[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 250 (Wednesday, December 31, 2014)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 78722-78723]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-30537]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Federal Emergency Management Agency

44 CFR Part 67

[Docket ID FEMA-2014-0002]


Final Flood Elevation Determinations

AGENCY: Federal Emergency Management Agency, DHS.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: Base (1-percent-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 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 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.

    Dated: December 11, 2014.
Roy E. Wright,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Mitigation, Department of Homeland 
Security, Federal Emergency Management Agency.
    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)  # Depth
           Flooding source(s)              Location of referenced     in feet above       Communities affected
                                                 elevation           ground  [caret]
                                                                       Elevation in
                                                                       meters (MSL)
                                                                         Modified
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                                   Ottawa County, Ohio, and Incorporated Areas
                                            Docket Nos.: FEMA-B-1178
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Ayers Creek (backwater effects from      Approximately 0.5 mile                  +597  Unincorporated Areas of
 Crane Creek).                            downstream of Billman                         Ottawa County.
                                          Road.
                                         Approximately 530 feet                  +597
                                          downstream of Private
                                          Drive.
Crane Creek Tributary (backwater         Approximately 0.4 mile                  +598  Unincorporated Areas of
 effects from Crane Creek).               downstream of Billman                         Ottawa County.
                                          Road.
                                         Approximately 570 feet                  +598
                                          downstream of Billman
                                          Road.
Indian Creek (backwater effects from     Approximately 0.4 mile                  +591  Unincorporated Areas of
 Little Portage River).                   downstream of Portage                         Ottawa County.
                                          River Road.
                                         Approximately 0.6 mile                  +591
                                          downstream of Harris
                                          Salem Road.

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Lake Erie..............................  At the east side of                     +577  City of Port Clinton,
                                          Poplar Street.                                Unincorporated Areas of
                                                                                        Ottawa County, Village
                                                                                        of Put-In-Bay.
                                         At the Lucas County                     +578
                                          boundary.
Little Portage River (backwater effects  Approximately 62 feet                   +577  Unincorporated Areas of
 from Lake Erie).                         downstream of Muddy                           Ottawa County.
                                          Creek Road.
                                         Approximately 1.1 miles                 +577
                                          upstream of Muddy Creek
                                          Road.
Portage River..........................  Approximately 1.3 miles                 +578  Village of Oak Harbor.
                                          downstream of Locust
                                          Street.
                                         Approximately 1.2 miles                 +578
                                          downstream of Locust
                                          Street.
South Branch Turtle Creek Tributary      Approximately 0.8 mile                  +597  Unincorporated Areas of
 (backwater effects from South Branch     downstream of Private                         Ottawa County.
 Turtle Creek).                           Drive.
                                         Approximately 0.6 mile                  +597
                                          downstream of Private
                                          Drive.
* 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 Port Clinton
Maps are available for inspection at 1868 East Perry Street, Port Clinton, OH 43452.
 
Unincorporated Areas of Ottawa County
Maps are available for inspection at 315 Madison Street, Port Clinton, OH 43452.
 
Village of Oak Harbor
Maps are available for inspection at 146 Church Street, Oak Harbor, OH 43449.
 
Village of Put-In-Bay
Maps are available for inspection at 157 Concord Avenue, Put-In-Bay, OH 43456.
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[FR Doc. 2014-30537 Filed 12-30-14; 8:45 am]
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