[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 47 (Friday, March 10, 2006)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 12298-12300]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 06-2287]


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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), Department of 
Homeland Security.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: Base (1% 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).

DATES: 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: Doug Bellomo, P.E., Hazard 
Identification Section, Federal Emergency Management Agency, 500 C 
Street, SW., Washington, DC 20472, (202) 646-2903.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Federal Emergency Management Agency 
makes the final determinations listed below for the 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 has 
resolved any appeals resulting from this notification.

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    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 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 13132, Federalism

    This rule involves no policies that have federalism implications 
under Executive Order 13132.

Executive Order 12988, Civil Justice Reform

    This rule meets the applicable standards of Executive Order 12988.

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             Location            feet (NGVD)
                                                          flooding                                  modified
                                                                                                [diams]Elevation
                                                                                                 in feet (NAVD)
                                                                                                    modified
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IA.............................  West Des Moines     Jordan Creek.....  Approximately 3,210          [diams]924
                                  (City) Polk and                        feet downstream of
                                  Dallas Counties                        68th Street.
                                  (FEMA Docket No.
                                  P7687).
                                                                        Approximately 1,950          [diams]970
                                                                         feet upstream of E.P.
                                                                         True Parkway.
                                                     Raccoon River      Approximately 75 feet        [diams]816
                                                                         downstream of South
                                                                         First Street.
                                                                        Approximately 1.7            [diams]833
                                                                         miles upstream of
                                                                         U.S. Interstate 35.
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Maps are available for inspection at City Hall, City of West Des Moines, 4200 Mills Civic Parkway, West Des
 Moines, Iowa.
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NM.............................  Espanola (City)     Arroyo del Gaucho  At the confluence with     [diams]5,602
                                  Rio Arriba and                         the Rio Grande.
                                  Santa Fe Counties
                                  (FEMA Docket No.
                                  P7671).
                                                                        Approximately 2.04         [diams]5,918
                                                                         miles upstream of
                                                                         U.S. Highway 84.
                                                     Arroyo de Guachu   Approximately 500 feet     [diams]5,585
                                                      pangue.            upstream of the
                                                                         confluence with the
                                                                         Rio Grande.
                                                                        Approximately 2,690        [diams]5,683
                                                                         feet upstream of the
                                                                         confluence of Arroyo
                                                                         de Guachupangue
                                                                         Tributary.
                                                     Arroyo de Guachu   At the confluence with     [diams]5,632
                                                      pangue Tributary.  Arroyo de
                                                                         Guachupangue.
                                                                        Approximately 500 feet     [diams]5,642
                                                                         upstream of the
                                                                         confluence with
                                                                         Arroyo de
                                                                         Guachupangue.
                                                     Arroyo de          Approximately 2,690        [diams]5,607
                                                      Hanchitos.         feet downstream of
                                                                         U.S. Highway 285.
                                                                        Approximately 1,650        [diams]5,680
                                                                         feet upstream of U.S.
                                                                         Highway 285.
                                                     Llano Ditch        Approximately 250 feet     [diams]5,599
                                                      Tributary.         upstream of El Llano
                                                                         Road.
                                                                        Approximately 1.3          [diams]5,705
                                                                         miles upstream of El
                                                                         Llano Road.
                                                     Rio Grande.        Approximately 1,650        [diams]5,581
                                                                         feet downstream of
                                                                         U.S. Highway 84.

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                                                                        Approximately 0.82         [diams]5,607
                                                                         mile upstream of the
                                                                         confluence of Arroyo
                                                                         del Gaucho.
                                                     Rio Grande         At North Railroad          [diams]5,595
                                                      Tributary 1.       Avenue.
                                                                        Approximately 1,930        [diams]5,673
                                                                         feet upstream of
                                                                         Onate Street.
                                                     Santa Cruz River.  At the confluence with     [diams]5,586
                                                                         the Rio Grande.
                                                                        Approximately 1,170        [diams]5,692
                                                                         feet upstream of
                                                                         State Highway 106.
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Maps are available for inspection at the Community Map Repository, City of Espanola, 405 North Paseo de Onate,
 Espanola, New Mexico.
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TX.............................  El Paso (City) El   Flow Path No. 28   Just upstream of           [diams]3,665
                                  Paso County (FEMA   Mesa Drain and     Southern Pacific
                                  Docket No. P7683).  Interceptor.       Railroad.
                                                                        Approximately 2,030        [diams]3,693
                                                                         feet upstream of
                                                                         Bucher Road.
                                                     Flow Path No. 29.  Approximately 200 feet     [diams]3,736
                                                                         downstream of Del
                                                                         Monte Street.
                                                                        Approximately 250 feet     [diams]3,769
                                                                         upstream of Cimarron
                                                                         Street.
                                                     Flow Path No. 30.  At the confluence of       [diams]3,678
                                                                         Flow Path No. 28 Mesa
                                                                         Drain and Interceptor.
                                                                        Approximately 380 feet     [diams]3,721
                                                                         upstream of North
                                                                         Carolina Drive.
                                                     Flow Path No. 32.  At the confluence with     [diams]3,668
                                                                         Flow Path No. 28 Mesa
                                                                         Drain and Interceptor.
                                                                        Approximately 35 feet      [diams]3,714
                                                                         downstream of Escobar
                                                                         Avenue.
                                                     Flow Path No. 33   Just upstream of           [diams]3,666
                                                      Middle Drain.      confluence with
                                                                         Iowenstein Lateral.
                                                                        Approximately 85 feet      [diams]3,668
                                                                         downstream of North
                                                                         Zarogosa Road.
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Maps are available for inspection at the City of El Paso, 2 Civic Center Plaza, El Paso, Texas.
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[diams]North American Vertical Datum of 1988


(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance No. 83.100, ``Flood 
Insurance.'')
David I. Maurstad,
Acting Director, Mitigation Division, Federal Emergency Management 
Agency, Department of Homeland Security.
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