02-12652. Proposed Flood Elevation Determinations

AGENCY:

Federal Emergency Management Agency, FEMA.

ACTION:

Proposed rule.

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:

Matthew B. Miller, P.E., Chief, Hazards Study 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 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 Executive 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 NFIP. 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.

§ 67.4

[Amended]

2. The tables published under the authority of § 67.4 are proposed to be amended as follows:

State	City/town/county	Source of flooding	Location	#Depth in feet above ground. *Elevation in feet (NGVD) •Elevation in feet (NAVD)
				Existing	Modified
Florida	Gulf County (Unincorporated Areas)	Gulf of Mexico	Along the coast of the Gulf of Mexico approximately 1,000 feet north of Eagle Harbor	*13	*12
			Along the Gulf of Mexico shoreline approximately 1,500 feet west of Indian Pass	*14	*13
		St. Joseph Bay	Approximately 1,500 feet inland from St. Joseph Bay, along the shoreline of St. Joseph Bay	*9	*8
			Along the St. Joseph Bay shoreline, approximately 3 miles southeast of Pig Island	*10	*11
		Indian Lagoon	Along the shoreline of Indian Lagoon, approximately 1,000 feet west of Indian Pass	*11	*9
			Approximately 500 feet west of Indian Pass	*11	*10
Maps available for inspection at the Gulf County Courthouse, 1000 Cecil G. Costin, Sr., Boulevard, Room 302, Port St. Joe, Florida.
Send comments to Mr. Nathan Peters, Jr., Chairman of the Gulf County Board of Commissioners, 1000 Cecil G. Costin, Sr., Boulevard, Room 302, Port St. Joe, Florida 32456.
Florida	Port St. Joe (City). Gulf County	St. Joseph Bay	Intersection of 11th Street and Palmer Boulevard	None	*8
			Approximately 250 feet west of intersection of Constitution Drive and 14th Street	*10	*12
			At intersection of 16th Street and Long Avenue	*7	*8
		Shallow Flooding	Approximately 425 feet southeast of intersection of Fourth Street and Woodward Avenue	*10	*8
Maps available for inspection at the City of Port St. Joe Chamber of Commerce Office, 105 West 4th Street, Port St. Joe, Florida.
Send comments to The Honorable Frank Pate, Jr., Mayor of the City of Port St. Joe, 305 Cecil G. Costin, Sr., Boulevard, Port St. Joe, Florida 32456.
Illinois	Champaign County (Unincorporated Areas)	Sangamon River	Approximately 1,000 feet downstream from the Township Road 2000 North (Shively) bridge	None	*676
			At Lake of the Woods covered bridge	None	*689
Maps available for inspection at the Champaign County Department of Planning and Zoning, Brookens Administrative Center, 1776 East Washington Street, Urbana, Illinois
Illinois	Mahomet (Village), Champaign County	Sangamon River	Approximately 800 feet downstream of downstream corporate limits	None	*677
			Approximately 1,800 feet downstream of upstream corporate limits	None	*689
Maps available for inspection at the Mahomet Village Hall, 503 East Main Street, Mahomet, Illinois.
Send comments to The Honorable Jeff Courson, Mayor of the Village of Mahomet, 503 Main Street, P.O. Box 259, Mahomet, Illinois 61853.
Illinois	Milan (Village), Rock Island County	Eckhart Creek (Zone AO).	East of Chaney Lane and approximately 500 feet south of Interstate Route 280	None	#1
			Approximately 600 feet north of W 10th Avenue and approximately 450 feet east of 9th Street	None	#1
			Northwest of Missouri Kansas and Texas Railroad and approximately 600 feet south of Interstate Route 280	None	#1
Maps available for inspection at the Village of Milan Administrative Office, 321 West 2nd Avenue, Milan, Illinois.
Send comments to Mr. Duane Dawson, Milan Village President, 321 West 2nd Avenue, Milan, Illinois 61264.
Maine	Allagash (Town) Aroostook County	St. John River	Approximately 3.68 miles downstream of State Route 161	None	*603
			Approximately 550 feet upstream of confluence of Little Black River	None	*627
