[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 175 (Tuesday, September 11, 2007)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 51762-51766]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-17821]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Federal Emergency Management Agency

44 CFR Part 67

[Docket No. FEMA-B-7734 & D-7818]


Proposed Flood Elevation Determinations

AGENCY: Federal Emergency Management Agency, DHS.

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: Technical information or comments are requested on the 
proposed Base (1% annual chance) Flood Elevations (BFEs) and proposed 
BFEs modifications for the communities listed below. The BFEs are the 
basis for the floodplain management measures that the 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 comment period is ninety (90) days following the second 
publication of this proposed rule in a newspaper of local circulation 
in each community.

ADDRESSES: The proposed 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 Directorate, Federal Emergency 
Management Agency, 500 C Street, SW., Washington, DC 20472, (202) 646-
3151.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Federal Emergency Management Agency 
(FEMA) proposes to make determinations of BFEs and modified BFEs for 
each community listed below, in accordance with section 110 of the 
Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973, 42 U.S.C. 4104, and 44 CFR 
67.4(a).
    These proposed BFEs and modified BFEs, together with the floodplain 
management criteria required by 44 CFR 60.3, are the minimum that are 
required. They should not be construed to mean that the community must 
change any existing ordinances that are more stringent in their 
floodplain management requirements. The community may at any time enact 
stricter requirements of its own, or pursuant to policies established 
by other Federal, State or regional entities. These proposed elevations 
are used to meet

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the floodplain management requirements of the NFIP and are also used to 
calculate the appropriate flood insurance premium rates for new 
buildings built after these elevations are made final, and for the 
contents in these buildings.
    National Environmental Policy Act. This proposed 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 proposed 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 proposed rule involves no 
policies that have federalism implications under Executive Order 13132.
    Executive Order 12988, Civil Justice Reform. This proposed 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.

    Accordingly, 44 CFR part 67 is proposed to be amended as follows:

PART 67--[AMENDED]

    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.  67.4  [Amended]

    2. The tables published under the authority of Sec.  67.4 are 
proposed to be amended as follows:

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                                                                  * Elevation in feet
                                                                (NGVD)  + Elevation in
                                                                feet (NAVD)  
         Flooding source(s)            Location of referenced     Depth in feet above      Communities affected
                                             elevation                  ground
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                                                                Effective     Modified
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                                Larimer County, Colorado, and Incorporated Areas
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Dry Creek (North of Canal)..........  Just upstream of the           +4994        +4993  Unincorporated Areas of
                                       confluence with                                    Larimer County.
                                       Larimer and Weld Canal.
                                      Approximately 900 feet         +5017        +5016
                                       downstream of Shields
                                       Street.
    (South of Canal)................  Just upstream of the           +4919        +4916  City of Fort Collins,
                                       confluence with the                                Unincorporated Areas
                                       Cache La Poudre River.                             of Larimer County.
                                      Approximately 850 feet         +4965        +4964
                                       upstream of Redwood
                                       Street.
East Vine Diversion.................  Just upstream of the            None        +4944  City of Fort Collins,
                                       confluence with Dry                                Unincorporated Areas
                                       Creek (South of Canal).                            of Larimer County.
                                      Just downstream of              None        +4983
                                       Larimer and Weld Canal.
East Vine Diversion Left Overbank     Just upstream of Vine           None        +4944  City of Fort Collins,
 Flow.                                 Drive.                                             Unincorporated Areas
                                                                                          of Larimer County.
                                      Approximately 1900 feet         None        +4948
                                       upstream of Vine Drive.
Larimer and Weld Canal..............  At the confluence with          None        +4983  City of Fort Collins,
                                       East Vine Diversion.                               Unincorporated Areas
                                                                                          of Larimer County.
                                      At the upstream                 None        +4993
                                       diversion from Dry
                                       Creek (North of Canal).
Old Dry Creek (Historic Channel)....  Just downstream of             +4921        +4919  Unincorporated Areas of
                                       Mulberry Street.                                   Larimer County.
                                      Approximately 800 feet         +4931        +4930
                                       downstream of Dry
                                       Creek (South of Canal).
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* National Geodetic Vertical Datum.
 Depth in feet above ground.
+ North American Vertical Datum.
                                                    ADDRESSES
 
City of Fort Collins
 
Maps are available for inspection at Stormwater Utilities Department, 700 Wood Street, Fort Collins, CO 80521.
Send comments to Doug Hutchinson, Mayor, City of Fort Collins, 300 LaPorte Avenue, Fort Collins, CO 80522-0580.
 
