| Page Range | 27570-27572 | |
| FR Document | 2015-11585 |
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 93 (Thursday, May 14, 2015)] [Rules and Regulations] [Pages 27570-27572] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2015-11585] [[Page 27570]] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY Federal Emergency Management Agency 44 CFR Part 67 [Docket ID FEMA-2015-0001] Final Flood Elevation Determinations AGENCY: Federal Emergency Management Agency, DHS. ACTION: Final rule. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: Base (1-percent-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: Luis Rodriguez, Chief, Engineering Management Branch, Federal Insurance and Mitigation Administration, Federal Emergency Management Agency, 500 C Street SW., Washington, DC 20472, (202) 646-4064, or (email) [email protected]. 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 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 22, 2015. Roy E. Wright, Deputy Associate Administrator for Mitigation, Department of Homeland Security, Federal Emergency Management Agency. Accordingly, 44 CFR part 67 is amended as follows: PART 67--[AMENDED] 0 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. 67.11 [Amended] 0 2. The tables published under the authority of Sec. 67.11 are amended as follows: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Elevation in feet (NGVD) + Elevation in feet Location of referenced (NAVD) # Depth in Flooding source(s) elevation feet above ground Communities affected [caret] Elevation in meters (MSL) Modified ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pulaski County, Arkansas, and Incorporated Areas Docket Nos.: FEMA-B-7756 and FEMA-B-1053 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bayou Meto............................. Approximately 3.48 miles +243 City of Jacksonville, downstream of Unincorporated Areas of Southeastern Avenue. Pulaski County. Approximately 3.87 miles +263 downstream of Old Tom Box Road. Just upstream of Davis +320 Ranch Road. Bayou Two Prairie...................... At the Highway 5 +280 Unincorporated Areas of intersection (county Pulaski County. line). Approximately 1,050 feet +314 upstream of Private Road. Blue Branch............................ At the Bayou Two Prairie +286 Unincorporated Areas of confluence. Pulaski County. Approximately 2,180 feet +318 upstream of the Highway 89 intersection. Bridge Drive........................... At the Bayou Meto +266 Unincorporated Areas of confluence. Pulaski County. Approximately 1.35 miles +271 upstream of Bridge Field Drive. Ferndale Creek......................... At the Little Maumelle +362 Unincorporated Areas of River confluence. Pulaski County. [[Page 27571]] Approximately 1,300 feet +453 upstream of Ferndale Road (county line). Five Mile Creek........................ At the Bayou Meto +248 Unincorporated Areas of confluence. Pulaski County. Just upstream of Rixie +252 Road. Fletcher Creek......................... At the Little Maumelle +328 Unincorporated Areas of River confluence. Pulaski County. Approximately 3,200 feet +429 upstream of Walnut Grove Trail. Glade Branch........................... Approximately 580 feet +266 Unincorporated Areas of upstream of Highway 67/ Pulaski County. 167. Approximately 6,300 feet +353 upstream of the Roland Road intersection. Good Earth Drain....................... At the Taylor Loop Creek +280 City of Little Rock. confluence. At the Taylor Loop Creek +285 divergence. Isom Creek............................. At the Taylor Loop Creek +265 City of Little Rock, confluence. Unincorporated Areas of Pulaski County. Approximately 100 feet +345 upstream of Russ Street. Jacks Bayou............................ Approximately 500 feet +252 City of Jacksonville, downstream of the Union Unincorporated Areas of Pacific Railroad Pulaski County. intersection (county line). Approximately 1,200 feet +283 upstream of Peters Road. Jacks Bayou Tributary 10............... At the Jacks Bayou +271 Unincorporated Areas of confluence. Pulaski County. Approximately 1,800 feet +279 upstream of Hercules Drive. Kinley Creek........................... Approximately 8,010 feet +349 Unincorporated Areas of downstream from the Pulaski County. Garrison Road intersection. Approximately 1,130 feet +424 upstream from the Garrison Road intersection. Little Maumelle River.................. Approximately 2,570 feet +262 Unincorporated Areas of downstream from the Pulaski County. Arkansas River confluence. Approximately 5,300 feet +561 upstream from the Carnation Lane intersection. Neal Creek............................. At the Kinley Creek +380 Unincorporated Areas of confluence. Pulaski County. Approximately 7,200 feet +514 upstream of the Condor Road intersection. Nowlin Creek........................... Approximately 25,098 feet +495 Unincorporated Areas of upstream from the Pulaski County. Goodson Road intersection. Approximately 25,348 feet +497 upstream from the Goodson Road intersection. South Loop............................. Approximately 1,358 feet +266 Unincorporated Areas of upstream from the Taylor Pulaski County. Loop Creek confluence. Approximately 1,801 feet +299 downstream from the Taylor Loop Creek confluence. South Split............................ At the South Loop +280 Unincorporated Areas of confluence. Pulaski County. Approximately 194 feet +290 downstream from the South Loop confluence. Taylor Loop Creek...................... Approximately 475 feet +266 Unincorporated Areas of downstream from the Pulaski County. Railroad intersection. Approximately 1,451 feet +430 downstream from the Jennifer Drive intersection. Tributary 4 to Little Maumelle River... At the Little Maumelle +240 City of Little Rock, River confluence. Unincorporated Areas of Pulaski County. At the Cantrell Road +301 intersection. Tributary 5 to Little Maumelle River... At the Little Maumelle +266 Unincorporated Areas of River confluence. Pulaski County. Approximately 120 feet +282 downstream of Guenther Road. Tributary 6 to Fletcher Creek.......... At the Fletcher Creek +366 Unincorporated Areas of confluence. Pulaski County. Approximately 6,150 feet +427 upstream of the Walnut Grove Road intersection. Tributary 7 to Little Maumelle River... Approximately 3,275 feet +316 Unincorporated Areas of downstream from the Pulaski County. Ferndale Road intersection. Approximately 12,163 feet +455 upstream from the Ferndale Road intersection. Tributary 8 to Fletcher Creek.......... Approximately 233 feet +404 Unincorporated Areas of upstream from the Pulaski County. Fletcher Creek confluence. Approximately 3,488 feet +509 upstream from the Autumn Blaze Trail intersection. Tributary 9 to Little Maumelle River... Approximately 748 feet +330 Unincorporated Areas of upstream from the Little Pulaski County. Maumelle River confluence. Approximately 1,160 feet +512 upstream from the Garrison Road intersection. [[Page 27572]] White Oak Branch....................... Approximately 123 feet +288 Unincorporated Areas of upstream from the Pulaski County. Highway 5 intersection. Approximately 6,051 feet +329 upstream from the Mount Pleasant intersection. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * National Geodetic Vertical Datum. + North American Vertical Datum. # Depth in feet above ground. [caret] Mean Sea Level, rounded to the nearest 0.1 meter. ADDRESSES City of Jacksonville Maps are available for inspection at the City Engineer's Office, One Municipal Drive, Jacksonville, AR 72076. City of Little Rock Maps are available for inspection at the Department of Public Works, 701 West Markham Street, Little Rock, AR 72201. Unincorporated Areas of Pulaski County Maps are available for inspection at the Pulaski County Road and Bridge Department, 3200 Brown Street, Little Rock, AR 72204. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Muskegon County, MI, and Incorporated Areas Docket No.: FEMA-B-1222 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lake Michigan.......................... Entire shoreline within +584 Township of Fruitland, Community. Township of Laketon. North Channel.......................... At the Chesapeake and +584 City of Muskegon. Ohio Railway. Musekgon River (flooding effects from Approximately 1.3 miles +584 Township of Muskegon. Muskegon Lake). upstream of the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway. White Lake............................. Entire Shoreline within +584 Township of Fruitland, community. Township of Whitehall. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * National Geodetic Vertical Datum. + North American Vertical Datum. # Depth in feet above ground. [caret] Mean Sea Level, rounded to the nearest 0.1 meter. ** BFEs to be changed include the listed downstream and upstream BFEs, and include BFEs located on the stream reach between the referenced locations above. Please refer to the revised Flood Insurance Rate Map located at the community map repository (see below) for exact locations of all BFEs to be changed. ADDRESSES City of Muskegon Maps are available for inspection at City Hall, 933 Terrace Street, Muskegon, MI 49440. Township of Fruitland Maps are available for inspection at Fruitland Township Hall, 4545 Nestrom Road, Whitehall, MI 49461. Township of Laketon Maps are available for inspection at Laketon Township Hall, 2735 West Giles Road, Muskegon, MI 49445. Township of Muskegon Maps are available for inspection at Muskegon Township Hall, 1990 Apple Avenue, Muskegon, MI 49442. Township of Whitehall Maps are available for inspection at Township Hall, 7644 Durham Road, Whitehall, MI 49461. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [FR Doc. 2015-11585 Filed 5-13-15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 9110-12-P
| Category | Regulatory Information | |
| Collection | Federal Register | |
| sudoc Class | AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106: | |
| Publisher | Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration | |
| Section | Rules and Regulations | |
| Action | Final rule. | |
| 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. | |
| Contact | Luis Rodriguez, Chief, Engineering Management Branch, Federal Insurance and Mitigation Administration, Federal Emergency Management Agency, 500 C Street SW., Washington, DC 20472, (202) 646-4064, or (email) [email protected] | |
| FR Citation | 80 FR 27570 | |
| CFR Associated | Administrative Practice and Procedure; Flood Insurance and Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements |