05-6435. Final Flood Elevation Determinations

AGENCY:

Federal Emergency Management Agency, Emergency Preparedness and Response Directorate, Department of Homeland Security.

ACTION:

Final rule.

SUMMARY:

Base (1% annual-chance) Flood Elevations and modified Base Flood Elevations (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).

EFFECTIVE DATE:

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 FIRM is available for inspection as indicated in the table below.

ADDRESSES:

The final base flood elevations 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:

Doug Bellomo, P.E., Hazard Identification Section, Emergency Preparedness and Response Directorate, Federal Emergency Management Agency, 500 C Street, SW., Washington, DC 20472, [phone].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

The Federal Emergency Management Agency makes the final determinations listed below for the BFEs and 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 the Emergency Preparedness and Response Directorate 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. 4105, and 44 CFR part 67.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency 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 rule is categorically excluded from the requirements of 44 CFR part 10, Environmental Consideration. No environmental impact assessment has been prepared.

Regulatory Flexibility Act. The Mitigation Division Director of the Emergency Preparedness and Response Directorate certifies that this rule is exempt from the requirements of the Regulatory Flexibility Act because modified base flood elevations are required by the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973, 42 U.S.C. 4105, and are required to establish and maintain community eligibility in the NFIP. No regulatory flexibility analysis has been prepared.

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 12612, Federalism. This rule involves no policies that have federalism implications under Executive Order 12612, Federalism, dated October 26, 1987.

Executive Order 12778, Civil Justice Reform. This rule meets the applicable standards of Section 2(b)(2) of Executive Order 12778.

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 to read 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:

State	City/town/county	Source of flooding	Location	#Depth in feet above ground. *Elevation in feet (NGVD) modified ◆Elevation in feet (NAVD) modified
MO	Knob Noster (City) Johnson County (FEMA Docket No. P7659)	Clear Fork Hughes Branch Tributary 1 Tributary 2		◆726 ◆779 ◆781 ◆778
Maps are available for inspection at City Hall, 218 North State Street, Knob Noster, Missouri.
OK	Altus (City) Jackson County (FEMA Docket No. P7659)	Tributary 1	Approximately 0.40 mile downstream of North 2070 Road/Challenger Boulevard Approximately 250 feet upstream of East Tammarack Road	*1,339   *1,376
		Tributary 2	Just upstream of the Burlington and Santa Fe Railroad Bridge	*1,346
			Approximately 1.7 miles upstream of Veterans Drive	*1,370
		Tributary 3	At the confluence with Tributary 1	*1,363
Maps are available for inspection at 300 East Commerce Street, Altus, Oklahoma.
OK	Jackson County (Unicorporated Areas) (FEMA Docket No. P7659)	Tributary 1	Just downstream of County Highway 164 Approximately 1,550 feet upstream of the confluence of Tributary 2	*1,334   *1,343
		Tributary 2	At confluence with Tributary 1	*1,343
			Just upstream of the Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway Bridge	*1,346
Maps are availabe for inspection at 101 North Main Street, Room 101, Altus, Oklahoma.
OK	Blanchard (City) Grady and McClain Counties (FEMA Docket No. P7663)	Bridge Creek	Approximately 150 feet downstream of County Line Road Just downstream of County Line Road	*1,199   *1,199
		East Branch Walnut Creek Tributary	Approximately 1,675 feet downstream of Southeast 7th Street	*1,196
			Approximately 525 feet upstream of Northeast 10th Street	*1,270
		North Fork Walnut Creek	Approximately 2,570 feet downstream of U.S. Highway 62/277	*1,164
			Approximately 22,820 feet upstream of U.S. Highway 62/277	*1,201
		Stinson Creek	Approximately 20 feet downstream of Sandrock Road	*1,208
			Approximately 1,190 feet upstream of Sandrock Road	*1,212
		Tributary A2	At the confluence with West Branch Walnut Creek Tributary	*1,217
			Approximately 3,585 feet upstream of the confluence with West Branch Walnut Creek Tributary	*1,241
		West Branch Walnut Creek Tributary	Approximately 4,035 feet downstream of Southeast 7th Street	*1,195
			Approximately 3,690 feet upstream of N2990 Road	*1,242
Maps are available for inspection at City Hall, 114 West Broadway, Blanchard, Oklahoma.
OK	Grady County (Unincorporated Areas) (FEMA Docket No. P7663)	West Branch Walnut Creek Tributary	Approximately 160 feet downstream of N2990 Road Approximately 4,030 feet upstream of N2990 Road	*1,227   *1,244
Maps are available for inspection at 4th Street and Choctaw Street, Chickasha, Oklahoma
OK	McClain County (Unincorporated Areas) (FEMA Docket No. P7663)	East Branch Walnut Creek Tributary	At the confluence with West Branch Walnut Creek Tributary Approximately 2,320 feet upstream of confluence with West Branch Walnut Creek Tributary	*1,180   *1,197
		North Fork Walnut Creek	Approximately 24,660 feet upstream of the confluence with Walnut Creek	*1,164
			Approximately 7,340 feet upstream of State Highway 76	*1,201
		Stinson Creek (Lower Reach)	At the confluence with North Fork Walnut Creek	*1,175
			Approximately 6,500 feet upstream of Quailhaven Road	*1,208
		West Branch Walnut Creek Tributary	Approximately 3,350 feet upstream of the confluence with Walnut Creek	*1,171
			Approximately 2,590 feet upstream of Tyler Avenue	*1,206
Maps are available for inspection at 501 North Street, Purcell, Oklahoma.
TX	Corsicana (City) Navarro County (FEMA Docket No. P7659)	Mesquite Branch	At the confluence with Post Oak Creek (Lower Reach) Approximately 20 feet upstream of South 15th Street	*368   *416
		Post Oak Creek (Lower Reach)	Approximately 200 feet downstream of the confluence of Mesquite Branch	*368
			Approximately 370 feet downstream of the confluence of South Fork Post Oak Creek and divergence of Post Oak Creek (Upper Reach)	*407
		Post Oak Creek (Upper Reach)	Approximately 350 feet upstream of the confluence of South Fork Post Oak Creek and divergence of Post Oak Creek (Upper Reach)	*408
			Approximately 2,960 feet upstream of Bowie Drive	*416
		Post Oak Creek Tributary 3	At the confluence with Post Oak Creek (Lower Reach)	*398
			Just upstream of Burlington Northern & Santa Fe Railway	*402
		Post Oak Creek Tributary 5	At the confluence with Post Oak Creek (Lower Reach)	*406
			Just upstream of Forrest Lane	*430
		Post Oak Creek Tributary 6	At the confluence with Post Oak Creek (Upper Reach)	*411
			Approximately 190 feet upstream of Emhouse Road	*449
		South Fork Post Oak Creek	At the confluence with Post Oak Creek (Lower Reach) and Post Oak Creek (Upper Reach)	*408
			Approximately 1,490 feet upstream of North 29th Street	*438
		Town Branch	Approximately 150 feet upstream of the confluence with Mesquite Branch	*390
			Approximately 620 feet upstream of North 24th Street	*454
Maps are available for inspection at the Engineering Department, City of Corsicana Government Center, 200 North 12th Street, Corsicana, Texas.

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

Dated: March 25, 2005.

David I. Maurstad,

Acting Director, Mitigation Division, Emergency Preparedness and Response Directorate.