E7-17346. Proposed Flood Elevation Determinations

AGENCY:

Federal Emergency Management Agency, DHS.

ACTION:

Proposed rule.

SUMMARY:

Technical information or comments are requested on the proposed Base (1% annual chance) Flood Elevations (BFEs) and proposed BFEs modifications for the communities listed below. The BFEs 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 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 Directorate, Federal Emergency Management Agency, 500 C Street, SW., Washington, DC 20472, [phone].

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 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. 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 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 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		Communities affected
		Effective	Modified
Lowndes County, Georgia, and Incorporated Areas
Sugar Creek	At Baytree Road	None	*145	City of Remerton.
	Approximately 1,100 feet downstream of the confluence of One Mile Branch	None	*148
* National Geodetic Vertical Datum.
# Depth in feet above ground.
+ North American Vertical Datum.
ADDRESSES
City of Remerton
Maps are available for inspection at 1757 Poplar Street, Remerton, GA 31601.
Send comments to The Honorable Peggy Seifert, Mayor, City of Remerton, 1757 Poplar Street, Remerton, GA 31601.
Stanly County, North Carolina and Incorporated Areas
Big Bear Creek	At the confluence with Long Creek	None	+295	Unincorporated Areas of Stanly County.
	Approximately 1,350 feet upstream of State Highway 49	None	+645
Tributary 1	At the confluence with Big Bear Creek	None	+369	Unincorporated Areas of Stanly County.
	Approximately 0.5 mile upstream of the confluence with Big Bear Creek	None	+384
Tributary 2	At the confluence with Big Bear Creek	None	+395	Unincorporated Areas of Stanly County.
	Approximately 0.6 mile upstream of the confluence with Big Bear Creek	None	+426
Tributary 3	At the confluence with Big Bear Creek	None	+441	Unincorporated Areas of Stanly County.
	Approximately 710 feet upstream of Peaceful Lane	None	+483
Tributary 4	At the confluence with Big Bear Creek	None	+580	Unincorporated Areas of Stanly County.
	Approximately 1.0 mile upstream of Ridenhour Road (State Road 1433)	None	+606
Big Cedar Creek	At the confluence with Rocky River	None	+227	Unincorporated Areas of Stanly County.
	Approximately 1,240 feet upstream of West Whitley Street (State Road 1933)	None	+283
Tributary 1	At the confluence with Big Cedar Creek	None	+229	Unincorporated Areas of Stanly County.
	Approximately 0.4 mile upstream of the confluence with Big Cedar Creek	None	+241
Camp Branch	At the confluence with Rocky River	None	+449	Unincorporated Areas of Stanly County.
	Approximately 60 feet downstream of Tite Road (State Road 1152)	None	+455
Cedar Creek	At the confluence with Pee Dee River (Lake Tillery)	None	+279	Unincorporated Areas of Stanly County, Town of Norwood.
	Approximately 0.6 mile upstream of Railroad	None	+422
Coldwater Branch	At the confluence with Rocky River	None	+327	Unincorporated Areas of Stanly County.
	Approximately 340 feet upstream of Old Sandbar Road (State Road 1100)	None	+330
Coopers Creek	At the confluence with Rocky River	None	+254	Unincorporated Areas of Stanly County.
	Approximately 1.1 miles upstream of Old Davis Road (State Road 1943)	None	+328
Curl Tail Creek	At the confluence with Riles Creek	None	+572	Unincorporated Areas of Stanly County, Town of Richfield, Village of Misenheimer.
	Approximately 510 feet downstream of Merner Terrace	None	+655
East Prong Rock Hole Creek	At the confluence with Rock Hole Creek	None	+488	Unincorporated Areas of Stanly County, Town of Stanfield.
	Approximately 0.5 mile upstream of West Stanly Street	None	+569
Hardy Creek	At the confluence with Rocky River	None	+240	Unincorporated Areas of Stanly County.
	Approximately 150 feet upstream of the confluence of Ugly Creek	None	+383
Island Creek	At the confluence with Rocky River	None	+354	Unincorporated Areas of Stanly County, City of Locust.
	Approximately 1.1 miles upstream of Pless Mill Road (State Road 1136)	None	+537
Tributary 1	At the confluence with Island Creek	None	+368	Unincorporated Areas of Stanly County.
	Approximately 520 feet downstream of Drye-Hill Road (State Road 1120)	None	+412
Tributary 2	At the confluence with Island Creek	None	+388	Unincorporated Areas of Stanly County.
