03-610. 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:

Michael M. Grimm, Acting Chief, Hazard Study Branch, Federal Insurance and Mitigation Administration, Federal Emergency Management Agency, 500 C Street SW., Washington, DC 20472, [phone], or (email) [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 Administrator, Federal Insurance and Mitigation Administration, 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:

Source of flooding	Location	#Depth in feet above ground. *Elevation in feet (NGVD) •Elevation in feet (NAVD)		Communities affected
		Existing	Modified
MISSISSIPPI
Rankin County (Unincorporated Areas)
Eutacutachee Creek	Approximately 250 feet from the confluence of Pelahatchie Creek	None	•333	Rankin County (Unincorporated Areas)
	Approximately 760 feet upstream of International Paper Road	None	•387
Eutacutachee Creek Tributary 1	At the confluence with Eutacutachee Creek	None	•360	Rankin County (Unincorporated Areas)
	Approximately 7,070 feet upstream of the confluence with Eutacutachee Creek	None	•383
Eutacutachee Creek Tributary 2	At the confluence with Eutacutachee Creek	None	•372	Rankin County (Unincorporated Areas)
	Approximately 4,763 feet upstream of the confluence with Eutacutachee Creek	None	•380
Eutacutachee Creek Tributary 3	At the confluence with Eutacutachee Creek	None	•360	Rankin County (Unincorporated Areas)
	Approximately 0.7 mile upstream of Rankin Road	None	•387
Eutacutachee Creek Tributary 4	At the confluence with Eutacutachee Creek	None	•355	Rankin County (Unincorporated Areas)
	Approximately 100 feet upstream of Gulde-Shiloh Road	None	•390
Prairie Branch Tributary 1	At the confluence with Prairie Branch Canal	•280	•279	Town of Flowood
	Approximately 800 feet upstream of U.S. Highway 475	None	•284
Pelahatchie Bay Unnamed Tributary	At Pearl River Valley Water Supply District corporate limits	None	•307	Rankin County (Unincorporated Areas)
	Approximately 510 feet upstream of Pearl River Valley Water Supply District corporate limits	None	•307
Pearl River Tributary 2	At upstream side of Old U.S. Highway 49	•271	•270	City of Richland
	Approximately 0.4 mile upstream of Old U.S. Highway 49	•271	•270
Woodrun Creek	Approximately 175 feet downstream of Interstate Route 20	None	•337	City of Brandon, City of Pearl
	Approximately 125 feet upstream of Mississippi Salvage Road	None	•360
Terrapin Skin Creek	Approximately 0.5 mile downstream of North Deer Ridge	•372	•371	Rankin County (Unincorporated Areas), City of Brandon
	Approximately 0.7 mile upstream of North Deer Ridge	None	•395
Hog Creek	Approximately 650 feet upstream of State Route 475	•283	•282	Town of Flowood
	Approximately 200 feet upstream of State Highway 468	•284	•285
Richland Creek	Approximately 1.4 miles upstream of State Highway 471	•343	•344	Rankin County (Unincorporated Areas), City of Brandon
	Approximately 1.1 miles upstream of U.S. Highway 80	None	•373
Pelahatchie Creek Tributary 1	Just upstream of State Route 43	•352	•351	Town of Pelahatchie
	Approximately 375 feet upstream of Ragan Road	None	•370
Pearl River Tributary 3	Approximately 3,000 feet downstream of U.S. Highway 25	•283	•282	Town of Flowood
	Approximately 150 feet upstream of Flowood Drive	•283	•282
Rankin County (Unincorporated Areas)
Maps available for inspection at the Rankin County Building, 211 East Government, Brandon, Mississippi.
Send comments to Mr. Ken Martin, President of the Rankin County Board of Supervisors, 211 East Government, Brandon, Mississippi 39042.
City of Brandon
Maps available for inspection at the Brandon City Hall, 201 North College Street, Brandon, Mississippi.
