Proposed Flood Elevation Determinations

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Federal Emergency Management Agency

44 CFR Part 67

[Docket ID FEMA-2011-0002; Internal Agency Docket No. FEMA-B-1194]

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 proposed rule 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 6, 2011.

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-1194, to 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 (e-mail)

luis.rodriguez1@dhs.gov.

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 (e-mail)

luis.rodriguez1@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

Fremont County, Colorado, and Incorporated Areas

Abbey Drainageway

Approximately 0.48 mile upstream of the Arkansas River confluence

None

+5,274

City of Canon City, Unincorporated Areas of Fremont County.

Approximately 1,400 feet upstream of Central Avenue

None

+5,396

Fourmile Creek

Approximately 1,280 feet upstream of the Arkansas River confluence

None

+5,257

City of Canon City, Unincorporated Areas of Fremont County.

Approximately 1.39 miles upstream of U.S. Route 50

None

+5,361

Mudd Gulch

Approximately 1,200 feet upstream of the Arkansas River confluence

None

+5,239

City of Canon City, Unincorporated Areas of Fremont County.

Approximately 0.64 mile upstream of Fourmile Parkway

None

+5,514

Mudd Gulch Split Flow

At the upstream side of the railroad

None

+5,235

Unincorpor-

ated Areas of Fremont County.

Approximately 0.67 mile upstream of the Arkansas River confluence

None

+5,250

* 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 Luis Rodriguez, Chief, Engineering Management Branch, Federal Insurance and Mitigation Administration, Federal Emergency Management Agency, 500 C Street, SW., Washington, DC 20472.

ADDRESSES

City of Canon City

Maps are available for inspection at City Hall, 128 Main Street, Canon City, CO 81212.

Unincorporated Areas of Fremont County

Maps are available for inspection at the Fremont County Courthouse, 615 Macon Avenue, Canon City, CO 81212.

Dallas County, Texas, and Incorporated Areas

Bachman Branch

Approximately 0.31 mile upstream of the Browning Branch confluence

+505

+501

City of Dallas.

At the upstream side of Willow Lane

+590

+593

Bear Creek

At the upstream side of Belt Line Road

+447

+446

City of Grand Prairie, City of Irving.

Approximately 0.25 mile upstream of County Line Road

+481

+479

Beckley Club Branch

Approximately 700 feet upstream of Elmore Avenue

+472

+469

City of Dallas.

Approximately 275 feet downstream of Appian Way

+554

+557

Bennett Branch

Approximately 650 feet downstream of Beltline Road

+434

+433

City of Mesquite.

Approximately 0.28 mile upstream of Plaza Drive

+472

+470

Bentle Branch Creek

Approximately 500 feet upstream of the Tenmile Creek confluence

+632

+631

City of Cedar Hill.

Approximately 190 feet upstream of County Highway 1382

+752

+754

Browning Branch

Approximately 750 feet downstream of Lake Hill Drive

+512

+508

City of Dallas.

Approximately 150 feet upstream of Hollow Way Road

+548

+547

Cedar Creek

At the upstream side of Ewing Avenue

+446

+447

City of Dallas.

At the upstream side of Montclair Avenue

+542

+540

Chalk Hill Branch

At the upstream side of Davis Street

+517

+518

City of Cockrell Hill, City of Dallas.

At the upstream side of Clarendon Drive

None

+615

Coombs Creek

At the upstream side of Davis Road

+520

+527

City of Dallas.

Approximately 650 feet upstream of Clarendon Drive

+597

+601

Cottonwood Creek (of Lake Ray Hubbard)

Approximately 0.32 mile downstream of Stonewall Road

+445

+447

City of Dallas, City of Garland, City of Rowlett, Unincorporated Areas of Dallas County.

Approximately 400 feet upstream of Highridge Drive

+485

+486

Cottonwood Creek (of White Rock Creek)

Approximately 1,200 feet upstream of the White Rock Creek confluence

+503

+505

City of Dallas, City of Richardson.

Approximately 0.40 mile upstream of Campbell Road

+667

+666

Elmwood Branch

Approximately 800 feet upstream of Clarendon Drive

+500

+501

City of Dallas.

