Proposed Flood Elevation Determinations

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Federal Emergency Management Agency

44 CFR Part 67

[Docket ID FEMA-2010-0003; Internal Agency Docket No. FEMA-B-1108]

Proposed Flood Elevation Determinations

AGENCY:

Federal Emergency Management Agency, DHS.

ACTION:

Proposed rule.

SUMMARY:

Comments are requested on the proposed Base (1% annual-chance) Flood Elevations (BFEs) and proposed BFE modifications for the communities listed in the table below. The purpose of this notice is to seek general information and comment regarding the proposed regulatory flood elevations for the reach described by the downstream and upstream locations in the table below. The BFEs and modified BFEs are a part of the floodplain management measures that the community is required either to adopt or to show evidence of having in effect in order to qualify or remain qualified for participation in the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP). In addition, these elevations, once finalized, will be used by insurance agents and others to calculate appropriate flood insurance premium rates for new buildings and the contents in those buildings.

DATES:

Comments are to be submitted on or before September 1, 2010.

ADDRESSES:

The corresponding preliminary Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM) for the proposed BFEs for each community is available for inspection at the community's map repository. The respective addresses are listed in the table below.

You may submit comments, identified by Docket No. FEMA-B-1108, to Kevin C. Long, Acting Chief, Engineering Management Branch, Mitigation Directorate, Federal Emergency Management Agency, 500 C Street, SW., Washington, DC 20472, (202) 646-2820, or (e-mail)

kevin.long@dhs.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Kevin C. Long, Acting Chief, Engineering Management Branch, Mitigation Directorate, Federal Emergency Management Agency, 500 C Street, SW., Washington, DC 20472, (202) 646-2820, or (e-mail)

kevin.long@dhs.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) proposes to make determinations of BFEs and modified BFEs for each community listed below, in accordance with section 110 of the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973, 42 U.S.C. 4104, and 44 CFR 67.4(a).

These proposed BFEs and modified BFEs, together with the floodplain management criteria required by 44 CFR 60.3, are the minimum that are required. They should not be construed to mean that the community must change any existing ordinances that are more stringent in their floodplain management requirements. The community may at any time enact stricter requirements of its own or pursuant to policies established by other Federal, State, or regional entities. These proposed elevations are used to meet the floodplain management requirements of the NFIP and also are used to calculate the appropriate flood insurance premium rates for new buildings built after these elevations are

made final, and for the contents in those buildings.

Comments on any aspect of the Flood Insurance Study and FIRM, other than the proposed BFEs, will be considered. A letter acknowledging receipt of any comments will not be sent.

National Environmental Policy Act.

This proposed 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.

Executive Order 12866, Regulatory Planning and Review.

This proposed rule is not a significant regulatory action under the criteria of section 3(f) of Executive Order 12866, as amended.

Executive Order 13132, Federalism.

This proposed rule involves no policies that have federalism implications under Executive Order 13132.

Executive Order 12988, Civil Justice Reform.

This proposed 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 proposed to be amended as follows:

PART 67—[AMENDED]

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.

§ 67.4

[Amended]

2. The tables published under the authority of § 67.4 are proposed to be amended as follows:

Flooding source(s)

Location of referenced

elevation

* Elevation in feet (NGVD)

+ Elevation in feet

(NAVD)

# Depth in feet

above ground

‸ Elevation in meters (MSL)

Effective

Modified

Communities

affected

Leake County, Mississippi, and Incorporated Areas

Pearl River

Approximately 1.0 mile downstream of State Highway 35

None

+341

City of Carthage.

Approximately 1.0 mile upstream of State Highway 35

None

+343

Tuscolameta Creek

Approximately 555 feet downstream of State Highway 35

None

+356

Town of Walnut Grove.

Approximately 0.5 mile upstream of State Highway 35

None

+357

* National Geodetic Vertical Datum.

+ North American Vertical Datum.

# Depth in feet above ground.

‸ 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.

Send comments to Kevin C. Long, Acting Chief, Engineering Management Branch, Mitigation Directorate, Federal Emergency Management Agency, 500 C Street, SW., Washington, DC 20472.

ADDRESSES

City of Carthage

Maps are available for inspection at City Hall, 212 West Main Street, Carthage, MS 39051.