Send comments to The Honorable Truitt M. Grubbs, Mayor of the City of Brandon, P.O. Box 1539, Brandon, Mississippi 39043.
Town of Flowood
Maps available for inspection at the Flowood Town Hall, 2101 Airport Road, Flowood, Mississippi.
Send comments to The Honorable Gary Rhoads, Mayor of the Town of Flowood, P.O. Box 320069, Flowood, Mississippi 39232.
City of Pearl
Maps available for inspection at the Pearl City Hall, 2420 Old Brandon Road, Pearl, Mississippi.
Send comments to The Honorable Jimmy Foster, Mayor of the City of Pearl, P.O. Box 5948, Pearl, Mississippi 39288-5948.
Town of Pelahatchie
Maps available for inspection at the Pelahatchie City Hall, 705 Second Street, Pelahatchie, Mississippi.
Send comments to The Honorable Knox Ross, Jr., Mayor of the Town of Pelahatchie, P.O. Box 229, Pelahatchie, Mississippi 39145.
City of Richland
Maps available for inspection at the Richland City Hall, 380 Scarborough Street, Richland, Mississippi.
Send comments to The Honorable Shirley Hall, Mayor of the City of Richland, P.O. Box 180609, Richland, Mississippi 39218.
NORTH CAROLINA
Scotland County (Unincorporated Areas)
Beaverdam Creek	At the confluence with Juniper Creek	None	•246	Scotland County (Unincorporated Areas)
	Approximately 1.5 miles upstream of Nashville Church Road	None	•263
Big Branch	At the confluence with Bridge Creek	None	•155	City of Laurinburg, Scotland County (Unincorporated Areas)
	Approximately 0.5 mile upstream of Interstate 74	None	•214
Big Muddy Creek	At the confluence with the Lumber River	None	•266	Scotland County (Unincorporated Areas)
	At the County boundary	None	•311
Bridge Creek	At the confluence with Leith Creek	None	•146	City of Laurinburg, Scotland County (Unincorporated Areas)
	Approximately 1,640 feet upstream of Andrew Jackson Highway/Interstate 74—Business	None	•229
Crawford Branch	At the confluence with Gum Swamp Creek	None	•242	Scotland County (Unincorporated Areas)
	Approximately 1.3 miles upstream of Crawford Lake Road	None	•271
Crooked Creek	Approximately 700 feet downstream of the State boundary	None	•225	Scotland County (Unincorporated Areas)
	Approximately 100 feet downstream of County Line Road	None	•243
Gum Swamp Creek	At Pea Bridge Road	None	•149	City of Laurinburg, Scotland County (Unincorporated Areas)
	Approximately 0.5 mile upstream of Sneads Grove Road	None	•329
Gum Swamp Creek Tributary	At the confluence with Richmond Mill Lake/Gum Swamp Creek	None	•210	Scotland County (Unincorporated Areas)
	Approximately 0.7 mile upstream of Gillis Road	None	•223
Joes Creek	At the confluence with Gum Swamp Creek	None	•178	Scotland County (Unincorporated Areas)
	Approximately 1,000 feet downstream of CSX Transportation	None	•258
Joes Creek Tributary	At the confluence with Joes Creek	None	•219	Scotland County (Unincorporated Areas)
	Approximately 100 feet downstream of Scotland County Line Road	None	•261
Jordan Creek	At the confluence with Juniper Creek	None	•192	Scotland County (Unincorporated Areas)
	Approximately 950 feet downstream of Timmons Road	None	•300
Juniper Creek	At the confluence with Shoe Heel Creek	None	•179	Scotland County (Unincorporated Areas)
	Approximately 1.8 miles upstream of Nashville Church Road	None	•259
Juniper Creek Tributary 1	At the confluence with Juniper Creek	None	•180	Scotland County (Unincorporated Areas)
	Approximately 750 feet upstream of Lee Lane	None	•221
Leith Creek	At the County boundary	None	•136	Town of East Laurinburg, City of Laurinburg, Scotland County (Unincorporated Areas)
	Approximately 1,500 feet upstream of Old Wire Road	None	•248
Leith Creek Tributary 1	At the confluence with Leith Creek	None	•137	Scotland County (Unincorporated Areas)
