[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 138 (Wednesday, July 19, 2006)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 40978-40980]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-11391]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Federal Emergency Management Agency

44 CFR Part 67

[Docket No. FEMA-P-7919]


Proposed Flood Elevation Determinations

AGENCY: Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Department of 
Homeland Security, Mitigation Division.

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: Technical information or comments are requested on the 
proposed Base (1% annual chance) Flood Elevations (BFEs) and proposed 
BFEs modifications for the communities listed below. The BFEs are the 
basis for the floodplain management measures that the 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: The comment period is ninety (90) days following the second 
publication of this proposed rule in a newspaper of local circulation 
in each community.

ADDRESSES: The proposed 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: William R. Blanton, Jr., CFM, Acting 
Section Chief, Engineering Management Section, Mitigation Division, 500 
C Street, SW., Washington, DC 20472, (202) 646-3151.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: FEMA proposes to make determinations of BFEs 
and modified BFEs for each community listed below, in accordance with 
section 110 of the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973, 42 U.S.C. 
4104, and 44 CFR 67.4(a). These proposed BFEs and modified BFEs, 
together with the floodplain management criteria required by 44 CFR 
60.3, are the minimum that are required. They should not be construed 
to mean that the community must change any existing ordinances that are 
more stringent in their floodplain management requirements. The 
community may at any time enact stricter requirements of its own, or 
pursuant to policies established by other Federal, State or regional 
entities. These proposed elevations are used to meet the floodplain 
management requirements of the NFIP and are also used to calculate the 
appropriate flood insurance premium rates for new buildings built after 
these elevations are made final, and for the contents in these 
buildings.
    National Environmental Policy Act. This proposed 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 proposed rule is exempt from the requirements of 
the Regulatory Flexibility Act because proposed 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. As a result, a regulatory flexibility analysis has not been 
prepared.
    Regulatory Classification. This proposed 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.

    Accordingly, 44 CFR part 67 is proposed to be amended 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.  67.4.

    2. The tables published under the authority of Sec.  67.4 are 
proposed to be amended as follows:

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                                                                  + Elevation in feet
                                                                 (NGVD) * Elevation in
                                                                 feet(NAVD) 
         Flooding source(s)            Location of referenced     Depth in feet above      Communities affected
                                             elevation                  ground
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                                                                Effective     Modified
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                                Bossier Parish, Louisiana (Unincorporated Areas)
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Alligator Bayou.....................  At the confluence with          *163         *160  City of Bossier City.
                                       Flat River.
                                      Approximately 1,550             *163         *162
                                       feet downstream of
                                       U.S. Highway 79/80
                                       Eastbound.
Benoit Bayou........................  At the confluence with          *166         *168  City of Bossier City,
                                       Macks Bayou.                                       Bossier Parish,
                                                                                          (Unincorporated
                                                                                          Areas).
                                      Segment G and Macks
                                       Bayou Segment H.
                                      Approximately 12,520            None         *173
                                       feet upstream of
                                       Brownless Road.
Bossier Ditch.......................  Approximately 60 feet           *160         *159  City of Bossier City.
                                       upstream of the
                                       confluence with Cooper
                                       Bayou and Macks Bayou
                                       Segment F.
                                      Approximately 180 feet          None         *170
                                       upstream of Benton
                                       Road.
Fifi Bayou..........................  Just upstream of U.S.           None         *174  Bossier Parish
                                       Interstate 20.                                     (Unincorporated
                                                                                          Areas).