                                     Unincorporated Areas of Larimer County
 
Maps are available for inspection at 200 West Oak Street, Fort Collins, CO 80521.
Send comments to Karen Wagner, Chair, Larimer County Board of Commissioners, P.O. Box 1190, Fort Collins, CO
 80522.
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                              Graham County, North Carolina, and Incorporated Areas
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Anderson Creek......................  At the confluence with          None       +2,255  Graham County.
                                       Tulula Creek.
                                      Approximately 0.4 mile          None       +2,643
                                       upstream of State Road
                                       1103.
Atoah Creek.........................  At the confluence with          None       +2,045  Graham County.
                                       Long Creek.
                                      Approximately 230 feet          None       +2,329
                                       upstream of Lewis
                                       Nelson Road.
Bear Creek (near Dentons)...........  At the confluence with          None       +2,510  Graham County.
                                       Little Snowbird Creek.

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                                      Approximately 1.5 miles         None       +3,093
                                       upstream of the
                                       confluence with Little
                                       Snowbird Creek.
Beech Creek.........................  At the confluence with          None       +2,196  Graham County.
                                       Sweetwater Creek.
                                      Approximately 1,920             None       +2,363
                                       feet upstream of the
                                       confluence of South
                                       Fork Beech Creek.
Bert Creek..........................  At the confluence with          None       +2,185  Graham County.
                                       Tulula Creek.
                                      Approximately 1,100             None       +2,344
                                       feet upstream of Berts
                                       Creek Road.
Buffalo Creek.......................  At the confluence with          None       +1,942  Graham County.
                                       Cheoah River.
                                      At the confluence of            None       +1,942
                                       West Buffalo Creek.
Cheoah River........................  At the confluence with          None       +1,088  Graham County, Town of
                                       Little Tennessee River.                            Robbinsville.
                                      At the confluence of            None       +1,982
                                       Tulula Creek and
                                       Sweetwater Creek.
Cochran Creek.......................  Approximately 0.4 mile          None       +1,930  Graham County.
                                       upstream of Cochrans
                                       Creek Road (State Road
                                       1250).
                                      At the confluence with          None       +1,963
                                       Cheoah River.
Cooloska Branch.....................  At the confluence with          None       +1,942  Graham County, Eastern
                                       Snowbird Creek.                                    Band of Cherokee
                                                                                          Indians.
                                      Approximately 900 feet          None       +1,965
                                       upstream of Massey
                                       Branch Road (State
                                       Road 1116).
    Tributary 1.....................  At the confluence with          None       +1,961  Eastern Band of
                                       Cooloska Branch.                                   Cherokee Indians.
                                      Approximately 30 feet           None       +2,008
                                       downstream of Jackson
                                       Branch Road (State
                                       Road 1149).
Dry Creek...........................  At the confluence with          None       +2,050  Graham County.
                                       Stecoah Creek.
                                      Approximately 1,630             None       +2,629
                                       feet upstream of
                                       Collins Cove.
East Buffalo Creek..................  At the confluence with          None       +1,942  Graham County, Town of
                                       Cheoah River.                                      Lake Santeetlah.
                                      Approximately 0.4 mile          None       +2,066
                                       upstream of Buffalo
                                       Lane.
Eller Mill Creek....................  At the confluence with          None       +2,317  Graham County.
                                       Little Snowbird Creek.
                                      Approximately 0.5 mile          None       +2,540
                                       upstream of the
                                       confluence with Little
                                       Snowbird Creek.
Fontana Lake........................  Entire shoreline within         None       +1,710  Graham County.
                                       Graham County.
Franks Creek........................  At the confluence with          None       +2,126  Graham County.
                                       Tulula Creek.
                                      Approximately 1,000             None       +2,315
                                       feet upstream of
                                       Franks Creek Road
                                       (State Road 1207).
Gladdens Creek......................  At the confluence with          None       +1,722  Graham County.
                                       Cheoah River.
                                      Approximately 0.5 mile          None       +1,917
                                       upstream of Gladdens
                                       Creek Road (State Road
                                       1135).
Hares Creek.........................  At the confluence with          None       +2,278  Graham County.
                                       Tulula Creek.
                                      Approximately 700 feet          None       +2,602
                                       downstream of
                                       Carpenter Drive.
Hooper Mill Creek...................  At the confluence with          None       +2,114  Graham County.
                                       West Buffalo Creek.
                                      Approximately 20 feet           None       +2,672
                                       downstream of the
                                       confluence of Seven
                                       Springs Branch.
Hyde Mill Creek.....................  At the confluence with          None       +2,084  Graham County.
                                       Tulula Creek.
                                      Approximately 1,870             None       +2,433
                                       feet upstream of Floyd
                                       Carpenter Road (State
                                       Road 1132).
Juanita Branch......................  At the confluence with          None       +2,985  Graham County.
                                       Little Snowbird Creek.
                                      Approximately 0.7 mile          None       +3,255
                                       upstream of the
                                       confluence with Little
                                       Snowbird Creek.
Juts Creek..........................  At the confluence with          None       +2,425  Graham County.
                                       Tulula Creek.
                                      Approximately 0.5 mile          None       +2,580
                                       upstream of U.S.
                                       Highway 129.
Little Buffalo Creek................  At the confluence with          None       +2,361  Graham County.
                                       West Buffalo Creek and
                                       Squally Creek.
                                      Approximately 1.5 miles         None       +2,928
                                       upstream of the
                                       confluence with West
                                       Buffalo Creek and
                                       Squally Creek.
Little Snowbird Creek...............  At the confluence with          None       +2,108  Graham County, Eastern
                                       Snowbird Creek.                                    Band of Cherokee
                                                                                          Indians.
                                      Approximately 800 feet          None       +3,288
                                       upstream of the
                                       confluence of Hornet
                                       Nest Branch.
Little Tennessee River..............  Approximately 1.7 miles         None       +1,088  Graham County.
                                       downstream of the
                                       confluence of Cheoah
                                       River.
                                      At the downstream side          None       +1,277
                                       of the Fontana Dam.

