[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 200 (Tuesday, October 17, 2006)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 60870-60871]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-17260]


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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, 500 C Street SW., Washington, 
DC 20472, (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 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. As flood elevation determinations are 
not within the scope of the Regulatory Flexibility Act, 5 U.S.C. 601-
612, a regulatory flexibility analysis is not required.
    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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                                                                         +Elevation in
                                                                          feet (NGVD)
                                                                         *Elevation in
                                            Location of referenced        feet (NAVD)
          Flooding source(s)                       elevation            Depth    Communities affected
                                                                         in feet above
                                                                            ground
                                                                           modified
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                                          Athens--Clark County, Georgia
                                             Docket No.: FEMA-B-7463
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Brooklyn Creek Tributary A............  At the confluence with                    *697  Athens--Clark County.
                                         Brooklyn Creek.
                                        Approximately 40 feet upstream            *697  ........................
                                         of the confluence with
                                         Brooklyn Creek.
McNutt Creek..........................  At the confluence with Middle             *558  Athens--Clark County/
                                         Oconee River.
                                        Approximately 1,230 feet                  *559  ........................
                                         downstream of U.S. Highway
                                         441/U.S. Highway 129/State
                                         Highway 15 and Macon Highway.
Trail Creek...........................  At the confluence with North              *615  Athens--Clark County.
                                         Oconee River.
                                        Approximately 550 feet                    *615  ........................
                                         downstream of Broad Street.
Tributary A-1.........................  At the confluence with                    *659  Athens--Clark County.
                                         Tributary A.
                                        Approximately 100 feet                    *659  ........................
                                         upstream of the confluence
                                         with Tributary A.
Tributary A-2.........................  At the confluence with                    *695  Athens--Clark County.
                                         Tributary A.
                                        Approximately 260 feet                    *698  ........................
                                         upstream of the confluence
                                         with Tributary A.
Tributary H...........................  At the confluence with Big                *607  Athens--Clark County.
                                         Creek.
                                        Approximately 870 feet                    *609  ........................
                                         upstream of the confluence
                                         with Big Creek.
Depth in feet above ground.
*National Geodetic Vertical Datum.
+North American Vertical Datum.
\1\ The existing elevation data included on the effective FIRM is printed in the elevation datum of the National
 Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929 (NGVD29). In order to convert this printed elevation data from the NGVD29 datum
 to the NAVD88 datum, please subtract 0.194 feet.
                                                   ADDRESSES:
Maps are available for inspection at the Athens-Clark County Public Works Department, 120 West Dougherty Street,
 Athens, Georgia.
Send comments to The Honorable Heidi Davison, Mayor, City of Athens-Clark County, 301 College Avenue, Athens,
 Georgia 30601.
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                                   Bibb County, Georgia (Unincorporated Areas)
                                             Docket No.: FEMA-B-7463
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Walnut Creek..........................  Approximately 400 feet                    *299  Bibb County
                                         upstream of Interstate                          (Unincorporated Areas).
                                         Highway 16.
                                        Just downstream of the Norfolk            *300  ........................
                                         Southern Railway.
Depth in feet above ground.
*National Geodetic Vertical Datum.
+North American Vertical Datum.
\1\ The existing elevation data included on the effective FIRM is printed in the elevation datum of the National
 Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929 (NGVD29). In order to convert this printed elevation data from the NGVD29 datum
 to the NAVD88 datum, please subtract 0.4 feet.
                                                   ADDRESSES:
Maps are available for inspection at the Bibb County Engineering Office, 780 Third Street, Macon, Georgia.
Send comments to The Honorable Charles Bishop, Chairman, Bibb County Board of Commissioners, 601 Mulberry
 Street, Macon, Georgia 31201.
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(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance No. 83.100, ``Flood 
Insurance.'')

    Dated: October 6, 2006.
David I. Maurstad,
Director, Mitigation Division, Federal Emergency Management Agency, 
Department of Homeland Security.
[FR Doc. E6-17260 Filed 10-16-06; 8:45 am]
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