[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 118 (Tuesday, June 21, 2005)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 35542-35543]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-12170]


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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 (FEMA), Emergency 
Preparedness and Response Directorate, Department of Homeland Security.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: Base (1% annual chance) Flood Elevations (BFEs) and modified 
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 DATES: 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 maps are available for 
inspection as indicated on the table below.

ADDRESSES: The final BFEs 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: Doug Bellomo, P.E., Hazard 
Identification Section, Emergency Preparedness and Response 
Directorate, FEMA, 500 C Street SW., Washington, DC 20472, (202) 646-
2903.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: FEMA makes the final determinations listed 
below for the 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. 4104, and 44 CFR part 
67.
    The 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

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exempt from the requirements of the Regulatory Flexibility Act because 
final or modified BFEs 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.

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Accordingly, 44 CFR part 67 is amended 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.
           Source of flooding and location               *Elevation in
                                                          feet (NGVD)
                                                       Elevation
                                                         in feet (NAVD)
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                       Florida
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  Collier County (Unincorporated Areas) (FEMA Docket
                     No. D-7524)
 
Gulf of Mexico:
  Approximately 300 feet west of the intersection of      18
   Commerce Street and Gulf Shore Drive..............
  At the intersection of Seagull Avenue and               13
   Vanderbilt Drive..................................
  Approximately 800 feet southwest of the                 13
   intersection of Glendale Avenue and Venetian Way..
  At the intersection of Guava Drive and Coconut           6
   Circle South......................................
 
Maps available for inspection at the Collier County
 Administrative Building, 3301 Tamiami Trail, Naples,
 Florida.
 
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Everglades (City), Collier County (FEMA Docket No. D-
                        7524)
 
Gulf of Mexico:
  At the intersection of Jasmine Street and Storter        8
   Avenue............................................
  At the intersection of Evergreen Street and              7
   Copeland Avenue...................................
  At end of Airport Road, where it meets Everglade        10
   Airport...........................................
  At intersection of Begonia Street and Buckner            7
   Avenue............................................
 
Maps available for inspection at the Everglades City
 Hall, 102 Broadway, Everglades, Florida.
 
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 Marco Island (City), Collier County (FEMA Docket No.
                       D-7524)
 
Gulf of Mexico:
  At intersection of Crescent Street and Thrush Court      8
  At the intersection of Honduras Avenue and               7
   Stillwater Court..................................
  Approximately 2,000 feet west of the intersection       10
   of Huron Court and Swallow Avenue.................
  Approximately 900 feet southwest of intersection of     16
   South Barfield Drive and Heights Court............
 
Maps available for inspection at the Marco Island
 City Hall, 50 Bald Eagle Drive, Marco Island,
 Florida.
 
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  Naples (City), Collier County (FEMA Docket No. D-
                        7524)
 
Gulf of Mexico:
  Approximately 600 feet west of intersection of          16
   Yucca Road and Gulf Shore Boulevard North.........
  At the intersection of Gordon Drive and Champney        13
   Bay Court.........................................
  At the intersection of Yucca Road and Banyan            10
   Boulevard.........................................
 
Maps available for inspection at the Naples City
 Hall, 735 8th Street South, Naples, Florida.
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(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance No. 83.100, ``Flood 
Insurance.'')

    Dated: June 14, 2005.
David I. Maurstad,
Acting Director, Mitigation Division, Emergency Preparedness and 
Response Directorate.
[FR Doc. 05-12170 Filed 6-20-05; 8:45 am]
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