E6-22522. Final Flood Elevation Determinations

AGENCY:

Federal Emergency Management Agency, DHS.

ACTION:

Final rule.

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 on 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:

William R. Blanton, Jr., Engineering Management Section, Mitigation Division, Federal Emergency Management Agency, 500 C Street SW., Washington, DC 20472, [phone].

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 Mitigation Division Director of FEMA 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

Accordingly, 44 CFR part 67 is 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.

§ 67.11

[Amended]

2. The tables published under the authority of § 67.11 are amended as follows:

Flooding source(s)	Location of referenced elevation	* Elevation in feet (NGVD) + Elevation in feet (NAVD) # Depth in feet above ground Modified	Communities affected
Person County, North Carolina and Incorporated Areas
Docket No.: FEMA-D-7570,D-7582, and FEMA-D-7668
Alderidge Creek	At the upstream side of Berry Road	+527	Person County (Unincorporated Areas).
	Approximately 0.7 mile upstream of Satterfield Road	+536
Alderidge Creek Tributary	At the confluence with Alderidge Creek	+530	Person County (Unincorporated Areas).
	Approximately 0.3 mile upstream of the confluence with Alderidge Creek	+535
Big Blue Wing Creek	Approximately 1,300 feet downstream of High View Church Road (State Route 1509)	+403	Person County (Unincorporated Areas).
	Approximately 0.7 mile upstream of Tatum Road (State Route 1511)	+506
Big Blue Wing Tributary 1	Approximately 2,000 feet downstream of Wind Dancer Lane	+399	Person County (Unincorporated Areas).
	Approximately 0.4 mile upstream of Epps-Martin Road (State Route 1506)	+450
Bowes Branch	At the Virginia/North Carolina State boundary	+361	Person County (Unincorporated Areas).
	Approximately 1,440 feet upstream of Virginia/North Carolina State boundary	+368
Bredlov Creek	At the confluence with Big Blue Wing Creek	+407	Person County (Unincorporated Areas).
	Approximately 1,400 feet upstream of the confluence with Big Blue Wing Creek	+413
Broachs Mill Creek	At the confluence with South Hyco Creek	+433	Person County (Unincorporated Areas).
	Approximately 0.9 mile upstream of Hester's Store Road (State Route 1162)	+515
Bushy Fork Creek	Approximately 600 feet downstream of Charlie Long Road	+571	Person County (Unincorporated Areas).
	Approximately 1.1 miles upstream of Bradsher Road	+616
Bushy Fork Creek Tributary	At the confluence with Bushy Fork Creek	+606	Person County (Unincorporated Areas).
	Approximately 0.38 mile upstream of the confluence with Bushy Fork Creek	+622
Byrds Creek	Approximately 850 feet upstream of the confluence with South Flat River	+546	Person County (Unincorporated Areas).
	Approximately 1.0 mile upstream of the confluence with South Flat River	+558
Castle Creek	At the confluence with Hyco River	+360	Person County (Unincorporated Areas).
	Approximately 790 feet downstream of Shiloh Church Road (State Route 1322)	+394
Cattail Branch	At the confluence with Big Blue Wing Creek	+428	Person County (Unincorporated Areas).
	Approximately 1,750 feet upstream of the confluence with Big Blue Wing Creek	+437
Cobbs Creek	Approximately 0.8 mile upstream of the confluence with Hyco Lake	+414	Person County (Unincorporated Areas).
	At the Person/Caswell County boundary	+510
Cub Creek Tributary 1	At the Person/Granville County boundary	+477	Person County (Unincorporated Areas).
	Approximately 0.6 mile upstream of the confluence of Cub Creek Tributary 2	+499
Cub Creek Tributary 2	At the confluence with Cub Creek Tributary 1	+490	Person County (Unincorporated Areas).
	Approximately 1,500 feet upstream of the confluence with Cub Creek Tributary 1	+496
Deep Creek	At the Person/Durham County boundary	+419	Person County (Unincorporated Areas).
