96-14727. Proposed Flood Elevation Determinations  

  • [Federal Register Volume 61, Number 113 (Tuesday, June 11, 1996)]
    [Proposed Rules]
    [Pages 29518-29522]
    From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
    [FR Doc No: 96-14727]
    
    
    
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    FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY
    
    44 CFR Part 67
    
    [Docket No. FEMA-7182]
    
    
    Proposed Flood Elevation Determinations
    
    AGENCY: Federal Emergency Management Agency, FEMA.
    
    
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    ACTION: Proposed rule.
    
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    SUMMARY: Technical information or comments are requested on the 
    proposed base (1% annual chance) flood elevations and proposed base 
    flood elevation modifications for the communities listed below. The 
    base flood elevations are the basis for the floodplain management 
    measures that the 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 comment period is ninety (90) days following the second 
    publication of this proposed rule in a newspaper of local circulation 
    in each community.
    
    ADDRESSES: The proposed 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 following 
    table.
    
    FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael K. Buckley, P.E., Chief, 
    Hazard Identification Branch, Mitigation Directorate, 500 C Street, 
    SW., Washington, DC 20472, (202) 646-2756.
    
    SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Federal Emergency Management Agency 
    (FEMA or Agency) proposes to make determinations of base flood 
    elevations and modified base flood elevations 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 base flood and modified base flood elevations, 
    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 are also used to calculate the 
    appropriate flood insurance premium rates for new buildings built after 
    these elevations are made final, and for the contents in these 
    buildings.
    
    National Environmental Policy Act
    
        This proposed 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 Acting Associate Director, Mitigation Directorate, certifies 
    that this proposed rule is exempt from the requirements of the 
    Regulatory Flexibility Act because proposed or modified base flood 
    elevations are required by the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973, 
    42 U.S.C. 4104, and are required to establish and maintain community 
    eligibility in the National Flood Insurance Program. As a result, a 
    regulatory flexibility analysis has not been prepared.
    
    Regulatory Classification
    
        This proposed 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 proposed rule involves no policies that have federalism 
    implications under Executive Order 12612, Federalism, dated October 26, 
    1987.
    
    Executive Order 12778, Civil Justice Reform
    
        This proposed 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 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.
    
    
    Sec. 67.4  [Amended]
    
        2. The tables published under the authority of Sec. 67.4 are 
    proposed to be amended as follows:
    
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                                                                   #Depth in
                                                                  feet above
                                                                    ground. 
                   Source of flooding and location                *Elevation
                                                                    in feet 
                                                                    (NGVD)  
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                            Pennsylvania                                    
                                                                            
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               Jenkintown (Borough), Montgomery County                      
                                                                            
    Tacony Creek:                                                           
      Approximately 200 feet upstream of Greenwood Avenue.......        *206
      At the confluence of Baeder Run...........................        *220
    Baeder Run:                                                             
      At the confluence with Tacony Creek.......................        *220
      Approximately 586 feet upstream of confluence with Tacony             
       Creek....................................................        *220
                                                                            
    Maps available for inspection at the Jenkintown Borough                 
     Offices, 700 Summit Avenue, Jenkintown, Pennsylvania.                  
                                                                            
    Send comments to Mr. John Plunkett, President of the                    
     Jenkintown Borough Council, P.O. Box 2176, Jenkintown,                 
     Pennsylvania 19046.                                                    
                                                                            
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             Lower Salford (Township), Montgomery County                    
                                                                            
    Skippack Creek:                                                         
      At Quarry Bridge Road.....................................        *176
      Near Wampole Road approximately 950 feet upstream of State            
       Highway 63...............................................        *199
    Skippack Creek Tributary No. 2:                                         
      Approximately 150 feet downstream of Wampole Road.........        *211
      Approximately 525 feet upstream of Wampole Road...........        *212
                                                                            
    Maps available for inspection at the Township Office, 474               
     Main Street, Harleysville, Pennsylvania.                               
                                                                            
    Send comments to Mr. Douglas Gifford, Chairman of the Lower             
     Salford Township Board of Commissioners, 474 Main Street,              
     Harleysville, Pennsylvania 19438.                                      
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    Sec. 67.4  [Amended]
    
        3. The tables published under the authority of Sec. 67.4 are 
    proposed to be amended as follows:
    
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                                                                                                                                                                              #Depth in feet above  
                                                                                                                                                                              ground. *Elevation in 
                    State                      City/town/ county                 Source of Flooding                                      Location                                  feet (NGVD)      
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                                                                                                                                                                              Existing     Modified 
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    North Carolina.......................  Marion (City) McDowell    Catawba River............................  Approximately 340 feet (or 0.1 mile) downstream of the            *1226        *1222
                                            County.                                                              U.S. Route 221 bridgex.                                                            
                                                                                                                Approximately 0.4 mile upstream of the U.S. Route 221             *1234        *1228
                                                                                                                 Bypass bridge.                                                                     
                                                                                                                                                                                                    