		Little Black River	At the confluence with St. John River	None	*626
			Approximately 125 feet upstream of Route 161	None	*626
Maps available for inspection at the Allagash Town Office, Route 161, Allagash, Maine.
Send comments to Mr. Roy Gardner, Town of Allagash First Selectman, Municipal Building, R.R. 1, P.O. Box 127, St. Francis, Maine 04774.
Massachusetts	Scituate (Town), Plymouth County	Massachusetts Bay	Approximately 500 feet east of intersection of Crescent Avenue and Peggotty Beach Road	*25	*27
			Approximately 100 feet east of intersection of Wellesley Road and Jericho Road.	None	*10
			Approximately 150 feet west of Intersection of Wampatuck Way and Turner Road.	*11	Depth 3′
			Approximately 900 feet northeast of intersection of Circuit Avenue and Edward Foster Road.	Depth 2′	Depth 3′
			At intersection of Baileys Causeway and Glades Road.	Depth 1′	Depth 2′
Maps available for inspection at Scituate Town Hall, 600 Chief Justice Highway, Scituate, Massachusetts.
Send comments to Mr. Richard Agnew, Scituate Town Administrator, 600 Chief Justice Cushing Highway, Scituate, Massachusetts 02066.
Massachusetts	Worcester (City), Worcester County	Broad Meadows Brook	Approximately 240 feet downstream of U.S. Highway 20	None	*450
			Approximately 1.6 miles upstream of U.S. Highway 20.	None	*484
		Beaver Brook	Approximately 175 feet downstream of Mill Street bridge.	*480	*480
			At Maywood Street.	*484	*481
Maps available for inspection at the Worcester Environmental/Land Use Planner's Office, 25 Meade Street, Worcester, Massachussetts.
Send comments to Mr. Thomas R. Hoover, Worcester City Manager, Worcester City Hall, 455 Main Street, Worcester, Massachusetts 01608.
New Jersey	Weymount (Township), Atlantic County	Tuckahoe River	At the downstream corporate limits	None	*56
			At the upstream corporate limits	None	*77
		Great Egg Harbor River	At the confluence of the South River	None	*9
			At the upstream corporate limits	None	*9
		South River	At Walkers Forge Avenue	None	*16
			Approximately 500 feet upstream of upstream corporate limits	None	*38
Maps available for inspection at the Weymouth Township Hall, 45 South Jersey Avenue, Dorothy, New Jersey.
Send comments to The Honorable Amelia A. Messina, Mayor of the township of Weymount, P.O. Box 53, Dorothy, New Jersey 08317.
New York	Mina (Town), Chautauqua County	Findley Lake	Entire shoreline of Findley Lake	None	*1,423
Maps available for inspection at the Mina Town Community Center, 2883 North Road, Findley Lake, New York.
Send comments to Ms. Rebecca Brumagin, Mina Town Supervisor, P.O. Box 38, 2883 North Road, Findley Lake, New York 14736.
New York	Sardinia (Town), Erie County	Hosmer Brook	Approximately 0.83 mile downstream of State Route 39	None	*1,320
			Approximately 80 feet upstream of Genesee Road.	None	*1,408
Maps available for inspection at the Sardinia Community Center, 12320 Savage Road, Sardinia, New York.
Send comments to Mr. William Hare, Sardinia Town Supervisor, P.O. Box 219, 12320 Savage Road, Sardinia, New York 14134.
Ohio	Bloomingburg (Village), Fayette County	East Fork Paint Creek	Upstream side of Midland Avenue (State Route 38)	None	•973
			Approximately 0.5 mile upstream of State Route 38.	None	•974
Maps available for inspection at Bloomingburg Village Hall, 62 Main Street, Bloomingburg, Ohio.
Send comments to The Honorable James Fabin, Mayor of the Village of Bloomingburg, 62 Main Street, Box 186, Bloomingburg, Ohio 43106.
Ohio	Fayette County (Unincorporated Area)	East Fork Paint Creek	Approximately 300 feet upstream of confluence with Paint Creek	*955	•954
			Approximately 0.90 mile upstream of Greene Road	None	•1,026
		Rattlesnake Creek	At Milledgeville-Octa Road	None	•1,038
			Approximately 130 feet upstream of State Route 734	None	•1,058
		Sugar Creek	Approximately 150 feet downstream of parrott Station Road	None	•1,025