Town of Walnut Grove

Maps are available for inspection at the Town Hall, 139 Main Street, Walnut Grove, MS 38189.

Stone County, Mississippi, and Incorporated Areas

Church House Branch

Approximately 0.5 mile downstream of East 5th Avenue

None

+211

City of Wiggins.

Approximately 385 feet upstream of East Borders Avenue

None

+245

Flint Creek

Approximately 574 feet downstream of Clubhouse Drive

None

+171

City of Wiggins, Unincorporated Areas of Stone County.

Approximately 1,290 feet upstream of State Highway 29

None

+187

Flint Creek Tributary 2

At the confluence with Flint Creek

None

+174

City of Wiggins.

Approximately 350 feet upstream of Annis Lane

None

+254

Four Mile Creek

Approximately 1 mile downstream of South Azalea Drive

None

+168

City of Wiggins, Unincorporated Areas of Stone County.

Approximately 345 feet upstream of West Miles Avenue

None

+261

Four Mile Creek Tributary 1

At the confluence with Four Mile Creek

None

+214

City of Wiggins.

Approximately 1,845 feet upstream of West Bond Avenue

None

+261

Red Creek Tributary

Approximately 0.5 mile downstream of Mill Avenue

None

+166

City of Wiggins, Unincorporated Areas of Stone County.

Approximately 1,345 feet upstream of State Highway 29

None

+220

* National Geodetic Vertical Datum.

+ North American Vertical Datum.

# Depth in feet above ground.

‸ 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.

Send comments to Kevin C. Long, Acting Chief, Engineering Management Branch, Mitigation Directorate, Federal Emergency Management Agency, 500 C Street, SW., Washington, DC 20472.

ADDRESSES

City of Wiggins

Maps are available for inspection at City Hall, 117 North 1st Street, Wiggins, MS 39577.

Unincorporated Areas of Stone County

Maps are available for inspection at the Stone County Courthouse, 323 East Cavers Street, Wiggins, MS 39577.

Franklin County, Missouri, and Incorporated Areas

Birch Creek

Approximately 0.4 mile downstream of Denmark Road

None

+499

City of Union, Unincorporated Areas of Franklin County.

Approximately 440 feet downstream of Prairie Dell Road

None

+543

Bourbeuse River Tributary

Approximately 0.6 mile upstream of the confluence with the Bourbeuse River

None

+500

City of Union, Unincorporated Areas of Franklin County.

Just downstream of Prairie Dell Road

None

+550

Busch Creek

At the confluence with Dubois Creek

+486

+491

City of Washington, Unincorporated Areas of Franklin County.

Approximately 460 feet upstream of Schroeder Lane

None

+582

Dubois Creek

Approximately 1,688 feet downstream of the confluence with Busch Creek

+486

+491

City of Washington, Unincorporated Areas of Franklin County.

Just downstream of State Highway 100

+486

+491

Fiddle Creek

Approximately 165 feet downstream of Labadie Bottom Road

+479

+483

Unincorporated Areas of Franklin County.

Approximately 0.8 mile upstream of County Highway T

+482

+483

Labadie Creek

At the confluence with the Missouri River

+481

+485

Unincorporated Areas of Franklin County.

Approximately 0.5 mile downstream of County Highway T

+485

+486

Little Tavern Creek

Approximately 1.0 mile downstream of County Highway T

+478

+480

Unincorporated Areas of Franklin County.

Approximately 0.5 mile downstream of County Highway T

+478

+480

Missouri River

Approximately 3.3 miles downstream of the confluence with Fiddle Creek

+474

+476

City of Berger, City of New Haven, City of Washington, Unincorporated Areas of Franklin County.

Approximately 0.6 mile downstream of the confluence with Little Berger Creek

+514

+516

Saint Johns Creek

Approximately 1.2 mile downstream of West Link Drive

+494

+495

City of Washington, Unincorporated Areas of Franklin County.

Approximately 1,475 feet downstream of State Highway 100

+494

+495

South Branch Busch Creek

At the confluence with Busch Creek

+486

+491

City of Washington, Unincorporated Areas of Franklin County.

Approximately 0.8 mile upstream of State Highway 100

None

+500

Southwest Branch Busch Creek

At the confluence with Busch Creek

+486

+493

City of Washington, Unincorporated Areas of Franklin County.