	Approximately 0.4 mile upstream of the confluence with Island Creek	None	+412
Jacks Branch	At the confluence with Rocky River	None	+252	Unincorporated Areas of Stanly County.
	Approximately 1.1 miles upstream of the confluence with Rocky River	None	+281
Jacobs Creek	At the confluence with Pee Dee River (Lake Tillery)	None	+279	Unincorporated Areas of Stanly County, City of Albemarle.
	Approximately 2.5 miles upstream of Indian Mound Road (State Road 1740)	None	+379
Little Bear Creek (North)	At the confluence with Big Bear Creek	None	+470	Unincorporated Areas of Stanly County.
	Approximately 450 feet upstream of NC 73 Highway	None	+523
Little Bear Creek (South)	At the confluence with Long Creek	None	+334	Unincorporated Areas of Stanly County.
	Approximately 1.7 miles upstream of Canton Road (State Road 1249)	None	+524
South Tributary 1	At the confluence with Little Bear Creek (South)	None	+417	Unincorporated Areas of Stanly County.
	Approximately 600 feet upstream of NC 24-27 Highway	None	+443
South Tributary 2	At the confluence with Little Bear Creek (South)	None	+452	Unincorporated Areas of Stanly County.
	Approximately 1,170 feet upstream of Canton Road (State Road 1249)	None	+510
Little Cedar Creek	At the confluence with Rocky River	None	+226	Unincorporated Areas of Stanly County, Town of Norwood.
	Approximately 0.4 mile upstream of U.S. Highway 52	None	+266
Little Creek (North)	At the confluence with Big Bear Creek	None	+444	Unincorporated Areas of Stanly County.
	Approximately 1,220 feet upstream of Old Concord Road (State Road 1236)	None	+551
Little Creek (South)	At the confluence with Long Creek	None	+302	Unincorporated Areas of Stanly County.
	Approximately 900 feet upstream of Western Road (State Road 1959)	None	+425
Little Long Creek	Approximately 450 feet downstream of Efird Street	+428	+429	Unincorporated Areas of Stanly County, City of Albemarle, Town of New London.
	Approximately 1,480 feet upstream of Railroad	None	+569
Little Meadow Creek	Approximately 1.1 miles downstream of State Highway 200	None	+551	City of Locust.
	Approximately 1,200 feet downstream of Mauney Road (State Road 2625)	None	+581
Little Mountain Creek	At the confluence with Mountain Creek	None	+384	Unincorporated Areas of Stanly County, Town of Badin.
	Approximately 1.1 miles upstream of Barnhardt Road (State Road 1545)	None	+588
Long Creek	At the confluence with Rocky River	None	+284	Unincorporated Areas of Stanly County, City of Albemarle, Town of Richfield, Village of Misenheimer.
	Approximately 0.7 mile upstream of Matton Grove Church Road (State Road 1454)	None	+637
Tributary 1	Approximately 500 feet upstream of the confluence with Long Creek	None	+484	Unincorporated Areas of Stanly County.
	Approximately 1,170 feet upstream of Pennington Road (State Road 1401)	None	+509
Tributary 2	Approximately 1,500 feet upstream of the confluence with Long Creek	None	+485	Unincorporated Areas of Stanly County.
	Approximately 0.9 mile upstream of the confluence with Long Creek	None	+508
Tributary 3	At the confluence with Long Creek	None	+530	Unincorporated Areas of Stanly County.
	Approximately 650 feet downstream of Sunnybrook Road	None	+553
Meadow Creek	At the upstream side of Reed Mine Road (State Road 1100)	None	+495	City of Locust.
	Approximately 0.9 mile upstream of Reed Mine Road (State Road 1100)	None	+511
Melchor Branch	At the confluence with Little Long Creek	+446	+448	City of Albemarle.
	Approximately 480 feet upstream of North Sixth Street	+487	+486
Tributary 1	Just upstream of Fox Run Drive	+514	+524	City of Albemarle.
	Approximately 160 feet upstream of Montgomery Avenue	None	+557
Tributary 1A	At the confluence with Melchor Branch Tributary 1	None	+536	City of Albemarle.
	Approximately 550 feet upstream of Montgomery Avenue	None	+554
Mountain Creek	At the confluence with Pee Dee River	None	+284	Unincorporated Areas of Stanly County, City of Albemarle.
	Approximately 60 feet upstream of State Highway 740	None	+708
Tributary 1	At the confluence with Mountain Creek	None	+377	Unincorporated Areas of Stanly County.
	Approximately 300 feet upstream of Stony Hill Road (State Road 1729)	None	+407
Pee Dee River	At the Anson/Montgomery/Richmond/Stanly County boundary	None	+220	Unincorporated Areas of Stanly County, Town of Norwood.
	At the confluence of Yadkin River and Uwharrie River	None	+287
Tributary 6	At the confluence with Pee Dee River	None	+229	Unincorporated Areas of Stanly County.
