[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 145 (Tuesday, July 29, 2003)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 44463-44465]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-19247]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Federal Emergency Management Agency

44 CFR Part 67


Final Flood Elevation Determinations

AGENCY: Federal Emergency Management Agency, Emergency Preparedness and 
Response Directorate, Department of Homeland Security.

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: Mary Jean Pajak, Federal Emergency 
Management Agency, 500 C Street, SW., Washington, DC 20472, (202) 646-
2831.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Federal Emergency Management Agency 
makes the final determinations listed below of BFEs and modified BFEs 
for each community listed. These modified elevations have been 
published in newspapers of local circulation and ninety (90) days have 
elapsed since that publication. The Mitigation Division Director of the 
Emergency Preparedness and Response Directorate has resolved any 
appeals resulting from this notification.
    This final rule is issued in accordance with Section 110 of the 
Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973, 42 U.S.C. 4105, and 44 CFR part 
67.
    The Federal Emergency Management Agency 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 Mitigation Division Director of the 
Emergency Preparedness and Response Directorate certifies that this 
rule is exempt from the requirements of the Regulatory Flexibility Act 
because modified base flood elevations are required by the Flood 
Disaster Protection Act of 1973, 42 U.S.C. 4105, 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.


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Accordingly, 44 CFR Part 67 is amended to read as follows:

PART 67--[AMENDED]

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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]

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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
            State              City/town/county         Source of flooding                              Location                          feet (NGVD)
                                                                                                                                        Modified  [diam]
                                                                                                                                       Elevation in feet
                                                                                                                                        (NAVD) Modified
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Illinois.....................  Monmouth (City)   Unnamed Creek...................                                                                  *766
                                Warren County
                                (FEMA Docket
                                No. 7623).
  Maps are available for inspection at the Zoning Office, 100 East Broadway, Monmouth, Illinois.
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Iowa.........................  Hancock County    Bear Creek Winnebago River......                                                                *1,205
                                (Unincorporated
                                Areas) (FEMA
                                Docket No.
                                7623).
  Maps are available for inspection at Hancock County Courthouse, 855 State Street, Garner, Iowa.
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Kansas.......................  Manhattan (City)  Kansas River....................  Approximately 3,600 feet downstream of State                   *1,013
                                Riley County                                        Highway 177
                                (FEMA Docket
                                No. 7401).
                                                                                   Approximately 2,000 feet downstream of State                   *1,015
                                                                                    Highway 177 (at County Boundary)
                                                                                   Approximately 1,600 feet upstream of State Highway             *1,018
                                                                                    177
                                                 Wildcat Creek...................  Just downstream of the Union Pacific Railroad                  *1,020
                                                                                   Just upstream of K-18 Highway                                  *1,025
                                                                                   Approximately 9,200 feet upstream of confluence                *1,060
                                                                                    with Little Kitten Creek
                                                 Little Kitten Creek.............  Approximately 1,750 feet above confluence with                 *1,055
                                                                                    Wildcat Creek
                                                                                   Approximately 3,700 feet upstream of Kimball                   *1,144
                                                                                    Avenue
Kansas.......................  Manhattan (City)  Virginia-Nevada Tributary.......  At confluence with Wildcat Creek                               *1,038
                                Riley County
                                (Cont'd) (FEMA
                                Docket No.
                                7401).
                                                                                   At upstream side of Dickens Avenue                             *1,068
                                                 CI-CO Tributary.................  At Anderson Avenue                                             *1,051
                                                                                   Approximately 1,560 feet upstream of Clafin Road              *1,076
   Maps are available for inspection at the Community Development Office, 1101 Poyntz Avenue, Manhattan, Kansas.
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Kansas.......................  Riley (City)      Wildcat Creek Tributary.........  Just downstream of Chestnut Street                             *1,270
                                Riley County
                                (FEMA Docket
                                No. 7254).
                                                                                   Approximately 450 feet upstream of Walnut Street              *1,281
  Maps are available for inspection at the City of Riley, City Hall, 902 North Noble, Riley, Kansas.
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Kansas.......................  Riley County      Kansas River....................  At downstream county boundary                                    *900
                                (Unincorporated
                                Areas) (FEMA
                                Docket No.
                                7401).
                                                                                   Approximately 5,700 feet upstream of confluence                *1,013
                                                                                    with Big Blue River
Kansas.......................  Riley County      Kansas River....................  Approximately 11,800 feet downstream of the                    *1,041
                                (Cont'd)                                            confluence with Dry Branch
                                (Unincorporated
                                Areas) (FEMA
                                Docket No.
                                7401).
                                                                                   Approximately 1,000 feet downstream of Wildcat                 *1,048
                                                                                    State Highway 18
                                                 Wildcat Creek...................  At confluence with Kansas River                                *1,019
                                                                                   Approximately 4,600 feet upstream of confluence                *1,055
                                                                                    with Little Kitten Creek
                                                                                   Approximately 1,000 feet downstream of North                   *1,062
                                                                                    Scenic Drive
                                                 Little Kitten Creek.............   At confluence with Wildcat Creek                              *1,051
                                                                                   Just downstream of Anderson Avenue                             *1,061
                               Eureka Valley     At confluence with Sevenmile      ..................................................             *1,034
                                Tributary.        Creek.
                                                                                   Approximately 300 feet upstream of State Highway               *1,037
                                                                                    18
                                                                                   Just downstream of Wildcat Creek Road                          *1,073

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Kansas.......................  Riley County      CI-CO Tributary.................  At confluence with Wildcat Creek                               *1,045
                                (Cont'd)
                                Unincorporated
                                Areas) FEMA
                                Docket No.
                                7401).
                                                                                   Just upstream of Missouri, Kansas, and Texas                  *1,051
                                                                                    Railroad
  Maps are available for inspection at the Riley County Planning and Zoning Office, 110 Courthouse Plaza, Manhattan, Kansas.
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Louisana.....................  Delcambre (Town)  Gulf of Mexico..................  Intersection of South Railroad Street and East                    *10
                                Iberia and                                          Charity Street
                                Vermilion
                                Parishes (FEMA
                                Docket No.
                                7609).
                                                                                   Intersection of North Railroad Street and Kirk                    *9
                                                                                    Street
  Maps are available for inspection at the Office of the Mayor, Town of Delcambre, 107 N. Railroad Road, Delcambre, Louisiana.
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Wisconsin....................  Darlington        Pecatonica River................  Approximately 200 feet downstream of Main Street                 *823
                                (City)
                                Lafayette
                                County (FEMA
                                Docket No.
                                7623).
                                                                                   At upstream corporate limit, approximately 1,650                *827
                                                                                    feet upstream of the Union Pacific Railroad
  Maps are available for inspection at City Hall, 627 Main Street, Darlington, Wisconsin.
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Wisconsin....................  Lafayette County  Pecatonica River................  Approximately 1,000 feet upstream of the                         *822
                                (Unincorporated                                     confluence of Vinegar Branch at the City of
                                Areas) (FEMA                                        Darlington corporate limits
                                Docket No.
                                7623).
                                                                                   Just downstream of the Union Pacific Railroad,                  *841
                                                                                    approximately 2,500 feet downstream of Ferndale
                                                                                    Road
  Maps are available for inspection at Lafayette County Courthouse, 627 Washington Street, Darlington, Wisconsin.
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(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance No. 83.100, ``Flood 
Insurance.'')

    Dated: July 15, 2003.
Anthony S. Lowe,
Mitigation Division Director, Emergency Preparedness and Response 
Directorate.
[FR Doc. 03-19247 Filed 7-28-03; 8:45 am]
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