[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 159 (Thursday, August 16, 2012)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 49367-49373]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-20134]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Federal Emergency Management Agency

44 CFR Part 67

[Docket ID FEMA-2012-0003]


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

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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 in 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: Luis Rodriguez, Chief, Engineering 
Management Branch, Federal Insurance and Mitigation Administration, 
Federal Emergency Management Agency, 500 C Street SW., Washington, DC 
20472, (202) 646-4064, or (email) [email protected].

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 Deputy Associate Administrator for 
Mitigation 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.

    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
                                                                                                        (NAVD)
                                                                                                      
              State                  City/town/county     Source of flooding         Location          Depth in
                                                                                                      feet above
                                                                                                        ground
                                                                                                       [caret]
                                                                                                      Elevation
                                                                                                      in meters
                                                                                                        (MSL)
                                                                                                       Modified
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                                 Unincorporated Areas of Chickasaw County, Iowa
                                             Docket No.: FEMA-B-1208
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Iowa.............................  Unincorporated Areas  Little Cedar River    Approximately 1,200          +962
                                    of Chickasaw County.  (backwater effects    feet upstream of
                                                          from Cedar River).    the Cedar River
                                                                                confluence.
                                   ....................  ....................  Approximately 100            +962
                                                                                feet upstream of
                                                                                Beumont Way.
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* National Geodetic Vertical Datum.
+ North American Vertical Datum.
 Depth in feet above ground.
[caret] Mean Sea Level, rounded to the nearest 0.1 meter.
                                                    ADDRESSES
 
Unincorporated Areas of Chickasaw County
Maps are available for inspection at the Chickasaw County Courthouse, 8 East Prospect Street, New Hampton, IA
 50659.
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                                                                      * Elevation in
                                                                     feet  (NGVD)  +
                                                                    Elevation in feet
                                                                      (NAVD)   Depth in feet
           Flooding Source(s)                    Elevation             above ground       Communities affected
                                                                    [caret] Elevation
                                                                    in  meters  (MSL)
                                                                         Modified
 
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                                  Pima County, Arizona, and Incorporated Areas
                                             Docket No.: FEMA-B-1220
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Agua Caliente Split Flow...............  Approximately 1,500 feet               +2583  Unincorporated Areas of
                                          upstream of the Tanque                        Pima County.
                                          Verde Creek confluence.
                                         Approximately 500 feet                 +2593
                                          downstream of the Agua
                                          Caliente Wash divergence.
Agua Caliente Spur Flow................  Approximately 0.5 mile                 +2593  Unincorporated Areas of
                                          downstream of East                            Pima County.
                                          Tanque Verde Road.
                                         Approximately 0.4 mile                 +2624
                                          upstream of East Tanque
                                          Verde Road.
Agua Caliente Wash.....................  Approximately 130 feet                 +2567  City of Tucson,
                                          downstream of North                           Unincorporated Areas of
                                          Bonanza Avenue.                               Pima County.
                                         Approximately 700 feet                 +2805
                                          upstream of Horse Head
                                          Road.
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* National Geodetic Vertical Datum.
+ North American Vertical Datum.
 Depth in feet above ground.
[caret] Mean Sea Level, rounded to the nearest 0.1 meter.
                                                    ADDRESSES
 
City of Tucson
Maps are available for inspection at the Planning and Development Services Department, 201 North Stone Avenue,
 3rd Floor, Tucson, AZ 85701.
 
