[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 193 (Friday, October 5, 2007)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 56920-56923]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-19681]


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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.

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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) 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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                                Marshall County, Alabama, and Incorporated Areas
                                             Docket No.: FEMA-B-7702
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Guntersville Lake......................  Approximately 5,000 feet                +596  City of Guntersville,
                                          downstream of SR 69                           Marshall County
                                          Crossing.                                     (Unincorporated Areas).
                                         SR 69 Crossing...........               +596
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* National Geodetic Vertical Datum.
 Depth in feet above ground.
+ North American Vertical Datum.
                                                    ADDRESSES
City of Guntersville
 
Maps are available for inspection at 341 Gunter Avenue, Guntersville, AL 35976.
 
                                     Marshall County (Unincorporated Areas)
 
Maps are available for inspection at 424 Blount Avenue, Guntersville, AL 35976.
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                                Gallatin County, Kentucky and Incorporated Areas
                                             Docket No.: FEMA-B-7711
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Ohio River.............................  Carroll County Line......               +471  City of Warsaw, Gallatin
                                                                                        County (Unincorporated
                                                                                        Areas).
                                         Boone County Line........               +479
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* National Geodetic Vertical Datum.
 Depth in feet above ground.
+ North American Vertical Datum.
                                                    ADDRESSES
City of Warsaw
 
Maps are available for inspection at 101 West Market Street, Warsaw, KY 41095.
 
                                     Gallatin County (Unincorporated Areas)
 
Maps are available for inspection at 200 Washington Street, Warsaw, KY 41095.
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                                Letcher County, Kentucky, and Incorporated Areas
                                             Docket No.: FEMA-B-7713
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North Fork Kentucky River..............  Approximately 0.29 miles               +1124  Letcher County
                                          downstream of Hazard                          (Unincorporated Areas).
                                          Road.
                                         Approximately 0.14 miles               +1137
                                          downstream of the CSX
                                          Railroad (City of
                                          Whitesburg Corporate
                                          Limits).
                                         Approximately 0.16 miles               +1161
                                          downstream of State
                                          Route 15 near Piedmont
                                          Drive (City of
                                          Whitesburg Corporate
                                          Limits).
                                         Approximately 0.14 miles               +1176
                                          upstream of State Route
                                          15 near the confluence
                                          with Pert Creek.
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* National Geodetic Vertical Datum.
 Depth in feet above ground.
+ North American Vertical Datum.
                                                    ADDRESSES
                                      Letcher County (Unincorporated Areas)
 
Maps are available for inspection at 156 Main Street, Whitesburg, KY 41858.
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                                Trimble County, Kentucky, and Incorporated Areas
                                             Docket No.: FEMA-B-7713
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Ohio River.............................  Trimble County Limits                   +463  City of Milton.
                                          (Downstream).
                                         Trimble County Limits                   +464
                                          (Upstream).
                                         Oldham County Line.......               +457  Trimble County
                                                                                        (Unincorporated Areas).
                                         City of Milton Corporate                +463
                                          Limits.
                                         City of Milton Corporate                +464
                                          Limits.
                                         Carroll County Line......               +464
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* National Geodetic Vertical Datum.
 Depth in feet above ground.
+ North American Vertical Datum.
                                                    ADDRESSES
City of Milton
 
Maps are available for inspection at 10179 U.S. Highway 421 North, Milton, KY 40045.
 
                                      Trimble County (Unincorporated Areas)
 
Maps are available for inspection at 123 Church Street, Bedford, KY 40006.
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                                  Wayne County, Nebraska and Incorporated Areas
                                             Docket No.: FEMA-B-7464
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Deer Creek.............................  At confluence with South               +1450  City of Wayne.
                                          Logan Creek.
                                         At 574th Avenue..........              +1460
Dog Creek..............................  Approximately 2000 feet                +1420  City of Wayne.
                                          upstream of confluence
                                          with South Logan Creek.
                                         At 858th Road............              +1439
South Logan Creek......................  Approximately 350 feet                 +1416  City of Wayne.
                                          downstream of confluence
                                          with Dog Creek.
                                         Approximately 75 feet                  +1444
                                          upstream of Highway 15.
                                         Approximately 200 feet                 +1465
                                          upstream of 854th Road.
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 Depth in feet above ground.
* National Geodetic Vertical Datum.
+ North American Vertical Datum.
                                                    ADDRESSES
City of Wayne
 
Maps are available for inspection at the City Office, 306 Pearl Street, Wayne, NE 68787.
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                               Sandoval County, New Mexico and Incorporated Areas
                                             Docket No.: FEMA-B-7709
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Tributary A (southern split)...........  Approximately 130 feet                 +5417  City of Rio Rancho.
                                          upstream from the
                                          convergence with
                                          Tributary A.

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                                         Approximately 115 feet                 +5436
                                          upstream from 11th
                                          street.
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* National Geodetic Vertical Datum.
 Depth in feet above ground.
+ North American Vertical Datum.
                                                    ADDRESSES
City of Rio Rancho
 
Maps are available for inspection at 3900 Southern Blvd, Rio Rancho, NM 87124.
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                               Brown County, South Dakota, and Incorporated Areas
                                             Docket No.: FEMA-B-7473
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4th Street Drainageway.................  Approximately 400 feet                +1,295  City of Groton.
                                          downstream of Sixth
                                          Street.
                                         Approximately 200 feet                +1,296
                                          downstream of Sixth
                                          Street.
                                         Approximately 300 feet                +1,302
                                          upstream of 13th Avenue/
                                          Highway 12.
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 Depth in feet above ground.
* National Geodetic Vertical Datum.
+ North American Vertical Datum.
                                                    ADDRESSES
City of Groton
 
Maps are available for inspection at City Hall, 204 North Main Street, Groton, South Dakota 57445.
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(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance No. 97.022, Flood 
Insurance.)

    Dated: September 21, 2007.
David I. Maurstad,
Federal Insurance Administrator of the National Flood Insurance 
Program, Department of Homeland Security, Federal Emergency Management 
Agency.
[FR Doc. E7-19681 Filed 10-4-07; 8:45 am]
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