2010-32702. 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 March 29, 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-1166, to Luis Rodriguez, Chief, Engineering Management Branch, Federal Insurance and Mitigation Administration, Federal Emergency Management Agency, 500 C Street, SW., Washington, DC 20472, [phone], or (e-mail) [e-mail].

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, [phone], or (e-mail) [e-mail].

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)		Communities affected
		Effective	Modified
Levy County, Florida, and Incorporated Areas
Bronson North Ditch	At Ifshie Avenue	None	+55	Town of Bronson, Unincorporated Areas of Levy County.
	Approximately 0.4 mile upstream of U.S. Route 27A	None	+57
Bronson South Ditch	Just upstream of Lime Rock Road	None	+59	Town of Bronson, Unincorporated Areas of Levy County.
	Approximately 600 feet upstream of West Main Street	None	+60
Long Pond	At Levy County Route 345	None	+27	City of Chiefland, Unincorporated Areas of Levy County.
	Just downstream of Northwest 60th Street	None	+28
* 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 Chiefland
Maps are available for inspection at City Hall, 214 East Park Avenue, Chiefland, FL 32626.
Town of Bronson
Maps are available for inspection at the Town Hall, 650 Oak Street, Bronson, FL 32621.
Unincorporated Areas of Levy County
Maps are available for inspection at the Levy County Building Department, 9010 Northeast 79th Street, Bronson, FL 32621.
Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania (All Jurisdictions)
Crooked Creek	Approximately 0.88 mile downstream of Beaver Lane	None	+628	Township of Walker.
	Approximately 0.70 mile downstream of Beaver Lane	None	+633
Hares Valley Creek	Approximately 800 feet downstream of Pennsylvania Railroad	None	+586	Township of Union.
	Approximately 500 feet upstream of Pennsylvania Railroad	None	+586
Hill Valley Creek	Approximately 240 feet downstream of Norfolk Southern Railroad	None	+555	Township of Shirley.
	Approximately 90 feet upstream of Norfolk Southern Railroad	None	+555
Juniata River	Approximately 0.39 mile downstream of Bridge Street	None	+584	Township of Union.
	Approximately 1,670 feet downstream of Bridge Street	None	+584
Juniata River	Approximately 0.75 mile downstream of North Jefferson Street	None	+569	Township of Brady, Township of Shirley.
	Approximately 0.53 mile downstream of North Jefferson Street	None	+569
Juniata River	Just upstream of U.S. Route 22 (William Penn Highway)	+612	+613	Township of Henderson, Township of Smithfield.
	Approximately 200 feet upstream of U.S. Route 22 (William Penn Highway)	+613	+614
Juniata River	Approximately 2 miles downstream of the confluence with Shaver Creek	None	+671	Township of Logan.
	Approximately 140 feet downstream of the confluence with Shaver Creek	None	+674
Juniata River	Approximately 1.72 miles upstream of Bridge Street (Cypress Island Bridge)	None	+638	Township of Porter.
	Approximately 1.78 miles upstream of Bridge Street (Cypress Island Bridge)	None	+638
Little Juniata River	Approximately 1,450 feet upstream of Norfolk Southern Railroad	None	+847	Borough of Birmingham.
	Approximately 0.52 mile upstream of Norfolk Southern Railroad	None	+848
Little Juniata River	Approximately 440 feet downstream of the Pemberton Road Bridge	None	+797	Township of Spruce Creek.
	Approximately 300 feet downstream of Birmingham Pike (Railroad Bridge)	None	+813
Murray Run	Approximately 280 feet downstream of Murray Run Road	None	+691	Township of Henderson.
	Approximately 170 feet downstream of Murray Run Road	None	+691
Standing Stone Creek	Approximately 1.57 miles downstream of Stone Creek Ridge Road	None	+661	Township of Oneida.
	Approximately 1.55 miles downstream of Stone Creek Ridge Road	None	+661
Three Springs Creek	Approximately 800 feet downstream of Hudson Street	None	+700	Borough of Three Springs.
	Approximately 800 feet upstream of Elliots Run Road	None	+713
Unnamed Tributary to Shoup Run	Approximately 400 feet upstream of Broad Top Mountain Road	None	+1139	Township of Carbon.
	Approximately 520 feet upstream of Broad Top Mountain Road	None	+1142
* 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
Borough of Birmingham
Maps are available for inspection at the Borough Building, 2450 Tyrone Street, Birmingham, PA 16686.
Borough of Three Springs
Maps are available for inspection at the Borough Building, 8444 Hudson Street, Three Springs, PA 17264.