      Maps available for inspection at the Marion City Hall, 200 North Main Street, Marion, North Carolina.                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                                                                                    
      Send comments to The Honorable A. Everette Clark, Mayor of the City of Marion, P.O. Drawer 700, Marion, North Carolina 28752.                                                                 
                                                                                                                                                                                                    
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    Tennessee............................  La Vergne (City)          Hurricane Creek..........................  Approximately 0.9 mile downstream of U.S. Routes 41 and 70         *517         *510
                                            Rutherford County.                                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                At confluence of East and West Branches Hurricane Creek...         *573         *575
                                                                     West Branch Hurricane Creek..............  Approximately 820 feet downstream of Bridgestone Parkway..         *576         *575
                                                                                                                Approximately 200 feet downstream of Heil Quaker Boulevard         *586         *585
                                                                     Rock Spring Branch.......................  Approximately 900 feet downstream of Waldron Road.........         *656         *654
                                                                                                                At Waldron Road...........................................         None         *660
                                                                     East Branch Hurricane Creek..............  Approximately 0.18 mile upstream of Bridgestone Parkway...         *578         *579
                                                                                                                Approximately 0.16 mile upstream of Waldron Road..........         *581         *582
                                                                     J. Percy Priest Resevoir.................  Entire shoreline within community.........................         None         *506
                                                                     East Branch Hurricane Creek..............  Approximately 100 feet downstream of Industrial Boulevard.         *586         *587
                                                                                                                                                                                                    
      Maps available for inspection at the La Vergne City Hall, 5093 Murfreesboro Road, La Vergne, Tennessee.                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                                                                                    
      Send comments to The Honorable Mike Webb, Mayor of the City of La Vergne, 5093 Murfreesboro Road, La Vergne, Tennessee 37086.                                                                 
                                                                                                                                                                                                    
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    Tennessee............................  Murfreesboro (City)       Lytle Creek..............................  Approximately 200 feet upstream of Old Fort Parkway at the         *582         *581
                                            Rutherford County.                                                   upstream side of Louisville and Nashville Railroad.                                
                                                                                                                Approximately 200 feet upstream of County Club Drive......         None         *604
                                                                     Bushman Creek............................  At upstream side of Compton Road..........................         *549         *546
                                                                                                                Approximately 200 feet downstream of New Lascassas Road...         *587         *585
                                                                                                                                                                                                    
      Maps available for inspection at the Murfreesboro City Hall, City Planning Department, 111 West Vine Street, Murfreesboro, Tennesse.                                                          
                                                                                                                                                                                                    
      Send comments to The Honorable Joe B. Jackson, Mayor of the City of Murfreesboro, P.O. Box 1139, Murfreesboro, Tennessee 37133-1139.                                                          
                                                                                                                                                                                                    
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    Tennessee............................  Rutherford County         East Fork Stones River...................  Approximately 1.45 miles downstream of U.S. Route 231              *530         *529
                                            (Unincorporated Areas).                                              (Lebanon Pike).                                                                    
                                                                                                                Approximately 0.8 mile upstream of State Route 96.........         *565         *561
                                                                     J. Percy Priest Resevoir.................  Entire shoreline within county............................         None         *506
                                                                     Bear Branch..............................  At confluence with East Fork Stones River.................         *542         *539
                                                                                                                At downstream side of Dejarnette Lane.....................         *584         *580
                                                                     Overall Creek............................  At confluence with West Fork Stones River.................         *533         *532
                                                                                                                Approximately 4.0 miles upstream of State Route 96........         *632         *634
                                                                     Lytle Creek..............................  Approximately 500 feet upstream of Sanbyrn Road (at                None         *601
                                                                                                                 downstream corporate limits).                                                      
                                                                                                                Approximately 100 feet downstream of Dilton-Mankin Road...         *644         *643
                                                                     Rock Spring Branch.......................  Approximately 1,000 feet downstream of Waldron Road.......         *654         *653
                                                                                                                Approximately 1,900 feet upstream of Waldron Road.........         None         *673
                                                                     Olive Branch.............................  At confluence with Stewart Creek..........................         *531         *532
    