			Approximately 1,500 feet upstream of Main Street	None	•1,048
Maps available for inspection at the Fayette County Building Department, 121 E. East Street, Washington Court House, Ohio.
Send comments to Mr. John M. Schlichter, President of the Fayette County Commissioners, 133 South Main Street, Suite 401, Washington Court House, Ohio 43160.
Ohio	Octa (Village), Fayette County	Rattlesnake Creek	At the downstream side of Allen Road	None	*1,041
			Approximately 175 feet upstream of Allen	None	*1,041
Maps available for inspection at the Village of Octa Council House, Allen Street, Milledgeville, Ohio.
Send comments to The Honorable Robert E. Ison, Mayor of the Village of Octa, P.O. Box 63, Milledgeville, Ohio 43142.
Ohio	Washington Court House (City), Fayette County	East Fork Paint Creek	Approximately 1,375 feet downstream of Washington Avenue	*956	*954
			Approximately 1.2 miles upstream of Washington Avenue	*960	*959
Maps available for inspection at the Washington Court House City Hall, 105 North Main Street, Washington Court House, Ohio.
Send comments to Mr. Stephen J. Sobers, Washington Court House City Manager, 105 North Main Street, Washington Court House, Ohio 43160.
Pennsylvania	Bullskin (Township), Fayette County	Jacobs Creek	At the downstream corporate limits	*1,039	*1,037
			At a point approximately 250 feet upstream of State Route 31	*1,143	*1,142
Maps available for inspection at the Bullskin Township Municipal Building, 178 Shenandoah Road, Connellsville, Pennsylvania.
Send comments to Mr. Robert Butler, Chairman of the Township of Bullskin Board of Supervisors, 178 Shenandoah Road, Connellsville, Pennsylvania 15425.
Pennsylvania	Everson (Borough), Fayette County	Jacobs Creek	Approximately 2,400 feet downstream of 5th Avenue	*1,027	*1,025
			Upstream corporate limits	*1,031	*1,029
Maps available for inspection at the Everson Borough Building, Brown Street, Everson, Pennsylvania.
Send comments to The Honorable Timothy Shoemaker, Mayor of the Borough of Everson, Municipal Building, Brown Street, Everson Pennsylvania 15631.
Pennsylvania	Timicum (Township), Bucks County	Delaware River	Approximately 0.25 mile upstream of Uhlerstown Hill Road	*126	*127
			Approximately 1.17 miles downstream of Upper Black Eddy Bridge	*135	*134
		Delaware River	At confluence with the Delaware River	*127	*128
		Overland Flow	At divergence from the Delaware River	*135	*133
Maps available for inspection at the Tinicum Municipal Building, 163 Municipal Road, Pipersville, Pennsylvania.
Send comments to Mr. Gary Pearson, Chairperson of the Township of Tinicum Board of Supervisors, 163 Municipal Road, Pipersville, Pennsylvania 18947.
Pennsylvania	Upper Tyrone (Township), Fayette County	Jacobs Creek	At State Route 819	*1,021	*1,020
			At upstream corporate limits	*1,039	*1,037
		Stauffer Run	At confluence with Jacobs Creek	*1,034	*1,030
			At upstream corporate limits	*1,034	*1,031
Maps available for inspection at the Upper Tyrone Township Building, 259 Montgomery Road, Scottdale, Pennsylvania.
Send comments to Mr. Jack E. Fullem, Upper Tyrone Township Supervisor, 509 Hickory Square Road, Connellsville, Pennsylvania 15425.
Tennessee	Chattanooga (City), Hamilton County	North Chickamauga Creek	At confluence with the Tennessee River	*661	*660
			Approximately 200 feet downstream of Thrasher Pike	*684	*682
		Tennessee River	Approximately 1,625 feet downstream of Shoal Creek	*651	*650
			Just downstream of Chicakmauga Dam	*651	*660
		Mountain Creek	At the confluence wiht the Tennessee River	*653	*652
			Approximately 1,109 feet upstream of the Norfolk Southern Railway	*653	*652
		Lookout Creek	At the confluence with Tennessee River	*655	*654
			Approximately 160 feet upstream of the confluence of Black Creek	*655	*654
		Black Creek	At the confluence with Lookout Creek	*655	*654