Township of Brady
Maps are available for inspection at the Brady Township Building, 11311 Beatty Road, Mill Creek, PA 17060.
Township of Carbon
Maps are available for inspection at the Carbon Township Building, 20188 Little Valley Road, Saxton, PA 16678.
Township of Henderson
Maps are available for inspection at the Henderson Township Building, 9024 Sugar Grove Road, Huntingdon, PA 16652.
Township of Logan
Maps are available for inspection at the Logan Township Building, 7228 Diamond Valley, Alexandria, PA 16611.
Township of Oneida
Maps are available for inspection at the Oneida Township Building, 9775 Blair Road, Huntingdon, PA 16652.
Township of Porter
Maps are available for inspection at the Porter Township Building, 7551 Bridge Street, Alexandria, PA 16611.
Township of Shirley
Maps are available for inspection at the Shirley Township Building, 15480 Croghan Pike, Shirleysburg, PA 17260.
Township of Smithfield
Maps are available for inspection at the Smithfield Township Building, 202 South 13th Street, Suite. 3, Huntingdon, PA 16652.
Township of Spruce Creek
Maps are available for inspection at the Spruce Creek Township Building, 4602 Eden Road, Tyrone, PA 16686.
Township of Union
Maps are available for inspection at the Union Township Building, 14129 Trough Creek Valley Pike, Huntingdon, PA 16652.
Township of Walker
Maps are available for inspection at the Walker Township Building, 5568 Bouquet Street, McConnellstown, PA 16660.
Clark County, Washington, and Incorporated Areas
Burnt Bridge Creek	Just upstream of I-205	+193	+192	City of Vancouver, Unincorporated Areas of Clark County.
	Approximately 1,056 feet upstream of Northeast 152nd Street	None	+200
China Ditch	Just upstream of Northeast Ward Road	None	+252	Unincorporated Areas of Clark County.
	Approximately 0.4 mile upstream of Northeast 144th Street	None	+275
Curtin Creek	At the confluence with Salmon Creek	+174	+172	Unincorporated Areas of Clark County.
	Approximately 700 feet upstream of Anderson Road	None	+260
Dead Lake	Entire shoreline within community	None	+191	City of Camas, Unincorporated Areas of Clark County.
Fifth Plain Creek	At the confluence with Lacamas Creek	None	+208	City of Vancouver, Unincorporated Areas of Clark County.
	Approximately 0.7 mile upstream of Northeast Davis Road	None	+342
Gee Creek	Just downstream of Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad	+29	+27	City of Ridgefield, Unincorporated Areas of Clark County.
	Approximately 0.5 mile upstream of I-5	None	+315
Lacamas Creek	Just downstream of Northeast 3rd Avenue	None	+35	City of Camas, Unincorporated Areas of Clark County.
	Approximately 1.3 miles upstream of Northeast 3rd Avenue	None	+163
	Approximately 1 mile downstream of Northeast Goodwin Road	None	+191
	Approximately 0.5 mile upstream of Northeast 217th Avenue	None	+281
Lake Lacamas	Entire shoreline within community	None	+191	City of Camas, Unincorporated Areas of Clark County.
Mill Creek	At the confluence with Salmon Creek	+138	+137	City of Battle Ground, Unincorporated Areas of Clark County.
	Just downstream of Northwest 20th Avenue	None	+279
Packard Creek	Approximately 375 feet downstream of Northwest 179th Street	None	+66	Unincorporated Areas of Clark County.
	Approximately 1,040 feet upstream of Northwest 11th Avenue	None	+290
Padden Creek	Approximately 460 feet downstream of Northeast 83rd Street	None	+214	Unincorporated Areas of Clark County.
	Approximately 160 feet upstream of Northeast 88th Street	None	+228
Round Lake	Entire shoreline within community	None	+191	City of Camas, Unincorporated Areas of Clark County.
Salmon Creek	At the confluence with Weaver Creek	+211	+210	City of Battle Ground, Unincorporated Areas of Clark County.
	Just upstream of Risto Road	None	+363
Spring Branch Creek	At the confluence with Lacamas Creek	+200	+198	Unincorporated Areas of Clark County.
	Approximately 1.25 miles upstream of the confluence with Lacamas Creek	+202	+200
Weaver Creek	Approximately 320 feet upstream of Northeast 169th Street	None	+215	City of Battle Ground, Unincorporated Areas of Clark County.
	Approximately 1.1 miles upstream of Northeast 152nd Avenue	None	+345
Whipple Creek	Just downstream of Northwest Krieger Road	None	+28	Unincorporated Areas of Clark County.