Approximately 0.5 mile upstream of State Highway 47

+513

+514

Unnamed Tributary to Busch Creek

At the confluence with Busch Creek

None

+537

City of Washington, Unincorporated Areas of Franklin County.

Approximately 1,520 feet upstream of State Highway 100

None

+552

* National Geodetic Vertical Datum.

+ North American Vertical Datum.

# Depth in feet above ground.

‸ 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.

Send comments to Kevin C. Long, Acting Chief, Engineering Management Branch, Mitigation Directorate, Federal Emergency Management Agency, 500 C Street, SW., Washington, DC 20472.

ADDRESSES

City of Berger

Maps are available for inspection at 405 Rosalie Avenue, Berger, MO 63014.

City of New Haven

Maps are available for inspection at 101 Front Street, New Haven, MO 63068.

City of Union

Maps are available for inspection at 500 East Locust Street, Union, MO 63084.

City of Washington

Maps are available for inspection at 405 Jefferson Street, Washington, MO 63090.

Unincorporated Areas of Franklin County

Maps are available for inspection at 8 North Church Street, Suite B, Union, MO 63084.

Tillamook County, Oregon, and Incorporated Areas

Dougherty Slough

At the confluence with Hoquarten Slough

+14

+16

City of Tillamook, Unincorporated Areas of Tillamook County.

At the divergence from the Wilson River

+31

+33

Goodspeed Road Storage Area

Approximately 2,000 feet west along Sissek Road from Goodspeed Road

None

+14

Unincorporated Areas of Tillamook County.

Hall Slough

At the confluence with the Wilson River

None

+14

City of Tillamook, Unincorporated Areas of Tillamook County.

Approximately 0.64 mile upstream of U.S. Route 101

None

+20

Hall Slough Left Bank Overflow

At the confluence with Outlet From Wilson River Loop Storage Area

None

+19

Unincorporated Areas of Tillamook County.

At the divergence from Hall Slough

None

+19

Hall Slough River Bank Overflow

At the confluence with Makinster Road Storage Area

None

+15

City of Tillamook, Unincorporated Areas of Tillamook County.

Approximately 1,450 feet upstream of the Oregon Coast Highway

None

+18

Hoquarten Slough

At the confluence with the Trask River

+13

+15

City of Tillamook, Unincorporated Areas of Tillamook County.

Approximately 500 feet upstream of the Wilson River Road

None

+27

Hoquarten Slough Left Bank Overflow

At the confluence with Hoquarten Slough

None

+16

City of Tillamook, Unincorporated Areas of Tillamook County.

At the divergence from Hoquarten Slough

None

+16

Hoquarten Slough Left Bank Storage Area

Approximately 1,300 feet west of the intersection of 1st Street and Birch Avenue

None

+15

City of Tillamook, Unincorporated Areas of Tillamook County.

Hoquarten Slough Right Bank Overflow

At the confluence with Hoquarten Slough

None

+16

City of Tillamook, Unincorporated Areas of Tillamook County.

At the divergence from Hoquarten Slough

None

+18

Kilchis River

Approximately 1,900 feet downstream of U.S. Route 101

None

+14

Unincorporated Areas of Tillamook County.

Approximately 1.3 mile upstream of Myrtle Creek

None

+56

Kilchis River Left Bank Overflow

At the confluence with the Kilchis River

None

+28

Unincorporated Areas of Tillamook County.

Approximately 1,700 feet upstream of Curil Road

None

+29

Makinster Road Storage Area

At Makinster Road

None

+15

City of Tillamook, Unincorporated Areas of Tillamook County.

Miami River

Just downstream of U.S. Route 101

+12

+14

City of Garibaldi, Unincorporated Areas of Tillamook County.

Approximately 1,200 feet upstream of New Miami River Road

+88

+86

Miami River Left Bank Overflow Downstream

At the confluence with the Miami River

None

+15

Unincorporated Areas of Tillamook County.

Approximately 0.5 mile upstream of the confluence with Illingsworth Creek

None

+22

Miami River Left Bank Overflow Upstream

At the confluence with the Miami River

None

+24

Unincorporated Areas of Tillamook County.

Approximately 0.53 mile upstream of Moss Creek Road

None

+31

Old Trask River

At the confluence with the Tillamook River

None

+15

Unincorporated Areas of Tillamook County.

