[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 141 (Tuesday, July 23, 2002)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 48046-48048]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-18527]


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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-percent-annual-chance) Flood Elevations and modified 
Base Flood Elevations (BFEs) are made final for the communities listed 
below. The BFEs and modified BFEs 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 BFEs and modified BFEs 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, Federal Insurance and Mitigation Administration, 
500 C Street, SW., Washington, DC 20472, (202) 646-3461 or (e-mail) 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: FEMA makes final determinations listed below 
of BFEs and modified BFEs for each community listed. The proposed BFEs 
and proposed modified BFEs 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 BFEs and 
proposed modified BFEs 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 BFEs and modified BFEs 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 Acting Administrator of the Federal Insurance and Mitigation 
Administration 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
                                                            Source of                                 ground.
             State                 City/town/county          flooding             Location         *Elevation in
                                                                                                    feet (NGVD)
                                                                                                     Modified
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Iowa..........................  Marshall County         Iowa River.......  .....................   *861 to *881
                                 (Unincorporated
                                 Areas) (FEMA Docket
                                 No. 7605).
Maps are available for inspection at the Marshall County Courthouse, 1 East Main Street, Marshalltown, Iowa.
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Kansas........................  Winfield (City),        Walnut River.....  At 0.9 mile                     *1126
                                 Cowley County (FEMA                        downstream of 14th
                                 Docket No. 7603).                          Avenue.
                                                                           At approximately 0.4            *1130
                                                                            mile upstream of
                                                                            Highway 160.
                                                                           At approximately 1.5            *1133
                                                                            miles upstream of
                                                                            Highway 160.
                                                        Black Crook Creek  Just upstream of Joel           *1120
                                                                            Mack Road.
                                                                           At approximately 0.7           *1120
                                                                            mile upstream of
                                                                            Joel Mack Road.
Maps are available for inspection at the Public Works/Engineering Department, City Hall, 200 East Ninth Avenue,
 Winfield, Kansas.
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Minnesota.....................  Vadnais Heights         .................  Pond west of McMenemy            *889
                                 (City), Ramsey County                      Road, north of
                                 (FEMA Docket No.                           Meadowood Lane, and
                                 7605).                                     southeast Foothill
                                                                            Trail.
                                                                           Ponding area                     *892
                                                                            northeast of the
                                                                            intersection of
                                                                            McMenemy Road and
                                                                            Commerce Court.
                                                                           Ponding area north of            *904
                                                                            Commerce Court and
                                                                            south of Oak Grove
                                                                            Parkway and west of
                                                                            SOO Line Railroad.
                                                                           Ponding area north of            *918
                                                                            Oak Grove Parkway
                                                                            approximately 1,500
                                                                            feet east of its
                                                                            intersection with
                                                                            McMenemy Road.
                                Vadnais Heights         .................  Ponding area east of             *912
                                 (City), Ramsey County                      the SOO Line
                                 (FEMA Docket No.                           Railroad, north of
                                 7605).                                     Spring Hill Road and
                                                                            west of Morningside
                                                                            Avenue.
                                                                           Pond north of Willow             *915
                                                                            Grove Lane and west
                                                                            of Greenhaven Drive.
                                                                           Pond north of                    *920
                                                                            Clearbrook Lane,
                                                                            east of Bramblewood
                                                                            Avenue, west of
                                                                            Evergreen Drive and
                                                                            South of Birch Ridge
                                                                            Road.
                                                                           Pond north of                    *941
                                                                            Heritage Court East
                                                                            and South of Valley
                                                                            Oaks Road.
                                                                           Ponding area south of            *902
                                                                            Westfield Lane, east
                                                                            and north of
                                                                            Oakcrest Drive and
                                                                            north of South Oak
                                                                            Drive.
                                                                           Ponding area south of            *898
                                                                            North Oak Drive,
                                                                            west of Thornhill
                                                                            Lane, and North of
                                                                            County Road ``F''.
                                                                           Ponding area south of            *907
                                                                            Bridgewood Terrace,
                                                                            east of Thornhill
                                                                            Lane and west of
                                                                            Centerville Road.
                                                                           Ponding area north of            *901
                                                                            County Road ``F'',
                                                                            east of Thornhill
                                                                            Lane and west of
                                                                            Centerville Road.
                                Vadnais Heights         .................  Ponding area along               *897
                                 (City), Ramsey County                      Edgerton Street
                                 (FEMA Docket No.                           south of Bear Avenue
                                 7605).                                     North and north of
                                                                            Stockdale Road.
                                                                           Ponding area along               *896
                                                                            Arcade Street and
                                                                            Stockdale Road south
                                                                            of County Road
                                                                            ``F'', north of
                                                                            Kohler Road, east of
                                                                            Stockdale Drive and
                                                                            west of Centerville
                                                                            Road.
                                                                           Ponding area east of             *908
                                                                            Interstate 35E,
                                                                            south of the
                                                                            Burlington Northern
                                                                            Railroad, west of
                                                                            Labore Road and
                                                                            north of County Road
                                                                            ``E''.
                                                                           Ponding area north of            *904
                                                                            Hiawatha Avenue,
                                                                            west of Greenbrier
                                                                            Street, and south of
                                                                            the Burlington
                                                                            Northern Railroad.
                                                                           Ponding area east of             *900
                                                                            Centerville Road,
                                                                            and north of Vadnais
                                                                            Road.
                                                                           Pond south of Manor              *909
                                                                            Street and north of
                                                                            Interstate 694.
                                                                           Ponds south of                   *915
                                                                            Vadnais Center
                                                                            Drive, east of
                                                                            Interstate 35 and
                                                                            west of the
                                                                            interstate 35 and
                                                                            west of the
                                                                            intersection of
                                                                            Labore Road and
                                                                            Willow Lake
                                                                            Boulevard.
                                Vadnais Heights         .................  Willow Lake..........            *884
                                 (City), Ramsey County
                                 (FEMA Docket No.
                                 7605).
                                                                           Ponding area south of           *949
                                                                            County Road ``E'',
                                                                            east of Montmorency
                                                                            Street and north of
                                                                            Willow Lake
                                                                            Boulevard.
Maps are available for inspection at City Hall, 800 East County Road E, Vadnais Heights, Minnesota.
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Missouri......................  Madison County,         Little St.         Approximately 8,550              *703
                                 (Unincorporated         Francis River.     feet downstream of
                                 Areas) (FEMA Docket                        West Main Street.
                                 No. 7605).

