[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 26 (Tuesday, February 8, 2000)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 6031-6032]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-2801]


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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.

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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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                         CALIFORNIA
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 Amador County (Unincorporated Areas) (FEMA Docket No. 7302)
 
Sutter Creek:
  At Old Stockton Road......................................       *271
  Approximately 2,780 feet upstream from Preston Avenue            *313
   (Highway 104)............................................
Sutter Creek Overflow:
  Approximately 230 feet upstream of Stockton Road..........       *259
  Approximately 2,400 feet upstream from the Southern              *279
   Pacific Railroad.........................................
 
Maps are available for inspection at Amador County Planning
 Department, 500 Argonaut Lane, Jackson, California.
 
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      Ione (City), Amador County (FEMA Docket No. 7302)
Sutter Creek:
  Approximately 11,880 feet upstream of mouth...............       *271
  Approximately 2,160 feet upstream of Preston Avenue.......       *312
Sutter Creek Overflow:
  Approximately 1,820 feet downstream of Depot Road.........       *278
  At its divergence from Sutter Creek.......................       *302
 
Maps are available for inspection at City Hall, 1 E. Main
 Street, Ione, California.
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                            Texas
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    Edinburg (City) Hidalgo County (FEMA Docket No. 7294)
 
North Main Drain:
  Approximately 2,735 feet downstream of Davis Road.........        *82
  At downstream side of Chapin Street (formerly part of             *95
   Hidalgo County)..........................................
  At confluence of West Main Drain..........................        *95
 
Maps are available for inspection at 1304 South 25th Street,
 Edinburg, Texas.
 
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Hidalgo County (Unincorporated Areas) (FEMA Docket No. 7294)
 
East Lateral Drain:
  Approximately 2,620 feet downstream of Mile 2 West Road...        *59
  Approximately 595 feet upstream of Mile 11 North Road.....        *70
North Main Drain:
  At confluence with Donna Drain............................        *74
  Approximately 1,175 feet upstream of Mile 17\1/2\ Road            *93
   (Russell Road)...........................................
  At Chaplin Road...........................................        *95
West Main Drain:
  Approximately 2 feet downstream of a drop structure              *124
   located approximately 1,000 feet downstream of Taylor
   Road.....................................................
  Approximately 2,095 feet upstream of Brushliner Road......       *202
 
Maps are available for inspection at 1304 South 25th Street,
 Edinburg, Texas.
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(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance No. 83.100, ``Flood 
Insurance.'')
    Dated: January 28, 2000.
Michael J. Armstrong,
Associate Director for Mitigation.
[FR Doc. 00-2801 Filed 2-7-00; 8:45 am]
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