	Approximately 150 feet upstream of Railroad	None	+264
Pole Bridge Creek	At the confluence with Little Bear Creek (North)	None	+477	Unincorporated Areas of Stanly County.
	Approximately 0.7 mile upstream of Lambert Road (State Road 1231)	None	+570
Poplin Creek	At Aquadale Road	+428	+429	City of Albemarle.
	Approximately 630 feet upstream of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Drive	None	+501
Tributary 1	Approximately 250 feet upstream of the confluence with Poplin Creek	None	+428	City of Albemarle.
	Approximately 300 feet upstream of East North Street	None	+483
Pumpkin Creek	At the confluence with Rocky River	None	+426	Unincorporated Areas of Stanly County.
	Approximately 0.5 mile upstream of the confluence with Rocky River	None	+444
Ramsey Creek	At the confluence with Big Bear Creek	None	+369	Unincorporated Areas of Stanly County.
	Approximately 1,270 feet upstream of Canton Road (State Road 1249)	None	+543
Riles Creek	Approximately 500 feet upstream of Rowan/Stanly County boundary	None	+572	Unincorporated Areas of Stanly County, Town of Richfield.
	Approximately 1.3 miles upstream of Willie Road	None	+590
Rock Creek	At the upstream side of Rock Creek Park Drive	+429	+430	Unincorporated Areas of Stanly County, City of Albemarle.
	Approximately 1,000 feet upstream of Railroad	None	+446
Rock Hole Branch	At the confluence with Rock Hole Creek	None	+458	Unincorporated Areas of Stanly County, Town of Stanfield.
	Approximately 2.3 miles upstream of the confluence with Rock Hole Creek	None	+544
Rock Hole Creek	At the confluence with Rocky River	None	+367	Unincorporated Areas of Stanly County, Town of Stanfield.
	Approximately 480 feet upstream of Polk Ford Road	None	+489
Rocky River	At the confluence with Pee Dee River	None	+220	Unincorporated Areas of Stanly County.
	Approximately 0.8 mile upstream of the confluence of Muddy Creek	+482	+481
Tributary 1	At the confluence with Rocky River	None	+220	Unincorporated Areas of Stanly County.
	Approximately 0.8 mile upstream of the confluence with Rocky River	None	+245
Tributary 3	At the confluence with Rocky River	None	+237	Unincorporated Areas of Stanly County.
	Approximately 710 feet upstream of Loop Road (State Road 1982)	None	+248
Tributary 8	At the confluence with Rocky River	None	+350	Unincorporated Areas of Stanly County.
	Approximately 0.5 mile upstream of the confluence with Rocky River	None	+364
Running Creek	At the confluence with Big Bear Creek	None	+467	Unincorporated Areas of Stanly County.
	Approximately 0.8 mile upstream of Five Point Road (State Road 1206)	None	+540
Scaly Bark Creek	At the confluence with Long Creek	None	+384	Unincorporated Areas of Stanly County.
	Approximately 0.9 mile upstream of St. Martin Road (State Road 1963)	None	+416
South Ugly Creek	At the confluence with Hardy Creek	None	+268	Unincorporated Areas of Stanly County.
	Approximately 1.1 miles upstream of the confluence with Hardy Creek	None	+311
Stony Run	At the confluence with Big Bear Creek	None	+339	Unincorporated Areas of Stanly County, Town of Oakboro, Town of Red Cross.
	Approximately 140 feet upstream of Running Creek Church Road (State Road 1134)	None	+636
Tributary 1	At the confluence with Stony Run	None	+445	Unincorporated Areas of Stanly County.
	Approximately 1,120 feet upstream of Liberty Hill Church Road (State Road 1115)	None	+469
Town Creek	At the confluence with Little Long Creek	+446	+448	Unincorporated Areas of Stanly County, City of Albemarle, Town of New London.
	Approximately 1,890 feet upstream of Henderson Road (State Road 1436)	None	+530
Tributary 1	At the confluence with Town Creek	None	+516	Unincorporated Areas of Stanly County.
	Approximately 1,060 feet upstream of Burris-Burleson Road (State Road 1437)	None	+546
Ugly Creek	At the confluence with Hardy Creek	None	+380	Unincorporated Areas of Stanly County.
	Approximately 1,200 feet upstream of South Stanly School Road (State Road 1922)	None	+407
Yadkin River	At the confluence with Pee Dee River and Uwharrie River	None	+287	Unincorporated Areas of Stanly County, Town of Badin.
	Approximately 500 feet downstream of State Highway 49/8	None	+566
* National Geodetic Vertical Datum.
# Depth in feet above ground
+ North American Vertical Datum
ADDRESSES
City of Albemarle
Maps are available for inspection at City of Albemarle Engineering Department, 157 North Second Street, Albemarle, North Carolina.