	Approximately 50 feet downstream of Pea Bridge Road	None	•157
Leith Creek Tributary 2	At the confluence with Leith Creek	None	•175	Scotland County (Unincorporated Areas)
	Approximately 325 feet downstream of Andrew Jackson Highway/Interstate 74—Business	None	•189
Little Creek	At the confluence with Leith Creek	•180	•186	City of Laurinburg, Scotland County (Unincorporated Areas)
	Approximately 125 feet downstream of Aberdeen Road/Interstate 501-15	None	•233
Little Juniper Creek	At the confluence with Juniper Creek	None	•197	Scotland County (Unincorporated Areas)
	Approximately 280 feet upstream of Aberdeen Road/Interstates 01-15	None	•256
Little Juniper Creek Tributary	At the confluence with Little Juniper Creek	None	•227	Scotland County (Unincorporated Areas)
	Approximately 0.7 mile upstream of Aberdeen Road/Interstate 501-15	None	•264
Little Shoe Heel Creek	At the confluence with Shoe Heel Creek	None	•213	Scotland County (Unincorporated Areas)
	Approximately 1.7 miles upstream of North Turnpike Road	None	•331
Little Shoe Heel Creek Tributary	At the confluence with Little Shoe Heel Creek	None	•223	Scotland County (Unincorporated Areas)
	Approximately 150 feet downstream of Arch McLean Road	None	•257
Lower Beaverdam Creek	At the confluence with Gum Swamp Creek	None	•180	Scotland County (Unincorporated Areas)
	Approximately 1,900 feet upstream of Old Wire Road	None	•215
Lumber River	Approximately 3.0 miles upstream of McGirts Bridge Road	None	•205	Scotland County (Unincorporated Areas), Town of Wagram
	At the County boundary	None	•268
Shoe Heel Creek	Approximately 700 feet downstream of Old Maxton Road	None	•164	Scotland County (Unincorporated Areas)
	Approximately 1.6 miles upstream of Jane Shaw Road	None	•268
Steer Branch	At the confluence with Leith Creek	None	•144	Scotland County (Unincorporated Areas)
	Approximately 50 feet downstream of CSX Transportation	None	•169
Towers Fork	At the confluence with Big Muddy Creek	None	•302	Scotland County (Unincorporated Areas)
	Approximately 1.3 miles upstream of the confluence with Big Muddy Creek	None	•319
Upper Beaverdam Creek	At the confluence with Richmond Mill Lake/Gum Swamp Creek	None	•210	Scotland County (Unincorporated Areas)
	Approximately 800 feet upstream of Marston Road	None	•225
Water Creek	At the confluence with Gum Swamp Creek	None	•153	Scotland County (Unincorporated Areas)
	Approximately 1.4 miles upstream of Fox Crossings	None	•178
Scotland County (Unincorporated Areas)
Maps available for inspection at the Scotland County Governmental Annexation Building, 231 East Cronly Street, Laurinburg, North Carolina.
Send comments to Mr. Scott T. Sauer, Scotland County Manager, P.O. Box 489, Laurinburg, NC 28353.
Town of East Laurinburg
Maps available for inspection at the East Laurinburg Municipal Building, 28 Fourth Street, Laurinburg, North Carolina.
Send comments to The Honorable Douglas R. Miller, Mayor of the Town of East Laurinburg, P.O. Box 1106, 11 Third Street, East Laurinburg, North Carolina 28353.
City of Laurinburg
Maps available for inspection at the Laurinburg City Hall, 305 West Church Street, Laurinburg, North Carolina.
Send comments to The Honorable Ann B. Slaughter, Mayor of the City of Laurinburg, P.O. Box 249, Laurinburg, North Carolina 28352.
Town of Wagram
Maps available for inspection at the Wagram Town Offices, 24341 Riverton Road, Wagram, North Carolina.
Send comments to The Honorable Milton W. Farmer, Mayor of the Town of Wagram, P.O. Box 118, Wagram, North Carolina 28396.

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

Dated: December 31, 2002.

Anthony S. Lowe,

Administrator, Federal Insurance and Mitigation Administration.