[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 239 (Tuesday, December 14, 1999)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 69655-69657]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-32356]


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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

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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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                          LOUISIANA
 
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Caddo Parish (and Incorporated Areas) (FEMA Docket No. 7294)
 
Logan Bayou:
  Approximately 500 feet downstream of Kansas City Southern         *180
   Railroad.................................................
  Approximately 800 feet upstream of Kansas City Southern           *188
   Railroad.................................................
  At Roy Road...............................................        *193
  Approximately 3,000 feet upstream of Shreveport Blanchard         *200
   Highway (State Route 173)................................
Red River:
  Approximately 5.3 miles downstream of 70th Street (just           *160
   east of the intersection of Flourney Lucas Road and
   Youree Drive)............................................
  Approximately 8,300 feet upstream of Interstate 220.......        *174
Choctaw Bayou:
  Approximately 7,800 feet downstream of Blanchard Furr Road        *193
   (tributary backwater area near Kansas City Southern
   Railroad)................................................
  Approximately 100 feet downstream of Blanchard Furr Road..        *208
Caddo Lake:
  Along shoreline of Caddo Lake, including tributary                *184
   backwater................................................
 
Maps are available for inspection at the Caddo Parish
 Courthouse, 525 Marshall Street, Suite 200, Shreveport,
 Louisiana.
 
Maps are available for inspection at the Town of Blanchard
 Town Hall, 110 Main Street, Blanchard, Louisiana.
 
Maps are available for inspection at the Town of
 Mooringsport Town Hall, 122 West Croom Street,
 Mooringsport, Louisiana.
 
Maps are available for inspection at the City of Shreveport
 City Hall, 1234 Texas Avenue, Shreveport, Louisiana.
 
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                          MISSOURI
 
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  Independence (City) Jackson County (FEMA Docket No. 7294)
 
Sugar Creek:
  At Independence Avenue....................................        *816
  At Park Avenue............................................        *914
Mill Creek:
  Approximately 250 feet downstream from Kentucky Road......        *810
Approximately 950 feet upstream of South Park Road                  *960
Spring Branch:
  Approximately 7,500 feet downstream of Missouri State             *750
   Highway 78...............................................
  At Kiger Road.............................................        *886
South Fork Spring Branch:
  At confluence with Spring Branch..........................        *823
  Approximately 80 feet upstream of Lee's Summit Road.......        *864
Bundschu Creek:
  At confluence with Little Blue River......................        *739
  Approximately 450 feet downstream from the Union Pacific          *748
   Railroad.................................................
  At Powell Road............................................        *777
Crackerneck Creek:
  At confluence with the Little Blue River..................        *754
  Approximately 3,750 feet upstream from confluence with the        *754
   Little Blue River........................................
  Just upstream of Partridge Drive..........................        *958

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North Fork Crackerneck Creek:
  At confluence with Crackerneck Creek......................        *754
  Approximately 2,500 feet upstream of Viking Road..........        *859
Adair Creek:
  At confluence with the Little Blue River..................        *763
  At Noland Road............................................        *911
Adair Creek Tributary No. 1:
  At confluence with Adair Creek............................        *813
  Approximately 40 feet downstream of Interstate 70.........        *844
Adair Creek Tributary No. 2:
  At confluence with Adair Creek............................        *857
  Approximately 190 feet downstream from Interstate 70......        *895
Rock Creek:
  Approximately 140 feet downstream from Kentucky Road......        *746
  At 32nd Street............................................        *902
 
Maps are available for inspection at the City of
 Independence, Department of Public Works (Engineering), 111
 East Maple, Independence, Missouri.
 
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                           MONTANA
 
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 Yellowstone County (Unincorporated Areas) (FEMA Docket No.
                            7294)
 
Alkali Creek:
  Approximately 960 feet above confluence with Yellowstone        *3,096
   River....................................................
  Just upstream of Main Street (U.S. Highway 87 and 312)....      *3,153
  Approximately 2,200 feet downstream of Black Pine Street..      *3,159
  Approximately 1,100 feet downstream of Black Pine Street..      *3,166
 
Maps are available for inspection at the Yellowstone County
 Emergency and General Services Department, 217 North 27th,
 Room 309, Billings, Montana.
 
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                         NEW MEXICO
 
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 Los Lunas (Village), Valencia County (FEMA Docket No. 7254)
 
Rio Grande (Main Channel):
  Just downstream of Main Street............................      +4,855
  Just upstream of Main Street..............................      +4,855
Rio Grande (West Overbank):
  Approximately 1,600 feet downstream of Lopez Road.........      +4,845
  Approximately 12,400 feet upstream of East Main Street....      +4,864
Rio Grande (East Overbank):
  Approximately 2,700 feet downstream of State Route 49.....      +4,848
  Approximately 2,000 feet upstream of State Route 49.......      +4,853
 
Maps are available for inspection at the Village of Los
 Lunas, City Hall, 660 Main Street, Los Lunas, New Mexico.
 
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                        NORTH DAKOTA
 
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   Jamestown (City) Stutsman County (FEMA Docket No. 7294)
 
James River:
  Approximately 1.87 miles (9,875 feet) downstream of             *1,379
   Midland Continental Railroad.............................
  Approximately 1.64 miles (8,675 feet) upstream of 4th           *1,398
   Avenue Northwest.........................................
Pipestem Creek:
  At confluence with James River............................      *1,392
  Approximately 0.21 mile (1,100 feet) above confluence with      *1,393
   James River..............................................
  Approximately 1.04 miles (5,475 feet) upstream of               *1,407
   Burlington Northern Railroad.............................
 
 Maps are available for inspection at the City of Jamestown,
    City Hall, 102 3rd Avenue Southeast, Jamestown, North
                           Dakota.
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(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance No. 83.100, ``Flood 
Insurance.'')

    Dated: November 30, 1999.
Michael J. Armstrong,
Associate Director for Mitigation.
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