At the divergence from the Trask River

None

+16

Old Trask River Overflow Outlet from Goodspeed Storage Area

At the confluence with the Trask River

None

+14

Unincorporated Areas of Tillamook County.

At the divergence from Old Trask River

None

+15

At the confluence with the Wilson River

None

+14

Just downstream of Goodspeed Road

None

+15

Outlet from Wilson River Loop Storage

At the confluence with Dougherty Slough

None

+20

Unincorporated Areas of Tillamook County.

Approximately 400 feet downstream of Wilson River Loop

None

+25

Overflow from Hall Slough Left Bank Overflow

At the confluence with Goodspeed Road Storage Area

None

+14

City of Tillamook, Unincorporated Areas of Tillamook County.

Approximately 1,750 feet upstream of the Oregon Coast Highway

None

+18

Overflow from Wilson River Right Bank Overflow

At the confluence with the Wilson River

None

+17

Unincorporated Areas of Tillamook County.

Approximately 1,400 feet upstream of Boquist Road

None

+18

Overflow from Wilson River Split Flow 2

At the confluence with the Tillamook River

None

+14

Unincorporated Areas of Tillamook County.

At the divergence from Wilson River Split Flow 2

None

+14

Overflow from Wilson River Split Flow 3

Approximately 600 feet downstream of the divergence from Wilson River Split Flow 3

None

+14

Unincorporated Areas of Tillamook County.

At the divergence from Wilson River Split Flow 3

None

+14

Stasek Slough

Approximately 80 feet downstream of U.S. Route 101

None

+14

Unincorporated Areas of Tillamook County.

Approximately 1,500 feet upstream of Alderbrook Road

None

+26

Tillamook Left Bank Storage Area

Just south of the intersection of Netars Highway and Abbey Lane

None

+16

Unincorporated Areas of Tillamook County.

Tillamook River

At the confluence with Tillamook Bay

+12

+14

Unincorporated Areas of Tillamook County.

Just downstream of Bewley Creek Road

None

+27

Tillamook River Left Bank Overflow

At the confluence with the Tillamook River

None

+14

Unincorporated Areas of Tillamook County.

At the divergence from the Tillamook River

None

+14

Tillamook River Right Bank Overflow

At the confluence with the Tillamook River Road Storage Area

None

+16

Unincorporated Areas of Tillamook County.

At the divergence from the Tillamook River

None

+19

Tillamook River Road Storage Area

Just south of Matejeck Road

None

+16

Unincorporated Areas of Tillamook County.

Trask River

At the confluence with the Tillamook River

+12

+14

City of Tillamook, Unincorporated Areas of Tillamook County.

Approximately 600 feet upstream of Cedar Creek

None

+95

Trask River Left Bank Overflow 1

At the confluence with Tillamook River Right Bank Overflow

None

+17

Unincorporated Areas of Tillamook County.

Just downstream of Blimp Boulevard

None

+29

Trask River Left Bank Overflow 2

At the confluence with the Trask River

None

+33

Unincorporated Areas of Tillamook County.

Approximately 1,100 feet upstream of Long Prairie Road

None

+38

Trask River Right Bank Overflow

At the confluence with the Trask River

None

+16

City of Tillamook, Unincorporated Areas of Tillamook County.

Approximately 80 feet upstream of McCormick Loop Road

None

+24

Trask River Right Bank Overflow Storage Area

Approximately 600 feet south of the intersection of 12th Street and Marolf Loop Road

None

+24

Unincorporated Areas of Tillamook County.

Trask River Right Bank Storage Area

Approximately 2,000 feet northeast along U.S. Route 101 from the intersection of Nelsen Road and U.S. Route 101

None

+24

Unincorporated Areas of Tillamook County.

Trask River Split Flow to Tillamook River

At the confluence with the Tillamook River

None

+14

Unincorporated Areas of Tillamook County.

At the divergence from the Trask River

None

+14

Wilson River

Approximately 0.57 mile upstream of the confluence with Tillamook Bay

+15

+14

City of Tillamook, Unincorporated Areas of Tillamook County.

Approximately 1,800 feet upstream of Mills Bridge

+65

+66

Wilson River Left Bank Overflow 1

At the confluence with the Wilson River

None

+34

Unincorporated Areas of Tillamook County.