At the upstream side of Wright Street

+595

+593

Estes Branch

Approximately 350 feet downstream of Saint Augustine Drive

+475

+476

City of Dallas.

At the downstream side of Saint Augustine Drive

+475

+478

Floyd Branch (of White Rock Creek)

Approximately 1,300 feet upstream of the Cottonwood Creek confluence

+511

+510

City of Dallas, City of Richardson.

At the downstream side of Polk Street

+622

+620

Furneaux Creek

At the upstream side of President George Bush Turnpike

+453

+450

City of Carrollton.

Approximately 0.41 mile upstream of Dickerson Parkway

+459

+460

Hatfield Branch

At the upstream side of Prairie Creek Road

+404

+402

City of Dallas.

Approximately 0.7 mile upstream of North Masters Drive

+477

+478

Hickory Creek

At the downstream side of Kelberg Road

+404

+401

City of Dallas.

Approximately 700 feet upstream of C.F. Hawn Freeway

+429

+430

Hollings Branch

Approximately 0.50 mile upstream of the North Hollings Branch confluence

None

+538

City of Cedar Hill, City of Grand Prairie.

Approximately 0.3 mile upstream of Ellis Road

None

+638

Hunt Branch

Approximately 900 feet upstream of the Cottonwood Creek (of White Rock Creek) confluence

+557

+559

City of Dallas, City of Richardson.

At the downstream side of Belt Line Road

+616

+613

Hutton Branch

At the upstream side of Belt Line Road

+442

+443

City of Carrollton.

Approximately 135 feet upstream of Midway Road

None

+605

Lake June Branch

Approximately 650 feet upstream of the Prairie Creek confluence

+461

+463

City of Dallas.

At the downstream side of Oak Gate Lane

+489

+491

Long Branch (of Duck Creek) Bypass

At the upstream side of the Long Branch (of Duck Creek) confluence

+498

+490

City of Mesquite.

Approximately 460 feet upstream of the Long Branch (of Duck Creek) confluence

+500

+493

Long Branch (of Duck Creek)

Approximately 0.38 mile downstream of Northwest Drive

+466

+468

City of Dallas, City of Mesquite.

Approximately 200 feet downstream of I-635

+555

+553

Meadowdale Branch

Approximately 950 feet downstream of Rowlett Road

None

+468

City of Garland.

Approximately 150 feet downstream of Rowlett Road

None

+468

North Mesquite Creek

Approximately 0.61 mile downstream of Lawson Road

+381

+379

City of Mesquite, Town of Sunnyvale, Unincorporated Areas of Dallas County.

Approximately 205 feet downstream of Via Del Norte Road

+507

+505

North Mesquite Creek Spill

At the upstream side of the North Mesquite Creek confluence

None

+481

City of Mesquite.

At the downstream side of Tripp Road

None

+488

Pleasant Branch

Approximately 1,000 feet upstream of the Prairie Creek confluence

+467

+466

City of Dallas.

At the downstream side of Bruton Road

+497

+498

Prairie Creek

At the downstream side of I-20

+398

+397

City of Dallas.

At the downstream side of Union Pacific Railroad

+523

+524

Pruitt Branch

Approximately 1,450 feet upstream of the Prairie Creek confluence

+412

+414

City of Dallas.

At the downstream side of C.F. Hawn Freeway

+434

+435

Richardson Branch

Approximately 0.3 mile downstream of Green Oaks Circle

+506

+507

City of Dallas.

At the downstream side of Forest Lane

+586

+588

Rugged Branch

At the downstream side of Elmwood Boulevard

+550

+549

City of Dallas.

Approximately 60 feet upstream of Berkley Avenue

+564

+565

Rylie Branch

Approximately 0.38 mile upstream of the Hatfield Branch confluence

+407

+409

City of Dallas.

Approximately 550 feet downstream of Grady Lane

None

+456

South Branch of Cedar Creek

Approximately 100 feet downstream of I-35 East

+477

+474

City of Dallas.

At the upstream side of Ohio Avenue

+525

+528

South Branch of Cedar Creek Tributary 1

At the upstream side of the South Branch of Cedar Creek confluence

+500

+496

City of Dallas.