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                                                                           Approximately 3,960              *716
                                                                            feet downstream of
                                                                            the Missouri Pacific
                                                                            Railroad.
                                                        Saline Creek.....  Approximately 530                *718
                                                                            feet upstream of the
                                                                            abandoned Railroad
                                                                            Spur.
                                                                           Approximately 2,510              *726
                                                                            feet upstream of the
                                                                            abandoned Railroad
                                                                            Spur.
                                                        Village Creek....  Just downstream of               *707
                                                                            Catherine Mine Road.
                                                                           Just downstream of              *709
                                                                            the Missouri Pacific
                                                                            Railroad.
Maps are available for isnpection at the Madison County Courthouse, 1 Courthouse Square, Fredericktown,
 Missouri.
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Texas.........................  Leona (Town), Leon      Adkisson Branch..  .....................     *298 to 325
                                 County (FEMA Docket
                                 No. 7605).
                                                        Leona Branch.....  .....................     *300 to 356
                                                        Leona Branch       .....................     *315 to 349
                                                         Tributary 1.
                                                        Leona Branch       .....................     *299 to 315
                                                         Tributary 2.
 
  Maps are available for
inspection at City Hall,
Highway 75, Leona, Texas.
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* National Geodetic Vertical Datum.


(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance No. 83.100, ``Flood 
Insurance.'')

    Dated: July 15, 2002.
Robert F. Shea, Jr.
Acting Administrator, Federal Insurance and Mitigation Administration.
[FR Doc. 02-18527 Filed 7-22-02; 8:45 am]
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