Send comments to The Honorable Elbert Whitley, Mayor of the City of Albemarle, P.O. Box 190, Albemarle, North Carolina 28001.
City of Locust
Maps are available for inspection at Locust City Hall, 211 Town Centre, Locust, North Carolina.
Send comments to The Honorable Harold Greene, Mayor of the City of Locust, P.O. Box 190, Locust, North Carolina 28097.
Town of Badin
Maps are available for inspection at Badin Town Hall, 36 Falls Road, Badin, North Carolina.
Send comments to The Honorable James L. Harrison, Mayor of the Town of Badin, P.O. Box 707, Badin, North Carolina 28009.
Town of Norwood
Maps are available for inspection at Norwood Town Hall, Zoning Department, 116 South Main Street, Norwood, North Carolina.
Send comments to The Honorable Larry McMahon, Mayor of the Town of Norwood, P.O. Box 697, Norwood, North Carolina 28128.
Town of Oakboro
Maps are available for inspection at Oakboro Town Hall, 109A North Main Street, Oakboro, North Carolina.
Send comments to The Honorable Joe Lowder, Mayor of the Town of Oakboro, P.O. Box 610, Oakboro, North Carolina 28129.
Town of Red Cross
Maps are available for inspection at Red Cross Town Clerk's Residence, 680 West Red Cross Road, Oakboro, North Carolina.
Send comments to The Honorable Ray Quick, Mayor of the Town of Red Cross, 231 East Red Cross Road, Oakboro, North Carolina 28129.
Town of Richfield
Maps are available for inspection at Richfield Town Hall, 138 Highway 49 North, Richfield, North Carolina.
Send comments to The Honorable Wade Barbee, Mayor of the Town of Richfield, P.O. Box 158, Richfield, North Carolina 28137.
Town of Stanfield
Maps are available for inspection at Stanfield Town Hall, 203 West Stanly Street, Stanfield, North Carolina.
Send comments to The Honorable Kevin Barbee, Mayor of the Town of Stanfield, P.O. Box 699, Stanfield, North Carolina 28163.
Unincorporated Areas of Stanly County
Maps are available for inspection at Stanly County Planning and Zoning Department, 1000 North First Street, Albemarle, North Carolina.
Send comments to Mr. Jerry Myers, Stanly County Manager, 1000 North First Street, Albemarle, North Carolina 28001.
Village of Misenheimer
Maps are available for inspection at Misenheimer Town Hall, 48384 U.S. Highway 52 North, Misenheimer, North Carolina.
Send comments to The Honorable Peter Edquist, Mayor of the Village of Misenheimer, P.O. Box 100, Misenheimer, North Carolina 28109.
Williamson County, Illinois, and Incorporated Areas
Campground Creek	Where Main Street crosses over Campground Creek	None	+423	Unincorporated Areas of Williamson County.
	490 feet upstream of Main Street	None	+424
	1090 feet upstream of Edgewood Park	None	+428
	1160 feet upstream of Edgewood Park	None	+428
Crab Orchard Creek	200 feet upstream of Fosse Road	None	+417	Unincorporated Areas of Williamson County.
	Just Downstream of State Highway 13	None	+430
East Fork Campground Creek	Where Main Street crosses East Fork Campground Creek	None	+423	Unincorporated Areas of Williamson County 865 feet upstream of Belinda Road.
	865 feet upstream of Belinda Road	None	+426
Lake Creek	Where Prosperity Road crosses Lake Creek	None	+402	Unincorporated Areas of Williamson County.
	650 feet upstream of Newton Avenue	None	+410
West Fork Campground Creek	Confluence with Campground Creek	None	+424	Unincorporated Areas of Williamson County.
	25 feet downstream of Honeysuckle Lane	None	+424
West Fork Westernaire Creek	Confluence with Westernaire Creek	None	+423	Unincorporated Areas of Williamson County.
	700 feet Downstream of Bainbridge Trail	None	+426
Westernaire Creek	Where Main Street crosses over Westernaire Creek	None	+421	Unincorporated Areas of Williamson County.
	750 feet upstream of DeYoung Street	None	+432
* National Geodetic Vertical Datum.
# Depth in feet above ground.
+ North American Vertical Datum.
ADDRESSES
Unincorporated Areas of Williamson County
Maps are available for inspection at Supervisor of Assessments Office, 200 West Jefferson, Marion, IL 62959.
Send comments to The Honorable Brent Gentry, County Board Chairman, Williamson County Courthouse, 200 West Jefferson, Marion, IL 62959.

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

Dated: August 21, 2007.

David I. Maurstad,

Federal Insurance Administrator of the National Flood Insurance Program, Department of Homeland Security, Federal Emergency Management Agency.