[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 21 (Friday, January 31, 2003)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 4949-4951]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-2244]


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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)

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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: Michael M. Grimm, Acting Chief, Hazard 
Study Branch, Federal Insurance and Mitigation Administration, 500 C 
Street, SW., Washington, DC 20472, (202) 646-2878 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 BFEse 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 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 record keeping 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
                                                                                                                                                                            *Elevation in feet
                State                      City/town/county                  Source of flooding                                       Location                               (NGVD) Modified
                                                                                                                                                                           [sdiam]Elevation in
                                                                                                                                                                           feet (NAVD) Modified
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IL...................................  Bradley (Village)         Kankakee River...........................  The southwest corner of the Village of Bradley.............  .......................
                                        (Kankakee County) (FEMA  North Branch Soldier Creek...............  Just upstream of Conrail bridge............................                    * 599
                                        Docket No. 7613).        Soldier Creek............................  At the confluence of North Branch Soldier Creek............                    * 628
                                                                                                            Approximately 400 feet upstream of North Street............  .......................
                                                                                                                                                                                           * 627
                                                                                                                                                                         .......................
                                                                                                                                                                                           * 634
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Maps are available for inspection at the Department of Building Standards, 147 S. Michigan Avenue, Bradley, Illinois.
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IL...................................  Kankakee (City)           Kankakee River...........................  Approximately 7,600 feet downsteam of Conrail..............                    * 598
                                        (Kankakee County) (FEMA  Soldier Creek............................  Approximately 3,600 feet upstream of I-57..................  .......................
                                        Docket No. P7613).                                                  Just upstream of Illinois Central Railroad.................                    * 606
                                                                                                            Approximately 4,300 feet upstream of State Route 50 (Kinzie                    * 627
                                                                                                             Avenue).                                                    .......................
                                                                                                            ...........................................................                    * 631
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Maps are available for inspection at the City of Kankakee Planning Department, 165 N. Schuyler Avenue, Kankakee, Illinois.
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OK...................................  Prague (City) (Oklahoma   Shan Creek...............................  ...........................................................                    * 992
                                        County) (FEMA Docket     Shan Creek Tributary.....................  ...........................................................                    * 983
                                        No. P7615).
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Maps are available for inspection at 1116 North Jim Thorpe Boulevard, Prague, Oklahoma.
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    (Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance No. 83.100, ``Flood 
Insurance.'')

    Dated: January 21, 2003.
Anthony S. Lowe,
Administrator, Federal Insurance and Mitigation Administration.
[FR Doc. 03-2244 Filed 1-30-03; 8:45 am]
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