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                                                                                                                Approximately 0.45 mile upstream of Rocky Ford Road.......         *582         *583
                                                                     Stewart Creek............................  Approximately 0.5 mile downstream of 8th Avenue...........         None         *506
                                                                                                                Approximately 50 feet upstream of Almaville Road..........         None         *603
                                                                     Lees Spring Branch.......................  At confluence with Lytle Creek............................         None         *623
                                                                                                                Approximately 150 feet upstream of Dilton-Mankin Road.....         None         *630
                                                                     Wades Branch.............................  At confluence with East Fork Stones River.................         *535         *531
                                                                                                                Approximately 0.65 mile upstream of State Route 102.......         *535         *534
                                                                     Bradley Creek............................  At confluence with East Fork Stones River.................         *564         *559
                                                                                                                Approximately 264 feet upstream of Browns Mill Road.......            *            *
                                                                     Puckett Creek............................  At confluence with Overall Creek..........................         *570         *572
                                                                                                                Approximately 0.12 mile upstream of confluence with                *571         *572
                                                                                                                 Overall Creek.                                                                     
                                                                     Bushman Creek............................  At confluence with East Fork Stones River.................         *549         *546
                                                                                                                Approximately 1,300 feet upstream of New Lascassas Road...         *590         *591
                                                                                                                                                                                                    
      Maps available for inspection at the Rutherford County Courthouse, County Engineering Department, #1 Public Square South, Room 101, Murfreesboro, Tennessee.                                  
                                                                                                                                                                                                    
      Send comments to Ms. Nancy Allen, Rutherford County Executive, Rutherford County Courthouse, #1 Public Square South, Room 101, Murfreesboro, Tennessee 37130.                                 
                                                                                                                                                                                                    
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    Tennessee............................  Smyrna (Town) Rutherford  Stewart Creek............................  Approximately 0.6 mile downstream of 8th Avenue...........         None         *506
                                            County.                                                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                Approximately 500 feet upstream of I-24 Eastbound.........         *542         *547
                                                                     Rock Spring Branch.......................  Approximately 0.29 mile upstream of confluence with Harts          *542         *543
                                                                                                                 Branch.                                                                            
                                                                                                                Approximately 0.33 mile upstream of Last Crossing of Rock          None         *702
                                                                                                                 Spring Road.                                                                       
                                                                     J. Percy Priest Resevoir.................  For its entire shoreline within community.................         None         *506
                                                                     Olive Branch.............................  At the confluence with Stewart Creek......................         *531         *532
                                                                                                                Approximately 375 feet upstream of Rosewood Drive.........         *553         *560
                                                                                                                                                                                                    
      Maps available for inspection at the Smyrna Town Hall, 315 South Lowry Street, Smyrna, Tennessee.                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                                                                                    
      Send comments to The Honorable Paul H. Johns, Mayor of the Town of Smyrna, 315 South Lowry Street, Smyrna, Tennessee 37167.                                                                   
                                                                                                                                                                                                    
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    West Virginia........................  Moorefield (Town) Hardy   South Branch Potomac River...............  At a point approximately 2,000 feet upstream of corporate          *806         *807
                                            County.                                                              limits.                                                                            
                                                                                                                At confluence of the South Fork of the South Branch                *808         *807
                                                                                                                 Potomac River.                                                                     
                                                                     South Fork of the South Branch Potomac     At confluence with the South Branch Potomac River.........         *808         *807
                                                                      River.                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                Approximately 700 feet upstream of southern corporate              *828         *829
                                                                                                                 limits.                                                                            
                                                                                                                                                                                                    
      Maps available for inspection at the Moorefield Town Hall, 206 Winchester Avenue, Moorefield, West Virginia.                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                                                                                    
      Send comments to The Honorable LeMar Sager, Mayor of the Town of Moorefield, 206 Winchester Avenue, Moorefield, West Virginia 26836.                                                          
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    (Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance No. 83.100, ``Flood 
    Insurance.'')
    
        Dated: May 31, 1996.
    Richard W. Krimm,
    Acting Associate Director for Mitigation.
    [FR Doc. 96-14727 Filed 6-10-96; 8:45 am]
    BILLING CODE 6718-04-P
    
    

Document Information

Published:
06/11/1996
Department:
Federal Emergency Management Agency
Entry Type:
Proposed Rule
Action:
Proposed rule.
Document Number:
96-14727
Dates:
The comment period is ninety (90) days following the second publication of this proposed rule in a newspaper of local circulation in each community.
Pages:
29518-29522 (5 pages)
Docket Numbers:
Docket No. FEMA-7182
PDF File:
96-14727.pdf
CFR: (1)
44 CFR 67.4