At the downstream side of Louisiana Avenue

+507

+506

South Mesquite Creek

Approximately 0.61 mile downstream of Lawson Road

+385

+383

City of Balch Springs, City of Mesquite.

Approximately 420 feet upstream of Tam O'Shanter Drive

+548

+545

Stream 2A4

Approximately 850 feet upstream of Dalrock Road

+454

+453

City of Dallas, City of Rowlett.

Approximately 660 feet upstream of Oak Hollow Drive

+480

+477

Stream 2A5

Approximately 100 feet downstream of Spinnaker Cove

+459

+461

City of Dallas, City of Rowlett.

At the upstream side of Dalrock Road

+468

+467

Stream 2B1

At the downstream side of Belt Line Road

+428

+429

City of Balch Springs, City of Mesquite.

Approximately 500 feet downstream of Eastgate Drive

+458

+460

Stream 2B2

At the upstream side of the Stream 2B3 confluence

+448

+443

City of Balch Springs, City of Mesquite.

Approximately 0.25 mile upstream of I-635

+452

+453

Stream 2B3

Approximately 425 feet upstream of the Stream 2B2 confluence

+448

+446

City of Mesquite.

Approximately 500 feet upstream of the Stream 2B2 confluence

+450

+449

Stream 2B4

Approximately 0.26 mile downstream of State Highway 352

+445

+449

City of Mesquite.

Approximately 100 feet upstream of Kearney Street

+475

+476

Stream 2B5

Approximately 500 feet upstream of I-635

+451

+452

City of Mesquite.

Approximately 0.22 mile downstream of Town East Boulevard

+485

+482

Stream 2B6

Approximately 400 feet upstream of the South Mesquite Creek confluence

+472

+473

City of Mesquite.

At the downstream side of Baker Drive

+501

+502

Stream 2B7

Approximately 1,000 feet downstream of Tedlow Trail

+494

+491

City of Mesquite.

Approximately 900 feet upstream of I-30

+523

+521

Stream 2B8

Approximately 700 feet upstream of the South Mesquite Creek confluence

+465

+464

City of Mesquite.

Approximately 200 feet downstream of U.S. Route 80

+495

+493

Stream 2E1

At the upstream side of Kyle Road

+475

+477

City of Rowlett.

Approximately 0.39 mile upstream of the Long Branch (of Lake Ray Hubbard) confluence

None

+486

Stream 2E10

At the upstream side of Chiesa Road

+444

+449

City of Rowlett.

Approximately 0.68 mile upstream of Chiesa Road

None

+470

Stream 2E2

Approximately 0.49 mile downstream of Liberty Grove Road

+438

+439

City of Rowlett.

Approximately 1.09 miles upstream of Liberty Grove Road

+488

+491

Stream 2E2 Tributary 1

At the upstream side of the Stream 2E2 confluence

None

+466

City of Rowlett.

At the downstream side of Big Cemetery Road

None

+475

Stream 2E8

Approximately 0.32 mile upstream of the Muddy Creek confluence

+473

+471

City of Garland, City of Rowlett, City of Sachse.

Approximately 200 feet upstream of Merritt Road

+498

+499

Stream 2J2

At the upstream side of Brookhaven Drive

+493

+494

City of Mesquite.

Approximately 600 feet downstream of American Lane

+506

+503

Stream 4C3

Approximately 600 feet downstream of Kleberg Road

+402

+400

City of Dallas, City of Seagoville, Unincorporated Areas of Dallas County.

At the upstream side of Belt Line Road

None

+455

Stream 5B11

Approximately 400 feet upstream of the Floyd Branch confluence

+593

+596

City of Richardson.

Approximately 350 feet downstream of Polk Street

+634

+632

Stream 5B12

Approximately 800 feet upstream of the Cottonwood Creek confluence

+584

+585

City of Dallas, City of Richardson.

At the downstream side of Cullum Street

+662

+660

Stream 6A1

At the upstream side of Turtle Creek Boulevard

+484

+474

Town of Highland Park.

Approximately 525 feet upstream of Beverly Drive

+527

+526

Stream 6D1

At the upstream side of East Jackson Road

+498

+497

City of Carrollton.

