[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 45 (Thursday, March 8, 2007)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 10391-10392]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-4152]


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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.
    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 feet
           Flooding source(s)                  Location of referenced        (NAVD)      Communities affected
                                                     elevation             
                                                                            Depth in
                                                                              feet
                                                                             above
                                                                             ground
                                                                            modified
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                               Ascension Parish, Louisiana and Incorporated Areas
                                             Docket No.: FEMA-B-7462
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Bayou Boyle.............................  At the confluence of Bayou              +7  Ascension County
                                           Conway and Bayou Boyle.                     (Unincorporated Areas),
                                                                                       City of Gonzales.
                                          At the intersection of Bayou           +10
                                           Boyle and S. St. Landry Avenue.
Bayou Conway............................  At the confluence of Panama             +7  Ascension County
                                           Canal and Bayou Conway.                     (Unincorporated Areas),
                                                                                       City of Gonzales
                                          At the divergence of Panama             +9
                                           Canal and Bayou Conway.
Bayou Francois..........................  At the confluence of New River          +8  Ascension County
                                           and Bayou Francois.                         (Unincorporated Areas),
                                                                                       City of Gonzales.
                                          At the intersection of State            +8
                                           Route 431 and Bayou Francois.
McCall Bayou............................  At the confluence of McCall            +19  Ascension County
                                           Bayou and Smokebend Canal.                  (Unincorporated Areas),
                                                                                       City of Donaldsonville.
                                          At the intersection of Texas           +19
                                           and Pacific Railroad and
                                           McCall Bayou.
Middle Branch of Grand Goudine Bayou....  At the intersection of Highway         +15  Ascension County
                                           10 and Middle Branch of Grand               (Unincorporated Areas).
                                           Goudine Bayou.
                                          Approximately 200 feet                 +15
                                           downstream the intersection of
                                           Highway 10 and Middle Branch
                                           of Grand Goudine Bayou.
Northern Branch of Grand Goudine Bayou..  At the confluence of New River         +11  Ascension County
                                           and Northern Branch of Grand                (Unincorporated Areas).
                                           Goudine Bayou.
                                          Northern Branch of Grand               +18
                                           Goudine Bayou.
Saveiro Canal...........................  At the confluence of New River          +7  Ascension County
                                           Canal and Saveiro Canal.                    (Unincorporated Areas).
                                          At the confluence of Babin              +8
                                           Canal and Saveiro Canal.
Smith Bayou Diversion...................  At the confluence of Bayou             +11  Ascension County
                                           Francois and Smith Bayou                    (Unincorporated Areas).
                                           Diversion.
                                          At the confluence of Bayou             +11
                                           Francois a and Smith Bayou
                                           Diversion.
Southern Branch of Grand Goudine........  At Intersection of Highway 10          +15  Ascension County
                                           and Southern Branch of Goudine              (Unincorporated Areas).
                                           Bayou.
                                          At Intersection of Southern            +15
                                           Branch of Grand Goudine Bayou
                                           and State Highway 73.
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 Depth in feet above ground.
* National Geodetic Vertical Datum.
+ National American Vertical Datum.
                                                    ADDRESSES
City of Donaldsonville
 
Maps are available for inspection at City of Donaldsonville, 609 Railroad, Donaldsonville, LA 70346.
 
City of Gonzales
 
Maps are available for inspection at City Hall, 120 South Irma Blvd., Gonzales, LA 70737.
 
                                     Ascension Parish (Unincorporated Areas)
Maps are available for inspection at President's Office, 208 East Railroad Avenue, Gonzalez, LA 70737.
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(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance No. 83.100, ``Flood 
Insurance.'')

    Dated: March 1, 2007.
David I. Maurstad,
Director, Mitigation Division, Federal Emergency Management Agency, 
Department of Homeland Security.
[FR Doc. E7-4152 Filed 3-7-07; 8:45 am]
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