[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 211 (Wednesday, November 1, 2006)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 64148-64150]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-18307]


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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).

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

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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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                                                                                                                                       Depth in
                                                                                                                                           feet above
                                                                                                                                            ground.
                                                                                                                                         *Elevation in
            State              City/town/county         Source of flooding                              Location                          feet (NGVD)
                                                                                                                                         +Elevation in
                                                                                                                                          feet (NAVD)
                                                                                                                                            Modified
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                                                         City of Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska
                                                                 Docket No.: FEMA-P7915
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NE...........................  City of Omaha...  Candlewood Lake.................  Entire Shoreline..................................             +1,096
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 Depth in feet above ground.
 National Geodetic Vertical Datum.
 North American Vertical Datum.
 
                                                                        ADDRESSES
 
City of Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska
Maps are available for inspection at City, 1819 Farnam Street, Omaha, Nebraska 68183.
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                                                         City of Lufkin, Angelina County, Texas
                                                                 Docket No.: FEMA-P-7699
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TX...........................  City of Lufkin..  Biloxi Creek North Tributary....  Approximately 2,860 feet downstream of State                     +306
                                                                                    Highway 287.
                                                                                   Approximately 210 feet upstream of State Highway                 +329
                                                                                    287.
TX...........................  City of Lufkin..  Biloxi Creek South Tributary....  Approximately 640 feet downstream of Lemans Drive.               +303
                                                                                   Approximately 1,660 feet upstream of Lemans Drive.               +319
TX...........................  City of Lufkin..  Cedar Creek.....................  At Gobblers Knob Road.............................               +238
                                                                                   Approximately 100 feet upstream of Union Pacific                 +299
                                                                                    Railroad.
TX...........................  City of Lufkin..  Cedar Creek North Tributary.....  At confluence with Cedar Creek....................               +276
                                                                                   Approximately 50 feet upstream of Lotus Lane......               +286
TX...........................  City of Lufkin..  Cedar Creek South Tributary.....  At confluence with Cedar Creek....................               +287
                                                                                   Approximately 1,350 feet upstream of Berry Road...               +253
TX...........................  City of Lufkin..  Cedar Creek Tributary 3.........  At confluence with Cedar Creek....................               +266
                                                                                   Approximately 80 feet upstream of Live Oak Lane...               +240

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TX...........................  City of Lufkin..  One Eye Creek...................  Approximately 2,120 feet downstream of Bartmess                  +309
                                                                                    Drive.
                                                                                   Approximately 3,900 feet upstream of Bartmess                    +289
                                                                                    Drive.
TX...........................  City of Lufkin..  Shirley Creek...................  Approximately 7,350 feet upstream of the                         +232
                                                                                    confluence with Paper Mill Creek.
                                                                                   Approximately 50 feet upstream of Trenton Street..               +297
TX...........................  City of Lufkin..  Shirley Creek Tributary 2.......  At the confluence with Shirley Creek..............               +260
                                                                                   Approximately 1,600 feet upstream of State Highway               +310
                                                                                    287.
TX...........................  City of Lufkin..  Shirley Creek Tributary 2 East    At confluence with Shirley Creek Tributary 2......               +277
                                                  Branch.
                                                                                   Approximately 970 feet upstream of Freeman Street.               +297
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 Depth in feet above ground.
 National Geodetic Vertical Datum.
 North American Vertical Datum.
 
                                                                        ADDRESSES
 
City of Lufkin, Angelina County, Texas
Maps are available for inspection at City Hall, 300 Shepherd Street, Lufkin, Texas 75902.
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(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance No. 83.100, ``Flood 
Insurance.'')

    Dated: October 18, 2006.
David I. Maurstad,
Director, Mitigation Division, Federal Emergency Management Agency, 
Department of Homeland Security.
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