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Long Creek..........................  At the confluence with          None       +1,968  Graham County, Town of
                                       Cheoah River.                                      Robbinsville.
                                      Approximately 1.4 miles         None       +2,393
                                       upstream of Springwood
                                       Lake Road.
Mountain Creek......................  At the confluence with          None       +1,945  Graham County, Eastern
                                       Cheoah River.                                      Band of Cherokee
                                                                                          Indians.
                                      Approximately 50 feet           None       +2,397
                                       downstream of Mountain
                                       Creek Road (State Road
                                       1214).
Mouse Branch........................  At the confluence with          None       +1,710  Graham County.
                                       Panther Creek.
                                      Approximately 2.0 miles         None       +1,713
                                       upstream of the
                                       confluence with
                                       Panther Creek.
North Fork Tuskeegee Creek..........  At the confluence with          None       +1,953  Graham County.
                                       Tuskeegee Creek.
                                      Approximately 1,420             None       +2,031
                                       feet upstream of Upper
                                       Tuskeegee NP (State
                                       Road 1242).
Ollie Branch........................  At the confluence with          None       +1,943  Graham County.
                                       East Buffalo Creek.
                                      Approximately 180 feet          None       +2,246
                                       upstream of Ollies
                                       Creek Road (State Road
                                       1253).
Panther Creek.......................  At the confluence with          None       +1,710  Graham County.
                                       Little Tennessee River.
                                      Approximately 0.4 mile          None       +1,886
                                       upstream of Shell
                                       Stand Road (State Road
                                       1268).
Santeetlah Creek....................  At the confluence with          None       +1,942  Graham County.
                                       Cheoah River.
                                      Approximately 1.8 miles         None       +1,942
                                       upstream of the
                                       confluence with Cheoah
                                       River.
Sawyer Creek........................  At the confluence with          None       +1,710  Graham County.
                                       Stecoah Creek.
                                      Approximately 0.4 mile          None       +2,284
                                       upstream of Upper
                                       Sawyers Creek NP
                                       (State Road 1240).
Snowbird Creek......................  At the confluence with          None       +1,942  Graham County, Eastern
                                       Cheoah River.                                      Band of Cherokee
                                                                                          Indians.
                                      Approximately 0.6 mile          None       +2,207
                                       downstream of the
                                       confluence of Chestnut
                                       Flat Branch.
South Fork Beech Creek..............  At the confluence with          None       +2,283  Graham County.
                                       Beech Creek.
                                      Approximately 1.6 miles         None       +2,845
                                       upstream of Beech
                                       Creek Road (State Road
                                       1223).
Squally Creek.......................  At the confluence with          None       +2,361  Graham County.
                                       West Buffalo Creek and
                                       Little Buffalo Creek.
                                      Approximately 0.9 mile          None       +3,922
                                       upstream of the
                                       confluence of South
                                       Fork Squally Creek.
Stecoah Creek.......................  At the confluence with          None       +1,710  Graham County.
                                       Little Tennessee River.
                                      Approximately 0.7 mile          None       +2,328
                                       upstream of Cody
                                       Branch (State Road
                                       1226).
Sweetwater Creek....................  At the confluence with          None       +1,982  Graham County, Town of
                                       Cheoah River and                                   Robbinsville.
                                       Tulula Creek.
                                      Approximately 80 feet           None       +2,356
                                       downstream of NC
                                       Highway 143.
Town Branch.........................  At the confluence with          None       +1,710  Graham County.
                                       Panther Creek.
                                      Approximately 0.5 mile          None       +1,729
                                       upstream of the
                                       confluence of Town
                                       Branch Tributary 1.
    Tributary 1.....................  At the confluence with          None       +1,710  Graham County.
                                       Town Branch.
                                      Approximately 0.5 mile          None       +1,712
                                       upstream of the
                                       confluence with Town
                                       Branch.
Tulula Creek........................  At the confluence with          None       +1,982  Graham County, Town of
                                       Cheoah River and                                   Robbinsville.
                                       Sweetwater Creek.
                                      Approximately 0.8 mile          None       +2,506
                                       upstream of the
                                       confluence of Juts
                                       Creek.
Tuskeegee Creek.....................  At the confluence with          None       +1,710  Graham County.
                                       Little Tennessee River.
                                      At the confluence of            None       +1,953
                                       North Fork Tuskeegee
                                       Creek.
West Buffalo Creek..................  At the confluence with          None       +1,942  Graham County.
                                       Buffalo Creek.
                                      At the confluence of            None       +2,361
                                       Squally Creek and
                                       Little Buffalo Creek.
Wolf Creek..........................  At the confluence with          None       +1,710  Graham County.
                                       Panther Creek.
                                      Approximately 0.5 mile          None       +1,855
                                       upstream of Little
                                       Bear Lane.
Yellow Creek........................  At the confluence with          None       +1,447  Graham County.
                                       Cheoah River.
                                      Approximately 0.9 mile          None       +2,338
                                       upstream of Yellow
                                       Creek Road (State Road
                                       1242).
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* National Geodetic Vertical Datum.
 Depth in feet above ground.
+ North American Vertical Datum.

