[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 124 (Monday, June 29, 2015)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 36928-36929]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-15821]


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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.

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List of Subjects in 44 CFR Part 67

    Administrative practice and procedure, Flood insurance, Reporting 
and recordkeeping requirements.

    Date: June 16, 2015.
Roy E. Wright,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Insurance and 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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                                 Tioga County, Pennsylvania (All Jurisdictions)
                                             Docket No.: FEMA-B-1147
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Camp Brook Creek.......................  Approximately 1,900 feet              + 1124  Township of Nelson.
                                          downstream of East Main
                                          Street.
                                         Approximately 460 feet                + 1127
                                          downstream of East Main
                                          Street.
Charleston Creek.......................  Approximately 2,670 feet              + 1325  Township of Charleston.
                                          upstream of Jackson
                                          Street.
                                         Approximately 2,720 feet              + 1326
                                          upstream of Jackson
                                          Street.
Cowanesque River Reach 2...............  Approximately 3,600 feet              + 1124  Borough of Elkland,
                                          downstream of State                           Township of Deerfield,
                                          Route 49.                                     Township of Nelson.
                                         Approximately 2.4 miles               + 1184
                                          upstream of Holden
                                          Street.
Crooked Creek..........................  Approximately 0.2 mile                + 1024  Borough of Tioga.
                                          upstream of Bear Creek
                                          Road (Legislative Route
                                          58122).
                                         Approximately 690 feet                + 1034
                                          upstream of Mann Hill
                                          Road (Cowanesque Street).
Tioga River Reach 1....................  Approximately 0.3 mile                + 1024  Borough of Tioga.
                                          upstream of State Route
                                          287.
                                         Approximately 0.8 mile                + 1034
                                          upstream of Park Street.
Tioga River Reach 2....................  Approximately 1.2 miles               + 1139  Borough of Mansfield,
                                          downstream of Spencer                         Township of Hamilton.
                                          Road.
                                         Approximately 0.4 mile                + 1401
                                          upstream of Gulick
                                          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
 
Borough of Elkland
Maps are available for inspection at the Borough Hall, 105 Parkhurst Street, Elkland, PA 16920.
 
Borough of Mansfield
Maps are available for inspection at the Borough Hall, 14 South Main Street, Mansfield, PA 16933.
 
Borough of Tioga
Maps are available for inspection at the Borough Office, 18 North Main Street, Tioga, PA 16946.
 
Township of Charleston
Maps are available for inspection at the Charleston Township Building, 156 Catlin Hollow Road, Wellsboro, PA
 16901.
 
Township of Deerfield
Maps are available for inspection at the Deerfield Township Building, 5322 State Route 49, Knoxville, PA 16928.
 
Township of Hamilton
Maps are available for inspection at the Hamilton Township Municipal Building, 16 Tioga Street, Morris Run, PA
 16939.
 
Township of Nelson
Maps are available for inspection at the Nelson Township Community Building, 111 Village Drive, Nelson, PA
 16940.
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[FR Doc. 2015-15821 Filed 6-26-15; 8:45 am]
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