	Approximately 1.0 mile upstream of Mollie Moonie Road	+561
Deep Creek Tributary	At the confluence with Deep Creek	+477	Person County (Unincorporated Areas).
	Approximately 2,000 feet upstream of the confluence with Deep Creek	+485
Deep Creek Tributary 2	At the confluence with Deep Creek	+516	Person County (Unincorporated Areas).
	Approximately 1,000 feet upstream of the confluence with Deep Creek	+520
Dial Creek	At the Person/Durham County boundary	+515	Person County (Unincorporated Areas).
	Approximately 400 feet upstream of the Person/Durham County boundary	+519
Flat River Tributary 5	At the confluence with Flat River	+474	Person County (Unincorporated Areas).
	At the Person/Durham County boundary	+496
Ghents Creek	At the confluence with Hyco River	+367	Person County (Unincorporated Areas).
	Approximately 1,400 feet upstream of Edwin Robertson Road (State Route 1322)	+387
Hyco River	Approximately 1.4 miles downstream of Railroad	+358	Person County (Unincorporated Areas).
	At the Hyco Dam	+380
Hyco River Tributary 1	At the confluence with Hyco River	+380	Person County (Unincorporated Areas).
	Approximately 600 feet upstream of the confluence with Hyco River	+380
Lick Creek 1	At the upstream side of Ashley Road	+533	Person County (Unincorporated Areas).
	At the Person/Orange County boundary	+545
Marlowes Creek	At the upstream side of Cavel Chub Lake Road	+469	Person County (Unincorporated Areas), City of Roxboro.
	Approximately 860 feet upstream of Depot Street	+610
Marlowes Creek Tributary 1	At the confluence with Marlowes Creek	+469	Person County (Unincorporated Areas).
	Approximately 840 feet upstream of Chub Lake Road (State Route 1337)	+680
Marlowes Creek Tributary 1A	At the confluence with Marlowes Creek Tributary 1	+490	Person County (Unincorporated Areas).
	Approximately 0.5 mile upstream of Chub Lake Road (State Route 1337)	+656
Marlowes Creek Tributary 2	At the confluence with Marlowes Creek	+552	Person County (Unincorporated Areas), City of Roxboro.
	Approximately 0.5 mile upstream of Broad Road (State Route 1534)	+617
Mayo Creek	Approximately 740 feet downstream of Mayo Lake Road (State Route 1501)	+349	Person County (Unincorporated Areas).
	Approximately 0.8 mile upstream of Denny's Store Road (State Route 1536)	+511
Mayo Creek Tributary 14	At the confluence with Mayo Creek	+444	Person County (Unincorporated Areas).
	Approximately 1,300 feet upstream of the confluence with Mayo Creek	+444
Mayo Creek Tributary 15	At the confluence with Mayo Creek	+450	Person County (Unincorporated Areas).
	Approximately 0.5 mile upstream of the confluence with Mayo Creek	+475
Mill Creek	Approximately 400 feet downstream of Street's Store Road (State Route 1519)	+445	Person County (Unincorporated Areas).
	Approximately 530 feet upstream of Todd Road (State Route 1547)	+559
North Flat River	Approximately 500 feet upstream of Paynes Tavern Road	+604	Person County (Unincorporated Areas).
	Approximately 1.2 miles upstream of Paynes Tavern Road	+617
North Flat River Tributary	Just upstream of Railroad crossing	+542	City of Roxboro, Person County (Unincorporated Areas).
	Approximately 1.0 mile upstream of U.S. HWY 158	+711
North Flat River Tributary 2	Approximately 600 feet upstream of the confluence with North Flat River	+580	City of Roxboro, Person County (Unincorporated Areas).
	Approximately 1.0 mile upstream of Industrial Drive	+701
North Flat River Tributary 3	At the confluence with North Flat River	+604	Person County (Unincorporated Areas).
	Approximately 325 feet upstream of Noah Davis Road	+625
North Flat River Tributary 5	At the confluence with North Flat River Tributary	+582	Person County (Unincorporated Areas).
	Approximately 0.7 mile upstream of the confluence with North Flat River Tributary	+600
North Flat River Tributary 7	At the confluence with North Flat River Tributary 2	+592	Person County (Unincorporated Areas).
