Just upstream of State Highway 35.........................        ++44
  Just upstream of County Road 827..........................        ++55
Marys Creek:
  Approximately 200 feet upstream of FM 518.................        ++41
  Just upstream of State Highway 35.........................        ++48
  Approximately 2,500 feet upstream of FM 1128..............        ++55
  Just downstream of Old Chocolate Bayou Road...............        None
Hickory Slough:
  Just downstream of Old Alvin Road.........................         +45
  Just downstream of Garden Road (County Road 109)..........        ++51
  Approximately 2,000 feet upstream of Cullen Boulevard (FM         ++55
   518).....................................................
Marys Creek Bypass:
  Just upstream of Brazoria/Galveston County Boundary.......        ++29
  Approximately 3,500 feet downstream of County Road 963....        ++37
 
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League City (City), Galveston and Harris Counties (FEMA
 Docket No. 7242)
Clear Creek:
  Approximately 4,300 feet upstream of Interstate 45/75.....         +14
Unnamed Tributary to Clear Creek:
  At confluence with Clear Creek............................         +14
  Approximately 800 feet upstream of Parker Road............         +14
Magnolia Creek:
  At confluence with Clear Creek............................         +16
  Approximately 500 feet upstream of FM 518.................         +16
 
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Friendswood (City), Galveston and Harris Counties (FEMA
 Docket No. 7242)
Clear Creek:
  Just downstream of Whispering Pines Avenue................         +22
  Just upstream of Edgewood Drive...........................         +26
Chigger Creek:
  Just upstream of confluence with Clear Creek..............         +17
  Just downstream of Windwood Drive.........................        ++30
  Just downstream of Saint Cloud Drive......................        ++34
Chigger Creek Bypass:
  At confluence with Chigger Creek..........................        ++32
Cowart Creek:
  At confluence with Clear Creek............................         +21
Cedar Gully:
  At confluence with Clear Creek............................         +24
  Just downstream of Blackhawk Boulevard....................         +24
Marys Creek:
  At confluence with Clear Creek............................         +24
  Just upstream of Winding Road.............................         +28
Turkey Creek:
  At confluence with Clear Creek............................         +28
Tributary 0.16 to Turkey Creek:
  At confluence with Turkey Creek...........................         +28
  Approximately 2,400 feet upstream of confluence with               +28
   Turkey Creek.............................................
Halls Road Ditch:
  At confluence with Clear Creek............................         +29
+NGVD-1973 Releveling
++NGVD-1978 Releveling
Maps are available for inspection at the City of League City
 Engineering Building, c/o Mr. Bob Williams, 300 West
 Walker, League City, Texas.
Maps are available for inspection at the City of Friendswood
 Public Works Building, 1306 Deepwood Drive, Friendswood,
 Texas.
Maps are available for inspection at the City of Pearland
 Permits Department, City Hall, 3519 Liberty Drive,
 Pearland, Texas.
Maps are available for inspection at the City of Brookside
 Village City Hall, 6243 Brookside Road, Brookside Village,
 Texas.
Maps are available for inspection at the Brazoria County
 Courthouse, 111 East Locust Street, Angelton, Texas.
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(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance No. 83.100, ``Flood 
Insurance'')

    Dated: September 27, 1999.
Michael J. Armstrong,
Associate Director for Mitigation.
[FR Doc. 99-25807 Filed 10-4-99; 8:45 am]
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