[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 138 (Wednesday, July 19, 2006)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 40925-40927]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-11393]


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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, Mitigation Division.

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 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: William R. Blanton, Jr., Engineering 
Management Section, Mitigation Division, Federal Emergency Management 
Agency, 500 C Street SW., Washington, DC 29472, (202) 646-3151.

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 has resolved any appeals resulting from this 
notification.
    This final rule is issued in accordance with section 110 of the 
Flood Disaster

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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 
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 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 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)
                                                    [diams]Elevation
                                                     in feet  (NAVD)
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 Faulkner County, Arkansas and Incorporated Areas
             (FEMA Docket No. P-7689)
 
Gold Creek (South):
    Approximately 1,050 feet downstream of Sturges        [diams]273  City of Conway.
     Road.
    Approximately 2,700 feet upstream of Wasson           [diams]323
     Road.
Middle Fork Cypress Bayou:
    At the confluence with Cypress Bayou..........        [diams]288  City of Vilonia Faulkner County
                                                                       (Unincorprated Areas).
    Approximately 440 feet upstream of Marshall           [diams]319
     Road.
North Fork Cypress Bayou:
    At confluence with Cypress Bayou..............        [diams]288  City of Vilonia Faulkner County
                                                                       (Unincorpoated Areas).
    Approximately 730 feet upstream of North              [diams]329
     Marshall Road.
Palarm Creek:
    At State Highway 286..........................        [diams]276  Faulkner County (Unincorpoated Areas).
    Approximately 4,180 feet upstream of State            [diams]318
     Highway 36.
South Fork Cypress Bayou:
    At confluence with Cypress Bayou..............        [diams]288  City of Vilonia Faulkner County
                                                                       (Unincorpoated Areas).
    Approximately 115 feet upstream of Church             [diams]320
     Street.
Warren Creek:
    At confluence with Palarm Creek...............        [diams]276  Faulkner County (Unincorpoated Areas).
    Approximately 530 feet upstream of Lower Ridge        [diams]312
     Road.
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                                                    ADDRESSES
 
City of Conway, Faulkner County, Arkansas:
 
Maps are available for inspection at the City of Conway, 100 East Robins, Conway, Arkansas.
 
Faulkner County (Unincorporated Areas):
 
Maps are available for inspection at Faulkner County Emergency Management, 801 Locust Street, Conway, Arkansas.
 
City of Vilonia, Faulkner County, Arkansas:
Maps are available for inspection at Vilonia City Hall, 1113 Main Street, Vilonia, Arkansas.
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(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance No. 83.100, ``Flood 
Insurance.'')

    Dated: July 7, 2006.
David I. Maurstad,
Director, Mitigation Division, Federal Emergency Management Agency, 
Department of Homeland Security.
[FR Doc. E6-11393 Filed 7-18-06; 8:45 am]
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