[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 117 (Monday, June 19, 2006)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 35176-35178]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-9514]


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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 (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).

DATES: Effective Date: The date of issuance of the Flood Insurance Rate 
Map (FIRM) showing BFEs and

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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 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, Federal Emergency Management Agency, 500 C 
Street SW., Washington, DC 20472, (202) 646-2903.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: FEMA makes the 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 Mitigation Division Director of 
FEMA certifies that this rule is 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 proposed 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.
       Source of flooding and location          *Elevation in                 Communities affected
                                                feet  (NGVD).
                                                +Elevation in
                                                feet  (NAVD).
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Grand Bayou:
    Approximately 50 feet upstream of the                 +223  Bienville Parish (Unincorporated Areas).
     confluence with Carter Branch
    Approximately 80 feet upstream of State               +253  ................................................
     Highway 4
Lake Bistineau:
    Entire shoreline with Bienville Parish..              +148
Mill Creek:
    Approximately 2,890 feet upstream of the              +154  Town of Ringgold Bienville Parish
     confluence with Madden Branch                               (Unincorporated Areas).
    Approximately 2.7 miles upstream of                   +249
     Pleasant Road
Saline Bayou:
    Approximately 3.9 miles upstream of the               +278  Bienville Parish (Unincorporated Areas).
     confluence with Murry Branch
    Approximately 100 feet upstream of State
     Highway 151
Saline Bayou Tributary 1:
    At the confluence with Saline Bayou.....              +281
    Approximately 60 feet upstream of Hazel               +323
     Street/State Highway 9
Saline Bayou Tributary 2:
    At the confluence with Saline Bayou.....              +285  Town of Arcadia Bienville Parish (Unincorporated
                                                                 Areas).
    Approximately 90 feet upstream of                     +378
     Richardson Street
    (FEMA Docket No. P-7903)................
Saline Bayou Tributary 3:
    At the confluence with Saline Bayou.....              +295  Town of Arcadia Bienville Parish (Unincorporated
                                                                 Areas).
    Approximately 190 feet upstream of State              +328
     Highway 151
South Mill Creek:

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    At the confluence with Mill Creek.......              +199  Bienville Parish (Unincorporated Areas).
    Approximately 1.3 miles upstream of                   +250
     Ceasar Road
    Bienville Parish, Louisiana and
     Incorporated Areas, (FEMA Docket No. P-
     7903).
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                                                    ADDRESSES
 
Town of Arcadia:
 
Maps are available for inspection at 1819 South Railroad Avenue, Arcadia, Louisiana.
 
Bienville Parish (Unincorporated Areas):
 
Maps are available for inspection at 100 Courthouse Drive, Arcadia, Louisiana.
 
Town of Ringgold:
Maps are available for inspection at 2135 Hall Street, Ringgold, Louisiana.
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(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance No. 83.100, ``Flood 
Insurance.'')

Michael Buckley,
Deputy Director, Mitigation Division, Federal Emergency Management 
Agency, Department of Homeland Security.
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