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                                                    ADDRESSES
 
Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians
 
Maps are available for inspection at Ginger Lynn Welch Complex, 810 Aquona Road, Cherokee, North Carolina.
Send comments to Mr. Michell Hicks, Principal Chief for the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, P.O. Box 455,
 Cherokee, North Carolina 28719.
 
                                                  Graham County
 
Maps are available for inspection at Graham County Mapping Department, 12 North Main Street, Robbinsville, North
 Carolina.
Send comments to Mrs. Sandra Smith, Graham County Manager, 12 North Main Street, Robbinsville, North Carolina
 28771.
 
Town of Lake Santeetlah
 
Maps are available for inspection at Lake Santeetlah Town Hall, 4 Marina Drive, Lake Santeetlah, North Carolina.
Send comments to The Honorable Harding Hohenschutz, Mayor of the Town of Lake Santeetlah, 4 Marina Drive, Lake
 Santeetlah, North Carolina 28771.
 
Town of Robbinsville
 
Maps are available for inspection at Robbinsville Town Hall, 4 Court Street, Robbinsville, North Carolina.
Send comments to The Honorable Bobby Cagle, Jr., Mayor of the Town of Robbinsville, P.O. Box 129, Robbinsville,
 North Carolina 28771.
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                               Moody County, South Dakota, and Incorporated Areas
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Big Sioux River.....................  Just upstream of County         None        +1532  Unincorporated Areas of
                                       Highway 32 2500 feet           None        +1543   Moody County, City of
                                       upstream of First                                  Flandreau.
                                       Avenue.
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* National Geodetic Vertical Datum.
 Depth in feet above ground.
+ North American Vertical Datum.
                                                    ADDRESSES
 
City of Flandreau
 
Maps are available for inspection at 1005 W. Elm Avenue, Planning and Zoning Department, Flandreau, SD 57028.
Send comments to The Honorable Warren Ludeman, Mayor, City of Flandreau, 1005 W. Elm Avenue, PO Box 343,
 Flandreau, SD 57028.
 
                                      Unincorporated Areas of Moody County
 
Maps are available for inspection at 101 E. Pipestone Avenue, Suite E, Flandreau, SD 57028.
Send comments to Ms. Brenda Duncan, Planning and Zoning Secretary, 101 E. Pipestone Avenue, Suite E, Flandreau,
 SD 57028.
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(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance No. 97.022, ``Flood 
Insurance.'')

    Dated: August 31, 2007.
David I. Maurstad,
Federal Insurance Administrator of the National Flood Insurance 
Program, Department of Homeland Security, Federal Emergency Management 
Agency.
[FR Doc. E7-17821 Filed 9-10-07; 8:45 am]
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