At the divergence from the Wilson River

None

+41

Wilson River Left Bank Overflow 2

At the confluence with Dougherty Slough

None

+29

Unincorporated Areas of Tillamook County.

Approximately 1,700 feet upstream of Donaldson Road

None

+37

Wilson River Loop Storage Area

Approximately 1,400 feet south along Wilson Loop Road from Sollie Smith Road

None

+32

Unincorporated Areas of Tillamook County.

Wilson River Right Bank Overflow

At the confluence with the Wilson River

None

+19

Unincorporated Areas of Tillamook County.

At the divergence from the Wilson River

None

+25

Wilson River Right Bank Storage Area

Approximately 650 feet south of the intersection of Aldercrest Road and Sollie Smith Road

None

+33

Unincorporated Areas of Tillamook County.

Wilson River Split Flow 1

At the convergence with the Wilson River

None

+14

Unincorporated Areas of Tillamook County.

At the divergence from the Wilson River

None

+14

Wilson River Split Flow 2

At the confluence with Tillamook Bay

None

+14

Unincorporated Areas of Tillamook County.

At the divergence from the Wilson River

None

+15

Wilson River Split Flow 2 and 3 Storage Area

Just east of Wilson River Split Flow 2

None

+14

Unincorporated Areas of Tillamook County.

Wilson River Split Flow 3

At the confluence with Wilson River Split Flow 2

None

+14

Unincorporated Areas of Tillamook County.

At the divergence from the Wilson River

None

+15

Wilson River Split Flow to Tillamook River

At the confluence with the Tillamook River

None

+14

Unincorporated Areas of Tillamook County.

At the divergence from the Wilson River

None

+14

* National Geodetic Vertical Datum.

+ North American Vertical Datum.

# Depth in feet above ground.

‸ 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.

Send comments to Kevin C. Long, Acting Chief, Engineering Management Branch, Mitigation Directorate, Federal Emergency Management Agency, 500 C Street, SW., Washington, DC 20472.

ADDRESSES

City of Garibaldi

Maps are available for inspection at 107 6th Street, Garibaldi, OR 97118.

City of Tillamook

Maps are available for inspection at 210 Laurel Avenue, Tillamook, OR 97141.

Unincorporated Areas of Tillamook County

Maps are available for inspection at 201 Laurel Avenue, Tillamook, OR 97141.

Marlboro County, South Carolina, and Incorporated Areas

Great Pee Dee River

Approximately 2.8 miles downstream of U.S. Route 1

None

+93

Unincorporated Areas of Marlboro County.

Approximately 1.1 mile upstream of the confluence with Marks Creek

None

+110

* National Geodetic Vertical Datum.

+ North American Vertical Datum.

# Depth in feet above ground.

‸ 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.

Send comments to Kevin C. Long, Acting Chief, Engineering Management Branch, Mitigation Directorate, Federal Emergency Management Agency, 500 C Street, SW., Washington, DC 20472.

ADDRESSES

Unincorporated Areas of Marlboro County

Maps are available for inspection at the Marlboro County Courthouse, 105 Main Street, Bennettsville, SC 29512.

Union County, South Carolina, and Incorporated Areas

Broad River

Approximately 10 feet downstream of State Highway 49

None

+367

Township of Lockhart.

Approximately 1.1 mile upstream of State Highway 49

None

+412

Canal

Approximately 28 feet downstream of State Highway 49

None

+393

Township of Lockhart.

Just downstream of the Lockhart Dam

None

+409

* National Geodetic Vertical Datum.

+ North American Vertical Datum.

# Depth in feet above ground.

‸ 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.

Send comments to Kevin C. Long, Acting Chief, Engineering Management Branch, Mitigation Directorate, Federal Emergency Management Agency, 500 C Street, SW., Washington, DC 20472.

ADDRESSES

Township of Lockhart

Maps are available for inspection at the Town Hall, 118 Mill Street, Lockhart, SC 29364.

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance No. 97.022, “Flood Insurance.”)

Dated: May 19, 2010.

Edward L. Connor,

Acting Federal Insurance and Mitigation Administrator, Federal Insurance and Mitigation Administration, Department of Homeland Security, Federal Emergency Management Agency.

[FR Doc. 2010-13266 Filed 6-2-10; 8:45 am]

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