			At downstream side of Norfolk Southern Railway (first crossing)	*655	*654
		Shallow Flooding Areas	In the vicinity of the Tennessee River, south of Cherokee Boulevard	*657	*656
		Stringers Branch	At the confluence with Mountain Creek	*653	*652
			At Signal Mountain Road	*653	*652
		Chattanooga Creek	Approximately 850 feet downstream of Market Street	*656	*655
			At downstream side of 2nd crossing of Norfolk Southern Railway	*656	*655
Maps available for inspection at the City of Chattanooga City Hall Annex, 101 East 11th Street, Room 44, Chattanooga, Tennessee.
Send comments to The Honorable Bob Corker, Mayor of the City of Chattanooga, City Hall, East 11th Street, Room 100, Chattanooga, Tennessee 37402.
Tennessee	East Ridge (City) Hamilton County	Spring Creek	At Interstate 75	*678	*679
			At Spring Creek Road	*678	*679
		South Chickamauga Creek	Approximately 800 feet downstream of 4th crossing of Louisville and Nashville Railroad	*677	*678
			At upstream state boundary	*691	*689
Maps available for inspection at the Building Department, 1517 Tombras Avenue, East Ridge, Tennessee.
Send comments to The Honorable Fred Pruett, Mayor of the City of East Ridge, 1517 Tombras Avenue, East Ridge, Tennessee 37412.
Tennessee	Hamilton County (Unincorporated areas)	Rogers Branch	At confluence with Wolftever Creek	*688	*687
			At Access/Mountain View Road	None	*748
		Rogers Branch Tributary	At confluence with Rogers Branch	None	*719
			Approximately 550 feet upstream of Interstate 75	None	*742
		Wolftever Creek	At the confluence with Wolftever Creek Tributary	*762	*761
			Approximately 2,200 feet upstream of Bill Reed Road	None	*795
		Little Soddy Creek	At the City of Soddy-Daisy corporate limits	None	*820
			Approximately 120 feet upstream of the City of Soddy-Daisy corporate limits	None	*823
		Lookout Creek	Approximately 135 feet downstream of the Norfolk Southern Railway	*655	*654
			Approximately 525 feet upstream of Cummings Highway	*655	*654
		Tennessee River	At the county boundary	*649	*650
			At the confluence of Shoal Creek	*652	*650
		Fruedenberg Creek	Approximately 250 feet upstream of confluence with Middle Creek	None	*1,670
			Approximately 0.9 mile upstream of confluence with Middle Creek	None	*1,777
		Lick Branch	At confluence with North Chickamauga Creek	*671	*670
			Approximately 50 feet downstream of Thrasher Pike	None	*676
		Lick Branch	At confluence with Lick Branch	*671	*670
		Tributary	Approximately 100 feet downstream of Thrasher Pike	None	*683
		Lick Branch	At confluence with Lick Branch	*671	*670
		Tributary 2	Approximately 50 feet downstream of Thrasher Pike	None	*675
		Lick Branch	At confluence with Lick Branch	*671	*670
		Tributary 3	Approximately 50 feet downstream of Thrasher Pike	None	*680
		Middle Creek	Approximately 1,100 feet downstream of Edwards Point Road	None	*1,634
			Approximately 50 feet downsteam of Timesville Road	None	*1,718
		North Chickamauga Creek	At the upstream side of Lower Mill Road	*670	*669
			Approximately 1 mile upstream of Dayton Pike	*754	*753
		Possum Creek	At Lee Pike	*688	*687
			Approximately 1.4 miles upstream of Black Valley Road	*861	*862
		Sale Creek	At the confluence with the Tennessee River	*687	*688
			Approximately 1,580 feet upstream of the confluence with the Tennessee River	*687	*688
Maps available for inspection at the Regional Planning Agency, County Courthouse, Room 208, Chattanooga, Tennessee.
Send comments to Mr. Claude Ramsey, Hamilton County Executive, County Courthouse, Room 208, Chattanooga, Tennessee 37402.
Tennessee	Red Bank (City), Hamilton County	Stringers Branch	Approximately 400 feet downstream of Signal Mountain Road	*653	*652
			At Barker Road	None	*785
Maps available for inspection at the Red Bank City Hall, 3117 Dayton Boulevard, Red Bank, Tennessee.
Send comments to The Honorable Ronnie Moore, Mayor of the City of Red Bank, 3117 Dayton Boulevard, P.O. Box 15069, Red Bank, Tennessee 37415.
