[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 93 (Thursday, May 14, 2015)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 27570-27572]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-11585]



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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Federal Emergency Management Agency

44 CFR Part 67

[Docket ID FEMA-2015-0001]


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: April 22, 2015.
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
                                           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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                                Pulaski County, Arkansas, and Incorporated Areas
                                    Docket Nos.: FEMA-B-7756 and FEMA-B-1053
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Bayou Meto.............................  Approximately 3.48 miles                +243  City of Jacksonville,
                                          downstream of                                 Unincorporated Areas of
                                          Southeastern Avenue.                          Pulaski County.
                                         Approximately 3.87 miles                +263
                                          downstream of Old Tom
                                          Box Road.
                                         Just upstream of Davis                  +320
                                          Ranch Road.
Bayou Two Prairie......................  At the Highway 5                        +280  Unincorporated Areas of
                                          intersection (county                          Pulaski County.
                                          line).
                                         Approximately 1,050 feet                +314
                                          upstream of Private Road.
Blue Branch............................  At the Bayou Two Prairie                +286  Unincorporated Areas of
                                          confluence.                                   Pulaski County.
                                         Approximately 2,180 feet                +318
                                          upstream of the Highway
                                          89 intersection.
Bridge Drive...........................  At the Bayou Meto                       +266  Unincorporated Areas of
                                          confluence.                                   Pulaski County.
                                         Approximately 1.35 miles                +271
                                          upstream of Bridge Field
                                          Drive.
Ferndale Creek.........................  At the Little Maumelle                  +362  Unincorporated Areas of
                                          River confluence.                             Pulaski County.

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                                         Approximately 1,300 feet                +453
                                          upstream of Ferndale
                                          Road (county line).
Five Mile Creek........................  At the Bayou Meto                       +248  Unincorporated Areas of
                                          confluence.                                   Pulaski County.
                                         Just upstream of Rixie                  +252
                                          Road.
Fletcher Creek.........................  At the Little Maumelle                  +328  Unincorporated Areas of
                                          River confluence.                             Pulaski County.
                                         Approximately 3,200 feet                +429
                                          upstream of Walnut Grove
                                          Trail.
Glade Branch...........................  Approximately 580 feet                  +266  Unincorporated Areas of
                                          upstream of Highway 67/                       Pulaski County.
                                          167.
                                         Approximately 6,300 feet                +353
                                          upstream of the Roland
                                          Road intersection.
Good Earth Drain.......................  At the Taylor Loop Creek                +280  City of Little Rock.
                                          confluence.
                                         At the Taylor Loop Creek                +285
                                          divergence.
Isom Creek.............................  At the Taylor Loop Creek                +265  City of Little Rock,
                                          confluence.                                   Unincorporated Areas of
                                                                                        Pulaski County.
                                         Approximately 100 feet                  +345
                                          upstream of Russ Street.
Jacks Bayou............................  Approximately 500 feet                  +252  City of Jacksonville,
                                          downstream of the Union                       Unincorporated Areas of
                                          Pacific Railroad                              Pulaski County.
                                          intersection (county
                                          line).
                                         Approximately 1,200 feet                +283
                                          upstream of Peters Road.
Jacks Bayou Tributary 10...............  At the Jacks Bayou                      +271  Unincorporated Areas of
                                          confluence.                                   Pulaski County.
                                         Approximately 1,800 feet                +279
                                          upstream of Hercules
                                          Drive.
Kinley Creek...........................  Approximately 8,010 feet                +349  Unincorporated Areas of
                                          downstream from the                           Pulaski County.
                                          Garrison Road
                                          intersection.
                                         Approximately 1,130 feet                +424
                                          upstream from the
                                          Garrison Road
                                          intersection.
Little Maumelle River..................  Approximately 2,570 feet                +262  Unincorporated Areas of
                                          downstream from the                           Pulaski County.
                                          Arkansas River
                                          confluence.
                                         Approximately 5,300 feet                +561
                                          upstream from the
                                          Carnation Lane
                                          intersection.
Neal Creek.............................  At the Kinley Creek                     +380  Unincorporated Areas of
                                          confluence.                                   Pulaski County.
                                         Approximately 7,200 feet                +514
                                          upstream of the Condor
                                          Road intersection.
Nowlin Creek...........................  Approximately 25,098 feet               +495  Unincorporated Areas of
                                          upstream from the                             Pulaski County.
                                          Goodson Road
                                          intersection.
                                         Approximately 25,348 feet               +497
                                          upstream from the
                                          Goodson Road
                                          intersection.
South Loop.............................  Approximately 1,358 feet                +266  Unincorporated Areas of
                                          upstream from the Taylor                      Pulaski County.
                                          Loop Creek confluence.
                                         Approximately 1,801 feet                +299
                                          downstream from the
                                          Taylor Loop Creek
                                          confluence.
South Split............................  At the South Loop                       +280  Unincorporated Areas of
                                          confluence.                                   Pulaski County.
                                         Approximately 194 feet                  +290
                                          downstream from the
                                          South Loop confluence.
Taylor Loop Creek......................  Approximately 475 feet                  +266  Unincorporated Areas of
                                          downstream from the                           Pulaski County.
                                          Railroad intersection.
                                         Approximately 1,451 feet                +430
                                          downstream from the
                                          Jennifer Drive
                                          intersection.
Tributary 4 to Little Maumelle River...  At the Little Maumelle                  +240  City of Little Rock,
                                          River confluence.                             Unincorporated Areas of
                                                                                        Pulaski County.
                                         At the Cantrell Road                    +301
                                          intersection.
Tributary 5 to Little Maumelle River...  At the Little Maumelle                  +266  Unincorporated Areas of
                                          River confluence.                             Pulaski County.
                                         Approximately 120 feet                  +282
                                          downstream of Guenther
                                          Road.
Tributary 6 to Fletcher Creek..........  At the Fletcher Creek                   +366  Unincorporated Areas of
                                          confluence.                                   Pulaski County.
                                         Approximately 6,150 feet                +427
                                          upstream of the Walnut
                                          Grove Road intersection.
Tributary 7 to Little Maumelle River...  Approximately 3,275 feet                +316  Unincorporated Areas of
                                          downstream from the                           Pulaski County.
                                          Ferndale Road
                                          intersection.
                                         Approximately 12,163 feet               +455
                                          upstream from the
                                          Ferndale Road
                                          intersection.
Tributary 8 to Fletcher Creek..........  Approximately 233 feet                  +404  Unincorporated Areas of
                                          upstream from the                             Pulaski County.
                                          Fletcher Creek
                                          confluence.
                                         Approximately 3,488 feet                +509
                                          upstream from the Autumn
                                          Blaze Trail intersection.
Tributary 9 to Little Maumelle River...  Approximately 748 feet                  +330  Unincorporated Areas of
                                          upstream from the Little                      Pulaski County.
                                          Maumelle River
                                          confluence.
                                         Approximately 1,160 feet                +512
                                          upstream from the
                                          Garrison Road
                                          intersection.