                                       Unincorporated Areas of Pima County
Maps are available for inspection at the Pima County Flood Control District, 97 East Congress Street, 3rd Floor,
 Tucson, AZ 85701.
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                                  Polk County, Florida, and Incorporated Areas
                                             Docket No.: FEMA-B-1184
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Lake B--ICPR Node Lake B...............  Entire shoreline.........                +67  Unincorporated Areas of
                                                                                        Polk County.
Lake Marion Creek......................  Approximately 1 mile                     +57  Unincorporated Areas of
                                          upstream of the Lake                          Polk County.
                                          Hatchineha confluence.
                                         At the Lake Marion Creek                 +67
                                          Outlet and Snell Creek
                                          confluence.
Lake Marion Creek Outlet...............  At the Lake Marion Creek                 +67  Unincorporated Areas of
                                          and Snell Creek                               Polk County.
                                          confluence.
                                         At the Lake Marion                       +68
                                          confluence.
Lake Polk--ICPR Node Lake Polk.........  Entire shoreline.........                +67  Unincorporated Areas of
                                                                                        Polk County.
London Creek Watershed Unnamed Pond--    Entire shoreline.........                +70  Unincorporated Areas of
 ICPR Node 28A1.                                                                        Polk County.
London Creek Watershed Unnamed Pond--    Entire shoreline.........                +64  Unincorporated Areas of
 ICPR Node 28A10.                                                                       Polk County.
London Creek Watershed Unnamed Pond--    Entire shoreline.........                +64  Unincorporated Areas of
 ICPR Node 28A11.                                                                       Polk County.
London Creek Watershed Unnamed Pond--    Entire shoreline.........                +64  Unincorporated Areas of
 ICPR Node 28A12.                                                                       Polk County.
London Creek Watershed Unnamed Pond--    Entire shoreline.........                +63  Unincorporated Areas of
 ICPR Node 28A13.                                                                       Polk County.
London Creek Watershed Unnamed Pond--    Entire shoreline.........                +68  Unincorporated Areas of
 ICPR Node 28A2.                                                                        Polk County.
London Creek Watershed Unnamed Pond--    Entire shoreline.........                +70  Unincorporated Areas of
 ICPR Node 28A20.                                                                       Polk County.
London Creek Watershed Unnamed Pond--    Entire shoreline.........                +70  Unincorporated Areas of
 ICPR Node 28A21.                                                                       Polk County.

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London Creek Watershed Unnamed Pond--    Entire shoreline.........                +70  Unincorporated Areas of
 ICPR Node 28A22.                                                                       Polk County.
London Creek Watershed Unnamed Pond--    Entire shoreline.........                +67  Unincorporated Areas of
 ICPR Node 28A3.                                                                        Polk County.
London Creek Watershed Unnamed Pond--    Entire shoreline.........                +65  Unincorporated Areas of
 ICPR Node 28A5.                                                                        Polk County.
London Creek Watershed Unnamed Pond--    Entire shoreline.........                +65  Unincorporated Areas of
 ICPR Node 28A6.                                                                        Polk County.
London Creek Watershed Unnamed Pond--    Entire shoreline.........                +65  Unincorporated Areas of
 ICPR Node 28A7.                                                                        Polk County.
London Creek Watershed Unnamed Pond--    Entire shoreline.........                +63  Unincorporated Areas of
 ICPR Node 28A8.                                                                        Polk County.
London Creek Watershed Unnamed Pond--    Entire shoreline.........                +64  Unincorporated Areas of
 ICPR Node 28A9.                                                                        Polk County.
London Creek Watershed Unnamed Pond--    Entire shoreline.........                +70  Unincorporated Areas of
 ICPR Node 28B1.                                                                        Polk County.
London Creek Watershed Unnamed Pond--    Entire shoreline.........                +66  Unincorporated Areas of
 ICPR Node 28B11.                                                                       Polk County.
London Creek Watershed Unnamed Pond--    Entire shoreline.........                +65  Unincorporated Areas of
 ICPR Node 28B12.                                                                       Polk County.
London Creek Watershed Unnamed Pond--    Entire shoreline.........                +65  Unincorporated Areas of
 ICPR Node 28B15.                                                                       Polk County.
London Creek Watershed Unnamed Pond--    Entire shoreline.........                +63  Unincorporated Areas of
 ICPR Node 28B16.                                                                       Polk County.
London Creek Watershed Unnamed Pond--    Entire shoreline.........                +70  Unincorporated Areas of
 ICPR Node 28B5.                                                                        Polk County.
London Creek Watershed Unnamed Pond--    Entire shoreline.........                +70  Unincorporated Areas of
 ICPR Node 28B6.                                                                        Polk County.
London Creek Watershed Unnamed Pond--    Entire shoreline.........                +64  Unincorporated Areas of
 ICPR Node 28C11.                                                                       Polk County.
London Creek Watershed Unnamed Pond--    Entire shoreline.........                +66  Unincorporated Areas of
 ICPR Node 28C12.                                                                       Polk County.
London Creek Watershed Unnamed Pond--    Entire shoreline.........                +66  Unincorporated Areas of
 ICPR Node 28C20.                                                                       Polk County.
London Creek Watershed Unnamed Pond--    Entire shoreline.........                +65  Unincorporated Areas of
 ICPR Node 28C8.                                                                        Polk County.
London Creek Watershed Unnamed Pond--    Entire shoreline.........                +67  Unincorporated Areas of
 ICPR Node 28C9.                                                                        Polk County.
London Creek Watershed Unnamed Pond--    Entire shoreline.........                +67  Unincorporated Areas of
 ICPR Node 28D1.                                                                        Polk County.
London Creek Watershed Unnamed Pond--    Entire shoreline.........                +64  Unincorporated Areas of
 ICPR Node 28D10.                                                                       Polk County.