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                                      Approximately 9,000             None         *190
                                       feet upstream of
                                       Windfield Road.
Flat River..........................  Just upstream of State          None         *154  City of Bossier City,
                                       Route 527.                                         Bossier Parish
                                                                                          (Unincorporated
                                                                                          Areas).
                                      Approximately 500 feet          *165         *164
                                       upstream of U.S.
                                       Interstate 220
                                       Westbound.
Flat River Drainage Canal...........  Just upstream of Coy            *166         *165  City of Bossier City,
                                       Road.                                              Bossier Parish
                                                                                          (Unincorporated
                                                                                          Areas).
                                      Approximately 400 feet          *173         *174
                                       upstream of Airline
                                       Drive.
Flat River (Upper Reach)............  Approximately 540 feet          *176         *175  Bossier Parish
                                       upstream of the                                    (Unincorporated
                                       confluence with Flat                               Areas).
                                       River Drainage Canal.
                                      Approximately 4,830             *179         *177
                                       feet upstream of the
                                       confluence of Willow
                                       Chute Lateral.
Herndon Ditch.......................  At the confluence with          *156         *158  City of Bossier City,
                                       Flat River.                                        Bossier Parish
                                                                                          (Unincorporated
                                                                                          Areas).
                                      Approximately 1,300             *157         *158
                                       feet downstream of the
                                       confluence of Macks
                                       Bayou Segment B.
Lake Bistineau......................  Entire shoreline within         None         *148  Bossier Parish
                                       Bossier Parish.                                    (Unincorporated
                                                                                          Areas).
Macks Bayou Segment A...............  At the confluence with          *156         *157  City of Bossier City,
                                       Flat River.                                        Bossier Parish
                                                                                          (Unincorporated
                                                                                          Areas).
                                      Approximately 25 feet           *156         *157
                                       upstream of Golden
                                       Meadows Drive.
Macks Bayou Segment E...............  Approximately 1,025             *162         *163  City of Bossier City.
                                       feet upstream of the
                                       confluence with
                                       Bossier Ditch.
                                      Approximately 2,010             *162         *163
                                       feet upstream of the
                                       confluence with
                                       Bossier Ditch.
Macks Bayou Segment G...............  Approximately 800 feet          *166         *167  City of Bossier City.
                                       upstream of Kansas
                                       City Southern Railray.
                                      At the confluence with          *166         *168
                                       Benoit Bayou and
                                       junction with Macks
                                       Bayou Segment H.
Macks Bayou Segment H...............  Approximately 190 feet          *165         *168  City of Bossier City,
                                       upstream of the                                    Bossier Parish
                                       confluence with Flat                               (Unincorporated
                                       River.                                             Areas).
                                      At the confluence of            *166         *168
                                       Benoit Bayou and
                                       divergence of Macks
                                       Bayou Segment G.
Racetrack Bayou.....................  At the confluence with          None         *166  City of Bossier City.
                                       Willow Chute.
                                      At U.S. Interstate 220          *166         *168
                                       Westbound and
                                       divergence from Macks
                                       Bayou Segment H.
Red Chute Bayou.....................  Approximately 12,400            None         *154  City of Bossier City,
                                       feet upstream of Smith                             Bossier Parish
                                       Road.                                              (Unincorporated
                                                                                          Areas).
                                      Approximately 4,050             *165         *169
                                       feet upstream of
                                       Dogwood Trail.
Willow Chute Lateral................  At the confluence with          *178         *177  Bossier Parish
                                       Flat River.                                        (Unincorporated
                                                                                          Areas).
                                      Approximately 4,930             *178         *177
                                       feet upstream of the
                                       confluence with Flat
                                       River (Upper Reach).
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                                                    ADDRESSES
 
City of Bossier City, Bossier Parish, Louisiana
 
Maps are available for inspection at City Hall, 620 Benton Road, Bossier City, Louisiana.
 
Send comments to The Honorable Lorenz ``Lo'' Walker, Mayor, City of Bossier City, City Hall, 620 Benton Road,
 Bossier City, Louisiana 71111.
 
Bossier Parish, Louisiana (Unincorporated Areas)
 
Maps are available for inspection at the Police Jury Office, 204 Burt Boulevard, Room 108, Benton, Louisiana.
 
Send comments to The Honorable William R. Altimus, Bossier Parish Administrator, Post Office Box 70, 204 Burt
 Boulevard, Room 108, Benton, Louisiana 71006.
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* North American Veritical Datum of 1988.


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(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance No. 83.100, ``Flood 
Insurance.'')

    Dated: July 6, 2006.
David I. Maurstad,
Director, Mitigation Division, Federal Emergency Management Agency, 
Department of Homeland Security.
[FR Doc. E6-11391 Filed 7-18-06; 8:45 am]
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