[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 93 (Thursday, May 14, 2015)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 27567-27569]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-11584]


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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.

    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
                                           Location of referenced   (NAVD) # Depth in
           Flooding source(s)                    elevation          feet above ground     Communities affected
                                                                    [caret] Elevation
                                                                     in  meters (MSL)
                                                                         Modified
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                            Edgecombe County, North Carolina, and Incorporated Areas
                                             Docket No.: FEMA-B-1202
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Bynum Mill Creek.......................  At the Town Creek                        +48  Town of Macclesfield,
                                          confluence.                                   Town of Pinetops,
                                                                                        Unincorporated Areas of
                                                                                        Edgecombe County.
                                         At the downstream side of                +83
                                          North Carolina Highway
                                          124.
Bynum Mill Run.........................  At the Bynum Mill Creek                  +66  Town of Macclesfield,
                                          confluence.                                   Unincorporated Areas of
                                                                                        Edgecombe County.
                                         Approximately 0.5 mile                   +95
                                          upstream of South 4th
                                          Street Extension (State
                                          Route 1112).
Cokey Swamp............................  At the Town Creek                        +54  Unincorporated Areas of
                                          confluence.                                   Edgecombe County.
                                         Approximately 1.7 miles                  +55
                                          upstream of the
                                          confluence with Town
                                          Creek.
Deep Creek.............................  Approximately 1.0 mile                   +48  Town of Speed,
                                          downstream of Dickens                         Unincorporated Areas of
                                          Road (State Route 1505).                      Edgecombe County.
                                         At the Deep Creek                        +56
                                          Tributary confluence.
East Tarboro Canal.....................  Approximately 1,500 feet                 +45  Town of Tarboro,
                                          upstream of the Tar                           Unincorporated Areas of
                                          River confluence.                             Edgecombe County.
                                         Approximately 590 feet                   +56
                                          upstream of the railroad.
Fishing Creek..........................  Approximately 500 feet                   +49  Town of Leggett,
                                          upstream of the Maple                         Unincorporated Areas of
                                          Swamp confluence.                             Edgecombe County.
                                         Approximately 1.0 mile                   +57
                                          upstream of NC Highway
                                          97.
Leggett Canal..........................  At the Swift Creek                       +58  Town of Leggett,
                                          confluence.                                   Unincorporated Areas of
                                                                                        Edgecombe County.
                                         Approximately 0.7 mile                   +58
                                          upstream of the Swift
                                          Creek confluence.
Longs Branch...........................  At the upstream side of                  +54  Town of Speed,
                                          the railroad.                                 Unincorporated Areas of
                                                                                        Edgecombe County.
                                         Approximately 0.9 mile                   +63
                                          upstream of North
                                          Carolina Highway 122.
Maple Swamp............................  At the Fishing Creek                     +49  Unincorporated Areas of
                                          confluence.                                   Edgecombe County.
                                         Approximately 0.6 mile                   +59
                                          downstream of Bethlehem
                                          Church Road (State Route
                                          1431).
Moccasin Swamp.........................  At the Swift Creek                       +73  Unincorporated Areas of
                                          confluence.                                   Edgecombe County.
                                         Approximately 1.0 mile                   +74
                                          upstream of the Swift
                                          Creek confluence.
Moore Swamp............................  At the Maple Swamp                       +56  Unincorporated Areas of
                                          confluence.                                   Edgecombe County.
                                         Approximately 1.1 miles                  +58
                                          upstream of the Maple
                                          Swamp confluence.
Savage Mill Run........................  Approximately 250 feet                   +56  Town of Speed,
                                          downstream of North                           Unincorporated Areas of
                                          Carolina Highway 122.                         Edgecombe County.
                                         Approximately 1.2 miles                  +62
                                          upstream of North
                                          Carolina Highway 122.
Swift Creek............................  Approximately 300 feet                   +51  Town of Leggett,
                                          upstream of West                              Unincorporated Areas of
                                          Logsboro Road.                                Edgecombe County.
                                         Approximately 0.6 mile                   +78
                                          downstream of Seven
                                          Bridges Road (State
                                          Route 1404).
Town Creek.............................  Approximately 2.0 miles                  +40  Town of Pinetops,
                                          upstream of Colonial                          Unincorporated Areas of
                                          Road (State Route 1601).                      Edgecombe County.
                                         Approximately 140 feet                   +57
                                          upstream of North
                                          Carolina Highway 43.

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White Oak Swamp........................  Approximately 1,500 feet                 +62  Unincorporated Areas of
                                          downstream of White Oak                       Edgecombe County
                                          Swamp Road (State Route
                                          1428).
                                         Approximately 1,900 feet                 +65
                                          upstream of White Oak
                                          Swamp Road (SR1428).
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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
 
Town of Leggett
 
Maps are available for inspection at Leggett Town Hall, 63 Draughn Road, Tarboro, NC 27886.
 
Town of Macclesfield
 
Maps are available for inspection at Town Hall, 203 West Green Street, Macclesfield, NC 27852.
 
Town of Pinetops
 
Maps are available for inspection at the Town Hall, 101 East Hamlet Street, Pinetops, NC 27864.
 
Town of Speed
 
Maps are available for inspection at the Town Hall, 200 Railroad Street, Speed, NC 27881.
 
Town of Tarboro
 
Maps are available for inspection at the Town Hall, 500 Main Street, Tarboro, NC 27886.
 
                                    Unincorporated Areas of Edgecombe County
 
Maps are available for inspection at the Edgecombe County Planning Department, 201 Saint Andrews Street, Room
 205, Tarboro, NC 27886
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                                                                                                                                         * Elevation in
                                                                                                                                         feet (NGVD) +
                                                                                                                                       Elevation in feet
                                                      Source of                                                                        (NAVD) # Depth in
            State              City/town/county       flooding                                   Location                              feet above ground
                                                                                                                                       [caret] Elevation
                                                                                                                                        in  meters (MSL)
                                                                                                                                            Modified
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                                                 Unincorporated Areas of Halifax County, North Carolina
                                                                 Docket No.: FEMA-B-1198
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North Carolina...............  Unincorporated             Fishing CreApproximately 1.1 miles upstream of the Fishing Creek Tributary                 +59
                                Areas of                              2 confluence.
                                Halifax County.
                                                                     Approximately 1.0 mile downstream of Grammon Road (State Route                  +63
                                                                      1429).
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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 Halifax County
 
Maps are available for inspection at the Halifax County Planning Department, 15 West Pittsylvania Street, Halifax, NC 27839.
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    Dated: April 22, 2015.
Roy E. Wright,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Mitigation, Department of Homeland 
Security, Federal Emergency Management Agency.
[FR Doc. 2015-11584 Filed 5-13-15; 8:45 am]
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