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London Creek Watershed Unnamed Pond--    Entire shoreline.........                +67  Unincorporated Areas of
 ICPR Node 28D11.                                                                       Polk County.
London Creek Watershed Unnamed Pond--    Entire shoreline.........                +67  Unincorporated Areas of
 ICPR Node 28D2.                                                                        Polk County.
London Creek Watershed Unnamed Pond--    Entire shoreline.........                +66  Unincorporated Areas of
 ICPR Node 28D3.                                                                        Polk County.
London Creek Watershed Unnamed Pond--    Entire shoreline.........                +65  Unincorporated Areas of
 ICPR Node 28D4.                                                                        Polk County.
London Creek Watershed Unnamed Pond--    Entire shoreline.........                +66  Unincorporated Areas of
 ICPR Node 28D5.                                                                        Polk County.
London Creek Watershed Unnamed Pond--    Entire shoreline.........                +65  Unincorporated Areas of
 ICPR Node 28D6.                                                                        Polk County.
London Creek Watershed Unnamed Pond--    Entire shoreline.........                +65  Unincorporated Areas of
 ICPR Node 28D7.                                                                        Polk County.
London Creek Watershed Unnamed Pond--    Entire shoreline.........                +65  Unincorporated Areas of
 ICPR Node 28D8.                                                                        Polk County.
London Creek Watershed Unnamed Pond--    Entire shoreline.........                +65  Unincorporated Areas of
 ICPR Node 28D9.                                                                        Polk County.
London Creek Watershed Unnamed Wetland   Entire wetland area......                +68  Unincorporated Areas of
 Area--ICPR Node 28W1.                                                                  Polk County.
London Creek Watershed Unnamed Wetland   Entire wetland area......                +68  Unincorporated Areas of
 Area--ICPR Node 28W10.                                                                 Polk County.
London Creek Watershed Unnamed Wetland   Entire wetland area......                +67  Unincorporated Areas of
 Area--ICPR Node 28W12.                                                                 Polk County.
London Creek Watershed Unnamed Wetland   Entire wetland area......                +67  Unincorporated Areas of
 Area--ICPR Node 28W13.                                                                 Polk County.
London Creek Watershed Unnamed Wetland   Entire wetland area......                +67  Unincorporated Areas of
 Area--ICPR Node 28W28.                                                                 Polk County.
London Creek Watershed Unnamed Wetland   Entire wetland area......                +66  Unincorporated Areas of
 Area--ICPR Node 28W35.                                                                 Polk County.
London Creek Watershed Unnamed Wetland   Entire wetland area......                +63  Unincorporated Areas of
 Area--ICPR Node 28W36.                                                                 Polk County.
London Creek Watershed Unnamed Wetland   Entire wetland area......                +64  Unincorporated Areas of
 Area--ICPR Node 28W39.                                                                 Polk County.
London Creek Watershed Unnamed Wetland   Entire wetland area......                +63  Unincorporated Areas of
 Area--ICPR Node 28W43.                                                                 Polk County.
London Creek Watershed Unnamed Wetland   Entire wetland area......                +63  Unincorporated Areas of
 Area--ICPR Node 28W43A.                                                                Polk County.
London Creek Watershed Unnamed Wetland   Entire wetland area......                +63  Unincorporated Areas of
 Area--ICPR Node 28W43B.                                                                Polk County.
London Creek Watershed Unnamed Wetland   Entire wetland area......                +63  Unincorporated Areas of
 Area--ICPR Node 28W43C.                                                                Polk County.