	Approximately 0.8 mile upstream of Northeast 179th Street	None	+241
* 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 Battle Ground
Maps are available for inspection at 109 Southwest 1st Street, Battle Ground, WA 98604.
City of Camas
Maps are available for inspection at 616 Northeast 4th Avenue, Camas, WA 98607.
City of Ridgefield
Maps are available for inspection at 230 Pioneer Street, Ridgefield, WA 98642.
City of Vancouver
Maps are available for inspection at 210 East 13th Street, Vancouver, WA 98668.
Unincorporated Areas of Clark County
Maps are available for inspection at 1300 Franklin Street, Vancouver, WA 98668.
Preston County, West Virginia, and Incorporated Areas
Back Run	At the confluence with Deckers Creek	None	+1698	Unincorporated Areas of Preston County.
	Approximately 1,670 feet upstream of the confluence with Deckers Creek	None	+1702
Barnes Run	At the confluence with Cherry Run	None	+1702	Unincorporated Areas of Preston County.
	Approximately 450 feet upstream of State Route 26	None	+2075
Barnes Run Tributary 2	At the confluence with Barnes Run	None	+1750	Unincorporated Areas of Preston County.
	Approximately 0.9 mile upstream of the confluence with Barnes Run	None	+1976
Big Sandy Creek	Approximately 310 feet downstream of the confluence of Glade Run	None	+1507	Town of Brandonville, Unincorporated Areas of Preston County.
	Approximately 300 feet upstream of County Highway 4/2	None	+1550
Big Sandy Creek Tributary 1	At the confluence with Big Sandy Creek	None	+1530	Unincorporated Areas of Preston County.
	Approximately 0.9 mile upstream of County Highway 8	None	+1791
Bull Run	Approximately 580 feet upstream of the confluence with Cheat River	None	+923	Unincorporated Areas of Preston County.
	Approximately 420 feet upstream of County Highway 21	None	+1419
Bull Run Tributary 1	At the confluence with Bull Run	None	+1325	Unincorporated Areas of Preston County.
	Approximately 1.4 miles upstream of County Highway 21/2	None	+1743
Cheat River	Approximately 1.9 miles downstream of the Albright Power Plant Dam	None	+1198	Town of Rowlesburg, Unincorporated Areas of Preston County.
	At the Tucker County boundary	None	+1483
Cherry Run	Approximately 250 feet downstream of the confluence of Barnes Run	None	+1699	Unincorporated Areas of Preston County.
	Approximately 1.8 miles upstream of County Highway 5/2	None	+2272
Cherry Run Tributary 1	At the confluence with Cherry Run	None	+1969	Unincorporated Areas of Preston County.
	Approximately 1,560 feet downstream of County Highway 5	None	+2069
Cherry Run Tributary 2	At the confluence with Cherry Run	None	+1972	Unincorporated Areas of Preston County.
	Approximately 0.8 mile upstream of the confluence with Cherry Run Tributary 2A	None	+2099
Cherry Run Tributary 2A	At the confluence with Cherry Run Tributary 2	None	+2045	Unincorporated Areas of Preston County.
	Approximately 0.5 mile upstream of the confluence with Cherry Run Tributary 2	None	+2091
Cherry Run Tributary 3	At the confluence with Cherry Run	None	+2017	Unincorporated Areas of Preston County.
	Approximately 1.1 miles upstream of the confluence with Cherry Run	None	+2236
Deckers Creek	At the downstream Monongalia County boundary	None	+1488	Town of Masontown, Town of Rowlesburg, Unincorporated Areas of Preston County.
	At the upstream Monongalia County boundary	None	+1861
Deckers Creek Tributary 1	At the confluence with Deckers Creek	None	+1709	Unincorporated Areas of Preston County.
	Approximately 300 feet upstream of Zinn Chapel Road	None	+1741
Dillan Creek	At the confluence with Deckers Creek	None	+1701	Unincorporated Areas of Preston County.
	Approximately 0.8 mile upstream of Dillan Creek Road	None	+1749
Dillan Creek Tributary 1	At the confluence with Dillan Creek	None	+1701	Unincorporated Areas of Preston County.
	Approximately 0.9 mile upstream of County Highway 7/4	None	+1831
Dillan Creek Tributary 2	At the confluence with Dillan Creek	None	+1701	Unincorporated Areas of Preston County.
	Approximately 1.9 miles upstream of the confluence with Dillan Creek	None	+1919
Glade Run	At the confluence with Big Sandy Creek	None	+1508	Unincorporated Areas of Preston County.