Virginia	Fairfax City (Independent Citry)	Accotink Creek	At the downstream corporate limits	*287	*289
			Approximately 50 feet upstream of Poplar Street	*396	*397
		Dale Lestina Tributary	At the confluence with North Fork Accotink Creek	*312	*313
			Approximately 500 feet upstream of Plantation Parkway	None	*344
		Daniels Run	At the confluence with Accotink Creek	*295	*296
			Approximately 1,030 feet upstream of Sager Avenue	*400	*406
		Draper Drive Tributary	Approximately 750 feet upstream of confluence with Accotink Creek	None	*307
			Approximately 920 feet upstream of the confluence with Accotink Creek	None	*311
		Little River Hills Tributary	Approximately 150 feet upstream of the confluence with Daniels Run	None	*328
			Approximately 1,460 feet upstream of Ashby Road	None	*379
		Mosby Woods Tributary	At the confluence with North Fork Accotink Creek	*328	*332
			Approximately 1,940 feet upstream of confluence with North Fork Accotink Creek	None	*342
		North Fork	At the confluence with Accotink Creek	*310	313
		Accotink Creek	Approximately 800 feet upstream of Howerton Avenue	None	*382
		Ranger Road Tributary	At the confluence with Accotink Creek	*309	*312
			Approximately 260 feet upstream of Ranger Road	None	*314
		Tusico Branch	At the confluence with Accotink Creek	*360	*362
			Approximately 570 feet upstream of Keith Avenue	*377	*373
		Tusico Branch (area of shallow flooding)	Approximately 570 feet upstream of Keith Avenue	*377	#2
			Approximately 625 feet upstream of Scott Drive	None	#2
Maps available for inspection at the Fairfax City Hall, 10455 Armstrong Street, Room 204, Fairfax, Virginia.
Send comments to Mr. Robert Sissan, Fairfax City Manager, 10455 Armstrong Street, Fairfax, Virginia 22030.
Virginia	Grottoes (Town), Augusta and Rockingham Counties	Miller Run	Approximately 60 feet downstream of 21st Street	None	*1,090
			Approximately 60 feet upstream of Cary Street	None	*1,152
Maps available for inspection at the Grottoes Town Office, 601 Dogwood Avenue, Grottoes, Virginia.
Send comments to Mr. Timonty E. Crider, Grottoes Town Superintendent, P.O. Box 146, Grottoes, Virginia 24441.
Wisconsin	Lincoln County (Unincorporated Areas)	Wisconsin River	Approximately 1.37 miles downstream of Alexander Dam	None	*1,258
			At downstream side of Alexander Dam	None	*1,261
		Prairie River	Approximately 528 feet downstream of Mill Street	None	*1,263
			Approximately 0.9 mile upstream of U.S. Business Highway 51	*1,273	*1,274
Maps available for inspection at the Lincoln County Zoning Office, 1110 East Main Street, Merrill, Wisconsin.
Send comments to Mr. Phil Cohrs, Chairman of the Lincoln County Board, 1110 East Main Street, Merrill, Wisconsin 54452.
Wisconsin	River Falls (City), St. Croix and Pierce Counties	Kinnickinnic River	Approximately 1.1 miles downstream of the confluence of South Fork Kinnickinnic River	None	*806
			Approximately 400 feet upstream of State Route 35/65	*897	*898
		Rocky Branch	Approximately 850 feet upstream of confluence with Kinnickinnic River	None	*805
			Approximately 2,230 feet upstream of confluence with Kinnickinnic River	None	*814
		South Fork	At confluence with Kinnickinnic River	*837	*828
		Kinnickinnic River	Approximately 575 feet upstream of State Route 35/65	*900	*906
		South Fork Kinnickinnic River	At confluence with South Fork Kinnickinnic River	*901	*906
		Tributary No. 2	Approximately 950 feet upstream of South Fork Kinnickinnic River	None	*907
Maps available for inspection at the River Falls City Hall, 123 East Elm Street, River Falls, Wisconsin.
Send comments to The Honorable Katie Chaffee, Mayor of the City of River Falls, 123 East Elm Street, River Falls, Wisconsin 54022.

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

Dated: May 15, 2002.

Robert F. Shea,

Acting Administrator, Federal Insurance and Mitigation Administration.