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London Creek Watershed Unnamed Wetland   Entire wetland area......                +65  Unincorporated Areas of
 Area--ICPR Node 28W45.                                                                 Polk County.
London Creek Watershed Unnamed Wetland   Entire wetland area......                +63  Unincorporated Areas of
 Area--ICPR Node 28W61.                                                                 Polk County.
London Creek Watershed Unnamed Wetland   Entire wetland area......                +66  Unincorporated Areas of
 Area--ICPR Node 28W64.                                                                 Polk County.
London Creek Watershed Unnamed Wetland   Entire wetland area......                +65  Unincorporated Areas of
 Area--ICPR Node 28W65.                                                                 Polk County.
London Creek Watershed Unnamed Wetland   Entire wetland area......                +65  Unincorporated Areas of
 Area--ICPR Node 28W72.                                                                 Polk County.
London Creek Watershed Unnamed Wetland   Entire wetland area......                +64  Unincorporated Areas of
 Area--ICPR Node 28W74.                                                                 Polk County.
London Creek Watershed Unnamed Wetland   Entire wetland area......                +68  Unincorporated Areas of
 Area--ICPR Node 28W9.                                                                  Polk County.
London Creek Watershed Unnamed Wetland   Entire wetland area......                +66  Unincorporated Areas of
 Area--ICPR Node 28W91.                                                                 Polk County.
Snell Creek............................  At the Lake Marion Creek                 +67  Unincorporated Areas of
                                          and Lake Marion Creek                         Polk County.
                                          Outlet confluence.
                                         Approximately 1.5 miles                  +72
                                          upstream of Cypress
                                          Parkway.
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* National Geodetic Vertical Datum.
+ North American Vertical Datum.
 Depth in feet above ground.
[caret] Mean Sea Level, rounded to the nearest 0.1 meter.
                                                    ADDRESSES
 
                                       Unincorporated Areas of Polk County
                 Maps are available for inspection at 330 West Church Street, Bartow, FL 33830.
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                                   Alcona County, Michigan (All Jurisdictions)
                                             Docket No.: FEMA-B-1208
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Lake Huron.............................  Entire shoreline within                 +583  City of Harrisville,
                                          community.                                    Township of Alcona,
                                                                                        Township of Harrisville,
                                                                                        Township of Haynes.
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* National Geodetic Vertical Datum.
+ North American Vertical Datum.
 Depth in feet above ground.
[caret] Mean Sea Level, rounded to the nearest 0.1 meter.
                                                    ADDRESSES
 
City of Harrisville
Maps are available for inspection at City Hall, 200 5th Street, Harrisville, MI 48740.
 
Township of Alcona
Maps are available for inspection at the Alcona Township Hall, 5576 North U.S. Route 23, Black River, MI 48721
 
Township of Harrisville
Maps are available for inspection at the Township Hall, 114 South Poor Farm Road, Harrisville, MI 48740.
 
Township of Haynes
Maps are available for inspection at the Haynes Township Hall, 3930 East McNeill Road, Lincoln, MI 48742.
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                                Jackson County, Wisconsin, and Incorporated Areas
                                             Docket No.: FEMA-B-1210
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Black River............................  Approximately 0.94 mile                 +831  Ho-Chunk Nation.
                                          downstream of County
                                          Highway K.
                                         Approximately 0.48 mile                 +833
                                          downstream of County
                                          Highway K.

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Trempealeau River......................  Approximately 0.41 mile                 +875  Village of Taylor.
                                          upstream of the French
                                          Creek confluence.
                                         Approximately 0.39 mile                 +882
                                          upstream of Bridge
                                          Street.
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* National Geodetic Vertical Datum.
+ North American Vertical Datum.
 Depth in feet above ground.
[caret] Mean Sea Level, rounded to the nearest 0.1 meter.
                                                    ADDRESSES
 
Ho-Chunk Nation
Maps are available for inspection at W9814 Airport Road, Black River Falls, WI 54615.
Village of Taylor
Maps are available for inspection at 420 2nd Street, Taylor, WI 54659.
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(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance No. 97.022, ``Flood 
Insurance.'')

    Dated: August 1, 2012.
Sandra K. Knight,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Mitigation, Department of Homeland 
Security, Federal Emergency Management Agency.
[FR Doc. 2012-20134 Filed 8-15-12; 8:45 am]
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