[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 31 (Thursday, February 15, 2007)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 7351-7353]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-2631]


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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, DHS.

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: 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 20472 (202) 646-3151.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Federal Emergency Management Agency 
(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 of 
FEMA has resolved any appeals resulting from this notification.

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    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 final rule is categorically 
excluded from the requirements of 44 CFR part 10, Environmental 
Consideration. An environmental impact assessment has not 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 final rule involves no 
policies that have federalism implications under Executive Order 13132.
    Executive Order 12988, Civil Justice Reform. This final 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                       Communities affected
                                                              Depth in feet
                                                              above ground
                                                                Modified
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                                 Clark County, Illinois, and Incorporated Areas
                                             Docket No.: FEMA B-7472
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East Mill Creek Reservoir..........  ......................            +560  Clark County (Unincorporated
                                                                              Areas).
Mill Creek Lake....................  From Clarksville Road             +616  Clark County (Unincorporated
                                      Bridge south to dam                     Areas).
                                      (Mill Creek Watershed
                                      Structure No. 1).
Lincoln Trail State Park Lake......  ......................            +547  Clark County (Unincorporated
                                                                              Areas).
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* National Geodetic Vertical Datum.
 Depth in feet above ground.
+ North American Vertical Datum.
 
                                                    ADDRESSES
                                  Clark County, Illinois (Unincorporated Areas)
 
Maps are available for inspection at the Clark County Clerk's Office, Clark County Courthouse, 501 Archer Ave.,
 Marshall, IL 62441.
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                                 Sangamon County Illinois and Incorporated Areas
                                             Docket No.: FEMA B-7470
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Lake Springfield...................  From Spaulding Dam                +561  City of Springfield, Sangamon
                                      south to Lindsey                        County (Unincorporated Areas).
                                      Bridge.
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* National Geodetic Vertical Datum.
 Depth in feet above ground.
+ North American Vertical Datum.
 
                                                    ADDRESSES
                                               City of Springfield
 
Maps are available for inspection at the Springfield-Sangamon County Regional Planning Commission, 200 South 9th
 Street, Room 212, Springfield, IL 62701.
Send comments to The Honorable Tim Davlin, Mayor, City of Springfield, 300 Municipal Center East, Springfield,
 IL 62701.
                                     Unincorporated Areas of Sangamon County
 
Maps are available for inspection at the Springfield-Sangamon County Regional Planning Commission, 200 South 9th
 Street, Room 212, Springfield, IL 62701.
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                                  Walker County Alabama, and Incorporated Areas
                                             Docket No.: FEMA-B-7468
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Lost Creek.........................  Approximately 400 feet            +406  Walker County (Unincorporated
                                      upstream of BSNF                        Areas).
                                      Railway.

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                                     Approximately 2,500               +411
                                      feet downstream of
                                      South Pine Street.
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 Depth in feet above ground.
* National Geodetic Vertical Datum.
+ National American Vertical Datum.
 
                                                    ADDRESSES
                                      Walker County (Unincorporated Areas)
 
Maps are available for inspection at Walker County Engineering Department, 1801 Third Avenue, Jasper, AL 35501.
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Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance No. 83.100, ``Flood 
Insurance.''

    Dated: February 7, 2007.
David I. Maurstad,
Director, Mitigation Division, Federal Emergency Management Agency, 
Department of Homeland Security.
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