	Approximately 1.7 miles upstream of County Highway 6	None	+1814
Glade Run East	At the confluence with Big Sandy Creek	None	+1531	Unincorporated Areas of Preston County.
	Approximately 960 feet upstream of County Highway 26/63	None	+2202
Glade Run Tributary 1	At the confluence with Glade Run	None	+1655	Unincorporated Areas of Preston County.
	Approximately 0.5 mile upstream of County Highway 6/1	None	+1716
Glade Run Tributary 2	At the confluence with Glade Run	None	+1667	Unincorporated Areas of Preston County.
	Approximately 0.6 mile upstream of County Highway 6/1	None	+1834
Hog Run	At the confluence with Cherry Run	None	+1838	Unincorporated Areas of Preston County.
	Approximately 0.8 mile upstream of the confluence with Hog Run Tributary 3	None	+2062
Hog Run Tributary 1	At the confluence with Hog Run	None	+2019	Unincorporated Areas of Preston County.
	Approximately 1,830 feet upstream of State Route 26	None	+2077
Hog Run Tributary 2	At the confluence with Hog Run	None	+2036	Unincorporated Areas of Preston County.
	Approximately 1,820 feet upstream of State Route 26	None	+2061
Hog Run Tributary 3	At the confluence with Hog Run	None	+2040	Unincorporated Areas of Preston County.
	Approximately 1,190 feet upstream of State Route 26	None	+2082
Kanes Creek	At the confluence with Deckers Creek	None	+1701	Town of Reedsville, Unincorporated Areas of Preston County.
	Approximately 0.6 mile upstream of County Highway 56	None	+1781
Little Sandy Creek	At the confluence with Big Sandy Creek	None	+1537	Unincorporated Areas of Preston County.
	Approximately 0.44 mile upstream of County Highway 8	None	+1544
Little Wolf Creek	At the confluence with Wolf Creek	None	+1460	Unincorporated Areas of Preston County.
	Approximately 300 feet upstream of County Highway 110	None	+1596
Maple Run	Approximately 570 feet upstream of the confluence with Youghiogheny River	None	+2425	Unincorporated Areas of Preston County.
	Approximately 0.9 mile upstream of County Highway 116/2	None	+2645
Middle Run	At the confluence with Bull Run	None	+1329	Unincorporated Areas of Preston County.
	Approximately 1.8 miles upstream of the confluence with Bull Run	None	+1724
Mill Run	At the confluence with Cherry Run	None	+1864	Unincorporated Areas of Preston County.
	Approximately 1.6 miles upstream of the confluence with Mill Run Tributary 2	None	+2387
Mill Run Tributary 1	At the confluence with Mill Run	None	+1971	Unincorporated Areas of Preston County.
	Approximately 1.2 miles upstream of the confluence with Mill Run	None	+2177
Mill Run Tributary 2	At the confluence with Mill Run	None	+2054	Unincorporated Areas of Preston County.
	Approximately 640 feet upstream of County Highway 112	None	+2246
Piney Run	At the confluence with Cherry Run	None	+1843	Unincorporated Areas of Preston County.
	Approximately 1.2 miles upstream of County Highway 5	None	+1869
Saltlick Creek	At the confluence with the Cheat River	+1389	+1399	Town of Rowlesburg, Unincorporated Areas of Preston County.
	Approximately 0.7 mile upstream of F Road	None	+2000
Spruce Run	At the confluence with Saltlick Creek	None	+1580	Unincorporated Areas of Preston County.
	Approximately 2.1 miles upstream of County Highway 86	None	+1796
Swamp Run	At the confluence with Dillan Creek	None	+1701	Unincorporated Areas of Preston County.
	Approximately 0.5 mile upstream of Herring Road	None	+1745
Wolf Creek	At the confluence with the Cheat River	None	+1449	Unincorporated Areas of Preston County.
	Approximately 0.5 mile upstream of County Highway 110	None	+1542
* 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
Town of Brandonville
Maps are available for inspection at the Brandonville Town Hall, 37 Poplar Street, Bruceton Mills, WV 26525.
Town of Masontown
Maps are available for inspection at Main Pharmacy, 160 Main Street, Masontown, WV 26542.
Town of Reedsville
Maps are available for inspection at the Town Hall, 207 South Robert Stone Way, Reedsville, WV 26547.
Town of Rowlesburg
Maps are available for inspection at the Community Building, 44 Poplar Street, Rowlesburg, WV 26425.
Unincorporated Areas of Preston County
Maps are available for inspection at the Preston County Office of Emergency Management, 1031/2 West Main Street, Kingwood, WV 26537.

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

Dated: December 10, 2010.

Sandra K. Knight,

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