Approximately 800 feet upstream of East Jackson Road

None

+502

Stream 6D3

Approximately 900 feet upstream of the Hutton Branch confluence

+479

+478

City of Carrollton.

Approximately 450 feet upstream of Old Trinity Mills Road

+556

+554

Stream 6D4

At the upstream side of East Jackson Road

+500

+502

City of Carrollton.

At the upstream side of Scott Mill Road

+516

+521

Stream 6D5

Approximately 100 feet upstream of the Hutton Branch confluence

+494

+493

City of Carrollton.

Approximately 500 feet upstream of Waterford Way

+530

+523

Stream 6D7

Approximately 300 feet upstream of Carmel Drive

None

+510

City of Carrollton.

Approximately 250 feet upstream of Briardale Drive

None

+525

Stream 6D8

Approximately 370 feet upstream of the Hutton Branch confluence

+562

+564

City of Carrollton.

At the upstream side of Tarpley Road

None

+613

Stream JC-1

Approximately 0.22 mile upstream of the Johnson Creek confluence

+450

+449

City of Grand Prairie.

At the upstream side of West Tarrant Road

+499

+502

Turtle Creek

At the downstream side of Blackburn Street

+445

+448

City of Dallas, Town of Highland Park.

At the downstream side of Wycliff Avenue

+474

+473

West Fork of South Mesquite Creek

At the upstream side of Peachtree Road

+460

+461

City of Mesquite.

Approximately 700 feet downstream of Anthony Drive

+500

+498

White Rock Creek

At the upstream side of the Peaks Branch confluence

+407

+408

City of Dallas, Town of Addison.

Approximately 0.4 mile upstream of the Hall Branch confluence

+583

+588

* 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 Luis Rodriguez, Chief, Engineering Management Branch, Federal Insurance and Mitigation Administration, Federal Emergency Management Agency, 500 C Street, SW., Washington, DC 20472.

ADDRESSES

City of Balch Springs

Maps are available for inspection at the Public Works Department, 3117 Hickory Tree Road, Balch Springs, TX 75180.

City of Carrollton

Maps are available for inspection at the Engineering Department, 1945 East Jackson Road, Carrollton, TX 75006.

City of Cedar Hill

Maps are available for inspection at City Hall, 502 Cedar Street, Cedar Hill, TX 75104.

City of Cockrell Hill

Maps are available for inspection at City Hall, Department of Public Works, 4125 West Clarendon Drive, Cockrell Hill, TX 75211.

City of Dallas

Maps are available for inspection at the Department of Public Works, 320 East Jefferson Boulevard, Dallas, TX 75203.

City of Garland

Maps are available for inspection at City Hall, 800 Main Street, Garland, TX 75040.

City of Grand Prairie

Maps are available for inspection at the City Development Center, 206 West Church Street, Grand Prairie, TX 75051.

City of Irving

Maps are available for inspection at the Public Works Department, 825 West Irving Boulevard, Irving, TX 75015

City of Mesquite

Maps are available for inspection at the Engineering Division, 1515 North Galloway Avenue, Mesquite, TX 75185.

City of Richardson

Maps are available for inspection at the Engineering Office, 411 West Arapaho Road, Room 204, Richardson, TX 75083.

City of Rowlett

Maps are available for inspection at City Hall, 4000 Main Street, Rowlett, TX 75083.

City of Sachse

Maps are available for inspection at the Community Development Department, 5560 State Highway 78, Sachse, TX 75048.

City of Seagoville

Maps are available for inspection at City Hall, 702 North U.S. Route 175, Seagoville, TX 75182.

Town of Addison

Maps are available for inspection at the Public Works Department, 16801 Westgrove Drive, Addison, TX 75001.

Town of Highland Park

Maps are available for inspection at the Public Works Department, 4700 Drexel Drive, Highland Park, TX 75205.

Town of Sunnyvale

Maps are available for inspection at the Town Hall, 537 Long Creek Road, Sunnyvale, TX 75182.

Unincorporated Areas of Dallas County

Maps are available for inspection at the Dallas County Records Building, 509 Main Street, Dallas, TX 75202.

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

Dated: May 11, 2011.

Sandra K. Knight,

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

[FR Doc. 2011-14021 Filed 6-6-11; 8:45 am]

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