	Approximately 0.9 mile upstream of the confluence with North Flat River Tributary 2	+607
North Flat River Tributary 8	At the confluence with North Flat River Tributary 2	+595	Person County (Unincorporated Areas).
	Approximately 825 feet upstream of Hurdle Mills Road	+606
North Flat River Tributary 9	At the confluence with North Flat River Tributary 2	+608	Person County (Unincorporated Areas).
	Approximately 0.9 mile upstream of the confluence with North Flat River Tributary 2	+649
Powells Creek	At the confluence with Hyco River	+367	Person County (Unincorporated Areas).
	Approximately 0.7 mile upstream of the confluence with Hyco River	+367
Rock Fork	At the confluence with Deep Creek	+445	Person County (Unincorporated Areas).
	Approximately 0.7 mile upstream of the confluence with Deep Creek	+453
Satterfield Creek	At the confluence with Storys Creek	+489	Person County (Unincorporated Areas).
	Approximately 0.9 mile upstream of confluence with Storys Creek	+491
South Flat River	At the upstream side of Jim Morton Road	+618	Person County (Unincorporated Areas).
	Approximately 1.1 miles upstream of Jim Morton Road	+627
South Flat River Tributary	Approximately 100 feet upstream of the confluence with South Flat River	+491	Person County (Unincorporated Areas).
	Approximately 500 feet upstream of U.S. HWY 501/State Route 57	+508
South Flat River Tributary 3	Approximately 0.3 mile upstream of the confluence with South Flat River	+517	Person County (Unincorporated Areas).
	Approximately 0.6 mile upstream of the confluence with South Flat River	+522
South Flat River Tributary 4	Approximately 1,400 feet upstream of the confluence with South Flat River	+593	Person County (Unincorporated Areas).
	Approximately 0.8 mile upstream of the confluence with South Flat River	+602
South Flat River Tributary 5	Approximately 1,200 feet upstream of the confluence with South Flat River	+603	Person County (Unincorporated Areas).
	Approximately 575 feet upstream of Briggs Road	+617
South Hyco Creek	At the upstream side of John Brewer Road (State Route 1343)	+415	Person County (Unincorporated Areas).
	Approximately 1.0 mile upstream of State Highway 49	+543
South Hyco Creek Tributary 2	At the confluence with South Hyco Creek	+516	Person County (Unincorporated Areas).
	Approximately 1,900 feet upstream of the confluence with South Hyco Creek	+553
South Hyco Creek Tributary 8	At the confluence with South Hyco Creek	+540	Person County (Unincorporated Areas).
	Approximately 400 feet upstream of Jones Road (State Route 1100)	+602
Storys Creek	At the confluence with Hyco River	+366	Person County (Unincorporated Areas).
	Approximately 1.2 miles upstream of City Lake Road (State Route 1336)	+489
Tanyard Branch	At the downstream side of Railroad	+570	City of Roxboro.
	Approximately 1,300 feet upstream of North Morgan Street	+658
Tar River	At the Person/Granville County boundary	+499	Person County (Unincorporated Areas).
	Approximately 0.5 mile upstream of Gentry Road	+551
Tar River Tributary 5	At the confluence with the Tar River	+510	Person County (Unincorporated Areas).
	Approximately 150 feet upstream of Depot Street	+541
# Depth in feet above ground
* National Geodetic Vertical Datum
+ North American Vertical Datum
ADDRESSES
City of Roxboro
Maps are available for inspection at the Roxboro City Planning Department, 105 South Lamar Street, Roxboro, North Carolina.
Person County (Unincorporated Areas)
Maps are available for inspection at the Person County Planning and Zoning Department, 20A Court Street, Roxboro, North Carolina.

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance No. 83.100, “Flood Insurance.”)

Dated: December 22, 2006.

David I. Maurstad,

Director Mitigation Division, Federal Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security.