2018-08592. Final Flood Elevation Determinations

AGENCY:

Federal Emergency Management Agency, DHS.

ACTION:

Final rule.

SUMMARY:

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

DATES:

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 maps are available for inspection as indicated in the table below.

ADDRESSES:

The final 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:

Rick Sacbibit, Chief, Engineering Services Branch, Federal Insurance and Mitigation Administration, FEMA, 400 C Street SW, Washington, DC 20472, [phone], or (email) [e-mail]; or visit the FEMA Map Information eXchange (FMIX) online at https://www.floodmaps.fema.gov/​fhm/​fmx_​main.html.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) makes the final determinations listed below for the 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 Deputy Associate Administrator for Mitigation 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. 4104, and 44 CFR part 67. FEMA 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 final 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 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 13132, Federalism. This final rule involves no policies that have federalism implications under Executive Order 13132.

Executive Order 12988, Civil Justice Reform. This final 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

Dated: April 3, 2018.

Roy E. Wright,

Deputy Associate Administrator for Insurance and Mitigation, Department of Homeland Security, Federal Emergency Management Agency.

Accordingly, 44 CFR part 67 is 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.

§ 67.11

[Amended]

2. The tables published under the authority of § 67.11 are amended as follows:

Flooding source(s)	Location of referenced elevation	* Elevation in feet (NGVD) + Elevation in feet (NAVD)# Depth in feet above ground ^ Elevation in meters (MSL) Modified	Communities affected
Leelanau County, Michigan (All Jurisdictions)
Docket Nos.: FEMA-B-1210
Lake Leelanau	Entire shoreline within community	+590	Township of Bingham, Township of Centerville, Township of Leland, Township of Solon, Township of Suttons Bay.
Lake Michigan	Entire shoreline within community	+584	Township of Bingham, Township of Centerville, Township of Cleveland, Township of Empire, Township of Glen Arbor, Township of Leelanau, Township of Leland, Township of Suttons Bay, Village of Empire.
Lake Michigan	Entire shoreline within community	+584	Village of Suttons Bay.
* National Geodetic Vertical Datum.
+ North American Vertical Datum.
# Depth in feet above ground.
^ Mean Sea Level, rounded to the nearest 0.1 meter.
ADDRESSES
Township of Bingham
Maps are available for inspection at 7171 South Center Highway, Traverse City, MI 49684.
Township of Centerville
Maps are available for inspection at 5419 South French Road, Cedar, MI 49621.
Township of Cleveland
Maps are available for inspection at 955 West Harbor Highway, Cedar, MI 49621.
Township of Empire
Maps are available for inspection at 10098 West Front Street, Empire, MI 49630.
Township of Glen Arbor
Maps are available for inspection at 6394 West Western Avenue, Glen Arbor, MI 49636.
Township of Leelanau
Maps are available for inspection at 119 East Nagonaba Street, Northport, MI 49670.
Township of Leland
Maps are available for inspection at 201 East Oak Street, Leland, MI 49654.
Township of Solon
Maps are available for inspection at 2305 19 Mile Road Northeast, Cedar Springs, MI 49319.
Township of Suttons Bay
Maps are available for inspection at 321 Saint Joseph Street, Suite C, Suttons Bay, MI 49682.
Village of Empire
Maps are available for inspection at 11518 South LaCore Street, Empire, MI 49630.
Village of Suttons Bay
Maps are available for inspection at 420 Front Street, Suttons Bay, MI 49682.