[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 237 (Thursday, December 10, 2015)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 76644-76646]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-31017]



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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% 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 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.

    Dated: November 18, 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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                               Montgomery County, Pennsylvania (All Jurisdictions)
                                             Docket No.: FEMA-B-1175
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Blair Mill Run.........................  At the Pennypack Creek                  +211  Borough of Hatboro,
                                          confluence.                                   Township of Horsham,
                                                                                        Township of Upper
                                                                                        Moreland.
                                         At the downstream side of               +261
                                          County Line Road.
Blair Mill Run Tributary...............  At the upstream side of                 +228  Borough of Hatboro.
                                          West Monument Avenue.
                                         At the downstream side of               +252
                                          East County Line Road.
Huntingdon Valley Creek................  Approximately 800 feet                  +120  Borough of Bryn Athyn,
                                          downstream of Red Lion                        Township of Lower
                                          Road.                                         Moreland.
                                         Approximately 0.9 mile                  +267
                                          upstream of Byberry Road.
Meadow Brook...........................  At the Pennypack Creek                  +118  Township of Abington,
                                          confluence.                                   Township of Lower
                                                                                        Moreland.

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                                         Approximately 1,000 feet                +287
                                          upstream of the most
                                          upstream State Highway
                                          2017 crossing.
Pennypack Creek........................  Approximately 1,200 feet                +100  Borough of Bryn Athyn,
                                          downstream of Moredon                         Borough of Hatboro,
                                          Road.                                         Township of Abington,
                                                                                        Township of Horsham,
                                                                                        Township of Lower
                                                                                        Moreland, Township of
                                                                                        Upper Dublin, Township
                                                                                        of Upper Moreland.
                                         Approximately 1.0 mile                  +359
                                          upstream of Mann Road.
Pennypack Creek Branch.................  Approximately 400 feet                  +298  Township of Horsham.
                                          downstream of Witmer
                                          Road.
                                         Approximately 0.7 mile                  +362
                                          upstream of Witmer Road.
Pennypack Creek Tributary No. 1........  At the Pennypack Creek                  +204  Borough of Hatboro,
                                          confluence.                                   Township of Horsham,
                                                                                        Township of Upper
                                                                                        Moreland.
                                         Approximately 0.7 mile                  +341
                                          upstream of Dresher Road.
Pine Run...............................  At the upstream side of                 +176  Township of Upper Dublin.
                                          State Highway 309.
                                         Approximately 800 feet                  +239
                                          upstream of Dreshertown
                                          Road.
Rapp Run...............................  At the Pine Run                         +183  Township of Upper Dublin.
                                          confluence.
                                         Approximately 0.5 mile                  +355
                                          upstream of the most
                                          upstream Lexington Drive
                                          crossing.
Sandy Run..............................  Approximately 300 feet                  +159  Township of Abington,
                                          downstream of Bethlehem                       Township of Springfield,
                                          Pike.                                         Township of Upper
                                                                                        Dublin, Township of
                                                                                        Whitemarsh.
                                         Approximately 1,400 feet                +339
                                          upstream of Roberta
                                          Avenue.
Sandy Run Tributary No. 1..............  Approximately 150 feet                  +236  Township of Abington.
                                          upstream of Johnston
                                          Avenue.
                                         Approximately 2,000 feet                +258
                                          upstream of Johnston
                                          Avenue.
Sandy Run Tributary No. 1a (downstream)  Approximately 250 feet                  +237  Township of Abington.
                                          upstream of Fernwood
                                          Avenue.
                                         Approximately 1,100 feet                +243
                                          upstream of Fernwood
                                          Avenue.
Southampton Creek......................  At the Pennypack Creek                  +177  Borough of Bryn Athyn,
                                          confluence.                                   Township of Lower
                                                                                        Moreland, Township of
                                                                                        Upper Moreland.
                                         At the downstream side of               +187
                                          County Line Road.
Tributary No. 2 to Pine Run............  At the Pine Run                         +202  Township of Upper Dublin.
                                          confluence.
                                         Approximately 1.1 miles                 +232
                                          upstream of the Pine Run
                                          confluence.
War Memorial Creek.....................  At the Pennypack Creek                  +190  Township of Upper
                                          confluence.                                   Moreland.
                                         Approximately 700 feet                  +267
                                          upstream of Mineral
                                          Avenue.
* 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 Bryn Athyn
Maps are available for inspection at the Borough Hall, 2835 Buck Road, Bryn Athyn, PA 19009.
 
Borough of Hatboro
Maps are available for inspection at the Borough Hall, 414 South York Road, Hatboro, PA 19040.
 
Township of Abington
Maps are available for inspection at the Township Building, Engineer's Office, 1176 Old York Road, Abington, PA
 19001.
 
Township of Horsham
Maps are available for inspection at the Township Municipal Building, 1025 Horsham Road, Horsham, PA 19044.
 
Township of Lower Moreland
Maps are available for inspection at the Lower Moreland Municipal Building, 640 Red Lion Road, Huntingdon
 Valley, PA 19006.
 
Township of Springfield
Maps are available for inspection at the Springfield Township Municipal Building, 1510 Paper Mill Road,
 Wyndmoor, PA 19038.
 
Township of Upper Dublin
Maps are available for inspection at the Upper Dublin Municipal Hall, 801 Loch Alsh Avenue, Fort Washington, PA
 19034.
 
Township of Upper Moreland
Maps are available for inspection at the Upper Moreland Township Building, 117 Park Avenue, Willow Grove, PA
 19090.
 

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Township of Whitemarsh
Maps are available for inspection at the Whitemarsh Township Administrative Building, 616 Germantown Pike,
 Lafayette Hill, PA 19444.
 
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