[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 156 (Tuesday, August 12, 2008)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 46811-46813]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-18527]


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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 Branch, Mitigation

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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 Assistant Administrator of the 
Mitigation Directorate 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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                              Codington County, South Dakota and Incorporated Areas
                                             Docket No.: FEMA-B-7755
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East Branch Roby Creek.................  Approximately 200 feet                +1,767  Unincorporated Areas of
                                          east of 11th Street                           Codington County, City
                                          Northeast.                                    of Watertown.
                                         14th Avenue Northeast....             +1,777
East Branch Roby Creek.................  Approximately 400 feet                +1,760  City of Watertown.
                                          west of 7th Street
                                          Northeast.
                                         Approximately 200 feet                +1,765  Unincorporated Areas of
                                          west of 11th Street                           Codington County.
                                          Northeast.
Lake Kampeska..........................  Approximately 200 feet                +1,725  Unincorporated Areas of
                                          northeast of                                  Codington County, City
                                          intersection of 448th                         of Watertown.
                                          Avenue and U.S. Highway
                                          212.
Lake Kampeska..........................  Approximately 100 feet                +1,725  City of Watertown,
                                          west of intersection of                       Unincorporated Areas of
                                          452nd Avenue and                              Codington County.
                                          Stadheim Drive.
Pelican Lake...........................  Approximately 700 feet                +1,717  Unincorporated Areas of
                                          north of intersection of                      Codington County, City
                                          174th Street and 452nd                        of Watertown.
                                          Avenue.
Pelican Lake...........................  Junction of 21st Street               +1,717  City of Watertown,
                                          SW and 12th Avenue SW.                        Unincorporated Areas of
                                                                                        Codington County.
Roby Creek.............................  Approximately 4,500 feet              +1,715  City of Watertown.
                                          downstream from U.S.
                                          Highway 212.
                                         Approximately 100 feet                +1,770
                                          east of U.S. Highway 81.
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* National Geodetic Vertical Datum.
+ North American Vertical Datum.
 Depth in feet above ground.
 
                                                    ADDRESSES
 
City of Watertown
 
Maps are available for inspection at the Watertown City Hall, 23 Second St., NE., Watertown, South Dakota 57201.
 
                                    Unincorporated Areas of Codington County
 
Maps are available for inspection at the Codington County Planning and Zoning Department, Codington County
 Extension Complex, 1910 West Kemp Avenue, Watertown, South Dakota 57201-3048.
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                               Grainger County, Tennessee, and Incorporated Areas
                                             Docket No.: FEMA B-7749
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Lea Creek..............................  Approximately 2,800 feet                +913  Unincorporated Areas of
                                          upstream U.S. Highway 11.                     Grainger County.
                                         Approximately 4,200 feet                +913
                                          upstream U.S. Highway 11.
Norris Lake............................  Approximately 5,200 feet               +1032  Unincorporated Areas of
                                          downstream of the                             Grainger County.
                                          confluence of Black Fox
                                          Creek.
                                         Approximately 2,500 feet               +1032
                                          downstream of U.S.
                                          Highway 25.
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* National Geodetic Vertical Datum.
+ North American Vertical Datum.
 Depth in feet above ground.
 
                                                    ADDRESSES
 
                                     Unincorporated Areas of Grainger County
 
Maps are available for inspection at Grainger County Courthouse, P.O. Box 126, Rutledge, TN 37861.
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(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance No. 97.022, ``Flood 
Insurance.'')

    Dated: July 25, 2008.
Edward L. Connor,
Deputy Assistant Administrator for Insurance, Department of Homeland 
Security, Federal Emergency Management Agency.
[FR Doc. E8-18527 Filed 8-11-08; 8:45 am]
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