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White Oak Branch.......................  Approximately 123 feet                  +288  Unincorporated Areas of
                                          upstream from the                             Pulaski County.
                                          Highway 5 intersection.
                                         Approximately 6,051 feet                +329
                                          upstream from the Mount
                                          Pleasant intersection.
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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 Jacksonville
 
Maps are available for inspection at the City Engineer's Office, One Municipal Drive, Jacksonville, AR 72076.
 
City of Little Rock
 
Maps are available for inspection at the Department of Public Works, 701 West Markham Street, Little Rock, AR
 72201.
 
                                     Unincorporated Areas of Pulaski County
 
Maps are available for inspection at the Pulaski County Road and Bridge Department, 3200 Brown Street, Little
 Rock, AR 72204.
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                                   Muskegon County, MI, and Incorporated Areas
                                             Docket No.: FEMA-B-1222
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Lake Michigan..........................  Entire shoreline within                 +584  Township of Fruitland,
                                          Community.                                    Township of Laketon.
North Channel..........................  At the Chesapeake and                   +584  City of Muskegon.
                                          Ohio Railway.
Musekgon River (flooding effects from    Approximately 1.3 miles                 +584  Township of Muskegon.
 Muskegon Lake).                          upstream of the
                                          Chesapeake and Ohio
                                          Railway.
White Lake.............................  Entire Shoreline within                 +584  Township of Fruitland,
                                          community.                                    Township of Whitehall.
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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.
** BFEs to be changed include the listed downstream and upstream BFEs, and include BFEs located on the stream
 reach between the referenced locations above. Please refer to the revised Flood Insurance Rate Map located at
 the community map repository (see below) for exact locations of all BFEs to be changed.
                                                    ADDRESSES
 
City of Muskegon
 
Maps are available for inspection at City Hall, 933 Terrace Street, Muskegon, MI 49440.
 
Township of Fruitland
 
Maps are available for inspection at Fruitland Township Hall, 4545 Nestrom Road, Whitehall, MI 49461.
 
Township of Laketon
 
Maps are available for inspection at Laketon Township Hall, 2735 West Giles Road, Muskegon, MI 49445.
 
Township of Muskegon
 
Maps are available for inspection at Muskegon Township Hall, 1990 Apple Avenue, Muskegon, MI 49442.
 
Township of Whitehall
 
Maps are available for inspection at Township Hall, 7644 Durham Road, Whitehall, MI 49461.
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